List of Piranha Plant profiles and statistics

This is a list of profiles and statistics for Piranha Plant.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

• Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet profile: Man-eating plants that live in the flower-pots. They show their faces quickly and without warning, so watch out! You can't kill them by jumping on top of them
• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Instruction Booklet profile: Man-eating plants that live in the pipes. They show their faces quickly and without warning, so watch out! You can't defeat them by jumping on top of them. 200 Pts.

Super Mario Land

Instruction booklet

• Pakkun Flower: This mean-eating plant grows out of pipes. Watch out because it sticks it head up quickly. You can't step on it from above.
• Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun: A pakkun flower that comes down from above. Take care that it doesn't bite Mario's head.

3DS Virtual Console manual

• Piranha Plant: This dangerous plant grows out of pipes. It emerges quickly, so watch out! It can't be stepped on from above.
• Upside-Down Piranha Plant: This plant attacks from above.

Super Mario Galaxy

• Trading Card description: "An old enemy of Mario, these large carnivorous plants live in pipes, just waiting to munch on anyone who might try to jump into their territory. These hungry plants can be either red, green, or a larger purple. Mario can stun them by throwing Star Bits at them or kill them by jumping on their heads."

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

• Trading Card description: "Piranha Plants grow inside of pipes and they pop out every couple of seconds looking for lunch. And these plants have a serious bite! Luckily, there are a few tricks you can use to avoid becoming plant food. You're safe while they're hiding inside their pipes, and if you really want to get to the root of the problem, burn or freeze them."
  

Card Number: 26

Super Mario 3D Land

• North American website bio: "These fierce flora can be found planted on grass and in warp pipes. Some varieties just snap their jaws, while others spit fireballs, or black ink to block your vision. A well-placed stomp on their heads will take care of them."
• European website bio: "Vicious vegetation that grows throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Mind you don't get bitten!"

Super Mario Run

• Notebook bio: "This dangerous plant hides in pipes. It's kind of shy, so it won't come out if you're nearby."

Item description

• Piranha Plant Statue: "A statue of a Piranha Plant, which lives inside pipes. It looks so real it might start moving!"

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

• "Uncover a mystery pic from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury!" Switch news article bio: "Watch out for Cat Piranha Plant - they may try to (cat)nip you when you get close. Keep a mew-nimum safe distance!"

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

パックンフラワー
種族 フラワー族
性格 いやしい
登場ゲーム 1、2、3、ランド1、ランド2、ワールド
怪奇！人くい植物あらわる
スーパーマリオシリーズに多数登場する人くい植物。マリオが近づくと、土管などから顔（？）を出し、かみつこうとする。ファイアパックンやブラックパックンなど多くの中間がいる。

Piranha Plant
Tribe: Flower clan
Disposition: Greedy
Game appearances: 1, 2, 3, Land 1, Land 2, World
Weird! Man-eating plant appears
A man-eating plant that appears in many Super Mario series. When Mario approaches it, its face (?) will emerge and try to bite you. There are many intermediate types, such as Fire Piranha Plant and Muncher.

Yoshi franchise

Yoshi's Story

• Shogakukan guide (shared with Piranha Pest 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。
  

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.

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

• Shogakukan guide: 食べたり踏んだりしても倒せないが、岩などでつぶすことはできる。ただし、近づいて花が開いている状態でないと、倒すことはできない。
  

It cannot be defeated by eating or stepping on it, but it can be crushed by rocks. However, they can only be defeated when they are close to you and their flowers are open.

Yoshi Touch & Go

• Shogakukan guide: 近づくと頭を大きくし、ヨッシーに向かって口を開く。タマゴを当てるたびに緑→黄色→赤と色を変え、3発当てると倒せる。小さいうちに当てると1発で倒せるが、ポイントは少ない。
  

(When approached, it enlarges its head and opens its mouth toward Yoshi. Each time you hit it with an egg, it changes color from green to yellow to red, and if you hit it three times, it will be defeated. If you hit it while it is small, you can kill it with one shot, but you will get fewer points.)

