Editing Piranha Plant (SSBU)

|image = {{tabber|title1=Pot|content1=[[File:Piranha Plant SSBU.png|250px]]|title2=Pipe|content2=[[File:Piranha_Plant-Alt1.png|210px]]}}

|availability = [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|Downloadable]]

:{{cquote|''Piranha Plant Pipes Up!''|cite=Introduction tagline}}

'''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 for purchase on February 1st, 2019. However, it was made available at no cost as early as January 29th, 2019 for players who purchased the digital version of ''Ultimate'' or registered their physical version with My Nintendo by January 31st, 2019. Piranha Plant is not part of either Fighters Pass, making it the only DLC character with this distinction. Piranha Plant is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #70]].

 

Piranha Plant is ranked 77th out of 82 on the current [[tier list]], placing it in the D- tier and making it the lowest ranking DLC character overall. Piranha Plant's most noteworthy attribute is its trapping potential. [[Ptooie]] is considered one of the strongest and most versatile projectiles in the game, being able to dish out a lot of damage, cover aerial approaches, be used as a ledgetrapping tool, and even be employed as a defensive deterrent in the event of the opponent interrupting it in close-quarters engagements. [[Poison Breath]] can be utilized to pile on immense damage if Piranha Plant manages to lock in the opponent into its area of effect, or to deny the enemy of approach routes that can circumvent damage. Piranha Plant bolsters these strengths with its possession of very fast frame data on the ground, with moves such as its [[neutral attack]], and [[forward tilt]] being able to be employed as effective damage dealing pokes. Its fast frame data extends to its grab and [[up smash]], benefitting its KO power, as its up throw also serves as a KO throw. These traits round out to make Piranha Plant a highly defensive powerhouse that can respond to several approaches with effective keep away and anti-air options. It is also classified as a [[heavyweight]], offering it a strong level of endurance, which is also complemented by a long-distanced recovery in the form of [[Piranhacopter]].

 

 

Since its release, Piranha Plant has seen low tournament representation, and although it has seen success from players such as {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Lucky|p=Minnesota}}, and {{Sm|Tas}}, it is considered a fairly weak character in competitive play.

Piranha Plant is a [[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 is its diverse special moves. 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. Its up special, [[Piranhacopter]], has hitboxes beside itself and travels a great distance, pairing well with Piranha Plant's heavy weight and fast falling speed to give it excellent survivability. Its down special, [[Long-Stem Strike]], grants [[super armor]] during its pot phase and tremendous range when fully charged, at the cost of extending its hurtbox significantly.

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, of which the second hit 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 {{SSBU|Palutena}} and {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s neutral aerials, 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, whereas 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. Lastly, down aerial is a long-ranged and decently strong meteor smash with very fast startup.

Another strength Piranha Plant possesses is a decent grab game; while its grab range is short, its grabs' frame data is among the fastest in the game, and its throws have their own unique perks; forward throw is a useful throw for positioning and edgeguarding, back and up throws have KO potential at high percentages, and down throw is a viable combo starter at low to high percentages.

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 slow airspeed. 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 heavyweight and tall hurtbox makes 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, and most of Piranha Plant's KO moves are either short-ranged or laggy.

Another problem Piranha Plant has is that its two projectiles, which are a crucial part of its toolkit, are notably vulnerable to reflectors due to the slow startup of [[Ptooie]] and the fact that [[Poison Breath]] can be reflected at any point during its duration, which forces it to use its projectiles more shrewdly when facing opponents with reflectors.

Overall, Piranha Plant is a unique heavyweight fighter 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 end lag that many of them have, thus making it a patient fighter when it comes to approaching.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

''For a gallery of Piranha Plant's hitboxes, see [[Piranha Plant (SSBU)/Hitboxes|here]].''

|neutraldesc= Jabs forwards with its leaf, followed by a leaf jab with its other leaf, followed by a headbutt, which can be hard to punish on shield due to its low ending lag. Alternatively, the leaf swipes can be followed by a flurry of chomps, ending in a more powerful chomp; similar to {{SSBU|Corrin}}'s rapid jab. The first hit is incredibly fast at frame 2, making it a good, albeit short-ranged option to interrupt attacks. The flurry can deal up to ~20% in one go, making it good for racking damage. Meanwhile, the three hit combo has low endlag and sends at the [[Sakurai Angle]], making it good for tech-chasing. Holding the attack button will have Piranha Plant perform the first jab repeatedly.

