Editing Piranha Plant

|image=[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plant in Pipe Artwork.png|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

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|variants=[[Big Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bone Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]<br>[[Glad P. Plant]]<br>[[Glohm Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Gold Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Inky Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Manhandla]]<br>[[Mecha Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Melon Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Muncher]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Pakkun OkaP]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Piranha Planet]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials)]]<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>[[Piranhabon]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Polterpiranha]]<br>[[Potted Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Proto Piranha]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[Raving Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]<br>[[Vine]]<br>[[Whuhoh]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]<br>[[Wonder Packun]]

'''Piranha Plants''' (also known as '''Piranha Flowers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hiroo, Tochikubo|title=''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=4-19-720003-XC|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Yamashita, Tatsumi|titke=''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1987|isbn=999832369X|page=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=35|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and '''Piranhas''' and misspelled as '''pirana plants'''<ref>{{cite|quote=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.|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' manual|page=14|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual|page=40|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> in early manuals and '''Pirahna Flower'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 7|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|page=23|date=October 1993}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are large, carnivorous plants based on {{wp|Venus flytrap}}s. The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Piranha Plants originally appeared only in [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s, emerging from them with a biting animation, but have also been encountered outside of them since. Piranha Plants can talk in some appearances. Certain Piranha Plants have animal-like bodies, most noticeably their leader [[Petey Piranha]], making them capable of walking.

[[File:Piranha Plant SMB.png|thumb|100px|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros.'', their debut appearance]]

{{multiframe|[[File:PiranhaPlant SMB Sprite.gif]] [[File:SMB Piranha Plant Underground Sprite.gif]]|Sprites from ''Super Mario Bros.'' depicting Piranha Plants in the overworld and underground each|align=left|size=120}}

Piranha Plants appear in ''Super Mario Bros.'' They are first encountered in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]]. Piranha were supposed to appear in every vertical pipe beyond the [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|first level]], but a [[glitch]] prevents them from appearing in every one, like in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]], where the water tiles overlap the Piranha Plant in the original version only; if the Piranha Plant had been visible, the underwater palette would have rendered it gray. Piranha Plants do not emerge from pipes if the player character stands either adjacent to or on top of them, not unlike [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannons]]. Piranha Plants can be defeated only from either a [[fireball]] or the effects of a [[Super Star|Starman]]. Piranha Plants do not flip upside-down when defeated, unlike other enemies except [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. Piranha Plants emerge from pipes in [[Warp Zone]]s but vanish the instant that "WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!" appears onscreen.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/WF3irlcoU38?feature=shared&t=35|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' - All Warp Locations|language=en|author=ShyGuyStation|timestamp=0:35|publisher=YouTube|date=May 28, 2017}}</ref> Piranha Plants emerge from the last pipe at the end of every level taking place mostly underground or underwater.

[[File:SMBLL Mushroom Kingdom Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', the first appearance of red Piranha Plants, which would become their standard color since ''Super Mario World'']]

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. The normal type is encountered in the first three worlds, but levels from [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 4-1]] onward replace them with the red type. The red variation is faster and still emerges from its pipe if the player character stands by it, but not if they are on top. There are Piranha Plants that emerge from upside-down pipes, and they are first encountered in [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-1]]. There are Piranha Plants encountered underwater in [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]] and [[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]]. Piranha Plants in ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' were cosmetically altered to become [[Pakkun OkaP]].

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They return in red and green varieties, but the only difference is that red Piranha Plants have an additional layer of leaves. Piranha Plants behave similarly as before, though Koopa shells, [[hammer]]s, and the tail of [[Raccoon Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]] are additional ways to defeat them. A few variants make their first appearance, including [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]], [[Ptooie]]s, [[Nipper Plant|Walking Piranha]]s, and [[Muncher]]s. The Piranha Plants that move in and out of upside-down pipes are named '''Hanging Piranha Plant'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Some red Piranha Plants emerge from horizontal pipes but have only one set of leaves. The [[Kings|king]] of [[Pipe Land]] is transformed into a Piranha Plant in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version only. An upside-down variant of the Piranha Plant with a red head and one layer of green leaves appears in the [[World-e]] levels [[Piped Full of Plants]] and [[Treacherous Halls]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

'''Pakkun Flowers''',<ref name=land>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=13|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=NintendoPower>{{cite|date=1991|title=Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=5|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Pakkun''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. '''Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun''',<ref name=land/> also named '''Reverse Pakkun'''<ref name=NintendoPower/> or '''Upside-down Piranha Plant''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Land'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|archive=archive.is/2022.08.13-142305/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land/?lang=en}}</ref> which gives 400 points when defeated. The digital manual of the [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] port rectifies their name to Piranha Plants.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. From this game forward, red has become the standard color of all Piranha Plants, and the green ones appear only at the end of a growing [[beanstalk]]. Besides Munchers returning, another variant was added, [[Jumping Piranha Plant]], which are significantly more common. The regular Piranha Plant, also known as '''Piranha in a Pipe''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=51|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appears only in [[Vanilla Dome 3]], where all eight emerge from upside-down pipes. Unlike before, Piranha Plants retreat into their pipe whenever the player character is nearby. Piranha Plants are defeated from either a fireball, a shell, being hit by a [[cape]], or being eaten by [[Yoshi]].

An upward-facing Piranha Plant [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|was scrapped]] during development. The graphics of the right-side-up stem were overwritten by an upside-down red [[Cheep Cheep]].

