Editing Piranha Pod

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg]]<br>A [[Lakitu]] with a Piranha Pod
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Spiny Egg]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
}}
'''Piranha Pods''' are a [[Piranha Plant]] version of [[Spiny Egg]]s. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by [[Lakitu]]s, but turn into a [[Piranha Plant]] upon landing, rather than a [[Spiny]].
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
[[File:NSMBUD Piranha Pod model.png|thumb|left|100px|A Piranha Pod's model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'']]
Piranha Pods make their debut appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' in the levels [[Blooming Lakitus]], and in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' in the levels [[Spinning Sandstones]] and [[Beanstalk Jungle]]. Here, Piranha Pods are thrown by the Lakitus that occasionally show up in these levels where, after bouncing off the ground slightly, become a [[Piranha Plant]] that remains stationary on the ground. Piranha Pods can be defeated in the same ways a Spiny Egg can be defeated, including shooting a [[fireball]] at them with [[Fire Mario]] or touching them while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]].

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Viridi|Viridi]] briefly mentions Piranha Pods during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]].

===''Mario Party Superstars''===
Piranha Pods reappear on the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', replacing the Strawberry Seeds from the original ''[[Mario Party]]'', though they are still referred to as '''strawberries'''. In-game, the term is used liberally to refer to both the pod itself and the Piranha Plant that grows out of it, while a [[Play Nintendo]] article reserves "strawberry" for the Piranha Pods<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mario-party-superstars-tips-5-boards/ ''Five boards, five tips'']. ''[[Play Nintendo]]''. Retrieved November 24, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211124142213/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mario-party-superstars-tips-5-boards/ Archived] November 24, 2021, 14:22:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>. The game also marks the debut of [[Big Piranha Pod]]s, which sprout into [[Big Piranha Plant]]s.
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==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|file1=<tt>pakkun_tane</tt>
|name1=Pakkun Tane
|meaning1=Piranha Seed
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=グーリンダイ
|JapR=Gūrindai
|JapM=Based on a part of the name of the folktale character {{wp|Jugemu}}
|Chi=刺刺球
|ChiR=Cìcì Qiú
|ChiM=Spiky Ball
|Dut=Piranha Pod
|DutM=-
|FraA=Gousse Piranha
|FraAM=Piranha Pod
|FraE=Pic-Piranha
|FraEM=Spiky piranha 
|Ger=Piranha-Spross
|GerM=Piranha Bud
|Ita=Bulbo di Pianta Piranha
|ItaM=Bulb of Piranha Plant
|Rus=Пиранья-отпрыск
|RusR=Piran'ya-otprysk
|RusM=Offspring Piranha
|SpaA=Semilla piraña
|SpaAM=Piranha Seed
|SpaE=Bulbo Planta Piraña
|SpaEM=Piranha Plant Bulb
}}

==References==
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{{Spinies}}
{{Piranha Plants}}
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[[Category:Piranha Plants]]
[[Category:Eggs]]
[[Category:New Super Luigi U enemies]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]]
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