|ftiltname=Push and Pull ({{ja|押しパックン|Oshi Pakkun}}, ''Pushing Pakkun'')

|ftiltdmg=5.5%

|ftilt2dmg=6%

|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 made in ''Super Mario 64''.

|utiltname= 

|utiltdmg=9% (head), 7% (body)

|utiltdesc=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.

|dtiltname= 

|dtiltdmg=6% (base), 7% (tip)

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

|dashname= 

|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 percents.

|fsmashname=Prickly Swing ({{ja|イガイガスイング|Igaiga Swing}})

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|19}} (head), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|15}} (stem)

|fsmashdesc=Turns into a {{s|mariowiki|Prickly Piranha Plant}} from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' and headbutts forward. Its head is intangible for as long as the hitboxes are out. It 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%.

|usmashname= 

|usmashdesc=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 nature, though, opponents can occasionally fall out of up smash, making it somewhat unreliable at times. It can KO middleweights at around 91%.

|dsmashname= 

|dsmashdesc=Sweeps its pot/pipe around itself. Both the front and back hits can KO middleweights from the edge of Final Destination at around 95% and 82% respectively. Its strong [[semi-spike]] angle makes it a versatile edgeguarding move, and as of update 8.0.0, it is Piranha Plant's fastest smash attack and effective for a quick KO option. However, the hitbox is deceptively smaller than the animation entails, as it doesn't even fully cover the pot/pipe on both hits.

|nairname= 

|nairdesc=Twirls rapidly with its leaves extended, hitting multiple times. Resembles {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s neutral aerial but with lesser range and frame data. Due to its looping hits using an auto-link angle, it can be used to drag opponents down to start grounded combos.

|fairname= 

|fairdesc=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. As of the 8.0.0 update, forward aerial's startup lag and autocancel window were improved, allowing it to hit grounded opponents more consistently out of a short hop.

|bairname=Fire Breath ({{ja|火炎ふき|Kaen Fuki}}, ''Flame Wipe'')

|bairdesc=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 very high amount of ending lag, making it potentially risky to use against offstage opponents, as Piranha Plant will be at risk of [[self-destruct]]ing. Fire Piranha Plants originated in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

|uairname= 

|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}}

|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. As of the 8.0.0 update, up aerial is now disjointed due to Piranha Plant's head being intangible while the move is active, and its knockback has been substantially increased to the point it is a reliable KO move, as it can KO at ground level at 150% and as low as 115% near the top platform of Battlefield.

|dairname=Flowerpot Meteor ({{ja|植木鉢メテオ|Uekibachi Meteo}})

|dairdesc=Flips and stomps its pot/pipe below it. Sweetspots at the bottom of the pot, which will meteor smash rather powerfully. It 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.

|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})

|grabdesc=Reaches out with its leaves. Decent range and among the fastest grabs in the game.

|pummelname= 

|pummeldmg=1.4%

|pummeldesc=Bites the opponent. Average speed, while dealing marginally more damage than other similar pummels. It shares this distinction with {{SSBU|Pichu}}.

|fthrowname= 

|fthrowdesc=Headbutts the opponent away. Generally only used for stage control purposes or setting up an edgeguard.

|bthrowname= 

|bthrowdesc= Flings the opponent behind with its mouth. It can KO middleweights from the edge of Final Destination at around 148%.

|uthrowname= 

|uthrowdesc=Tosses the opponent upward, and launches them with a bite. A reliable KO throw, being capable of KOing middleweights at around 151%.

|dthrowname= 

|dthrowdesc=Throws the opponent to the ground and bites them twice. Can combo into an aerial at low percents, or into a dash attack if the opponent DIs outward.

|floorfname= 

|floorbname= 

|floortname= 

|edgename= 

|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. Holding the special move button will keep the spiky ball afloat, while letting go will cause the Piranha Plant to swallow it, canceling the move. The spiky ball has [[transcendent priority]] (although a strong enough hit can cause it to bounce off), and the move stalls Piranha Plant's fall 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. The move has moderate ending lag, but this is significantly reduced if the spiky ball hits something while it is afloat, allowing for unique combos. Based on the {{s|mariowiki|Ptooie}} enemy introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

|ssdesc=The Piranha Plant spews a damaging cloud of poison in front of it. If all hits connect, it will deal a great amount of damage. The cloud itself has no knockback and deals no hitstun, but it can be [[counterattack|countered]]/[[reflection|reflected]] and shielded. If an opponent attempts to shield against this attack, it will do detrimental damage to the shield itself. The move is chargeable, and it can be saved for later use. During execution, Piranha Plant changes its color to match the {{s|mariowiki|Putrid Piranha}} enemy from the ''Paper Mario'' series.

