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|title=Piranha Plant
|image=[[File:Piranha Plant NSMBU.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of a Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
|derived_species=[[Big Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bone Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]<br>[[Ghost (Piranha Plant)]]<br>[[Glad Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Gold Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Hidon]]<br>[[Ice Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Inky Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Muncher]]<br>[[Naval Bud]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Pale Piranha]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Piranha Pest]]<br>[[Piranha Planet]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Piranha Plant (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (potted)]]<br>[[Piranha Plorp]]<br>[[Piranha Pod]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Propeller Piranha]]<br>[[Proto Piranha]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Smilax]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]
|related=[[Kobu Kokko]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|notable=[[Big Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Lava Piranha]]<br>[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Megasmilax]]<br>[[Mind-Bogglers]]<br>[[Mom Piranha]]<br>[[Naval Piranha]]<br>[[Peewee Piranha]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]]<br>[[Piper (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|Piper]]<br>[[Pirabbid Plant]]<br>[[Spike the Piranha]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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'''Piranha Plants''' (also known as '''Piranhas''', misspelled as '''pirana plants'''<ref>"Pirana plants - Man eating plants that live in the flower-pots. They show their faces quickly and without warning, so watch out! You can't kill them by jumping on top of them." ''Super Mario Bros.'' English manual, page 14.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English manual, page 40.</ref> in early manuals) are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They are seemingly based on {{wp|Venus flytrap}}s and eat anything that approaches them.

The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], darting out and biting anything near. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes, and may constantly bite or wait for Mario to approach to do so.

Despite being plants, Piranha Plants have been depicted as being sentient and capable of speech in a few appearances, though unlike several other enemies in the ''Mario'' series, they have never been shown forming societies. Piranha Plant characters such as [[Petey Piranha]], [[Piranha Bean]] and [[Dino Piranha]], among others, reveal that some Piranha Plants can have animal-like bodies, making them capable of walking. [[Mom Piranha]], [[Dino Piranha]], and [[Peewee Piranha]] are all depicted hatching from eggs, suggesting that Piranha Plants may be {{wp|Oviparity|oviparious}}. However, relatives of Piranha Plants, [[Nipper Plant]]s, are implied to have a different reproduction method as they are shown to evolve from [[Nipper Spore|spores]] in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' games.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Piranha Plant SMB.png|thumb|100px|A Piranha Plant, as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.'']]
The first appearance of Piranha Plants was in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they were semi-common enemies. They have been strategically placed by [[Bowser]] to impede Mario's progress on his quest to save [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. The Piranha Plants inhabit pipes and attack by biting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they come into contact with these carnivorous plants. Piranha Plants won't emerge from their pipe if Mario or Luigi are adjacent to or standing directly on top of it, similar to a [[Bill Blaster]].

Piranha Plants can be defeated by shooting them with a fireball, by kicking a [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] or [[Buzzy Beetle]] shell at them, or by touching them while empowered by a [[Super Star]].
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====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
[[File:Smb2ll.png|thumb|right|Red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]
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The Piranha Plants returned in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', which was the sequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in Japan, during the second conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom. The game introduced red-colored variants, which were much quicker than the green variety, and can emerge from their pipe even if the player is next to it; they are first seen in the [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 4]]. However, both varieties will not appear if the player is standing directly on top of the pipe. They appear more frequently than in the previous game, and the red variant have been the most common Piranha Plants seen throughout the ''Mario'' series since. Additionally, they will pop up in upside-down pipes as well, making Mario or Luigi's way a bit more difficult. Piranha Plants are also found underwater in this game.
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====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Piranha Plants are found throughout the game, retaining their biting attack. Here, along with being defeated with fireballs, Koopa shells and Starman powers, Piranha Plants could also be beaten with the tail of [[Raccoon Mario]], [[Tanooki Suit]] and [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s. Several variants of Piranha Plants are also introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', including [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]], [[Big Piranha Plant|Giant Piranha Plant]], and [[Ptooie]]. Most of these enemies appear in both green and red varieties. While the Red Piranha Plants act identically to the green ones unlike in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', they have an additional layer of leaves which makes them taller than green ones.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/remakes/smas/smas-smb3_w7-8_pipes_plants.png Screenshot containing both red and green Piranha Plants]</ref> There are also horizontal Piranha Plants; despite being red, these ones only have one layer of leaves. The remakes of the game gave Piranha Plants in horizontal pipes red leaves. There are also [[Nipper Plant]]s, juvenile versions of Piranha Plants; and invincible [[Muncher]]s which resemble Nipper Plants more than Piranha Plants. Additionally, the [[Mushroom King|king]] of [[Pipe Land]] is transformed into a Piranha Plant by [[Ludwig von Koopa]]; in later ports of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the king is changed into a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] instead of a Piranha Plant.

This is the last main series ''Mario'' game where Piranha Plants have green heads; while this aspect was used on [[Beanstalk]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and later games in the series, red has since then been the standard color for these enemies.

''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' has a sideways variant of the [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] as well as a red upside-down Piranha Plant with one green layer of leaves, seen in the e-reader level [[Piped Full of Plants]].

====''Super Mario Land''====
[[File:Piranha_Plant_SML.png|200px|thumb|A Piranha Plant in ''Super Mario Land'']]
Piranha Plants are also featured in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', which takes place in [[Sarasaland]]. However, the English instruction manual for the physical [[Game Boy]] release as well as the ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Game Boy Player's Guide refers to them as '''Pakkun Flower'''<ref name=land>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><ref name=NintendoPower>''Nintendo Power'' Game Boy Player's Guide, page 5</ref>, which is their Japanese name. In addition, it names the variant hanging from above pipes '''Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun'''<ref name=land/> or '''Reverse Pakkun'''<ref name=NintendoPower />, and they are worth 400PTS rather than 100PTS. Since most of the names of the enemies were left unlocalized in the ''Super Mario Land'' instruction, the same goes for the Pakkun Flower, that only is a Piranha Plant with its name untranslated rather than a different type of plant. However, the English digital manual for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] release translates the enemies as Piranha Plants. This is the only enemy in this game that originates from previous Mario games that is not a sub-species or otherwise changed.

====''Super Mario World''====
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as enemies once again, attacking Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]] by trying to bite them. From this game forward, the red Piranha Plants become the primary in-game color, with the green ones now simply being used to top [[beanstalk]]s. There is a variant of Piranha Plants that makes its debut here. This variant, the [[Jumping Piranha Plant]], lives in pipes and leaps through the air, attacking anything nearby. [[Muncher]]s also reappear in this game.

The regular Piranha Plant, also known as '''Piranha in a Pipe'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref>, appears as a rare enemy. In fact, eight of them only appear in one level, [[Vanilla Dome 3]]. These only hang upside down due to their pipes' position. These can be beaten using fireballs, Starman powers, a Koopa shell, a [[cape]] attack or by simply eating them with Yoshi's tongue.

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Jumping Piranha Plants are much more common than their brethren, effectively replacing them. An upward-facing Piranha Plant [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|was originally going to appear]], but did not appear in the final game. In fact, the right-side-up stem's graphics are overwritten by that of an upside-down [[Cheep Cheep]], using the game's red palette instead of the yellow palette they normally use.

====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
[[File:PiranhaPlant-SML2.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', the Piranha Plants are more or less identical to previous games. In addition, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s reappear with a spiky-headed redesign and, in [[Mario's castle]], [[Fire Pakkun Zō|statues of them]] appear and attack by periodically charging and shooting balls of fire.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Piranha Plant 64.png|thumb|left|150px|A Piranha Plant, as it appears in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Piranha Plants appear as semi-common enemies once again; this is the first game to depict them outside of pipes. Normally, these plants are peacefully sleeping, however, if Mario wakes them up, they will try to bite Mario. Also in the remake, in the new area at [[Whomp's Fortress]], three Piranha Plants will suddenly appear out of the grass as soon as anyone approaches them for the first time. After that, they will then act like regular sleeping Piranha Plants. All Piranha Plants in this game can be defeated with most attack methods, most easily by walking towards them slowly without waking them up and then [[punch]]ing or [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]] them. In the remake, [[Yoshi]] can also defeat them with an egg projectile. The lips of these Piranha Plants are also green; this was changed in the remake, where they have white lips. Also, when defeated, pink bubbles (the same ones that [[Mr. I]] shoots) fly out of its body, though this is purely aesthetic.

