Editing Jumping Piranha Plant

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW Art - Jumping Piranha Plant.png|130px]]<br>A Jumping Piranha Plant's artwork in ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|variants=[[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Propeller Piranha]]
}}
A '''Jumping Piranha Plant''' (alternatively '''Jumpin' Piranha Plant''',<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 23.</ref> misspelled as '''Jumping Pirhana Plant''' in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ending sequence) is a variant of [[Piranha Plant]] that is not rooted to the ground.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:JumpPiranhaPlant_SMW.png|120px|thumb|left]]
Jumping Piranha Plants made their debut in ''Super Mario World'' as the most frequent Piranha Plant enemies in the game. Most of them live in [[Warp Pipe]]s, but some can be found hiding in bushes. Their propeller-like stems enable them to fly up quickly out of their spots and descend slowly back in, damaging [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] at direct contact. However, the playable characters can [[Spin Jump|spin-jump]] on them without getting harmed, although this does not inflict damage on the enemies either. A Jumping Piranha Plant can be defeated by shooting a [[fireball]] at it while in [[Fire Mario|Fire form]], whipping it while in [[Cape Mario|Caped form]], or touching it while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]].

A fire-breathing variant of Jumping Piranha Plant called [[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]s also appears in the game. 

After the [[Special Zone]] is completed, Jumping Piranha Plants turn into '''Jumping Pumpkin Plants''' (also named '''Pumpkin Plants'''),<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28, page 11.</ref> which look like jack-o'-lanterns. However, they function exactly the same.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Jumping Piranha Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They appear only in [[World-e]]'s [[e-Reader]] accessible level [[Ground Work]]. The Jumping Piranha Plants behave exactly as they do in ''Super Mario World''. They also look like they did in that game, though they have ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s original Piranha Plant species' heads instead.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Jumping Piranha Plants appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. They are available only in the ''Super Mario World'' style, replacing regular Piranha Plants. When shaken, however, they turn into [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s instead of [[Jumping Fire Piranha Plant]]s. They reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.

Jumping Piranha Plants behave just like in ''Super Mario World'' when placed inside Warp Pipes. When placed outside one, they first make contact with the ground or on a platform underneath them if needed, then make several short bounces before jumping up to attack. They can be enlarged in the level editor by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] onto them. Putting [[wings]] on a Jumping Piranha Plant enables it to hover for a short while in the air after making a leap. If a [[Bill Blaster]] is loaded with a winged Jumping Piranha Plant, the enemy will continuously shoot in and out of it in a horizontal line.

===''Super Mario Adventures''===
Jumping Piranha Plants make an appearance in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', being the first creature sent by Bowser to attack [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s [[Peach's Castle|palace]] by biting Mario's nose.

===''Super Mario Party''===
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', a Jumping Piranha Plant, referred to as a Piranha Plant in this game, appears as the 21st level in the [[Rec Room]] minigame [[Puzzle Hustle]], being based upon its ''Super Mario World'' sprite.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Plant's up special, [[Piranhacopter]], allows it to fly by spinning its stem like a propeller in a similar fashion to a Jumping Piranha Plant.<ref>GameXplain (November 1, 2018). [https://youtu.be/myXVo16Xo3k?t=55 Piranha Plant in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Reveal Trailer (Petey Piranha Final Smash!)]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved November 1, 2018.</ref> On [[Palutena's Temple]], Jumping Piranha Plants are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
Jumping Piranha Plants return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', now able to breathe fire like their fiery variants, and are found in [[Spring of Jungle Mist]]. They can also attack Mario with Bite and Bite Barrage similarly to other Piranha Plant variants in the game. Also like them, they cannot be jumped on unless Mario uses the [[Iron Boots]] or their variants.

===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
Jumping Piranha Plants reappear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' in levels 1 and 2 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] microgame.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World''===
*'''Instruction booklets'''
**'''Japanese:''' パックンフラワーの熱帯植物バージョン！？土管の中から、くるくる回りながら飛び出してぐるぞ。種を吐くこともあるので気をつけよう。<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAAJ.pdf ''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet.]</ref>(''A tropical plant version of the Piranha Plant!? It pops out from inside a clay pipe, spinning around and around. Be careful, because it sometimes spits out seeds.'')
**'''English:''' ''These are a tropical plant version of the Volcano Plant! Be careful; they come madly whirling out of the pipes and can be very tough.''