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are no different from before. Besides the returning [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, the game adds [[Piranha Plant (statue)|Piranha Plant statues]], which sometimes attack by shooting balls of fire.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are depicted with green lips in the original version, later changed to white in remakes. Piranha Plants appear only in [[Whomp's Fortress]], as well as in [[Goomboss Battle]] and [[Sunshine Isles]] in the remake. Three Piranha Plants are included in an additional area of Whomp's Fortress in the remake, but they are different in that they emerge from the grass when approached. Piranha Plants have a sleepy nature,<ref>{{cite|author=Sign|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64''|quote=I'm sleeping because... I'm sleepy. I don't like being disturbed. Please walk quietly.|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> which is why they are always found asleep, but [[Piranha Plant#Media|a lullaby]] plays during this. When a Piranha Plant is either touched or approached quickly by the player character, it wakes up and starts to bite in the direction of the player character, though they stay asleep if approached quickly. Piranha Plants take away three health points if they bite the player character, or four if he is without his [[cap]] (excluding Yoshi in the remake). Besides Piranha Plants, there are [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, including [[Small Piranha|small]] and [[Big Fire Piranha|large]] versions encountered mainly in [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. Piranha Plants can be defeated mainly from being [[punch]]ed or [[Ground Pound|ground-pounded]] while asleep, or from one of [[Yoshi's Egg]]s in the remake. A defeated Piranha Plant shrinks as pink bubbles fly out from its body, and releases a [[Blue Coin]] as a spoil.

Piranha Plants, also called Pakkun Flowers,<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide|page=5|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|publisher=BradyGAMES}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They are depicted after their appearance from ''Super Mario 64'', since their lips are green, but they lack teeth. Piranha Plants are encountered only in [[Bianco Hills]]. They pop out of the ground and spit black, white-spotted projectiles to attack [[Mario]]. A Piranha Plant is defeated if enough water from [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] is sprayed into its body until it blows up. Various Piranha Plant members make their debut, including the recurring mini-boss [[Proto Piranha]], the boss and future recurring character [[Petey Piranha]], and enemies named [[Piranhabon]]s.

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They retain their attack pattern introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', but with an added chomping sound effect. Some Piranha Plants appear in the ground, as well as on conveyor belts, which move them around. Two Piranha Plant varieties return, including [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s.

[[File:SMG Piranha Plant Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They attack by trying to bite the player character. A Piranha Plant is defeated from either a [[stomp]], a [[spin]], or being touched by [[Rainbow Mario]]. It is stunned temporarily if hit by a [[Star Bit]]. Defeating some Piranha Plants is required so that a [[Sproutle Vine]] can grow in their place. The game adds [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s, a large, purple variant that slams its head to attack, and the boss [[Dino Piranha]], as well as a black-colored variant of it.  

Piranha Plants return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They no longer have a chomping sound effect, unlike ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Piranha Plants are defeated from an [[Ice Ball]], though Piranha Plants encased in ice cannot be picked up. Piranha Plants cannot hurt a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] if jumped on. Besides the returning [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s, [[Muncher]]s, and [[Big Fire Piranha]]s, the game gives Piranha Plants another two variants, [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s.

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They behave identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Besides the returning [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]] and [[Spiny Piranha Plant]], the latter receives a variant named [[Prickly Piranha Plant]]. Both Dino Piranhas also return, and similar boss to them is introduced, [[Peewee Piranha]].

[[File:PiranhaPlantSM3DL.png|thumb|left|x180px|Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are modeled after their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and its sequel. Besides the returning [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, the game introduces an ink-spitting variety named [[Inky Piranha Plant]]s.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They behave like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Two Piranha Plant varieties were introduced, [[Bone Piranha Plant]]s and [[Gold Piranha Plant]]s, with Piranha Plants becoming the latter while a [[Gold Ring]] is in effect.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They are mostly the same, though there are Piranha Plants that hatch from [[Piranha Pod]]s thrown by [[Lakitu]]s in [[Blooming Lakitus]].

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. They are functionally similar to their behavior introduced in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Besides the returning [[Big Piranha Plant|Mega Piranha Plant]]s, the game introduces [[Potted Piranha Plant]]s, which can be carried around to eat enemies; [[Piranha Creeper]], which have a long spiky stem; and cat variations in ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' only.

Piranha Plants are course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Piranha Plants are in every style except ''Super Mario World'', which has [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s instead. Several Piranha Plant variations return, including [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Muncher]]s, as well as [[Piranha Creeper]]s in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' only. Piranha Plants can be placed on the ground and do not move around. ''Super Mario Maker 2'' adds the ability to place Piranha Plants upside-down on ceilings, and in the game's added ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, Piranha Plants attack by lunging and can be defeated from a [[stomp]], unlike in the other game styles. ''Super Mario Maker 2'' also includes Piranha Plants in a Ninji Speedruns course called [[Yoshi's Piranha Plant Picnic]], where the goal is for [[Yoshi]] to swallow twenty-five.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They emerge from pipes, retaining their usual biting attack, but not if the player character is standing nearby.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They are used as flowers in [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]]'s marriage, as well as decorations on Bowser's ship in the opening scene. While Piranha Plants do not appear as enemies, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s retain this role, and the game introduces the [[Poison Piranha Plant]] variety.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. Besides the returning [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, [[Big Piranha Plant]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha Plant]]s, [[Bone Piranha Plant]]s, [[Muncher]]s, and [[Nipper Plant]]s, the game introduces additional Piranha Plant varieties: [[Trottin' Piranha Plant]]s, which can leave their pipes and move around; [[Melon Piranha Plant]]s, which resemble watermelons and spit seeds; [[Wonder Packun]], black Piranha Plants with long stalks that appear after Bowser collects the [[Wonder Flower]] at the start of the game; [[Cloud Piranha]]s, dark Piranha Plants made of smoke that protect Bowser's Castle; and [[Note Piranha Plant]]s (and their [[Big Note Piranha Plant|larger variant]]s), fiery Piranha Plants resembling music notes that function as projectiles.