Two size variations of [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s make their first appearance. In the tiny portion of [[Tiny-Huge Island]] as well as in [[Bowser in the Sky]], [[Small Piranha|small versions]] can be found. They grow once Mario approaches, spit a fireball, and then retreat by shrinking back to an invisible size. Additionally, in the huge part of the island, [[Big Fire Piranha|large versions]] are the subject of one of the [[Power Star]] missions.

In Whomp's Fortress, a sign in front of one reads: ''"I'm sleeping because... I'm sleepy. I don't like being disturbed. Please walk quietly."'' Indeed, walking slowly near the Piranha Plants will not wake them up. When they are asleep, a lullaby plays. It can be heard [[Piranha Plant#Media|here]].

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:MuddyPiranhaPlant.png|thumb|120px|A [[graffiti|goop]]-covered Piranha Plant in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]
Piranha Plants, also called Pakkun Flowers<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 5.</ref>, appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. These Piranha Plants only appear in [[Bianco Hills]] and will attack Mario by popping-out of the ground and spitting black, white-spotted projectiles. They are defeated by spraying water with [[F.L.U.D.D.]] inside their bodies until they blow up. In this game, their appearance is based off their appearance in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', as they have green lips (though oddly enough, most of them lack any form of teeth in their mouths). They also gain a new notable member, [[Petey Piranha]], a goop-spitting, giant, anthropomorphic Piranha Plant who appears twice as a boss in the game, and would go on to become a recurring character.

[[Proto Piranha|Gatekeeper]]s, Piranha Plant [[List of enemies|enemies]] created from the goop of the [[Magic Paintbrush]] wielded by [[Bowser Jr.]], are also fought as mini-bosses in ''Super Mario Sunshine''. After Mario sprays water on the generator, they come out and have to be defeated by shooting water at their mouths. [[Piranhabon]]s, giant-sized goop-covered Piranha Plant heads, also appear as obstacles in [[Bianco Hills]] coming out of the goop. If Mario sprays water on them, they are revealed to look like Petey Piranha's head.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Piranha Plant - New Super Mario Bros.png|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant from ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Piranha Plants return to their original attack pattern of popping-out of pipes and biting anything nearby. They are also found in the ground now, and if found on conveyor belts, they will move along with it. In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', Piranha Plants make chomping sounds.

[[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s also make their return from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''; like certain normal Piranha Plants, the latter is exclusively seen outside pipes, as huge pipes do not make an appearance. They now require three fireballs instead of one to die, and release eight coins when they do.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMGPIR.PNG|thumb|100px|A Spiny Piranha Plant model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
Piranha Plants make their appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', trying to bite the player much like they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but can be stunned if Mario fires [[Star Bit]]s at them. They can be defeated by jumping on them, with a [[spin]], or when run into as [[Rainbow Mario]]. They must sometimes be defeated to advance further, signaled by a [[Sproutle Vine]] growing where they once were. It is also notably the second game that Piranha Plants can be defeated in a single jump, after ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.

There is also a new, purple variation called [[Spiny Piranha Plant]] that is bigger and it attempts to slam its head into Mario. It can be defeated by hitting round bushes at it or by stomping it after it has slammed its head in the ground.

A Piranha Plant-like alien called [[Dino Piranha]] serves as a boss. It will chase Mario around its planetoid once woken from its egg. It can be defeated by [[Spin]]ning to hit its tail, causing the tail to fly out, then get pulled back in and hit Dino Piranha. There was a separate, much more difficult version called the Fiery Dino Piranha. [[Fiery Dino Piranha]]'s tail will often be on fire, so Mario can only attack it while its tail had gone out. It also runs faster and left a temporary trail of fire behind it. They both give the player a [[Power Star]] if defeated.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:PiranhaPlantNSMBW.png|frame]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Piranha Plants also appear as enemies along with [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Muncher]]s and [[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s make their return. [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s also make their debut in this game. However, the pipe-planted Piranha Plants have lost their chomping sound effects from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Piranha Plants can now be defeated with ice balls though their ice blocks cannot be picked up. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can jump on a Piranha Plant without getting hurt.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and they behave just as they did in the predecessor. In [[Supermassive Galaxy]], pipe-dwelling [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s appear, and are invincible. There is now a new species of the [[Spiny Piranha Plant]] from the original, known as the [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]. To defeat it, Mario or Luigi must hit it with a plant when it slams its head onto the ground, as they cannot be stomped due to its prickles on its head.

The boss of the first galaxy, [[Sky Station Galaxy]], is a baby, giant Piranha Plant named [[Peewee Piranha]], whom is similar to [[Dino Piranha]] from the original. He is beaten by first spinning into the eggshell on his backside, then into his exposed rear once the eggshell is broken. After being hit a few times, the shell regenerates, and the player then attack it in this method again, but the boss is faster than before. Also, if the player confronts Peewee Piranha from the front, Peewee Piranha turns around. After hitting Peewee Piranha twice and defeating it, Mario is awarded with the first [[Power Star]] in the game. Also, in the [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]], the player has to fight Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha, two bosses from the game's predecessor.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:3DS_SuperMario_8_scrn08_E3.png|thumb|250px|The black Inky Piranha Plant]]
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. They act like they do in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' series. There is also a new black variety called [[Inky Piranha Plant]]s, which spit ink that covers the top screen, like a [[Blooper]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. These Piranha Plants can also be jumped to be defeated. [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s appear more often, however, and their fireballs can hit [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, and other Piranha Plants.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Bone Piranha_Plant.png|thumb|left|128px|A Bone Piranha Plant]]
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Whenever Mario touches a [[Gold Ring]], the Piranha Plants turn [[Gold Piranha Plant|golden]]. Whenever the player defeats them when they are golden, the location they inhabited shoots out coins. A new species of Piranha Plant are also introduced, which are [[Bone Piranha Plant]]s.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Big Piranha Plants reappear in both their modern and classic forms, and a new [[Ice Piranha Plant|ice spitting variety]] makes their debut. In the level [[Blooming Lakitus]], [[Lakitu]]s throw spiked eggs called [[Piranha Pod]]s that hatch into Piranha Plants instead of [[Spiny|Spinies]].

====''Super Mario 3D World''====
[[File:PiranhaPlantSM3DW.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A Piranha Plant in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', where they act similarly to their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and in later 3D ''Mario'' games. [[Piranha Plant (potted)|Potted Piranha Plant]]s are also introduced, which can be picked up and used as items. This Piranha Plant can be used to eat enemies and obstacles, including other Piranha Plants. Another type of Piranha Plant, called the [[Piranha Creeper]], is introduced, which has a long stem and can be defeated by knocking it back into its hole with attacks. [[Big Piranha Plant|Mega Piranha Plant]]s also reappear in this game.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as enemies that the player can put into the course. If wings are attached to them, they become {{conjectural|Para Piranha Plants}}. Piranha Plants that aren't found in pipes are stationary similar to [[Muncher]]s. [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s, and [[Muncher]]s also appear in the game.

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they are able to be placed upside-down on ceilings.

====''Super Mario Run''====
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', Piranha Plants appear inside pipes, where they will periodically emerge to bite at the player. Like in most ''Super Mario'' titles, Piranha Plants will not emerge if the player is standing immediately nearby.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', regular Piranha Plants do not appear as enemies, and instead are used as flowers in [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]]'s marriage. However, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s do appear as enemies, mostly in the [[Metro Kingdom]]. The game introduces a new subspecies, the [[Poison Piranha Plant]], which is found in the [[Wooded Kingdom]]. They can be [[capture]]d, but only if they are already stuck chewing on a rock (or possibly on another object), as they eat [[Cappy]] if their mouths are vacant. When captured, [[Mario]] gains control over them and can spit out poison/fire at will.

===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
Piranha Plants made several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Here, they posessed the ability to spit fire, possibly assuming this ability from the [[Panser]]s of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', who never made an appearance.

