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|image=[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plant in Pipe Artwork.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of a Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)

|notable=[[Big Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Gattai monster]]<br>[[Izzy]]<br>[[Mama Fireplant]]<br>[[Megasmilax]]<br>[[Mind-Bogglers]]<br>[[Mom Piranha]]<br>[[Naval Piranha]]<br>[[Petea Piranha]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]]<br>[[Piper]]<br>[[Pirabbid Plant]]<br>[[Pit Plant]]<br>[[Spike the Piranha]]

|variants=[[Big Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bone Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Bungee Piranha]]<br>[[Chewy]]<br>[[Dino Piranha]]<br>[[Elasto-Piranha]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Glad P. Plant]]<br>[[Gold Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Hidon]]<br>[[Inky Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Manhandla]]<br>[[Mecha Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Muncher]]<br>[[Naval Bud]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]<br>[[Nipper Spore]]<br>[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Piranha Bean]]<br>[[Piranha Planet]]<br>[[Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials)]]<br>[[Piranha Plorp]]<br>[[Piranha Pod]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]<br>[[Piranhabon]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Polterpiranha]]<br>[[Potted Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Proto Piranha]]<br>[[Ptooie]]<br>[[Putrid Piranha]]<br>[[Raving Piranha Plant]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Smilax]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Tane Pakkun]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]

'''Piranha Plants''' (also known as '''Piranha Flowers'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 14.</ref><ref>Tatsumi Yamashita, ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 999832369X. Page 30.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 35.</ref> and '''Piranhas''' and misspelled as '''pirana plants'''<ref>"Pirana plants - 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.'' English manual, page 14.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English manual, page 40.</ref> in early manuals and as '''Pirahna Flower''' in an Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System'' issue<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 7, page 23.</ref>) are large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They are seemingly based on {{wp|Venus flytrap}}s and eat anything that approaches them.

The Piranha Plants returned in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', which was the sequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in Japan, during the second conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom. The green variant found in the previous game does not appear after [[World 3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3]]. Starting from [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 4-1]], they are replaced by the newly introduced red-colored variants, which were much quicker than the green variety, and can emerge from their pipe even if the player is next to it. However, both varieties will not appear if the player is standing directly on top of the pipe. They appear more frequently than in the previous game, and the red variant have been the most common Piranha Plants seen throughout the ''Mario'' series since. Beginning from [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-1]], they will pop from upside-down pipes as well, making Mario or Luigi's way a bit more difficult. Piranha Plants are also found underwater in [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]] and [[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]]. Piranha Plants also appear in the pipes in the [[Warp Zone]] in both the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Lost Levels'', though they all immediately disappear once the "WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!" message appears. They will also appear out of the exit pipe at the end of every underground or underwater level due to the Goal Pole still being located above ground in those levels. In the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version of both the original and ''The Lost Levels'', Piranha Plants are the only non-castle enemies that do not appear in any of the level preview illustrations. In ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'', all Piranha Plants are replaced with Pakkun Okapī, but otherwise still act the same.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Piranha Plants are found throughout the game, retaining their biting attack. Here, along with being defeated with fireballs, Koopa shells and Starman powers, Piranha Plants could also be beaten with the tail of [[Raccoon Mario]], [[Tanooki Suit]] and [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s. Several variants of Piranha Plants are also introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', including [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]], [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]], and [[Ptooie]]. The variant hanging from above pipes is known as '''Hanging Piranha Plant'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref>. Most of these enemies appear in both green and red varieties. While the Red Piranha Plants act identically to the green ones unlike in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', they have an additional layer of leaves which makes them taller than green ones.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/remakes/smas/smas-smb3_w7-8_pipes_plants.png Screenshot containing both red and green Piranha Plants]</ref> There are also horizontal Piranha Plants; despite being red, these ones only have one layer of leaves. The remakes of the game gave Piranha Plants in horizontal pipes red leaves. There are also [[Nipper Plant|Walking Piranha]]s, juvenile versions of Piranha Plants; and invincible [[Muncher]]s which resemble Walking Piranhas more than Piranha Plants. Additionally, the [[Mushroom King|king]] of [[Pipe Land]] is transformed into a Piranha Plant by [[Ludwig von Koopa]]; in later ports of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the king is changed into a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] instead of a Piranha Plant.