[[File:SuperShowPiranhaPlants.png|thumb|left|A group of Piranha Plants in the episode "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'']]

'''Pirhana Plants'''{{sic}}<ref>{{cite|url=www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/super-mario-bros-show-ad-promo-mario-1999518618|title=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' writer's bible|publisher=Worthpoint|language=en}}</ref> are antagonists in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are depicted as being black with green lips and pink spots. Pirhana Plants can spit fire, a trait possibility inherited by [[Panser]]s.

[[File:Piranha Plant Mario.jpg|thumb|A Piranha Plant about to bite Mario in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]".]]

A green Piranha Plant appears in the episode "[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It bites [[Raccoon Mario]] after he is knocked unconscious by Big Mouth's reptile breath tornado move, but misses on the second attempt. Both [[Ptooie]]s and [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s also appear, more commonly than Piranha Plants.

[[File:Piranha Plant Hip Hop King Koopa.jpg|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant about to eat Hip, Hop, and King Koopa in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[A Little Learning]]".]]

A friendly '''pirhana plant'''{{sic}}<ref>{{cite|quote=But when the crops grow, King Koopa's Nintendo Gophers steal all the crops and put fire plants and '''pirhana plants'''{{sic}} in their place.|title=''[[Koopa's Stone Age Quests]]'' back cover}}</ref> named [[Mama Fireplant]] appears in the episode "[[Fire Sale]]" of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series. The protagonists try to rescue her from [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] in a frozen cavern. Piranha plants{{ref needed}}<!--spelling--> are the replacement for the crops stolen by [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] and the [[Monty Mole|gophers]] in "[[Gopher Bash]]," and one piranha plants has hair or spike-like protrusions on its head. A piranha plant in "[[A Little Learning]]" is put in [[Oogtar]]'s "eggabegga" project by [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]], attempting to sabotage it, which backfires when [[Bowser|King Koopa]] when Oogtar feed it fertilizer inadvertently.

Piranha Plants appear occasionally in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''. They 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]] an idiot, while two female Piranha Plants appear as fans of [[Dirk Drain-Head]], of whom Mario was cosplaying as.

A patch of Piranha Plants in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'' trap [[Toad]] after he is led astray by a disguised Koopa on his way back to the Mushroom Palace. 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.

A patch of Piranha Plants appear near the Mushroom Palace in ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', with Morton, Luigi and Toad navigate through them on the way to [[Water Land]]. Some Piranha Plants in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'' are spotted by Luigi amongst several monsters in [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]'s secret camp in the Magma Pits.

A patch of Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', having to be run through by Mario and Luigi if they decide to go after Princess Toadstool. Four Piranha Plants (named Ashby, Justin, Scott and Todd respectively) are later revealed to have been coerced by [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]] to becoming the string quartet in a ballet that Toadstool is forced to star in. If the Piranha Plants attack the Mario Bros. and the princess, they are defeated quickly by Luigi knocking their pots over. One of the bad endings has two Piranha Plants eat Mario and Luigi if enter the leftmost pipe in a chamber.

A hungry, young Piranha Plant appears in ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', where Mario pulls the [[Mushroom King]] away it while avoiding [[Dino Rhino]]s in a forest.

Piranha Plants and some traffic officers switch minds in ''[[Brain Drain]]'', due to the [[Synapse Switcher]], causing havoc on the Fungus Freeway.

Piranha Plants are objects in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''. They are one of six to fall onto the playing field. Piranha Plants are depicted similarly to [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. They are encountered in [[SNES Choco Island 1|Choco Island 1]] and [[SNES Choco Island 2|Choco Island 2]]. Piranha Plants are offroad and cause whoever drives into them to spin out.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. They are placed in the ground and have lips that of a yellowish tan color. Piranha Plants are encountered in [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. They are placed offroad, appearing to move their lips up and down in the manner of a sucking motion.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. They are encountered in [[Yoshi Desert]]. A Piranha Plant emerges from a quicksand pit if a player character drives in, chewing on them shortly before spitting them out.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. They are encountered in [[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]] and [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]]. Piranha Plant are in pipes and try to bite approaching drivers, flipping them over when hit. The chomping sound effect of Piranha Plants is a sped up variation of one of [[Petey Piranha]]'s sound clips, and Piranha Plants use one of his exact voice clips when hit. Piranha Plants are stunned temporarily if hit by either a [[Green Shell]], a [[Red Shell]], a [[Bowser Shell]], or a character under the [[Invincible Mario|invincibility effects]] of a [[Super Star|Star]]. Besides Piranha Plants, the game introduces [[Pit Plant]]s, which are obstacles in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]], and adds [[Petey Piranha]] as a playable character.