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
One Piranha Plant made an appearance in [[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]. It bit [[Raccoon Mario]] while he was knocked unconscious by Big Mouth's reptile breath tornado move. It attempted to bite Mario again, but it missed, as Mario moved out of the way in time. Their subspecies [[Ptooie]]s and [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s appear more often.

====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Piranha Plant Hip Hop King Koopa.jpg|thumb|A Piranha Plant about to eat Hip, Hop and King Koopa]]
A non-antagonistic Piranha Plant named [[Mama Fireplant]] appeared, which Toadstool, Yoshi, Mario, and Luigi had to rescue from Kootie Pie Koopa's clutches in a frozen cavern, although ultimately only Yoshi was successful in doing so due to the [[Porcupinefish]] in the lair flash-freezing anyone who stepped on them, with Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool needing to be rescued themselves as well.

In [[Gopher Bash]], [[Larry Koopa#DIC Cartoons|Cheatsy]] has his [[Monty Mole|gopher]] minions replace the crops they had stolen with Piranha Plants, which Yoshi and the brothers end up defeating. Unusually, one is depicted with hair or spike-like protrusions on its head.

In [[A Little Learning]], [[Lemmy Koopa#DIC Cartoons|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa#DIC Cartoons|Hop]] put a Piranha Plant in [[Oogtar|Oogtar's]] "eggabegga" project only to have the sabotage turn on them and [[Bowser|King Koopa]] when Oogtar inadvertently feeds it fertilizer.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
In ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', Piranha Plants make occasional appearances, and are depicted with primarily dark green heads atop light green stems. Some Piranha Plants have a pair of eyes, while female Piranha Plants have faces the same color as their stems and dark green lips, while the dark green and spotted portion is made from leaves and acts as "hair." In [[Piranha-Round Sue]], several Piranha Plants, led by [[Piranha Sue]], attempt to steal the [[Green Gecko Gem]] and a [[magic wand]] in order to depose [[Bowser]], due to several tight restrictions he had placed upon them. In [[The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!]] a Piranha Plant gets strangled by Bowser after he calls [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] an idiot, while two female Piranha Plants appear as fans of [[Dirk Drain-Head]], of whom Mario was cosplaying as.

===Nintendo Adventure Books===
After being led astray by a disguised Koopa on his way back to the Mushroom Palace in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', [[Toad]] becomes stuck in a patch of Piranha Plants. After hearing Toad's yells for help, Mario rushes into the patch to rescue him, and tries to fight off a particularly large Piranha Plant by throwing a rock, which the plant bats aside with a stick, giving its brethren the idea of grabbing some clubs to use as weapons as well. Depending on how the accompanying puzzle is solved, the plants either fight each other after Mario tricks one into bludgeoning another, or they succeed in knocking Mario out with a blow to the head.

In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', a patch of Piranha Plants, which Morton, Luigi and Toad navigate their way through on the way to [[Water Land]], is growing near the Mushroom Palace. In ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', [[Luigi]] spots some Piranha Plants among the army of monsters in [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s secret camp in the Magma Pits.

In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Mario and Luigi run through a patch of Piranha Plants if they decide to give chase to Princess Toadstool, who is being forced to venture through the [[Koopahari Desert]] by a pair of enchanted basketball sneakers. Later, it is revealed that [[Ludwig von Koopa]] has coerced four Piranha Plants (named Ashby, Justin, Scott and Todd) to act as the string quartet in his basketball-based ballet "starring" the princess. If the Piranha Plants attack the Mario Bros. and the princess, Luigi easily defeats them by knocking their pots over. In one the book's bad endings, a pair of Piranha Plants will eat Mario and Luigi if they decide to rush into the leftmost pipe in a chamber.

In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', while avoiding some [[Dino Rhino]]s in a forest, Mario pulls the [[Mushroom King]] away from a young and hungry Piranha Plant the bumbling monarch stumbles near.

In the final book, ''[[Brain Drain]]'', [[Iggy Koopa]]'s [[Synapse Switcher]] swaps the minds of some traffic officers and Piranha Plants, resulting in widespread havoc on the Fungus Freeway.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MarioCircuit-PiranhaPlant-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|left|A set of Piranha Plants at [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]], in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'']]
In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Piranha Plants often appear as road obstacles.

====''Super Mario Kart''====
Piranha Plants appear in both of the [[Choco Island 1|Choco]] [[Choco Island 2|Islands]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' where they sit there, acting as an obstacle. If the player hits the Piranha Plants, they will spin out.

====''Mario Kart 64''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Piranha Plants return with a different appearance. They do not come out of pipes, but they are sitting on the ground. They appear to be moving their lips up and down, similar to a sucking motion. The lips are also a yellowish tan color. They appear on [[Mario Raceway]] and [[Royal Raceway]].

====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', Piranha Plants appear from within the quicksand pits of [[Yoshi Desert]]. If a racer falls into one of these pits, they will get pulled under, followed by the Piranha Plant chewing them repeatedly before spitting them out.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Piranha Plants appear in [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]] and in [[Yoshi Circuit]]. Here, they will stay in their pipe. When any driver gets close to them, they will try to bite the driver. Anyone who gets bitten by a Piranha Plant will flip over and the thrower will end up getting dragged behind the kart. Piranha Plants can be stunned by using a projectile such as a [[Green Shell]] or a [[Bowser Shell]] and they will also get stunned by anyone who used a [[Super Star|Star]].

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' subseries====
[[File:MKAGPDX Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Mkgp2 frying plant.png|thumb|right|Piranha Plant as it appeared in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'']]
In both ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', the Piranha Plant is one of [[Princess Peach]]'s special character items. The Piranha Plant's function in both games is that of eating the items of Peach's opponents once it is summoned by her. This Piranha Plant is differentiated by its bright pink coloration (possibly in reference to Peach herself).

====''Mario Kart DS''====
Piranha Plants reappear as obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Instead of their biting habits in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'', they will sit and breathe fireballs at any driver in [[Mario Circuit (DS)|Mario Circuit]]. [[Choco Island 2|<small>SNES</small> Choco Island 2]] and [[Yoshi Circuit|<small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]] return and also brought back the Piranha Plants, although in Yoshi Circuit they do not come out of pipes unlike their original counterpart.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', [[Mario Raceway|<small>N64</small> Mario Raceway]] and [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Mario Circuit]] return along with their respective Piranha Plants. Additionally, there is a vehicle called [[Piranha Prowler]]. However, this kart is based more on [[Petey Piranha]] than an actual Piranha Plant, due to its petals and non-lips on the kart.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', huge versions appear in a course named after the species, [[Piranha Plant Slide]]. Ironically, only two appear on this track, one in the underground segment and the other in the underwater segment. and if the player comes near them, they attempt to bite them. Getting hit by a Piranha Plant causes the player flip out. Two more Piranha Plants also appear on the track [[Music Park]]. They do the same things, and switch to the opposite side of the track each lap. These plants also bop their heads to the track's music.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8SNESDonutPlains3PiranhaPlant.png|thumb|Yoshi using the Potted Piranha Plant in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the [[Piranha Plant (potted)|Piranha Plant]] from ''Super Mario 3D World'' appears as an item. The Piranha Plant will attack nearby racers and any items on the ground, like [[Banana|Banana Peels]], while giving the user a speed boost every time it lunges forward, which will happen either after a few seconds or when the player commands. This is similar to the [[Chain Chomp]] item that appeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' The item is time-based, which is indicated by the gauge in the item box, and a small portion is cut off whenever the plant lunges forward. The Piranha Plant's pot features tiny wheels for it to move. When the player does a trick, the Piranha Plant will spin, doing a trick of its own. If it or the player gets hit with an item or hazard, it will be stunned for a bit. 

Piranha Plants are also used in '''Renegade Roundup''', an exclusive battle mode found in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. In that mode, the Piranha Plants have a strobe light on top of their head, and are used by the 'police' players to capture the 'criminal' players on the other team. As either team can be Red or Blue, blue Piranha Plants appear in this mode to match.