This is the last main series ''Mario'' game where Piranha Plants have green heads; while this aspect was used on [[Beanstalk]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and later games in the series, red has since then been the standard color for these enemies.

Piranha Plants are also featured in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', which takes place in [[Sarasaland]]. They are referred to as '''Pakkun Flower'''<ref name=land>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 13.</ref><ref name=NintendoPower>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref> or '''Pakkun'''<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 19.</ref> originally. In addition, it names the variant hanging from above pipes '''Upside Down (Headstand) Pakkun''',<ref name=land/> '''Reverse Pakkun'''<ref name=NintendoPower/> or '''Upside-down Piranha Plant''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Land'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/XXy1C Archived] August 12, 2022 14:23:05 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> and they are worth 400PTS rather than 100PTS. Since most of the names of the enemies were left unlocalized in the ''Super Mario Land'' instruction, the same goes for the Pakkun Flower. However, the English digital manual for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] release translates the enemies as Piranha Plants. This is the only enemy in this game that originates from the previous ''Mario'' games that is not a sub-species or otherwise changed.

Piranha Plants, also called Pakkun Flowers,<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 5.</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. These Piranha Plants only appear in [[Bianco Hills]] and will attack Mario by popping-out of the ground and spitting black, white-spotted projectiles. They are defeated by spraying water with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] inside their bodies until they blow up. In this game, their appearance is based off their appearance in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', as they have green lips (though oddly enough, most of them lack any form of teeth in their mouths). They also gain a new notable member, their leader [[Petey Piranha]], a goop-spitting, giant, anthropomorphic Piranha Plant who appears twice as a boss in the game, and would go on to become a recurring character.

[[Proto Piranha|Gatekeeper]]s, Piranha Plant [[List of enemies|enemies]] created from the goop of the [[Magic Paintbrush]] wielded by [[Bowser Jr.]], are also fought as mini-bosses in ''Super Mario Sunshine''. After Mario sprays water on the generator, they come out and have to be defeated by shooting water at their mouths. [[Piranhabon]]s, giant-sized goop-covered Piranha Plant heads, also appear as obstacles in [[Bianco Hills]] coming out of the goop. If Mario sprays water on them, they are revealed to look like Petey Piranha's head.

[[File:Piranha Plant - New Super Mario Bros.png|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant from ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]

[[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s also make their return from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''; like certain normal Piranha Plants, the latter is exclusively seen outside pipes, as huge pipes do not make an appearance. They now require three fireballs instead of one to die, and release eight coins when they do.

A Piranha Plant-like alien called [[Dino Piranha]] serves as a boss. It will chase Mario around its planetoid once woken from its egg. It can be defeated by [[Spin]]ning to hit its tail, causing the tail to fly out, then get pulled back in and hit Dino Piranha. There is a separate, much more difficult version called the Fiery Dino Piranha. [[Fiery Dino Piranha]]'s tail will often be on fire, so Mario can only attack it while its tail has gone out. It also runs faster and leaves a temporary trail of fire behind it. They both give the player a [[Power Star]] if defeated.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Piranha Plants also appear as enemies along with [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Muncher]]s and [[Big Fire Piranha]]s make their return. [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s also make their debut in this game. However, the pipe-planted Piranha Plants have lost their chomping sound effects from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Piranha Plants can now be defeated with ice balls though their ice blocks cannot be picked up. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can jump on a Piranha Plant without getting hurt.

The boss of the first galaxy, [[Sky Station Galaxy]], is a baby, giant Piranha Plant named [[Peewee Piranha]], whom is similar to [[Dino Piranha]] from the original. It is beaten by first spinning into the eggshell on its backside, then into its exposed rear once the eggshell is broken. After being hit a few times, the shell regenerates, and Mario must then attack it in this method again, but the boss is faster than before. Also, if the player confronts Peewee Piranha from the front, Peewee Piranha turns around. After hitting Peewee Piranha twice and defeating it, Mario is awarded with the first [[Power Star]] in the game. Also, in the [[Boss Blitz Galaxy]], the player has to fight Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha, two bosses from the game's predecessor.

