In Adventure Mode: World of Light, several Spirits have overworld effects that allow for the traversal of certain obstacles on The Light Realm map.
Overview
Once obtained (either through Spirit Battles or other methods), these Spirits have an ability that will affect certain areas in The Light Realm. As The Light Realm map is complex and has many paths to choose from, certain Spirits in different locations share the same effect. Other effects are exclusive to a single Spirit.
Interchangeable, multiple uses
Bridge Repair
 Mini Mario & Hammers (Mario vs. Donkey Kong Series) |
 Cyrus & Reese (Animal Crossing Series) |
 Guts Man (Mega Man Series) |
 Bord & Cord & Barst (Fire Emblem Series) |
Rain Conjuring
 Kamek (Super Mario Series) |
 Kammy Koopa (Paper Mario Series) |
 Viridi (Kid Icarus Series) |
 Lip (Panel de Pon Series) |
Rock Clearing
 Mouser (Super Mario Series) |
 Bob-omb (Super Mario Series) |
.png) Link (The Legend of Zelda) (The Legend of Zelda Series) |
.png) Link (A Link Between Worlds) (The Legend of Zelda Series) |
 Totem Link (The Legend of Zelda Series) |
 Poppy Bros. Jr. (Kirby Series) |
 Bomb Man (Mega Man Series) |
 Bomberman (Bomberman Series) |
Interchangeable, one use
Base Entrance
 Susie (Kirby Series) |
 Hal Emmerich (Metal Gear Solid Series) |
 MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network Series) |
 ProtoMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network Series) |
Great Fox Repair
 Slippy Toad (Star Fox Series) |
 ROB 64 (Star Fox Series) |
Unique, multiple uses
Wild Goose Driver
 Pico (F-Zero Series) |
Bus Transportation
.png){kind=small} Kapp'n (Wild World) (Animal Crossing Series) |
Boat Transportation
 Kapp'n (Animal Crossing Series) |
Water Transportation
 Lapras (Pokémon Series) |
Railroad Transportation
 Alfonzo & Engineer Link (The Legend of Zelda Series) |
Unique, one use
Rainbow Creation
 Ho-Oh (Pokémon Series) |
Trivia
- Only three of these Spirits are needed to beat World of Light: Lapras is needed to access the Rathalos boss fight, a Spirit with the Base Entrance effect is needed to access the Galleom boss fight, and a Spirit with either the Rain Conjuring effect or Great Fox Repair effect is needed to reach Galeem.
- As he has two Spirits, Kapp'n is technically the only character to have two exclusive effects.
- If different incarnations of Link are counted as the same character, then he and Kapp'n are the only characters with more than one overworld effect.
- Spirits that are in the Gym, Dojo, or are Exploring are still able to use their overworld effect, despite those activities normally preventing Spirits from being used in battle.
- Great Fox repair is the only overworld effect with interchangeable spirits to only use spirits from a single universe, being the Star Fox universe.