Piranha Plant
- For fighter info, seePiranha Plant (SSBU).
| Piranha Plant | |
|---|---|
   Artwork of a potted Piranha Plant fromSuper Mario 3D World and a Piranha Plant in a pipe fromMario Party DS. | |
| Universe | Mario |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Mario Tennis Fever (2026) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Species | Piranha Plant |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Place of origin | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Piranha Plant |
Piranha Plants (パックンフラワー,Packun Flower) are enemies from theMario series.
Origin[edit]
Piranha Plants are recurringMario enemies that primarily live inWarp Pipes and attempt to biteMario and other characters. They are based onvenus flytraps and first appear in the originalSuper Mario Bros., and have appeared frequently throughout theMario franchise. Piranha Plants usually start popping out of their pipes for a few seconds then retract when the player is far away or above the pipe, but usually stay hidden when the player gets closer. Piranha Plants typically cannot be jumped on, as doing so would damage the player. They instead need to be taken out with attack-based power ups, such as theFire Flower andSuper Star. A large number of Piranha Plant subspecies exist, including variants that breathe fire, spit poison, and other abilities. There are also larger Piranha Plants that serve as bosses, such asPetey Piranha, a boss debuting inSuper Mario Sunshine, andNaval Piranha, a recurring boss from theYoshi series. Petey Piranha is the leader of all Piranha Plants.
InSuper Smash Bros.[edit]
As a stage element[edit]
Piranha Plants sometimes appear out of theWarp Pipes on theMushroom Kingdomstage. They areenemies that don't have a set schedule between the two pipes. They won't appear if the character is on the pipe or on the side of the pipes, and the pipes are very low, making them easy to jump over.
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Petey Piranha, the firstboss ofAdventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, is an oversized, mobile Piranha Plant.
As a stage element[edit]
A Piranha Plant may sometimes appear as a stage element onPictoChat. However, they don't go up or down, and they stay on the stationary platform.
Trophies[edit]
- Piranha Plant
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.
A vicious, plant-like 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.
:Super Mario Bros.
:New Super Mario Bros.
- Petey Piranha
- A colossal Piranha Plant. Unlike its pipe-inhabiting cousins, it uses its legs to walk around. It can fly, too. As you might expect, it often appears as a boss character in Mario adventures. This may come as a surprise, but it also displays surprising dexterity in kart races and ball games.
:Super Mario Sunshine- :New Super Mario Bros.
Stickers[edit]
| Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petey Piranha | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | AttackDarkness+047 Attack +47 | Ganondorf |
| Petey Piranha | Mario Strikers Charged | AttackBite+032 Attack +32 | Yoshi Wario Wolf Pokémon Trainer    |
.png) Petey Piranha (Mario Golf: TT) |
.png) Petey Piranha (Mario Strikers Charged) |
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
Piranha Plants reappear as just a trophy.
Trophy[edit]
The Piranha Plant trophy appears in both versions. InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of theSuper Mario Bros.Trophy Box.
- Piranha Plant
- 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."
- :Super Mario Bros. (10/1985)
- :Super Mario Bros. 3 (02/1990)
- 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".
- :Super Mario Bros. (05/1987)
- :Super Mario Bros. 3 (08/1991)
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
As a playable character[edit]
Piranha Plant was confirmed as aDLC character on November 1st, 2018, making its debut as a playable character for the first time in any game. Piranha Plant was released on January 29th, 2019, and was available for free to players that registered the game with My Nintendo by January 31st, 2019. It was later made available as paid DLC separate from anyFighters Pass on February 1st, 2019. InSmash, Piranha Plant is a semi-super heavyweight with various unique attacks. Itsneutral special,Ptooie, is a spiked ball projectile which can be held above itself or directed left or right, flying further depending on how close the ball is to its mouth when it is sent out. Piranha Plant'sside special,Poison Breath, is a chargeable poison cloud projectile that can rack up massive amounts of damage when fully charged. Itsup special is its recovery move,Piranhacopter; it is an easily maneuverable and long-lasting recovery that deals damage to any players caught in it.Long-Stem Strike is Piranha Plant'sdown special; it is a rotatable attack that becomes more disjointed the longer it is charged for. Lastly, itsFinal Smash involves summoningPetey Piranha in his Subspace Emissary incarnation to imprison other fighters in his cages, breathe fire on them, and slam them into the ground.
