Editing Putrid Piranha

{{about|the enemy in the Paper Mario series|the enemy in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''|[[Poison Piranha Plant]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.png]]<br>A Putrid Piranha in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|relatives=[[Frost Piranha]]
|comparable=[[Piranha Plorp]]<br>[[Poison Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Spritzbloom]]
}}
{{quote|IDENTIFIED AS...MARIO! ALERT! REPORT TO [[Lava Piranha|BOSS]]! ALERT! ALERT!|Putrid Piranha|Paper Mario}}
A '''Putrid Piranha''' is a [[Piranha Plant]] with a poisonous bite and poisonous breath, found in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.
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==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
The Putrid Piranhas of ''[[Paper Mario]]'' are found on [[Lavalava Island]]. These Putrid Piranhas are red with white spots and have yellow-stained teeth. Putrid Piranhas are close relatives of the [[Piranha Plant]]s, but are distinctly larger, and have lolling tongues. Their size, posture, teeth, and tongues make them resemble the Piranha Plants from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', fitting with the other references to the game on the island. Due to their forward-facing head, unlike their regular variant in [[Forever Forest]], they can safely be jumped on without the [[Spike Shield]] badge. Some of them appear as mini-bosses in the [[Jade Jungle]] located on Lavalava Island, while they appear as common enemies in [[Mt. Lavalava]] itself, where they work for the [[Lava Piranha]] who lives there. During battle, Putrid Piranhas can use a poison breath attack, which [[Poison (status effect)|poisons]] Mario while doing two points of damage. In Jade Jungle, a few of them attack the orange [[Baby Yoshi]]. The [[Frost Piranha]], which appears later in [[Shiver Snowfield]], is an icy relative of the Putrid Piranha.
[[File:PutridPiranha Stats SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''; shows information for the game]]

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Putrid Piranhas reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where they can be found on [[Keelhaul Key]] as uncommon enemies. They are no longer larger than their relatives, now being recolors of regular [[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]]s. Relating to this, instead of being red with white spots, they are yellow with red spots. In addition, they have purple teeth, green lips, and a blue tongue. Unlike the previous ones, they stand upright, making them impossible to jump on normally (unless Mario has the Spike Shield badge equipped), and are not shown living in burning temperatures.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Putrid Piranhas live in the [[Land of the Cragnons]] and look the same as in the previous game. Here, they emerge from pipes and will only attack with their poisonous breath. These Putrid Piranhas have a high chance of dropping items, especially [[Horsetail]]s due to the poison status being very deadly if the player has no items. It is possible to stomp it when it is exhaling the poisonous gas by jumping on its exposed head. Uniquely to this game, it is mentioned in their Tattle description that Putrid Piranhas' poisonous nature is rumored to be a result of pollution, possibly serving as an early hint to the problem of the [[Cragnons]]' littering and explaining why the poisonous plants have come to reside in the Cragnons' land.

===''Super Mario-Kun''===
[[File:PutridPiranha SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'']]
Putrid Piranhas appear in volume 26 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. When a [[White Magikoopa]] ambushes [[Mario]] and his partners in Lavalava Island, he uses Putrid Piranha plants. They bite Mario's head and let out a bad breath, poisoning Mario and [[Goombario]]. The [[Fearsome 5]], however, comes to the rescue and attack the White Magikoopa while sealing the Putrid Piranhas' mouth with tape. One of the Yoshis then defeats the White Magikoopa by using a [[Thunder Rage]] on him.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
[[File:Putrid Piranha SSBU.jpg|thumb]]
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant turns into a Putrid Piranha during its [[Poison Breath]] move, and spits poisonous gas to damage other fighters. It is also mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.
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==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|image=[[File:PM Putrid Piranha idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
*'''''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Even worse than a normal Piranha Plant, Putrid Piranha is equipped with the worst breath this side of Tayce T.'s garlic bread cook-off. If that isn't enough, it also possesses quick reflexes and a strong bite.''<ref>''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 109.</ref>

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Putrid Piranha.png]]}}

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Putrid Piranha|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Putrid Piranha Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
Piranha Plant SSBU Model.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' model
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポイズンパックン
|JapR=Poizun Pakkun
|JapM=Poison Piranha
|SpaA=Piraña hedionda
|SpaAM=Heinous piranha
|SpaE=Piraña Pocha
|SpaEM=Rotten Piranha
|Fre=Piranha Pouah<br>Piranha kipu
|FreM=Yuck Piranha<br>Stinking Piranha. "Kipu" is pun on "qui pue" (stinking).
|Dut=Putrid Piranha
|DutM=-
|Ger=Faul-Piranha
|GerM=Rotten Piranha
|Ita=Piranha velenosa
|ItaM=Poisonous Piranha
|ChiS=毒食人花 (''Paper Mario'')<br>''Dú Shírénhuā''<br>毒吞食花 (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Dú Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiSM=Poison Piranha Plant
|Rus=гнилое растение-пиранья
|RusR=gniloe rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Putrid Piranha Plant
|Kor=포이즌뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Poijeun Ppeokkeum Pellawo
|KorM=Poison Piranha Plant
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Lavalava Island plants]]
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[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies]]
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