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'''Stalking Piranha Plants''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are [[Piranha Plant]]s that often have the ability to stretch their necks and walk around, not unlike [[Elasto-Piranha]]s in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', though they are designed more closely to [[Ptooie]]s. At some point, even, in various official social media posts, [[Nintendo]] consistently misidentified the Ptooies in the {{classic link|GBA|Riverside Park}} course in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as Stalking Piranha Plants.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 8, 2023|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230308153658/https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1633467611026534400|title=Time to make a splash! Dodge the Stalking Piranha Plants and burst through the waterfall of Mario Kart: Super Circuit’s Riverside Park, coming in Wave 4 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.|publisher=X|accessdate=March 8, 2023}}</ref> These mistakes were later corrected.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 9, 2023|url=x.com/NintendoUK/status/1633844655459827715|title=Looks like we need to brush up on our botany! Thanks for letting us know that we got our Stalking Piranha Plants and Ptooies mixed up when we originally posted this.|publisher=X|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</ref> | '''Stalking Piranha Plants''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are [[Piranha Plant]]s that often have the ability to stretch their necks and walk around, not unlike [[Elasto-Piranha]]s in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', though they are designed more closely to [[Ptooie]]s. At some point, even, in various official social media posts, [[Nintendo]] consistently misidentified the Ptooies in the {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}} course in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as Stalking Piranha Plants.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 8, 2023|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230308153658/https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1633467611026534400|title=Time to make a splash! Dodge the Stalking Piranha Plants and burst through the waterfall of Mario Kart: Super Circuit’s Riverside Park, coming in Wave 4 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.|publisher=X|accessdate=March 8, 2023}}</ref> These mistakes were later corrected.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=@NintendoUK|date=March 9, 2023|url=x.com/NintendoUK/status/1633844655459827715|title=Looks like we need to brush up on our botany! Thanks for letting us know that we got our Stalking Piranha Plants and Ptooies mixed up when we originally posted this.|publisher=X|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | ||
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant has an attack where it stretches its stem to bite distanced opponents, which is based off of Stalking Piranha Plants and [[Elasto-Piranha]]s. On [[Palutena's Temple]], Stalking Piranha Plants (just called '''Stalking Piranhas''') are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[ | In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant has an attack where it stretches its stem to bite distanced opponents, which is based off of Stalking Piranha Plants and [[Elasto-Piranha]]s. On [[Palutena's Temple]], Stalking Piranha Plants (just called '''Stalking Piranhas''') are mentioned briefly by {{iw|icaruspedia|Viridi}} during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Piranha Plant]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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NSMBW World 5-Enemy Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' | NSMBW World 5-Enemy Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' | ||
NSLU StalkPlant.png|Artwork from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | NSLU StalkPlant.png|Artwork from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Additional names== | ==Additional names== | ||
===Internal names=== | ===Internal names=== | ||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=テクテクパックン | ||
| | |JapR=Tekuteku Pakkun | ||
| | |JapM=「テクテク」is an onomatopoeia meaning "to walk trudgingly", and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]; following the naming of「フーフーパックン」(''Fūfū Pakkun'', [[Ptooie#Names in other languages|Ptooie]]) | ||
|SpaA=Piraña peatona | |SpaA=Piraña peatona | ||
|SpaAM=Pedestrian Piranha | |SpaAM=Pedestrian Piranha | ||
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|GerM=Stalking Piranha | |GerM=Stalking Piranha | ||
|Ita=Pianta Piranha vagante | |Ita=Pianta Piranha vagante | ||
|ItaM=Vagrant Piranha Plant | |||
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|Rus=растение-пиранья на стебле | |Rus=растение-пиранья на стебле | ||
|RusR=rastenie-piran'ya na steble | |RusR=rastenie-piran'ya na steble | ||
