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{{redirect|Green Piranha Plant|the version of this enemy also known as "Green Piranha Plant"|[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]|other uses|[[Piranha Plant (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image=[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plant in Pipe Artwork.png|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|notable=[[Big Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Gattai monster]]<br>[[Izzy]]<br>[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Mom Piranha]]<br>[[Naval Piranha]]<br>[[Petea Piranha]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]]<br>[[Piper]]<br>[[Pirabbid Plant]]<br>[[Pit Plant]]<br>[[Smilax]]<br>[[Spike the Piranha]]<br>[[The Mind-Bogglers]]
|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]]
|comparable=[[Chomp (Donkey Kong Country series)|Chomp (''Donkey Kong Country'' series)]]<br>[[Deku Baba]]<br>[[Flytrap]]<br>[[Hurt Plant]]<br>[[Kobu Kokko]]<br>[[Pipe Fist]]<br>[[Spritzbloom]]<br>[[Trapdragon]]
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{{quote|Grawr Charble Grawr! (Hey, what's cooking? YOU ARE!)|Piranha Plant|Mario Party DS}}

'''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.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
[[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.
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====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
[[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'']]
[[File:SMBLL Red Piranha Plant.png|frame|left]]
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. An upside-down Piranha Plant emerges regardless of whether Mario is underneath their pipe. 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]].
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====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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]]''.

====''Super Mario Land''====
'''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.

====''Super Mario World''====
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]].

[[File:SMWbetaplant.gif|frame|left]]
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]].
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====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
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.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:PiranhaPlant SM64.png|thumb|left|180px|The design of a Piranha Plant used for ''Super Mario 64'']]
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. 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; during this, [[Piranha Plant#Media|a lullaby]] plays. 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 slowly. 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). 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. After they emerge, they will then act like normal sleeping Piranha Plants for the rest of a mission.

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. Once the player walks far enough, however, they will respawn.

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]].

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
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.

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

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Piranha Plant Artwork.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They rest pointing upwards, and can be found in flower patches as well as pipes, though they act the same regardless of their location. 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. 

=====Appearances=====
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|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]
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|[[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Bunnies in the Wind]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Major Burrows's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Golden Chomp]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]
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|[[Sea Slide Galaxy]]
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Piranha Plants return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Pipe-dwelling Piranha Plants no longer have a chomping sound effect, unlike in ''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.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They behave identically to their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and once again are usually surrounded by a clump of flowers. 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]].

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|[[Sky Station Galaxy]]
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|[[Yoshi Star Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Saddle Up with Yoshi]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Spiny Control]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Spiny Rainbow Romp]]
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|[[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]
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|[[Fluffy Bluff Galaxy]]
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|[[World 3 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 3]]
|[[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]
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|[[World 4 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 4]]
|[[Honeyhop Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Sweetest Silver Stars]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Chimp's Score Challenge]]
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|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Throwback Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Return of the Whomp King]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Whomp Silver Star Speed Run]]
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[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.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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]].

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
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.

====''Super Mario Run''====
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.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Bowser and Mario Impressing Peach.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bowser using a bouquet of Piranha Plants to impress Peach]]
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.
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====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW Magma Flare-Up Plant.jpg|thumb|Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
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.

===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
{{quote|Terrible tortellini! Look at those plumber-munching Piranha Plants!|[[Luigi]]|"[[Mario of the Deep]]"}}
[[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!]]'']]
Piranha Plants, misspelled '''Pirhana Plants''' in the writer's bible,<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> appear 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.

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[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.
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====''Super Mario World''====
[[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|Kootie Pie]] in a frozen cavern. Piranha plants{{ref needed}}<!--spelling--> are the replacement for the crops stolen by [[Larry|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|Hip]] and [[Iggy|Hop]], attempting to sabotage it, which backfires when [[Bowser|King Koopa]] when Oogtar feed it fertilizer inadvertently.
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===''Nintendo Comics System''===
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.

===''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]''===
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.

===''Yoshi''===
[[File:YoshiNES-PiranhaPlant-Score.png|thumb|left]]
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]]''.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
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.

====''Mario Kart 64''====
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.

====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
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.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
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.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series====
[[File:MKAGPDX Piranha Plant.png|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant icon in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
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.

