Editing Nipper Spore

{{redirect|Puff ball|the enemies in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island referred to as "Puff-Balls" in issue #43 of the UK Nintendo Magazine System|[[Fuzzy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)]]}}
{{species infobox
|title=Nipper Spore
|image=[[File:Nipper Dandelion YIDS scene artwork.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of Nipper Spores for ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' alongside a Nipper Dandelion and Nipper Plants
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variants=[[Nipper Spore Patch]]
|comparable=[[Petit Piranha]]
|relatives=[[Nipper Dandelion]]<br>[[Nipper Plant]]
}}
'''Nipper Spores''' or '''puff balls'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''''Feature:''' They start off as puff balls and turn into Nipper Plants''|author=Play Nintendo|date=March 18, 2023|url=youtu.be/g-TAJSwSnhE?t=145|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> are a recurring obstacle in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise. They have the ability to form into [[Nipper Plant]]s when landing on to the ground. Nipper Spores generally resemble red spheres attached to white balls of fluff via small, black or yellow stems.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:Nipperspore.gif|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its enhanced port]], Nipper Spores are first encountered in [[The Cave Of Chomp Rock]]. They descend slowly from a certain height to the ground. Simply touching one will cause [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to drop [[Baby Mario]] off his back. Upon coming into contact with the ground, they transform into a Nipper Plant, which starts walking right away. Yoshi will swallow a Nipper Spore directly upon eating it, without producing an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]]. He will lick his lips directly after doing so.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Nipper Spores first appear in the level [[Ba-dum BUM!]]. Throughout the game, some Nipper Spores are produced by [[Nipper Dandelion]]s. When strong gusts of wind blow (usually caused by [[Windbag (enemy)|Windbag]]s), the Nipper Spores are blown off of the Nipper Dandelion and into the air, until they land and become [[Nipper Plants]].

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Nipper Spores return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', acting the same way as before. They are first encountered in the level [[Cave of the Nipper Plants]].

===''Yoshi's Story''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Nipper Spores have spikes on them. They are also foul tasting, meaning that they will hurt any [[Baby Yoshi]] (except for the Black and White ones) that attempts to eat them.

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
Nipper Spores also appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', where [[Piranha Plant]]s in battle spit them out into the background to create [[Nipper Plant]]s.

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:WoollyNipperSporeHQ.png|thumb|150px|A Nipper Spore in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Nipper Spores are first present in the level [[Sponge Cave Spelunking]], where they act the same as in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' series. [[Nipper Spore Patch]]es are sometimes encountered in large blocks of wool that can be unwoven; they behave identically to a regular Nipper Spore.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Nipper Spores are mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant]]. Unlike most other variations generally mentioned in order of appearance, they are listed amongst ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' debuts. [[Big Piranha Plant|Big Piranha]]s, [[Big Fire Piranha]]s, [[Small Piranha]]s, and [[Fire Stalking Piranha Plant|Fire Stalking Piranha]]s are similarly listed out of order.
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===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
Nipper Spores reappeared in the course [[Jumping to Victory]] of ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''. Their design and behavior remain unchanged from previous games.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''These drift slowly from the ceilings of caves and forts. You can't make eggs out of them.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{media link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 綿毛のついたタネが地面に落ちると、プチパックンになる。タネの間は食べてもタマゴにならない。<ref name=Advance/> (''Seeds with fluff attached that become Nipper Plants when they touch the ground. They do not turn into eggs when eaten while they are still seeds.'')

===''Yoshi's Story''===
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Damit das mit den Sporen kein Drama wird, sondern lustig, schluck' ich sie gleich in der Luft.''<ref name=German/> (''So that the spores are not a drama, but fun, I swallow them in the air.'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2 Nipper Plant and Spore art.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2nipperspore.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
NavalPiranhaPlant.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Nipper Spore.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
SMA3-NipperSpore.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
NipperSpore YIDS.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
YNI Nipper Spore.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=プチパックンのタネ<ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P21.png|21}}}}</ref><br>プチパックンのたね<ref>{{cite|author=アルス(liaoallen)|date=August 2, 2015|url=youtu.be/dSrk4JIW47U?t=130|title=ヨッシー ウールワールド - 敵をみる おもいでシアター (全73種) (footage of Omoide Theatre, ''Yoshi Wool World'')|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 10, 2017}}</ref>
|JapR=Puchi Pakkun no Tane
|JapM=Nipper Plant Seed
|ChiS=钳人花种子
|ChiSR=Qiánrénhuā Zhǒngzi
|ChiSM=Nipper Plant Seed
|Dut=Nipper Spore
|FreA=Nipper Spore
|FreE=Spore de Nipper
|FreEM=Nipper Spore
|Ger=Möchtegern-Spore
|Ger2=Para-Sporen<ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|language=German|page={{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}}}</ref>
|GerM=Wannabe Spore, from ''Möchtegern-Pflanze'' ("Nipper Plant")
|Ger2M=Para-Spore
|Ita=Spora Tenaglia
|ItaM=Pincer Spore, from ''Pianta Tenaglia'' ("Nipper Plant")
|Kor=새끼뻐끔의 씨앗
|KorR=Saekkippeokeum-ui Ssiat
|KorM=Nipper Plant Seed
|Rus=грызоспора
|RusR=gryzospora
|RusM=Nipper Spore
|Spa=Espora de Blantita
|SpaM=Nipper Plant Spore
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Piranha Plants]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Crafted World enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Story enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World enemies]]
[[it:Spora Tenaglia]]