Pink Piranha Plants appear in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], while normal ones appear in [[Mario Circuit (MK8)|Mario Circuit]]. The Bone Piranha Plant makes a return from ''New Super Mario Bros 2'' in the track [[Bone-Dry Dunes]] and smaller Piranha Plants appear in the returning [[Royal Raceway|<small>N64</small> Royal Raceway]]. The returning [[Music Park|<small>3DS</small> Music Park]] and [[Piranha Plant Slide|<small>3DS</small> Piranha Plant Slide]] retain their respective Piranha Plants and in the case of the latter course, small Piranha Plants have been added in the background. A new species of Piranha Plant known as [[Raving Piranha Plant]]s appear in the [[Electrodrome]]. In [[Hyrule Circuit]], Piranha Plants are replaced with [[zeldawiki: Deku Baba|Deku Babas]] to fit with the theme of the course. A Piranha Plant also appears on the logo of the sponsor [[Fun Flower]].

===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
[[File:WLSML3 Course No 31 revisited.png|[[Tiny Wario|Small Wario]], blocked in a pit of Piranha Plants|thumb]]
Piranha Plants are found again in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', where they behave differently than in past games. They inhabit various locations of [[Parsley Woods]] and act just like [[Muncher]]s, in that they crowd pits and craters and are completely stationary. They are also indestructible and capable of defeating [[Wario]] instantly upon contact.

Although never referred to with their English names in ''Wario Land''-related material, these enemies are labeled as "Pakkun Flower" (パックンフラワー) on [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|page 6]] of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga, volume 24, which is the Japanese name for Piranha Plants.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Yoshi''====
[[File:YoshiNES-PiranhaPlant-Score.png|thumb|left]]
Piranha Plants make an appearance as one of the six falling objects in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''. Piranha Plant's sprite in this game is similar to [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:YIpiranhaplant.jpg|thumb|125px|A Piranha Plant as seen in ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'']]
[[File:SMW2 Piranha Plant.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Piranha Plants are known as variously as '''Wild Piranhas'''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 67.</ref>, '''Wild Piranha Plants'''<ref name=P80>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 80.</ref> or simply Piranha Plants<ref name=P80/>, and are drastically changed; instead of being rooted in pipes, Piranha Plants are found planted in the ground. Instead of attacking at intervals, Piranha Plants simply wait in a miniaturized form, growing larger and lunging at a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] if approached. Also, instead of simply trying to bite Yoshi, they will eat him and then spit him out, causing him to lose Baby Mario and his [[Yoshi Egg]]s. They cannot be jumped on or swallowed, so they must be defeated with eggs or by spitting an enemy at them. Defeating them causes their heads to flip backwards, followed by them withering.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' also has a Piranha Plant boss named [[Naval Piranha]], who is grown gigantic in size by [[Kamek]]'s magic. [[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]], an indigo, water-based variant that can swim with its propeller-like leaves and has serrated lips instead of teeth, makes its debut in this game, alongside the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]], a powerful, green [[Needlenose]]-spitting variant. The [[Blow Hard]] enemy resembles a Piranha Plant, but itself is actually a type of [[Pokey]]. Nipper Plants also appear as enemies in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''; here, Nipper Plants are usually spawned from [[Nipper Spore]]s, which Naval Piranha is capable of spitting.

====''Yoshi's Story''====
[[File:YSPirahnaPlant.png|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant in ''Yoshi's Story'']]
[[File:PirahnaPlantYS.png|frame]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Piranha Plants have spike-covered stalks and are shown to be capable of growing to huge proportions. Their teeth also appear to be on their lips. The game has also introduces several other variations of Piranha Plants, such as the flying [[Piranha Pest]] and the grounded [[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprouts]]. Piranha Plants commonly appear in [[Piranha Grove]].

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Piranha Plants once again appear as common enemies, along with [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s and Nipper Spores, and act just as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Several new Piranha Plants also appear, such as [[Ghost (Piranha Plant)|Polterpiranha]]s, [[Bungee Piranha]]s and [[Nipper Dandelion]]s, along with a Piranha Plant boss named [[Big Bungee Piranha]].

It is possible to kill the Piranha Plants that are displayed in the ''[[Island Museum]]''.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Piranha Plants return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', where they act similarly to how they did in the predecessors, one difference being that they are never found in a miniature state. Most of the Piranha Plants in the game are rooted in the ground, but several ones in the level [[Spin-Lift Drift]] come in and out of pipes like in the 2D ''Mario'' games.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
[[File:ND1abril30.jpg|thumb|A Piranha Plant from ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They lunge in the direction of Yoshi and munch air continuously, much like the Piranha Plants that do not dwell Warp Pipes from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. When they are hit by a yarn ball, it ties them up, allowing a Yoshi to jump onto and defeat them. Like the other Yoshi games, making contact with a Piranha Plant will swallow a Yoshi and spit him out, taking some hearts from his health meter.

====''Yoshi's Crafted World''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', Piranha Plants are found on both Yoshi's path and in the backdrop. They can be defeated by smacking them with an egg. Background Piranha Plants are unable to hurt Yoshi.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Pipe Vault]], where they try to ambush Mario by leaping from a pipe. They have root-like legs, allowing them to walk; despite this, they are found exclusively in pipes outside of battle. Perhaps in reference to their immunity to being [[jump]]ed on in earlier ''Mario'' games, the Piranha Plants in this game are completely immune to Mario's jump attacks.

Later on in [[Bean Valley]], green and purple-colored Piranha Plants named [[Chewy|Chewies]] appear. Additionally, [[Megasmilax]], a giant Piranha Plant, is Bean Vally's boss.

Nipper Plants, renamed Chompweeds, also appear as [[coin]]-stealing obstacles in the Pipe Vault and were set to appear as fightable enemies, but were removed from the final game.

There is a Piranha Plant living at [[Monstro Town]] in the game.

===''Tetris Attack''===
In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', only Naval Piranha appears as a boss and minion of Kamek and [[Bowser]], aiding them in their plot of brainwashing the inhabitants of Yoshi's Island.

===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
[[File:SSBPiranhaPlant.png|frame|left|A Piranha Plant in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'']]
Piranha Plants appear in all entries of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, except for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features Piranha Plants as obstacles that occasionally come out of the two pipes present there (with said Piranha Plants' appearances being based on that of the red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''), dealing damage to any fighter that touches them; however, they can be attacked and knocked out easily. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a Piranha Plant is featured as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] and a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], and in the [[PictoChat]] stage, one of the drawings that appears in the background is a Piranha Plant. A Piranha Plant is also featured as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''.
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
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A Piranha Plant also appears as a playable DLC character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', released on January 29, 2019. This makes Piranha Plant the first playable character to be a generic enemy and the first time overall a generic Piranha Plant is playable in any game. It was available for free for anyone who registered the game through [[My Nintendo]] by January 31, 2019, and it can be purchased separately as of February 1, 2019. 

In the reveal trailer, various Yoshis are left dazed alongside Luigi, while Mario approaches the Piranha Plant confidently, only for the Piranha Plant to knock him back and then repeatedly bite into the air before showing its splash artwork with the tagline "Piranha Plant Pipes Up!" ("Piranha Plant Joins the Battle!" in the British English version).

Its attacks are based around several forms of the enemy, such as transforming into a [[Prickly Piranha Plant]] to perform a headbutt for its forward smash, shooting spiked balls akin to a [[Ptooie]], stretching like a [[Stalking Piranha Plant]], being able to spew a cloud of poison that constantly damage other fighters (similar to a [[Putrid Piranha]]), and using its leaves as propellers to fly around like [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s. Additionally, its Final Smash involves summoning [[Petey Piranha]]<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=42 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> who traps opponents in the cages from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], then breathes fire at the cages and slams them down. Piranha Plant's other attacks are comprised of bites, headbutts, leaf swipes, and pot strikes.