As a stage element[edit]
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Piranha Plants once again appear on the returningMushroom Kingdom stage, now using their 2D sprites fromSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Spirits[edit]
Fighter spirit[edit]
1303.Piranha Plant
Primary spirits[edit]
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base | Max | Base | Max | Base | Max | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 |  | Nipper Plant |  | ★ | 2 | 861 | 4309 | 435 | 2176 | 426 | 2133 | Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 | Super Mario Series |
| 54 |  | Petey Piranha | | ★★★ | 2 | 3319 | 9989 | 1616 | 4862 | 1322 | 3978 | Giant | Super Mario Series |
| 125 | .png) | Petey Piranha (Super Mario Strikers) Petey Piranha (Mario Strikers)  | | ★★ | 1 | 1663 | 6696 | 798 | 3214 | 865 | 3482 | No Effect | Super Mario Strikers Series Mario Strikers Series |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | パックンフラワー,Packun Flower | Pakkun means "Swallowing whole" |
 English | Piranha Plant | — |
 French (PAL) | Plante Piranha | Piranha Plant |
 French (NTSC) | Fleur Piranha | Piranha Flower |
 German | Piranha-Pflanze | Piranha Plant |
 Spanish | Planta Piraña | Piranha Plant |
 Italian | Pianta Piranha | Piranha Plant |
 Chinese | 吞食花,Packun Flower | Swallowing Flower |
 Korean | 뻐끔플라워,Packun Flower | From the Japanese name |
 Dutch | Piranha Plant | — |
 Russian | Растение-пиранья | Piranha Plant |
 Portuguese | Planta Piranha | Piranha Plant |
Trivia[edit]
- Piranha Plant made its playable debut inSmash before becoming playable in its own series (namely, inDr. Mario World).
- However, Fire and Poison Piranha Plants are enemies that can be captured inSuper Mario Odyssey.Petey Piranha, a Piranha Plant himself whoappears in Piranha Plant'sFinal Smash, has also been playable in variousMario spin-off games and was also notably the only playable Piranha Plant prior to Piranha Plant’s debut.
- Piranha Plant is the first playable character in the series to be a generic enemy.
- Piranha Plant is the only character with no indication of eyes. Prior toUltimate,Mr. Game & Watch held this distinction; however, starting withUltimate, his model changed to have eyes during certain attacks.
- Piranha Plant is the only character to receive aGuidance conversation in the game it was DLC in.
- Piranha Plant,R.O.B.,Mr. Game & Watch, andDark Samus are the only playable characters to not have a "proper" face, meaning it consists of a mouth, eyes, nose, etc.
- This is excludingSamus, who wears a helmet over her face.
- In Mr. Game & Watch's case, his eyes do exist, only showing up in certain animations; prior toUltimate, however, this was not the case.
- With it debuting in September 1985, Piranha Plant is the oldest fighter introduced inUltimate.
- Piranha Plant has the largest gap of any first-party character between its debut and becoming playable, at nearly 34 years, and the second largest gap overall, afterPac-Man, who had a gap of over 34 years.
- Piranha Plant andCorrin are the onlyDLC newcomers to not come with a new stage. Of the two, Piranha Plant is the only one to not come with any music.
- Piranha Plant has the longest duration of debuting in a non-playable role before becoming a playable character at 20 years, as it debuted in the originalSuper Smash Bros. as a stage hazard in theMushroom Kingdom stage before becoming a playable fighter inUltimate via DLC.
| Playable characters | |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. | Captain Falcon ·Donkey Kong ·Fox ·Jigglypuff ·Kirby ·Link ·Luigi ·Mario ·Ness ·Pikachu ·Samus ·Yoshi |
| New inMelee | Bowser ·Dr. Mario ·Falco ·Ganondorf ·Ice Climbers ·Marth ·Mewtwo ·Mr. Game & Watch ·Peach ·Pichu ·Roy ·Sheik ·Young Link ·Zelda |
| New inBrawl | Diddy Kong ·Ike ·King Dedede ·Lucario ·Lucas ·Meta Knight ·Olimar (Pikmin) ·Pit ·Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle ·Ivysaur ·Charizard) ·R.O.B. ·Snake ·Sonic ·Toon Link ·Wario ·Wolf ·Zero Suit Samus |
| New inSmash 4 | (Alph) ·Bayonetta ·Bowser Jr. (Koopalings) ·Cloud ·Corrin ·Dark Pit ·Duck Hunt ·Greninja ·Little Mac ·Lucina ·Mega Man ·Mii Brawler ·Mii Gunner ·Mii Swordfighter ·Pac-Man ·Palutena ·Robin ·Rosalina &Luma ·Ryu ·Shulk ·Villager ·Wii Fit Trainer |
| New inUltimate | Banjo &Kazooie ·Byleth ·Chrom ·Daisy ·Dark Samus ·Hero ·Incineroar ·Inkling ·Isabelle ·Joker ·Kazuya ·Ken ·King K. Rool ·Min Min ·Mythra ·Piranha Plant ·Pyra ·Richter ·Ridley ·Sephiroth ·Simon ·Sora ·Steve (Alex,Zombie,Enderman) ·Terry |
