Editing Piranha Plant

{{Species-infobox

|title=Piranha Plant

|image=[[Image:PiranhaPlantWii.png|250px]]

|sub_species=[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Frost Piranha]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Hootie the Blue Fish]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Venus Fire Trap]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Piranhacus Giganticus]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[1985]])

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

|affiliation= [[Koopa Troop]], [[Petey Piranha]], [[Lava Piranha]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])

'''Piranha Plants''' are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Mario series; Piranha Plants are seemingly based-off Venus Flytraps, 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 now rarely used.

==History==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''Super Mario Bros.====

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

The first appearance of Piranha Plants release was in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as semi-common enemies who would inhabit Warp Pipes and attack by biting [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they were close enough to them. Oddly, Piranha Plants won't emerge from their pipe if Mario or Luigi is touching or standing directly on top of it.

Piranha Plants could be defeated by shooting them with a fireball in a character's [[Fire Mario|fire form]], by kicking a [[Koopa]] shell at them or by touching them while empowered by a [[Starman]].

====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels====

''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', which was the sequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in Japan, introduced red-colored Piranha Plants, which were much quicker than the green variety and emerged from their pipe, regardless if someone is touching it. However, they would not appear if the player was standing directly on top of the pipe.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3====

[[Image:Piranha-Plant.jpg|160px|thumb|left|Mario, being taken out by a [[Venus Fire Trap]] in ''SMB3''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Piranha Plants are found throughout the game; along with having their standard biting attack, Piranha Plants also gain their ability to shoot dangerous, albeit slow-moving, fireballs. 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|Hammer Mario's]] [[Hammer|hammers]].

Three variants of Piranha Plants are also introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they are [[Piranhacus Giganticus]], [[Ptooie]]s and [[Venus Fire Trap]]s.

The Red Piranha Plants from Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (see above) re-appear in the World 7's pipe mazes, but since Piranha Plants are now all red, their leaves are red instead.

[[Nipper Plant]]s are juvenile versions of Piranha Plants. In fact, Nipper Plants are referred to as "Baby Piranha Plants" in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' instruction booklet, and they are referred to as "Small Pakkun" in Japan. [[Muncher]]s are called "Black Pakkun" in Japan, and resemble Nipper Plants more than they do 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.

====''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 refers to them as '''Pakkun Flower''', which is their Japanese name. 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.

====''Super Mario World====

Piranha Plants also appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as enemies once again, attacking Mario, Luigi and [[Yoshi]] by trying to bite them. They only appear in one level, [[Vanilla Dome 3]], and even then, only hanging upside down.

A single variant of Piranha Plants is introduced in ''Super Mario World'', this variant, [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] lives in pipes and leaps through the air, attacking anything nearby. These are also much more common than the normal variation.

In ''Super Mario World'', Piranha Plants can be beaten using fireballs, Starman-powers, a Koopa shell, a [[cape]]-attack or by simply eating them with Yoshi's tongue.

====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins====

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' are, more or less, identical to the ones of ''Super Mario World''; these Piranha Plants can be defeated by hitting them with a [[Fireball|fireball]]. Also, a spiky-headed [[Venus Fire Trap]] appeared, and, in [[Wario's Castle]], Piranha Plant statues appeared that would attack by shooting large balls of fire.

====''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS====

[[Image: Sm64plant.jpg|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, the lips of these Piranha Plants are also inexplicably green (this was fixed in the remake).

Normally, these Piranha Plants are found calmly sleeping in flower beds, but if approached, they will attack in a crazed frenzy. Players must be quick to attack a Piranha Plant before it wakes-up in order to defeat it. They can take off a whopping three energy, but because of that and their ability to replenish, the first time they are killed, they give up [[Blue Coin]]s.

A giant-sized, unnamed version of Piranha Plants appear in the Huge part of [[Tiny-Huge Island]]; these giant Piranha Plants are extremely powerful and dangerous and spit fireballs at Mario. When Mario defeats them, he earns another Power Star. Also, there is a miniature version of those that appear in the Tiny version. Those mini ones also appear twice in [[Bowser in the Sky]].

In the remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Piranha Plants had white lips.

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."''

[[Image:Shine pirahna.jpg|thumb|A [[Goop]] covered '''Piranha Plant''']]

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 in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', since they have green lips, however, they lack teeth.

[[Piranha Plant in the Generator|Piranha Plants in the Generator]], apparently Piranha Plants created from the [[Goop|sludge]] of the [[Magic Paintbrush|Gaddbrush]], 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. Piranha Heads, 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.

Oddly enough, all of these Piranha Plants that have just been mentioned lack any form of teeth in their mouth, making them not similar to piranhas at all.