Piranha Plant is one of the heavier fighters in the game, being heavier than [[Samus Aran|Samus]], [[Dark Samus]], and [[Bowser Jr.]] (and the [[Koopalings]]), but lighter than [[Incineroar]] and [[Pokémon Trainer]]'s [[Charizard]]. Its mobility is also below-average in many areas, apart from its dashing speed. Piranha Plant was originally intended to have three jumps, but the third jump was removed prior to the fighter's release.<ref>https://nintendosoup.com/piranha-plant-was-nerfed-before-it-was-added-into-super-smash-bros-ultimate/</ref>

Some of Piranha Plant's attacks have been given names: its forward tilt is Push and Pull, its forward smash is Prickly Swing, its back aerial is Fire Breath, and its down aerial is Flowerpot Meteor.

Its various alternate colors reference the various Piranha Plant types throughout the franchise, and to a lesser extent certain warp pipe types:
*Its green costume is derived from how it appeared in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Lost Levels'', with a green warp pipe.
*Its yellow costume is derived from various Piranha Plants that had a yellow color, including the [[Pipe Land]] king's transfigured form, the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''Yoshi's Island'' upon the first strike, and the [[Glad Piranha Plant]] from ''Super Princess Peach'', with a magenta pot.
*The magenta costume resembles an active [[Piranha Creeper]] from ''Super Mario 3D World'' (but may also resemble [[Dino Piranha]] or [[Peewee Piranha]], or even [[Nipper Plant]]s as they appear in ''Super Mario All-Stars''), with a dark navy pipe.
*The black costume resembles the [[Inky Piranha Plant]] from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' (but may also refer to the [[Pale Piranha]] from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''), with a red pot.
*The white costume resembles the [[Bone Piranha Plant]]s as they appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', but with a pale green stem instead of a black one and white lips instead of the pale blue color they usually have, alongside a large yellow pipe, which resembles the yellow pipes from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. Its all-white appearance with a green stem may also be a reference to [[Nipper Plant]]s.
*The indigo costume with pink lips resembles the [[Bungee Piranha]]s from ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s from ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and to a lesser extent, [[Mom Piranha]] when colored blue as well, as her blue-colored Piranha Plants prior to and during her boss fight in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and its remake, and was in a goldenrod, metallic pot.
*Its blue costume is derived from how its sprite appeared in underworld levels in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Lost Levels'', as well as the [[Frost Piranha]] from ''Super Paper Mario'', and has a brown pipe.

Piranha Plant shares its victory theme with [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] In Piranha Plant's second victory pose, Mario is featured running towards it, before jumping and preparing to land an attack, only for Piranha Plant to bite Mario, and then smile. Piranha Plant is more expressive than in most of its appearances, smiling or scowling for certain actions.

Shortly after the release of the version 2.0.0 update, it has been reported that playing as Piranha Plant in All-Star Smash can corrupt save data.<ref>GameXplain. (January 30, 2019). [https://youtu.be/zAWR8F5Rohs CAUTION: Avoid Piranha Plant in All Star Mode! Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Could Corrupt Save File]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 30, 2019.</ref> If the player uses Palutena's Guidance on Piranha Plant, it is revealed that Viridi is a huge fan of the Piranha Plant species and even wrote a thesis on it, irritating both Pit and Palutena.

Due to its status as a DLC fighter, Piranha Plant is not fought at any point in the World of Light Adventure mode, and it is not used as an opponent fighter in any [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] battles. Rather, Piranha Plant can be made available to play as in World of Light (if the player has downloaded the fighter) by freeing 10 fighters in the mode. If Piranha Plant is downloaded with this criteria having been met beforehand, then Piranha Plant is immediately unlocked in World of Light the next time the player enters the mode.

On a side note, "Piranha Plant" is incorrectly uncapitalised in the tip describing its appearance in the Mushroom Kingdom stage.

=====Classic Mode route=====
Piranha Plant's Classic Mode has it fight against all of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''{{'}}s base newcomers.
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!colspan="5"|New Bloom
|-
!width=20px|Round
!width=150px|Opponent(s)
!width=100px|Rule
!width=150px|Stage
!width=250px|Song
|-
!1
|[[Inkling]] ×8
|Horde Battle
|[[Moray Towers]] (Battlefield)
|Splattack! ''(original)''
|-
!2
|[[Ridley]], [[Dark Samus]]
|
|[[Norfair]]
|Vs. Ridley
|-
!3
|[[Simon Belmont|Simon]], [[Richter Belmont|Richter]]
|
|[[Dracula's Castle]]
|Vampire Killer
|-
!4
|[[King K. Rool]], [[Chrom]]
|Free-for-All
|[[Pirate Ship (stage)|Pirate Ship]]
|Gang-Plank Galleon
|-
!5
|[[Isabelle]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
|
|[[Smashville]]
|Tour - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
|-
!6
|[[Incineroar]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]]
|Free-for-All
|[[Boxing Ring]]
|The Battle at the Summit!
|-
!Final
|[[Rathalos]]
|
|
|Roar/Rathalos
|}

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:PiranhaPlantDS.png|130px|thumb|left|Artwork of a Piranha Plant in ''Mario Party DS'']]
Piranha Plants are featured quite prominently in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], often as obstacles in [[minigame]]s. In ''[[Mario Party]]'', Piranha Plants could be planted by players in the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board; players that stop on the plant's spot lose a [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Piranha Plants appear in [[Waluigi's Island]] and are [[Waluigi]]'s partner in Duel Mode. In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a [[Piranha Plant (character)|Piranha Plant]] is featured in a quest where the player must bring one to a [[Bob-omb]] named [[Bob-omba]], and several Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the minigame [[Go-go Pogo]]. Until ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', the ''Mario Party'' Piranha Plants were based on the species' appearance in ''Super Mario 64'', as evidenced by their green lips, which were switched to white in ''Mario Party 7''. In the first three games, most Piranha Plants seen were tripedal; they walked on three leg-like roots.

====''Mario Party''====
[[File:WhackAPlant.png|thumb|200px|Piranha Plants in [[Whack-a-Plant]]]]
In ''[[Mario Party]]'', a legged Piranha Plant chases the solo player in the 1-vs-3 minigame [[Piranha's Pursuit]], and a giant one is found in [[Tug o' War]]. Additionally, the minigame [[Whack-a-Plant]] involves stomping Piranha Plants which pop out of Warp Pipes. Piranha Plants are also part of the audience in [[Mario Bandstand]].

====''Mario Party 2''====
A Piranha Plant that appears in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', appears in [[Mini-Game Park]] and is constantly chasing a butterfly without stopping. After the player buys a certain number of minigames from [[Woody]], the Piranha Plant congratulates the player for their hard work and gives the player the minigames [[Dungeon Dash]] and [[Rainbow Run (minigame)|Rainbow Run]]; after the latter, it leaves the Mini-Game Park, never to be seen again. A Piranha Plant can also be seen in the background in [[Bowser Land]] next to three red Warp Pipes. Two Piranha Plants can be seen inside glass domes in [[Space Land]]. In the minigame [[Toad in the Box]], a Piranha Plant is one of four possible results when hitting the rotating block. If it is gotten, the player will be stunned temporarily.

====''Mario Party 3''====
In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', a spiked Piranha Plant appears in the background of the minigame [[Vine with Me]], possibly [[Naval Piranha]]. Piranha Plants also appear in the minigame [[Storm Chasers]], where players must water their Piranha Plants by chasing a moving cloud.

A Piranha Plant is also one of the partners in the game's Duel Mode, and is [[Waluigi]]'s default partner. It has an attack power of 3, one health point, and a salary of five coins. Its ability allows it to occasionally give the player an extra die with a 1-3 on it to roll after rolling. Two Piranha Plants appear in the item minigame [[Winner's Wheel]], watching the player. If the player wins, the Piranha Plants will dance.

====''Mario Party 4''====
Although Piranha Plants do not appear in any boards or minigames, or as an item in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', they make a brief cameo in the background of the Option Room, acting as the speakers for the sound test.

