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'''Petey Piranha''' is a large mutant [[Piranha Plant]] who debuted in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Since then, he has become a recurring boss in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise and has made frequent appearances in sports and spin-off games, occasionally as a playable character. He has multiple abilities that set him apart from other Piranha Plants, including spitting [[goop]], flying using his leaf-like arms, and the ability to create tornadoes. Additionally, his sheer size causes him to be often depicted as even stronger and heavier than regular powerhouse characters like [[Bowser]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. However, his stubby legs make him very slow on the ground, while his massive head leaves him top-heavy and easy to knock over.

Petey Piranha is a loyal follower of Bowser - most directly shown in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', where the latter is shown commanding him - and it has been suggested in bios for ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', as well as by his Japanese name, '''Boss Packun''',<ref>{{file link|NAP-05 Diamonds 10.png|The card featuring Petey Piranha in the NAP-05 deck of the ''Mario Playing Cards''}}.</ref> that he is the ruler of his kind, with "Packun Flower" being the Japanese name for the Piranha Plant.<ref>{{file link|NAP-05 Spades 4.png|The card featuring a Piranha Plant in the NAP-05 deck of the ''Mario Playing Cards''}}.</ref> This is confirmed by the encyclopedia in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', in which he is stated to be the leader of the Piranha Plants.

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Petey Piranha is stationed in [[Bianco Hills]], where he covers the landscape with goop and resides on top of the Big Windmill. In [[Road to the Big Windmill|Episode 2]], while Mario is on the landscape in front of the windmill where the [[Proto Piranha]] is fought, Petey Piranha shoots goop at Mario from his perch. In the episode [[Down with Petey Piranha!]], Mario makes his way to the Windmill to face Petey Piranha; their combined weight causes the windmill's roof to collapse as they both fall in. Petey Piranha attacks Mario by spitting goop at him, and also headbutting him away if he comes too close. However, just as he is about to spray goop, Mario must shoot water into his mouth with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], filling his stomach and making him fall to the ground. Mario must then [[Ground Pound]] Petey Piranha's belly three times, causing him to dissolve into goop, revealing a [[Shine Sprite]]. In [[Petey Piranha Strikes Back|Episode 5]], Petey is snoozing on a cliff high above Bianco Hills, and can be woken by blasting him with a [[Poink]]. Petey Piranha uses his arms to fly and attacks from the sky. However, he cannot stay airborne for very long without struggling. Petey can fall to the ground if water is shot at him or from being hit by a Poink; then Mario must fill Petey Piranha's belly with water and Ground Pound it as before. If Mario does not Ground Pound Petey successfully he successfully spits goop, he can take to the skies again. On the ground, Petey Piranha not only attacks by spitting goop, but also by unleashing [[tornado]]es. Most of Petey's attacks have no effect on Mario, but the goop that he spits out hurts Mario if he stays on it for too long, and it can spawn [[Gooble]]s and Piranha Plants. Petey can whack Mario with his wings and damage him during the tornado attack. After being defeated, Petey Piranha once again dissolves into goop and is not seen for the remainder of the game.

It is possible to fight Petey Piranha before completing [[Road to the Big Windmill|Episode 1]]. After the player defeats the Proto Piranha, the path to the windmill opens, allowing access to Petey. If Mario speaks to the Pianta standing at the windmill, he acknowledges that Mario is skipping ahead.<ref>{{cite|quote=Whuzzah!? Whozat?! What're you doing over here? You're getting a little ahead of yourself, don't you think? Isn't there something else you should do before coming here?|author=Pianta|title=''Super Mario Sunshine''}}</ref> However, Petey Piranha's second appearance cannot be fought prior to Episode 5.

[[File:PeteyPiranhaNSMB.png|thumb|200px|Screenshot of the boss fight in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

[[File:NSMB-petey.png|thumb|left|Petey Piranha in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' He is fought in [[World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)|his castle]] at the end of [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]. Petey is found sleeping at first, but wakes up when [[Bowser Jr.]] jumps on him; this is not seen in optional replays of the boss stage. When Petey is confronted by Mario or Luigi, Petey attacks by flying up high, then dropping back down, attempting to crush Mario or Luigi beneath him with a move similar to the Ground Pound. Since the floor is made of slippery ice, after attacking, he slips and falls. Then, Mario or Luigi can attack him. After two hits, he starts his attack by jumping from side to side. If Mario defeats him using a [[Mini Mushroom]], he can travel to [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] instead of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]]. However, he is forced to Ground Pound him to inflict damage upon him when tiny. Once defeated, Petey Piranha attempts to get up while glowing a bright white light; he soon vanishes, revealing the key.

