Piranha Pod

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Template:Species-infobox Piranha Pods are a Piranha Plant version of Spiny Eggs. Like Spiny Eggs, they are thrown by Lakitus, but turn into a Piranha Plant upon landing rather than a Spiny.

History

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U

The Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
A Piranha Pod's model from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Piranha Pods appear in New Super Mario Bros. U in the level Blooming Lakitus, and in New Super Luigi U in the levels Spinning Sandstones and Beanstalk Jungle.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Viridi briefly mentions them during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Mario Party Superstars

Piranha Pods reappear on the Peach's Birthday Cake board in Mario Party Superstars, replacing the Strawberry Seeds from the original Mario Party, though they are still referred to as strawberries. In-game, the term is used liberally to refer to both the pod itself and the Piranha Plant that grows out of it, while a Play Nintendo article reserves "strawberry" for the Piranha Pods[1]. The game also marks the debut of Big Piranha Pods, which sprout into Big Piranha Plants.[2]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese Pakkun Tane[3]
(internal)
グーリンダイ
Gūrindai
A romanization of「パックンタネ」, meaning "Piranha Seed"

Derived from a part of the name of the folktale character Jugemu
Chinese 刺刺球[?]
Cìcì Qiú
Spiky Ball
Dutch Piranha Pod[?] -
German Piranha-Spross[?] Piranha Bud
Italian Bulbo di Pianta Piranha[?] Bulb of Piranha Plant
Russian Пиранья-отпрыск[?]
Piran'ya-otprysk
Offspring Piranha
Spanish (NOA) Semilla piraña[?] Piranha Seed
Spanish (NOE) Bulbo Planta Piraña[?] Piranha Plant Bulb

References

  1. ^ Five boards, five tips. Play Nintendo. Retrieved November 24, 2021. (Archived November 24, 2021, 14:22:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Nintendo. (June 15, 2021). Mario Party Superstars - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021. YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ New Super Mario Bros. U internal filename (pakkun_tane)