Piranha Pod
Template:Species-infobox 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
Piranha Pods 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.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi briefly mentions them 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; however, they are still referred to as strawberries. In-game, the term is used liberally by Lakitu 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.[2]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Pakkun Tane[3] (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
- ^ Five boards, five tips. Play Nintendo website. Retrieved November 24, 2021. (Archived November 24, 2021, 14:22:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 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) |