Petey is a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. This is his first appearance as an unlockable character, let alone playable, and he can be obtained by completing all side games (excluding the Birdie Challenge) on beginner, intermediate, and expert. His large size makes him the most powerful golfer in the game, capable of hitting the longest distance and launching the ball with a higher trajectory than any other character. This means that he can easily hit over trees, but his shot is affected by wind more than any other character. When he hits the ball with his club, a golden streak follows the ball, like the tail of a comet. Like the other unlockable characters, his star character is available when he is unlocked.

Though Petey Piranha is absent from ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', there is an unlockable [[Mii]] costume of him. It can be unlocked by completing a Costume Challenge in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon course. Additionally, there is also a Petey Piranha-themed golf club and ball available to buy.

Petey Piranha's first appearance in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] is in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. Here, he serves as an unlockable racer, with [[King Boo]] as his partner. The pair is unlocked by beating the [[Star Cup]] in [[Mirror Mode]]. Unlike the other racers who have their own special items, both Petey and King Boo have no special items of their own. Instead, they have the ability to use any special item in the entire game, except for the [[Green Fireball]] and the [[Birdo's Egg]]. Petey Piranha's personal kart, unlocked at the same time as him, is the [[Piranha Pipes]], a vehicle assembled out of the Piranha Plant's trademark, green tubing. As with all heavyweight racers, he can only race in the Heavy karts. Notably, if Petey Piranha is selected, the camera will be slightly zoomed out during gameplay.

A golden variant of Petey Piranha debuted in the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]], and was available as a Ranked Cup reward. Unlike the regular Petey Piranha, his special skill is the [[Coin Box]]. Additionally, his weight class was erroneously set as medium until the [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]]. At over 72 courses, Petey Piranha (Gold) currently has the most amount of favored courses of any playable character.

 

Stone Petey Piranha heads appear near a staircase in [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and Piranha Plant Cove 2, while a statue of Petey Piranha appears near another staircase in the latter course. His head is also depicted on the ground after the gliding section of Piranha Plant Cove 2. The Petey head statues also appear in Piranha Plant Cove 3, albeit more dilapidated.

Despite having a cup ID in the files of ''Mario Kart Tour'', the Petey Piranha Cup never debuted before the end of new content for the game.

Petey Piranha returns as a playable character in Wave 5 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', alongside returning racers [[Wiggler]] and [[Kamek]]. Here, he is a heavyweight with almost the same statistics as [[Metal Mario]], [[Gold Mario]], and [[Pink Gold Peach]], though unlike them, he has a large vehicle size with better invincibility to compensate. Petey Piranha is on par with [[Bowser]] and [[Morton]] as the heaviest large-sized character, but is also tied with King Boo and [[Rosalina]] as the slowest large-sized driver. He uses mostly new voice clips instead of those from ''Mario Kart Tour'', although he reuses many animations. His [[rival]] for Grand Prix is King Boo, likely a nod to their status as partners in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and he is also King Boo's only rival, making him the only DLC character to be a rival for a base game character. Additionally, a CPU Petey Piranha uses the same kart combination options as King Boo, which include the [[Standard Kart]], [[Circuit Special]], [[Badwagon]], and [[Flame Rider]].