|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, however, this is unlikely due to the final hit activating surprisingly early, and its weak knockback scaling. Furthermore, the move's looping hits have SDI multipliers of 3 and 3.5, albeit with only a small window to make inputs. It does have a notable 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. The longer it is charged, the further the bite reaches, though this also extends the character’s hurtbox. Piranha Plant can move its pot to aim in one direction while charging, though it is not possible to switch directions after doing so. The move can also be canceled by pressing the attack button while charging, which will cause Piranha Plant to bite early without extending. Piranha Plant gains damage-based [[heavy armor]] (tanks up to 15%) and decreases damage slightly during the charge, and has [[intangibility]] on its head during the bite. A deadly edgeguarding tool due to its aforementioned absurdly high reach and power, notably when fully charged. Its hitbox is also large enough to hit ledge hanging opponents, and also deals high shield damage, depleting more than half a shield at full charge. 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=4% (cage), 5% (high jump landing), 5% (fire, caged), 3% (fire, collateral) 20% (cage slam)

|fsdesc= The Piranha Plant summons [[Petey Piranha]], who stomps around the stage with his cages from his boss fight in [[The Subspace Emissary]]. The player has some influence over Petey Piranha's actions: he will always start moving in the direction that Piranha Plant was facing when summoned; he can change direction and hop further based on which way the [[control stick]] is held and by how much; holding a jump input makes him jump higher, dealing damage to opponents below him when landing. Opponents that get hit by a cage will be placed inside of an unoccupied cage, regardless of which cage they are hit by. After three seconds, he will stop hopping and breath fire into each of the cages—the fire can hit characters that aren't in cages, but they take less damage than those inside of cages. Afterwards he will 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 the stage, taking any trapped opponents with him, though it 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.

 

===[[Announcer]] call===

 

===[[On-screen appearance]]===

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

===[[Taunt]]s===

*'''Up taunt''': Rises up out of its pot/pipe, using the same animation and sound effects as its entrance animation. Some of Piranha Plant's teeth deform to make the taunt look better from afar. This is most noticeable when zooming on Piranha Plant while pausing.

*'''Side taunt''': Bites the air around it multiple times, similar to one of {{SSBU|Bowser}} and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s taunts.

*'''Down taunt''': Spins around and strikes a pose with a grin.

 

 

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

*'''Up:''' {{SSBU|Mario}} runs towards Piranha Plant's pot/pipe and jumps over it, only for Piranha Plant to pop out and bite Mario, sending him flying, before smiling, a reference to its reveal trailer.

*'''Right:''' Hangs down from the ceiling and poses.

All of Piranha Plant's opponents are the base roster newcomers in the game. 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 former'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]], fits with the theme as it is new to the series.

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!Round!!Opponent!!Stage!!Music!!Notes

|1||{{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}} {{SSBU|Inkling}} (x8)||[[Moray Towers]] ([[Battlefield form]])||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Splatoon|Splattack! (Original)}}''||Horde Battle (3 at a time)

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

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

|4||{{CharHead|King K. Rool|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Chrom|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Pirate Ship]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Donkey Kong|Gang-Plank Galleon}}''||Free-for-All. The stage references Gangplank Galleon, King K. Rool's ship.

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

|6||{{CharHead|Incineroar|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Ken|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Boxing Ring]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pokémon|The Battle at the Summit!}}''||Free-for-All. References their shared reveal trailer.

|colspan="5"|[[Bonus Stage]]

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

[[File:WoL-70PiranhaPlant.jpg|thumb|The message that shows Piranha Plant's availability in World of Light|left]]

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 before downloading Piranha Plant, it is immediately unlocked.

 

Piranha Plant's fighter spirit can be obtained by completing {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} as Piranha Plant. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Piranha Plant has been 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. Its fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces it with its artwork in ''Ultimate''.

SSBU spirit Piranha Plant.png|1,303. '''''Piranha Plant'''''

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SSBUWebsitePiranhaPlant2.jpg|Piranha Plant using [[Ptooie]] at {{SSBU|Chrom}} on [[Halberd]].

