Petey Piranha

Petey Piranha (Boss Pakkun, in Japan) (sometimes referred to as Boss Piranha Plant) is a giant mutant dragon-like humanoid Piranha Plant who first appeared in Super Mario Sunshine in Bianco Hills. Since then, Petey Piranha has been among one of the main recurring characters and bosses of the Mario franchise.
Petey Piranha is thought to be a loyal follower of Bowser in several of his appearances however this is undetermined (as in some, he is shown to be independent), and it has been suggested in bios for Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Party: Star Rush, as well as by his Japanese name, Boss Packun, that he is the ruler of his kind, with "Packun Flower" being the Japanese name for the Piranha Plant. This is confirmed in Mario Party Superstars where, in the encyclopedia, he is called the leader of the Piranha Plants.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Petey Piranha has a largely different appearance from other Piranha Plants, but he can still be identified as one from having a red head with white spots. Petey Piranha has a large head and a proportionately small and thin body. On Petey's head is a ring of yellow petals with orange rims. Petey's leaf-like arms and thin peg-shaped legs allow him to move around. Petey also has large, green lips, similar to the Piranha Plants from Super Mario 64, and he wears red shorts with white spots. Since Mario Superstar Baseball, Petey has been shown to have a tongue. His bio in the same game says that Petey Piranha got his appearance from an unknown mutation.
In Super Mario Sunshine, Petey Piranha is considerably taller than Mario. While he would retain this trait in subsequent appearances, Petey would be downsized for his playable appearances, such as Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and in sprite-based games like Super Princess Peach.
===Powers and abilities===
Petey can be set apart from his brethren by his own innate features, such as using his arms to fly and his ability to summon tornadoes and vines. Petey Piranha can also spit out Nipper Plants and swallow a character.
== Biography ==
===The First Fight===
In the past of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Petey Piranha ate Princess Peach and Kylie Koopa in the Koopaseum "basement". Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi went into the Gritzy Caves and fought him to save Peach and Kylie Koopa. Petey's attacks include diving into the sand and making rocks fly towards the Mario Bros. To dodge this assault, the player must look at how Petey dives and jump with the according Bro. The mutant plant starts the battle hovering, but after so many attacks, he falls into the sand. While in this state, only his head is visible above the ground. His other main attack, while grounded, includes going underground and swallowing the sand, trying to drag the Mario Bros. into his mouth. The brothers must jump up and down as to not get consumed. After a certain number of turns, he jumps back out of the sand and resumes hovering. He can, once again, be knocked out of the air. It should also be noted that while Petey does appear in the past, he may not be from it, and the Shroobs may have brought him from the future to aid in their conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom.
===Battle in Bianco Hills===
In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser Jr. selected Petey to help him defeat Mario on his vacation to Isle Delfino. Petey Piranha was stationed in Bianco Hills where he terrorized the residents from atop the Windmill. When Mario faced him on top of the Big Windmill, Petey Piranha's enormous weight made the windmill's roof collapse and he and Mario fell into the windmill. Inside, Petey Piranha attacked Mario by spitting Goop at him and spawning Swoopin' Stus to attack. Mario, however, shot water into his mouth with F.L.U.D.D., and then Ground Pounded Petey Piranha's belly three times. Petey Piranha then dissolved into Goop.
However, Petey Piranha survived and appeared once again in Episode 5, where he was happily snoozing on a cliff high above Bianco Hills. After Mario woke him by blasting him with a Poink, Petey Piranha used his enormous arms to fly, and launched an attack from the sky. Mario had to get him on the ground by shooting Poinks at him, and once again had to fill Petey Piranha's belly with water and Ground Pound it. On the ground, Petey Piranha not only attacked by spitting Goop, but also by unleashing small tornadoes. After being defeated, Petey Piranha once again dissolved into Goop and is not seen again in the game.
