Pianta Village

Pianta Village is the ancestral home of the Piantas on Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine. It's built in a huge crater in the branches of a titanic palm tree to protect it from predators. It is run by the Pianta Village Mayor. The village's underside is composed of giant, bouncy mushrooms. The underside's ceiling is made of bamboo platforms, mesh, and catwalks. Wind Duppies are also lurking down there. It's very tricky, because one slip up and Mario falls into the abyss below. A secret area is found in the underside, which is covered with yellow Goop. Mario has to bring a Yoshi here to get the Goop off. Surprisingly, Piantas (all of which are Chucksters except for one) live in the secret area of the underside.

This level is unique in that the time changes between day and night. Odd-numbered episodes take place at night, while even-numbered episodes are during the day. The Piantas are awaiting the Fluff Festival, which draws nearer each episode, and finally takes place in Episode 8.

Mario starts out on a ledge of the crater, to get to the village Mario must cross a bamboo bridge or jump off onto the mushrooms. On the village side of the bridge is a Bees' nest, and sometimes a Yoshi Egg.

In order for Mario to travel to Pianta Village, he will need the Rocket Nozzle and thirty Shine Sprites.

Episode 1: Chain Chomplets Unchained
In the first mission for Pianta Village, Mario will enter the stage and notice some angry Piantas. When he talks to them, they will explain to him about the Chain Chomplets, who have a high fever and are red-hot with rage, causing chaos in the village. Mario needs to cool them down by squirting water at them with F.L.U.D.D, while avoiding the firey goop they leave behind. When they have cooled down, Mario will have to grab their tail and pull it back, then let go of them so they can fling in a certain direction. Mario must keep on leading them to the lake, where they can cool down, but if he is too slow, the Chomplet will fire up again. Once they are all in the water, Mario will be awarded with a Shine Sprite.

Episode 2: Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb
Il Piantissimo's final appearance is in Pianta Village. Mario needs to beat him in a footrace all the way up to the hot spring's big tree.

Episode 3: The Goopy Inferno
The entire village is covered in magma, and the mayor is stranded. Shadow Mario steals F.L.U.D.D from Mario and he must re-obtain F.L.U.D.D, by traversing the much more dangerous underside of the tree, rescue the mayor. If the player revisits this level, Mario will still get F.L.U.D.D taken away.

Episode 4: Chain Chomp's Bath
A Chain Chomp is red-hot with rage and is tied up into a frenzy. Mario has to find a way to cool and calm it down by dragging it into the hot spring.

Episode 5: Secret of the Village Underside
Mario needs to find a way to get to the small cave in the Village Underside with the use of Yoshi.

Episode 6: Piantas in Need
The magma has trapped ten Piantas, and the mayor offers Mario a reward if he can find and rescue all ten within a time limit.

Episode 7: Shadow Mario Runs Wild
The final appearance of Shadow Mario. Shadow Mario leaves some burning goop behind and the player will have to stop him.

Episode 8: Fluff Festival Coin Hunt
The Fluff Festival is going on, and Mario must find the eight red Coins throughout Pianta Village, and to the mound of floating clouds to collect the Shine Sprite by riding on the bits of fluff.

Official Profiles and Statistics
''The ancestral home of the Piantas was built in a giant tree as protection against wild beasts. Giant mushrooms thrive beneath the village''

Trivia

 * There is a tree that has all the fruits growing on it.
 * It is possible to go there early using the hover nozzle on F.L.U.D.D. First go to the Shine Gate then jump on small balcony in front of the big Shine then do a spin jump and use the hover nozzle