Piranha Plant is an item in both ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. It has a bright pink look. The Piranha Plant is one of the [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Items]] used by [[Princess Peach]]. It eats the items of opponents after being summoned. Piranha Plants also appear as obstacles in [[Mario Beach]] and [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart Arcade GP)|DK Jungle]], where they act the same as they do in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Smaller Piranha Plants also appear on the bottom of archways in the [[Bowser Cup]] in red and green colors, though they merely observe.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. They are encountered in [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|SNES|Choco Island 2}}, and {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}. Piranha Plants function the way they do in ''Super Mario Kart''. [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s are also obstacles in the former course.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. They are encountered in {{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}} and {{classic-link|GCN|Mario Circuit}}. Piranha Plants are the basis of one of the [[kart]]s, [[Piranha Prowler]], but the petals and colored lips suggest closer inspiration from Petey Piranha.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They are encountered in [[3DS Music Park|Music Park]] and [[3DS Piranha Plant Slide|Piranha Plant Slide]]. There are two giant Piranha Plants in both courses. The Piranha Plants in Music Park move to the beat of the background music, bite player characters if they drive into the spotlight in front of them, and switch between the right and left sides at times. The Piranha Plants of Piranha Plant Slide are positioned in the center, changing which direction they face periodically.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are encountered both in pipes and on land. The Piranha Plants in pipes appear in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Music Park}}; the first three courses give them similar behavior as in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', but Piranha Plants in the returning ''Mario Kart 7'' courses retain their behavior from said game. The Piranha Plants on land are in {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}, as well as {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''. Piranha Plants are in the background of [[Shy Guy Falls]], {{classic|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}, and [[Piranha Plant Cove]]. The ''Booster Course Pass'' adds Piranha Plants that are not in pipes but behave like the counterparts otherwise, including in {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}, Piranha Plant Cove, and {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}. A Piranha Plant in the ''Booster Course Pass'' course [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] is attached to the underside of the tree trunk arch before the water section and uses identical sound effects as in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.

Other Piranha Plant varieties and relatives appear. The [[potted Piranha Plant]] from ''Super Mario 3D World'' is one of the items, but other than them, other Piranha Plant varieties are featured as obstacles: [[Raving Piranha Plant]]s appear in [[Electrodome]]; a [[Bone Piranha Plant]] appears in [[Bone-Dry Dunes]]; and [[Deku Baba]]s are cosmetic replacements of Piranha Plants in [[Hyrule Circuit]]. The Booster Course Pass includes [[Big Piranha Plant]]s in {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}} and {{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}, [[Ptooie]]s in {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s in {{classic|DS|Mario Circuit}}, and [[Mecha Piranha Plant]]s in {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}. [[Wooden cutout]]s of Piranha Plants are in {{classic|Tour|Paris Promenade}}, [[Ninja Hideaway]] and {{classic-link|Wii|Daisy Circuit}}.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They appear in both their lunging and passive variants. They are found in many courses in the game, especially in T variants of courses. They act the same as in ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart 7''. Hitting Piranha Plants with the use of an item or while invincible grants the player some bonus points. There are also [[wooden cutout]]s of Piranha Plants, which are used to block certain shortcuts. A new glider called the [[Piranha Plant Parafoil]] is also introduced. The [[Piranha Plant Tour]] is themed around Piranha Plants, with Petey Piranha and Piranha Plant Slide returning in this tour. This game also introduces two new courses themed around Piranha Plants, called [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and [[Piranha Plant Pipeline]] respectively. [[Inky Piranha Plant]]s also make their debut in this game, appearing in the course [[Bangkok Rush]].

Piranha Plants are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''. They are encountered in [[Piranha Paradise]]. Piranha Plants appear on gates sometimes, snapping at player characters driving by and temporarily holding any caught player character holding them in their mouths for some time if caught.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''. Piranha Plants are encountered throughout [[Parsley Woods]]. They behave like [[Muncher]]s, being stationary, invincible enemies that occupy certain areas. Piranha Plants are indestructible and can defeat [[Wario]] instantly by touching him.

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. ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' instead gives the uncapitalized name "piranha plant" to the Munchers on [[Rice Beach]].<ref>{{cite|date=March 1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 58|page=78|quote='''SAND SWIMMING''' Press the A Button rapidly to stay up near the top, away from the piranha plants.}}</ref>

Piranha Plants make a cameo in ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]''. They are featured on a suit of playing cards in Go Fish.

'''Wild Piranhas''',<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=67|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> also named '''Wild Piranha Plants''',<ref name=P80>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=80|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Red Piranhas''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #44|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb|page=69|date=May 1996}}</ref> Piranha Plants,<ref name=P80/> or simply Piranhas,<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #43|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb|page=66|date=April 1996}}</ref> or '''Red Flowers''',<ref>{{cite|date=September 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|page=15|quote=This Red Flower swallows Yoshi whole! He’s just one of the 100 new enemies that inhabit Yoshi’s Island.}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]]. Wild Piranhas are completely different than in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]: All Wild Piranhas are planted in the ground, appearing very miniaturized by default, but it both increases in size and lunges at a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] when approached. A Wild Piranha causes a Yoshi to lose [[Baby Mario]] and his [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s if it catches Yoshi into its mouth, though spits him out after a few seconds. Wild Piranhas are defeated only from being hit by an egg or a different projectile; when defeated, a Wild Piranha's head flips, shrinks, and disappears. Besides [[Nipper Plant]]s returning, the game introduces the [[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]] and [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] varieties One of the bosses is a giant Wild Piranha named [[Naval Piranha]]. Piranha Plants have traits similar to [[Blow Hard]]s, but the latter is defined as a [[Pokey]] variant.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They behave identically as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Besides the returning [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, Nipper Plants and Nipper Spores, a few Piranha Plant varieties were added, including [[Polterpiranha]]s, [[Bungee Piranha]]s and [[Nipper Dandelion]]s. A giant Piranha Plant is one of the bosses, [[Big Bungee Piranha]].