====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Mario Party 5 Pop Star Piranhas.png|thumb|200px|left|Piranha Plants appearing in Pop-Star Piranhas.]]
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', the minigame [[Pop-Star Piranhas]] presents five dancing Piranha Plants. The players must find out the one that is dancing differently from the others. The [[Piranha Plant Capsule]] makes its first appearance in this game. Any player who lands on a space containing the capsule loses half of their [[coin]]s. Two Piranha Plant statues also appear in [[Bowser Nightmare]]. In [[Super Duel Mode]], the Piranha Plant is a weapon the player can use. In [[Triple Jump (minigame)|Triple Jump]], a Piranha Plant is located at the 150 foot/50m sign. 

====''Mario Party 6''====
The minigame [[Odd Card Out]] from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' contains cards with Piranha Plants printed on them. Three Piranha Plants appear in the Solo Mode board [[Thirsty Gulch]], dancing similarly to the Piranha Plants in [[Pop-Star Piranhas]] from ''Mario Party 5''. The [[Piranha Plant Orb]] reappears as an orb that can only be placed on a space. Any player who lands on it will lose half of their coins and give them to the owner of the space. Piranha Plants also appear as obstacles in [[Mole-it!]], where they try to hinder the players' progress by chomping on them. Two Piranha Plant-shaped lamps appear next to [[Bowser]]'s table in [[Seer Terror]]. 

====''Mario Party 7''====
The Piranha Plant Orb returns unchanged from ''Mario Party 6'' in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. In [[Herbicidal Maniac]], the goal is to shoot down all Piranha Plants before the opponents does. Hitting a mine will result in more Piranha Plants appearing. Three Piranha Plant-shaped fountains appear in the background in the Waterfall Battle game mode. Four Piranha Plant statues appear in the background in [[Pyramid Scheme]]. If one team in [[Wingin' It]] get's 19m or higher, a Piranha Plant will appear out of the house's chimney.

====''Mario Party 8''====
Piranha Plants also appear in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In [[DK's Treetop Temple]] and [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]], they act as hazards and take 10 coins from the player, when they land on a particular [[? Space]]. In the minigame [[Winner or Dinner]], they appear as enemies along with [[Spiny Egg]]s, biting the players And tossing them out of the oasis. A Piranha Plant is one of the hidden enemies in [[Specter Inspector]].

====''Mario Party DS''====
A Piranha Plant acted as the only non-Koopa boss in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. In the first stage of Story Mode, the plant terrorized Wiggler's Garden. After the tiny heroes battled it out, the superstar got to play the minigame [[Feed and Seed]] in order to defeat the Piranha Plant. In the minigame, they had to throw Bomb Seeds in its mouth three times. After defeating the Piranha Plant, a Wiggler thanked the tiny heroes and gives them the first Sky Crystal, and the heroes continued their quest for Bowser's Castle.

====''Mario Party 9''====
Piranha Plants appear in minigames featured in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. In [[Speeding Bullets]], they get out of Warp Pipes and can slow down the [[Bullet Bill]]s when both collide. In [[Piranha Patch]], Piranha Plants grow from normal flower buds and take one point from the players they attack. They also appear as hazards in [[Wiggler Bounce]]. Piranha Plants are also found in red [[Warp Pipe]]s next to [[Unlucky Space]]s where they take the captain down in a cavern with six [[Mini Ztar Space]]s.

The Piranha Plant is also given a constellation, named "Gluttonous Gobbler."

====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' as obstacles that the player must avoid in the minigame [[Quickest Cricket]]. Two also appear in one of the scenes depicted in [[Get Reel]].
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====''Mario Party 10''====
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the [[Mushroom Park]] board, as well as in minigames such as [[Pipe Sniper]]. Additionally, Golden Piranha Plants also appear, and [[Petey Piranha]] appears as the boss of Mushroom Park; who is fought in the Boss Minigame, [[Petey's Bomb Battle]].

====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
Piranha Plants reappear alongside their gold counterparts in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' as targets in the minigame [[Piranha Plantemonium]].

====''Super Mario Party''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' in the minigame [[Miner Setbacks]]. They can also appear in the Party Plaza, where they block Warp Pipes leading to locked game modes. [[Kamek]] removes the Piranha Plants as the player completes requirements.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Piranha Plants are found in [[Forever Forest]]. Unlike in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', where Piranha Plants are firmly rooted in place and unable to move, the Piranha Plants are shown to be able to move around freely; if a Piranha Plant is alerted to Mario's presence, it will burrow underground and suddenly "burst" to the surface near Mario and try to bite him
as the [[First Strike]]. The Piranha Plants in this game have yellow teeth.

Two variations of Piranha Plants, the tropical [[Putrid Piranha]] and frigid [[Frost Piranha]], are introduced in ''Paper Mario''. The boss of [[Mt. Lavalava]], [[Lava Piranha]] is also a gigantic, talking and flaming Piranha Plant.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Piranha Plants also appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They form part of the [[Audience]] and also appear as enemies, where four types are found. The first ones to be encountered are known as [[Pale Piranha]]s, which are first found in [[Boggly Woods]]. Additionally, Putrid Piranhas and Frost Piranhas return from ''Paper Mario'', along with a new, powerful variety, simply called [[Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Piranha Plant]]. These Piranha Plants are colored the same as regular Piranha Plants, besides being the most powerful Piranha Plants in the game, having extremely high HP and attack power, and are not even found in the main story, only appearing in the optional [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]].

====''Super Paper Mario''====
[[File:SPM Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left|150px|]]
Piranha Plants appear again in the third ''Paper Mario'' game, ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. In this game, regular Piranhas appear in [[Lineland]], [[Gloam Valley]], and [[The Bitlands]], but not the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials|Pit of 100 Trials]]. In this game Piranha Plants have yellow teeth just like they do in ''Paper Mario'' as well as the similar variety in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. [[Tippi]] calls them notorious. The Putrid Piranha and Frost Piranha return as well. The only way to defeat them is by using items. However, as new characters and Pixls are gained, it becomes much easier to defeat them. They are much weaker in comparison to its previous appearances in the series.
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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
[[File:PaperJungleBattle.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mario engaged in a battle with Spear Guys and a Piranha Plant.]]

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', having more HP than their previous iterations. They first appear in World 3 as semi-common enemies, but later appear in World 5 as common enemies. Their appearance hasn't changed too much from the previous ''Paper Mario'' games, though they have white teeth rather than yellow and their leaves look like those from the mainstream games. Piranha Plants are very resilient in this game, due to having a lot of HP, are able to home in on Mario's direction outside battle, and guard [[? Block]]s to prevent Mario from getting the stickers. Piranha Plants can attack by biting Mario, as like in the other ''Paper Mario'' games. Piranha Plants also have a new attack to spit gas at Mario. The spit attack has low attack power but it can make Mario [[dizzy]]. They can also dig underground to dodge attacks for one turn so that way Mario's attacks would miss. Not even a POW Block will damage it in this state. Like the other ''Paper Mario'' games, Piranha Plants cannot be stomped on unless an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Iron Jump sticker]] is used; this does not apply, however, if they are [[soggy]], [[Sleep|asleep]] or [[Crumpled]]. [[Fire Piranha Plant|Fire Piranhas]] are also seen in this game. They are aided by enemies that have more than 10 HP which are [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Snifit]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]s, [[Poison Blooper]]s, [[Spike Top]]s and [[Spear Guy]]s. Two Piranha Plants also aid the third [[Wiggler Segment]].
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They appear in [[Redpepper Crater]] and [[Mossrock Theater]].

===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
A few Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' on the [[Bowser Badlands]] course. They dwell in pipes, and if the ball rolls into their pipe they take it and spit it out, likely causing it to fall into lava.

====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====
[[File:Nabbit double bogey.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Nabbit getting bitten by a Piranha Plant]]
A Piranha Plant appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' in [[Nabbit|Nabbit's]] Double Bogey animation. Here, it is hiding in his pouch, so when he jumps in he gets bitten by the Piranha Plant.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Beanbean International Airport]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], where they interrupt the landing process of the [[Toad Express]]. These Piranha Plants must be killed by Luigi's [[Thunderhand]] after dousing them in water.