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/time_s1.html|title=スーパーマリオボール　草原ステージ|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 24, 2024}}</ref> However, his appearance is much different from that in most other games; besides his head, which remains largely the same, he has a long neck, petals behind his head instead of on it, a more outward mouth, a round body with white spots instead of dark green, and no feet. Petey appears as one of the bosses in the game in the [[Grassy Greens Stage]]. Before Mario can face him, Mario has to earn enough Stars to open the [[★ door]] at the entrance to the windmill area. Once Mario has opened the door and entered the windmill, Petey is fought. Mario has to hit the body while distracting Petey's head to beat him. Hitting him grants 10,000 points each time. Should Mario linger in front of Petey, he snaps Mario up in his mouth and then spits him towards the middle of the [[flipper (Pinball)|flipper]]s, possibly forcing Mario to restart the battle. Hitting Petey three times defeats him and grants 500,000 points. Once defeated, he leaves behind four [[coin|Yellow Coins]], four [[Blue Coin]]s, and a [[Star Key]]. The fact that he is fought in a windmill is a reference to ''Super Mario Sunshine'', where the first fight with him is in a windmill as well. Petey reappears and is fought again after all the Goombas are defeated in his rematch room in the [[Fiery Stage]]. This time, defeating him grants 1,000,000 points and yields the player a Star.

In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', he appears as an unlockable character alongside [[Fly Guy]], [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]], and [[Wiggler]]. He can be unlocked by beating the two Special Tournaments - Fire and Thunder - in Doubles. In this game, he appears once again as a power character; therefore, his shots travels faster than usual, but he is slower than most other characters. He is also the largest character in the game, giving him a very large reach, but opponents have an easier time hitting him. Also, if he charges up his shot and the opponent hits it, the opponent gets pushed back a little. His [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s are [[Sludge Racket]] and [[Piranha Swingback]]. The first involves swallowing his racket, spitting it up, and swinging it at the ball at a high speed, while the latter involves him spitting a [[Proto Piranha]] near the ball, which then hits it back to the other side of the court, the shot is a Drop Shot. His default Doubles partner is Wiggler, who is a Defense type character, making them an effective team.

In the version 2.1.0 update, Petey Piranha became a playable character, marking his first playable appearance in 10 years. Petey Piranha has been available for all players since January 1, 2019, although he could be unlocked earlier by participating in the December 2018 singles online tournament. He retains his Powerful classification, though unlike in previous installments, he does not use a tennis racket, instead using his leaves to hit the ball, making him the only character in the tennis games to not use a tennis racket. Due to this, when his "racket" breaks, Petey Piranha's leaf instead receives a bandage and he falls to the floor in a unique animation that resembles his animation when he loses a meter of health in his boss fight. His horizontal Trick Shot, Fluttering Fury, and his vertical Trick Shot, Spin 'n' Slap, both involve him flying to the ball to hit it. His [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shot]], Vicious Twister, has him fly into the air and use a pair of tornadoes to propel the ball towards himself so he can hit it.

In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Petey Piranha is mentioned as one of the answer choices to one of [[Pokey]]'s riddles: "What [[Mario Golf (series)|golfs]], [[Mario Party (series)|parties]], and [[Mario Kart (series)|rides on a kart]]?" The actual answer to the riddle is [[Mario]].

Petey makes his physical debut in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', appearing as the boss of [[Mushroom Park]] in the boss minigame [[Petey's Bomb Battle]], in which players must toss bombs at him to gain points. Periodically, he will attempt to inhale the bombs and spit them back at players to counterattack; being hit by Petey Piranha results in losing one point.

In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Petey appears in the boss minigame [[Petey Piranha's Shell Smackdown]], where players must grab and throw [[Green Shell]]s to defeat him.

In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Petey Piranha replaces the Piranha Plant from the ''[[Mario Party]]'' minigame [[Piranha's Pursuit]]. Additionally, a balloon of Petey Piranha's head also appears on Minigame Island, which signifies the appearance of the minigame Piranha's Pursuit in the area.

In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', Petey Piranha appears again in the minigame Piranha's Pursuit. Petey Piranha's encyclopedia entry confirms him to be the leader of the Piranha Plants and mentions that his belly button is hidden under his shorts.

 

In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', Petey Piranha is a possible passenger in the Koopa Paratroopa Taxi mode of Paratroopa Flight School.

Petey makes an appearance in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' as an unlockable character and a team member of Wario's in Challenge Mode. In this game he is unlocked by completing challenge mode with Wario's team and is a Power type character, the strongest in the game with a batting stat of 9/10, tied with Bowser. He is also the slowest runner, with a running stat of 1/10, tied with Red Pianta, Yellow Pianta, Bowser and most [[Magikoopa]]s. In this game, he has good chemistry with [[Birdo]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[King Boo]], but he has bad chemistry with [[Princess Daisy]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Noki]], and [[Pianta]]. He has the ability to Body Check, saving him in tight pinches. He also has the strongest throwing arm in the game (despite the fact that his pitching is only around average), and he cannot get body checked when on a base. Also notable is when Petey is fielding, he does not try to catch the ball with a glove and instead eats the ball if he catches it.

