Editing Piranha Plant (SSBU)

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'''Piranha Plant''' ({{ja|パックンフラワー|Pakkun Furawā}}, ''Packun Flower'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Revealed alongside {{SSBU|Ken}} and {{SSBU|Incineroar}} on November 1st, 2018, it is the first [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC]] character in ''Ultimate'', and was made available on February 1st, 2019. However, it was made available at no cost as early as January 29th, 2019 for players who pre-purchased the digital version of ''Ultimate'' or registered their physical version with My Nintendo by January 31st, 2019. Piranha Plant is not part of the Fighters Pass. Piranha Plant is classified as fighter #70.

Piranha Plant is a semi-super [[heavyweight]] fighter with below-average mobility and effective anti-air tools. Compared to other heavyweights, it fits in the mold of an archetypal heavyweight: while its [[dash]]ing speed is average and its [[gravity]] is very high, it has a slow [[walk]]ing speed, [[air acceleration]] and [[air speed]], and a fast [[falling speed]].

One of Piranha Plant's most effective strengths are its special moves, which are well-varied and good for various situations. Its neutral special, [[Ptooie]], is a unique projectile that can be tossed in either direction or held in the air as a good anti-air option, and a good trading tool due to its power and [[transcendent priority]]. [[Poison Breath]] is a slow-moving projectile that does not make opponents flinch, but deals massive damage, especially when fully charged; opponents must be very wary of it, making it a good area-denial tool. It also has a great recovery in the form of [[Piranhacopter]], which has hitboxes beside Piranhas Plant and travels a great distance, which when combined with Piranha Plant's heavy weight and fast falling speed gives it excellent survivability overall. Lastly, its down special, [[Long-Stem Strike]], has [[super armor]] during its pot phase, and tremendous range when fully charged. However, it can at times be risky, as it significantly increases the size of Piranha Plant's hurtbox during the actual attack.

Piranha Plant's ground game is overall rather versatile; its tilts are good for starting juggles or combos, as well as spacing and KOing. Up tilt can lead into various aerial attacks, and a forward smash at low percents; forward tilt behaves similarly to {{SSBU|Snake}}'s in that it is a [[natural combo]] consisting of two hits, and can KO at very high percentages; and down tilt is a versatile combo starter, being capable of leading into moves such as forward tilt or forward aerial at low to mid percentages, and into aerials afterward. Its smash attacks are generally slow but powerful, such as its forward smash, which is somewhat slow in terms of startup and ending lag, but can KO opponents near the ledge as early as 60% if sweetspotted.

Its aerials are overall well-rounded, making its air game overall decent despite its rather sluggish mobility and moves with relatively high landing lag. Neutral aerial is a multi-hit move that functions much like Palutena's and Ivysaur's neutral aerial, being a capable combo move with the ability to drag opponents down for combos and potentially makes it a gimping tool due to this trait; forward aerial is good for edgeguarding thanks to its wide range; back aerial is a slow but very powerful move that KOs at 80% near the ledge; up aerial is one of its best comboing and juggling tools thanks to its speed and wide range, and can autocancel in short hop; and down aerial is a long-ranged and decently strong meteor smash with very fast startup.

Piranha Plant does, however, have some noteworthy flaws. Its overall mobility is lackluster, having an average initial dash speed and dash speed, but poor air acceleration and a slow air speed. This gives it difficulties keeping up with faster characters such as {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} or {{SSBU|Wolf}}, especially in the air, which makes it rather easy to zone out. Piranha Plant's heavy weight and and tall hurtbox make it vulnerable to combos, particularly from those with strong combo games such as {{SSBU|Peach}} or {{SSBU|Mario}}, and has trouble landing from juggles due to its lack of fast enough tools to escape from them. Finally, Piranha Plant's approach options are rather predictable, with its overall frame data being generally slow. This is no exception to its KOing options either, with most of Piranha Plant's KO moves being either short-ranged or laggy.