====''Mario Kart DS''====
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.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
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.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
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.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8SNESDonutPlains3PiranhaPlant.png|thumb|Yoshi using the potted Piranha Plant in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
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}}.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
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]].

Below are two lists of courses in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that feature Piranha Plants: one list is for the lunging type, and the other for the passive type. (Select "show" to reveal a list.)

;Lunging variant
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*[[SNES Donut Plains 1]] ([[Steer Clear of Obstacles]]), [[SNES Donut Plains 1|R/T]]
*[[SNES Ghost Valley 1|SNES Ghost Valley 1R, R/T]]
*[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T]]
*[[SNES Choco Island 1]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles), [[SNES Choco Island 1|T]]
*[[SNES Ghost Valley 2]] ([[Glider Challenge]]), [[SNES Ghost Valley 2|R/T]]
*[[SNES Choco Island 2|SNES Choco Island 2T, R/T]]
*[[N64 Mario Raceway|N64 Mario Raceway R]]
*[[N64 Royal Raceway]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*[[GBA Luigi Circuit|GBA Luigi Circuit T]]
*[[GBA Sky Garden|GBA Sky Garden T]]
*[[GCN Baby Park]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|GCN Waluigi Stadium T]]
*[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|GCN Yoshi Circuit, R, R/T]]
*[[DS Luigi's Mansion]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*[[DS Shroom Ridge|DS Shroom Ridge, R]]
*[[DS Mario Circuit|DS Mario Circuit R/T]]
*[[DS Peach Gardens|DS Peach Gardens, R]]
*[[Wii Coconut Mall]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*[[3DS Mario Circuit]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*[[3DS Piranha Plant Slide|3DS Piranha Plant Slide, R, T, R/T]]
*[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade, R, T, R/T]]
*[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 2, R, T]]
*[[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3, R, T]]
*[[Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3R/T]]
*[[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity 2R/T]]
*[[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways 3]]
*[[Tour Amsterdam Drift|Amsterdam Drift 3, R/T]]
*[[Piranha Plant Cove|Piranha Plant Cove 2, R/T]]
*[[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island, T]]
*[[Piranha Plant Pipeline|Piranha Plant Pipeline, R, T, R/T]]
*[[RMX Mario Circuit 1]] (Glider Challenge), [[RMX Mario Circuit 1|R/T]]
*[[RMX Choco Island 1|RMX Choco Island 1R/T]]
*[[RMX Choco Island 2|RMX Choco Island 2, R, T, R/T]]
*[[RMX Rainbow Road 1|RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T]]
*[[RMX Rainbow Road 2|RMX Rainbow Road 2T, R/T]]
*[[RMX Ghost Valley 1|RMX Ghost Valley 1T]]
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;Passive variant
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*SNES Donut Plains 1 (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*SNES Choco Island 1R, T
*[[SNES Mario Circuit 3]] ([[Do Jump Boosts]])
*SNES Choco Island 2, R, T, R/T
*[[N64 Kalimari Desert]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*N64 Mario Raceway, R
*N64 Royal Raceway, R, T, R/T
*[[GBA Peach Circuit]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*GCN Baby Park (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*GCN Yoshi Circuit (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*DS Luigi's Mansion (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*DS Mario Circuit, R, R/T
*3DS Mario Circuit (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*3DS Piranha Plant Slide T, R/T
*[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*Paris Promenade 2R
*[[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways 2]] (Steer Clear of Obstacles)
*Piranha Plant Cove 2, R, T, R/T
*Piranha Plant Pipeline, R, T, R/T
*RMX Mario Circuit 1, R, T
*RMX Choco Island 1, R, T, R/T
*RMX Choco Island 2, R, T, R/T
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====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
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.

====''Mario Kart World''====
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Piranha Plant appears as a playable character for the first time in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''.

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

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

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:SMW2 Piranha Plant.png|frame|left]]
'''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.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
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]].

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:Piranha Plant Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|thumb|left|140px|A Piranha Plant, as seen in ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
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.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:Piranha Plant SMRPG artwork.jpg|thumb|x180px|Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
{{quote|It's really weird. Sometimes I hear [[Culex|the guy next door]]. He's always mumbling about a Crystal-this and an Evil-that. Isn't a "Crystal" some kind of a shiny rock...or something? I know I've seen those somewhere!|Piranha Plant|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
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]].