===Petey Piranha Returns===
Even if he was said to be defeated, Petey Piranha reappeared as a boss in Super Princess Peach, residing in Ladida Plains. In this game, he is labeled under the name Boss P. Plant. When Peach arrives in Petey's area, she sees an imprisoned Toad and just as she goes to save him, the overgrown plant emerges from the ground and swallows the Toad, who is trapped in a ball, and the princess must defeat Petey to rescue the poor mushroom resident. Peach had to use her Gloom vibe to make a plant grow so that she could leap on a leaf and once again use the vibe to put tears into the plant and inflate him, making him fall down and reveal his weak spot: his belly button. Peach had to jump on his belly five times to defeat him. The method of defeating the plant makes this appearance quite similar to his Super Mario Sunshine appearance.
===Petey Piranha in the Ice World===
In New Super Mario Bros., Petey Piranha is the boss of World 5, the ice world. He attacked by flying up high, then dropping from the sky, crushing any opponents beneath him with a move similar to the Ground Pound. Since the floor was made of slippery ice, after attacking he slipped and fell. It was then that he could be attacked. If Mario or Luigi could defeat him using a Mini Mushroom, they would travel to World 7 instead of World 6. While tiny, the brothers were forced to use Ground Pounds to simply hurt the beast. Many Piranha Plants appeared in Petey's castle, a subtle hint that he would appear as the boss.
===Petey Piranha's Island===
Petey Piranha returns again in Paper Mario: Sticker Star this time residing on the tropical jungles of World 5, the Tropical Ruins Island. Petey Piranha is seen residing inside the volcano and is the cause of its constant eruptions. The Spear Guys residing on the island would throw fests to prevent the dangerous Rumble Volcano from erupting however one day, a Royal Sticker descended down on the island and Petey Piranha emerged swallowing the Royal Sticker which made him shinier and stronger. Upon donning the Royal Sticker on his head, he later returned back to the volcano. 
When Mario and Kersti arrive at the Rumble Volcano after a long trek through the Island, Kersti decides to check the place out however at that moment, Petey Piranha emerges for a surprise attack and swallows Kersti whole retreating to his platform. Mario tried to give chase however there was a large hole in the bridge which prevented him from following Petey, instead, he took a long detour around the volcano defeating some Big Chain Chomps along the way for use on the elevator and then finally reached the overgrown Piranha Plant. Mario engaged Petey Piranha in battle, during the battle, Petey Piranha attempted to attack Mario by spitting gooey balls at him, attacking from above, and spinning into him. After several hits, Mario freed Kersti from Petey's stomach and then finished off Petey Piranha retrieving the Royal Sticker from his head to add to the collection.
===Encounter at Sunbeam Plains===
Petey Piranha comes back for more in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. This time, he is found residing at the Sunbeam Plains. When Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario reach the end of the area, Bowser and Paper Bowser arrive revealing that they have kidnapped Princess Peach and Paper Princess Peach and send Petey Piranha to deal with the heroes. Petey Piranha put up a very good fight and used some brutal attacks, but the Mario Bros. and Paper Mario were too powerful and bested him yet again. Upon Petey's defeat, the heroes continued onward chasing the two Bowsers. Later on, Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario battle Petey Piranha's long lost paper counterpart Paper Petey Piranha.
==In ==
===Super Mario Sunshine===
In Super Mario Sunshine, Petey Piranha is encountered in Bianco Hills, where he is responsible for covering the area in goop. He is featured within two different missions: Episode 2: Down with Petey Piranha! and Episode 5: Petey Piranha Strikes Back.
In Down with Petey Piranha!, Mario can encounter Petey on top of the Big Windmill. Before reaching him, Petey will shoot goop at Mario from the windmill if he cleans up some of the goop at the gatehill area. Upon reaching here, a cutscene is shown of Petey letting out a screech, followed by the Big Windmill's roof breaking, causing Mario and Petey to fall inside and starting the boss battle. Whenever Petey opens his mouth, Mario can use FLUDD to squirt water into it until Petey's belly is full, causing him to fall onto his back. Mario can then do a Ground Pound on Petey Piranha's belly to damage him. If Mario is not quick enough at squirting water into Petey's mouth beforehand, Petey Piranha spits out brown goop. Mario has to Ground Pound on Petey Piranha three times to defeat him, upon which Petey's body turns brown, melts into goop, and disappears, revealing a Shine Sprite.
