Editing Piranha Plant

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|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 Bone Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Big Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Big Venus Fire Trap]]<br>[[Bone Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bungee Bud]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Cactus Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Chomp-Muncher]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Fiery Walking Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Jumping Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Pakkun Zō]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]<br>[[Glad Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Glad Ptooie]]<br>[[Gold Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Gūrindai]]<br>[[Hidon]]<br>[[Hootie the Blue Fish]]<br>[[Ice Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Inky Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Lava Bud]]<br>[[Muncher]]<br>[[Naval Bud]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]<br>[[Nipper Spore Patch]]<br>[[Pale Piranha]]<br>[[Petit Piranha]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Piranha Bud]]<br>[[Piranha Creeper]]<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 Sprout|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')]]<br>[[Piranhabon]]<br>[[Polluted Piranha]]<br>[[Prickly Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Sad Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Shiny Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Spiny Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]<br>[[Yūrei Pakkun]]

|notable=[[Big Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Fiery Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Lava Piranha]]<br>[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Megasmilax]]<br>[[Mom Piranha]]<br>[[Naval Piranha]]<br>[[Peewee Piranha]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft: Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2017|2017]])

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'''Piranha Plants''' (also known as '''Piranhas''', misspelled as '''pirana plants'''<!--SIC--><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>"The Pirana Plants." ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English manual, page 40.</ref> in early manuals) are large, triffid-like plants encountered throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They are carnivores and are seemingly based on [[wikipedia:Venus flytrap|Venus flytrap]]s, eating 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]], either darting out and biting anything near or remaining still and spitting [[fireball]]s. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes, and their fire-breathing ability is rarely used.

 

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 [[Wikipedia:Oviparity|oviparious]].

 

[[File:Piranha Plant SMB.png|thumb|A Piranha Plant, as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.''.]]

The first appearance of Piranha Plants was in 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 (species)|Koopa]] or [[Buzzy Beetle]] shell at them, or by touching them while empowered by a [[Super Star|Starman]].

[[File:Smb2ll.png|thumb|right|Red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]

[[File:SMBLLRedPlant.png|thumb|67px|left|A Red Piranha Plant.]]

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 emerged from their pipe, regardless if someone is touching it, and are first seen in the [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|fourth new land of the Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, they would not appear if the player was standing directly on top of the pipe. They appear more frequently than in the previous game, and have been the most common Piranha Plants seen throughout the ''Mario'' series since then. Additionally, they will pop up in upside-down pipes as well, making Mario or Luigi's way a bit more difficult. The Piranha Plants are first seen to be able to breathe underwater in the game.

====''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]], [[Big 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> 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]]'', red has since then been the standard color for these enemies.

Piranha Plants reappear in ''Super Mario World'' as enemies once again, attacking Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]] by trying to bite them. 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.

 

Regular Piranha Plants reappear as rare enemies. In fact, they only appear in one level, [[Vanilla Dome 3]], and there are eight of them. 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.

Jumping Piranha Plants are much more common than their brethren, and therefore they replace them. An upward-facing Piranha Plant [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|was originally going to appear]], but didn't make it to the final game.

[[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 DS Version, 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|punching]] them. The lips of these Piranha Plants are also inexplicably green; this was changed in the remake, where they had white lips. Additionally, an artwork used in material related to the game, but actually created for ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', depicts a Piranha Plant with white lips, so the reason why the ''SM64'' Piranha Plants' lips are green is unknown.

 

In the tiny portion of [[Tiny-Huge Island]], [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s can be found. In this appearance, they are a bit smaller than normal Piranha Plants, and are seen outside pipes for the first time. 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, larger versions known as [[Piranha Flower]]s (later [[Big Venus Fire Trap]]s) make their series debut and are the subject of one of the [[Power Star]] missions. Two Fire Piranha Plants can also be found in [[Bowser in the Sky]].

 

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]].

[[File:MuddyPiranhaPlant.png|thumb|120px|A [[Graffiti|Goop]]-covered Piranha Plant in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Piranha Plants are somewhat rare, only appearing in [[Bianco Hills]]. These Piranha Plants will attack Mario by popping-out of the ground and spitting missiles made of Goop. They are defeated by spraying water with [[F.L.U.D.D.]] inside their bodies until they blow up. In this game, their look 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.

 

[[Polluted Piranha]]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.

[[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]]s make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while [[Big Piranha Plant]]s also make their return from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''; like certain normal Piranha Plants, the later 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.

