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{{species infobox
|title=Piranha Pod
|image=[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg]]<br>A [[Lakitu]] with a Piranha Pod
|image=[[File:NSMBU Lakitu and Piranha Pod Artwork.jpg]]<br>A [[Lakitu]] with a Piranha Pod
|variant_of=[[Spiny Egg]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Spiny Egg]]<br>[[Piranha Plant]]
}}
}}
'''Piranha Pods''' are a [[Piranha Plant]] version of [[Spiny Egg]]s. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by [[Lakitu]]s, but turn into a [[Piranha Plant]] upon landing rather than a [[Spiny]].
'''Piranha Pods''' are a [[Piranha Plant]] version of [[Spiny Egg]]s. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by [[Lakitu]]s, but turn into a [[Piranha Plant]] upon landing rather than a [[Spiny]].
==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
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==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|file1=<tt>pakkun_tane</tt>
|name1=Pakkun Tane
|meaning1=Piranha Seed
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=Pakkun Tane<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. U'' internal filename (<tt>pakkun_tane</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>グーリンダイ<br>''Gūrindai''
|Jap=グーリンダイ
|JapM=Romanization of「パックンタネ」(Piranha Seed)<br><br>Based on a part of the name of the folktale character {{wp|Jugemu}}
|JapR=Gūrindai
|JapM=Based on a part of the name of the folktale character {{wp|Jugemu}}
|Chi=刺刺球
|Chi=刺刺球
|ChiR=Cìcì Qiú
|ChiR=Cìcì Qiú

Revision as of 20:54, June 2, 2022

Piranha Pod
Lakitu about to throw a Piranha Pod.
A Lakitu with a Piranha Pod
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Variant of Spiny Egg
Piranha Plant

Piranha Pods are a Piranha Plant version of Spiny Eggs. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by Lakitus, but turn into a Piranha Plant upon landing rather than a Spiny.

History

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

The Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
A Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Piranha Pods make their debut appearance in New Super Mario Bros. U in the levels Blooming Lakitus, and in New Super Luigi U in the levels Spinning Sandstones and Beanstalk Jungle. Here, Piranha Pods are thrown by the Lakitus that occasionally show up in these levels where, after bouncing off the ground slightly, become a Piranha Plant that remains stationary on the ground. Piranha Pods can be defeated in the same ways a Spiny Egg can be defeated, including shooting a fireball at them with Fire Mario or touching them while invincible.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi briefly mentions Piranha Pods during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Mario Party Superstars

Piranha Pods reappear on the Peach's Birthday Cake board in Mario Party Superstars, replacing the Strawberry Seeds from the original Mario Party, though they are still referred to as strawberries. In-game, the term is used liberally to refer to both the pod itself and the Piranha Plant that grows out of it, while a Play Nintendo article reserves "strawberry" for the Piranha Pods[1]. The game also marks the debut of Big Piranha Pods, which sprout into Big Piranha Plants.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. U pakkun_tane Pakkun Tane Piranha Seed

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グーリンダイ[?]
Gūrindai
Based on a part of the name of the folktale character Jugemu
Chinese 刺刺球[?]
Cìcì Qiú
Spiky Ball
Dutch Piranha Pod[?] -
German Piranha-Spross[?] Piranha Bud
Italian Bulbo di Pianta Piranha[?] Bulb of Piranha Plant
Russian Пиранья-отпрыск[?]
Piran'ya-otprysk
Offspring Piranha
Spanish (NOA) Semilla piraña[?] Piranha Seed
Spanish (NOE) Bulbo Planta Piraña[?] Piranha Plant Bulb

References

  1. ^ Five boards, five tips. Play Nintendo. Retrieved November 24, 2021. (Archived November 24, 2021, 14:22:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)