Petey Piranha reappears in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' again as a Power character. However, unlike in the previous installment, he is available from the start. He also still retains his ability to Body Check, being the only player who can do so. He is also the only player who can perform the [[Piranha Catch]]. Unlike in the last game, he is on [[Peach Monarchs|Peach's team]]. In Challenge Mode, he appears in [[Peach Ice Garden]] in an empty flower pot. If Princess Peach uses her special ability, Petey Piranha appears. To get him to join, the player has to hit the ball into the yellow circle three times. In this game he has compatibility with Birdo, King Boo, [[Blooper]], and [[Wiggler]], but he has bad chemistry with [[Pianta]], [[Noki]], and the babies. He also appears on the box's game cover, behind [[Toad]] and [[Toadette]]. Like with the predecessor, Petey's highest stat is his batting stat; his batting is tied with [[Bowser]] and [[King K. Rool]]. His fielding is about average, but his pitching skills are rather weak, and he is a slow runner. Oddly, Petey Piranha's stamina is quite lackluster, since he gets exhausted rather quickly while pitching; even quicker than King K. Rool, who also has low stamina.

In both of the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' games, Petey is the only character who does not use a bat/glove or any item at all to hit/catch the ball, as he uses his leaf-like arm when he is batting. As mentioned before, Petey eats the ball while fielding and simply uses his mouth as a glove.

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. He defends [[Bowser's Villa]] from [[Princess Peach]] and keeps a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] hostage. In the North American version of this game, he is labeled under the name '''Boss P. Plant''' (short for '''Boss Piranha Plant''', a more direct translation of his Japanese name), but in the European release, Petey Piranha is referred to by his proper English name. He is the first boss of the game, being the boss of [[Ladida Plains]]. When Peach sees Petey, Petey swallows the Toad, who is trapped in a ball, and Peach has to defeat Petey to rescue the Toad. His attacks send shockwaves, pushing back Peach, shooting [[Nipper Plant]]s (which can be absorbed for vibe), shooting one shockwave to the left and one to the right (which can defeat Nipper Plants if there are any not defeated by the princess), and if she is using a vibe power, ending it. Peach has to use her [[Gloom]] vibe to make a plant grow so that she can leap on a leaf and once again use the vibe to put tears into Petey and inflate him, making him fall and reveal his weak spot: his belly button. Peach has to jump on his belly five times to defeat him. After 3 hits, Petey uses his own vibe, Rage. Petey can bounce around, making Peach's attack tough, and additionally send 2 shockwaves to each side. It is notable that the method of defeating him is very similar to ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''; however, Peach needs to hit him five times, not three like Mario needs to in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', and when he falls, Peach needed just to stomp his navel. Once defeated, Petey Piranha explodes.

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. In the [[Koopaseum]] of the Mushroom Kingdom's past, [[Princess Peach]] is fed to Petey Piranha by [[Princess Shroob]]'s orders. Shortly afterwards, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] enter the [[Gritzy Caves]] beneath the Koopaseum to find Petey and save Peach. On their way, they encounter two [[Shroob]]s with [[Kylie Koopa]], whom they have suspended by a rope. Petey then emerges from the ground and the Shroobs cut Kylie's rope, feeding her to Petey as well as the princess. Before the Mario Bros. can do anything, however, he burrows away. The bros. later find Petey in the room past the large gate in the caves, where he emerges from the ground after the bros. hit a high [[? Block]] in the middle of the room containing a single coin. Petey then swallows the block and spits it out, which bounces across the room before hitting the back wall, creating a crack for the bros. to hammer through later and progress, and his boss battle begins.