Petey was somehow resurrected for the episode Petey Piranha Strikes Back. is resting on a tall ground platform in the middle of a lake. Mario can begin the boss fight by firing a Poink at Petey Piranha. Throughout the battle, Petey flies around the village area, and Mario has to spray Petey with FLUDD to make him fall to the ground. Aside from this, another difference is that Petey Piranha can create whirlwinds. Mario can attack Petey Piranha using the same method as before, but after Mario Ground Pounds onto Petey's belly, Petey Piranha proceeds to fly back up into the sky. Just like in his previous boss fight, Mario can defeat Petey Piranha by Ground Pounding his belly a total of three times.
There is an infamous sequence break in the first mission, Road to the Big Windmill, in which Mario can kill the mini-boss (a Polluted Piranha Plant) and skip past the Shine Sprite, and take the normal path to Petey Piranha. Once you reach the part of the Big Windmill where you see the Pianta, he exclaims, "Hey, you are not supposed to be here yet!" Get past the windmill and begin your battle with Petey Piranha.
===Super Princess Peach===
Petey Piranha (under the name Boss P. Plant in this game) appears in Super Princess Peach as the boss of Ladida Plains. When Peach arrives at Petey's area, she sees a Toad trapped inside a bubble and just as she goes to save him, Petey emerges from the ground and swallows the trapped Toad whole. Peach then engages Petey in battle. During the battle, Petey Piranha has a number of attacks, his first attack involves him holding his mouth wide open before spitting out several Nipper Plants (and occasionally a Vibe Crystal). Petey Piranha can also let out a violent roar which comes with such great force that Peach can be blown back if she is close, Petey's other attack involves him sending out shockwaves which not only damage Peach but kill any Nipper Plants still on the arena. Anyway, to beat Petey, Peach will need to use her Gloom Vibe to grow the Plants on either side of Petey Piranha then climb up them. When Petey opens his mouth whilst getting ready to spit the Nipper Plants, Peach must use her Gloom Vibe to make Petey Piranha swallow a wave of water. After Petey swallows enough water, he will collapse and this allows Peach to stomp his weak spot which is his belly button. After three hits, Petey will turn red and actually start hopping around the arena thereby becoming more aggressive and unpredictable. As Petey is now moving, it is now slightly harder to line up Peach's Gloom tears with Petey's open mouth but after Petey Piranha is hit two more times, he explodes and Peach is able to rescue the Toad.
=== New Super Mario Bros. ===
Petey Piranha is the boss of World 5, the ice world. Many Piranha Plants appear in Petey's castle, a subtle hint that Petey is going to appear as the boss at the end. Before his fight, Petey is seen sleeping, but Bowser Jr. jumps on him, causing him to awaken. (During rematches after you beat his level, Petey will just wake up from his nap on his own.) When he is confronted by Mario or Luigi, he attacks by flying up high, then dropping back down, attempting to crush Mario or Luigi beneath him with a move similar to the Ground Pound. Since the floor is made of slippery ice, after attacking, he slips and falls. Then, Mario or Luigi can attack his belly to hurt him. However, Petey will not fall if his Ground Pound scores a hits. After two hits to his belly, he starts his attack by jumping from side to side. If Mario defeats him using a Mini Mushroom, he can travel to World 7 instead of World 6. However, he is forced to Ground Pound him to inflict damage upon him when tiny. Once defeated, Petey Piranha attempts to get up (similar to Mario/Luigi's death animation seen in Super Mario 64/Super Mario 64 DS) while glowing a bright white light; he soon vanishes, revealing the key.
If the player has already beaten Petey Piranha once and decides to fight him again, Bowser Jr. will not be present, and he will wake up on his own instead.
Petey is the only boss of this game (other than Mega Goomba) who can be defeated in one hit with an item other than a Mega Mushroom, although with Petey, this requires precise timing. The player requires the Starman from the Roulette Block. It must be grabbed when it bounces near the platform with the Super Piranha Plant. The player must then quickly run into the door and into Petey's room. When he starts flying, the player should jump into him before the Star's power runs out, and he will be defeated instantly.
Petey can also be defeated quickly with the Blue Shell: since he will be knocked onto his back as soon as Mario or Luigi slide into him with the Blue Shell, he can be quickly and easily damaged.