Overall, Piranha Plant is a unique heavyweight that utilizes various projectiles and attacks to effectively zone and KO opponents, but must be careful when throwing out normal attacks to avoid being punished due to the endlag that many of them have, thus making it a patient fighter when it comes to approaching. Although Piranha Plant had amassed great popularity as a character itself at its early stages, its representation has been extremely sparse in tournaments due to its significant weaknesses. This has led to most professionals considering Piranha Plant as a low- or even bottom-tier character. However, it still has garnered notable mains, such as {{Sm|Brood}}, who managed to place 33rd at {{Trn|Umebura SP 3}}, and {{Sm|Lucky|p=Minnesota}}, who placed 49th at [[Smash 'N' Splash 5]].

Piranha Plant has been buffed in updates so far.

*{{buff|Edge attack has more range.}}

*{{change|Piranha Plant's portrait briefly glints on its fang when Poison Breath is fully charged.}}

*{{bugfix|The screen KO visual glitch in [[Pilotwings]] has been fixed.}}

*{{bugfix|The [[Piranha Plant Void Glitch|void glitch]] has been removed.}}

*{{buff|Neutral attack 3 has more range (5.0u → 5.5u, Z-offset: 11.8 → 12.8 (head hitbox)).}}

*{{buff|All grabs have an altered Y position, no longer having the grabbox go into the ground (Y/Y2-offset: 144984 → 6.6).}}

*{{buff|Up tilt has less ending lag.}}

*{{change|Dash attack launches at a different angle.}}

*{{change|Poison Breath's damage increase caps after being reflected multiple times.}}

*{{buff|Poison Breath has less startup lag and a longer hitbox duration.}}

*{{buff|Long-Stem Strike charges faster.}}

*{{buff|Long-Stem Strike has less ending lag.}}

*{{buff|Long-Stem Strike deals more shield damage.}}

*[[Fighter ability]]: If Piranha Plant is [[footstool]]ed while crouching, it will automatically stretch upward and perform a biting attack, which has 4% base damage with vertical knockback.

|neutraldesc= A leaf jab, followed by a swipe with the opposite leaf, followed by a headbutt, which can be hard to punish on shield due to its low endlag. Alternatively, the leaf swipes can be followed by a flurry of bites, ending in a more powerful bite; similar to {{SSBU|Corrin}}'s rapid jab. The flurry can deal up to ~20% in one go, making it good for racking damage. Holding the attack button will have Piranha Plant perform the first jab repeatedly.

|ftiltname=Push and Pull

|ftiltdesc=Two forward bites. Pressing the attack button a second time will have the Piranha Plant perform its following bite. It is Piranha Plant's fastest and most damaging tilt, and possesses the longest horizontal range out of all its tilts. Piranha Plant's jaws on the first hit are intangible for as long as the hitboxes are out. It can KO middleweights from the edge of {{SSBU|Final Destination}} at around 144%. Resembles the attacks Piranha Plants make in ''Super Mario 64''.

|utiltdesc=Piranha Plant flails its head upward. Its head is intangible for as long as the hitboxes are out. Due to its poor horizontal range and good vertical range, it works best as an anti-air tool, and can KO middleweights at around 147%. At low percents, it is unsafe on hit, but can combo into itself and aerials at slightly higher percents.

|dtiltdesc=A swipe with its leaf. Piranha Plant's slowest tilt, but it has great combo potential into and instant dash attack at low percents, and can lead into a neutral aerial or forward aerial up to middling percents.

|dashdesc=Performs a "dropkick" using its pot/pipe. Usually used to tech-chase opponents, or punish from farther distances when Ptooie is too slow. Despite the animation, it struggles to kill even at very high percent.

|fsmashname=Prickly Swing  

|fsmashdesc=The Piranha Plant turns into a {{s|mariowiki|Prickly Piranha Plant}} from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and headbutts forward. Its head is intangible for as long as the hitboxes are out. Has a sweetspot on its head. While its startup is rather slow, it is respectively powerful, with the sweetspot KOing middleweights at the edge of Final Destination at around 65%, while the sourspot can KO at around 84%.

|usmashdesc=The Piranha Plant lunges upward and bites. Like its up tilt and forward smash, its head is intangible for as long as the hitboxes are out, and thanks to its seven active frames, up smash works as a potent anti-air. Due to its multi hit, though, opponents can occasionally fall out of up smash, making it somewhat unreliable at times. It can KO middleweights at around 91%.