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. They appear on land, as well as inside of [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s in [[Spin-Lift Drift]]. The Piranha Plants stemming from the ground no longer start in miniaturized form.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. They are encountered in [[Pipe Vault]]. Piranha Plants attempt to attack Mario in the field by leaping from a pipe. Piranha Plants have root-like legs for walking but appear only in pipes outside of battle. They are unaffected by [[jump]] attacks. There is a Piranha Plant living at [[Monstro Town]] in the game, where when talked to, he talks about someone next door "mumbling about a Crystal-this and a Crystal-that", alluding to [[Culex]]. [[Nipper Plant|Chompweed]]s return, and [[Chewy|Chewies]] debut as a variety. One of the bosses is a Piranha Plant named [[Smilax]].

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Piranha Plants have teeth appearing to be on their lips and stalks covered in spikes. They can grow very large, to the point of resembling [[Naval Piranha]]. Piranha Plants are encountered in levels such as [[Piranha Grove]]. Several varieties debut, such as [[Piranha Pest]]s and [[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout]]s.

A Piranha Plant, also spelled lowercase,<ref>{{cite|quote=A piranha plant sometimes sticks its head out of the pipe. You'll get hurt if you touch it, but you can send it flying by attacking it.|author={{iw|smashwiki|Tips}}|title=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''|publisher=Nintendo|date=2018|language=en}}</ref> is a downloadable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', as of January 29, 2019. It was available for free post-launch for anyone who registered the game through [[My Nintendo]] by January 31, 2019 (PST), and it can be purchased separately as of February 1, 2019 (PST). In its {{iw|smashwiki|List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Piranha Plant|trailer}}, Piranha Plant is seen being approached by Mario before knocking him back and repeatedly biting at him before the tagline is displayed: "Piranha Plant Pipes Up!" ("Piranha Plant Joins the Battle!" in the British English version). Piranha Plant is unlockable in {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light}} after freeing ten {{iw|smashwiki|fighter}}s, which occurs automatically if the criteria is fulfilled prior to downloading Piranha Plant. Piranha Plant's basic {{iw|smashwiki|move}}s include bites, headbutts, leaf swipes, and pot strikes. Piranha Plant's {{iw|smashwiki|up special move}} is [[Ptooie (move)|Ptooie]], which involves shooting spiked balls similarly to [[Ptooie|the species]]; its {{iw|smashwiki|side special move}} is [[Poison Breath]], which involves spewing a damaging cloud of poison, similarly to [[Putrid Piranha]]s; its {{iw|smashwiki|up special move}} is [[Piranhacopter]], in which Piranha Plant flies like a [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]; its {{iw|smashwiki|down special move}} is [[Long-Stem Strike]]; and its [[Final Smash]] is [[Petey Piranha (move)|Petey Piranha]], which involves summoning [[Petey Piranha|the character]] to trap opponents in cages, breathe fire on them, and slam the cages onto the ground. Piranha Plant's {{iw|smashwiki|forward smash}} is Prickly Swing, in which it transforms into a [[Prickly Piranha Plant]] to perform a headbutt. Its {{iw|smashwiki|back aerial}} is Fire Breath, in which Piranha Plant spits an explosive fireball in the manner of a [[Fire Piranha Plant]]. Its {{iw|smashwiki|forward tilt}} is Push and Pull and its {{iw|smashwiki|down aerial}} is Flowerpot Meteor. Piranha Plant is one of the heavier fighters, and 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>{{cite|url=nintendosoup.com/piranha-plant-was-nerfed-before-it-was-added-into-super-smash-bros-ultimate|title=Piranha Plant Was Nerfed Before It Was Added Into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|date=February 2, 2019|publisher=Nintendo Soup|accessdate=May 22, 2024|author=Iggy}}</ref> Piranha Plant smiles or scowls for certain actions, making it more expressive than in other appearances. Its {{iw|smashwiki|victory theme}} is identical to [[Bowser]]'s and [[Bowser Jr.]]'s. One of Piranha Plant's {{iw|smashwiki|victory pose}}s shows it biting Mario, stopping him from jumping over Piranha Plant, and then smiling after launching him away. The {{iw|smashwiki|Palutena's Guidance}} conversation on Piranha Plant reveals {{iw|smashwiki|Viridi}} as being very knowledgeable on the species, having written a thesis on it and naming its many variants, irritating [[Pit (character)|Pit]] and [[Palutena]] in the process.

The {{iw|smashwiki|alternate costume}}s reference the different types of Piranha Plants and warp pipe color variations:

Piranha Plant's fighter [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] uses its artwork from ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. Piranha Plant is one of the three DLC [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|fighters]] who never appear as a puppet fighter in any spirit battle, the other two are being {{iw|smashwiki|Terry (SSBU)|Terry}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Sephiroth (SSBU)|Sephiroth}}.

