Editing Puffy Blowhog

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin      = y
|pikmin2     = y
|pikmin3     = y
|pikmin4     = y
|image       = P4 Puffy Blowhog Render.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Puffy Blowhog P4 icon.png
|name        = Sus inflata
|family      = Blowhog
|areas       = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Twilight River]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[night expedition|night]]), [[Serene Shores]] (night)
|underground = [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Drafty Gallery]], [[Plunder Palace]], [[Ultimate Testing Range]], [[Cradle of the Beast]]
|challenge   = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]], [[Cave of Snarls]]
|missionct   = [[Twilight Hollow]]
|missionbe   = [[Fortress of Festivity]]
|sidestories = [[Team Monster Hunt]]
|dandori_c = [[Aerial Incinerator]]
|2p          = [[Carpet Plain]]
|bingo       = [[Sandbox Kingdom]]
|attacks     = Blow away Pikmin and leaders
|active at   = Day, Night}}

The '''Puffy Blowhog''' ({{j|フーセンドックリ|Fūsen Dokkuri|Balloon Tokkuri}}) is an [[enemy]] in all four main [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. It floats gently in the air, and when it finds [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s, it blows them away with a strong gust of air. Before blowing air, it first needs to stop and inhale.

In ''Pikmin'', this creature knocks down [[Olimar]] and blows away Pikmin, causing their flowers to wilt. In ''Pikmin 2'', withering breath is instead caused by the [[Withering Blowhog]], and the Puffy Blowhog instead simply knocks them back, and for a shorter distance. [[Purple Pikmin]] are immune to the wind, and collecting the [[Rush Boots]] makes the [[leader]]s immune too. Regardless of game, their strong gusts can knock Pikmin into hazards or other dangers.

It floats high in the air, but low enough for [[throw]]n Pikmin to reach, however. It can shake Pikmin off, though if overwhelmed and weighed down, it'll be brought to the ground, and be vulnerable to attacks for a few seconds. It will then attempt to go back into the air, but if it has too many Pikmin on it, will not succeed. In ''Pikmin 3'', it can instantly inflate when it crashes on the ground, throwing off latched Pikmin. It also drops a corpse in ''Pikmin 3'', after it deflates itself from defeat.

In the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]], it appears in [[The Distant Spring]], usually near water and other enemies, making it much more dangerous, as there is an abundance of hazards for it to blow Pikmin into. Puffy Blowhogs are only rarely seen within a few [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the multiplayer stage [[Carpet Plain]]. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the Puffy Blowhog only appears in Story Mode once in the [[Twilight River]] area, as well as in the [[Battle Enemies!]] version of [[Fortress of Festivity]].

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight1 = N/A|weight2 = N/A|weight3 = 2 |weight4 = 1
|carriers1 = N/A |carriers2 = N/A |carriers3 = 4 |carriers4 = 1
|seeds1 = N/A |seeds2 = N/A |seeds3 = 8 |seeds4 = 5
|value2 = N/A |value3 = 50 |value4 = 7
|hp1 = 3000|hp2 = 3000|hp3 = 3000|hp4 = 3000
|regen1 = Unknown |regen2 = 4.5 |regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown
}}
During [[night expedition]]s in ''Pikmin 4'', Puffy Blowhogs in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]] drop 5 [[glow pellet]]s whereas those in the [[Serene Shores]] drop nothing. This makes them the only enemy to drop different numbers of glow pellets depending on the area.

== Appearance ==
The Puffy Blowhog is a large creature, resembling a half-inflated balloon. It has a cyan and pink body, with purple stripes, two small flipper-like appendages on the sides, and several harmless spikes on the back. It also has four blowholes on either side. In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', and ''[[Pikmin 4]]'' a flash of light periodically blazes through the creature's body.

In ''Pikmin'', the Puffy Blowhog is slightly larger than that in ''Pikmin 2''. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', it looks noticeably more balloon-like than its previous appearances: its body is slightly translucent, and appears stretched by the air inside of it. Its corpse looks like a completely deflated balloon, much smaller than the living creature. Its eyes also seem to have changed, due to its pupils being larger and the sclera not as noticeable compared to the previous games. In ''Pikmin 4'', the creature is less translucent and has smaller pupils, matching its appearance in the first two games.

