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'''Nipper Plants''', also known as '''Walking Piranhas'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13. Page 58.</ref> (also misspelled as '''Walking Piranas'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. Page 40.</ref>), '''White Piranhas''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13. Pages 57–58.</ref> '''White Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|quote=''In order to reach the exit pipe, you must carry a Koopa up to clear away the blocks and the White Piranha Plants.''|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=43|date=1991|language=American English}}</ref> and '''Baby Piranha Plants''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' English instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref> are small [[Piranha Plant]]s.<ref>''Super Princess Peach'' glossary description</ref> They have white heads and short green stems with two leaves on either side. Nipper Plants are produced by [[Nipper Spore]]s, first shown in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' ====

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They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they would either patrol an area or wait in place, with both [[jump]]ing up towards the player when they pass over them. Walking Piranhas can hop around, making it more difficult for the player to land safely, since the plants will harm the player if they attempt to stomp on one. Instead, Walking Piranhas can be defeated by [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]], [[Fire Mario]]'s [[fireball]]s, [[Hammer Mario]]'s [[hammer]]s, [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] and [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail attack and the latter's [[Statue Mario|Statue form]]. In subsequent remakes, they were tinted a shade of pink. In all versions, a jumping Walking Piranha is a recolor of two [[Muncher]] frames.

A sessile, [[Fire Nipper Plant|fire-breathing variety]] is encountered at the end of World 7-8, and is the only one in the entirety of the game.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====

[[File:SMBW Petal Meddle Nipper.jpg|thumb|Nipper Plants in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]

Following a 35-year absence in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] (the longest gap between appearances for an enemy in the series to date), Nipper Plants return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. This time, they are able to walk on walls and ceilings; they no longer jump towards the players when they pass over them, however.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===

[[File:NipperPlant.jpg|thumb|A Nipper Plant in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Reign Storm]]".]]

Nipper Plants make a few appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In these appearances, they behave much like their game counterparts in that they are capable of hopping around. On the show, Nipper Plants sport visible jaws that make them appear to be more menacing than their in-game counterparts.

 

In "[[Reign Storm]]", Mario intends to send via Warp Pipe a letter to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], in which he prompts her to return to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. However, a Nipper Plant that was taking shelter inside the Warp Pipe intercepts and eats Mario's letter. The Nipper Plant then travels to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] to inform him about the letter's content.

 

In "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]", [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]] uses a [[Magic Wand]] to increase a Nipper Plant's size and sends it to attack Mario. However, the plant lunges at the [[pipe creatures|pipe creature]] that was having Mario in its grip, accidentally releasing Mario. Of note is that Cheatsy only refers to the Nipper Plant as "Piranha Plant".

 

Artwork of Nipper Plants appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'', but they are incorrectly labeled as Munchers, the similar, but black-colored enemy from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (which the poses of the artwork are borrowed from). There is additional artwork of Mario jumping over a Nipper Plant, labeled as "Mario 1".

 

[[Wendy O. Koopa]] is revealed to have a pet Nipper Plant, which she keeps in a pot in her room, in ''[[Koopa Capers]]''; the plant had shredded a note possibly pertaining to her whereabouts. If Luigi chooses to begin his search for the missing [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] by looking through her room, he accidentally wakes up the sleeping Nipper Plant when he tries to look under it. Some wild Nipper Plants later appear prowling the stairs leading up to the secret camp being used by Wendy and her rebellion.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its Game Boy Advance version]], Nipper Plants do not jump at the player and are much easier to defeat, but they appear in groups which adds to the challenge of defeating them. They hatch from [[Nipper Spore]]s that slowly fall to earth and have no visible eyes. These Nipper Plants can be stomped or eaten and turned into eggs; their spores can also be swallowed, though no eggs will be produced as a result.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====

Nipper Plants and Nipper Spores return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', retaining their behavior in its predecessor. A new relative is also introduced: the [[Nipper Dandelion]].

Nipper Plants and their spore relatives return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', retaining their behavior in the previous ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' games. This is the first ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' game where they appear with eyes, and the only ''Yoshi's Island'' game with this distinction. Unlike their mainline appearance, they do not have angry eyes.

[[File:Chompweed SMRPG.png|thumb|100px|A Chompweed's design for ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], Nipper Plants, under the name '''Chompweed'''<ref>Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 39.</ref> (also parsed as '''chompweed''')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47. Page 91.</ref> appear in the [[Pipe Vault]], and cannot be battled. Rather than fighting the player, they jump up and steal a few [[coin]]s if they get too close. Stolen coins cannot be recovered in the final game, but battle data for them still exists, suggesting that they may have been intended to be standard enemies at one point. Another potential artifact of this is them being among the enemies that can be thrown in the [[Monster Toss]] attack. Aside from this, it also was one of the incorrect answers to [[Dr. Topper]]'s quiz section in [[the Trial Course]], specifically for "What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault?" This answer only exists in the English version; it is {{fandom|finalfantasy|Exdeath}} from ''{{wp|Final Fantasy V}}'' in Japanese and Korean, a wild [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]] in Spanish and Italian, a [[Shy Guy]] in Chinese, a [[Wiggler]] in Dutch, and a made-up ''Röhrenfriede'' ("Pipe-peace") in German.