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where they act similarly to their appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and in later 3D ''Mario'' games. [[Potted Piranha Plant]]s are also introduced, which can be picked up and used as items. This Piranha Plant can be used to eat enemies and obstacles, including other Piranha Plants. Another type of Piranha Plant, called the [[Piranha Creeper]], is introduced, which has a long stem and can be defeated by knocking it back into its hole with attacks. [[Big Piranha Plant|Mega Piranha Plant]]s also reappear in this game. Cat variants appear in [[Lake Lapcat]].

{{quote2|Terrible tortellini! Look at those plumber-munching Piranha Plants!|[[Luigi]]|"[[Mario of the Deep]]"}}

[[File:SuperShowPiranhaPlants.png|thumb|A group of Piranha Plants in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode, "[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]".]]

Piranha Plants (here misspelled '''Pirhana Plants''')<ref>[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/super-mario-bros-show-ad-promo-mario-1999518618 ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' writer's bible]</ref> make several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Here, several possess the ability to spit fire, possibly assuming this ability from the [[Panser]]s of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', which do not appear in the show. They are depicted as being black with green lips and pink spots.

[[File:Piranha Plant Mario.jpg|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant about to eat Mario in "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas".]]

[[File:Piranha Plant Hip Hop King Koopa.jpg|thumb|A Piranha Plant about to eat Hip, Hop and King Koopa in "A Little Learning".]]

In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Fire Sale]]", a non-antagonistic Piranha Plant (here misspelled '''pirhana plant''')<ref> ''"But when the crops grow, King Koopa's Nintendo Gophers steal all the crops and put fire plants and '''pirhana plants'''{{sic}} in their place."'' - ''[[Koopa's Stone Age Quests]]'' back cover</ref> named [[Mama Fireplant]] appears, which Toadstool, Yoshi, Mario, and Luigi must rescue from [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] in a frozen cavern, although ultimately only Yoshi is successful in doing so due to the [[Porcupinefish]] in the lair flash-freezing anyone who steps on them, with Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool all needing to be rescued themselves as a result.

In the episode "[[Gopher Bash]]", [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] has his [[Monty Mole|gopher]] minions replace the crops they had stolen with piranha plants, which Yoshi, Mario, and Luigi end up defeating. Unusually, one is depicted with hair or spike-like protrusions on its head.

In the episode "[[A Little Learning]]", [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] put a piranha plant in [[Oogtar]]'s "eggabegga" project only to have the sabotage turn on them and [[Bowser|King Koopa]] when Oogtar inadvertently feeds it fertilizer.

Piranha Plants return in ''Mario Kart DS'', behaving like they did in ''Super Mario Kart'', stationary and usually offroad. They appear in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart DS)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|SNES|Choco Island 2}}, and {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, with the third having removed the Piranha Plants in pipes in favor of the stationary ones.

As obstacles, Piranha Plants appear as both the pipe variant and the more stationary ground variant. The pipe variants appear in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]] (where they are pink in color), [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], and {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, where they face in one direction, making them similar to their ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' behavior; and in {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} and {{classic-link|3DS|Music Park}} behaving the same way as in ''Mario Kart 7''. The stationary variants can be found on {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}} and, in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass]], {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}}, as well as in the background of [[Shy Guy Falls]] and {{classic|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}. In the Booster Course Pass, non-piped variants that behave like the pipe variants appear in {{wp|Keukenhof}} in the third section of {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}, while one appears in [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] attached to the underside of the tree trunk arch before the water section, similar to how Piranha Plants may be positioned in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', even using the same sound effects from that game.