[[Petey Piranha]], a goop-spitting, giant Piranha Plant also appears twice as a boss in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', and is the only Piranha Plant with teeth. He never uses them though. It most be noted that Petey still has green lips in modern games, while Piranha Plants' lips are white.

====''New Super Mario Bros.====

[[Image:Piranha_Plant.JPG|thumb|left]]

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 they're found in conveyor belts, they will move along with it.

[[Venus Fire Trap]]s also make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while giant-sized [[Super Piranha Plant]]s make their debut. The latter require three fireballs instead of one to die, and release eight coins when they do.

====''Super Mario Galaxy====

Piranha Plants make their appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', trying to bite the player much like they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but could be stunned if Mario fired [[Star Bits]] at them. They could be defeated by jumping on them or with a [[Spinning|Star Spin]]. They would sometimes be used to advance further, as a [[Sproutle]] would grow where they were if they were defeated.

It is also notably the second game that Piranha Plants can be defeated in a single jump, after ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.

There was also a new, purple 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 slammed its head in the ground.

There was a Piranha Plant-like alien called [[Dino Piranha]] who served as a boss. It would chase Mario around its planetoid once woken from its egg. It could be defeated by [[Spinning]] 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 star if defeated.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii====

Piranha Plants also appear as enemies in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' exactly like they did in the predecessor, along with [[Venus Fire Trap|Venus Fire Traps]] and [[Super Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plants]]. [[Stalking Piranha Plant|Stalking Piranha Plants]] and [[River Piranha Plant|River Piranha Plants]] also make their debut in this game, as well as a Venus Fire Trap variation of the Super Piranha Plant. However, the pipe-planted Piranha Plants have lost their chomping sound effects from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2====

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and they behave just as they did in the predecessor. In [[Supermassive Galaxy]] [[Piranhacus Giganticus]] once again appears, and act as the original plant who goes up and down. There is now a new species of the giant Piranha Plant from the first ''Super Mario Galaxy'' that is black and has red spikes around it. To defeat it, Mario or Luigi must hit it with a plant when it slams its head onto the ground.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!===

Piranha Plants made several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.

===''Mario Kart'' series===

In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Piranha Plants often appear as road obstacles. One example is the Choco Islands in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' where they sit there, acting as an obstacle. If the player hits the Piranha Plants, he/she will spin out.

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 got 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 [[Star]].

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 has returned and also brought back the Piranha Plant Obstacles.

In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', 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.

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

[[Image:YIpiranhaplant.jpg|thumb|125px|Piranha Plant as seen in ''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 he approached.

''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.

The Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' could easily be defeated by throwing an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] at them or by spitting an enemy at them.

[[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 and [[Needlenose]]-spitting Piranha Plants 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====

The Piranha Plants of ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' are shown to be capable of growing to huge proportions, their gnashing heads atop spike-covered stalks. ''Yoshi's Story'' also introduced several other variations of Piranha Plants, 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]]'', this time, they're oddly spike-covered.

====''Yoshi's Island DS====

In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Piranha Plants once again appear as common enemies, along with [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s, Nipper Spores. Several new Piranha Plants, such as [[Ghost Piranha]]s, undead Piranha Plants, [[Bungee Piranha]], purple, stretching Piranha Plants and [[Nipper Dandelion]]s, Nipper Spores bunched together, also appear in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.

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

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars===

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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, though despite this, outside of battle, they are found exclusively in pipes. Perhaps in reference to their immunity to being [[jump]]ed on in earlier Mario games, the Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario RPG'' 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, though renamed '''Chompweeds''' also appear as [[coin]]-stealing obstacles in the Pipe Vault and was set to appear as fightable Enemies, but 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]]===

[[Image:SSBPiranhaPlant.gif|frame|left|A Piranha Plant in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.]]

Piranha Plants appear in all three ''Super Smash Bros.'' games as trophies, obstacles and/or stickers.

[[Image:PiranhaPlantDS.png|frame|right|In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'']]

Piranha Plants are featured quite prominently in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], often as obstacles in [[mini-game]]s. In ''[[Mario Party]]'', Piranha Plants could be planted by players in the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board; By doing this, players that stop on the plant's spot lose a [[Star]]. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Piranha Plants appear in [[Waluigi's Island]] and are [[Waluigi]]'s partner in Duel Mode. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' a Piranha Plant is the boss of Wigglers Garden. In [[Mario Party Advance]], a Piranha plant is featured in a quest. You have to bring one to a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] named Bob-omba.

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 a mini-game in order to defeat the Piranha Plant. In the mini-game, 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 (red) first Sky Crystal, and the heroes continued their quest for Bowser's Castle.

===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===

====''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.

