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{{Species-infobox
|title=Nipper Plant
|title=Nipper Plant
|image=[[File:SSBU Nipper Plant Spirit.png|150px]]<br>A Nipper Plant's [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|image=[[File:NipperPlantYIDS.jpg|110px]]<br>A '''Nipper Plant''' from ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|species_origin=[[Piranha Plant]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|sub_species=[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Sad Nipper Plant]]
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|related=[[Nipper Spore]]
|variants=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Sad N. Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|relatives=[[Muncher]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
}}
}}
'''Nipper Plants''', also known as '''Walking Piranhas'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=58|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also misspelled as '''Walking Piranas'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=40|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>), '''White Piranhas''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=57–58}}</ref> '''White Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|quote=''In order to reach the exit pipe, you must carry a Koopa up to clear away the blocks and the White Piranha Plants.''|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=43|date=August 1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Baby Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' instruction booklet|page=20|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are small [[Piranha Plant]]s<ref>{{cite|date=2005|title=''Super Princess Peach''|language=en|publisher=Nintendo|author=Glossary profile|quote=A small Piranha Plant. Hops everywhere.}}</ref> with white heads and short green stems with two leaves on either side.
A '''Nipper Plant''' is an infant [[Piranha Plant]]. They are rather small and are usually white. They resemble [[Muncher]]s.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' ====
[[File:Nipper_Plant.PNG|frame|left]]
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They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (with the name of '''Walking Piranha'''), where they would patrol an area and [[jump]] up towards Mario when he passes them. Nipper Plants can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely. In subsequent remakes, they were recolored pink rather than the usual white. In all versions, a jumping Nipper Plant is a palette swap of a [[Muncher]].
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|direction=horizontal
|footer=Walking Piranhas in all three versions
|width=16
|image1=SMB3 Nipper Plant.png
|alt1=Famicom ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Walking Piranha
|image2=Nipper Plant SMAS SMB3.png
|alt2=''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') Walking Piranha
|image3=SMA4 Nipper Plant.png
|alt3=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Walking Piranha
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They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would either patrol an area or wait in place, with both [[jump]]ing up towards the player when they pass over them. Walking Piranhas can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely, since the plants will harm the player if they attempt to stomp on one. Instead, Walking Piranhas can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]], [[Fire Mario]]'s [[fireball]]s, [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s, [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] and [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail attack and the latter's [[Statue Mario|Statue form]]. In subsequent remakes, they were tinted a shade of pink. In all versions, a jumping Walking Piranha is a recolor of two [[Muncher]] frames.


A sessile, [[Fire Nipper Plant|fire-breathing variety]] is encountered at the end of World 7-8, and is the only one in the entirety of the game.
A sessile fire breathing variety is encountered at the end of World 7-8. There is only one of these fire-spitting Nipper Plants in the entire game.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW Petal Meddle Nipper.jpg|thumb|Nipper Plants in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
Nipper Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', this time with the ability to walk on walls and ceilings. They no longer jump towards the players when they pass over them, however. Nipper Plants are featured prominently in [[Muncher Fields]].


===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:NipperPlant.jpg|thumb|180px|left|A Nipper Plant in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Reign Storm]]".]]
[[File: NipperPlant.jpg|thumb|A Nipper Plant speaking to [[Bowser]] in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]  
Nipper Plants make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In these appearances, they behave much like their game counterparts in that they are capable of hopping around. On the show, Nipper Plants sport visible jaws that make them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts.
Nipper Plants make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In these appearances, they behave much like their game counterparts in that they are capable of hopping around. On the show, Nipper Plants sport visible jaws that make them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts. A Nipper Plant is also referred to simply as a "Piranha Plant" in one episode. In the episode "[[Reign Storm]]", a Nipper Plant is given a minor speaking role, where it speaks in a very deep voice reminiscent of a stereotypical drill sergeant.


In "[[Reign Storm]]", Mario intends to send via Warp Pipe a letter to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], in which he prompts her to return to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, a Nipper Plant that was taking shelter inside the Warp Pipe intercepts and eats Mario's letter. The Nipper Plant then travels to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] to inform him about the letter's content.
===Nintendo Adventure Books===
[[Wendy O. Koopa]] is revealed to have a pet Nipper Plant, which she keeps in a pot in her room, in ''[[Koopa Capers]]''; the plant had shredded a note possibly pertaining to her whereabouts. If Luigi chooses to begin his search for the missing [[Koopaling]] by looking through her room, he accidentally wakes up the sleeping Nipper Plant when he tries to look under it. Some wild Nipper Plants later appear prowling the stairs leading up to the secret camp being used by Wendy and her rebellion.


