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The Piranha Plants returned in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', which was the sequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in Japan, during the second conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom. The green variant found in the previous game does not appear after [[World 3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 3]]. Starting from [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 4-1]], they are replaced by the newly introduced red-colored variants, which were much quicker than the green variety, and can emerge from their pipe even if the player is next to it. However, both varieties will not appear if the player is standing directly on top of the pipe. They appear more frequently than in the previous game, and the red variant have been the most common Piranha Plants seen throughout the ''Super Mario'' franchise since. Beginning from [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 5-1]], they will pop from upside-down pipes as well, making Mario or Luigi's way a bit more difficult. Piranha Plants are also found underwater in [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]] and [[World 9-2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-2]]. Piranha Plants also appear in the pipes in the [[Warp Zone]] in both the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Lost Levels'', though they all immediately disappear once the "WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!" message appears. They will also appear out of the exit pipe at the end of every underground or underwater level due to the Goal Pole still being located above ground in those levels. In the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version of both the original and ''The Lost Levels'', Piranha Plants are the only non-castle enemies that do not appear in any of the level preview illustrations. In ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'', all Piranha Plants are replaced with Pakkun Okapī, but otherwise still act the same.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Piranha Plants are found throughout the game, retaining their biting attack. Here, along with being defeated with fireballs, Koopa shells and Starman powers, Piranha Plants could also be beaten with the tail of [[Raccoon Mario]], [[Tanooki Suit]] and [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s. Several variants of Piranha Plants are also introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', including [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]], [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]], and [[Ptooie]]. The variant hanging from above pipes is known as '''Hanging Piranha Plant'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13. Page 9.</ref>. Most of these enemies appear in both green and red varieties. While the Red Piranha Plants act identically to the green ones unlike in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', they have an additional layer of leaves which makes them taller than green ones.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/remakes/smas/smas-smb3_w7-8_pipes_plants.png Screenshot containing both red and green Piranha Plants]</ref> There are also horizontal Piranha Plants; despite being red, these ones only have one layer of leaves. The remakes of the game gave Piranha Plants in horizontal pipes red leaves. There are also [[Nipper Plant|Walking Piranha]]s, juvenile versions of Piranha Plants; and invincible [[Muncher]]s which resemble Walking Piranhas more than Piranha Plants. Additionally, the [[Mushroom King|king]] of [[Pipe Land]] is transformed into a Piranha Plant by [[Ludwig von Koopa]]; in later ports of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the king is changed into a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] instead of a Piranha Plant.

Piranha Plants, also called Pakkun Flowers,<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 5.</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. These Piranha Plants only appear in [[Bianco Hills]] and will attack Mario by popping-out of the ground and spitting black, white-spotted projectiles. They are defeated by spraying water with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] inside their bodies until they blow up. In this game, their appearance is based off their appearance in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', as they have green lips (though oddly enough, most of them lack any form of teeth in their mouths). They also gain a new notable member, their leader [[Petey Piranha]], a goop-spitting, giant, anthropomorphic Piranha Plant who appears twice as a boss in the game, and would go on to become a recurring character.

[[File:Piranha Plant - New Super Mario Bros.png|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant from ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]

[[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s make their return in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', while [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s also make their return from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''; like certain normal Piranha Plants, the latter is exclusively seen outside pipes, as huge pipes do not make an appearance. They now require three fireballs instead of one to die, and release eight coins when they do.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Piranha Plants also appear as enemies along with [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Muncher]]s and [[Big Fire Piranha]]s make their return. [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s and [[River Piranha Plant]]s also make their debut in this game. However, the pipe-planted Piranha Plants have lost their chomping sound effects from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Piranha Plants can now be defeated with ice balls though their ice blocks cannot be picked up. Additionally, [[Yoshi]] can jump on a Piranha Plant without getting hurt.

[[File:Piranha Plant Mario.jpg|thumb|left|A Piranha Plant about to eat Mario in "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas".]]

[[File:Piranha Plant Hip Hop King Koopa.jpg|thumb|A Piranha Plant about to eat Hip, Hop, and King Koopa in "A Little Learning"]]

As obstacles, Piranha Plants appear as both the pipe variant and the more stationary ground variant. The pipe variants appear in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]] (where they are pink in color), [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], and {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, where they face in one direction, making them similar to their ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' behavior; and in {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} and {{classic-link|3DS|Music Park}} behaving the same way as in ''Mario Kart 7''. The stationary variants can be found on {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}} and, in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass]], {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}}, as well as in the background of [[Shy Guy Falls]], {{classic|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} and [[Piranha Plant Cove]]. In the Booster Course Pass, non-piped variants that behave like the pipe variants appear in {{wp|Keukenhof}} in the third section of {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}, the first section of Piranha Plant Cove and the museum section in the first section of {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}, while one appears in [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] attached to the underside of the tree trunk arch before the water section, similar to how Piranha Plants may be positioned in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', even using the same sound effects from that game.

Piranha Plants appear as enemies in the [[Beanbean International Airport]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], where they interrupt the landing process of the [[Toad Express]]. Defeating them in battle will only cause them to respawn if Mario and Luigi leave the area and re-enter. To get rid of them for good, these Piranha Plants must be doused with water, and then Luigi must use [[Thunderhand]] to defeat them without battling them.

A giant Piranha Plant, which oddly hatches from an egg after all the Piranha Plants are defeated, appears as a boss in the Beanbean International Airport. This Piranha Plant, named [[Mom Piranha]], had the ability to shoot energy beams and change colors (and weaknesses), and could summon Piranha Plants of the same color. Later on in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', a Piranha Plant named [[Piranha Bean]] appears as a mini-boss. Oddly, Piranha Bean had the ability to shrink anything it eats.

Piranha Plants appear in a few events in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Soic'' series]]. Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes appear as obstacles in [[Ski Cross Racing]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', where they move horizontally in and out of the pipes and cause any characters that are hit to lose speed and [[Ring (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Rings]]. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]], Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes similarly appear as obstacles in the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|individual]] and [[Dream Ski Cross (Team)|team]] versions of Dream Ski Cross, as well as in [[Dream Ice Hockey]], where they occasionally bite at nearby characters and knock over any that hit them. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes appear as obstacles in [[BMX Plus]], where they occasionally bite at the characters, and if hit, the character loses both speed and Rings. In the same game, Piranha Plants also appear in [[Golf Plus]], although they do not affect the gameplay.

|Jap=パックンフラワー<ref name=SMBsite>[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]. "[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Accessed 20 Mar 2021.</ref>

|JapM=Portmanteau of「ぱっくんちょ」(''pakkuncho'', a Japanese expression meaning "eating in one bite") and "flower"; officially romanized as "Pakkun Flower" or "Packun Flower"

|Dut2=Pakkunbloem<ref name="Pakkunbloem">''Super Mario Land'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual. Tab 14: "Personages".</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

|FreE2=Fleur Pakkun<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet. [https://i.imgur.com/hfLHdYC.jpg Page 13].</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

|Ita=Pianta Pirana{{sic}}<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Italian manual, pag. 18</ref>

|Ita2=Pakkun Flower/Fiore pakkun<ref name=SMLita>''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual, pag. 13</ref>

|Ita3=Pianta carnivora<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 40</ref>

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|Dut=omgekeerde Piranha<br>Omgekeerde Pakkun<ref name="Pakkunbloem"/> <small>(''Super Mario Land'')</small>

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