Piranha Pod
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A Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Piranha Pods are an alternate version of Spiny Eggs. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by Lakitus, but turn into a Piranha Plant upon landing rather than a Spiny. They appear in New Super Mario Bros. U in the level Blooming Lakitus, and in New Super Luigi U in the levels Spinning Sandstones and Beanstalk Jungle.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi briefly mentions them during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.
They reappear in Mario Party Superstars, replacing the Strawberry Seeds from the original Mario Party on the Peach's Birthday Cake board. The game also marks the debut of Big Piranha Pods, which sprout into Big Piranha Plants.[1]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Pakkun Tane[2] (internal) グーリンダイ Gūrindai |
A romanization of「パックンタネ」, meaning "Piranha Seed" Derived from a part of the name of the folktale character Jugemu |
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| 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
- ^ Nintendo. (June 15, 2021). Mario Party Superstars - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021. YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ New Super Mario Bros. U internal filename (pakkun_tane)
| Spinies | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Kyodai Togemetto • Spike Storm |
| Species | Big Spiny • Dark Spiny • Paper Spiny • Piranha Pod • Sad Spiny • Sharpea • Sky-Blue Spiny • Spike Blop • Spike Koopa • Spikester • Spikey • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Spiny R • Spiny Shroopa • Thorny • Urspike |
| Related items | Giant Spiny Shell • Spiny Orb • Spiny Shell (blue) • Spiny Shell (red) |
