Elasto-Piranha

Partners in Time enemy
Elasto-Piranha
Location(s)	Toadwood Forest
Role	Common
Battled by	Anyone
HP	35 (38)
POW	33 (34)
Defense	23
Speed	13
Experience	16 (14)
Level	6
Coins	6
Item drop	Bro Flower – 12% 1-Up Mushroom – 3%
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Sprite of Elasto-Piranha's long stem

Elasto-Piranhas are a sub-species of Piranha Plant that have elastic stems which can extend and contract; they appear in the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. This variety of Piranha Plant lives in Toadwood Forest.

In battle, an Elasto-Piranha attacks by first extending its elastic stem to the sky. To determine who it attacks, the neck stretches to the top of the top screen if it will hit Mario and halfway at the top screen if it will hit Luigi. Next, the Elasto-Piranha shoots fireballs at its chosen enemy. These fireballs can be jumped over. Every attack that the player uses on the side of the pipe deals one damage to the Elasto-Piranha, however attacks such as jumping on the top of the pipe deals more damage. The height and ground position of an Elasto-Piranha continually varies throughout a battle, meaning the time it takes for a fireball to reach its enemy also changes. Any attack will work on these enemies but Fire Flowers and Ice Flowers will only do one damage to these enemies.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドカンパックン[?] Dokan Pakkun	Pipe Piranha
German	Elasto-Piranha[?]	-
Italian	Elasto-Piranha[?]	-
Spanish	Elastopiraña[?]	Elasto-Piranha

Trivia

• Incidentally, the ability to walk while wearing an incomplete pipe like a garment coupled with the ability to stretch and shoot projectiles is similar to the playable Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.