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{{species infobox
{{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:SSBU Nipper Plant Spirit.png|150px]]<br>A Nipper Plant's [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Sad N. Plant]]
|derived_species=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Sad Nipper Plant]]
|relatives=[[Muncher]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]
|related=[[Muncher]]
|relatives=[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]
}}
}}
'''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.
'''Nipper Plants''', also known as '''Walking Piranhas'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 58.</ref> (also misspelled as '''Walking Piranas'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 40.</ref>), '''White Piranhas''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 57-58.</ref> and '''Baby Piranha Plants''',<ref>''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> are small [[Piranha Plant]]s.<ref>''Super Princess Peach'' glossary description</ref> They have white heads and short green stems with two leaves on either side. In the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' games, they are produced from [[Nipper Spore]]s, which clashes with the suggested {{wp|oviparity}} of Piranha Plants.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' ====
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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.
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]] and Fire Luigi's [[fireball]]s, [[Hammer Mario]] and Hammer Luigi's [[hammer]]s, [[Raccoon Mario]] and Raccoon Luigi's tail attack and [[Tanooki Mario]] and Tanooki Luigi's [[Statue Mario|transformation]]. In subsequent remakes, they were re-colored pink rather than the usual white. 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 Nipper Plant|fire-breathing variety]] is encountered at the end of World 7-8. There is only one in the entirety of the game.  
 
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====''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 as it appears 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. Their teeth are yellow and human-like, but number far more than a human's.


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.
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.
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===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
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".
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".
<gallery>
SMBPW Munchers.png|"Munchers"
SMBPW Mario 1.png|"Mario 1"
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===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
===''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.
[[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===
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
[[File:Nipper Plant YIDS artwork.jpg|thumb|x180px|left|The design of a Nipper Plant for ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Nipper Plants 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. 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.
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]].
 
Nipper Plants and their spores reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
 
Nipper Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', acting the same as in previous games.
 
Nipper Plants also reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', once again acting the same as in previous games.


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.
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Nipper Plants (under the name '''Chompweed'''<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 39.</ref>) 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 can not 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 [[Chomp (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Chomp]] attack. Aside from this, it also was one of the incorrect answers to [[Dr. Topper]]'s quiz section in the final level, specifically for "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" (This answer only exists in the English version; in the Japanese version, it was instead a reference to {{wikia|finalfantasy|Exdeath}} from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy V}}'').


===''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 reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are 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]]. This game marks their first 3D appearance.
[[File:CastleWallDirt.png|thumb|left|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''===
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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.
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''===
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''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}}.
A Nipper Plant appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a Novice-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. It can be enhanced to a [[Petey Piranha]] spirit at level 99. The Nipper Plant spirit battle takes place on the Battlefield form of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage and involves eight tiny [[Pac-Man|Pac-Men]]. To earn the spirit, the player either has to win this battle by defeating all opponents or purchase it from [[zeldawiki:Beedle's Tent|Beedle's Tent]] for 500 Spirit Points at regular price.


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.
On the [[Palutena's Temple]] stage, Nipper 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''===
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
[[File:OrigamiNipperPlant.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Nipper Plant]]
[[File:OrigamiNipperPlant.jpg|thumb|right|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 make their ''Paper Mario '' series debut in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where they appear as enemies and like many of the Paper Koopa Troop, are brainwashed by [[King Olly]] into being [[Folded Soldiers]]. Nipper Plants are mentioned to spit fire in the [[Musée Champignon]] description for them, although they do not actually spit fire. In battle, Nipper Plants face either straight or upwards, and attacking 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 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==
==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
|image=[[File:SPPNipperPlant.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]]
|number=30
|glossary=A small Piranha Plant. Hops everywhere.
}}
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Nipper Plant|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Nipper Plant|align=horizontal}}


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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|image=[[File:SSBU_Nipper_Plant_Spirit.png|x100px]]
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
|series=''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
|slots=2
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
|class=Novice
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Strength / effect(s)
|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Can be enhanced to Petey Piranha at Lv. 99
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
|obtain={{iw|zeldawiki|Beedle's Tent}}; {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
|opponents=Tiny [[Pac-Man|PAC-MAN]] ×8
|-
|conditions=<nowiki/>
!width=7%|Opponent(s)
!class=unsortable width=19%|Battle conditions
!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
!Nipper Plant
|[[File:SSBU_Nipper_Plant_Spirit.png|x100px]]
|''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|Primary (2)
|Novice
|'''{{color|Grab|limegreen}}'''<br>Can be enhanced to Petey Piranha at Lv. 99
|Beedle's Tent; Spirit Board
|Tiny [[Pac-Man|PAC-MAN]] ×8
|
*The enemy loves to jump
*The enemy loves to jump
*Defeat an army of fighters
*Defeat an army of fighters
|stage=[[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] (Battlefield, ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
|[[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] (Battlefield, ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
|song=Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3
|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''===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Sokuhou-Ban cover.jpg|Japanese ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' strategy guide (Sokuhou-Ban)
SMB3 NipperPlant.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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]]''
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]]''
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]]''
NipperPlantYSArt.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YoshisStory Nipper Plant.png|''Yoshi's Story''
YoshisStory Nipper Plant.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Nipper Plant.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Nipper Plant.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
SMA3-NipperPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
Nipper Plant YIDS artwork.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
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''
Nipper Dandelion YIDS scene artwork.jpg|''Yoshi's Island DS''
NipperPlant YIDS.png|''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]]''
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
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)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=プチパックン
|Jap=プチパックン<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 41.</ref>
|JpnR=Puchi Pakkun
|JapR=Puchi Pakkun
|JpnM=Petit Piranha; shared with the ''[[Paper Mario]]'' [[Petit Piranha|enemy of the same name]]
|JapM=[[Petit Piranha]]
|JpnC=<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>
|Fra=Nipper
|Chi=钳人花
|FraM=Nipper
|ChiN=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|Spa=Blantita
|ChiR=Qiánrén Huā
|SpaM=From ''blanca'' (white) and ''plantita'', the diminutive of ''planta'' (plant)
|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
|Dut=Nipper Plant
|Fre=Nipper
|DutM=-
|Fre2=Mini Piranha
|Ger=Zangen-Piranha<br>Möchtegern-Pflanze (newer games)
|Fre2N=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|GerM=Pincer Piranha<br>Wannabe Plant
|Ger=Zangen-Piranha
|Ita=Pianta Tenaglia
|GerM=Pincer Piranha
|ItaM=Pincer Plant
|Ger2=Hoppel Hopps
|Ger2M=Hopping Hop
|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=Baby Piranha
|Por=Plantrinca
|Rus=грызоцвет
|PorM=Pun on ''planta'' ("plant") and ''trincar'' ("to bite")
|RusR=gryzotsvet
|Rom=Plantă Piranha
|RusM=Nipper flower
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Chi=钳人花 (''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Qiánrén Huā''<br>微小吞食花 (''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')<br>''Wēixiǎo Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiM=From "钳" (''qián'', pincer) and "食人花" (''Shírénhuā'', Piranha Plant)<br><br>Micro Piranha Plant<br><br>
|Rom=Plantă Piranha (''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|RomM=Piranha Plant
|RomM=Piranha Plant
|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")
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Peonies are replaced by a group of Nipper Plants.
*A 2017 interview reveals that Nipper Plants were going to appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as shown in a prototype sprite sheet.<ref>Wawro, A. (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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