===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:YSPirahnaPlant.png|thumb|left|x100px|A Piranha Plant in ''Yoshi's Story'']]
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.
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===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Piranha Plant}}
[[File:SSBPiranhaPlant.png|thumb|A Piranha Plant in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'']]
Piranha Plants appear in all entries of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, except for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features Piranha Plants as obstacles that occasionally come out of the two pipes present there (with said Piranha Plants' appearances being based on that of the red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''), dealing damage to any fighter that touches them; however, they can be attacked and knocked out easily. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a Piranha Plant is featured as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] and a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], and in the [[PictoChat]] stage, one of the drawings that appears in the background is a Piranha Plant. A Piranha Plant is also featured as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{SSB fighter infobox
|color=purple
|width=220px
|align=right
|title=Piranha Plant
|emblem=Mario Emblem.png
|image=Piranha Plant SSBU.png
|games=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (downloadable)
|standard=[[Ptooie (move)|Ptooie]]
|side=[[Poison Breath]]
|up=[[Piranhacopter]]
|down=[[Long-Stem Strike]]
|final=[[Petey Piranha (move)|Petey Piranha]]
|entrance=Piranha Plant emerges from its pot/pipe.
}}
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Piranha Plant (SSBU)}}
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, being the first playable character in the series to be a generic enemy. 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|neutral 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]]. 

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 [[Smash Taunt#Palutena's Guidance|Palutena's Guidance]] conversation on Piranha Plant reveals [[Smash Taunt#Viridi|Viridi]] (the goddess of nature) 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:
*Its green costume is derived from how it appeared in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Lost Levels'', with a green warp pipe.
*Its yellow costume is derived from various Piranha Plants that have a yellow color, including the [[Pipe Land]] king's transfigured form, the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]] from ''Yoshi's Island'' upon the first strike, and the [[Glad P. Plant]] from ''Super Princess Peach'', with a magenta pot.
*The magenta costume resembles an active [[Piranha Creeper]] from ''Super Mario 3D World'', [[Dino Piranha]], [[Peewee Piranha]], and the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' appearance of [[Nipper Plant]]s, with a dark navy pipe.
*The black costume resembles the [[Inky Piranha Plant]] from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and the Pale Piranha from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', with a red pot.
*The white costume resembles [[Bone Piranha Plant]]s as they appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', but with a pale green stem instead of a black one and white lips instead of the pale blue color they usually have, with a yellow pipe. Its all-white appearance with a green stem may also be a reference to [[Nipper Plant]]s.
*The indigo costume with pink lips resembles the [[Bungee Piranha]]s from ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s from ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and to a lesser extent, [[Mom Piranha]] when colored blue, as well as her blue-colored Piranha Plants prior to and during her boss fight in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and its remake. It is in a goldenrod, metallic pot.
*Its blue costume resembles how its sprite appears in underground courses in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''The Lost Levels'', as well as the [[Frost Piranha]] from ''Super Paper Mario'', and has a brown pipe.

Piranha Plant'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 [[Terry Bogard|Terry]] and [[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>

=====Classic Mode route=====
Piranha Plant's Classic Mode has it fight against all of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''{{'}}s base newcomers, as well as Rathalos from ''Monster Hunter'', who is also new to the series.
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!1
|[[Inkling]] ×8
|Horde Battle
|[[Moray Towers]] (Battlefield)
|Splattack! ''(original)''
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!2
|[[Ridley]], [[Dark Samus]]
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|[[Norfair]]
|Vs. Ridley
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!3
|[[Simon Belmont|Simon]], [[Richter Belmont|Richter]]
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|[[Dracula's Castle]]
|Vampire Killer
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!4
|[[King K. Rool]], [[Chrom]]
|Free-for-All
|[[Pirate Ship (stage)|Pirate Ship]]
|Gang-Plank Galleon
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!5
|[[Isabelle]], [[Daisy]]
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|[[Smashville]]
|Tour - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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!6
|[[Incineroar]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]]
|Free-for-All
|[[Boxing Ring]]
|The Battle at the Summit!
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!Final
|[[Rathalos]]
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|Roar/Rathalos
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===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party''====
[[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]].

====''Mario Party 2''====
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.