Petey Piranha is a boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He is fought in [[Sunbeam Plains]]. Petey Piranha is the first boss‚ and is sent to attack Mario, Luigi and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] by Bowser after he teams up with Paper Bowser and they kidnap both Peaches. He mainly attacks by ramming towards Paper Mario, flying into the air before slamming onto the ground, creating a shock wave, or by attempting to grab one of the trio using his leaves while spinning rapidly, before chomping down on them multiple times and, if it is Mario or Luigi he grabbed, swallowing them, temporarily removing them from the battle. If Paper Mario successfully avoids the spinning attack or jumps on him during his ramming attack, Petey will become dizzy and will fall over for a short period of time, allowing the group to attack his stomach; he can potentially cough up some coins or a [[Goomba]] whenever a jump attack is used, and Mario and Luigi if he swallowed them, returning them to the battle. Lastly, he also has a chase attack where he will spit balls of goop at the trio. which they have to avoid by grabbing onto Paper Mario's paper airplane form. After avoiding enough balls of goop, Petey will collapse and Paper Mario will attack him, causing him to cough up a [[bean]] or an item. Being a plant, Petey Piranha is especially weak to fire-based [[Bros. Attack|Bros. Attacks]], such as the Fire Flower. Upon being defeated, the trio obtain some ? cards and continue pursuing the Bowsers.

Petey Piranha has a [[Paper Petey Piranha|paper counterpart]] who is fought later on, also in Sunbeam Plains.

Petey Piranhas are a species in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. Two of them appear in the [[Daisy Garden]] court as the baskets and try to stop anyone from making a slam dunk. They fall asleep approximately every 30 seconds, so dunks are only possible during that time. If a team dunks three times in the first half without letting their opponents score, a blue seed appears in a [[? Panel]], and the team can take it and win the game to unlock another court, [[Malboro Garden]].

[[File:MSC Petey Piranha Entrance Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|Petey Piranha in ''Mario Strikers Charged'']]

Petey Piranha is an unlockable captain in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. He is a Power player, making him good at tackling and shooting; however, he can neither pass nor run very well. His [[Super Ability]], [[Mud Slinger!]], causes him to spit mud on the ground, which slows everyone down but him. He can use this move up to four times in one Super Ability. Petey Piranha's deke involves him rapidly banging his head backwards and forwards to prevent opponents from stealing the ball. In his [[Mega Strike]], Petey is enclosed in a large bud, while a stem sprouts from the ground and takes him above the stage, where he spits the ball at the goal. Petey is the last character to be unlocked, specifically by beating the final cup, the [[Striker Cup]], which involves beating Petey in the [[Stormship Stadium]] stage. Petey is the only character who does not appear in the opening cinematic, whereas [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] (the other two unlockables) make brief appearances.

Petey is the only team captain in ''Mario Strikers Charged'' who does not return in ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', with his number, 4, instead being used by [[Birdo]].

[[File:SSBB-Petey Piranha Art.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Petey Piranha in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]

Petey is the first boss in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. Besides this, Petey is also featured as his own [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], which describes him with gender-neutral pronouns in the English version, and two [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]]. One of Petey's stickers is his artwork from ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'', only usable by [[Ganondorf]], whose power of darkness attacks are increased by 47. Petey's other sticker is his artwork for ''Mario Strikers Charged'', only usable by [[Wario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Pokémon Trainer]] and [[Wolf O'Donnell|Wolf]], and applying it to one of them increases the power of their bite attacks by 32. Petey has some unique properties for this game, including how his petals are behind his neck rather than in, his gums are detailed, and he uses realistic monster roars.

During the events of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s The Subspace Emissary, after Bowser joins the Subspace Army in its attempts to conquer "[[World of Trophies|this world]]," Petey and the [[Ancient Minister]] lead an attack on the [[Midair Stadium]], where Mario and Kirby are having a friendly brawl. Before Petey captures the spectating [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Zelda]] in cages, Mario is blasted away by a [[cannonball]] while he attempts to destroy a [[Subspace Bomb]] dropped by the Ancient Minister, leaving Kirby as his only opponent. Petey attacks by swinging the cages at him, as well as jumping into the air and potentially causing damage from the impact of landing. Kirby has to attack the cages to weaken them, saving one of the princesses (attacking Petey himself deals damage to both cages). Petey Piranha has no other attacks beside body slamming the player and swinging the cages around. However, only one princess can be saved, and the other princess is changed back into a trophy by [[Wario]], who then steals it. Once defeated, Petey Piranha suddenly bursts into flames.

