How many power moons are there?

Let's get more specific. There are far more moons available in many levels since there are multi-moons (counts as 3 power moons). Also most kingdoms have Crazy Cap stores so you can potentially get many more in that world. Here's a more detailed breakdown:

  • Mushroom Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Toadette    Total
    104         37           6x3=18     61          +116
    
  • Cap Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    31          17           0x3= 0     14          +31
    
  • Cascade Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    40          24           1x3= 3     15          +42
    
  • Sand Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    89          67           2x3= 6     20          +93
    
  • Lake Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    42          32           1x3= 3     9           +44
    
  • Wooded Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    76          52           2x3= 6     22          +80
    
  • Cloud Kingdom

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    9           2            0x3= 0     7           9
    
  • Lost Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    35          25           0x3= 0     10          +35
    
  • Metro Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    81          64           2x3= 6     15          +85
    
  • Snow Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    55          36           1x3= 3     18          +57
    
  • Seaside Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    71          51           1x3= 3     19          +73
    
  • Luncheon Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    68          54           2x3= 6     12          +72
    
  • Ruined Kingdom

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    10          4            1x3= 3     5           12
    
  • Bowser's Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    62          44           1x3= 3     17          +64
    
  • Moon Kingdom + Crazy Cap Store

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    38          27           0x3= 0     11          +38
    
  • Dark Side

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    24          23           1x3= 3     0           26
    
  • Darker Side

    Listed      Regular     Multi       Endgame     Total
    1           0            1x3= 3     0           3
    
  • Grand Total

                                        Toadette
    Listed      Regular     Multi       /Endgame    Total
    836         559         22x3=66     255         +880
    

That brings it down to a grand total of 836 listed moons, and counting multi-moons, 880 power moons found in the world. Then if you want to get the max of 999, you'll need to buy at least 119 additional moons from Crazy Cap Stores.


According to the Prima Guide:

  • Cap Kingdom: 31 moons
  • Cascade Kingdom: 40
  • Sand Kingdom: 89
  • Lake Kingdom: 42
  • Wooded Kingdom: 76
  • Cloud Kingdom: 9
  • Lost Kingdom: 35
  • Metro Kingdom: 81
  • Snow Kingdom: 55
  • Seaside Kingdom: 71
  • Luncheon Kingdom: 68
  • Ruined Kingdom: 10
  • Bowser's Kingdom: 62
  • Moon Kingdom: 38
  • Mushroom Kingdom: 43 (becomes 104 for achievements)
  • Dark Side: 24
  • Darker Side: 1

The above adds up to 836.

NB: Multi-moons count as a single moon in these numbers, because it is based on the row in the map's list, which marks multi-moons as a single row with a "3" beside it.


$ CAP KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 31

Additional info: None are available at the start of the game, but you can collect them after revisiting it following your journey to Cascade Kingdom. Some Power Moons can only be obtained after defeating Bowser.

$ CASCADE KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 40

$ SAND KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 89

Additional info: There are only 69 Power Moons prior to Bowser being defeated.

$ LAKE KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 42

$ WOODED KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 76

Additional info: There are only 54 Power Moons prior to Bowser being defeated.

$ CLOUD KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 9

Additional info: Every Power Moon can only be obtained after revisiting Cloud Kingdom after defeating Bowser.

$ LOST KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 35

$ METRO KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 81

$ SNOW KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 55

$ SEASIDE KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 71

$ LUNCHEON KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 68

$ RUINED KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 10

$ BOWSER'S KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 62

$ MOON KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 38

Additional info: Mario doesn't need to collect any Power Moons on Moon Kingdom to progress through the story.

$ MUSHROOM KINGDOM POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 61

Additional info: There are 43 Power Moons to pick up across the Mushroom Kingdom, and an additional 61 you receive by cataloguing your achievements with Archivist Toadette.

$ DARK SIDE POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 24

$ DARKER SIDE POWER MOONS

Number of Power Moons: 1