How many power moons are there?

Excluding the infinite amount of moons you can buy in the postgame, how many power moons are there to find?

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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.

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$ 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