====''Mario Party 3''====
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.

====''Mario Party 4''====
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]].

====''Mario Party 5''====
[[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.

====''Mario Party 6''====
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.
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====''Mario Party Advance''====
[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot ''Mario Party Advance'']]
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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.

====''Mario Party 7''====
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.

====''Mario Party 8''====
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.

====''Mario Party DS''====
[[File:PiranhaPlantDS.png|130px|thumb|A Piranha Plant's design used for ''Mario Party DS'']]
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>

====''Mario Party 9''====
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.

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

====''Mario Party 10''====
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]].

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

====''Super Mario Party''====
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' in the minigame [[Miner Setbacks]] as obstacles. They also appear in the Party Plaza initially, where they block Warp Pipes leading to locked game modes. [[Kamek]] removes the Piranha Plants with magic as the player completes requirements, making the pipes and by extension the minigames accessible.

====''Mario Party Superstars''====
Piranha Plants reappear on Peach's Birthday Cake in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', although they now only steal 5 coins from opponents that land on their spaces. In this game, they are now grown from [[Piranha Pod]]s thrown by [[Lakitu]]s. [[Big Piranha Plant]]s grown from larger Piranha Pods replace the original Piranha Plant's function, stealing a Star from opponents that land on their spaces.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
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]].

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:Pale Piranha.png|thumb|100px|left]]
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]].

Additionally, Putrid Piranhas and Frost Piranhas return from ''Paper Mario'', now simply being recolors of Pale Piranhas. A new, powerful variety, simply called [[Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials)|Piranha Plant]], also appears. These Piranha Plants are colored the same as typical Piranha Plants, have extremely high HP and attack power, and only appear in the optional [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]].
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====''Super Paper Mario''====
[[File:SPM Piranha Plant.png|thumb|150px|In ''Super Paper Mario'']]
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.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
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.

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

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:OrigamiPiranhaPlant.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Piranha Plant]]
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.

===''Mario Golf'' series===
[[File:Nabbit double bogey.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Nabbit getting bitten by a Piranha Plant in ''Mario Golf: World Tour'']]
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.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
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.

''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' includes lots of Piranha Beans as enemies, while [[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant]]s appear as recruitable allies.

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

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
A cell-based variation of the Piranha Plant, the [[Piranha Plorp]], appear in the Energy Hold in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. Two giant Piranha Plants are also located in [[Peach's Castle]], and have to be defeated by Bowser by leaping up to their buds and bashing into them.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
Piranha Plants 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]].
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====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
Piranha Plants do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', though Fire Piranha Plants and their [[Paper Fire Piranha Plant|paper variant]] do.

====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
Piranha Plants appear as enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' on [[Skorcheen Island]] alongside [[Glohm Piranha Plant]]s. In battle, Piranha Plants can spit out a spiked ball and blow it in the air similar to a Ptooie. If a Piranha Plant is attacked while it is blowing a spiked ball, the spiked ball falls on it and deals 50 damage. Otherwise, the Piranha Plant blows the spiked ball towards a bro. who must counter with the hammer.

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. If a Piranha Plant is launched into the air by an attack such as [[Clockout Blow]], it temporarily becomes potted before rooting in the ground again after the attack.

===''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''===
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''.

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===
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.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
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.

===''Mario Baseball'' series===
In the [[Mario Baseball (series)|''Mario Baseball'' series]], Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. In both games, Piranha Plants are obstacles in [[Yoshi Park]], where they will eat any nearby balls and spit them out in a random direction. Touching a Piranha Plant briefly stuns a fielder. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', a Piranha Plant can take a ball, go in the pipe, and transport it to another part of the field. In both games, Piranha Plants also appear in the [[Piranha Panic]] minigame, where players must hit colored Piranha Plants with eggs of matching colors, although purple Piranha Plants can be hit with any egg. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', the minigame instead has the player pitch the right balls into the Piranha Plants in order to score points while avoiding being stunned by it.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
[[File:M&S 2012 The Life of a Minion.png|thumb|left|200px|A Piranha Plant and a [[Chain Chomp]] in [[The Life of a Minion]].]]
Piranha Plants appear in a few events in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes appear as obstacles in [[Ski Cross Racing]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', where they move horizontally in and out of the pipes and cause any characters that are hit to lose speed and [[Ring (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Rings]]. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]], Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes similarly appear as obstacles in the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|individual]] and [[Dream Ski Cross (Team)|team]] versions of Dream Ski Cross, as well as in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], where they occasionally bite at nearby characters and knock over any that hit them. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes appear as obstacles in [[BMX Plus]], where they occasionally bite at the characters, and if hit, the character loses both speed and Rings. In the same game, Piranha Plants also appear in [[Golf Plus]], although they do not affect the gameplay.