In "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]", [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]] uses a [[Magic Wand]] to increase a Nipper Plant's size and sends it to attack Mario. However, the plant lunges at the [[pipe creatures|pipe creature]] that was having Mario in its grip, accidentally releasing Mario. Of note is that Cheatsy only refers to the Nipper Plant as "Piranha Plant".
===[[Yoshi (series)|''Yoshi'' series]]===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Nipper Plants do not jump at Yoshi and are much easier to defeat, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. They hatch from [[Nipper Spore]]s that slowly fall to earth and have no visible eyes. These Nipper Plants can be stomped or eaten and turned into eggs; their spores can also be swallowed, though no eggs will be produced as a result.


===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
Nipper Plants and their spores reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
Artwork of Nipper Plants appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'', but they are incorrectly labeled as Munchers, the similar, but black-colored enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (which the poses of the artwork are borrowed from). There is additional artwork of Mario jumping over a Nipper Plant, labeled as "Mario 1".


===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
[[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] is revealed to have a pet Nipper Plant, which she keeps in a pot in her room, in ''[[Koopa Capers]]''; the plant had shredded a note possibly pertaining to her whereabouts. If Luigi chooses to begin his search for the missing [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] by looking through her room, he accidentally wakes up the sleeping Nipper Plant when he tries to look under it. Some wild Nipper Plants later appear prowling the stairs leading up to the secret camp being used by Wendy and her rebellion.
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===''Yoshi'' franchise===
[[File:Nipper Plant YIDS artwork.jpg|thumb|x180px|left|The design of a Nipper Plant for ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
Nipper Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]]. They do not jump at the player and are much easier to defeat, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. This is the first game to show Nipper Plants to hatch from [[Nipper Spore]]s upon touching the ground, as well as to show them without eyes. These Nipper Plants can be stomped or eaten and turned into eggs; their spores can also be swallowed, though no eggs will be produced as a result. Nipper Plants appear in both sequels, ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', behaving the same as before; the former game introduces a relative to Nipper Plants, the [[Nipper Dandelion]].
Outside of the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]], Nipper Plants are also enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', its [[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|Nintendo 3DS version]], and ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', retaining their behavior from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. However, in ''Yoshi's Story'', if the Nipper Spore is eaten, a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] will lose health (except for the Black Yoshi and the White Yoshi).
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:Chompweed SMRPG.png|thumb|100px|A Chompweed's design for ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
[[File:Chompweed_SMRPG.png|thumb|left|100px|A Chompweed in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.]]
'''Chompweeds'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1996|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|page=39|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also parsed as '''chompweeds''')<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP|page=91|date=August 1996}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]. They appear in the [[Pipe Vault]], and cannot be battled. Rather than fighting the player, they jump up and steal a few [[coin]]s if they get too close. Stolen coins cannot be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them still exists, suggesting that they may have been intended to be standard enemies at one point. Another potential artifact of this is them being among the enemies that can be thrown in the [[Monster Toss]] attack. Aside from this, it also was one of the incorrect answers to [[Dr. Topper]]'s quiz section in [[the Trial Course]], specifically for "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" This answer only exists in the English version; it is {{fandom|finalfantasy|Exdeath}} from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy V}}'' in Japanese and Korean, a wild [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]] in Spanish and Italian, a [[Shy Guy]] in Chinese, a [[Wiggler]] in Dutch, and a made-up ''Röhrenfriede'' ("Pipe-peace") in German.
Nipper Plants were renamed '''Chompweeds''' in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. In this game, Chompweeds could not be battled. Instead of fighting Mario, these plants would jump up and steal a few [[Coin]]s if the plumber got too close. Stolen coins could not be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them would still exist. This implies that they may have been intended to be enemies instead at one point.


===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Nipper Plants appear in the Modern versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''.
[[File:SPPNipperPlant.png|frame]]
Nipper Plants also made an appearance in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', which were identical to the ones that appeared in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. A [[Gloom]] [[vibe]]-infused variety known as [[Sad Nipper Plant]]s also appeared in this game.
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===''Mario Kart Arcade GP''===
===''Mario Kart Arcade GP''===
Some Nipper Plants make background appearances on the right side of [[Bananan Ruins]] in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''. They also appear in the courses in the [[Bowser Cup]].
[[File:CastleWallDirt.png|thumb|right|Nipper Plants near the right side of the track.]]
 