In [[Electrodrome]], [[Raving Piranha Plant]]s appear as obstacles, dancing to the beat and behaving like the ones on Music Park. In [[Bone-Dry Dunes]], a [[Bone Piranha Plant]] appears and behaves like the pipe variant. In [[Hyrule Circuit]], Piranha Plants are replaced by [[Deku Baba]]s, of which two appear. In the Booster Course Pass, [[Big Piranha Plant]]s that behave like the Piranha Plant in {{classic|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} appear in {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}} and {{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}, [[Ptooie]]s appear in {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}, [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s return in {{classic|DS|Mario Circuit}}, and [[Mecha Piranha Plant]]s return in {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}. [[Wooden cutout]]s of Piranha Plants also appear in {{classic|Tour|Paris Promenade}} and [[Ninja Hideaway]].

Piranha Plants return again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as obstacles, in both their pipe variant and stationary variants. They are found in many courses in the game, especially in trick variants of courses. They act the same as their behaviors in ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', respectively. Hitting Piranha Plants with the use of an item or while invincible grants the player some bonus points. There are also [[wooden cutout]]s of Piranha Plants, which are used to block certain shortcuts. A new glider called the [[Piranha Plant Parafoil]] is also introduced. The [[Piranha Plant Tour]] is themed around Piranha Plants, with Petey Piranha and Piranha Plant Slide returning in this tour. This game also includes [[Inky Piranha Plant]]s, which debut in the course [[Bangkok Rush]].

Although never referred to with their English names in ''Wario Land''-related material, these enemies are labeled as "Pakkun Flower" (パックンフラワー) on [[Media:Wario Land enemies (KC Mario).jpg|page 6]] of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga, volume 24, which is the Japanese name for Piranha Plants. [[Nintendo Power]] instead gives the uncapitalized name "piranha plant" to the Munchers on [[Rice Beach]].<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 58, page 78. "'''''SAND SWIMMING''' Press the A Button rapidly to stay up near the top, away from the piranha plants.''"</ref>

===''Yoshi'' franchise===

====''Yoshi''====

[[File:YoshiNES-PiranhaPlant-Score.png|thumb|left]]

Piranha Plants make an appearance as one of the six falling objects in ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]''. Piranha Plant's sprite in this game is similar to [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Piranha Plants are known as variously as '''Wild Piranhas''',<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 67.</ref> '''Wild Piranha Plants''',<ref name=P80>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 80.</ref> '''Red Piranhas''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #44, page 69.</ref> Piranha Plants,<ref name=P80/> or simply Piranhas,<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #43, page 66.</ref> and '''Red Flowers'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #30, page 15. "''This Red Flower swallows Yoshi whole! He’s just one of the 100 new enemies that inhabit Yoshi’s Island.''""</ref> in one preview. They are drastically changed; instead of being rooted in pipes, Piranha Plants are found planted in the ground. Instead of attacking at intervals, Piranha Plants simply wait in a miniaturized form, growing larger and lunging at a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] if approached. Also, instead of simply trying to bite Yoshi, they will eat him and then spit him out, causing him to lose Baby Mario and his [[Yoshi Egg]]s. They cannot be jumped on or swallowed, so they must be defeated with eggs or by spitting an enemy at them. Defeating them causes their heads to flip backwards, followed by them withering.

Piranha Plants return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', where they act similarly to how they did in the predecessors, one difference being that they are never found in a miniature state. Most of the Piranha Plants in the game are rooted in the ground, but several ones in the level [[Spin-Lift Drift]] come in and out of pipes like in the 2D ''Mario'' games.

 

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They lunge in the direction of Yoshi and munch air continuously, much like the Piranha Plants that do not dwell Warp Pipes from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. When they are hit by a yarn ball, it ties them up, allowing a Yoshi to jump onto and defeat them. Like the other Yoshi games, making contact with a Piranha Plant will swallow a Yoshi and spit him out, taking some hearts from his health meter.

 

In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', Piranha Plants are found on both Yoshi's path and in the backdrop. They can be defeated by smacking them with an egg. Background Piranha Plants are unable to hurt Yoshi. A large cardboard Piranha Plant named [[Spike the Piranha]] appears as the boss of [[Acorn Forest]].

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Pipe Vault]], where they try to ambush Mario by leaping from a pipe. They have root-like legs, allowing them to walk; despite this, they are found exclusively in pipes outside of battle. Perhaps in reference to their immunity to being [[jump]]ed on in earlier ''Mario'' games, the Piranha Plants in this game are completely immune to Mario's jump attacks.