==In ==
===Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour===
This is first appearance where Petey both appears in a spinoff game and as a playable character. Since then, Petey has been playable alongside the Mario cast in several other spinoff games, though not as regularly as certain established spinoff characters such as Waluigi and Princess Daisy.
Here, Petey can be unlocked by completing all side games (excluding the Birdie Challenge) on beginner, intermediate and expert. Petey's large size make him the most powerful golfer in the game, capable of hitting the longest distance and launching the ball with a higher trajectory than any other character. When Petey hits the ball with his club, a golden streak follows the ball, like the tail of a comet. Like the other unlockable characters, his star character was available from the start.
On the character select screen, Petey is sleeping, while other characters are all doing some sort of exercise/warm-up/stretch. His animations after completing a hole include him flying up high (eagle, albatross or hole-in one), laughing (birdie), doing the "wave" (par), slapping himself in the face, similar to Super Mario Sunshine if he gets hit by Mario (bogey); and spitting goop before falling down (double bogey or worse).
===Mario Golf: World Tour===
Though he is absent from Mario Golf: World Tour, there is a Petey Piranha Mii costume that players can unlock. It can be unlocked by completing a Costume Challenge in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon course. Additionally, there is also a Petey Piranha-themed golf club and ball available to buy.
==In ==
===Mario Kart: Double Dash!!===
Petey Piranha is a playable character introduced to the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Petey is a Heavyweight character, meaning that his choice of karts tend to have a high top speed and traction, but poor acceleration and handling. In Double Dash!!, his default kart is the Piranha Pipes and his default partner is King Boo. He can use any special item, along with King Boo. Win the Mirror Star Cup to unlock him. He can only race in heavy karts like the other heavyweights. Notably, if Petey Piranha is selected, the camera will be slightly zoomed out during gameplay.
===Mario Kart Wii===
Although Petey Piranha doesn't appear in Mario Kart Wii, he was planned to appear as his icon can be seen in the game's files. Additionally, the Piranha Prowler (the game's heaviest kart) appears to be based on Petey's appearance.
===Mario Kart Tour===
Petey Piranha returns as a driver in the Piranha Plant Tour, being added to the game alongside a new Mii Racing Suit which is designed after him. His special skill is the Boomerang Flower.
A golden variant of Petey Piranha debuted in the Halloween Tour in 2022, and was available as a Ranked Cup reward. Unlike the regular Petey Piranha, his special skill is the Coin Box. Additionally, his weight class was erroneously set as medium until the 2022 Autumn Tour. At over 51 courses, Petey Piranha (Gold) currently has the most amount of favored courses of any playable character.
Stone Petey Piranha heads appear near a staircase in Piranha Plant Cove and Piranha Plant Cove 2, while a statue of Petey Piranha appears near another staircase in the latter course. His head is also depicted on the ground after the gliding section of Piranha Plant Cove 2.
===Mario Kart 8 Deluxe===
Petey Pirahna is set to appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a DLC character part of the Wave 5 pack. This marks Petey Piranha's first time appearing in a mainline Mario Kart game since Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 20 years ago.
==In Mario Pinball Land==
A slightly deformed version of Petey Piranha appears in Mario Pinball Land. In this game, Petey has no feet, a long neck, a more outward mouth, and a round body. He appears as the first boss in the game, in the Grassy Greens Stage. Before Mario could face him, Mario had to earn enough stars to open the Star Door at the entrance of the windmill. Once Mario had opened the door, Petey Piranha was fought. Mario has to hit Petey's body three times while distracting the head to beat him. 
==In ==
===Mario Power Tennis===
Petey appears again in Mario Power Tennis. In this game, he is one of four unlockable characters, the others being Fly Guy, Paratroopa, and Wiggler. The player can unlock Petey by clearing both the Thunder and Fire Tournaments in doubles.
Petey is the most powerful character, although he is slower than most other characters. His Power Shots are Sludge Racket and Piranha Swingback; the first involves swallowing his racket, puking it up, and spitting it at the ball at a high speed, while the latter involves him spitting a Piranha Plant in the Generator near the ball, which would then hit it back to the other side of the court. His default Doubles partner is Wiggler, who is a Defense type character, making them an effective team.