|dsmashdesc=The Piranha Plant sweeps its pot/pipe in front, and then behind itself. Both the front and back hits can KO middleweights from the edge of Final Destination at around 95% and 82% respectively. Due to it being Piranha Plant's fastest smash attack and launching at a strong [[semi-spike]] angle, it makes it a versatile edgeguarding move, however the hitbox is deceptively smaller than the animation entails, as it doesn't even fully cover the pot/pipe on both hits.

|nairdesc=The Piranha Plant spins rapidly with its leaves extended, hitting multiple times. Resembles {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s neutral aerial. Due to its looping hits using an auto-link angle, it can be used to drag opponents down to start grounded combos.

|fairdesc=The Piranha Plant swings its pot/pipe upwards in front of itself. A useful edgeguarding tool, as it has wide range and respectable damage and knockback when sweetspotted. Its main drawbacks however come from its high landing lag and auto-cancel window, making it quite unsafe to use often.

|bairname=Fire Breath  

|bairdesc=The Piranha Plant turns around and spits out a burst of fire. Its slowest aerial, but it is also its strongest, KOing middleweights at around 86% from the edge of Final Destination. It has a high amount of end lag, making it potentially risky to use to stage spike. Fire Piranha Plants originated in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8}}

|uairdesc=An upwards headbutt. It is Piranha Plant's fastest aerial, and the only one that can autocancel in a short hop, which makes it a decent juggler with the assistance of platforms. However, due to the move having only 3 active frames and a small hitbox that only exists on its head, it can often whiff due to the deceptive animation.

|dairname=Flowerpot Meteor  

|dairdesc=The Piranha Plant flips then stomps below itself with its pot/pipe. Sweetspots at the bottom of the pot, which will meteor smash rather powerfully. Has very fast startup compared to most meteor smashes, coming out on frame 9, although the sourspot is prioritized over the meteor hitbox, making it difficult to land.

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|grabdesc=The Piranha Plant reaches out with its leaves. Among the fastest grabs in the game, but has short range.

|pummeldmg=1.3%

|pummeldesc=Bites the opponent.

|nsdesc=The Piranha Plant spits up a metal spiky ball, keeping it suspended by blowing air upwards. The spiky ball can then be blown either in front or behind the Piranha Plant. The spiky ball has [[transcendent priority]] (although a strong enough hit can cause it to bounce off), and the move stalls Piranha Plant's descent if used in the air, making it a deadly edgeguarding tool. It is also capable of punishing opponents that attack Piranha Plant out of the move, as the ball will likely drop on their heads and act as a punish. If the ball is blown at its highest, it will be thrown less distance, while it'll be thrown significantly farther when it is at its lowest. Based on the {{s|mariowiki|Ptooie}} enemy introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

|usdesc=The Piranha Plant spins its leaves in a fashion akin to a propeller, causing it to rise upward. It can be angled to the left and right during the ascent. Covers excellent distance, being able to successfully recover from near the bottom blast zone. Its looping hits can potentially drag opponents to a blast zone for early KOs. It does have a notably weakness in lacking a hitbox above it, causing its large head to be able to be hit easily. Based on the {{s|mariowiki|Jumping Piranha Plant}}s from ''Super Mario World''.

|dsdesc=The Piranha Plant retreats into its pot/pipe, and extends outward to bite opponents in the direction aimed. This also extends the character’s hurtbox. Piranha Plant gains damage-based [[heavy armor]] (tanks up to 15%) and decreases damage slightly during the charge, and [[intangibility]] on its head during the bite. A deadly edgeguarding tool due to its aforementioned absurdly high reach and power, notably when fully charged. However, the full extension significantly extends Piranha Plant's hurtbox, making it possible to hit it from afar when timed correctly. Likely a reference to {{s|mariowiki|Elasto-Piranha}}s or {{s|mariowiki|Stalking Piranha Plant}}s.  

|fsdmg=49% total

|fsdesc= The Piranha Plant summons [[Petey Piranha]], who stomps around the stage with his cages from his boss fight in [[The Subspace Emissary]]. Opponents that get too close will get trapped in his cages. When the Final Smash is nearly over, Petey Piranha will breathe fire at both of the cages, then slam both of the cages to the ground, dealing heavy damage and knockback to the opponents who were trapped in the cages as well as anyone too close when he slams them. It is possible for Petey Piranha to fall off stage, taking any trapped opponents with him, though is not a guaranteed KO if the opponent has leftover jumps, a strong recovery or both. He also doesn't move much from his starting position, making him easy to avoid if the stage is big enough.