In the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', a single Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe briefly appears in the Story Mode bonus episode [[The Life of a Minion]], where it is summoned by [[Magikoopa]] to stun [[Vector]].

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
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.

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

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

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

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:YWW Piranha Plant.jpg|thumb|140px|A Piranha Plant, as depicted in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
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.

===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
In the [[Mario + Rabbids (series)|''Mario + Rabbids'' series]], Piranha Plants physically appear in only ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. They can be seen throughout the Flushy Forest section of [[Ancient Gardens]], such as Piranha Plants with lamp-like fixtures, which lie on the sidetrack in dimly lit parts of the forest, a three-headed Piranha Plant statue in The Mystic Maze of Mysticism and Mazing, and a potted Piranha Plant that was merged with a [[Rabbid]], becoming [[Pirabbid Plant]]. Additionally, one of Mario's Blaster weapons has a design based on a Piranha Plant. In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a desk lamp resembling a Piranha Plant appears inside of the [[WM ARC]].

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
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]].

===''Dr. Mario World''===
[[File:DrMarioWorld Piranha Plant.png|thumb|Artwork of Dr. Piranha Plant from ''Dr. Mario World'']]
Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as assistants. Their stage mode effect grants a chance that two viruses will be eliminated at the start of the stage, though viruses that require multiple hits will not immediately be eliminated. Their versus mode effect grants a chance that all capsules will be eliminated if an object has reached the third row from the bottom line (this can only happen once per match after it is activated). The chance that these effects activate increases at higher levels, where at the first level it is 30% for stage mode (5% prior to version 2.3.0) and 20% in versus mode, but at the maximum level it is 80% for stage mode (25% prior to version 2.3.0) and 100% in versus mode. Clinic Events featured a Piranha Plant as a patient during each of season 5 and the season 3 revisit

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.

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

===Play Nintendo===
[[File:Play Nintendo Izzy.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Izzy from ''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'']]
A Piranha Plant named [[Izzy]] is a co-host of ''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'', along with [[Andrew Trego]]. Izzy is a voiced puppet who remains within a [[Warp Pipe]] during the duration of the show, whose two leaves serve as arms. He has a role in providing comic relief and hosting supporting segments for the show, such as "Izzy News." Andrew says that Izzy gets a bit snappy before lunch.
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===''Mario Strikers: Battle League''===
In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', golden Piranha Plant statues appear in the Strikers Club customization options for [[Mushroom Hill]]. Here, they appear out of a blue pipe, which can be used as a fence post or a goal. Piranha Plant topiaries also appear as goal-line decorations in the same stadium.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Piranha Plant..jpg|thumb|Mario fighting a Piranha Plant in ''The Super Mario Bros Movie'']]
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]].
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===Unused appearances===
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:SMBMovie EarlyCreatures2.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Concept art for Piranha Plants, along with other enemies and Yoshi for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]
Although Piranha Plants do not make an appearance in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, they were planned to appear, as concept art for them was found along with other scrapped enemies and an early script for the film.

===Other appearances===
====''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''====
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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]]''.

====''Big Brain Academy''====
[[File:PiranhaPlant BBA.png|thumb|left|150px|The silhouette of a Piranha Plant in ''Big Brain Academy''.]]
The silhouette of a Piranha Plant appears under the 3-Star difficulty of the "Get in Shape" minigame in ''{{iw|nwiki|Big Brain Academy}}''.

====''Captain Rainbow''====
[[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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====''Sonic Lost World''====
[[File:SLW Sonic Yoshis Island Zone.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Piranha Plants in ''Sonic Lost World'']]
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.

====''Animal Crossing'' series====
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.

====''Minecraft''====
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 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. Cat Piranha Plants from ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' also appear on {{iw|minecraftwiki|Pitcher Plant}}s.