===Mario Tennis Aces===
Petey Piranha is the first boss, guarding one of the stones that powers Lucien at the Ancient Altar. In his boss fight, he acts like a normal tennis player, hitting the ball back at Mario with his leaf-like arms. Once Mario has hit the ball back at Petey enough times, Petey will fall over on his back and his belly button exposes. Mario must then perform a zone shot and hit Petey's belly button. When hit, Petey will get angry and start throwing small tornadoes at Mario. Mario can trick shot over the tornadoes to avoid them. To defeat Petey, Mario must hit his belly button three times.
Petey was later made a playable character as of a DLC update, and his Zone Shot involves him using a tornado to aid in his swings. He also has a unique hurt pose for a racket breaking, with one of his arms getting a bandage and his body disintegrating.
==In ==
===Mario Superstar Baseball===
In this game he is a Power type character, the strongest in the game with a batting stat of 9/10, tied with Bowser. He is also one of the slowest runners, with a running stat of 1/10, tied with Red Pianta, Yellow Pianta, and Bowser. In this game, he has good chemistry with Birdo, Donkey Kong and King Boo, but he has bad chemistry with Princess Daisy, Princess Peach, Noki and Pianta. Petey has the ability to Body Check, to save him in tight pinches. He can body check any other character, even Bowser, with ease. He also has the strongest throwing arm in the game, and he can't get body checked when on a base. 
In the Challenge mode, Petey Piranha starts off as a member of Wario's team, Wario Greats.
===Mario Super Sluggers===
Petey Piranha makes a reappearance, once again being a Power character and having the ability to Body Check. Unlike Mario Superstar Baseball, Petey is a starter character. In Challenge Mode, he appears in Peach Ice Garden in an empty flower pot. If Princess Peach uses her special ability, Petey Piranha appears. To get him to join, the player must hit the ball into the yellow circle five times.
Just as before, Petey's highest stat is his batting stat; his powerful batting is tied with that of Bowser and King K. Rool. His fielding is about average, but his pitching skills are rather weak, and he's a slow runner. Oddly, Petey Piranha's stamina is quite lackluster, since he gets exhausted rather quickly while pitching; even quicker than K. Rool, who also has low stamina. Petey Piranha has good chemistry with Birdo, King Boo, Blooper, and Wiggler, but he has bad chemistry with Pianta.
==In ==
===Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time===
Here, the evil Princess Shroob had Petey Piranha devour Princess Peach in a stadium at the Koopaseum. Mario, Luigi, and their baby selves then rush into the stadium and try to save Princess Peach by following the creature down into the Gritzy Caves. However, one of their friends who rushed in before, Kylie Koopa, an ace reporter who is rather impulsive, was captured by the Shroobs and is fed to Petey as well! Upon hitting a Question Block at the end of the Gritzy Caves, Petey Piranha reveals himself ready for his next snack. After constantly trying to hide from Petey Piranha, the four bros. engage him in battle.
In battle, Petey Piranha can be seen either flying in the air or resting in the sand (with his head sticking out), the two states will determine the attacks he uses (and what attacks work on him). For the former, Petey Piranha will fly to the cavern's roof and dive down to the ground sending rocks at the bros. which they must jump over. If Petey dives head first, the rocks will hit the bros. individually however if Petey does a flip, both rocks will be sent at the bros. simultaneously and they must jump at the same time to avoid being hit. For the latter, Petey Piranha will duck below the sand and try to form quicksand which the bros. must jump to avoid being sucked in, if one is sucked in, Petey will spit him back out cuasing the bro. to lose some HP. Petey can also send a Piranha Pest (attached to a vine) to attack the bros. they must constantly counter the swinging Piranha Pest with their hammer until it falls.
In the end, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi manage to defeat Petey and save Kylie Koopa and retrieve the third Cobalt Star Shard, Kylie reveals that after she was swallowed by Petey, Peach was immediately spat back out. Petey has a certain weakness against fireballs, possibly because of his flammable nature as a plant. Petey Piranha is the game's third major boss and unlike the first two doesn't have a high Defense amount that the bros need to somehow drop.
===Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam===
Petey Piranha is the first boss. He is fought at the end of Sunbeam Plains where he was summoned by Bowser and Paper Bowser to stop Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. This is the first game in the series where Petey Piranha is shown working for Bowser and is a member of the Koopa Troop.
In battle, Petey Piranha is capable of using a rush attack and an eating attack that will deal multiple damage and takes away a bro for a little while. Petey only uses the latter against Mario and Luigi. Petey Piranha can also use a shockwave attack that can damage all characters and must be avoided as Petey slams his butt into the ground. Petey Piranha's final attack consists of chasing Mario and Luigi while shooting goop balls at them. Paper Mario will transform into a paper airplane and Mario and Luigi will have to grab onto his transformed body in order to avoid the attacks. It is possible to 1-shot him if you are the max level with Paper Mario's hammer. Bros. Attacks are recommended when battling Petey Piranha, as well as Fire attacks, as Petey is vulnerable to those.
Petey also has a paper counterpart that serves as the fourth major boss and is, just like Petey himself, fought in Sunbeam Plains. This papery Petey Piranha doppelgänger named Paper Petey Piranha has his non-paper counterpart's shockwave move, and his ramming attack is blocked with a hammer instead of a jump. He also has multiple copies that help him in-battle, and his real body (whose head he might lift up) must be damaged enough to win the fight. Both Petey Piranhas are weak to fire.
====Stats====
Petey Piranha himself is a Level 4 Boss monster who has 143 hit points, an Attack score of 45, a Defense score of 37, and a Speed of 36. His defeat nets the Mario brothers with 70 Experience Points, 60 Coins, and one pair of Picnic Boots. In the Battle Ring, he is of Level 15 and has 920 hit points, an attack score of 99, a defense score of 107, and a Speed score of 87, and no Experience, Coin, or Item drops. He is weak to fire-type moves. His Paper Counterpart is has 384 hit points, an Attack score of 84, a Defense of 86, 62 Speed, and a vulnerability to fire-based attacks and gives 650 Experience Points, 330 Coins, and the Collector Wear when it is destroyed, with copies that have 34 hit points, Defense, the same Attack and Speed scores and vulnerability to fire-based attacks, and no Experience, Coin, or Item drops. In the Battle Ring, the paper Petey Piranha and his copies have an Attack score of 204, a Defense of 186, and Speed of 139, with no Experience, Coin, or Item drops upon defeat, with his real body having 858 hit points and the fakes having only 100.
==In Mario Hoops 3-on-3==
Two Petey Piranhas appear in the Daisy Garden court as the baskets in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and try to keep anyone from making a slam dunk. They can occasionally fall asleep, making the slam dunks possible during this time. If a team dunks three times in the first half without letting their opponents score, a blue seed will be in a Question Panel. If the player takes it, and wins the game, a secret court called Malboro Garden becomes playable.
==In Mario Strikers Charged==
Petey Piranha appears as an unlockable captain in the Wii game Mario Strikers Charged Football. Here, he is a Power player, making him good at tackling and shooting; however, he cannot not pass or run very well, however he is still a good asset to a team nonetheless for the aforementioned strengths. His Super Ability, Mud Slinger!, causes him to spit mud on the ground, which slows everyone but him down. He can use this move up to four times in one Super Ability. Petey Piranha's Deke involves rapidly banging his head backwards and forwards to prevent opponents from stealing the ball. His Mega Strike is difficult to block as well. In this move, Petey is enclosed in a large bud, while a stem sprouts from the ground and takes him above the stage.
Petey Piranha is the final unlockable character in the game, unlocked by beating the final cup, the Striker Cup, which involves beating Petey in the Stormship Stadium stage. Petey is not shown in the opening cinematics of the game, since Diddy and Bowser Jr. (the other two unlockables) did make brief appearances in that cinema, he is the only character in the game not shown in the opening.