Some Nipper Plants made a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' in the course [[Bananan Ruins]]. They are at the right side of the course. They also appear in the course [[Castle Wall]].  
===''Super Princess Peach''===
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Nipper Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are identical to the ones that appeared in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. The game also introduces a variety infused with the [[Gloom]] vibe, [[Sad N. Plant]]s.


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
Nipper Plants appear as background enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In battle, a [[Piranha Plant]] may spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s into the background, each one instantly becoming a Nipper Plant. Once created, they shoot fireballs at [[Mario]] individually, which he must deflect with his hammer to avoid taking damage and to also randomly hit the Piranha Plants in the process.
{{Dtenemy
 
Occasionally, a Piranha Plant will spit a fireball towards the Nipper Plant, who will bounce the fireball about until each Nipper Plant has touched the fireball at some point, where the last Nipper Plant to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who must [[hammer]] it back at the Piranha Plant who created it to counter-attack and avoid taking damage. The Nipper Plants are defeated when the Piranha Plant that spawned them is defeated. They can also be defeated by throwing a [[Taunt Ball]] at them.
 
===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', [[minecraftwiki:Peony|Peonies]] are replaced by a group of Nipper Plants.
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:MTA Munchers.jpg|thumb|A Nipper Plant obscured by shadows, behind a toppled column, along with several Munchers in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', two Nipper Plants can be seen bouncing in the background of [[Petey Piranha]]'s battle in the [[Forest Monster]] mission.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
A Nipper Plant appears as a Novice-class Grab-type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] can be enhanced to a [[Petey Piranha]] spirit at level 99. The Nipper Plant spirit battle takes place on the {{iw|smashwiki|Battlefield form}} of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage and involves eight tiny [[Pac-Man|Pac-Men]]. The spirit can be earned by either winning the battle or purchasing it from {{iw|zeldawiki|Beedle's Tent}} for 500 {{iw|smashwiki|SP}}.
 
On the [[Palutena's Temple]] stage, Nipper Plants are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
[[File:OrigamiNipperPlant.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Nipper Plant]]
Nipper Plants appear as enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. In battle, Nipper Plants face either straight or upwards, and attack by biting Mario either solo or with a barrage of bites. If Nipper Plants are facing upwards, they cannot be jumped on without a type of [[Iron Boots]]. Nipper Plants are first fought in the purple streamer area, and reappear in the [[Spring of Jungle Mist]].
 
Nipper Plants are mentioned to spit fire in the [[Musée Champignon]] description for them, although this does not happen in-game. The code for Nipper Plants does allow them to use a fire attack, but the attack itself has no data, so it is never used.
 
===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
[[File:WWGIT 9-Volt House.jpg|thumb|left|Nipper Plants on the far right of the house in ''WarioWare: Get It Together!'']]
Nipper Plants are background elements in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''. They appear outside of [[9-Volt's House]] during the opening cutscene of [[9-Volt]]'s level.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario World''====
A 2017 interview reveals that Nipper Plants were going to appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as shown in a prototype sprite sheet.<ref>{{cite|author=Wawro, A|date=September 28, 2017|url=www.gamedeveloper.com/art/have-a-look-at-nintendo-s-early-prototype-for-yoshi|title=Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi|publisher=Game Developer|accessdate=August 8, 2024}}</ref>
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=プチパックン (JP) / Nipper Plant (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Nipper Plant Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=フラワー{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|活発|かっぱつ}}
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>ちっちゃいけど{{ruby|油断|ゆだん}}は{{ruby|禁物|きんもつ}}</big><br>
パックンフラワーの{{ruby|子供|こども}}。{{ruby|同|おな}}じ{{ruby|位置|いち}}にいるものと{{ruby|歩|ある}}き{{ruby|回|まわ}}るもの、{{ruby|火|ひ}}をはくものがいる。{{ruby|上|うえ}}を{{ruby|飛|と}}び{{ruby|越|こ}}えようとすると、{{ruby|跳|と}}びついてくるので、{{ruby|高|たか}}く{{ruby|山|やま}}なりにジャンプしてよけよう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/EVcDzB9.jpeg 191]|isbn=4-09-259067-9}}</ref>
|tribe=Flower clan
|disposition=Lively
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>They may be tiny, but don't let your guard down</big><br>
''Piranha Plant children. Some stay in the same position, some walk around, and some breathe fire. If you try to jump over them, they will jump at you, so jump high and mountainous to avoid them.''
}}
 
