All Power Bomb Tank Locations in Metroid Dread

Adiba Chowdhury
By Adiba Chowdhury
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Credit: MercurySteam

Here is a complete Locations and Requirements guide on how to find every Power Bomb Tank in Metroid Dread.

Metroid Dread is a Nintendo-exclusive action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD. In Metroid Dread, players get to play as the bounty hunter named Samus Aran as she faces a robotic enemy on the planet ZDR. There are a lot of different powerups in Metroid Dread, with Power Bombs being the most difficult to track down.

Power Bomb Tank is one of the collectible items in Metroid Dread that each increases Samus’ total power bombs carrying capacity by one. However, there’s only one kind of this item. In this guide, we will be providing a list of all Power Bomb Tank Locations, along with the abilities you’ll need to reach them.

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Locations of All Power Bomb Tank in Metroid Dread

Location 1: Artaria

Artaria Power Bomb Tank No. 01

Artaria Power Bomb Tank No. 01
Artaria Power Bomb Tank No. 01
  • Required Abilities:
    • Spider Magnet
    • Morph Ball
    • Grapple Beam

Artaria only has one Power Bomb Tank, which you can easily find in the largest area of the map as shown above. For this, you will need to spin jump your way right up to the top, and attach to the nearby magnetic strip in order to get it. Use the Spider Magnet to climb the wall and Grapple Beam to reach the ceiling to get this power-up.

Location 2: Cataris

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 01

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 01
Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 01
  • Required Abilities:
    • Spider Magnet
    • Morph Ball
    • Varia Suit
    • Grapple Beam

To access this Power Bomb Tank, you will need to go to the east Save Station as pointed out in the map above. You will find that there is an Energy Recharge Station to your right. Climb to the east until you are in the room with two moving panels on the sides and one above. You’re going to have to take out a bunch of blocks that are jamming the magnet lift from coming down and letting you get to it. For this, you need to climb to the upper right side of the screen and then shoot the blocks and use your Grapple Beam.

Once you enter the high-temperature room, hang on the blue platform from below, shoot the first block on the right, and put Power Bombs on the two left. After you make the platform descend a little, you can destroy the remaining blocks with missiles before jumping up to pull the lift down.

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 02

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 02
Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 02
  • Required Abilities:
    • Gravity Suit
    • Morph Ball
    • Bomb
    • Grapple Beam

This Power Bomb upgrade is located right down in the southwest of the map, as shown above. Once you have the Gravity Suit, go back to Kraid’s boss room and slide under the right side. Dive down into the lava and enter the tunnel where the Purple Teleportal chamber is in order to reach a little maze. Go through the Morph Ball maze using Bombs to clear the way. You can then use the Grapple Beam to gain access to the Power Bomb Tank.

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 03

Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 03
Cataris Power Bomb Tank No. 03
  • Required Abilities:
    • Speed Booster
    • Morph Ball
    • Power Bomb

First, destroy the Power Bomb Block. Go to the room to the upper left and use the Speed Booster to run to the small passage. Store a Shinespark and slide under the wall in the next room. Drop down and turn into a Morph Ball, follow the path until you can drop down and unleash the Shinespark to get this Power Bomb Tank.

Location 3: Dairon

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 01

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 01
Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 01
  • Required Abilities:
    • Morph Ball
    • Grapple Beam

From the Elevator room that connects to Artaria, as shown on the map above, you will arrive in a fiery lift area with a Grapple Beam block to pull out on your right to expose a Morph Ball tunnel and a wall on your left. You will need to shoot this wall out to access a secret area and grapple up to the magnet pad to shoot more blocks out directly to your right. Then you will need to quickly jump into the path you just cleared to reach the Power Bomb Tank.

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 02

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 02
Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 02
  • Required Abilities:
    • Gravity Suit
    • Cross Bomb

This one is not too difficult. Start from the room with the Ammo Recharge Station, in southeastern Dairon. Here you will need to solve a puzzle with your Storm Missile upgrade, shooting every green spot quickly. For the one on the upper left side, just jump a bit while locking and releasing the missiles.

After destroying the Storm Missile Box, go to the right, jump into the water, and defeat the enemies. You will need to refrain from breaking the breakable blocks above you and jump over them instead. You will then need to use a Cross Bomb to break all the Bomb Blocks and quickly use your Grapple Beam to destroy the blue block. Then the passage to the Power Bomb Tank will be unlocked.

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 03

Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 03
Dairon Power Bomb Tank No. 03
  • Required Ability:
    • Power Bomb

From the room that has the elevator to Ferenia, descend until you reach the nearest E.M.M.I. region. At the top of the place, above some blue panels, you will see the collectible. Use a Power Bomb to open the small passage for your Morph Ball mode.

Location 4: Burenia

Burenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1

Burenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
Burenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
  • Required Abilities:
    • Power Bomb
    • Gravity Suit
    • Speed Booster

Use a Powerbomb on the Powerbomb Block toward the bottom of the map. Then charge up a Shinespark starting from the bottom left corner of Burenia and store it before sliding and dropping down. Finally, release the Shinespark aiming right to get this Power Bomb Tank.

Location 5: Ferenia

Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1

Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
  • Required Ability:
    • Power Bomb

This one is at the center room, right above where you defeat the Twin Robot Chozo Soldier. You can easily get here by coming from the room with the Shuttle to Ghavorian and going all the way to the right. Once inside the room, go to the top platforms and use Power Bomb. You will reveal the location of the collectible.

Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 2

Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 2
Ferenia Power Bomb Tank No. 2
  • Required Abilities:
    • Power Bomb
    • Space Jump

Go to south Ferenia, below the chamber with a pool of water. This will be near the Robot Chozo Soldier room (the individual fight), left to the eastern Dairon’s elevator room. Inside the big chamber, you need to climb up until you see the flying robot enemies. Here, use a Power Bomb to reveal a passage at the roof. Then, use multiple jumps to reach it.

Location 6: Ghavoran

Ghavoran Power Bomb Tank No. 1

Ghavoran Power Bomb Tank No. 1
Ghavoran Power Bomb Tank No. 1
  • Required Abilities:
    • Space Jump
    • Screw Attack

This one is too easy to grab. For reaching this upgrade, all you need to do is to keep space jumping towards the top of the map in Ghavoran.

Location 7: Elun

Elun Power Bomb Tank No. 1

Elun Power Bomb Tank No. 1
Elun Power Bomb Tank No. 1
  • Required Abilities:
    • Morph Ball
    • Bomb

Head to the extreme east of the region to the location as shown in the map above. Then, simply enter the network of tunnels in this little area, quickly scan for breakable blocks and make your way down to where this upgrade is waiting for you to be grabbed.

Location 8: Hanubia

Hanubia Power Bomb Tank No. 1

Hanubia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
Hanubia Power Bomb Tank No. 1
  • Required Abilities:
    • Morph Ball
    • Speed Booster

Start in the room before to store a Shinespark. As soon as it’s stored stop, turn into a Morph Ball and bomb the floor. Next, while in Morph Ball mode, unleash your Shinespark downward to break the Speed Booster Blocks.

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