==In Mario Sports Mix==
Petey Piranha appears in Mario Sports Mix on Daisy Garden, as an NPC. During a basketball match, Petey reprises his role from Mario Hoops 3-on-3, acting as the hoop, and during a dodgeball match, Petey stands on the side of the playing area and will spit goop that will act as obstacles to the players. This game also marks the first time Petey spits goop since 2004 in Mario Power Tennis, unless one counts New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis, which is a remake of Mario Power Tennis, or Mario Strikers Charged Football, since he spits "mud" rather than "goop".
Petey stars in his very own party game called Feed Petey where contestants try to feed as much fruit to him within the time limit.
==In ==
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
Petey Piranha is a boss of World 5, specifically the level Rumble Volcano. He is one of two bosses who debuted in Super Mario Sunshine, along with Gooper Blooper. Petey's petals are more sharpened out than his other appearances. He also wears a black crown on his head. Also, as shown in the picture, Paper Petey can actually talk.
As for the battle, Petey Piranha attacks mainly by spitting water at Mario which may cause Soggy, by flying and then dropping down onto him, and by using a spinning attack. The spinning attack is the key to defeating Petey as after he finishes the attack, he becomes unstable. Mario should then use a POW Block Sticker (or any other Hammer stickers) to knock him over. Petey's defenses decrease dramatically and Mario can cause a lot of damage to him them. After Petey gets down to 100 HP, Kersti will finally be spit out and Mario and finish off Petey Piranha with help of the Battle Spinner (depending on if it's used).
===Paper Mario: Color Splash===
While Petey Piranha does not appear, a mutant Piranha Plant resembling him called Petea Piranha does. He is seen poisoning the whimsical lakes of Plum Park.
==In ==
===Mario Party 10===
Petey Piranha makes his physical debut in the Mario Party series in Mario Party 10, in which he appears as the boss of Mushroom Park. He is fought in the boss minigame Petey's Bomb Battle, in which players must toss paint bombs at him to gain points. Periodically, he will attempt to inhale the bombs and spit them back at players to counterattack; being hit by Petey Piranha's attacks results in losing one point so it's always important to deflect his attacks before they hit. When Petey Piranha loses half of his health, he gets angry, and starts using more counterattacks. Keep attacking Petey until he is down for the count, upon defeat, Petey will explode releasing the Mini Stars.
===Mario Party: Star Rush===
Petey Piranha returns as a boss, this time in the minigame Petey Piranha's Shell Smackdown. During the battle, players much pick up the Shells scattered around the arena and toss them at Petey as he leaps around the arena attempting to stomp the players with his jumps. If players are hit by Petey, they lose points, Petey may also preform a violent spin which causes the shells to fly off the arena. After Petey Piranha does this attack, players should obtain any shells that appear after and resume bashing Petey. As the battle progresses, larger shells start appearing too. These shells do more damage to Petey and award more points as well. After Petey's health his depleaded halfway, he becomes angrier and far more aggressive and unpredictable. Players should continue avoiding his attacks and tossing shells at him, after the final strike, Petey is defeated and whoever has the most points at the end is the winner.
===Mario Party: The Top 100===
Here, Petey is seen in the 1 VS 3 minigame Piranha's Pursuit replacing the walking Piranha Plant from the original Mario Party minigame. He is seen chasing after the solo player (riding a skateboard) and the team players have to ground pound the cloud they are floating to let some rain down on Petey on to increase his size thereby making him faster. If Petey catches the solo player, him and the team players emerge victorious however if the solo player reaches the end, Petey will whack his head on the goal gate knocking him out as the team players sulk at their loss.
===Mario Party Superstars===
Petey Piranha returns in Mario Party Superstars once again appearing in the returning 1 VS 3 minigame (from Mario Party) Piranha's Pursuit. In this game, he once again fills the role of the walking Piranha Plant from the original and chases the solo player (riding a skateboard) as the team floats above Petey on a cloud dropping water on him to increase his size and speed. If the solo player makes it to the end first, Petey is KO'd and the team loses however if Petey catches the solo player, the team wins. 