[[File:SMGPIR.PNG|thumb|100px|A Prickly Piranha Plant model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]

Piranha Plants made their appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', trying to bite the player much like they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but could be stunned if Mario fired [[Star Bits]] at them. They could be defeated by jumping on them, with a [[Spin|Star 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 [[Prickly 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 would chase Mario around its planetoid once woken from its egg. It could 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 would often be on fire, so Mario could only attack it while its tail had gone out. It also ran faster and left a temporary trail of fire behind it. They both give the player a [[Power Star]] if defeated.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Piranha Plants also appear as enemies along with [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Muncher]]s and [[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.

 

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]]s once again appears, and acts just like the original plant. There is now a new species of the [[Prickly Piranha Plant]] from the original, known as the [[Spiny 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.

[[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]]s, and other Piranha Plants.

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Whenever Mario touches a [[Gold Ring (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|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.

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|Lakitus]] throw spiked eggs called [[Gūrindai]] that hatch into Piranha plants instead of [[Spiny|Spinies]].

====''Super Mario 3D World''====

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. They act similarly to their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and later 3D ''Mario'' games. Potted [[Piranha Plant (potted)|Piranha Plant]]s are also introduced, which can be picked up 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 jumping on its head and knocking it back into its hole.

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.

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 Traps]] appear more often.

 

[[File:Piranha Plant Hip Hop King Koopa.jpg|thumb|right|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 [[Spiny Cheep Cheep|porcupine fish]] in the lair flash-freezing anyone who stepped on them, with Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool needing to be rescued themselves as well.

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 Adventure Books===

After being led astray by a disguised Koopa on his way back to the Mushroom Palace in ''[[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.

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.

In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Piranha Plants return with a different look. 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. They appear on [[Mario Raceway]] and [[Royal Raceway]].

In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Piranha Plants appear in [[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]]'' 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).

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]]. [[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 don't come out of pipes unlike their original counterpart.

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.

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.

[[File:MK8SNESDonutPlains3PiranhaPlant.png|thumb|right|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 [[Bananas|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 to capture opponents on the other team. Blue Piranha Plants can also appear in this mode.

 

Pink Piranha Plants appear in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], while normal ones appear in [[Mario Circuit (Wii U)|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. Piranha Plants that bob their heads to the track's music appear in [[Electrodrome]] as well. In [[Hyrule Circuit]], Piranha Plants are replaced with [[zeldawiki: Deku Baba|Deku Babas]] to fit with the theme of the course.

 

===[[Super Mario Land (series)|''Super Mario Land'' series]]===

====''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]], not the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, the English instruction manual for the physical [[Game Boy]] release refers to them as '''Pakkun Flower'''<ref name=land>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref>, which is their Japanese name. In addition, it names the variant hanging from above pipes '''Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun'''<ref name=land/> (逆さパックン<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.</ref> ''Sakasa Pakkun''), 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 Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====

[[File:PiranhaPlant-SML2.png|frame|left]]

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' are more or less identical to previous games. In addition, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]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.

====''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''====

[[File:So munch danger.png|[[Tiny Wario]], blocked in a pit of Piranha Plants|thumb]]

Piranha Plants are found again in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', where they are seen to 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 much more dangerous than in past games, since they are capable of instantly draining one of [[Wario]]'s lives upon contact with the protagonist.

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.

Piranha Plants make an appearance in [[Yoshi (game)|''Yoshi'']]. They are enemies in the A Type part of the game, as well as the B Type. Piranha Plants are not main enemies in the game; they just make appearances throughout some parts of the game. Piranha Plant's sprite in the game is like its sprite from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Many of the other enemies' sprites also are similar to their sprites from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

====''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 ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Piranha Plants are drastically changed; instead of being rooted in pipes, Piranha Plants are found planted in the ground. Piranha Plants, instead of attacking at intervals, would simply wait in a miniaturized form and grow larger and lunge at a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] if it 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 could not be jumped on or swallowed, so they had to be defeated with eggs or by spitting an enemy at them.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' also had a Piranha Plant boss named [[Naval Piranha]], who is grown gigantic in size by [[Kamek]]'s magic.

[[Hootie the Blue Fish]], an uncommon enemy in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', may be a sub-species of Piranha Plants, as they do resemble them. [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, powerful, green [[Needlenose]]-spitting variants, also make their debut in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.

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:Piranha Plant.gif|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant in ''Yoshi's Story''.]]

