Editing Putrid Piranha

{{about|the enemy in the Paper Mario series|the enemy in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''|[[Poison Piranha Plant]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.png]]<br>A Putrid Piranha in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|relatives=[[Frost Piranha]]
|comparable=[[Piranha Plorp]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Spritzbloom]]
}}
{{quote|IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO [[Lava Piranha|BOSS]]! ALERT! ALERT!|Putrid Piranha|Paper Mario}}

A '''Putrid Piranha''' is a poisonous [[Piranha Plant]] variant found in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.

==Design==
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Putrid Piranhas resemble larger variants of their standard counterparts, being colored red with white spots and having yellow-stained teeth and a large, lolling tongue. They resemble the Piranha Plants from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', fitting with the other references to the game on the island.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', they are redesigned to be the same size as their standard counterparts and are now colored yellow with red spots while also having purple teeth, green lips, and a blue tongue.

==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Putrid Piranhas are found on [[Lavalava Island]]. They are first encountered as mini-bosses in [[Jade Jungle]], where a pair is attacking the orange [[Yoshi]] who is part of the [[Fearsome 5]], and they later appear as common enemies in [[Mt. Lavalava]] itself, where they serve as minions of the [[Lava Piranha]]. The [[Frost Piranha]], which appears later in [[Shiver Snowfield]], is an icy relative of the Putrid Piranha.

In battle, Putrid Piranhas can not only bite [[Mario]], but they are also able to breathe a cloud of poisonous breath on him, this attack doing two points of damage and [[Poison (status effect)|poison]]ing him if he fails to block it. Unlike their regular variant in [[Forever Forest]], they can safely be jumped on without the [[Spike Shield]] badge due to their heads facing forwards.
[[File:PutridPiranha Stats SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''; shows information for the game]]

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Putrid Piranhas reappear in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], where they can be found on [[Keelhaul Key]] as uncommon enemies. Unlike their previous appearance, they now stand upright, making them impossible to jump on normally unless Mario has the Spike Shield badge equipped, and are exclusively found in jungles.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''Super Paper Mario'', Putrid Piranhas live in the [[Land of the Cragnons]], where they will emerge from pipes and attempt to attack with their poisonous breath. While they are exhaling their poisonous gas, Mario can damage them by jumping on their exposed head. They have a high chance of dropping items, especially [[Horsetail]]s, due to the poison status being very deadly if Mario has no items. Uniquely to this game, it is mentioned in their Tattle description that the Putrid Piranhas' poisonous nature is rumored to be a result of pollution, possibly serving as an early hint to the problem of the [[Cragnons]]' littering and explaining why the poisonous plants have come to reside in the Cragnons' land.

===''Super Mario-Kun''===
[[File:PutridPiranha SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'']]
Putrid Piranhas appear in volume 26 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. When a [[White Magikoopa]] ambushes [[Mario]] and his partners in Lavalava Island, he uses Putrid Piranha plants. They bite Mario's head and let out a bad breath, poisoning Mario and [[Goombario]]. The [[Fearsome 5]], however, comes to the rescue and attack the White Magikoopa while sealing the Putrid Piranhas' mouth with tape. One of the Yoshis then defeats the White Magikoopa by using a [[Thunder Rage]] on him.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
[[File:Putrid Piranha SSBU.jpg|thumb]]
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant turns into a Putrid Piranha during its [[Poison Breath]] move, and spits poisonous gas to damage other fighters. It is also mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.
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==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|image=[[File:PM Putrid Piranha idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
*'''''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Even worse than a normal Piranha Plant, Putrid Piranha is equipped with the worst breath this side of Tayce T.'s garlic bread cook-off. If that isn't enough, it also possesses quick reflexes and a strong bite.''<ref>''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 109.</ref>

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
====GameCube====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.png]]}}

====Nintendo Switch====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal}}

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

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Putrid Piranha Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
Piranha Plant SSBU Model.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' model
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポイズンパックン
|JapR=Poizun Pakkun
|JapM=Poison Piranha
|Chi=毒食人花
|ChiN=''Paper Mario''
|ChiR=Dú Shírénhuā
|Chi2=毒吞食花
|Chi2N=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|Chi2R=Dú Tūnshíhuā
|ChiM=Poison Piranha Plant
|Chi2M=Poison Piranha Plant
|Fre=Piranha Pouah
|FreM=Yuck Piranha
|Fre2=Piranha kipu
|Fre2M=Piranha + a pun on ''qui pue'' ("stinking")
|Dut=Putrid Piranha
|Ger=Faul-Piranha
|GerM=Rotten Piranha
|Ita=Piranha velenosa
|ItaM=Poisonous Piranha
|Kor=포이즌뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Poijeun Ppeokkeum Pellawo
|KorM=Poison Piranha Plant
|Rus=гнилое растение-пиранья
|RusR=gniloe rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Putrid Piranha Plant
|SpaA=Piraña Séptica
|SpaAM=Septic piranha
|SpaE=Piraña Pocha
|SpaEM=Rotten Piranha
}}

==References==
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