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' パックンフラワーのこども。綿毛のついたタネが、地面にふれるとプチパックンになる。タネのうちは、食べてもタマゴにならない。<ref name=Sho/> (''Piranha Plant children. Seeds with fluff attached become Nipper Plants when they touch the ground. They do not turn into eggs when eaten while they are still seeds.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Hatched when Nipper Spores touch ground, these hopping choppers make excellent eggs.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' パックンフラワーのこども。{{ruby|体|からだ}}が{{ruby|小|ちい}}さいので、ふみつけたりするよりも{{ruby|食|た}}べてしまったほうが{{ruby|楽|らく}}に{{ruby|倒|たお}}せる。<ref name=Advance/> (''Piranha Plant children. Since they are small, it is easier to defeat them by eating them rather than by stepping on them.'')
 
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' {{ruby|地上|ちじょう}}を{{ruby|飛|と}}びはねて{{ruby|移動|いどう}}する{{ruby|小|ちい}}さな{{ruby|敵|てき}}。{{ruby|綿毛|わたげ}}つきのタネが{{ruby|着地|ちゃくち}}すると、プチパックンになる。プチパックンを{{ruby|食|た}}べるとタマゴになるが、タネはタマゴにならない。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P24.jpg|24}}|date=August 9, 2014|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1}}</ref> (''A small enemy that moves and hops around on the ground. When the fluffy seeds land on the ground, they become Nipper Plants. When a Nipper Plant is eaten, it turns into an egg, but the seeds do not turn into eggs.'')
 
===''Yoshi's Story''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' うっかりぶってしまいがち。{{ruby|足元|あしもと}}には{{ruby|気|き}}をつかて。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|5}}|date=February 20, 1998|isbn=4-09-102619-2}}</ref> (''It's easy to accidentally bump into them. Watch your step.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Mit den scharfen Beißerchen sind sie ganz schön gefährlich. Also fress' ich sie immer sofort!'' <ref name=German/> (''With their sharp bite they are quite dangerous. So I always eat them immediately!'')
 
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{SPP enemy
|name=Nipper Plant
|name=Nipper Plant
|image=[[File:SPPNipperPlant.png]]
|image=[[File:Nipper_plant.PNG]]
|levels=[[Ladida Plains 1-4]]<br>[[Ladida Plains 1-6]]<br>[[Hoo's Wood 2-2]]<br>[[Hoo's Wood 2-4]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-5]]
|location=[[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]]
|number=30
|level=21
|glossary=A small Piranha Plant. Hops everywhere.
|hp=1
|power=106
|defense=1
|speed=54
|experience=0
|coins=10
|coinrate=100%
|itemdrop=None
|raredrop=None
|related=
}}
}}
Nipper Plants appear as background enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In battle, a [[Piranha Plant]] may spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s into the background, each one instantly becoming a Nipper Plant. Once created, they can shoot fireballs at [[Mario]] individually which he must deflect with his hammer to avoid taking damage and to also randomly hit the Piranha Plants in the process.


===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
Occasionally, a Piranha Plant will spit a fireball towards the Nipper Plants, who will bounce the fireball about until each Nipper Plant has touched the fireball at some point, where the last Nipper Plant to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who must [[hammer]] it back at the Piranha Plant who created it to counter-attack and avoid taking damage.
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Nipper Plant|align=horizontal}}


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
==Gallery==
{{Spirit
:''For pictures, see the [[Gallery:Piranha Plant|Piranha Plant gallery]].''
|no=53
|name=Nipper Plant
|image=[[File:SSBU_Nipper_Plant_Spirit.png|x100px]]
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
|slots=2
|class=Novice
|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Can be enhanced to Petey Piranha at Lv. 99
|obtain={{iw|zeldawiki|Beedle's Tent}}; {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=Tiny [[Pac-Man|PAC-MAN]] ×8
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*The enemy loves to jump
*Defeat an army of fighters
|stage=[[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] (Battlefield, ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
|song=Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3
}}
 
