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{{item-infobox
{{item infobox
|title=Piranha Plant
|image=[[File:PiranhaPlantPotMK8.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:PiranhaPlantPotMK8.png|200px]]
|description=A [[Piranha Plant]] that can be held to eat [[List of enemies|enemies]].
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' (1989)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' (version 3.1.0) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
}}
}}
Potted '''Piranha Plants''' are a variant of [[Piranha Plant]]s that only reside in pots which can be picked up and carried.
{{quote|Potted Piranha Plant… Now that's a tongue twister! Can you say that five times fast? 'Potted Piranha Plant', 'Potted Piranha Plant'… Pick up one of these bad boys to attack enemies. Plants are so cool!|[[Play Nintendo]]<ref name="Play Nintendo video">{{cite|language=en-us|author=[[Play Nintendo]]|date=April 30, 2022|url=youtu.be/BKBn-_r1-uE?t=98|timestamp=01:38|title=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' 😸🔥 10 Power-Ups! {{!}} @Play Nintendo|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 30, 2022 ({{file link|YT Play Nintendo 2022-04-30 screencap Potted Piranha Plant full.jpg|Screen capture}})}}</ref>}}
'''Potted Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett|title=''Super Mario 3D World'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=11|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16249-4|quote=You can pick up items (such as Shells and potted Piranha Plants) by holding {{button|Y}} (or {{button|X}}) and touching them.}}</ref><ref name="Play Nintendo video"/><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo UK|date=January 13, 2021|url=youtu.be/ADIdtE70OYw?t=168|title=Explore a world of fun together in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! (Nintendo Switch)|timestamp=2:48|publisher=YouTube|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> also simply referred to as '''[[Piranha Plant]]s''', are items that, if carried, attack enemies and other players within close range. Piranha Plants in pots made several appearances before their debut as items, such as in the ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' [[minigame]] [[Storm Chasers]], and as enemies, such as in [[World 6-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-3]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''; Piranha Plant as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart World]]'' is also in a pot.


==History==
==History==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
[[File:SMBSSKoopenstein-ToadPottedPiranhaPlant.jpg|thumb|left]]
The potted Piranha Plant is an object that can be used by any playable [[list of characters|character]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]]. The Piranha Plant eats most [[list of enemies|enemies]] and is able to grab [[Green Star]]s out of reach of the playable characters. Before being picked up, it can be seen sleeping. They first appear in [[Shadow-Play Alley]], and last appear in [[Champion's Road]]. Players can also defeat them by [[jump]]ing on them or throwing an item at them. Potted Piranha Plants also attack other characters; however, the characters get stunned and knocked aside rather than powered down. Shadow-Play Alley's [[Stamp (Super Mario 3D World)|Stamp]] is a potted Piranha Plant. Like their regular counterparts, they have a cat variant in [[Lake Lapcat]], named '''Potted Cat Piranha Plants'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|date=circa Jan. 2025|title=Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/en/history/3d_fury_world/index.html|publisher=Mario Portal|accessdate=23 Jan. 2025}}</ref>
In the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Koopenstein]]," Toad grabs a potted Piranha Plant from a pair on a ledge.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
Potted Piranha Plants made their first in-game appearance in the ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' minigame [[Storm Chasers]], where the players need to water their Piranha Plants by chasing a rain cloud. The player who gathers the most amount of water for their Piranha Plant wins. This minigame returns in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''.
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A potted Piranha Plant appears in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' arc of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as one of Mario's partners.
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
The potted Piranha Plant is an object that can be used by any playable [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. The Piranha Plant eats most [[List of enemies|enemies]] and is able to grab [[Green Star]]s out of reach of the playable characters. They first appear in [[Shadow-Play Alley]], and last appear in [[Champion's Road]]. Players can also defeat them by [[jump]]ing on them or throwing an item at them. Potted Piranha Plants also attack other characters; however, the characters get stunned and knocked aside rather than powered down. Shadow-Play Alley's [[Stamp (Super Mario 3D World)|Stamp]] is a potted Piranha Plant.
 
