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{{redirect|Piranha|the fish-like [[Chomp]]s from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|[[Nibbles (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|here]]}}

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|image=[[File:Piranha Plant NSMB.png|x250px]]<br>Artwork of a Piranha Plant for ''New Super Mario Bros.''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[1985]])

|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>[[Petey Piranha]]<br>[[Piper]]<br>[[Pirabbid 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>[[Ice Piranha Plant]]<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 Pest]]<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>[[Pit Plant]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Polterpiranha]]<br>[[Potted Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Propeller Piranha]]<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]]

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The head of a Piranha Plant is most commonly either red or green with multiple other colors. Originally, Piranha Plants were found exclusively in [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], either darting-out and biting anything near or remaining still and spitting [[fireball]]s. Currently, Piranha Plants can be found both in and out of pipes and their fire-breathing ability is now rarely used.

==History==

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

[[Image:Piranha Plant SMB.png|thumb|left|A '''Piranha Plant''', as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.''.]]

Piranha Plants can be defeated by shooting them with a fireball, by kicking a [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] or [[Buzzy Beetle]] shell at them, or by touching them while empowered by a [[Starman]].

[[File:Smb2ll.png|thumb|right|Red Piranha Plants in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]

[[File:SMBLLRedPlant.png|thumb|67px|left|A Red Piranha Plant.]]

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

[[Nipper Plant]]s are juvenile versions of Piranha Plants. In fact, Nipper Plants are referred to as "Baby Piranha Plants" in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' instruction booklet, and they are referred to as "Small Pakkun" in Japan. [[Muncher]]s are called "Black Pakkun" in Japan, and resemble Nipper Plants more than they do Piranha Plants. A [[Fire Breathing Nipper Plant]] appears in World 7-8. 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.

====''Super Mario World''====

An upward-facing Piranha Plant [[List of Super Mario World beta elements|was originally going to appear]], but didn't make it to the final game.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

Piranha Plants appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Super Piranha Plants also reappear, as well as a new [[Venus Ice Trap|ice spitting variety]]. In the level [[Blooming Lakitus]], [[Lakitu|Lakitus]] throw [[Piranha Plant Egg|spiked eggs]] that hatch into Piranha plants instead of [[Spiny|Spinies]]. Piranhacus Giganticus also return in this game.

===''Mario Kart'' series===

In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', huge versions appear in a course named after the species, "Piranha Plant Slide". Two appear on this track, one in the underground segment and the other in the underwater segment. and if the player comes near them, they attempt to bite them. Getting hit by a Piranha Plant causes the player flip out. Two more Piranha Plants also appear on the track [[Music Park]]. They do the same things, and switch to the opposite side of the track each lap. These plants also bop their heads to the track's music.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===

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. The Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario RPG'' 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.

There is a Piranha Plant living at [[Monstro Town]] in the game.

===''Mario Party'' series===

===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===

====''Paper Mario''====

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Piranha Plants are found in [[Forever Forest]]. Unlike the Piranha Plants of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', who are firmly rooted in place and unable to move, the Piranha Plants of ''Paper Mario'' are shown to be able to move around freely; if a Piranha Plant is alerted to Mario's presence, it will burrow underground and suddenly "burst" to the surface near Mario and try to bite him.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

====''Super Paper Mario''====

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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====

[[Image:PaperJungleBattle.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mario engaged in a battle with Spear Guys and a Piranha Plant.]]

Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', having more HP than their previous iterations. They first appear in World 3 as semi-common enemies, but later appear in World 5 as common enemies. Their appearance hasn't changed too much from the previous ''Paper Mario'' games, though they have white teeth and their leaves look like those from the mainstream games. Piranha Plants can attack by biting Mario, as well as spitting at him. They can also dig underground to dodge attacks for one turn. Like the other Paper Mario games, Piranha Plants cannot be stomped on unless an [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Iron Jump sticker]] is used; this does not apply, however, if they are [[Sleep|asleep]]. [[Venus Fire Trap|Fire Piranhas]] are also introduced in this game.

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===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===

A giant Piranha Plant, which oddly hatches from an egg, appears as a boss in the Beanbean International Airport. This Piranha Plant, named [[Mom Piranha]] had the ability to shoot energy beams. Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss (although the game considers it a regular enemy). Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====

Though regular Piranha Plants don't appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', two new sub-species of them, called [[Elasto-Piranha]]s and [[Piranha Planet]]s appear. Additionally, [[Petey Piranha]] also appears.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====

A cell-based variation of the Piranha Plant, the [[Piranha Plorp]], appeared in the Energy Hold in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Two giant Piranha Plants were also located in [[Peach's Castle]], and had to be defeated by Bowser by leaping up to their buds and bashing into them.

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.

A Piranha Plant appears as a utility in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. It costs $150, and takes the place of the Electric Company.

[[Image:PiranhaPlant BBA.JPG|thumb|right|150px|The silhouette of a Piranha Plant in ''Big Brain Academy''.]]

In ''[[wikipedia:Big Brain Academy|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.

[[Image:Piranha_History.PNG|frame|right|Sprites of Piranha Plants through various games.]]

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===''Paper Mario'' series===

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''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.''

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