Petey Piranha reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as part of Piranha Plant's [[Petey Piranha (move)|Final Smash]]. Petey Piranha is designed after his appearance in The Subspace Emissary of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', including the cages he wields, though he has a brighter color scheme more comparable to the mainline ''Super Mario'' games. He hops along the stage while swinging his cages, and is able to trap opponents inside them. At the end of the Final Smash, he will breathe fire and slam the cages into the ground. He also appears in the form of two Grab type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}}s, using artwork from ''Mario Super Sluggers'' and ''Mario Strikers Charged''. The former spirit is an enhanced form of the [[Nipper Plant]] spirit and makes the user temporarily giant at the start of a battle. On [[Palutena's Temple]], both Petey Piranha and Petea Piranha are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].

===''Super Mario-kun''===

[[File:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg|thumb|left|Petey Piranha as he appears in the ''Super Mario-kun'']]

Petey Piranha appears in volume 36 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the adaption of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''. In this manga, he is apparently a mother of the Tongue Piranha children, and he holds a shard of the [[Cobalt Star]] in his mouth, as a replacement for a tooth. Petey talks in a sweet, feminine way, making Mario and Luigi comment on how nice he is. Mario and Luigi anger him, however, by attempting to snatch the Cobalt Star Shard. After a fight, however, Petey gives it to the four brothers.

Petey Piranha is a non-playable character in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. He appears on [[Daisy Garden]], serving as the hoop during a basketball match, like in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''. During a dodgeball match, Petey stands on the side of the playing area and spits goop. There is a party game named [[Feed Petey]], where player characters have to try feed as much fruit to Petey within the time allotted.

{{quote|SHINY PETEY TIME!|Petey Piranha|[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]}}

He mainly fights by flying with his leaves before slamming down on Mario. He can also spit out a ball of goo at Mario which can sometimes cause him to gain the "[[soggy]]" status effect if not blocked. After losing [[Heart Point|HP]], he uses his leaves to spin around rapidly to attack Mario but doing so makes him [[dizzy]]. Sometimes, Mario gets [[dizzy]] if he is hit by this attack. If Petey is attacked during his dizzy state; his weak point (his belly button) becomes exposed, which leaves him vulnerable to serious damage from [[Jump]] attacks. Once his belly button is attacked, he spits out [[Kersti]], as well as several Jump stickers, and a [[Dry Bones]]. Petey has 300 HP. When he has 100 HP left, he begins a more powerful attack when he bites [[Mario]] three times. Each time he bites [[Mario]], he deals 7 damage. Once he is defeated, he explodes into confetti and reveals the Green [[Royal Sticker]]. Petey Piranha is the only boss in the game to not require any specific types of stickers to beat.

Petey Piranha was added as a playable character in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' on April 28, 2021 as '''Dr. Petey Piranha'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Drmarioworld_EN|language=en|date=April 27, 2021|url=x.com/drmarioworld_en/status/1386930640336138240|title=Yellow: "A new doctor will arrive on Apr. 27, 11 PM PT! Thaaat's right—it's Dr. Petey Piranha! He looks big and strong, but there's no denying those polka dots are super cute and stylish!" #DrMarioWorld|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}</ref> He is available as regular staffing.

Petey Piranha is certainly recognizable as a Piranha Plant, but he differs starkly from a typical one. According to ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', he got his looks from a mutation. Petey is characterized by a remarkably large head and a comparably small body. He has a round, protuberant belly and a large belly button under his shorts, but it is only visible if his stomach is inflated with a great quantity of water. Additionally, he has leaf-like arms and stubby legs, both of which grant him mobility beyond his pipe-dwelling "cousins". He also has green lips, which are similar to the lips of the Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', in contrast to the white lips of Piranha Plants in most other games. His lips are also covered with darker green lines. He wears red pants with white polka dots, matching the coloration of his head. His most distinguishing feature is a ring of yellow petals with orange rims around his head, resembling a crown or a mane. In his first appearance, these petals have an iridescent quality, becoming a vibrant, fiery orange or a shiny white (with pinkish rims) depending on the angle of the light, but this trait is no longer present beyond ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Petey is also of a much greater size than normal Piranha Plants, easily standing six times Mario's height, though when depicted with a sprite or encountered in sports and spin-offs, he is smaller. ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' is the first game to portray Petey Piranha with a tongue, which was also seen in every game following. While his size varies between games, the official height chart shows Petey being 12'9" tall (3.9 m).

