Statue Transformation in Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wii VC): Not Possible

You cannot turn into a statue in Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wii Virtual Console or any version). No item or power-up enables this.

Possible Confusions

• Super Mario 3D World: Super Bell → Cat form (climb walls, scratch enemies).
• Super Mario Odyssey: Capture enemies/objects including statues to gain abilities.

If you recall statue transformation in SMB3, it may be misremembered or from a different game.