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{{species infobox
|title=Nipper Plant
|image=[[File:SSBU Nipper Plant Spirit.png|150px]]<br>A Nipper Plant's [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Fire Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Sad N. Plant]]
|comparable=[[Muncher]]
|relatives=[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]
}}
'''Nipper Plants''', also known as '''Walking Piranhas'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 58.</ref> (also misspelled as '''Walking Piranas'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 40.</ref>), '''White Piranhas''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 57-58.</ref> and '''Baby Piranha Plants''',<ref>''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' English instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> are small [[Piranha Plant]]s.<ref>''Super Princess Peach'' glossary description</ref> They have white heads and short green stems with two leaves on either side. In the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' games, they are produced from [[Nipper Spore]]s.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would either patrol an area or wait in place, with both [[jump]]ing up towards the player when they pass over them. Walking Piranhas can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely, since the plants will harm the player if they attempt to stomp on one. Instead, Walking Piranhas can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario|Invincibility]], [[Fire Mario]] and Fire Luigi's [[fireball]]s, [[Hammer Mario]] and Hammer Luigi's [[hammer]]s, [[Raccoon Mario]] and Raccoon Luigi's tail attack and [[Tanooki Mario]] and Tanooki Luigi's [[Statue Mario|transformation]]. In subsequent remakes, they were re-colored pink rather than the usual white. In all versions, a jumping Walking Piranha is a recolor of two [[Muncher]] frames.

A sessile, [[Fire Nipper Plant|fire-breathing variety]] is encountered at the end of World 7-8, and is the only one in the entirety of the game. 
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:NipperPlant.jpg|thumb|A Nipper Plant as it appears in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Nipper Plants make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In these appearances, they behave much like their game counterparts in that they are capable of hopping around. On the show, Nipper Plants sport visible jaws that make them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts.

In "[[Reign Storm]]", Mario intends to send via Warp Pipe a letter to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], in which he prompts her to return to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, a Nipper Plant that was taking shelter inside the Warp Pipe intercepts and eats Mario's letter. The Nipper Plant then travels to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] to inform him about the letter's content.

In "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]", [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]] uses a [[Magic Wand]] to increase a Nipper Plant's size and sends it to attack Mario. However, the plant lunges at the [[pipe creatures|pipe creature]] that was having Mario in its grip, accidentally releasing Mario. Of note is that Cheatsy only refers to the Nipper Plant as "Piranha Plant".

===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
Artwork of Nipper Plants appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'', but they are incorrectly labeled as Munchers, the similar, but black-colored enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (which the poses of the artwork are borrowed from). There is additional artwork of Mario jumping over a Nipper Plant, labeled as "Mario 1".
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SMBPW Munchers.png|"Munchers"
SMBPW Mario 1.png|"Mario 1"
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===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
[[Wendy O. Koopa]] is revealed to have a pet Nipper Plant, which she keeps in a pot in her room, in ''[[Koopa Capers]]''; the plant had shredded a note possibly pertaining to her whereabouts. If Luigi chooses to begin his search for the missing [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] by looking through her room, he accidentally wakes up the sleeping Nipper Plant when he tries to look under it. Some wild Nipper Plants later appear prowling the stairs leading up to the secret camp being used by Wendy and her rebellion.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Nipper Plants do not jump at the player and are much easier to defeat, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. They sprout from [[Nipper Spore]]s that slowly fall to earth and have no visible eyes. These Nipper Plants can be stomped or eaten and turned into eggs; their spores can also be swallowed, though no eggs will be produced as a result.

Nipper Plants and their spores reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.

Nipper Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', acting the same as in previous games.

Nipper Plants also reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', once again acting the same as in previous games.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:Chompweed SMRPG.png|thumb|left|100px|A Chompweed in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Nipper Plants, under the name '''Chompweed'''<ref>Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 39.</ref> (also parsed as '''chompweed''')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47, page 91.</ref> appear in the [[Pipe Vault]], and cannot be battled. Rather than fighting the player, they jump up and steal a few [[coin]]s if they get too close. Stolen coins can not be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them still exists, suggesting that they may have been intended to be standard enemies at one point. Another potential artifact of this is them being among the enemies that can be thrown in the [[Chomp (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Chomp]] attack. Aside from this, it also was one of the incorrect answers to [[Dr. Topper]]'s quiz section in the final level, specifically for "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" (This answer only exists in the English version; in the Japanese version, it was instead a reference to {{fandom|finalfantasy|Exdeath}} from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy V}}'').