Later on in [[Bean Valley]], green and purple-colored Piranha Plants named [[Chewy|Chewies]] appear. Additionally, [[Megasmilax]], a giant Piranha Plant, is Bean Valley's boss.

===''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle''===

Piranha Plants appear throughout ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'', decorating the sidelines of every track.

Piranha Plants appear in all entries of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, except for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features Piranha Plants as obstacles that occasionally come out of the two pipes present there (with said Piranha Plants' appearances being based on that of the red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''), dealing damage to any fighter that touches them; however, they can be attacked and knocked out easily. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a Piranha Plant is featured as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] and a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], and in the [[PictoChat]] stage, one of the drawings that appears in the background is a Piranha Plant. A Piranha Plant is also featured as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''.

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Piranha Plant shares its victory theme with [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] In Piranha Plant's second victory pose, Mario is featured running towards it and then attempting to jump over it, only for Piranha Plant to bite Mario and launch him away, smiling after he is gone. Piranha Plant is more expressive than in most of its other appearances, smiling or scowling for certain actions. Also, Piranha Plant shares the trait of lacking any voice clips (or sound effects serving as voice clips as with Bowser, Samus, and [[R.O.B.]]) with [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] (and Alph), [[Villager]], [[Isabelle]], [[Mega Man]], and [[Pac-Man]], and is the only ''Mario'' character with this trait.

 

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{{quote2|Piranha Plants. They're healthy and pretty!|Narration|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}

In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a patch of Piranha Plants (labeled simply as "Piranha Plant" on the map) appears at an oasis in the [[Desert Area]]. One can be picked after [[Bob-omba]] requests a "healthy, pretty" flower and hints that such a flower can be found in the desert. Once the Piranha Plant is plucked, it starts to bite at the player, but nevertheless gets collected. It is then delivered to Bob-omba, who is excited with her new "cute and deadly" flower. The epilogue states that the Piranha Plant has grown much larger while still being healthy and dangerous, to Bob-omba's displeasure.   

Piranha Plants reappear on Peach's Birthday Cake in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' serving the same function as in ''Mario Party'', this time being grown from [[Piranha Pod]]s thrown by [[Lakitu]]s.

====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====

A few Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' on the [[Bowser Badlands]] course. They dwell in pipes, and if the ball rolls into their pipe they take it and spit it out, likely causing it to fall into lava.

 

[[File:Nabbit double bogey.jpg|thumb|150px|Nabbit getting bitten by a Piranha Plant]]

A Piranha Plant appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' in [[Nabbit]]'s Double Bogey animation. Here, it is hiding in his bag, so when he jumps in he gets bitten by the Piranha Plant.

Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Beanbean International Airport]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], where they interrupt the landing process of the [[Toad Express]]. Defeating them in battle will only cause them to respawn if Mario and Luigi leave the area and re-enter. To get rid of them for good, these Piranha Plants must be doused with water, and then Luigi must use [[Thunderhand]] to defeat them without battling them.

A giant Piranha Plant, which oddly hatches from an egg after all the Piranha Plants are defeated, appears as a boss in the Beanbean International Airport. This Piranha Plant, named [[Mom Piranha]], had the ability to shoot energy beams and change colors (and weaknesses), and could summon Piranha Plants of the same color. Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss. Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====

In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Piranha Plants appear as obstacles in the [[Yoshi Park]], where they will eat any nearby balls and spit them out in a random direction. Piranha Plants also appear in the [[Piranha Panic]] minigame, where players must hit colored Piranha Plants with eggs of matching colors. Purple Piranha Plants can be hit with any egg.

 

Piranha Plants reappear in the next installment, ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Here, they reside in Yoshi Park again. This time however, they can take a ball, go in the pipe, and transport it to another part of the field. They can also stun any fielders who make contact with the Piranha Plants. Piranha Panic returns, except that the player must pitch the right balls into the Piranha Plants in order to score points and avoid getting stunned by it.

In the Nintendo 3DS [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', a single Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe briefly appears in the Story Mode bonus episode [[The Life of a Minion]], where it is summoned by [[Magikoopa]] to stun [[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]].