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Piranha Plant
	HP	168	FP	4	Speed	6
	Location(s)	Pipe Vault	Attack	45	Magic attack	20
	Role	Common	Defense	14	Magic defense	22
	Bonus Flower	Attack Up! (20%)	Yoshi Cookie	Sleepy Bomb	Morph rate	75%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	Jump	Sp. attacks	S'crow Dust, Pollen Nap
	Coins	5	Exp. points	5	Items	Maple Syrup (5%)
Psychopath	"Pretty boring nowadays."

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Piranha Plant
		Max HP	5	Attack	3	Defense	0
		Role	Common	Type	Ground, Top-Spiky	Level	11
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Bite (3)
		Sleep?	95%, 1	Dizzy?	50%, 0	Shock?	100%, 0
		Shrink?	80%, 0	Stop?	90%, 0	Fright?	40%
		Air Lift?	20%	Hurricane?	20%	Coins	1 + 0-2
		Items	Fire Flower	Run	18	Location(s)	Forever Forest
Tattle	This is a Piranha Plant. Piranha Plants pop out of the ground at unexpected moments, so be on your guard. Max HP: 5, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 0 You've seen 'em in every one of your adventures, so I imagine you know 'em pretty well. Their sharp jaws point upward, so you'll get bitten if you try to jump on 'em. They smile after biting people. That smug smile...it makes me hopping mad!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Pale Piranha
	Max HP	4	Attack	2	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Boggly Woods, The Great Tree, Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	11
	Sleep?	110%	Dizzy?	60%	Confuse?	100%
	Tiny?	95%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	30%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	95%	Moves	Jaw Clamp (2)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	Honey Syrup (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 56	Log	A monochrome Piranha Plant that attacks with a nasty bite. If you see one, throw all you've got at it, or run.
	Tattle	That's a Pale Piranha. You know about these guys. The famous Piranha Plants. This colorless subspecies is adapted to Boggly Woods. Ah, the wonders of nature! Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. If you try to jump on them, they'll totally chomp on you.

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Piranha Plant
	Max HP	2	Role	Common	Location(s)	Lineland Road (1-1), Gloam Valley (2-1), The Bitlands (3-1), Floro Caverns (5-3)
	Attack	1	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items	Horsetail, Fresh Veggie, Catch Card, Peachy Peach	Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 3-1: Found on a platform after jumping along the colored columns.
	Score	100
	Card description	This violent vine lurks in pipes, waiting for a snack. You'd be surly too if you lived in a pipe.
List of Catch Cards     56      57      58	Tattle	This is a notorious Piranha Plant. It is a monstrous flower that lives in pipes... Max HP is 2 and Attack is 1. This strange weed will stay low if you cozy up to the side of its pipe...

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Piranha Plant
	Max HP	25	Role	Common	Location(s)	The Bafflewood, Loop Loop River, Holey Thicket, Shy Guy Jungle, Chomp Ruins, Rumble Volcano, Bowser's Sky Castle
	Attack	7	Stickers	Fire Flower
	Defense	0	Moves	Chomp (7), Breathe (3, Dizzy), Hide (makes attacks miss for one turn)

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Piranha Plant
	HP	64	Type	Spiny	Role	Common	Card
	Strong	Jump	Weak	None	Card drop rate	0	None
	Moves	Bite Attack (9), Group Bite Attack (9), Burrow (leaves battle for a turn)
	Location(s)	Redpepper Crater, Mossrock Theater
Quotes	N/A
Enemy class
ENEMY_RANDAM_1_5
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 10 Red paint 35 Yellow paint 35 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 35 Purple paint 0

