Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
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| First appearance | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) | ||
| Latest appearance | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch /Nintendo 3DS) (2018) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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Piranha Sprouts are enemies encountered inCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker and itsNintendo Switch andNintendo 3DSports. They are common enemies that appear in various stages. They are small orangeMole-likePiranha Plants with a large white mouth. They sprout out of the ground to spit seed-likebombs atCaptain Toad orToadette, then bury back into the ground. They cannot be defeated by landing on them, but if they are plucked while buried, they can be thrown which both collects items and defeats them.
Profiles[edit]
- Website description:
- English:
Nobody ever told the Piranha Sprouts that it's impolite to spit. Not that they would listen. (They don't have ears.)
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Concept art
Naming[edit]
Piranha Sprouts' name is shared with anunrelated species fromYoshi's Story.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヌックン[?] Nukkun | Portmanteau of「抜く」(nuku, "to pluck") and「パックンフラワー」(Pakkun Furawā, "Piranha Plant") | |
| French | Pousse Piranha[?] | Piranha Sprout | |
| German | Piranha-Sprössling[?] | Piranha Sprout | |
| Italian | Pianta Strappiranha[?] | Portmanteau ofstrappare ("to pluck") andPianta Piranha ("Piranha Plant") | |
| Spanish | Brote Piraña[1] | Piranha Sprout |
References[edit]
- ^Guía Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Spanish guide.www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