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=== Dalmo's Notes ===
{{Transcript|See those prominent spines upon its back? I like to imagine that if you looped ropes through them and hung a gondola from the ropes, you could create a living airship! How amazing it would be to travel the sky with one of these spiky sweetlings. We'd float along together wherever the wind chose to take us!}}

=== Olimar's Notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===
{{Transcript|
This species of Blowhog uses internally generated hydrogen to inflate a flotation bladder and hover above the ground. The creature's electrified pulse creates a sash of color that flows along the surface of its body, making it a particularly beautiful species in the Blowhog family.

Precisely how it is able to internally stabilize its highly explosive hydrogen and simultaneously generate electricity remains a mystery.

The Puffy Blowhog blows leaves and grass around to eat the insects underneath. It maintains midair buoyancy by using its fins and releasing air through blowholes. This enables it to float effortlessly, even in the breeze.
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===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|This odd species—a relative of the porciferno—uses internally generated hydrogen to inflate a flotation bladder. The flotaswine blows fallen leaves and grass around to eat the bugs underneath|block=y}}
{{transcript|The puffy blowhog's powerful breath will blow your Pikmin away if they stand in front of its snout when it exhales. Its gust will blow the petals off your flower Pikmin and revert them to their leaf stage, so avoid standing in front of the blowhog. Ground it by attacking from behind or from below.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power booklet===
{{transcript|Puffy blowhogs don't like company. When threatened, they exhale powerful gusts of air that can blow the petals right off your Pikmin. When a blowhog is floating above water, attack it with blue Pikmin|block=y}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|The living dirigible that is the Puffy Blowhog can knock over an entire Pikmin army with a single blast, requiring you to call all of your Pikmin together before you can proceed. It can also blow the flowers right off Pikmin. Toss troopers up to the Blowhog's belly and have them knock it out of the sky.|block=y}}

===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
水素を使って空を飛ぶ、フーセンドックリ。
大気中に含まれる水分を取り込んで電気分解を行い、水素を浮き袋に溜めて浮力を得ている。

特徴 その1 空を飛ぶ
:体内で発生させた水素で浮き袋をふくらませ、空中に浮遊する。体側面の気門から空気を噴出して、ヒレでバランスを取る。
:(Image text: 体の大きさは元の何倍にもなっている)

特徴 その2 空気を吐き出す
:獲物や外敵を見つけると、大きく息を吸い込み、圧縮した空気を一気に吐き出して、吹き飛ばす。
:(Image text: 死ぬと、体内の気体を吐き出しながら、らせん状に上空へ昇っていく)
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'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
The Puffy Blowhog uses hydrogen to fly. It takes in water contained in the atmosphere, performs electrolysis, and stores the hydrogen in a flotation bladder to gain buoyancy.

Feature #1: Flying
:Hydrogen generated inside the body is used to inflate the flotation bladder, allowing it to float in the air. It exhales air through the spiracles on the sides of its body, and balances itself with its fins.
:(Image text: "Its body is many times larger than its original size")

Feature #2: Exhaling air
:When it spots prey or an enemy, it takes a deep breath and expels the compressed air in one gulp to blow it away.
:(Image text: "When it dies, it ascends into the sky in a spiral, exhaling the air inside its body")
|block=y}}

== Location ==

=== '''''Pikmin''''' ===

===== Areas =====
* [[The Distant Spring]]

===== Challenge Mode =====
* [[The Distant Spring]]

=== '''''Pikmin 2''''' ===

===== Caves =====
* Sublevel 3 of [[Glutton's Kitchen]]
* Sublevel 7 of the [[Cavern of Chaos]]
* Sublevel 3 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]
* Sublevel 7 of the [[Dream Den]]

===== Challenge Mode =====
* Sublevel 2 of the [[Novice Training]]
* Sublevel 1 and 2 of the [[Cave of Snarls]]

===== 2-Player Battle =====
* [[Carpet Plain]]

=== '''''Pikmin 3''''' ===

===== Areas =====
* [[Twilight River]]