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ピーパックン</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　フラワー族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　がんばり屋<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ワールド<br>
'''<big>小さくても元気いっぽい</big><br>
ちっちゃいパックンフラワー。土管から元気に顔を出し、葉っぱを羽にしてゆっくりと降りてくる。土管の中に入るのを待って通り過ぎるか、飛んでいる時に下を通り抜けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/z9vOPNp.jpeg page 166].</ref>

'''''<big>Jumping Piranha Plant</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Flower clan''<br>
''Disposition: Someone who battles on in difficult circumstances''<br>
''Game appearances: World''<br>
'''''<big>Small but spirited</big><br>
''A tiny Piranha Plant. They emerge cheerfully from pipes and descend slowly, using their leaves as wings. Wait for it to enter the pipe and pass by, or pass under it when it jumps.''

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Jumping Piranha Plant|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
YCNES-JumpinPiranhaPlant.png|''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'' (NES)
YCGB-JumpinPiranhaPlant.png|''Yoshi's Cookie (Game Boy)
YCSNES-PiranhaPlant.png|''Yoshi's Cookie (SNES)
SMA2 Jumping Piranha Plant.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA4 Jumping Piranha Plant.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
NPCYC-VersusAudience.png|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' (''Yoshi no Cookie'')
</gallery>
===Scans===
<gallery>
SMGPB3 Activity2.jpg|''[[Super Mario Game Picture Book 3]]: Mario and Yoshi''
SMPBS3 Activity4.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 3: Dolphin's Ball''
SMPBS3 Activity5.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 3: Dolphin's Ball''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピーパックン / ピー-パックン<ref>''Super Mario World'' Shogakukan Book 1 (pg. 27)</ref>
|JapR=Pī-Pakkun
|JapM="P-Piranha", 「パックン」(''Pakkun'') being from the Japanese name of [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]s; officially romanized as "P-Pakkun". "P-" may be short for propeller or, given the early name "P-Hat" present in ''Super Mario World'' assets,<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List|Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved August 6, 2020.</ref> a reference to [[zeldawiki:Peahat|Peahat]], a flying flower enemy from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
|SpaA=Planta Piraña saltarina
|SpaAM=Jumping Piranha plant
|SpaE=Planta Piraña Saltarina
|SpaEM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|FreA=Fleur Piranha sautant
|FreAM=Jumping Piranha Flower
|FreE=Plante Piranha sauteuse
|FreEM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Dut=Jumping Piranha Plant (''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br>Jumping Piranha
|DutM=-<br>-
|Ger=Hüpfer-Piranha
|GerM=Jumping Piranha
|Ita=Pianta Piranha salterella
|ItaM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Rus=прыгающее растение-пиранья
|RusR=prygayushchee rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|Kor=점핑뻐끔플라워
|KorR=Jeomping Ppeokkeum Peullawo
|KorM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|ChiS=跳跃食人花<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Shírénhuā''<br>跳跃吞食花 (since ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Tiàoyuè Tūnshíhuā''
|ChiSM=Jumping Piranha Plant
|ChiT=跳躍吞食花
|ChiTR=Tiàoyuè Tūnshíhuā
|ChiTM=Jumping Piranha Plant
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMW MarioFlower.png|50px|thumb]]
*Prototype assets of ''Super Mario World'' show that Jumping Piranha Plants had alternate [[Fall]]-themed graphics resembling a [[Fire Flower]] with [[Mario]]'s face.<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286751053623459842 Twitter post featuring prototype ''Super Mario World'' assets]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref>
*In the English instruction booklet of ''Super Mario World'', the Jumping Piranha Plant is described as a tropical version of the "Volcano Plant" (likely referring to [[Volcano Lotus]]); however, the Japanese instruction booklet correctly refers to it as a Pakkun Flower (Piranha Plant).
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==References==
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