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{{about|the enemy in the Paper Mario Series|the enemy in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''|[[Poison Piranha Plant]]}}
{{about|the enemy in the Paper Mario series|the enemy in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''|[[Poison Piranha Plant]]}}
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.PNG]]}}
{{species infobox
{{quote|"IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO [[Lava Piranha|BOSS]]! ALERT! ALERT!"
|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.png]]<br>A Putrid Piranha in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|Putrid Piranha|Paper Mario}}
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
[[File:PutridPiranha Stats SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Shows information for the game.]]
|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}}


There are two main species of '''Putrid Piranha''' in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. They are found in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Super 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.


Just like the original [[Piranha Plant]], the ''Paper Mario'' variety is red with white spots. They are located on [[Lavalava Island]] and in the depths of [[Mt. Lavalava]]. However, the Putrid Piranhas found in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door'' and ''Super Paper Mario'' are yellow with red spots. These can be found in either [[Keelhaul Key]] or [[The Land of the Cragnons]].
The Putrid Piranha is a little bigger than the average Piranha Plant and are best known for their nasty poison breath. Their first appearance was in [[Jade Jungle]], in ''Paper Mario'', when they attacked [[Baby Yoshi|Baby]] [[Orange Yoshi]].
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==History==
==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
The Putrid Piranhas of ''Paper Mario'' are found on [[Lavalava Island]]. These Putrid Piranhas are red with white spots and have yellow-stained teeth. Putrid Piranhas are close relatives of the [[Piranha Plant]]s. Unlike most other Piranha Plants, this Putrid Piranha can survive in the hot temperatures and conditions of [[Mt. Lavalava]]. Some of them also appear as mini-bosses in the [[Jade Jungle]] located on Lavalava Island. During battle Putrid Piranhas can use a poison breath attack. This attack [[Poison (status effect)|poisons]] Mario while doing two points of damage.
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.
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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''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Putrid Piranhas reappear in the sequel of ''Paper Mario'' as well and can be found on [[Keelhaul Key]] as uncommon enemies. Instead of being red with white spots, they are yellow with red spots. In addition, their teeth are purple. Like their Lavalava relatives, the Putrid Piranha has glands that turn their breath into a lethal poison. Unlike their Lavalava relatives, they do not droop and are not able to live in burning temperature. Unlike in the previous game, they cannot be jumped on in battle.
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''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
These are the Putrid Piranhas that live in the [[Land of the Cragnons]] in ''Super Paper Mario''. They look the same as the Putrid Piranhas from the previous game. This Putrid Piranha emerges from pipes and will only use its poisonous breath instead of the chomp. These Putrid Piranhas have a high chance of dropping items, especially [[Horsetail]]s due to the poison status being very deadly if the player has no items. It is possible to stomp it when it is exhaling the poisonous gas by jumping on its exposed head.
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]]''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:PutridPiranha SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[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.
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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==Profiles and statistics==
==Statistics==
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal}}
===''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}}
{{: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==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ポイズンパックン
|Jap=ポイズンパックン
|JapR=Poizun Pakkun
|JapR=Poizun Pakkun
|JapM=Poison Piranha Plant
|JapM=Poison Piranha
|Fra=Piranha Pouah<br>Piranha Kipu
|Chi=毒食人花
|FraM=Yuck Piranha<br>Stinking Piranha. "Kipu" is pun on ''qui pue'' (stinking).
|ChiN=''Paper Mario''
|Spa=Piraña Pocha
|ChiR=Dú Shírénhuā
|SpaM=Rotten Piranha
|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
|Ger=Faul-Piranha
|GerM=Rotten 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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Latest revision as of 14:19, December 10, 2024

This article is about the enemy in the Paper Mario series. For the enemy in Super Mario Odyssey, see Poison Piranha Plant.
Putrid Piranha
Putrid Piranha.png
A Putrid Piranha in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Piranha Plant
Relatives
Comparable
“IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO BOSS! ALERT! ALERT!”
Putrid Piranha, Paper Mario

A Putrid Piranha is a poisonous Piranha Plant variant found in the Paper Mario series.

Design[edit]

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[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

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 poisoning 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.