====''Lego City Undercover''====
[[File:Mariocameo8LEGOCU.png|thumb|A Piranha Plant in ''[[nwiki:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''.]]
The player can grow a Piranha Plant in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of ''[[nwiki:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''. The Piranha Plant will shoot fireballs at the player.
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==General information==
===Physical appearance===
====Color variations====
Piranha Plants come in many different colors. The following is a list of primary Piranha Plant colors and the first appearance of each one.
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;width:100%"
|-
!width="11%"|Image
!width="11%"|Head color
!width="11%"|Pattern
!width="11%"|Stem color
!width="11%"|Lip color
!width="11%"|Teeth color
!width="11%"|Tongue color
!width="23%"|First appearance
|-
|[[File:Piranha Plant SMB.png|100px]]
|Green
|Yellow spots
|Orange
|White
|White
| -
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|-
|[[File:PiranhaPlantSM3DL.png|100px]]
|Red
|White spots
|Green
|White
|White<br>Yellow (''[[Paper Mario]]'')
|Pink<br>Red (''Yoshi's Island'' series)
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|-
|[[File:InkPiranha.png|100px]]
|Black
|White spots
|Black (''Super Show!'')<br>Gray (''Thousand-Year Door'')<br>Green
|Green (''Super Show!'')<br>White
|White
|Pink (''Super Show!'')
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
|-
|[[File:YWW Wild Ptooie Piranha.jpg|100px]]
|Green
|White spots
|Green
|White
|White
|Green
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (as [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]s)
|-
|[[File:Putrid Piranha.png|100px]]
|Yellow
|Red spots
|Green
|Green
|Purple
|Red (''Paper Mario'')
|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (as [[Putrid Piranha]]s)
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Frost Piranha.png|100px]]
|Light blue
|White spots
|Blue<br>Green (''[[Super Paper Mario]]'')
|White
|White
|Light blue (''Paper Mario'')
|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (as [[Frost Piranha]]s)
|-
|[[File:BungeePiranha YIDS.png|100px]]
|Purple
|White spots
|Green
|White
|White
|Purple (''Yoshi's Island DS'')
|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (as [[Bungee Piranha]]s)
|-
|[[File:Venus Fire Trap Artwork - Super Mario 3D Land.png|100px]]
|Brown
|Orange spots
|Green
|White
|White
|Pink
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (as [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s)
|-
|[[File:Gold Piranha Plant NSMB2 Prima.jpg|100px]]
|Gold
|White spots
|Gold
|White
|White
| -
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (as [[Gold Piranha Plant]]s)
|-
|[[File:Melon Piranha Plant model SMBW.png|100px]]
|Green
|Dark-green zigzags
|Green
|White
|White
| -
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' (as [[Melon Piranha Plant]]s)
|}

==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Piranha Plant profiles and statistics}}
Most bios of Piranha Plants point out their plant-like characteristics and their tendency to bite down on objects. Some bios also mention certain derived species of Piranha Plant.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|image=[[File:SMRPG Piranha Plant idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}

<gallery>
Piranha Plant - Super Mario Bros.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMBLL Piranha Plant Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
Piranha Plant SMS.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
PiranhaPlantSM3DL.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
DrMW Piranha Patient 3.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
Piranha Plant render (TSMBM).jpg|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=SM64-Lullaby.oga
|title1=''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|description1=Piranha Plant's Lullaby
|length13=30:00
}}

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/PackunPetit.arc</tt>
|name1=PackunPetit
|meaning1=Petit Piranha; compare with the game's "[[Spiny Piranha Plant#Internal names|Packun Flower]]"
|game2=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file2=<tt>ObjectData/PackunPetit.arc</tt>
|name2=PackunPetit
|meaning2=Petit Piranha; compare with the game's "[[Spiny Piranha Plant#Internal names|Packun Flower]]"
|game3=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|file3=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name3=プチパックン (''Puchi Pakkun'')
|meaning3=[[Petit Piranha]]; the same as [[Nipper Plant#Names in other languages|Nipper Plant]]
|game4=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file4=<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name4=プチパックン (''Puchi Pakkun'')
|meaning4=[[Petit Piranha]]; the same as [[Nipper Plant#Names in other languages|Nipper Plant]]
}}