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' are shown to be capable of growing to huge proportions, their gnashing heads atop spike-covered stalks. The game has also introduced several other variations of Piranha Plants, such as the flying [[Piranha Pest]] and the grounded [[Piranha Sprout]]s.

Also, it is revealed that an extremely large area of [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] is composed of Piranha Plants; this area is aptly named [[Piranha Grove]].

Nipper Spores also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where they are now covered in spikes.

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 [[Yūrei Pakkun]], [[Bungee Piranha]]s and [[Nipper Dandelion]]s.

 

A Piranha Plant boss, named [[Big Bungee Piranha]] also appears in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.

 

 

Also in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', if positioned in the right place, it is possible to kill the Piranha Plants that are displayed in the ''[[Island Museum]]''.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', acting exactly the same as in the predecessors.

 

[[File:ND1abril30.jpg|right|thumb|A Piranha Plant from ''Yoshi's Woolly World''.]]

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. When they are hit by a yarn ball, it ties them up which will allow a Yoshi to jump onto it and defeat it. Like the other Yoshi games, making contact with a Piranha Plant will swallow a Yoshi and spit him out.

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. The Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario RPG'' 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.

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 five ''Super Smash Bros.'' games as trophies, obstacles and/or stickers. Also, in the [[PictoChat]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', one of the drawings that appears is a Piranha Plant.

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[[File:WhackAPlant.png|thumb|right|200px|Piranha Plants in [[Whack-a-Plant]].]]

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]].

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.

In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', a spiked Piranha Plant appears in the background of the minigame [[Vine With Me]], possibly [[Naval Piranha]].

 

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.

Although Piranha Plants don't 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.

[[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.  

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]].  

The Piranha Plant Orb returns unchanged from ''Mario Party 6''. 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.

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 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, eating the players who they bite. A Piranha Plant is one of the hidden enemies in [[Specter Inspector]].

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.

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.

 

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]].

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]].

====''Paper Mario''====

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Piranha Plants are found in [[Forever Forest]]. Unlike the Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', who are firmly rooted in place and unable to move, the Piranha Plants of ''Paper Mario'' 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.

In [[Jade Jungle]], a different type known as the [[Hurt Plant]] is in this game. It attacks just like a Piranha Plant but the main difference between the two is that Hurt Plants can [[poison (status effect)|poison]] Mario with their bite.  

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.

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]].

[[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.

 

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 [[? Blocks]] 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]].

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They appear in [[Redpepper Crater]] and [[Mossrock Theater]].

====''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''====

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'' series]]===

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====

Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Beanbean International Airport]], 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.

Though regular Piranha Plants don't 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''====

A cell-based variation of the Piranha Plant, the [[Piranha Plorp]], appeared in the Energy Hold in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Two giant Piranha Plants were also located in [[Peach's Castle]], and had to be defeated by Bowser by leaping up to their buds and bashing into them.

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 the {{conjecturaltext|Luiginary Gravity|Luiginary Work}} is used, the Piranha Plants all retreat underground briefly as the gravity transforms.

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 [[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]].

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Piranha Plants are referred to as '''[[Fire Piranha Plant]]s''', and are regarded as such.

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 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.

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.

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. They can be defeated by having [[turnip]]s thrown at them.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vsfIMs3o4</ref>

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===

[[File:PiranhaPlants-MarioVSDK.png|thumb|right|200px|Two Piranha Plants and two Fire Piranha Plants in [[Warped Mansion]] from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''.]]

Piranha Plants and Fire Piranha Plants also appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]] with similar moves as in mainstream ''Mario'' games.

===''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.

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 {{conjecturaltext|Para Piranha Plants}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdHlh4xylo</ref> 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 Venus Fire Trap]]s, and [[Muncher]]s also appear in the game.

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===

Piranha Plants appear as common enemies in this game that can also serve as an ally for the player. It's main attribute is Wood, with no sub-attributes. It's skill  Piranha Drain turns all Water Orbs into Heart Orbs. It's awoken skill Wood Boost raises the ATK of all Wood attribute team members whenever a horizontal line of Wood Orbs is cleared.  

It's HP and RCV are low and it's 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 (Play Nintendo)|Andrew]]. 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:Main Page|Legend of Zelda]]'' series. [[Zeldawiki:Manhandla|Manhandla]], which debuted in the ''[[Zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|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]]''.

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.

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

====''Minecraft: Wii U Edition''====

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

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===''Paper Mario'' series===

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===

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