Several other giant Piranha Plant bosses appear throughout the ''Super Mario'' franchise, many of which bear a physical resemblance to Petey Piranha, including the [[Mom Piranha]] and [[Piranha Bean]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', the [[Dino Piranha]] and [[Dino Piranha|Fiery Dino Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and the [[Peewee Piranha]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

Petey Piranha is a big, tall, and strong character with intelligence exceeding that of a normal [[Piranha Plant]], though his intelligence is nevertheless very low. Usually his sentience is portrayed to be on the same level as that of a person. His seemingly unintelligible Piranha Plant noises have been shown to be a real language, as his barks and growls are translated into normal words for the player in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' titles.

In most of the games he appears in, Petey Piranha has a cheeky, laid-back personality. He is known for taking his losses in stride, such as when he slaps his face in humiliation once he is back on his feet after taking damage in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. He has a sense of humor, too, as shown in the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series when he skips daintily to home plate after hitting a home run. He also likes to gloat and show off. In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', he goes as far as to limbo in the middle of the field after he scores. Like his smaller contemporaries, Petey is a ravenous eater. Although not so much a glutton, he is able to eat just about anything.  

Petey Piranha has unique abilities that normal Piranha Plants cannot perform. His leaves, for example, double as wings, granting him the ability to fly. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', he whips up [[Tweesters]] with his leaves and headbutts the player if they come within range. These attacks normally cause no damage, though at times [[Mario]] may get knocked back far enough to lose health. Petey's main attack involves spitting out large quantities of brown goop, which creates [[Gooble]]s and occasionally small Piranha Plants. Mario is damaged if he is in the goop too long and/or slips. This ability of Petey's is not exclusive to ''Super Mario Sunshine'' as he can still spit goop in later appearances, making it somewhat of a trademark of his. Another one of Petey's main traits is his phenomenal physical strength that rivals or even surpasses that of Bowser. This is especially evident in sports games when comparing his stats to other characters, and in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' the power of his swings causes all opponents (even larger ones like [[Bowser]], [[Wiggler]] and [[Donkey Kong]]) to be knocked back a bit. Petey's physical strength is also evident in games such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', since he can perform body slams that release shockwaves, or use very strong Zone Shots that are capable of breaking [[Mario]]'s racket. Lastly in ''Mario Tennis Aces'', Petey exhibits the ability to summon tornadoes that require the player to dodge them, similarly to his appearance in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.

When Petey Piranha hits the ball with his club in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' it shoots across the course with a golden streak. When he is playing baseball, he catches and throws the ball with his mouth, but when he is batting he hits the ball with his leaf-like arm. His sweet spot is the tip of his arm.

===''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''===

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===''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''===

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==List of appearances==

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|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''

|ChiS=食人花头头

|ChiSN=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' and the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]] in ''Minecraft''

|ChiSR=Shírénhuā Tóutou

|ChiS2=吞食花头头

|ChiS2N=International releases for games since ''Mario Tennis Aces''

|ChiS3=吞食花老大

|ChiS3N=Since the China release for ''Mario Tennis Aces''

|ChiS3R=Tūnshíhuā Lǎodà

|ChiTN=''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''

|FreA=Petey Piranha

|FreE=Flora Piranha

|FreEM="Flora" refers to the flower petals attached to its head and is also a French female name.

|GerM=Mutant Tyranha; "Tyranha" comes from "Piranha" and ''Tyrann'' ("tyrant"). In this translation, Petey is male or female, depending on the game.

|Rus=Пиранья Пети

|RusR=Piran'ya Peti

|SpaA=Pepito Piraña

|SpaA2=Floro Piraña

|SpaA2N=''New Play Control!: Mario Power Tennis''

|SpaA2M=From European Spanish.

|SpaEM="Floro" is a male given name, as well as a pun on ''flora'' ("vegetation") and ''Planta Piraña'' ("Piranha Plant").

 

*[[Dino Piranha|Fiery Dino Piranha]]

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