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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Piranha Pest
|image=[[File:piranhapestart.jpg|100px]]<br>A Piranha Pest's artwork from ''Yoshi's Story''
|image=[[File:piranhapestart.jpg|100px]]<br>A '''Piranha Pest''''s artwork from ''Yoshi Story''.
|sub_species=
|species_origin=[[Jumping Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|variant_of=[[Propeller Piranha]]
|relatives=[[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout (''Yoshi's Story'')]]
}}
}}
 
{{quote2|If eaten by a Piranha Pest, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] becomes tiny, and can't use [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]]! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!|[[Message Block]] in [[Piranha Grove]]|[[Yoshi's Story]]}}
'''Piranha Pests'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009140538/http://www.yoshisstory.com/4-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> (''Peropera Pakkun'' in Japan) are [[Piranha Plant|Piranha Plants]] species who appear in two games; ''[[Yoshi Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
'''Piranha Pests''' are [[Piranha Plant]]s that appear in two games: ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
Piranha Pests simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They have tongues almost as long as a Yoshi's, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the [[Baby Yoshi]] and shrink him temporarily. They can only be defeated with a [[Yoshi Egg]].
[[File:PirahnaPestYS.png|left|frame]]
In ''Yoshi's Story'', Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those of [[Propeller Piranha|Hootie the Blue Fish]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. When the Yoshi is shrunk, no [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi egg]]s can be used. Piranha Pests can be defeated with a Yoshi egg only when the Yoshi is in normal size. As with their relatives, they are found in [[Piranha Grove]].


Piranha Pests are an exotic variation of Piranha Plant indigenous to Stage 4-3, [[Piranha Grove]]. They appear to weave in and out of the many infamous Piranha Stalks in search of food.
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:Piranha Pest in PiT.png|thumb|150px|Mario and Luigi fighting a Piranha Pest]]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', [[Petey Piranha]] can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] as "'''plant-pendulums'''").<ref>Hoffman, Chris. ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Player's Guide. Page 53. – "''When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum.''"</ref> These plants use their long tongues to swing on a [[block]], trying to slam into [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If they are hit with a [[hammer]] a few times, they will be defeated.


They have a close resemblance to the [[Jumping Piranha Plant]] and [[Hootie the Blue Fish]].
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Piranha Pests are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for Piranha Plant.


===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
==Profiles==
[[File:Piranha Pest in PiT.png|right|thumb|150px|Mario and Luigi fighting a '''Piranha Pest'''.]]
===''Yoshi's Story''===
In this game, [[Petey Piranha]] can spit out Piranha Pests. These plants use their long tongues to swing on a [[Question Block]], trying to slam into [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If they're hit with a [[hammer]] a few times, they'll be defeated.
*'''Shogakukan guide (shared with Piranha Plant and [[Piranha Sprout (Yoshi's Story)|Piranha Sprout]]):''' 新種も増えて、ますます手ごわいパックンフラワー。飲みこまれるて、ミニヨッシーになっちゃうぞ。<ref name=Sho/> (''New species have been introduced to the Piranha Plant family, making them even more formidable. It will swallow you up and turn you into a mini Yoshi.'')
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{nowrap|ペロペロパックン<ref name=Sho>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P5.jpg|「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''), page 5.]]</ref>}}
|JapR=Peropero Pakkun
|JapM=「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]]; may play off "''[[Propeller Piranha#Names in other languages|Puropera Pakkun]]''."
|Jap2=ベロパックン({{ruby|子|こ}})<ref>''Super Mario-kun'' volume 36, [[:File:PeteyPiranhaSMK36.jpg|page 41.]]</ref>
|Jap2R=Bero Pakkun (Ko)
|Jap2M=「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant, and「{{ruby|子|こ}}」means "child".
|SpaA=plaga piraña
|SpaAM=Plague Piranha
|SpaE=Plaga Piraña
|SpaEM=Piranha Plague
|Fre=Peste Piranha
|FreM=Piranha Pest
|Dut=Piranha Pest
|DutM=-
|Ger={{nowrap|Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze}}
|GerM=Lick Piranha Plant
|Ita=Parassita Piranha
|ItaM=Piranha Parasite
|Rus=пиранья-вредина
|RusR=piran'ya-vredina
|RusM=Nasty Piranha
|Chi=长舌花
|ChiR=Chángshé Huā
|ChiM=Long-Tongue Flower
}}


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Piranha Pest
A Piranha Pest
A Piranha Pest's artwork from Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Variant of Propeller Piranha
Relatives
“If eaten by a Piranha Pest, Yoshi becomes tiny, and can't use eggs! Don't be sad! Climb up and gather eggs to throw at him!”
Message Block in Piranha Grove, Yoshi's Story

Piranha Pests are Piranha Plants that appear in two games: Yoshi's Story and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Sprite of a Piranha Pest from Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, Piranha Pests each simply resemble the bud of a Piranha Plant with a propeller instead of a stem or stalk. They fly in rectangular patterns very similar to those of Hootie the Blue Fish in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though they do not follow the edges of walls. They have tongues almost as long as a Yoshi's, but instead of making eggs, they attempt to swallow the Yoshi and shrink it temporarily. When the Yoshi is shrunk, no Yoshi eggs can be used. Piranha Pests can be defeated with a Yoshi egg only when the Yoshi is in normal size. As with their relatives, they are found in Piranha Grove.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

A Piranha Pest being flung at Mario, Luigi and the babies by Petey Piranha in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Mario and Luigi fighting a Piranha Pest

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Petey Piranha can spit out Piranha Pests (referred to in the Player's Guide as "plant-pendulums").[1] These plants use their long tongues to swing on a block, trying to slam into Mario or Luigi. If they are hit with a hammer a few times, they will be defeated.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Pests are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

Profiles[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide (shared with Piranha Plant and Piranha Sprout): 新種も増えて、ますます手ごわいパックンフラワー。飲みこまれるて、ミニヨッシーになっちゃうぞ。[2] (New species have been introduced to the Piranha Plant family, making them even more formidable. It will swallow you up and turn you into a mini Yoshi.)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ペロペロパックン[2]
Peropero Pakkun
ベロパックン([3]
Bero Pakkun (Ko)
「ペロペロ」is an onomatopoeia for licking sound, and「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant; may play off "Puropera Pakkun."

「ベロ」is a colloquialism for "tongue",「パックン」is from the Japanese name of Piranha Plant, and「」means "child".

Chinese 长舌花
Chángshé Huā
Long-Tongue Flower

Dutch Piranha Pest
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French Peste Piranha
Piranha Pest
German Schleck-Piranha-Pflanze
Lick Piranha Plant
Italian Parassita Piranha
Piranha Parasite
Russian пиранья-вредина
piran'ya-vredina
Nasty Piranha

Spanish (NOA) plaga piraña
Plague Piranha
Spanish (NOE) Plaga Piraña
Piranha Plague

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Chris. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Player's Guide. Page 53. – "When Petey uses his plant-pendulum, a block appears on the top screen with the initial of one of the bros on it. Knock the attack back with the appropriate bro's hammer, then alternate between bros, using hammer strikes to bust the pendulum."
  2. ^ a b 「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), page 5.
  3. ^ Super Mario-kun volume 36, page 41.