Power Gem

thumb|A Power Gem as seen in Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!
Power Gems are special collectible Gems from Crash Tag Team Racing and Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!. They are directly used for story progression.
==Crash Tag Team Racing==
===Description===
In Tag Team Racing, Power Gems are purple gem stones with a yellow cap on the top and bottom. They are used to power the machines that activate the gateways to each of Von Clutch's Motor World's lands and so progress the story. To obtain a Power Gem, Crash needs to use Power Crystals to unlock the jump pads that lead to an area containing it..
===Power Gem Locations===
====Midway====
The first power gem in the game is found on the Midway, after Crash rides an elevator down to the Midway, resting over the hand of the statue of Von Clutch. This power gem unlocks Mystery Island.
====Mystery Island====
The jump pad to access the power gem is located next to Neo Cortex, and requires eight power crystals to activate. The gem lies on a trap pedestal, which will trigger if the pressure on it is relieved. Crash retrieves the gem by quickly replacing the gem with an equally-heavy bag of sand reminiscent of the scene in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This power gem unlocks Happily Ever Faster.
====Happily Ever Faster====
The jump pad to access the power gem is located next to two Park Drones, near the entrance to Evilocity and requires ten power crystals to activate. The gem is held by a Park Drone dressed as Rapunzel, who gets pushed off the castle tower prop by Crash, who takes the gem back. It unlocks Tyrannosaurus Wrecks.
====Tyrannosaurus Wrecks====
The fourth power gem is located inside the volcano, near the battle arena entrance. The power gem is inaccessible, until a cow that was catapulted when Crash first enters Tyrannosaurus Wrecks falls inside the volcano and hangs between two ledges, bridging the gap. Crash walks over the cow to grab the gem and get back, before the cow falls down into the volcano. This power gem unlocks Tomb Town.
====Tomb Town====
The final power gem is stuck inside a sphinx's nose, located deep inside the tomb. To retrieve it, Crash presses a button which causes a slight earthquake and makes the power gem fall off. This power gem unlocks Astro Land.
==Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!==
===Description===
In On the Run, Power Gems are clear gem stones with a yellow cap on the top and bottom. They are earned by defeating a Henchman or a Boss. They unlock new Portal Weapons blueprints, new repairs and upgrades in Coco's Base, new gangs to fight, new levels and new challenges.
===List of Unlocks===
;Power Gems 0 to 20
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	Nitro BombNitro Lab Lvl 2 	 	
 	 	Mutagen Nitrus Brio's Gang	
 	Frosty SerumFrosty Lab Lvl 1 	 	Lost City
 	Trophies StandSeason Event AreaMission Board	Dingodile's Gang 	
 	Tiki Head 	 	
 	 	 	The Lost City Gem Run
 	 	 	Turtle Woods Gem Run
 	Snow EggNorth Chicken Coop Lvl 1 	Fake Crash's Gang 	Turtle Woods Challenge RunTurtle Woods Time Trial
 	Frosty BombFrosty Lab Lvl 2 	 	The Lost City Challenge Run
 	 	Frosty Dingodile's Gang 	Temple Ruins
;Power Gems 21 to 40
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	Nitro Ray GunGlowy EggNitro Lab Lvl 3North Chicken Coop Lvl 2	 	The Lost City Time Trial
 	West Chicken Coop Lvl 1 	 	
 	 	 	Temple Ruins Gem Run
 	 	Frosty Mutagen Nitrus Brio's Gang	
 	 	 	Temple Ruins Challenge RunTemple Ruins Time Trial
 	Frosty Ray GunFrosty Lab Lvl 3 	 	
 	Nitro BazookaNitro Lab Lvl 4West Chicken Coop Lvl 2 	Nina Cortex's Gang 	Ice Warp IslandSewer or Later
 	 	 	Sewer or Later Gem Run
 	 	Scorporilla's Gang 	
 	 	 	Sewer or Later Time Trial
 	 	Robo Neo Cortex's Gang 	
;Power Gems 41 to 60
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	Inferno SerumInferno Lab Lvl 1 	Inferno Dingodile's Gang 	Dino Might!