A giant Piranha Plant, which oddly hatches from an egg, appears as a boss in the Beanbean International Airport. This Piranha Plant, named [[Mom Piranha]], had the ability to shoot energy beams and change colors (and weaknesses), and could summon Piranha Plants of the same color. Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss. Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
Though regular Piranha Plants do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', two new sub-species of them, called [[Elasto-Piranha]]s and [[Piranha Planet]]s appear. Additionally, [[Petey Piranha]] also appears.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
A cell-based variation of the Piranha Plant, the [[Piranha Plorp]], appear in the Energy Hold in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. Two giant Piranha Plants are also located in [[Peach's Castle]], and have to be defeated by Bowser by leaping up to their buds and bashing into them.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
Piranha Plants reappear as enemies in the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In the field when Mario and [[Dreamy Luigi]] are in the vicinity, Piranha Plants spit fire in the direction it faces upon coming out several times before retreating back into the ground to hide for a moment, repeating this process indefinitely on the same spot. If [[Luiginary Gravity]] is used, the Piranha Plants all retreat underground briefly as the gravity changes.

In battle, a Piranha Plant may spit a large fireball or a [[Fly Guy]] at Mario, who must jump over or idle under these respective objects to avoid taking damage. Piranha Plants may spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s that become [[Fire Nipper Plant|Fiery Walking Piranha]]s who assist them in battle from the background. While the Fiery Walking Piranhas are still alive, a Piranha Plant can spit a fireball towards them, which will bounce the fireball about until each Fiery Walking Piranha has touched the fireball, and the last one to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who must hammer it at the Piranha Plant to avoid taking damage.

Piranha Plants are weak to Fire attacks, and thus take critical damage from the [[Luiginary Flame]].
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====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Piranha Plants do not appear themselves, but Fire Piranha Plants and their [[Paper Fire Piranha Plant|paper variant]] do.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
Piranha Plants appear as rare enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They act like how they did in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. They could be defeated with Perry or by using Rage, but could not be jumped on or picked up. Getting too close or attempting to jump on it results in Peach being swallowed and chewed on temporarily before being spit back out. There is also a new variety of them called [[Glad Piranha Plant]]s, [[Ptooie|normal]] and [[Glad Ptooie]]s, and [[Nipper Plant|normal]] and [[Sad Nipper Plant]]s also appear in ''Super Princess Peach''. There was also a reappearance of [[Petey Piranha]], although he was called "Boss P. Plant" (short for "Boss Piranha Plant") in the American version of the game's glossary.

===''Mario Baseball'' series===
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Piranha Plants appear as obstacles in the [[Yoshi Park]], where they will eat any nearby balls and spit them out in a random direction. Piranha Plants also appear in the [[Piranha Panic]] minigame, where players must hit colored Piranha Plants with eggs of matching colors. Purple Piranha Plants can be hit with any egg.

====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
Piranha Plants reappear in the next installment, ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Here, they reside in Yoshi Park again. This time however, they can take a ball, go in the pipe, and transport it to another part of the field. They can also stun any fielders who make contact with the Piranha Plants. Piranha Panic returns, except that the player must pitch the right balls into the Piranha Plants in order to score points and avoid getting stunned by it.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. They can be defeated by having [[turnip]]s thrown at them, landing on their heads, or [[spin]]ning into them.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
[[File:PiranhaPlants-MarioVSDK.png|thumb|right|200px|Two Piranha Plants on the ceiling and two Piranhas with Fire on the floor in [[Warped Mansion]] from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''.]]
Piranha Plants, along with Fire Piranha Plants, appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]], debuting in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''. They also appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' in [[Area 4-5]], ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' in [[Level 5-6 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars)|Level 5-6]], and ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' in [[Level 4]]. They do not generate fireballs, but if they receive a fireball from a Fire Piranha Plant, they spit it back shortly after, behaving just like their fire-shooting counterparts in this case. They are fixed to a surface and can destroy the [[Mini]]s at a single touch, but can otherwise be defeated with [[Hammer]]s, a [[Slope Slide]] or if hit by shooting a Mini from a [[Cannon]].

===''Captain Rainbow''===
[[File:Piranha Plant Captain Rainbow.png|200px|thumb|left|The Piranha Plant in ''Captain Rainbow''.]]
A single Piranha Plant also appears in the game ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' in the garden of Lip's house. After [[Birdo]], it is the second ''Mario'' series character appearing in the game, but it only has a minor role. The fairy Lip takes care of the Piranha Plant.
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Piranha Plants appear as common enemies in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' that can also serve as an ally for the player. Its main attribute is Wood, with no sub-attributes. Its skill Piranha Drain turns all Water Orbs into Heart Orbs. Its awoken skill Wood Boost raises the ATK of all Wood attribute team members whenever a horizontal line of Wood Orbs is cleared. 

Its HP and RCV are low and its ATK is below average. The player can transform a Piranha Plant into a [[Fire Piranha Plant]] by using four [[Fire Flower|Fire Flowers]] on it. If the player instead uses four [[Poison Mushroom|Poison Mushrooms]], it will transform into a [[Bone Piranha Plant]] instead. Because the Piranha Plant is treated as a generic enemy, it can still be battled, even if the player has one in their party.

===Play Nintendo===
[[File:Play Nintendo Izzy.jpg|thumb|120px|'''Izzy''' from the [[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]].]]
A Piranha Plant named '''[[Izzy]]''' is a co-host of [[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]], along with [[Andrew Trego]]. Izzy is a voiced puppet who remains within a [[Warp Pipe]] during the duration of the show, whose two leaves serve as arms. He has a role in providing comic relief and hosting supporting segments for the show, such as "Izzy News". Andrew says that Izzy gets a bit snappy before lunch.

===Cameos===
====Nintendo Monopoly====
A Piranha Plant appears as a utility in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. It costs $150, and takes the place of the Electric Company.

====''Big Brain Academy''====
[[File:PiranhaPlant BBA.png|thumb|right|150px|The silhouette of a Piranha Plant in ''Big Brain Academy''.]]
In ''[[wikipedia:Big Brain Academy|Big Brain Academy]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], the silhouette of a Piranha Plant appears under the 3-Star difficulty of the "Get in Shape" minigame.

====''The Legend of Zelda'' series====
[[File:Zelda - Link's Awakening (DX) BottleGrotto Goomba Piranha Plants.png|thumb|left|160px|''Link's Awakening'']]
[[zeldawiki:Piranha_Plant|Piranha Plants]] also appear as semi-regular enemies in the ''[[Zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Legend of Zelda]]'' series. [[Zeldawiki:Manhandla|Manhandla]], which debuted in the [[Zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Game)|first game]], are boss monsters which were said to be four-limbed, jumbo-sized variants of Piranha Plant. More conventional Piranha Plants also appeared in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', which contained a few other Nintendo cameos. Piranha Plants are also very similar to [[Zeldawiki:Deku Baba|Deku Babas]], which first appeared in ''[[Zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
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====''Sonic Lost World''====
Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the Yoshi's Island Zone DLC for ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Lost World|Sonic Lost World]]''. They more resemble how they appear in Yoshi's Island, with extremely large heads compared to their stems. The only way to defeat them is to kick a [[Shy Guy]] into them.

====''Animal Crossing'' series====
Piranha Plants appear in the Warp Pipe furniture item in the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]].

====''Minecraft''====
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Piranha Plants appear on Rose Bushes. Piranha Creepers and Nipper Plants also appear.

