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.

HistoryEdit

Yoshi's Island DSEdit

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. seriesEdit

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit

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.

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ghosts are mentioned briefly by Viridi during Palutena's Guidance dialogue for Piranha Plant.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゆーれいパックン
Yūrei Pakkun
Ghost Piranha

Dutch Ghost Piranha
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French Piranha fantôme
Ghost Piranha
German Spuk-Piranha
Spook Piranha
Italian Fantapiranha
From fantasma (ghost) and Piranha
Korean 유령뻐끔
Yuryeong Ppeokkeum
 

Russian пиранья-призрак
piran'ya-prizrak
Ghost Piranha

Spanish (NOA) Planta Piraña fantasma
Ghost Piranha plant
Spanish (NOE) Planta Piraña Fantasma
Ghost Piranha Plant

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Black, Fletcher. Yoshi's Island DS PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 279.