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Piranha Plant
	HP			48			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Spiked			Bite (?), Bite Barrage (?), Fireball(?), Fireball Frenzy (?), Plant Pitch (?)	Spring of Jungle Mist
	Role			Common
	Item drops			Mushroom
							The[sic] look like they're stuck in the ground, harmless and immobile. Looks can be deceiving.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Piranha Plant (Red)
	HP	30	POW	52	Defense	40
	Speed	80	Experience	6 (4)	Coins	1 (2)
	Location	Beanbean International Airport	Jump	Spiny	Hammer	Normal
	Hand	Normal	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Critical
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%
	Level	20	Role	Common	Item drop	None – 0% None – 0%
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Piranha Plant (Blue)
	HP	30	POW	52	Defense	40
	Speed	80	Experience	6 (4)	Coins	1 (2)
	Location	Beanbean International Airport	Jump	Spiny	Hammer	Normal
	Hand	Normal	Fire	Critical	Thunder	Heal
	Stat down?	100%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	60%
	Level	20	Role	Support	Item drop	None – 0% None – 0%
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
Piranha Plant
	HP	222	Role	Common	Level	21	Location(s)	Dreamy Driftwood Shore
	Power	146	Position	Normal	No Hitter	31
	Defense	138	World	Dream	Weakness	Fire	Item drop	Ultra Mushroom (5%) None (0%)
	Speed	54	Experience	170 (204)	Coins	30 (100%)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Piranha Plant (Red)
	HP	75	POW	74	DEF	60	SPEED	33	Experience	4
	Fire	Heal	Thunder	Critical	Jump	Spiny, Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	5
	Stat down	60%	Dizzy	60%	Burn	0%	Speed down	30%	Item drop	Super Mushroom (14%) Syrup (12%) Syrup (20%)
Level           19	Location(s)	Beanbean International Airport

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Piranha Plant (Blue)
	HP	63	POW	60	DEF	74	SPEED	48	Experience	4
	Fire	Critical	Thunder	Heal	Jump	Spiny, Normal	Hammer	Normal	Coins	5
	Stat down	60%	Dizzy	30%	Burn	30%	Speed down	30%	Item drop	Super Mushroom (14%) Syrup (12%) Syrup (20%)
Level           19	Location(s)	Beanbean International Airport

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy

Name	Image	Game	Description
Piranha Plant		NES Super Mario Bros.	A vicious, plantlike monster that typically hides in pipes. Piranha Plants emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping--hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions--there are many Piranha Plants with unique traits-- they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.
		DS New Super Mario Bros.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy

Name	Image	Appears in	American English Description	British English Description
Piranha Plant		NES Super Mario Bros. (10/1985) NES Super Mario Bros. 3 (02/1990)	These guys aren't so much carnivorous as Mario...nivorous. Ahem. There are lots of varieties, like Frost, Wild Ptooie, Ghost, Prickly, Dino, Bone, Elasto-Piranhas, Stalking, Naval... A helpful mnemonic is "Fireballs with Ground Pounds defeat baddies, even super nasties."	These carnivorous plants are hungry for one thing – Mario! There are all sorts of them, including the Naval Piranha, Fire Piranha Plant, Inky Piranha Plant, Piranha Creeper, Bone Piranha Plant, Stalking Piranha Plant... But all you need to know is "plants with teeth want to eat Mario".

Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit

Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Class	Strength / effects	How to obtain	Spirit battle
							Opponent(s)	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
Piranha Plant		Super Mario Series	Fighter	N/A	N/A	Classic Mode as Piranha Plant	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Palutena's Guidance

(Note: Unlike other characters who were released as downloadable content, Piranha Plant has a unique conversation rather than having a generic conversation; this may be due to Piranha Plant being developed simultaneously with the base game.)

