Polterpiranha

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Polterpiranha
Polterpiranha
A Polterpiranha
First appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Variant of Piranha Plant

Polterpiranhas,[1] referred to in the Super Smash Bros. series as simply Ghosts, are winged, cobalt blue, undead Piranha Plants found in Yoshi's Island DS.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Polterpiranhas move up and down or side to side. They also hang upside down and do not have a stem. If the player does not have enough time to react, they will eat Yoshi whole for about two seconds, leaving Yoshi's current baby floating around until Yoshi gets out to capture it. They can be defeated by throwing a Yoshi's Egg at them or by having Baby DK perform his dash attack on them.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Polterpiranha is only mentioned in the Super Smash Bros. series a few times. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Polterpiranha, retranslated as Ghost, is mentioned as a variety in the North American version of the Piranha Plant trophy; it is unmentioned in the British English version, but is mentioned in the Japanese version under its full name. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ghosts are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゆーれいパックン[?]
Yūrei Pakkun
Ghost Piranha
Dutch Ghost Piranha[?] -
French Piranha fantôme[?] Ghost Piranha
German Spuk-Piranha[?] Spook Piranha
Italian Fantapiranha[?] From fantasma ("ghost") and Piranha
Korean 유령뻐끔[?]
Yuryeong Ppeokkeum
Ghost Piranha
Russian пиранья-призрак[?]
piran'ya-prizrak
Ghost Piranha
Spanish (NOA) Planta Piraña fantasma[?] Ghost Piranha plant
Spanish (NOE) Planta Piraña Fantasma[?] Ghost Piranha Plant

References[edit]

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher (December 19, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5576-5. Page 279.