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|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|variant_of=[[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]]
|variant_of=[[Propeller Piranha]]
|relatives=[[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]
|relatives=[[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]
}}
}}
{{quote2|If eaten by a Piranha Pest, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] becomes tiny, and can't use [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]]! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!|[[Message Block]] in [[Piranha Grove]]|[[Yoshi's Story]]}}
{{quote|If eaten by a Piranha Pest, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] becomes tiny, and can't use [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]]! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!|[[Message Block]] in [[Piranha Grove]]|[[Yoshi's Story]]}}
'''Piranha Pests''' are [[Piranha Plant]]s that appear in two games: ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
'''Piranha Pests''' are [[Piranha Plant]]s that appear in two games: ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.


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===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:PirahnaPestYS.png|left|frame]]
[[File:PirahnaPestYS.png|left|frame]]
In ''Yoshi's Story'', Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those of [[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. They can be defeated only with a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]. As with their relatives, they are found in [[Piranha Grove]].
In ''Yoshi's Story'', Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those of [[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. When the Yoshi is shrunk, no [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]s can be used. Piranha Pests can be defeated with a Yoshi egg only when the Yoshi is in normal size. As with their relatives, they are found in [[Piranha Grove]].


===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:Piranha Pest in PiT.png|thumb|150px|Mario and Luigi fighting a Piranha Pest]]
[[File:Piranha Pest in PiT.png|thumb|150px|Mario and Luigi fighting a Piranha Pest in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'']]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Petey Piranha]] can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] as "'''plant-pendulums'''").<ref>Hoffman, Chris. ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Player's Guide. Page 53. – "''When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum.''"</ref> These plants use their long tongues to swing on a [[block]], trying to slam into [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If they are hit with a [[hammer]] a few times, they will be defeated.
In ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Petey Piranha]] can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] as "'''plant-pendulums'''").<ref>{{cite|author=Hoffman, Chris|title=''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Player's Guide|page=53|date=November 18, 2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-006-9|quote=When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum.}}</ref> These plants use their long tongues to swing on a [[block]], trying to slam into [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If they are hit with a [[hammer]] a few times, they will be defeated.


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap={{nowrap|ペロペロパックン<ref name=Sho>[[Media: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>}}
|Jap={{nw|ペロペロパックン<ref name=Sho>{{cite|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|5}}|title=「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'')|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]}}</ref>}}
|JapR=Peropero Pakkun
|JapR=Peropero Pakkun
|JapM=「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]; may play off "''[[Propeller Piranha#Names in other languages|Puropera Pakkun]]''."
|JapM=「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]; may play off "''[[Propeller Piranha#Names in other languages|Puropera Pakkun]]''."
|Jap2=ベロパックン({{ruby|子|こ}})<ref>''Super Mario-kun'' volume 36, [[:File:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg|page 41.]]</ref>
|Jap2=ベロパックン<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' volume 36|page={{file link|PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg|41}}}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Bero Pakkun (Ko)
|Jap2R=Bero Pakkun
|Jap2M=「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant, and「{{ruby|子|こ}}」means "child".
|Jap2M=「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant
|SpaA=plaga piraña
|SpaA=plaga piraña
|SpaAM=Plague Piranha
|SpaAM=Plague Piranha
|SpaE=Plaga Piraña
|SpaE=Plaga Piraña
|SpaEM=Plague Piranha
|SpaEM=Piranha Plague
|Fra=Peste Piranha
|Fre=Peste Piranha
|FraM=Piranha Pest
|FreM=Piranha Pest
|Dut=Piranha Pest
|Dut=Piranha Pest
|DutM=-
|Ger=Schrumpf Piranha<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|Ger={{nowrap|Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze}}
|Ger2={{nw|Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze}}
|GerM=Lick Piranha Plant
|Ger2M=Lick Piranha Plant
|Ita=Parassita Piranha
|Ita=Parassita Piranha
|ItaM=Piranha Parasite
|ItaM=Piranha Parasite

Latest revision as of 09:32, June 22, 2024

Piranha Pest
A Piranha Pest
A Piranha Pest's artwork from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Variant of Propeller Piranha
Relatives
“If eaten by a Piranha Pest, Yoshi becomes tiny, and can't use eggs! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!”
Message Block in Piranha Grove, Yoshi's Story

Piranha Pests are Piranha Plants that appear in two games: Yoshi's Story and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Sprite of a Piranha Pest from Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those of Hootie the Blue Fish in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as a Yoshi's, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. When the Yoshi is shrunk, no Yoshi eggs can be used. Piranha Pests can be defeated with a Yoshi egg only when the Yoshi is in normal size. As with their relatives, they are found in Piranha Grove.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

A Piranha Pest being flung at Mario, Luigi and the babies by Petey Piranha in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Mario and Luigi fighting a Piranha Pest in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Petey Piranha can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in the Player's Guide as "plant-pendulums").[1] These plants use their long tongues to swing on a block, trying to slam into Mario or Luigi. If they are hit with a hammer a few times, they will be defeated.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Pests are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide (shared with Piranha Plant and Piranha Sprout): 新種も増えて、ますます手ごわいパックンフラワー。飲みこまれるて、ミニヨッシーになっちゃうぞ。[2] (New species have been introduced to the Piranha Plant family, making them even more formidable. It will swallow you up and turn you into a mini Yoshi.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペロペロパックン[2]
Peropero Pakkun
「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant; may play off "Puropera Pakkun."
ベロパックン[3]
Bero Pakkun
「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant
Chinese 长舌花[?]
Chángshé Huā
Long-Tongue Flower
Dutch Piranha Pest[?] -
French Peste Piranha[?] Piranha Pest
German Schrumpf Piranha[4] -
Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze[?] Lick Piranha Plant
Italian Parassita Piranha[?] Piranha Parasite
Russian пиранья-вредина[?]
piran'ya-vredina
Nasty Piranha
Spanish (NOA) plaga piraña[?] Plague Piranha
Spanish (NOE) Plaga Piraña[?] Piranha Plague

References[edit]

  1. ^ "When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum." – Hoffman, Chris (November 18, 2005). Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-006-9. Page 53.
  2. ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 5Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg.
  3. ^ Super Mario-kun volume 36. Page 41Media:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg.
  4. ^ Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 20.