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{{species-infobox
|title=Jumping Piranha Plant
|image=[[File:SMW Art - Jumping Piranha Plant.png|130px]]<br>A Jumping Piranha Plant's artwork in ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|derived_species=[[Fire P-Pakkun]]
|related=[[Piranha Pest]]<br>[[Propeller Piranha]]
}}
The '''Jumping Piranha Plant''' (alternatively '''Jumpin' Piranha Plant'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 23.</ref>, misspelled in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ending sequence as '''Jumping Pirhana Plant''') is a version of [[Piranha Plant]] that is not rooted to the ground.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:JumpPiranhaPlant_SMW.png|120px|thumb|left]]
Jumping Piranha Plants made their debut in ''Super Mario World'' as the most frequent Piranha Plant enemies in the game. Most of them live in [[Warp Pipe]]s, but some can be found hiding in bushes. Their propeller-like stems enable them to fly up quickly out of their spot and descend slowly back in, damaging [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] at direct contact. However, the playable characters can [[Spin Jump]] on them without getting harmed, although this will not inflict damage on the enemy either. A Jumping Piranha Plant can be defeated by shooting a fireball at it in [[Fire Mario|Fire form]], whipping it in [[Cape Mario|Caped form]], or by touching it while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]].

After the [[Special Zone]] is completed, Jumping Piranha Plants turn into '''Jumping Pumpkin Plants''', which look like jack-o'-lanterns. However, they function exactly the same.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Jumping Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They only appear in [[World-e]]'s [[e-Reader]] accessible level, [[Ground Work]]. The Jumping Piranha Plants behave exactly similar to that of ''Super Mario World'', though their appearance is pretty much identical to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' 's original Piranha Plant species, save for their propeller-like leaf.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Jumping Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', only appearing in the ''Super Mario World'' style replacing Piranha Plants. When shaken, however, they turn into [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s instead of [[Fire P-Pakkun]]. They reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.

They behave just like in ''Super Mario World'' when placed inside Warp Pipes. When placed outside of one, they first make contact with the ground or on a platform underneath them if needed, then make several short bounces before jumping up to attack. They can be enlarged in the level editor by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] onto them. Putting [[wings]] on a Jumping Piranha Plant enables it to hover for a short while in the air after making a leap. If a [[Bill Blaster]] is loaded with a winged Jumping Piranha Plant, the enemy will continuously shoot in and out of it in a horizontal line.

===''Super Mario Party''===
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', a Jumping Piranha Plant, referred to as a Piranha Plant in this game, appears as the 21st level in the [[Rec Room]] minigame [[Puzzle Hustle]], being based upon its ''Super Mario World'' sprite.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant can fly by spinning its stem like a propeller in a similar fashion to a Jumping Piranha Plant.<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=55 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> On [[Palutena's Temple]], Jumping Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
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Jumping Piranha Plants make their ''Paper Mario'' debut in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where origami variants of them serve as enemies in the [[Spring of Jungle Mist]]. Their attacks are similar to the Piranha Plant's.

==Profile==
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
*'''Gallery description:''' ''They look like teeny Piranha Plants with leafy little feet. Though adorable, their fire is still fire, so stay alert.''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピーパックン
|JapR=Pī Pakkun
|JapM="P-Piranha", 「パックン」 ''Pakkun'' being from the Japanese name of Piranha Plants. Officially romanised as "P-Pakkun".
|SpaA=planta piraña saltarina
|SpaAM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña Saltarina
|SpaEM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|FraA=Fleur Piranha sautant
|FraAM=Jumping Piranha Flower
|FraE=Plante Piranha sauteuse
|FraEM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Dut=Jumping Piranha Plant (''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br>Jumping Piranha
|DutM=-<br>-
|Ger=Hüpfer-Piranha
|GerM=Jumping Piranha
|Ita=Pianta Piranha salterella
|ItaM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Rus=прыгающее растение-пиранья
|RusR=prygayushchee rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Kor=점핑뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Jeomping Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Chi=跳跃食人花<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Shírénhuā''<br>跳跃吞食花 (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiM=Jumping Piranha Plant
}}

==Trivia==
*In the English instruction booklet of ''Super Mario World'', the Jumping Piranha Plant is described as a tropical version of the "Volcano Plant" (likely referring to [[Volcano Plant|Volcano Lotus]]); however, the Japanese instruction booklet correctly refers to it as a Pakkun Flower (Piranha Plant).

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