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{{about|the Piranha Plant that can walk and carry a tiny spiked ball at the same time|the Piranha plant that can only walk|[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]|the Piranha Plant that can only carry a spiked ball|[[River Piranha Plant]]|the special move in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]|[[Ptooie (move)]]}}

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

|variants=[[Glad Ptooie]]

|relatives=[[River Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]<br>[[Wild Ptooie Piranha]]

Ptooies, also referred to as '''Ptooie Plants''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 54.</ref> make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as regular enemies. A Ptooie can be identified by the [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]] it suspends in the air over its mouth. Occasionally, Ptooies will blow the spiked ball high into the air in order to inflict damage on passing travelers. As with standard Piranha Plants, Ptooies can be destroyed with [[fireball]]s, [[hammer]]s, [[Koopa Shell]]s, or [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail whips. Additionally, the spiked ball can be crushed by Tanooki Mario (in [[Statue Mario|statue form]]) for 2000 points.

[[File: Ptooies.jpg|thumb|left|Two Ptooies from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]

In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', if [[Princess Peach]] uses [[Rage]] to pound the ground or simply uses [[Poundbrella]] nearby, the ball will be lost, but Ptooie will survive. They will then simply move back and forth slowly until defeated. Even without the ball, Ptooies cannot be stomped. In this game, Ptooies had a green skin coloration similar to the [[Wild Ptooie Piranha]], a species of Piranha Plant found in the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]]. A species of Ptooie under the [[Vibe Scepter]]'s spell called [[Glad Ptooie]]s appear.

'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　フラワー族<br>

'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　すぐむきになる<br>

'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　3<br>

'''<big>すごい肺活量のフラワー</big><br>

大きく口を開き、トゲのついた黒い玉“シューリンガン”を真上に吹いて遊んでいる。土管にずっといるものと、歩きまわるものと2種類いる。歩きまわるものが2匹出てくる所もあるので要注意。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/UzODJgp.jpeg page 185].</ref>

''They open their mouths wide and blow their spiked black balls, called "[[#Trivia|''shūringan'']]", right up into the air. There are two types: those that stay in Warp Pipes all the time and those that walk around. Be careful, because there are places where there are two of them walking around.''

==Names in other languages==

|JapM=Portmanteau of「フーフー」(''fūfū'', onomatopoeia for blowing sound) and「パックンフラワー」(''Pakkun Furawā'', [[Piranha Plant#Names in other languages|Piranha Plant]])

|Fra=Ptooie

|FraM=-

|Ita=Pianta Canterina<br>Sparamine ("[[Never Koop a Koopa]]")<br>Sputamine volanti ("[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]")

|ItaM=Singing Plant<br>Mine Shooter<br>Flying Mine Spitter

|SpaEM=From ''planta'' (plant) and ''bailarina'' (ballerina)

|RusM=From ''тьфу'' (''t'fu'', onomatopoeia for spitting)

*In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Piranha Plants walk on their roots, somewhat resembling Ptooies.

*In Japanese, the spiked balls thrown by Ptooies and [[Spike]]s are named "''shūringan''" (シューリンガン).<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section, pages 35 and 37.</ref> The name ''shūringan'' is taken from the Japanese ''rakugo'' folktale ''{{wp|Jugemu}}'', from which the Japanese names of [[Lakitu]] (''Jugemu'') and [[Spiny Egg]]s (''Paipo'') are also derived.