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

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door====

Piranha Plants, known as Pale Piranhas, live in the [[Boggly Woods]]. Instead of having red with white spots, they are various shades of gray and white. The only notable difference about this is it is the weakest of the four sub-species in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. In Glitz Pit, Pale Piranha appeared as one of the members of [[Mind-Bogglers]].

A different type of enemy referred to as [[Piranha Plant (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Piranha Plant]] in English also exists in the game; this enemy is, however, a stronger sub-species.

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

Piranha Plants appeared again in the third ''Paper Mario'' game, ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. In this game, they first appeared on the first level. Then, the only way to defeat them was by using an item. However, as new characters and Pixls are gained, it becomes much easier to defeat them. They have a lot of HP since the last game they were in. Many stronger colored forms of these plants were used.

===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===

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

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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. Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss. Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time====

Though regular Piranha Plants 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.

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

They appeared rarely in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', in only [[Donkey Kong Jungle (place)|Donkey Kong Jungle]] and Mystical Forest. They look similar to their look in Super Mario Sunshine, but have no leaves. They usually appear when Mario is climbing a vine or a ladder, spitting fire at him has he walks by. They are invincible, and don't have teeth.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis====

They are common enemies in [[Mario vs. Donkey  Kong 2: March of the Minis]]. They aren't seen commonly in tubes, usually only in the boss fight of [[Pipe Works]]. They use their fire breathing ability, and have only one fire ball, keeping their mouths open until they get their fireball back. They are invincible in this game. Two may eat each others fireballs, as if they were playing catch.

Although Piranha Plants are rare in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', a new variety of them, called [[Glad Piranha Plant]]s appear; Normal and [[Glad Ptooie]]s and normal and [[Sad Nipper Plant]]s also appear in ''Super Princess Peach''. There was also a reappearance of Petey Piranha.

===''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]] mini-game, where players must hit colored Piranha Plants with fireballs of matching colors.

===''Mario Super Sluggers===

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

===''Captain Rainbow===

[[Image:Piranha Plant Captain Rainbow.png|thumb|left|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.

==Trophy Information from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl==

!rowspan=2|Piranha Plant

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|rowspan=2|''A vicious, plantlike monster that typically hides in pipes. Piranha Plants emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping--hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions--there are many Piranha Plants with unique traits-- they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.''

|align=center|'''DS''' ''New Super Mario Bros.''

==Possible Relatives==

[[Image:Piranha_History.PNG|frame|right|Sprites of Piranha Plants through various games.]]

*[[Slithervine]]

*[[Hurt Plant]]

*[[Muncher]]

==''Paper Mario'' Series Stats and Tattle Information==

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|log=A monochrome Piranha Plant that attacks with a nasty bite. If you see one, throw all you've got at it, or run.

|tattle=That's a Pale Piranha. You know about these guys. The famous Piranha Plants. This colorless subspecies is adapted to Boggly Woods. Ah, the wonders of nature! If you try to jump on them, they'll totally chomp on you.

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==Trivia==

[[Image:PP BBA.png|thumb|right|150px|The silhouette of a Piranha Plant in ''Big Brain Academy''.]]

*Piranha Plants have cameos in a few games outside of the ''Mario'' series.

**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" mini-game.

**Piranha Plants also appear as enemies in ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''. Another species of enemy from the ''Legend of Zelda'' known as the Deku Baba looks a lot like Piranha Plants.

*Some Piranha Plants have been known to walk, such as ones from ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''Super Mario RPG'', their bottom stems being made to look and act like feet.

*The Piranha Plants in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' resemble [[Petey Piranha]].

==Names in Other Languages==

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|JapM=Packun Flower or Pakkun Flower, pun on ''pakupaku'', a mimetic word for mouth movement. May also be a reference to Pac-Man.

|Fra=Plante Piranha

|FraM=Literal translation of "Piranha Plant"

|Ger=Piranha-Pflanze<br>Schnapp Piranha

|GerM=Literal translation of "Piranha Plant"<br>''Schnapp'' comes from ''schnappen'' (to snap)

|Spa=Planta Piraña

|SpaM=Literal translation of "Piranha Plant"

|Ita=Pianta Piranha

|ItaM=Literal translation of "Piranha Plant"

|Chi=食人花<br />''Shírén Huā''

|ChiM=Human Eating Flower

==Gallery==

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File:Piranha Plant SMB.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]

File:Piranha Plant SML.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]

File:Piranha Plant 2 SML.png|''Super Mario Land

File:Piranha Plant 3 SML.png|''Super Mario Land

File:Piranha Plant Y.png|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]

File:SMRPG Megaslimax.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]

File:Piranha Plant.gif|''[[Yoshi's Story]]

File:YIpiranhaplant.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation]]

File:Piranha Plant.JPG|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]

File:PiranhaPlant_SPM.jpg|''[[Super Paper Mario]]

File:PiranhaPlantWii.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]

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