SSBUWebsitePiranhaPlant6.jpg|Piranha Plant taunting near {{SSBU|Jigglypuff}} while it is using [[Sing]] in [[Living Room]].

Piranhacopter.jpg|Piranha Plant using Piranhacopter in Mushroom Kingdom U.

===Fighter Showcase Video===

[[File:PiranhaPlantUVErr.png|thumb|The UV error on Piranha Plant's official artwork. Note the textures being squished.]]

*Piranha Plant is the only DLC fighter in ''Ultimate'':

**To not have an internal codename, instead being referred to in the game files as its Japanese name "packun". This may be due to it being developed and revealed pre-release, thus avoiding the need to conceal its identity to eventual dataminers.

**Who is not part of a Fighters Pass.

**Whose [[Final Smash]]:

***is not cinematic at all.

***will still play out in full even if no one is caught in the initial hit.

**To have a fighter showcase video on the official website, likely due to being revealed before release.

**To have received a unique [[Palutena's Guidance]] conversation in the game it was DLC in; other ''Ultimate'' downloadable fighters use a generic conversation that was previously used by the ''Smash 4'' DLC characters.

**Who shares a [[victory theme]] with another fighter ({{SSBU|Bowser}} and {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}).

***Most of these distinctions in addition to the theme of its {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} route have led players to speculate that Piranha Plant may have originally been planned to be a part of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s base roster, but was held back either due to time constraints or to have a bonus character for those who purchased the game early.

*Piranha Plant's official artwork has a UV mapping error near the base of its pot, where the texture appears to squish vertically.

*On the [[character selection screen]], Piranha Plant's icon in the Japanese version shows its name within only one row, while in the English version it is shown with two rows. This trait is shared with {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}, the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s, and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}.

**Piranha Plant’s image in the character selection screen is lower than the English version of the icon.

*Piranha Plant is one of only two fighters to have a victory pose that features another playable fighter (in this case, Mario). The other is {{SSBU|Robin}}, whose victory pose features {{SSBU|Chrom}}.

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

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

*Piranha Plant is the only unique newcomer in ''[[Ultimate]]'' that does not have an animated reveal trailer.

*The splash art for Piranha Plant was the first one that used a font other than DF Gothic Japanese, which has been used in nearly every other character reveal splash art since ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. The substitute font is named Source Sans Pro.  

**The second splash art that used a different font was {{SSBU|Kazuya}}'s, which uses the same font from ''Tekken 7'''s battle loading screen.

*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.

**Files indicate that Piranha Plant was programmed with three jumps, including animations; however, it was removed before release, with the day one patch streamlining its jumps to two. <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 capturing characters ({{SSBU|Snake}}'s grab, {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}'s [[Flame Choke]], etc.) while using either its forward smash or [[Poison Breath]], it will remain in that form until it gets released.

*Piranha Plant is the only fighter who was not added to the [[:File:SSBU Panoramic.png|panoramic artwork]] until after being made available in-game.

**Although {{SSBU|Joker}} was not added to the banner after he was announced, he was added immediately after the first gameplay footage of him was shown, which was a day before his actual release.

*In Spanish, French, German, and Italian, the name tag and voice clip from the announcer on the victory screen is slightly different from the one used on the character select screen, instead featuring a noticeable translation of "the" ('''la''' Planta Piraña, '''la''' Fleur Piranha {{NTSC}}/Plante Piranha {{PAL}}, '''die''' Piranha-Pflanze, '''la''' Pianta Piranha). Piranha Plant shares this trait with Wii Fit Trainer, Pokémon Trainer, {{SSBU|Villager}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, the {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, the Mii Fighters, {{SSBU|Hero}}, [[Steve (SSBU)|Zombie, and Enderman]].

*Piranha Plant's [https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/detail/piranha-plant-amiibo-super-smash-bros-series/ description] on the North American [[amiibo]] website is based on its trophy description from ''[[Brawl]]''.

*In the victory animation featuring Mario, the game's "whoosh" sound effect when receiving knockback can be heard when he flies away.

*Piranha Plant is one of three characters never to appear in any Spirit Battles, the others being {{SSBU|Terry}} and {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}.

*The base of Piranha Plant's pot has a chipped part on the bottom. This trait is shared with its [[mariowiki:File:MP3 Waluigi Storm Chasers Artwork.jpg|artwork]] from ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party 3}}''.