Rises straight up out of its pot, making a Warp Pipe noise as it does so.

===[[Taunts]]===

*'''Up taunt''': Rises up out of its pot, using the same animation and sound effects as its entrance animation.  

SSBUPiranhaPlantIdle1.gif|Piranha Plant's first idle pose

SSBUPiranhaPlantIdle2.gif|Piranha Plant's second idle pose

*Bites the air around it three times, before smiling.

*{{SSBU|Mario}} runs and jumps towards Piranha Plant's pot, only for Piranha Plant to pop out and bite him twice, sending him flying after the second bite, before smiling.

*Hangs down from the ceiling and poses.

==In competitive play==

===Notable players===

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*{{Sm|Brood|Japan}} - One of the best Piranha Plant mains in the world. Placed 33rd at {{Trn|Umebura SP 3}} and has defeated {{Sm|Eim}} and {{Sm|KEN}}.

*{{Sm|Lucky|USA|p=Minnesota}} - Placed 49th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}.

*{{Sm|Greward|Spain}} - One of the best Piranha Plant main in the world. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Albion 4}} while defeating {{Sm|Elexiao}} and {{Sm|Afro Smash}}.

All of Piranha Plant's opponents are the base roster newcomers in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. With the exception of the first match, each battle features one unique newcomer and one [[Echo Fighter]], with the matches being placed in the order of the unique newcomer’s reveal. The stage and music choices reference each of the [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers|character reveal trailers]]. The boss, [[Rathalos]], is also new to the series.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|1||{{SSBU|Inkling}} {{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Pink}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Cyan}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Indigo}}||[[Moray Towers]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Splattack! (Original)}}''||Horde Battle

|2||{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}} and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}} {{Head|Dark Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Norfair]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Metroid|Vs. Ridley}}''||

|3||{{SSBU|Simon}} {{Head|Simon|g=SSBU|s=20px}} and {{SSBU|Richter}} {{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Dracula's Castle]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Castlevania|Vampire Killer (Remix)}}''||

|4||{{SSBU|King K. Rool}} {{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px}} and {{SSBU|Chrom}} {{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Pirate Ship]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|Gang-Plank Galleon}}''||Free-for-All

|5||{{SSBU|Isabelle}} {{Head|Isabelle|g=SSBU|s=20px}} and {{SSBU|Daisy}} {{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Smashville]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Animal Crossing|Tour - Animal Crossing: New Leaf}}''||

|6||{{SSBU|Incineroar}} {{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=20px}} and {{SSBU|Ken}} {{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||[[Boxing Ring]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|The Battle at the Summit!}}''||Free-for-All

|colspan="4"|[[Bonus Stage]]||

|Final||[[Rathalos]]||?||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Roar/Rathalos}}''

Due to its status as downloadable content, Piranha Plant does not have a legitimate role in World of Light. Instead, it is unlocked for use in the mode after freeing 10 fighters from [[Galeem]]'s control. If loading an existing save file that meets this condition prior to downloading Piranha Plant, it is immediately unlocked.

 

==[[Spirit]]s==

Piranha Plant's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins, only after Piranha Plant itself is downloaded. Unlocking Piranha Plant in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces it with its artwork in ''Ultimate''.

 

While Piranha Plant itself does not appear in other spirits, Petey Piranha (who appears in its Final Smash) has his own spirit.

Piranha Plant.png|1303. '''''Piranha Plant'''''

Piranha_Plant_Unused_Render.png|Piranha Plant's unused render of a red plant inside of a warp pipe.

Piranha_Plant-Alt1.png|Piranha Plant's official render of a green plant inside of a warp pipe.

SSBUWebsitePiranhaPlant2.jpg|Piranha Plant shooting a Spiky Ball at {{SSBU|Chrom}} on [[Halberd]].