The {{iw|smashwiki|List of updates (SSBU)/2.0.0 changelog|version 2.0.0}} update introduced a glitch where playing as Piranha Plant in {{iw|smashwiki|All-Star Mode#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|All-Star Smash}} can corrupt save data.<ref>{{cite|author=GameXplain|date=January 30, 2019|url=youtu.be/zAWR8F5Rohs|title=CAUTION: Avoid Piranha Plant in All Star Mode! Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Could Corrupt Save File|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>

 

Piranha Plant's Classic Mode route, "{{iw|smashwiki|Piranha Plant (SSBU)#Classic Mode: New Bloom|New Bloom}}," involves fighting every newcomer in the base game, including a boss not seen in other games of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Piranha Plant engages in these battles in the following order:

 

#A Horde Battle of eight {{iw|smashwiki|Inkling (SSBU)|Inklings}} at {{iw|smashwiki|Moray Towers}}

#{{iw|smashwiki|Ridley (SSBU)|Ridley}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Dark Samus (SSBU)|Dark Samus}} at {{iw|smashwiki|Norfair}}

#{{iw|smashwiki|Simon (SSBU)|Simon}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Richter (SSBU)|Richter}} at {{iw|smashwiki|Dracula's Castle}}

#[[King K. Rool]] and {{iw|smashwiki|Chrom (SSBU)|Chrom}} at {{iw|smashwiki|Pirate Ship}}

#{{iw|smashwiki|Isabelle (SSBU)|Isabelle}} and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] at {{iw|smashwiki|Smashville}}

#{{iw|smashwiki|Incineroar (SSBU)|Incineroar}} and {{iw|smashwiki|Ken (SSBU)|Ken}} at the {{iw|smashwiki|Boxing Ring}}

#Final boss fight against {{iw|smashwiki|Rathalos}}

[[File:WhackAPlant.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Mario Party'', in the minigame Whack-a-Plant]]

Piranha Plants are obstacles in the board [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] and the minigame [[Whack-a-Plant]], as well as audience members of [[Mario Bandstand]] in ''[[Mario Party]]''. Piranha Plants can be placed around the Peach's Birthday Cake board, with players losing a [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]] if they land on a spot with one. A three-legged Piranha Plant appears in [[Piranha's Pursuit]] as an obstacle to avoid. Piranha Plants in Whack-a-Plant are stomped by player characters as part of the minigame objective. A [[Big Piranha Plant|giant Piranha Plant]] is found in [[Tug o' War]].

Piranha Plants are a species in ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. A three-legged Piranha Plant is encountered in [[Mini-Game Park]], chasing a butterfly, until the player purchases a certain number minigames from [[Woody]], then the Piranha Plant gives the player the minigames [[Dungeon Dash]] and [[Rainbow Run (minigame)|Rainbow Run]] before leaving. Piranha Plants are background elements in [[Bowser Land]], where one is near some red Warp Pipes, and [[Space Land]], where two are inside of a glass dome. A Piranha Plant is an obstacle in the minigame [[Toad in the Box]], where it stuns the player character if summoned from a rotating block.

Piranha Plants are a species in the minigames [[Storm Chasers]] and [[Winner's Wheel]], as well as a partner in Duel Mode in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. The Piranha Plants in Storm Chasers are watered by chasing a moving cloud, and those in Winner's Wheel spectate, dancing if the player character wins. The three-legged Piranha Plant in Duel Mode is partnered with [[Waluigi]] by default, and it has an attack power of 3, one health point, a salary of five coins, and sometimes provides an additional die with 1-3 after rolling.

Piranha Plants are background characters in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. One is a speaker in the sound test in the Option Room, and another is the shower head of the Bowser bath [[Present Room|present]].

[[File:Mario Party 5 Pop Star Piranhas.png|thumb|left|Piranha Plants appearing in Pop-Star Piranhas.]]

Piranha Plants are a species in the minigame [[Pop-Star Piranhas]], a part of the [[Piranha Plant Capsule]], a weapon in [[Super Duel Mode]], a background element in [[Triple Jump (minigame)|Triple Jump]] (at the 150 foot/50m sign), and the likeness of two statues in [[Bowser Nightmare]] in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. The Piranha Plants in Pop-Star Piranhas all dance, except for one, with the player characters guessing which one. A Piranha Plant of the Piranha Plant Capsule takes away half the [[coin]]s of whoever lands on a space with it.

Piranha Plants are referenced in [[Odd Card Out]], a species in the board [[Thirsty Gulch]], a part of the [[Piranha Plant Orb]] (functioning the same as before), obstacles in [[Mole-it!]], and the likeness of two lamps in [[Seer Terror]] in ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. Piranha Plants in Odd Card Out are depicted on some cards.

[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot ''Mario Party Advance'']]

Piranha Plants are a species in the oasis of the [[desert area]] of Shroom City and the minigame [[Match 'Em]], as well as obstacles in [[Go-go Pogo]] in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. The player can pick a Piranha Plant from an oasis in the desert area after [[Bob-omba]] requests a "healthy, pretty" flower. When plucked, a Piranha Plant bites the player,<ref>{{cite|quote=You got bit, but you got a {{color|red|Piranha Plant}}.|author=In-game dialogue|title=''Mario Party Advance''|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> and the Piranha Plant is happily described with a few adjectives when delivered to Bob-omba.<ref>{{cite|author=Bob-omba|date=2005|language=en|quote=It's pretty, healthy, cute and deadly!|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Mario Party Advance''}}</ref> The Piranha Plant is revealed in the epilogue to have grown much larger.

Piranha Plants are a species in [[Herbicidal Maniac]], a background element in [[Wingin' It]], a part of the Piranha Plant Orb (again unchanged), and the likeness of both fountains in the mode Waterfall Battle and statues in [[Pyramid Scheme]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Their lips were changed to white, unlike previous entries, no longer being based on their ''Super Mario 64'' design. The Piranha Plants in [[Herbicidal Maniac]] are competitively shot at by the player characters, and hitting a mine causes more to appear. The Piranha Plant in Wingin' It appears from a house's chimney if a team gets 19 meters or higher.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in the boards [[DK's Treetop Temple]] and [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]] and the minigames [[Winner or Dinner]] and [[Specter Inspector]]. The Piranha Plants on the boards take ten coins from player characters who land on an [[Event Space|? Space]] with them.