Putrid Piranha. Page 68, volume 26 of Super Mario-kun.
Super Mario-Kun; shows information for the game

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Putrid Piranhas reappear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its 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[edit]

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 Horsetails, 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[edit]

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[edit]

Piranha Plant (in its Putrid Piranha form) attacking Toon Link with poison gas

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 Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Statistics[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Paper Mario enemy
Putrid Piranha
Battle idle animation of a Putrid Piranha from Paper Mario Max HP 12 Attack 3 Defense 0
Role Common, boss Type Ground Level 17
Strong None Weak None Moves Bite (3), Poison Breath (2, Poison - Good, 3)
Sleep? 95%, 1 Dizzy? 50%, 0 Shock? 90%, 0
Shrink? 75%, 0 Stop? 85%, 0 Fright? 30%
Air Lift? 20% Hurricane? 20% Coins 1 + 1-3
Items Fire Flower, Super Shroom Run 24 Location(s) Jade Jungle, Mt. Lavalava
Tattle This is a Putrid Piranha. Max HP: 12, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 Putrid Piranhas sometimes bite, but the truly scary thing is their nasty, poisonous breath. The power of their bad breath is 2, but your HP will begin to fall if you get poisoned. You should try to recover as quickly as possible if you get poisoned.
  • 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.[1]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Putrid Piranha
Putrid Piranha.png Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 0
Location(s) Keelhaul Key Role Common Level 20
Sleep? 105% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 95%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 20%
Gale Force? 40% KO? 95% Moves Jaw Clamp (3), Poison Breath (2 to Mario and Partner, Poison, Piercing)
Exp. points 0 Coins 0 - 3 Items Super Shroom, Maple Syrup (drop only), FP Plus (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
57
Log A poisonous Piranha Plant. It'll poison your allies. Use your guard effectively to avoid poisoning.
Tattle That's a Putrid Piranha. It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. That color is totally sickly... Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It bites, AND it attacks with super-rank poison breath. Breath mint, table four! If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly go down, so, y'know, try not to.

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Putrid Piranha
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 0
Location(s) Keelhaul Key Role Common Level 20
Sleep? 105% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 95%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 20%
Gale Force? 40% KO? 95% Moves Jaw Clamp (3), Poison Breath (2 to Mario and Partner, Poison, Piercing)
Exp. points 0 Coins 0 - 3 Items Super Mushroom, Maple Syrup (drop only), FP Plus (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
60
Log A poisonous Piranha Plant. It'll poison its opponents. Use your Guard effectively to avoid poisoning.
Tattle That's a Putrid Piranha. It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. That color is totally sickly... Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It bites, AND it attacks with super-rank poison breath. Breath mint, table four! If you get poisoned, your HP will slowly go down, so, y'know, try not to.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Putrid Piranha
Sprite of a Putrid Piranha from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 5 Role Common Location(s) Downtown of Crag (5-1), Gap of Crag (5-2), Floro Caverns (5-3 and 5-4)
Attack 2 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Horsetail, Keel Mango, Fresh Veggie, Peachy Peach Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 500
Card description It's a poisonous Piranha Plant. As they say, every rose has its venomous bite.
  List of Catch Cards  
  57      58      59  
Tattle This disgusting weed is a Putrid Piranha. It will spew poisonous sludge at you... Max HP is 5 and Attack is 2. if you are poisoned, you will lose HP quickly... Thankfully, most items that restore HP also cure poison. Some say that pollution turned them into poisonous weeds...

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポイズンパックン[?]
Poizun Pakkun
Poison Piranha
Chinese 毒食人花[?]
Dú Shírénhuā
Poison Piranha Plant Paper Mario
毒吞食花[?]
Dú Tūnshíhuā
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dutch Putrid Piranha[?] -
French Piranha Pouah[?] Yuck Piranha
Piranha kipu[?] Piranha + a pun on qui pue ("stinking")
German Faul-Piranha[?] Rotten Piranha
Italian Piranha velenosa[?] Poisonous Piranha
Korean 포이즌뻐끔플라워[?]
Poijeun Ppeokkeum Pellawo
Poison Piranha Plant
Russian гнилое растение-пиранья[?]
gniloe rastenie-piran'ya
Putrid Piranha Plant
Spanish (NOA) Piraña Séptica[?] Septic piranha
Spanish (NOE) Piraña Pocha[?] Rotten Piranha

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 109.