==Crossover appearances==
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====Super Smash Bros. Brawl====
Petey Piranha makes an appearance as the first boss in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary. He appears in the Midair Stadium stage. After Bowser joins the Subspace Army in its attempts to conquer the World of Trophies, Petey and the Ancient Minister lead an attack on the Midair Stadium, where Mario and Kirby are having a friendly brawl. Before Petey captures the spectating Peach and Zelda in cages held in his hands, Mario is blasted away by a cannonball while he attempts to destroy a Subspace Bomb that has been dropped by the Ancient Minister, leaving Kirby as Petey's only opponent. Petey attacks Kirby by swinging the cages in his hands at him, as well as jumping into the air and potentially causing damage from the impact of him landing. Kirby has to attack the cages to weaken them, saving one of the princesses (attacking Petey himself deals damage to both his cages). Petey Piranha has no other attacks beside body slamming the player and swinging his cages around. Dealing enough damage to either cage causes him to get angry and increase the frequency of his attacks. Upon defeat, Petey Piranha collapses as his suddenly bursts into flames. Petey also has two stickers depicting him, with both of them being very large. However, only one of the princesses can be saved, and the other princess is changed back into a Trophy by Wario, who then steals her trophy. In the Great Maze later on, the player must face the 7 previous bosses and the first one is Petey Piranha who was been reborn by Tabuu.
Petey Piranha has two stickers; the first one depicts his artwork for Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, increases the power of darkness attacks by 47, and is only usable by Ganondorf. The second is his artwork for Mario Strikers Charged, increases the power of bite attacks by 32, and is only usable by Wario, Yoshi, Pokémon Trainer and Wolf. There is also a trophy of Petey Piranha, which can be obtained by throwing a Trophy Stand at him during battle.
Contrary to the Mario games, Petey Piranha has a darker color palette in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and also makes realistic roars instead of retaining his cartoonish voice, like Bowser and Donkey Kong.
====Super Smash Bros. Ultimate====
Petey Piranha was confirmed as Piranha Plant's Final Smash in the November 1st, 2018 Direct. Petey Piranha traps the opponents inside the cages from his boss fight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and breathes fire on them. Viridi also mentions his name when she gives her list of Piranha Plant species in the Piranha Plant's Palutena's Guidance message.
===Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition===
Petey Piranha is the boss of World 5-7 and World 8-3. He can also serve as an ally for the heroes. As an ally, Petey Piranha is very powerful so using him is ideal when going up against foes. His main attribute is Wood, and his sub-attribute is Light. Petey Piranha's skill, Giga Piranha Drain, can transform all Orbs into Fire, Wood, and Heart Orbs. His Awoken Skill increases the amount of HP that gets restored whenever Heart Orbs are cleared. All these skills make Petey Piranha very useful in battles.
Petey Piranha's strongest stat is obviously his ATK, and he also has above average HP while his RCV is below average. Petey Piranha can be made by using six Fire Flowers to transform a Fire Piranha Plant.
Unlike with most other games, Petey Piranha is treated as a regular enemy in this game, so he can still appear as an enemy, regardless of whether or not he's on the team.
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==Trivia==
*Dino Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy greatly resembles Petey Piranha.
*It is unknown, but Petey Piranha may be native to the Beanbean Kingdom. In Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, a Beanbean Piranha Plant known as a Piranha Bean appeared, which appears to be the same type of Piranha Plant as Petey.
*Although Petey Piranha isn't in a Mario Party game, before they made Wiggler's Garden in Mario Party DS, they were thinking of Petey's Greenhouse. The story was that one Piranha Plant that acts as a boss is one of the many others that has betrayed him. Petey would make his official Mario Party debut in the tenth game where he is a boss.
*In Super Mario Sunshine, in either of the missions that you face Petey Piranha if you time a ground pound just right when he is down you can glitch the physics engine and you will be inside of his belly. Escaping him requires jumping, although it will hurt Mario.
*In both Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, Petey is the only character who does not use a bat/glove or any item at all to hit/catch the ball, as he uses his leaf-like arm when he is batting.
*He was confirmed as Piranha Plant's final smash on the 1st of November, 2018. 
*He was created by an error when trying to make a Piranha Plant. 
*He was scrapped from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
*The only appearance, so far, where Petey Piranha spoke intelligible language was in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, although he spoke one line and under the influence of a Royal Sticker.
*In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Petey Piranha's voices were the recycled voices of Wiggler from Super Mario Sunshine.
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