Piranha Plants appear as obstacles in [[BMX Plus]] in the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. They appear in Warp Pipes and will occasionally bite at the characters, which if hit causes them to lose speed and Rings. Piranha Plants also appear in [[Golf Plus]], however in this event they are just for aesthetic purposes and do not affect gameplay.

====''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''====

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. They can be seen throughout the Flushy Forest section of [[Ancient Gardens]], such as Piranha Plants with lamp-like fixtures, which lie on the sidetrack in dimly lit parts of the forest, a three-headed Piranha Plant statue in The Mystic Maze of Mysticism and Mazing, and a potted Piranha Plant that was merged with a [[Rabbid]], becoming [[Pirabbid Plant]]. Additionally, one of Mario's Blaster weapons has a design based on a Piranha Plant.

====''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''====

While no actual Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a desk lamp resembling one can be seen inside the [[WM ARC]].

A Piranha Plant also appears as a playable doctor under the name '''Dr. Piranha Plant''', released on December 16, 2020. Barring sub-species, this is the first ''Mario'' game a generic Piranha Plant is playable. Its skill in both stage mode and versus mode eliminates objects randomly, similar to [[Yoshi|Dr. Yoshi]]'s skill. It is represented by pipes appearing, followed by the Piranha Plant emerging from the bottom-middle pipe and then biting. This skill prioritizes eliminating [[virus]]es, and will only target other objects if there are less viruses that this skill targets. The difference between Dr. Yoshi and Dr. Piranha Plant is that the amount of objects eliminated by the former is greater compared to the latter, but the skill meter charges slower. [[Capsule]]s will only be targeted if other objects are not available.

[[File:Play Nintendo Izzy.jpg|thumb|120px|'''Izzy''' from ''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'']]

A Piranha Plant named '''[[Izzy]]''' is a co-host of ''[[Play Nintendo#The Play Nintendo Show|The Play Nintendo Show]]'', along with [[Andrew Trego]]. Izzy is a voiced puppet who remains within a [[Warp Pipe]] during the duration of the show, whose two leaves serve as arms. He has a role in providing comic relief and hosting supporting segments for the show, such as "Izzy News." Andrew says that Izzy gets a bit snappy before lunch.

In ''{{wp|Big Brain Academy}}'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], the silhouette of a Piranha Plant appears under the 3-Star difficulty of the "Get in Shape" minigame.

Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the Yoshi's Island Zone DLC for ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Lost World|Sonic Lost World]]''. They more resemble how they appear in Yoshi's Island, with extremely large heads compared to their stems. The only way to defeat them is to kick a [[Shy Guy]] into them.

[[File:Mariocameo8LEGOCU.png|thumb|A Piranha Plant in ''[[wikipedia:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''.]]

The player can grow a Piranha Plant in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of ''[[wikipedia:LEGO City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]''. The Piranha Plant will shoot fireballs at the player.

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|ChiM=Swallowing Flower<br><br>Human Eating Flower; obscure translation of the Japanese name

|Dut=Piranha Plant<br>Pakkunbloem<ref name="Pakkunbloem">''Super Mario Land'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual. Tab 14: "Personages".</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

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|FraE=Plante Piranha<br>Fleur Pakkun<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet. [https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg Page 13].</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

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|Ger=Piranha-Pflanze<br>Schnapp-Piranha<br>Pakkun-Blume <small>(''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet)</small>

|GerM=Piranha Plant<br>From ''schnappen'' ("to snap") and "Piranha Plant"<br>From Japanese name

|Ita=Pianta Piranha<br>Pianta Pirana{{sic}} <small>(''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet)</small>

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|SpaA=Planta piraña

|SpaE=Planta Piraña<br>Planta Piraña Gris <small>(''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')</small>

|SpaEM=Piranha Plant<br>Gray Piranha Plant

|Jap=逆さパックン<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 13.</ref><br>さかさパックン

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|FraAM=Reversed Piranha Flower

|FraE=Plante Piranha renversée<br>Fleur Pakkun inversée<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet. [https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg Page 13].</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

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