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
The potted Piranha Plant also appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its enhanced port, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as an item. The Piranha Plant is set up in front of the user, biting any opponents, items such as [[Banana]]s, [[Blooper]]s, shells, and objects such as [[coin]]s and traffic cones that they pass until it disappears. It also gives the user a speed boost every time it lunges out to chomp, which it automatically does every few seconds. The player can also manually have it chomp by pressing the item button. However, the plant can only chomp items that are in front of it, meaning that the player can be hit from other directions. In this game, the pot has wheels on the side. These wheels turn sideways when going into anti-gravity. The Piranha Plant will spin around as the result of a [[trick]].
 
In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the Piranha Plant is used in the game's exclusive battle mode, Renegade Roundup, to capture opponents on the other team. In that mode, the Piranha Plants have a strobe light on top of their head. When an opponent is nearby its strobe light will turn on and its siren will blare. The color of the Piranha Plant and its strobe light varies depending on which team it is on. If a player with a Piranha Plant is hit with an item in this mode, stars will appear over the Piranha Plant's head to indicate that it is stunned and unable to capture an opponent. If the player drives into the wall or rim, the Piranha Plant along with pot it is in will disappear until the player drives away from the wall or rim. In the North American overview trailer, the item is misspelled '''Pirahna Plant'''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKB9FEXhJ68</ref>


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Exclusively in the [[Wii U]] version, Potted Piranha Plants return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. Here, they are used by [[Captain Toad]] exactly like in ''Super Mario 3D World'', although they only make appearances in [[Shadow-Play Alley]] and other returning levels.
Potted Piranha Plants appear in the Wii U version of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' in [[Shadow-Play Alley]]. They have the same behavior as in ''Super Mario 3D World''.
 
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', a potted Piranha Plant was fused with a [[Rabbid]] by a frightened [[Spawny]], turning it into [[Pirabbid Plant]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a potted Piranha Plant appears as a DLC fighter, marking the first playable appearance of a regular Piranha Plant.
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
A potted [[Fire Piranha Plant]] appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. It is available as a participation bonus in the tournament taking place from June 1, 2019 to June 31, 2019 and is automatically unlocked after July 1, 2019.<ref>Nintendo of America (May 29, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSPzyA6Zf4M Mario Tennis Aces - Fire Piranha Plant - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retreived May 30, 2019.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
WaluigiParty3.jpg|[[Waluigi]] with a potted Piranha Plant from [[Storm Chasers]].
Piranha Plant Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' artwork
Piranha Plant Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|Appearance in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
SM3DW-PottedPiranhaPlantStamp.png|''Super Mario 3D World'' stamp
MKAGPDX Piranha Plant.png|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
SM3DW BF PottedPiranhaPlantStamp.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' stamp
PiranhaPlantPotMK8.png|Appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
SM3DWBF Mario Piranha Plant.png|A Cat Potted Piranha Plant
MK8 Wario and DK.png|''Mario Kart 8''
YT Play_Nintendo 2022-04-30 screencap Potted_Piranha Plant.jpg|Pictogram of a potted Piranha Plant used in a video about ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' power-ups uploaded to the [[Play Nintendo]] YouTube channel
MK8D-Battle-RenegadeRoundup03.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
MK8D Blue Piranha Plant.jpg|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
M+RKB-Potted-Piranha-Plant.png|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
Piranha Plant SSBU.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=鉢植えパックン<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section, page 223.</ref>
|Jpn=鉢植えパックン<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D World'' section|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=223}}</ref>
|JapR=Hachiue Pakkun
|JpnR=Hachiue Pakkun
|JapM=Potted Piranha
|JpnM=Potted Piranha
|ChiT=盆栽吞食花<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=January 13, 2020|url=youtu.be/7sU2hurD8-k|title=《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介绍视频(简体中文)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref>{{cite|languagr=zh-hant|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=January 13, 2020|url=youtu.be/H_diOy-ExM4|title=《超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介紹影片(香港)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}{{dead link}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Pénzāi Tūnshíhuā
|ChiTM=Potted Piranha Plant
|Dut=Piranha Plant in een pot<ref>{{cite|language=nl|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=January 13, 2021|url=youtu.be/JQBIDE_QRb0|title=Beleef samen een wereld vol speelplezier in ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''! (Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
|DutM=Piranha Plant in a pot
|FreE=Plante Piranha en pot<ref>{{cite|language=fr|author=Nintendo France|date=January 13, 2021|url=youtu.be/RVNEVYjScEU|title=Explorez ensemble un monde amusant avec Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury ! (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
|FreEM=Potted Piranha Plant
|Ita=Pianta Piranha in vaso
|ItaM=Piranha Plant in vase
|Por=Planta Piranha Vaso<ref>{{cite|language=pt-pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=January 13, 2021|url=youtu.be/bTNU1i5Mhlw|title=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
|PorM=Flower Pot Piranha Plant
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 20:23, July 1, 2025