Piranha is a boss in Story Mode, being fought in the minigame [[Feed and Seed]] at the end of [[Wiggler's Garden]] in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. The player character and their earn the first [[Sky Crystal]] after defeating it.<ref>{{cite|date=2007|author=[[Wiggler]]|title=''Mario Party DS''|quote=Oooh! Huge thanks from me to you! Please take this, [player character]!|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref>

Piranha Plants are obstacles in the minigames [[Speeding Bullets]], [[Piranha Patch]], and [[Wiggler Bounce]], board features associated with [[Unlucky Space]]s, and the likeness of the "Gluttonous Gobbler" constellation in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. The Piranha Plants of Piranha Patch grow from flower buds and deduct a point from the player characters they attack. The Piranha Plants at [[Unlucky Space]]s emerge from the red Warp Pipe next to them to take the captain who landed on it to an underground area with [[Mini Ztar Space]]s.

Piranha Plants are obstacles in the minigame [[Quickest Cricket]] and depicted on a reel in the minigame [[Get Reel]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''.

Piranha Plants are a species in the board [[Mushroom Park]] and the minigame [[Pipe Sniper]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. Besides Piranha Plants, their golden variety also appears, and [[Petey Piranha]] is a boss fought in [[Petey's Bomb Battle]].

Piranha Plants are obstacles in the minigame [[Piranha Plantemonium]] in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. They appear alongside their golden counterparts.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They are depicted with yellow teeth and do not appear in pipes. Piranha Plants are encountered in [[Forever Forest]]. They move around freely and burrow underground when near Mario before emerging to try and bite him, giving it the [[First Strike]]. Varieties debuting in the game include [[Putrid Piranha]]s and [[Frost Piranha]]s, as well as the boss [[Lava Piranha]].

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. They are encountered in [[Boggly Woods]] and [[the Great Tree]], having been adapted into a monochrome color to suit their environment, similarly to [[Cleft]]s. In the English localization, they are known as '''Pale Piranhas''' and identified by [[Goombella]] as a {{wp|subspecies}}. However, every other language lacks this detail and states they are the same plants from Mario's previous adventures, although the Spanish localization has a color identifier in its name regardless. The game's English demo treats them as normal Piranha Plants.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Proto:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door/Text & Dialogue#The Great Tree Enemies|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''/Text & Dialogue]]|author=TCRF|language=en|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> Pale Piranhas behave like Piranha Plants in the previous game, but those the Great Tree they can move to higher and lower ground in rooms with multiple levels. In the [[Glitz Pit]], a Pale Piranha appears as one of the members of [[The Mind-Bogglers]]. Piranha Plants are part of the [[audience]], joining in Boggly Woods once Pale Piranhas are encountered, though they can be seen sooner if fighting against [[Spania]]s in the western portion of [[Rogueport Underground]].

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. They retain their yellow teeth and are described as "notorious" by [[Tippi]]. Piranha Plants are encountered in [[Lineland]], [[Gloam Valley]], and [[The Bitlands]]. They act more similarly to their functional equivalents introduced in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Besides Piranha Plants, Putrid Piranhas and Frost Piranhas also return.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They are first encountered in [[World 3 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 3]], then later in [[World 5 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 5]], and also assist the third [[Wiggler Segment]]. Piranha Plants more closely resemble their design in other games, no longer having yellow teeth. Piranha Plants have a lot of HP, can home in on Mario on the field, and guard [[? Block]]s. Besides biting, Piranha Plants have an added attack where they spit clouds of dust, which can inflict the [[dizzy]] status. Piranha Plants sometimes dig underground to dodge Mario's attacks for a turn. They can be stomped only if using the [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Iron Jump sticker]], similarly to previous entries. Piranha Plants can be assisted by [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Snifit]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Poison Blooper]]s, [[Spike Top]]s and [[Spear Guy]]s.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They are encountered in [[Redpepper Crater]] and [[Mossrock Theater]].

Origami Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. They are encountered in a section of [[Spring of Jungle Mist]]. Besides biting, they can spit [[fireball]]s. Piranha Plants can be jumped on using [[Iron Boots]] and their variants only. Origami Piranha Plants burrow underground while their spot is selected and reemerge once their spot is deselected. Besides them, Origami [[Nipper Plant]]s, [[Ptooie]]s, and [[Jumping Piranha Plant]]s are also enemies, along with [[Paper Macho Piranha Plant|Paper Macho]] versions of Piranha Plants.

Piranha Plants appear in only two games of the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. A few Piranha Plants are obstacles on the [[Bowser Badlands]] course in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', inhabiting pipes and taking any ball entering its mouth before spitting it out into lava. A Piranha Plant in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' appears only during [[Nabbit]]'s Double Bogey animation, biting Nabbit from his bag as he tries to jump inside of it.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]]. They are encountered at the [[Beanbean International Airport]], occupying the landing strip and preventing [[Toad Express]] from landing. The Piranha Plants respawn later unless they are doused with water and then struck by Luigi's [[Thunderhand]]. Besides Piranha Plants, a giant Piranha Plant named [[Mom Piranha]] is the boss of the area, and there is a mini-boss named [[Piranha Bean]], who can shrink anything it eats.