 

 

Some Nipper Plants make a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' in the course [[Bananan Ruins]]. They are at the right side of the course. They also appear in the course [[Castle Wall]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===

Nipper Plants appear as background enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In battle, a [[Piranha Plant]] may spit out [[Nipper Spore]]s into the background, each one instantly becoming a Nipper Plant. Once created, they shoot fireballs at [[Mario]] individually, which he must deflect with his hammer to avoid taking damage and to also randomly hit the Piranha Plants in the process.

 

Occasionally, a Piranha Plant will spit a fireball towards the Nipper Plant, who will bounce the fireball about until each Nipper Plant has touched the fireball at some point, where the last Nipper Plant to touch it sends the fireball towards Mario, who must [[hammer]] it back at the Piranha Plant who created it to counter-attack and avoid taking damage. The Nipper Plants are defeated when the Piranha Plant that spawned them is defeated. They can also be defeated by throwing a [[Taunt Ball]] at them.

 

Nipper Plants reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', acting identically as in the ''Yoshi's Island'' games.

 

===''Minecraft''===

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Peonies are replaced by a group of Nipper Plants.

 

 

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===

A Nipper Plant appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a Novice-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. It can be enhanced to a [[Petey Piranha]] spirit at level 99. The Nipper Plant spirit battle takes place on the Battlefield form of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage and involves eight tiny [[Pac-Man|Pac-Men]]. To earn the spirit, the player either has to win this battle by defeating all opponents or purchase it from [[zeldawiki:Beedle's Tent|Beedle's Tent]] for 500 Spirit Points at regular price.

 

 

Nipper Plants also reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', behaving identically as in the ''Yoshi's Island'' games and ''Yoshi's Woolly World''.

 

[[File:OrigamiNipperPlant.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Nipper Plant]]

 

Nipper Plants are mentioned to spit fire in the [[Musée Champignon]] description for them, although this does not happen in-game. The code for Nipper Plants does allow them to use a fire attack, but the attack itself has no data, so it is never used.

 

 

A 2017 interview reveals that Nipper Plants were going to appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as shown in a prototype sprite sheet.<ref>{{cite|author=Wawro, A|date=September 28, 2017|url=www.gamasutra.com/view/news/306745/Have_a_look_at_Nintendos_early_prototype_for_Yoshi.php|title=Have a look at Nintendo's early prototype for Yoshi|publisher=Gamasutra|accessdate=December 8, 2017}}</ref>

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*'''Shogakukan guide:''' パックンフラワーのこども。綿毛のついたタネが、地面にふれるとプチパックンになる。タネのうちは、食べてもタマゴにならない。<ref name=Sho/> (''Piranha Plant children. Seeds with fluff attached become Nipper Plants when they touch the ground. They do not turn into eggs when eaten while they are still seeds.'')

*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Hatched when Nipper Spores touch ground, these hopping choppers make excellent eggs.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|page={{media link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref>

*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' パックンフラワーのこども。{{ruby|体|からだ}}が{{ruby|小|ちい}}さいので、ふみつけたりするよりも{{ruby|食|た}}べてしまったほうが{{ruby|楽|らく}}に{{ruby|倒|たお}}せる。<ref name=Advance/> (''Piranha Plant children. Since they are small, it is easier to defeat them by eating them rather than by stepping on them.'')

 

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' {{ruby|地上|ちじょう}}を{{ruby|飛|と}}びはねて{{ruby|移動|いどう}}する{{ruby|小|ちい}}さな{{ruby|敵|てき}}。{{ruby|綿毛|わたげ}}つきのタネが{{ruby|着地|ちゃくち}}すると、プチパックンになる。プチパックンを{{ruby|食|た}}べるとタマゴになるが、タネはタマゴにならない。<ref name=YNI>「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P24.jpg|Page 24}}.</ref> (''A small enemy that moves and hops around on the ground. When the fluffy seeds land on the ground, they become Nipper Plants. When a Nipper Plant is eaten, it turns into an egg, but the seeds do not turn into eggs.'')

 

*'''Shogakukan guide:''' うっかりぶってしまいがち。{{ruby|足元|あしもと}}には{{ruby|気|き}}をつかて。<ref>「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|Page 5}}.</ref> (''It's easy to accidentally bump into them. Watch your step.'')

 

 

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*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:'''<br>'''''Baddie:''' Nipper Plant<br>'''Size:''' Itty bitty<br>'''Feature:''' They start off as puff balls and turn into Nipper Plants''<ref>{{cite|author=Play Nintendo|date=March 18, 2023|url=youtu.be/g-TAJSwSnhE?t=136|title=Mario, Pokémon Trainer, Link & Yoshi vs TINY Encounters! 😱 Baddies & Battles Ep 3 {{!}} @playnintendo|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 19, 2023}} ({{media link|YT Play Nintendo 2023-03-18 screencap Nipper Plants.jpg|Screen capture}}.)</ref>

 

 

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G&WG4 Nipper Plant.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4''

NipperPlant YIDS.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''

Nipper Plant model SMBW.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' (Model)

 

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|Fre2=Mini Piranha <small>(''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'')</small>

|Ita=Piraña Mobile<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|language=Italian|page=36}}</ref>

|Rom=Plantă Piranha <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

 

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