• Pit: Is that a...Piranha Plant?!
• Palutena: Not so loud. She'll hear you!
• Viridi: Did someone say Piranha Plant?
• Pit: Oh no.
• Viridi: I wrote my thesis on Piranha Plants! There are just so many species! You've got your basic Piranha Plants, your Fire Piranha Plants, [speech speeds up as she speaks] Ptooies, Nipper Plants, Nipper Spores, Munchers, Jumping Piranhas, Wild Ptooie Piranhas, Propeller Piranhas, Naval Piranhas, Chewies, Megasmilax, Piranha Pests, Piranha Sprouts, Frost Piranhas, Putrid Piranhas, Proto Piranhas, Piranhabons, Piranha Beans, Mom Piranhas, Small Piranhas, Elasto-Piranhas, Piranha Planets, Bungee Piranhas, Big Bungee Piranhas, Ghosts, Nipper Dandelions, Spiny Piranhas, Dino Piranhas, Fire Stalking Piranhas, Piranha Plorps, River Piranhas, Big Piranhas, Stalking Piranhas, Big Fire Piranhas, Prickly Piranhas, Peewee Piranhas, Inky Piranhas, Gold Piranhas, Bone Piranhas, Big Bone Piranhas, Piranha Pods, Piranha Creepers, Nipper Spore Patches, Paper Fire Piranhas, Poison Piranhas, Big Poison Piranhas, Upside-Down Piranhas, Petey Piranha, Paper Petey Piranha, Petea Piranha—
• Pit: Whoa!
• Viridi: I haven't even started on all the minor variations!
• Palutena: Enough, Viridi! I never want to hear the word "piranha" ever again.
• Pit: I guess that means I'm not getting any fighting tips. Thanks, Viridi.

Nintendo eShop description

• Piranha Plant joins the battle as a stand-alone fighter in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game! With its powerful bite, Poison Breath, and ability to call in Petey Piranha for a larger-than-life Final Smash, this fighter's ferocity is as sharp as it teeth. Ready your pipes and flowerpots; your opponent won't see you coming! (Then again, Piranha Plant doesn't really "see" either. It doesn't have eyes.)

Mario Party series

Mario Party: Star Rush

Image	Name	Bio
	Piranha Plant A plant monster with ferocious teeth.	"Touching these plants will hurt you more than them. Perhaps attacking them foot-first is not the best idea."

Mario Party Superstars

• Encyclopedia Bio: "Plants that will take a bite out of anything. Not to be confused with strawberries."

Dr. Mario World

Assistant

• Stage mode: Grants 30%/40%/50%/60%/80% chance viruses (2) will be eliminated on stage start.
• Stage mode (Prior to version 2.3.0): Grants 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% chance viruses (2) will be eliminated on stage start.
• Versus mode: "If an object has reached the 3rd row from the bottom line, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance all capsules will be eliminated. (Once only.)"

Doctor

Image	Abilities	Attack	Speed	Defense
	Stage mode: "Eliminates objects (3) at random." Versus mode: "Eliminates objects (2/3/5/7/9) at random."		15	10%	60%	50%	60%

Stage Mode		Versus Mode
Level	Speed	Description	Speed
1	31	Eliminates objects (2) at random.	20
2	29	Eliminates objects (3) at random.	20
3	27	Eliminates objects (5) at random.	20
4	25	Eliminates objects (7) at random.	20
5	23	Eliminates objects (9) at random.	20

• Dr. Mario World Twitter: Yellow: "I was wondering if it wasn't getting enough water, but turns out it's sick. Huh? It's got nothing to do with water? The Help Piranha Plant! event lasts till Feb. 2, 9:59 PM PT. Go help the poor thing get better!"
• Dr. Mario World Twitter: Yellow: "Dr. Piranha Plant will be arriving on Dec. 16 at 10 PM PT! I'm really curious about that pipe. What's down there? Where does it lead? Or is it just a fancy pot?" blue

amiibo

• These vicious, plantlike baddies are from the Super Mario™ series and typically hide in pipes. They emerge with mouths open, awaiting victims. A poorly timed jump means a chomping—hence the "piranha" name. While there have been exceptions, they generally don't appear if Mario waits on top of or just next to a pipe. They hate fireballs.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

• Character bio: 土管から顔を出してかみついてくる。 (It comes out of the clay pipe and bites you in the face.)

Super Mario World

• Bio: 逆さ土管に生息しており、一定間隔で顔を出す。(It lives in inverted earthen pipes and emerges at regular intervals.)

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)

• Figure bio: "It's a Piranha Plant figure. What do they water these things with?"

LEGO Super Mario

• Website Description: Piranha Plants are the most dangerous plants you could ever find! But LEGO® Mario™ can defeat them with your help. If you meet them in the jungle, spin on the carousel to bash them out of the way. If you do that, you might get to the red coin blocks and have the chance to win a big reward!