 	 	 	Dino Might! Gem Run
 	 	Frosty Mutagen Nitrus Brio's Gang	Dino Might! Gem Run
 	Inferno BombCinder EggInferno Lab Lvl 2North Chicken Coop Lvl 3	Inferno Nina Cortex's Gang 	Dino Might! Challenge Run
 	 	 	Dino Might! Time Trial
 	Inferno Ray GunInferno Lab Lvl 3South Chicken Coop Lvl 1 	Neo Cortex's Gang 	The Lab
;Power Gems 61 to 80
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	 	The Lab Gem Run
 	West Chicken Coop Lvl 3 	Inferno Scorporilla's Gang 	Sewer or Later Challenge Run
 	 	 	The Lab Time Trial
 	South Chicken Coop Lvl 2 	Inferno Mutagen Nitrus Brio's Gang	The Lab Challenge Run
 	Frosty BazookaFrosty Lab Lvl 4	Frosty Nina Cortex's Gang 	Snow Go
 	 	 	Snow Go Gem Run
 	 	Frosty Robo Neo Cortex's Gang 	
;Power Gems 81 to 100
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	 	Snow Go Challenge RunSnow Go Time Trial
 	 	Scorporilla's Gang 	
 	Inferno BazookaInferno Lab Lvl 4	Uka Uka's Gang 	Bear It
 	 	 	Bear It Gem Run
 	South Chicken Coop Lvl 3 	Frosty Neo Cortex's Gang	Sewer or Later Challenge Run
 	 	 	Bear It Time Trial
 	 	 	Bear It Challenge Run
 	Oxide SerumOxide Lab Lvl 1 	Frosty Fake Crash's Gang	N. Sanity IslandThe Great Gate
;Power Gems 101 to 120
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	Oxide Uka Uka's Gang 	
 	 	 	The Great Gate Time Trial
 	 	Oxide Dingodile's Gang 	The Great Gate Challenge Run
 	 	Oxide Robo Neo Cortex's Gang	
 	Oxide BombOxide Lab Lvl 2Atom EggNorth Chicken Coop Lvl 4	Mr. Crumb's Gang 	Road to Ruin
;Power Gems 121 to 140
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	 	Road to Ruin Gem Run
 	 	Oxide Mutagen Nitrus Brio's Gang	
 	 	 	Road to Ruin Time Trial
 	 	Oxide Fake Crash's Gang 	Road to Ruin Challenge Run
 	 	Frosty Uka Uka's Gang 	
 	West Chicken Coop Lvl 4	Oxide Scorporilla's Gang 	
;Power Gems 141 to 160
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	Oxide RaygunOxide Lab Lvl 3	Nitro Tiny Tiger's Gang 	Beach Jungle
 	 	Nitro Fake Coco's Gang 	
 	 	 	Beach Jungle Challenge Run
 	 	Inferno Neo Cortex's Gang	
 	 	Oxide Nina Cortex's Gang 	
;Power Gems 161 to 180
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base 	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	Oxide Neo Cortex's Gang 	
 	 	 	Beach Jungle Gem RunBeach Jungle Time Trial
 	 	Inferno Tiny Tiger's Gang	
 	Oxide BazookaOxide Lab Lvl 4South Chicken Coop Lvl 4	Nitro Dr N. Gin's Gang 	Upstream
 	 	 	Upstream Time Trial
;Power Gems 181 to 200
Gem Amount	Portal Weapon/Base	Gang 	Level/Challenges
 	 	Frosty Tiny Tiger's Gang	Upstream Gem Run
 	 	Nitro Koala Kong's Gang 	
 	 	Frosty Mr. Crumb's Gang 	Upstream Challenge Run
 	 	Frosty Fake Coco's Gang 	
==Appearances==
*Crash Tag Team Racing
*Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!
==Names in Other Languages==
==Gallery==
===Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!===
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