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{{about|the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time|the Piranha plant that can only walk|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]|the Piranha Plant that can only carry a spiked ball|[[River Piranha Plant]]}}

{{Species-infobox

|image=[[File:PMCS Ptooie.png]]<br>A '''Ptooie''' in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.

|parent_species=[[Piranha Plant]]

|derived_species=[[Glad Ptooie]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]

|related=[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[River Piranha Plant]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])

|notable=[[Piper_(Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash)|Piper]]

{{quote|You make me so mad I could spit!|Ptooie|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}

 

'''Ptooies'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 40</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cgtFRF6Hx8 ''Super Princess Peach'' Glossary]</ref> are a type of [[Piranha Plant]] that have the ability to walk, although some of them are stationed in [[Warp Pipe|pipes]]. Their name is an onomatopoeia for spitting, likely in reference to their ability to shoot [[Spiked Ball|spiked balls]] out of their mouths.

 

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====

[[File:SMB3 Ptooie.jpg|thumb|right|75px|A Ptooie as seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]

Ptooies make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the spiked ball it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air in order to inflict damage on passing travelers. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with [[fireball]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[Koopa Shell]]s, or [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed by Tanooki Mario (in [[Statue Mario|statue form]]) for 2000 points.

 

Despite Ptooies not appearing in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', similar enemies called [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s appear in World 5 as common enemies and in World 6 as rare enemies.

[[File: Ptooies.jpg|thumb|left|Two Ptooies from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]

Ptooies made a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would always attack [[Mario]] and/or his friends on sight. They were sometimes used as guns. Unlike in the game, where they were limited to blowing a single spiked ball in the air, Ptooies could shoot a whole barrage of spiked balls in any direction.  

Ptooies in the show were capable of speaking in the episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", despite the fact that most members of the Piranha Plant family never speak at all.

===Nintendo Adventure Books===

In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', if [[Princess Peach]] uses [[Rage]] to pound the ground or simply uses [[Poundbrella]] nearby, the ball will be lost, but Ptooie will survive. They will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped. In this game, Ptooies had a green skin coloration similar to the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]], a species of Piranha Plant found in the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]]. A species of Ptooie under the [[Vibe Scepter]]'s spell called [[Glad Ptooie]]s appear.

Ptooies were going to appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', but the idea was [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|removed from the game]]; however, after a long absence, they return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', found in [[Mossrock Theater]] and [[The Emerald Circus]]. In battle, they can blow their spiked balls with enough force to fall on Mario, but without them, they bite him. They can be summoned by [[Lemmy Koopa]] to assist in battle, along with [[Circus Bro]]s. and [[Juggler Bro]]s.

There is also a character named [[Piper (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|Piper]] that is a Ptooie.

PtooieSMB3.gif|A Ptooie sprite from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

PMSS Unused Ptooie.png|An unused Ptooie from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.

==Stats==

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==Names in other languages==

|Jap=フーフーパックン<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 41</ref>

|JapM=''Fūfū'' is the onomatopoeia for heavy breathing and ''Pakkun'' is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant.

|Ger=Flora Morgenstern<br>Spuck-Pflanze

|GerM=Flora Morning Star<br>Spit Plant

|Bra=Pitoco

|BraM= Pitoco

|Spa=Plantarina<br>{{nowrap|Flor Petraña (''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')}}

|SpaM=From ''planta'' (plant) and ''bailarina'' (dancer)  

|Ita=Pianta Canterina

|ItaM=Small Singing Plant

|Fra=Ptooie

|FraM=-}}

*In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Piranha Plants walk on their roots, somewhat resembling Ptooies.

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[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Species]]

[[Category:Super Princess Peach Enemies]]