Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
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| First appearance | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014) | ||
| Latest appearance | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) (2018) | ||
| Variant of | Piranha Plant | ||
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Piranha Sprouts are enemies encountered in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports. They are common enemies that appear in various stages. They are small orange Mole-like Piranha Plants with a large white mouth and a green four-leaved sprout on their heads. This sprout is similar in appearance to a Pluck Patch, but unlike Pluck Patches and unlike Moles, the edges of a Piranha Sprout's leaves are red. Piranha Sprouts usually stay underground, with only the sprout visible. They only ever appear within circular brown patches of dirt.
Piranha Sprouts regularly turn to face in the direction of Captain Toad or Toadette, poke out of the ground to spit a seed in that direction, then bury back into the ground. After a short time, they repeat the process. The seed ignores gravity and it can damage other enemies. If the player is too close to or on top of a Piranha Sprout, it will not start its pattern, but it can continue an existing pattern. If the player stands on a Piranha Sprout just before it comes out of the ground, dirt erupts from the ground as the Piranha Sprout fails to pop out, and its pattern is cancelled. Tapping and holding on a Piranha Sprout while it is above ground works like standard enemies, but while it is below ground it cannot be immobilized. Piranha Sprouts cannot be defeated by landing on them, but they are vulnerable to any other method of attack. They can also be plucked while they are buried. If they are, they start panicking and sweating as the player picks them up and carries them. Throwing them can collect items and defeat other enemies, as with other holdable items, and the Piranha Sprout will be defeated upon collision with an enemy or terrain.
The Piranha Sprouts of Up 'n' Down Terrace and Trick-Track Hall have alternate behavior. They do not turn while underground to face the player. Instead, these Piranha Sprouts can pop out of the ground only in one of the four cardinal directions, and choose the direction the player is the closest to when they poke out of the ground.
If a Piranha Sprout's leaves are disturbed while it is underground, be that through the player walking across it, the player tapping them, or by Wingo's winds, the attack pattern of the Piranha Sprout resets.
Profiles[edit]
- Website description:
- English:
Nobody ever told the Piranha Sprouts that it's impolite to spit. Not that they would listen. (They don't have ears.)
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Concept art
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ヌックン Nukkun | Portmanteau of「抜く」(nuku, "to pluck") and「パックンフラワー」(Pakkun Furawā, "Piranha Plant") | [1] | |
| French | Pousse Piranha | Piranha Sprout | [2] | |
| German | Piranha-Sprössling | Piranha Sprout | [3] | |
| Italian | Pianta Strappiranha | Portmanteau of strappare ("to pluck") and Pianta Piranha ("Piranha Plant") | [4] | |
| Spanish | Brote Piraña | Piranha Sprout | [5][6] |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (June 20, 2018). 進め!キノピオ隊長 紹介映像 (1:22). Japanese. Retrieved February 21, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ Nintendo France (October 10, 2014). Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Toad ne sera pas seul pour chercher des trésors ! (Wii U) (1:19). French. Retrieved February 21, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ Nintendo DE (October 10, 2014). Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Toad ist nicht allein auf Schatzsuche! (Wii U) (1:19). German. Retrieved February 21, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ NintendoItalia (October 10, 2014). Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Toad non andrà in cerca di tesori da solo! (Wii U) (1:19). Italian. Retrieved February 21, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ Guía Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Spanish guide. www.guiasnintendo.com (Spanish).
- ^ Nintendo España (October 10, 2014). Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - ¡Toad no estará solo! (Wii U) (1:19). European Spanish. Retrieved February 21, 2026 from YouTube.