===Names in other languages===
====Piranha Plant====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=パックンフラワー
|JpnR=Pakkun Furawā
|JpnM=Katakana spelling of「ぱっくんちょ」(''pakkuncho'', a Japanese expression meaning "eating in one bite") and "flower"; officially romanized as "Pakkun Flower" or "Packun Flower"
|JpnC=<ref name=SMBsite>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=2020|title="[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index)|accessdate=March 20, 2021}}</ref>
|Alb=Bima Piranha
|AlbM=Piranha Plant
|AlbC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/2246131140 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 9 | Goditje e papritur (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>
|Chi=吞食花
|ChiN=''Mario Tennis Aces'' onward
|ChiR=Tūnshí Huā
|ChiM=Swallowing Flower
|Chi2=食人花
|Chi2N=Prior to ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|Chi2R=Shírén Huā
|Chi2M=Human Eating Flower; obscure translation of the Japanese name
|Cro=Biljka Piranha
|CroM=Piranha Plant
|CroC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTeVe6Razb8&list=PLyR5Grq1cYj5O4h96N4AJeY6__TA0m7mW&index=7 Super Mario Bros ( 4 Kompilacija ) - Crtani Film]</ref>
|Dut=Piranha Plant
|DutM=Piranha Plant
|Dut2=Pakkunbloem
|Dut2N=''Super Mario Land''
|Dut2M=Pakkun Flower
|Dut2C=<ref name="Pakkunbloem">{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual (Dutch). Tab 14: "Personages".}}</ref>
|Fin=Piraijakasvi
|FinM=Piranha Plant
|FreA=Fleur Piranha
|FreAM=Piranha Flower
|FreE=Plante Piranha
|FreEM=Piranha Plant
|FreEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dtgj1D7PQ&list=PLaFoLvczabwZRSx17uRtiMHjNsXZtsYWK&index=5 Super Mario World 004 La maison hantée]</ref>
|FreE2=Fleur Pakkun
|FreE2N=''Super Mario Land''
|FreE2M=Pakkun Flower
|FreE2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo|page=[https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg 13]}}</ref>
|Ger=Piranha-Pflanze
|GerM=Piranha Plant
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1992|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=14, 139}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8d4ou0 Super Mario World Staffel 1 Folge 4 HD Deutsch]</ref>
|Ger2=Schnapp-Piranha
|Ger2M=From ''schnappen'' ("to snap") and "Piranha Plant"
|Ger3=Schnapp Piranha
|Ger3N=''Super Mario 64''
|Ger3M=From ''schnappen'' ("to snap") and "Piranha Plant"
|Ger3C=<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=8}}</ref>
|Ger4=Pakkun-Blume
|Ger4M=From Japanese name
|Ger4N=''Super Mario Land''
|Ger4C=<ref name=landDE>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Land Spielanleitung''|language=de|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=13}}</ref>
|Ger5=Hänge-Piranha
|Ger5N=''Super Mario World''
|Ger5M=Hanging Piranha
|Ger5C=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|Ger6=Piranha-Kippa
|Ger6N=''Yoshi's Story''
|Ger6C=<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=20}}</ref>
|Gre=Φυτό Πιράνχα
|GreR=Phitó Piránkha
|GreM=Piranha Plant
|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPCy5RbKxLM&list=PL4jn9NtEN0PKo_W7t0aUj36sZmu0fT_WJ&index=9 Super Mario World - Episode 9 - Rock TV Greek Audio]</ref>
|Hun=Piranha növény
|HunN=LEGO ''Super Mario''
|HunM=Piranha plant
|HunC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/hu-hu/product/piranha-plant-71426|title=Piranha növény|publisher=LEGO.com|language=hu|accessdate=April 9, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20231210064758/https://www.lego.com/hu-hu/product/piranha-plant-71426}}</ref>
|Ita=Pianta Pirana{{sic}}
|ItaM=Pirana Plant
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=18}}</ref>
|Ita2=Pakkun Flower/Fiore pakkun
|Ita2M=Pakkun flower
|Ita2C=<ref name=SMLita>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pianta carnivora
|Ita3M=Carnivorous plant
|Ita3C=<ref>''{{cite|title=Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=40}}</ref>
|Ita4=Pianta Piranha
|Ita4M=Piranha Plant
|Ita4C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5E_wZqView&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx&index=5 Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 4 - Fantasmi a colazione]</ref>
|Kor=뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorM=From "뻐끔뻐끔" (''ppeokkeum-ppeokkeum'', onomatopoeia for opening and closing mouth repetitively) and "flower"
|KorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEakyCZ_Tz0 Super Mario World Cartoon (Ghosts 'R' Us) - Korean version]</ref>
|Por=Planta Piranha
|PorN=Also spelled "Planta-Piranha" and "Planta-piranha" (''Super Mario 3D World'') in the European Portuguese localization
|PorM=Piranha Plant
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53a6hOU7HQY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=4 Super Mario World - Os Fantasmas Somos Nós (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rom=Plantă Piranha
|RomN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|RomM=Piranha Plant
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26859866756 "Ghosts 'R' Us", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Растение-пиранья
|RusR=Rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Piranha Plant
|SpaA=Planta Piraña
|SpaAN=Also spelled "planta piraña" in the Latin American Spanish localization from 2012 to 2019, when species names were always written in lowercase.
|SpaAC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEKCwfr3wFk&list=PLCKyBkJveLRL-tn0KJhvXgiokHcWrJgZD&index=5 súper Mario world (fantasmas juguetones)]</ref>
|SpaA2=Planta Piraña gris
|SpaA2N=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|SpaAM=Piranha Plant
|SpaA2M=Gray Piranha Plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña
|SpaEM=Piranha Plant
|SpaEC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2SyJLnlYrg&list=PLDFCF30CEC990AD7E&index=10 Super Mario World (Cap.4 - Los fantasmas) Español]</ref>
|SpaE2=Planta Piraña Gris
|SpaE2N=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|SpaE2M=Gray Piranha Plant
|Swe=Pirayablomma
|SweM=Piranha Flower
}}