Piranha Plants do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', though [[Petey Piranha]] is a boss and two varieties made their debut, [[Elasto-Piranha]]s and [[Piranha Planet]]s.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. They are encountered in the biggest Dreampoint of [[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]]. They spit fire several times upon emerging before retreating into the ground temporarily, repeating this process repeatedly on the same spot. Piranha Plants all retreat underground briefly if [[Luiginary Gravity]] is used.

In battle, a Piranha Plant may spit a large fireball or a [[Fly Guy]] at Mario, which can be jumped over or idled under respectively to avoid damage. Piranha Plants are weak to Fire attacks, so the [[Luiginary Flame]] inflicts a lot of damage on them. Piranha Plants can spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s, which become [[Nipper Plant]]s that assist them from the background. A Piranha Plant can spit a fireball towards Nipper Plants if they are still alive, bouncing the fireball about until each on has touched it, and the last one to do so sends it towards Mario, who avoids damage by countering it at the Piranha Plant using his [[hammer]].

Piranha Plants do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', though Fire Piranha Plants and their [[Paper Fire Piranha Plant|paper variant]] do.

 

 

Piranha Plants can also attack by lunging themselves at a bro. which must be repelled with the hammer, although the Piranha Plant may attack several times in one turn. All Piranha Plants in the battle may each move around and spit a fireball at the closest bro.; the order the Piranha Plants attack is the order they popped out of the ground prior to attacking.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]''. It holds Yoshi in its mouth for a few seconds before spitting him out, similarly as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.

Piranha Plants and Wild Ptooie Piranhas are enemies in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. They give four points when defeated. Both varieties behave identically as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', but both of them take three hits to defeat, changing from green, yellow, and lastly red before their defeat. Wild Ptooie Piranhas also appear.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They behave identically as in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. A Piranha Plant is defeated either by [[Perry]] or the Rage vibe. Besides Piranha Plants, [[Ptooie]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s, and [[Petey Piranha|Boss P. Plant]] also return. [[Glad P. Plant]]s were added as a variety.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its port]]. They are defeated either from being hit by [[turnip]]s, being [[Spin|spun]] into, or landed on.

Piranha Plants are enemies and potential allies in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. Their 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.  

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and [[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|its port]]. They function the same as in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]. Piranha Plants lunge in the direction of Yoshi and munch continuously. They are tied up if hit by a yarn ball, leaving them vulnerable to being defeated from a stomp.

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''. They are encountered on both Yoshi's path and in the backdrop, where they cannot harm Yoshis. Piranha Plants are defeated from being hit by an egg. A large cardboard Piranha Plant named [[Spike the Piranha]] appears as the boss of [[Acorn Forest]].

A Piranha Plant is a playable character named '''Dr. Piranha Plant''', released on December 16, 2020. Its skill in both stage mode and versus mode eliminates objects randomly, similar to [[Yoshi|Dr. Yoshi]]'s skill. It is represented by pipes appearing, followed by the Piranha Plant emerging from the bottom-middle pipe and then biting. This skill prioritizes eliminating [[virus]]es, and will only target other objects if there are less viruses that this skill targets. The difference between Dr. Yoshi and Dr. Piranha Plant is that the amount of objects eliminated by the former is greater compared to the latter, but the skill meter charges slower. [[Capsule]]s will only be targeted if other objects are not available.

Piranha Plants are referenced in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. Figurines of them are in some areas of the [[Hotel Shops]].

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as a part of [[Bowser]]'s army, where they have longer and thinner stems, more spots, and sharper teeth. Additionally, mechanical Piranha Plants appear on the [[Training Course]] used to train [[Mario]].

====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''====

Piranha Plants are enemies in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' and its [[reissue|rerelease]]s, functioning the way they do in ''Super Mario Bros.'', and the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, a figure of one can be won in the [[zeldawiki:Trendy Game|Trendy Game]]<ref>{{cite|author=Figurine description|quote=You got a Piranha Plant figure! You know, the flower that pops out from the pipes.|title=''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Nintendo Switch)|date=2019|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> after clearing the [[zeldawiki:Eagle's Tower|Eagle's Tower]] and placed in [[zeldawiki:Marin|Marin]] and [[zeldawiki:Tarin|Tarin]]'s house.

The [[Manhandla]], a boss from the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, exhibits many traits akin to Piranha Plant variants. Piranha Plants also share several similarities to [[Deku Baba]]s, which first appeared in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.

The silhouette of a Piranha Plant appears under the 3-Star difficulty of the "Get in Shape" minigame in ''{{iw|nwiki|Big Brain Academy}}''.

[[File:Piranha Plant Captain Rainbow.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Captain Rainbow'']]

A Piranha Plant is a character in ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''. It is taken care of by Lip, a fairy from ''{{iw|nwiki|Panel de Pon}}''.

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Piranha Plants are enemies in the [[Yoshi's Island Zone]] DLC for ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''. They use their design from the ''Yoshi's Island'' series. Piranha Plants are defeated only by [[sonicretro:Flying Kick|kicking]] a [[Shy Guy]] into them.

Piranha Plants are part of the Warp Pipe furniture item in the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]], except in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'', where they emerge from Warp Pipes in the animated mushroom mural wallpaper instead.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Piranha Plants appear on {{iw|minecraftwiki|Rose Bush}}es and {{iw|minecraftwiki|Sculk Sensor}}s. Besides them, Piranha Creepers and Nipper Plants also appear.

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