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:'''<br>'''''Baddie:''' Nipper Plant<br>'''Size:''' Itty bitty<br>'''Feature:''' They start off as puff balls and turn into Nipper Plants''<ref>{{cite|author=Play Nintendo|date=March 18, 2023|url=youtu.be/g-TAJSwSnhE?t=136|timestamp=2:16|title=Mario, Pokémon Trainer, Link & Yoshi vs TINY Encounters! 😱 Baddies & Battles Ep 3 {{!}} @playnintendo|publisher=YouTube|language=en-us|accessdate=March 19, 2023}} ({{file link|YT Play Nintendo 2023-03-18 screencap Nipper Plants.jpg|Screen capture}}.)</ref>
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Nipper Plant|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
==See Also==
<gallery>
*[[Piranha Plant]]s
Sokuhou-Ban cover.jpg|Japanese ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' strategy guide (Sokuhou-Ban)
*[[Muncher]]s
Pipe Land scene SMB3.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 NipperPlant.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMBPW Munchers.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' ("Munchers")
SMBPW Mario 1.png|''Super Mario Bros. Print World'' ("Mario 1")
Safari Nipper Plant.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
SMW2 Nipper Plant and Spore art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Nipper Plant.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - The Cave Of Chomp Rock.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Chompweed sprite.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
NipperPlantYSArt.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YoshisStory Nipper Plant.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Nipper Plant.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
SMA3-NipperPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
G&WG4 DK Jr.jpg|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
G&WG4 Nipper Plant.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4''
CastleWallDirt.png|Nipper Plants near the right side of Castle Wall in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
Nipper Dandelion YIDS scene artwork.jpg|''Yoshi's Island DS''
NipperPlant YIDS.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
SSBB Piranhas decorating Petey's cages.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
YNI Nipper Plant.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
YWW Nipper Plant.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YCW NipperPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
NL PMTOK Wallpaper 2.jpg|Promotional wallpaper for ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s [[LINE]] account
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
SMBW_Nipper.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
Nipper Plant model SMBW.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' (Model)
SMB3 F40A Walking Piranhas Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jap=プチパックン
|Jap=プチパックン<br />''Puchi Pakkun''
|JapR=Puchi Pakkun
|JapM=Petite Piranha Plant
|JapM=Petit Piranha; shared with the ''[[Paper Mario]]'' [[Petit Piranha|enemy of the same name]]
|Spa=Blantita
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=41}}</ref><ref name=Sho>{{cite|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|5}}}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P21.png|21}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref>
|SpaM=From ''blanca'' (white) and ''plantita'', the diminutive of ''planta'' (plant)
|Chi=钳人花
|ChiN=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|ChiR=Qiánrén Huā
|Chi2=微小吞食花
|Chi2N=''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
|Chi2R=Wēixiǎo Tūnshíhuā
|ChiM=From「钳」(''qián'', "pincer") and「食人花」(''Shírénhuā'', "Piranha Plant")
|Chi2M=Micro Piranha Plant
|Dut=Nipper Plant
|Fre=Nipper
|Fre2=Mini Piranha
|Fre2N=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|Ger=Zangen-Piranha
|Ger=Zangen-Piranha
|GerM=Pincer Piranha
|GerM=Pincer Piranha
|Ger2=Hoppel Hopps
|Ita=Pianta Tenaglia
|Ger2M=Hopping Hop
|ItaM=Pincer Plant
|Ger2C=<ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|Ger3=Möchtegern-Pflanze
|Ger3N=newer games
|Ger3M=Wannabe Plant
|Ita=Piraña Mobile
|ItaM=Moving Piranha
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=36}}</ref>
|Ita2=Pianta Tenaglia
|Ita2M=Pincer Plant
|Kor=새끼뻐끔
|Kor=새끼뻐끔
|KorR=Saekki Ppeokeum
|KorR=Saekkippeokeum
|KorM=Baby Piranha
|KorM=Little Piranha Plant
|Por=Plantrinca
|Chi=鉗人/钳人
|PorM=Pun on ''planta'' ("plant") and ''trincar'' ("to bite")
|ChiR=Qiánrén
|Rom=Plantă Piranha
|ChiM=Pincer person}}
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
{{BoxTop}}
|RomM=Piranha Plant
{{Piranhas}}
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26886015620 "A Toadally Magical Adventure", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Грызоцвет
|RusR=Gryzotsvet
|RusM=From ''грызть'' (''gryzt'', "to nibble") and ''цветок'' (''tsvetok'', "flower")
|Spa=Blantita
|SpaM=Play on ''blanca'' ("white") and ''plantita'' ("li'l plant")
}}
 
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