

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. He can, once again, be knocked out of the air. After a certain number of turns, he jumps back out of the sand and resumes hovering. The brothers must jump up and down as to not get consumed. His other main attack, while grounded, includes going underground and swallowing the sand, trying to drag the Mario Bros. While in this state, only his head is visible above the ground. The mutant plant starts the battle hovering, but after so many attacks, he falls into the sand. To dodge this assault, the player must look at how Petey dives and jump with the according Bro. Petey's attacks include diving into the sand and making rocks fly towards the Mario Bros. Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi went into the Gritzy Caves and fought him to save Peach and Kylie Koopa. In the past of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Petey Piranha ate Princess Peach and Kylie Koopa in the Koopaseum "basement". encounter Petey Piranha who's appetite couldn't be bigger. Petey Piranha can also spit out Nipper Plants and swallow a character. 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. 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. In Super Mario Sunshine, Petey Piranha is considerably taller than Mario. His bio in the same game says that Petey Piranha got his appearance from an unknown mutation. Since Mario Superstar Baseball, Petey has been shown to have a tongue.


Petey also has large, green lips, similar to the Piranha Plants from Super Mario 64. Petey's leaf-like arms and thin peg-shaped legs allow him to move around. On Petey's head is a ring of yellow petals with orange rims. Petey Piranha has a large head and a proportionately small and thin body. 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. 15.2 Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros.