===''Game & Watch Gallery series''===
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Baby Piranha Plants appear in the modern versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)]]''.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:PMPetitPiranha.png|frame]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Nipper Plants are translated as '''Petit Piranhas''' and given a design based on burning Nipper Spores. They are spawned by the two [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick/Projects/Fire Packun#Paper Mario|Lava Bud]]s during the [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick/Projects/Fire Packun#Paper Mario|Lava Piranha]] battle. The Lava Buds may either launch them at Mario directly or just spawn them in the air to attack on a later turn. A Petit Piranha has a very high attack rating of 6, but they explode after making contact with Mario and company, no longer being on the battlefield. Additionally, Petit Piranhas, along with [[Tuff Puff]]s and [[Crystal Bit]]s, have lower [[Heart Point|HP]] than any other enemy in the game. Along with the Lava Buds, they will be automatically defeated after the Lava Piranha itself has been defeated.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:OrigamiNipperPlant.jpg|thumb|right|100px|An origami Nipper Plant]]
More traditional Nipper Plants appear as enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. Nipper Plants are mentioned to spit fire in the [[Musée Champignon]] description for them, although they do not actually spit fire. In battle, Nipper Plants face either straight or upwards, and attack by biting Mario either solo or with a barrage of bites. If Nipper Plants are facing upwards, they cannot be jumped on without a type of [[Iron Boots]].

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPPNipperPlant.png|frame|left]]
Nipper Plants reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are identical to the ones that appeared in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. A [[Gloom]] [[vibe]]-infused variety known as [[Sad N. Plant]]s also appear in this game.
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===''Mario Kart Arcade GP''===
[[File:CastleWallDirt.png|thumb|left|Nipper Plants near the right side of the track]]
Some Nipper Plants make a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' in the course [[Bananan Ruins]]. They are at the right side of the course. They also appear in the course [[Castle Wall]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
Nipper Plants appear as background enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In battle, a [[Piranha Plant]] may spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s into the background, each one instantly becoming a Nipper Plant. Once created, they shoot fireballs at [[Mario]] individually, which he must deflect with his hammer to avoid taking damage and to also randomly hit the Piranha Plants in the process.

Occasionally, a Piranha Plant will spit a fireball towards the Nipper Plant, who will bounce the fireball about until each Nipper Plant has touched the fireball at some point, where the last Nipper Plant to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who must [[hammer]] it back at the Piranha Plant who created it to counter-attack and avoid taking damage. The Nipper Plants are defeated when the Piranha Plant that spawned them is defeated. They can also be defeated by throwing a [[Taunt Ball]] at them.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:MTA Munchers.jpg|thumb|A Nipper Plant obscured by shadows, behind a toppled column, along with several Munchers in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', two Nipper Plants can be seen bouncing in the background of [[Petey Piranha]]'s battle in the [[Forest Monster]] mission.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
A Nipper Plant appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a Novice-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. It can be enhanced to a [[Petey Piranha]] spirit at level 99. The Nipper Plant spirit battle takes place on the Battlefield form of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage and involves eight tiny [[Pac-Man|Pac-Men]]. To earn the spirit, the player either has to win this battle by defeating all opponents or purchase it from [[zeldawiki:Beedle's Tent|Beedle's Tent]] for 500 Spirit Points at regular price.

On the [[Palutena's Temple]] stage, Nipper Plants are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>プチパックン</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　フラワー族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　活発<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　3<br>
'''<big>ちっちゃいけど油断は禁物</big><br>
パックンフラワーの子供。同じ位置にいるものと歩き回るもの、火をはくものがいる。上を飛び越えようとすると、跳びついてくるので、高く山なりにジャンプしてよけよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/EVcDzB9.jpeg page 191].</ref>

'''''<big>Nipper Plant</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Flower clan''<br>
''Disposition: Lively''<br>
''Game appearances: 3''<br>
'''''<big>They may be tiny, but don't let your guard down</big><br>
''Piranha Plant children. Some stay in the same position, some walk around, and some breathe fire. If you try to jump over them, they will jump at you, so jump high and mountainous to avoid them.''