====''Lego City Undercover''====
[[File:Mariocameo8LEGOCU.png|thumb|A Piranha Plant in ''[[wikipedia:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''.]]
The player can grow a Piranha Plant in ''[[wikipedia:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''. The Piranha Plant will shoot fireballs at the player.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|image=[[File:SMRPG Megaslimax.png|100px]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMCS Piranha Plant Idle Animated.gif|100px]]}}

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant (Red)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSPiranhaPlantRed.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant (Blue)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSPiranhaPlantBlue.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant (Red)|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant (Blue)|align=horizontal}}

===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description===
[[File:PiranhaPlantTradingCard.png|thumb|left|150px]]
''An old enemy of Mario, these large carnivorous plants live in pipes, just waiting to munch on anyone who might try to jump into their territory. These hungry plants can be either red, green, or a larger purple. Mario can stun them by throwing [[Star Bit]]s at them or kill them by jumping on their heads.''
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy====
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!rowspan=2|Piranha Plant
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|align=center|'''NES''' ''Super Mario Bros.''
|rowspan=2|''A vicious, plantlike monster that typically hides in pipes. Piranha Plants emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping--hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions--there are many Piranha Plants with unique traits-- they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.''
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|align=center|'''DS''' ''New Super Mario Bros.''
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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy====
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!Piranha Plant
|[[File:SSB4TrophyPiranha Plant.png|frameless|center]]
|align=center bgcolor=lightblue|'''NES''' ''Super Mario Bros.'' (10/1985)<br>'''NES''' ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (02/1990)
|''These guys aren't so much carnivorous as Mario...nivorous. Ahem. There are lots of varieties, like Frost, Wild Ptooie, Ghost, Prickly, Dino, Bone, Elasto-Piranhas, Stalking, Naval... A helpful mnemonic is "Fireballs with Ground Pounds defeat baddies, even super nasties."''
|''These carnivorous plants are hungry for one thing - Mario! There are all sorts of them, including the Naval Piranha, Fire Piranha Plant, Inky Piranha Plant, Piranha Creeper, Bone Piranha Plant, Stalking Piranha Plant... But all you need to know is "plants with teeth want to eat Mario".
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<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
=====Spirit=====
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=====Palutena's Guidance=====
*'''[[Pit (character)|Pit]]:''' Is that a...Piranha Plant?!
*'''[[Palutena]]:''' Not so loud. She'll hear you!
*'''Viridi:''' Did someone say Piranha Plant?
*'''Pit:''' Oh no.
*'''Viridi:''' I just wrote my thesis on Piranha Plants! There are just so many species! You've got your basic Piranha Plants, your [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, [[Ptooie]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s, [[Nipper Spore]]s, [[Muncher]]s, [[Jumping Piranha Plant|Jumping Piranha]]s, [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, [[Propeller Piranha]]s, [[Naval Piranha]]s, [[Chewy|Chewies]], [[Megasmilax]], [[Piranha Pest]]s, [[Piranha Sprout]]s, [[Frost Piranha]]s, [[Putrid Piranha]]s, [[Proto Piranha]]s, [[Piranhabon]]s, [[Piranha Bean]]s, [[Mom Piranha]]s, [[Small Piranha]]s, [[Elasto-Piranha]]s, [[Piranha Planet]]s, [[Bungee Piranha]]s, [[Big Bungee Piranha]]s, [[Ghost (Piranha Plant)|Ghost]]s, [[Nipper Dandelion]]s, [[Spiny Piranha Plant|Spiny Piranha]]s, [[Dino Piranha]]s, [[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant|Fire Stalking Piranha]]s, [[Piranha Plorp]]s, [[River Piranha Plant|River Piranha]]s, [[Big Piranha Plant|Big Piranha]]s, [[Stalking Piranha Plant|Stalking Piranha]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha]]s, [[Prickly Piranha Plant|Prickly Piranha]]s, [[Peewee Piranha]]s, [[Inky Piranha Plant|Inky Piranha]]s, [[Gold Piranha Plant|Gold Piranha]]s, [[Bone Piranha Plant|Bone Piranha]]s, [[Big Bone Piranha Plant|Big Bone Piranha]]s, [[Piranha Pod]]s, [[Piranha Creeper]]s, [[Nipper Spore Patch]]es, [[Paper Fire Piranha Plant|Paper Fire Piranha]]s, [[Poison Piranha Plant|Poison Piranha]]s, [[Big Poison Piranha Plant|Big Poison Piranha]]s, [[#Super Mario Land|Upside-Down Piranha]]s, [[Petey Piranha]], [[Paper Petey Piranha]], [[Petea Piranha]]–
*'''Pit:''' Whoa!
*'''Viridi:''' I haven't even started on all the minor variations!
*'''Palutena:''' Enough, Viridi! I never want to hear the word "piranha" ever again.
*'''Pit:''' I guess that means I'm not getting any fighting tips. Thanks, Viridi.

===''Mario Party: Star Rush''===
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|align="center"|[[File:MPSRCM_PiranhaPlant.png|75px]]
|align="center"|[[Piranha Plant]]<br>''A plant monster with ferocious teeth.''
|"''Touching these plants will hurt you more than them. Perhaps attacking them foot-first is not the best idea.''"
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===''Super Mario Run''===
*'''Notebook bio:''' ''"This dangerous plant hides in [[pipe]]s. It's kind of shy, so it won't come out if you're nearby."''

==Gallery==
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<i><gallery>
Piranha Plant - Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
Smb2 pirahnaplant.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
Piranha Plant 3 SML.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
Piranha Plant SMS.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
PiranhaPlantSM3DL.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
Piranha Plant Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
</gallery></i>

==Media==
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|name1=SM64-Lullaby
|pipe1=''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|description1=Piranha Plant's lullaby
|length13=30:00
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==Names in other languages==
===Piranha Plant===
{{foreign names
|Jap=パックンフラワー
|JapR=Pakkun Furawā
|JapM=''Pakkun'' meaning eating something whole. May also be a reference to [[Pac-Man]] (named after ''pakupaku'' in Japan, an onomatopoeia for flapping one's mouth open and closed); officially romanized as "Pakkun Flower" or "Packun Flower".
|SpaA=Planta Piraña
|SpaAM=Piranha Plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña
|SpaEM=Piranha Plant
|FraA=Fleur Piranha
|FraAM=Piranha Flower
|FraE=Plante Piranha
|FraEM=Piranha Plant
|Dut=Piranha Plant<br>Pakkunbloem (''Super Mario Land'')<ref name="Pakkunbloem">''Super Mario Land'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 14: "Personages".</ref><br>Omgekeerde Pakkun (''Super Mario Land'')<ref name="Pakkunbloem"/>
|DutM=Piranha Plant<br>Pakkun flower<br>Reverse Pakkun flower
|Ger=Piranha-Pflanze<br>Schnapp-Piranha<br>Pakkun-Blume (''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet)
|GerM=Piranha Plant<br>''Schnapp'' comes from ''schnappen'' (to snap).<br>From Japanese name
|Ita=Pianta Piranha<br>{{nowrap|Pianta Pirana{{sic}} (''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet)}}
|ItaM=Piranha Plant<br>Pirana Plant
|PorA=Planta Piranha
|PorAM=Piranha Plant
|PorE=Planta-Piranha
|PorEM=Piranha-Plant
|Rus=растение-пиранья<br>''rasteniye-piran'ya''<br>Венерина Мухоловка<br>''Venerina Mukholovka''
|RusM=Piranha Plant<br><br>Venus Flytrap
|Kor=뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorM="Ppeokkeum Flower", "Ppeokkeum" meaning eating something whole, translating the Japanese name.
|Chi=食人花<br>吞食花 (since ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'')
|ChiR=Shírén Huā<br>Tūnshí Huā
|ChiM=Human Eating Flower, obscure translation of the Japanese name.<br>Swallowing Flower
|Rom=Plantă Piranha (''Super Mario World'' animated series)
|RomM=Piranha Plant
}}

===Upside-Down Piranha===
{{foreign names
|Jap=逆さパックン<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><br>さかさパックン
|JapR=Sakasa Pakkun
|JapM=Upside-down Pakkun
|SpaA=planta piraña al revé
|SpaAM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña del revé
|SpaEM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|FraA=Fleur Piranha renversée
|FraAM=Reversed Piranha Flower
|FraE=Plante Piranha renversée
|FraEM=Reversed Piranha Plant
|Dut=omgekeerde Piranha
|DutM=Reverse Piranha
|Ger=Kopfüber-Piranha-Pflanze
|GerM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|Ita=Pianta Piranha capovolta
|ItaM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|Rus=пиранья-перевертыш
|RusR=piran'ya-perevertysh
|RusM=Flipped-over Piranha
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the chomping noises the Piranha Plants make is [[Petey Piranha]]'s voice sped up. They also make the same sound as Petey Piranha gets hit by an item or falls down the kart when they get hit by an item.

==References==
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