SSBUWebsitePiranhaPlant6.jpg|Pirahna Plant next to {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}'s [[Sing]] in [[Living Room]].

===Character Showcase Video===

*Piranha Plant's official artwork has a UV Mapping error near the base of its pot, where the texture appears to squish vertically. It can be seen [[:File:PiranhaPlantUVErr.png|here.]]

*Piranha Plant is the only character that counterattacks its opponent when footstooled, albeit only when it's crouching.

*Piranha Plant is currently the only character who doesn't appear in any Spirit battles. Presumably, it's due to being the only downloadable character thus far that wasn't released alongside new content.

*Piranha Plant is the first newcomer in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' to have all its alternate costumes shown in its reveal trailer; in fact, they were all shown in one shot, excluding the main.

**{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} was the first character this happened with, when he was revealed in his trailer for {{forwiiu}}.

*Piranha Plant is the first playable character to be a [[wikipedia:Mob (gaming)|mob]].

**In addition, ''Ultimate'' is the first time a generic Piranha Plant has been playable in any game. However, [[Petey Piranha]], a Piranha Plant himself, has been playable in various ''Mario'' spin-off games; Fire and Poison Piranha Plants are capturable by Mario in ''Super Mario Odyssey''; and Fire Stalking Piranha Plants are playable in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' and ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''.

**A generic Piranha Plant was also a partner that could be controlled alongside your character in the duel mode of ''Mario Party 3'', with ''Ultimate'' marking it’s debut as a fully playable character.

**Worth noting is the fact that a Fire Piranha Plant was added as a character in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis Aces}}'' as a post-launch unlockable character, and, like the Piranha Plant in ''Smash'', is potted and moves around in such.

*Piranha Plant is the only downloadable character in the series who receives an official [[Palutena's Guidance]] unlike in ''Smash 4'' and later ''Ultimate'' DLC, where downloadable fighters have a generic conversation.

**It is also the only downloadable character to have a fighter showcase video, likely due to being revealed before release.  

*Piranha Plant is currently the only first-party DLC newcomer in ''Ultimate''.

*Piranha Plant is the first (and only, so far) playable character who isn't a Pokémon in the ''Smash Bros.'' series to be referred to with gender-neutral pronouns, barring the error in which [[Dark Samus]] was referred to as "it" until the mistake was corrected. <!-- In its Palutena's Guidance, the "her" is referring to Viridi, not Piranha Plant -->

**This is not including characters whose alternate costumes change their gender, including [[Pokémon Trainer]], [[Villager]], [[Robin]], [[Corrin]], and [[Inkling]]; who are referred to as “they” and “their” in the [[tips]].

*Piranha Plant is the second character to have a victory pose that features another playable fighter, the first being one of Robin's involving [[Chrom]].

*Because of its downloadable status, Piranha Plant's character unlock tree is identical to that of {{SSBU|Mario}} himself.

*Piranha Plant is the second DLC character to be free for a limited time after launch, the first being {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

**Both characters were first to be released as DLC in their respective games.

*Piranha Plant is the first and so far only original newcomer in ''[[Ultimate]]'' to not have a CGI reveal trailer.

*The splash art for Piranha Plant is so far the only one that uses a different font, opposite to the font "DF Gothic Japanese" that was used in every single splash art since ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

*Piranha Plant's "eye glint" effect for pre-match splash screens and its HUD icon for Final Smashes is applied differently from other fighters as it has no eyes; the twinkle effect is applied to one of its teeth instead.

*Datamining Piranha Plant's character data reveals some interesting information:  

**Files indicate that Piranha Plant was programmed with three jumps, including animations; however, it was removed prior to release, with the day one patch streamlining its jumps to two. This was done by changing its "jump_count_max" parameter from 3 to 2.<ref>https://nintendosoup.com/piranha-plant-was-nerfed-before-it-was-added-into-super-smash-bros-ultimate/</ref>

*If Piranha Plant gets grabbed by a grab that uses a unique animation on captures characters ({{SSBU|Snake}}'s grab, {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}'s [[Flame Choke]], etc.) while either using its forward smash or [[Poison Breath]], it will remain in that form until it gets released.