====Red Piranha Plant====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=あかパックンフラワー
|JpnR=Aka Pakkun Furawā
|JpnM=Red Piranha Plant
|JpnC=<ref name="portal smb">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/history/smb2/index.html|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ2 {{!}} ヒストリー {{!}} マリオポータル|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
|Jpn2=パックンフラワー（赤）
|Jpn2R=Pakkun Furawā (Aka)
|Jpn2M=Piranha Plant (Red); variant from ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|Jpn2C=<ref name="SMBsite"/>
}}

====Upside-Down Piranha====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=逆さパックン<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|language=ja|page=13|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JpnR=Sakasa Pakkun
|JpnM=Upside-down Piranha (Plant)
|Jpn2=さかさパックン
|Jpn2R=Sakasa Pakkun
|Jpn2M=Upside-down Piranha (Plant)
|Dut=Omgekeerde Piranha
|Dut2=Omgekeerde Pakkun<ref name="Pakkunbloem"/>
|Dut2N=''Super Mario Land''
|DutM=Reverse Piranha
|Dut2M=Reverse Pakkun flower
|FreA=Fleur Piranha renversée
|FreAM=Reversed Piranha Flower
|FreE=Plante Piranha renversée
|FreEM=Reversed Piranha Plant
|FreE2=Fleur Pakkun inversée<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg 13]}}</ref>
|FreE2N=''Super Mario Land''
|FreE2M=Inversed Pakkun flower
|Ger=Kopfüber(Kopfstand)-Pakkun
|GerM=Headstand Piranha
|GerC=<ref name=landDE/>
|Ita=Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun<ref name=SMLita/>
|Ita2=Pianta Piranha capovolta<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) e-manual|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|page=14}}</ref><ref>Piranha Plant's [[Smash Taunt#Palutena's Guidance|Palutena's Guidance]], in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''</ref>
|Ita2M=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|Ita3=Pianta Piranha a testa in giù<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=47}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Head-down Piranha Plant
|Rus=Пиранья-перевертыш
|RusR=Piran'ya-perevertysh
|RusM=Flipped-over Piranha
|SpaA=Planta Piraña al revés
|SpaAM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña del revés
|SpaEM=Upside-down Piranha Plant
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikipedia}}
*[https://zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Piranha_Plant Piranha Plant on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/Piranha_Plant Piranha Plant on Triforce Wiki]

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