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
*'''Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Hatched when Nipper Spores touch ground, these hopping choppers make excellent eggs.''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. {{media link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|Page 128}}.</ref>

====''Yoshi's Story''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' うっかりぶってしまいがち。足元には気をつかて。<ref>{{media link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 5.}}</ref>(''It's easy to accidentally bump into them. Watch your step.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Mit den scharfen Beißerchen sind sie ganz schön gefährlich. Also fress' ich sie immer sofort!'' <ref name=German/> (''With their sharp bite they are quite dangerous. So I always eat them immediately!'')

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Petit Piranha|image=[[File:PM Petit Piranha idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Nipper Plant|align=horizontal}}

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

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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|-
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Strength / effect(s)
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
|-
!width=7%|Opponent(s)
!class=unsortable width=19%|Battle conditions
!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
!Nipper Plant
|[[File:SSBU_Nipper_Plant_Spirit.png|x100px]]
|''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
|Primary (2)
|Novice
|'''{{color|Grab|limegreen}}'''<br>Can be enhanced to Petey Piranha at Lv. 99
|Beedle's Tent; Spirit Board
|Tiny [[Pac-Man|PAC-MAN]] ×8
|style="text-align:left|
*The enemy loves to jump
*Defeat an army of fighters
|[[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] (Battlefield, ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Sokuhou-Ban cover.jpg|Japanese ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' strategy guide (Sokuhou-Ban)
SMB3 NipperPlant.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Safari Nipper Plant.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
SMW2 Nipper Plant and Spore art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Nipper Plant.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - The Cave Of Chomp Rock.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
NipperPlantYSArt.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YoshisStory Nipper Plant.png|''Yoshi's Story''
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Nipper Plant.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
SMA3-NipperPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
PetitPiranha SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
G&WG4 DK Jr.jpg|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
G&WG4 Nipper Plant.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4''
Nipper Plant YIDS artwork.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
Nipper Dandelion YIDS scene artwork.jpg|''Yoshi's Island DS''
NipperPlant YIDS.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
YWW Nipper Plant.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
YCW NipperPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
NL PMTOK Wallpaper 2.jpg|Promotional wallpaper for ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s [[LINE]] account
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=プチパックン<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 41.</ref>
|JapR=Puchi Pakkun
|JapM=Petit Piranha
|Fre=Nipper<br>Mini Piranha (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')
|FreM=Nipper<br>-
|Spa=Blantita
|SpaM=From ''blanca'' (white) and ''plantita'', the diminutive of ''planta'' (plant)
|Dut=Nipper Plant
|DutM=-
|Ger=Zangen-Piranha<br>Hoppel Hopps<ref name=German>Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater, {{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|page 19}}.</ref><br>Petit Piranha<br>Möchtegern-Pflanze
|GerM=Pincer Piranha<br>Hopping Hop (''Yoshi's Story'')<br>Petit Piranha (''Paper Mario'')<br>Wannabe Plant (newer games)
|Ita=Pianta Tenaglia<ref>''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]'', pag. 11</ref>
|ItaM=Pincer Plant
|Kor=새끼뻐끔
|KorR=Saekkippeokeum
|KorM=Baby Piranha
|Rus=грызоцвет
|RusR=gryzotsvet
|RusM=Nipper flower
|Chi=钳人花 (''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Qiánrén Huā''<br>微小吞食花 (''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')<br>''Wēixiǎo Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiM=From "钳" (''qián'', pincer) and "食人花" (''Shírénhuā'', Piranha Plant)<br><br>Micro Piranha Plant<br><br>
|Rom=Plantă Piranha (''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|RomM=Piranha Plant
}}

==Trivia==
*In the internal data for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', standard Piranha Plants are labeled <tt>PackunPetit</tt> and プチパックン, both referring to Nipper Plants' Japanese name and indicating the Piranha Plants were initially intended as Nipper Plants. Note that the usual name for Piranha Plants is instead given to [[Spiny Piranha Plant]]s internally.
*In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Peonies are replaced by a group of Nipper Plants.
*A 2017 interview reveals that Nipper Plants were going to appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as shown in a prototype sprite sheet.<ref>Wawro, A. (September 28, 2017). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved December 8, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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