Potted Piranha Plant
Piranha Plant in Mario Kart 8
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Variant of Piranha Plant
“Potted Piranha Plant… Now that's a tongue twister! Can you say that five times fast? 'Potted Piranha Plant', 'Potted Piranha Plant'… Pick up one of these bad boys to attack enemies. Plants are so cool!”
Play Nintendo[1]

Potted Piranha Plants,[2][1][3] also simply referred to as Piranha Plants, are items that, if carried, attack enemies and other players within close range. Piranha Plants in pots made several appearances before their debut as items, such as in the Mario Party 3 minigame Storm Chasers, and as enemies, such as in World 6-3 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii; Piranha Plant as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Mario Kart World is also in a pot.

History

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

The potted Piranha Plant is an object that can be used by any playable character in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port. The Piranha Plant eats most enemies and is able to grab Green Stars out of reach of the playable characters. Before being picked up, it can be seen sleeping. They first appear in Shadow-Play Alley, and last appear in Champion's Road. Players can also defeat them by jumping on them or throwing an item at them. Potted Piranha Plants also attack other characters; however, the characters get stunned and knocked aside rather than powered down. Shadow-Play Alley's Stamp is a potted Piranha Plant. Like their regular counterparts, they have a cat variant in Lake Lapcat, named Potted Cat Piranha Plants.[4]

Super Mario-kun

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A potted Piranha Plant appears in the Super Mario 3D World arc of Super Mario-kun as one of Mario's partners.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Potted Piranha Plants appear in the Wii U version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker in Shadow-Play Alley. They have the same behavior as in Super Mario 3D World.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 鉢植えパックン[5]
Hachiue Pakkun
Potted Piranha
Chinese (traditional) 盆栽吞食花[6][7]
Pénzāi Tūnshíhuā
Potted Piranha Plant
Dutch Piranha Plant in een pot[8] Piranha Plant in a pot
French (NOE) Plante Piranha en pot[9] Potted Piranha Plant
Italian Pianta Piranha in vaso[?] Piranha Plant in vase
Portuguese Planta Piranha Vaso[10] Flower Pot Piranha Plant

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Play Nintendo (April 30, 2022). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 😸🔥 10 Power-Ups! | @Play Nintendo (01:38). YouTube (American English). Retrieved May 30, 2022 (Screen captureMedia:YT Play Nintendo 2022-04-30 screencap Potted Piranha Plant full.jpg).
  2. ^ "You can pick up items (such as Shells and potted Piranha Plants) by holding Y Button (or X Button) and touching them." – Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (November 22, 2013). Super Mario 3D World PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16249-4. Page 11.
  3. ^ Nintendo UK (January 13, 2021). Explore a world of fun together in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! (Nintendo Switch) (2:48). YouTube (British English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Mario Portal. Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
  5. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D World section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 223.
  6. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (January 13, 2020). 《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介绍视频(简体中文). YouTube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved January 16, 2021.[dead link]
  7. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (January 13, 2020). 《超級瑪利歐 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》介紹影片(香港). YouTube. Retrieved January 16, 2021.[dead link]
  8. ^ Nintendo Nederland (January 13, 2021). Beleef samen een wereld vol speelplezier in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! (Nintendo Switch. YouTube (Dutch). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Nintendo France (January 13, 2021). Explorez ensemble un monde amusant avec Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury ! (Nintendo Switch). YouTube (French). Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Nintendo Portugal (January 13, 2021). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto. YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved January 13, 2021.