===== Mission Mode =====
* [[Twilight Hollow]] (Collect Treasures)
* [[Fortress of Festivity]] (Battle Enemies)

===== Side Stories =====
* [[Team Monster Hunt]]

=== '''''Pikmin 4''''' ===

===== Caves =====
* Sublevel 4 of the [[Drafty Gallery]]
* Sublevel 5 of the [[Plunder Palace]]
* Sublevel 3 of the [[Ultimate Testing Range]]
* Sublevel 1 of the [[Cradle of the Beast]]

===== Night Expedition =====
* [[Sunwashed Plateau]]
* [[Blossoming Dunes]]

===== Dandori =====
* [[Aerial Incinerator]]

===== Olimar's Shipwreck Tale =====
* [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]

== Strategy ==
[[File:Puffy Blowhog attacked P1 art.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Pikmin'', where the Puffy Blowhog gets attacked by Pikmin.]]
{{guide}}
Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are hard to combat. It is possible to throw Pikmin at it while it is moving, but hard. Instead, lure it into attacking, and while it is busy inhaling air, quickly get under it and bombard it with Pikmin. If you threw enough of them, it will eventually fall. [[Group move|Swarm]] or [[charge]] it, and it should be dead in a few seconds. If there are other enemies nearby and you can afford to leave a distraction, keep the Puffy Blowhog busy while you clear out the other enemies, so that the fight with the flying beast will be easier.

In ''Pikmin'', it moves in the air much faster, making a head-on ambush nearly impossible unless the enemy is cornered. If it does blow Pikmin away, they can fly incredible distances, so check the radar to see if any non-Blue Pikmin have landed in the water, and if not, continue the assault.

In ''Pikmin 2'', Purple Pikmin are immune to the knockback of the Puffy Blowhog, as are leaders if the [[Repugnant Appendage]] has been collected. With both, the Puffy Blowhog becomes harmless. A single [[Purple Pikmin]] is enough to make it fall. Its breath is also less effective, and cannot wither Pikmin flowers. It is found only in caves, often with many [[gate]]s, so it can be a problem to hit when it is behind one. Use Purple Pikmin to take down the wall it guards, then move in for an assault.

In ''Pikmin 3'', Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, the strategies from the first two games work well. Seeing as they cannot make Pikmin [[Maturity|flowers or buds wilt]], leaving a group of Winged Pikmin to take care of it is normally a good idea, as the Pikmin do not need a leader to throw them in order to attack. Rock Pikmin can also drain the enemy's [[health]] rather quickly. Because it inflates when it lands on the ground, it is advised to [[whistle]] your Pikmin to you when you see that the creature is starting to fall; it will not push away Pikmin if there are none attacking it. Then, proceed to [[charge]] like normal.

In ''Pikmin 4'', the creature's much less aggressive with shaking off Pikmin, and will behave as it does in the first two games, laying on the ground for a moment before attempting to go back into the air. It also can blow Pikmin farther than in the previous two appearances, but nowhere near as far as it could in ''Pikmin''. Despite withering being caused by almost everything in this game, even [[panic]], its breath still cannot wither Pikmin flowers.

== Glitch ==
When battling it in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Puffy Blowhog that is falling due to Pikmin weight will land on a border or ledge of some sort, or even on top of another enemy. The Puffy Blowhog will then be unable to reach the programmed "ground", and will stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely.{{cite youtube|4kdTKfwOSj8|showing how a Puffy Blowhog that falls on a Spotty Bulbear is completely helpless}} In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found. In ''Pikmin 3'', it will merely slide off walls or use them as a ramp to get back up.

== Technical information ==
{{p1 enemy technical
|name = mar
|hp = 3000
}}

{{p2 enemy technical
|name = mar
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.5
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 3000
|fp01 = 75
|fp02 = 0.2
|fp03 = 0.25
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.0001
|fp06 = 120
|fp08 = 0.05
|fp09 = 400
|fp10 = 100
|fp11 = 100
|fp12 = 275
|fp13 = 90
|fp14 = 200
|fp15 = 120
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 200
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 55
|fp20 = 200
|fp21 = 20
|fp22 = 300
|fp23 = 20
|fp24 = 0
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 10
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 30
|fp31 = 0.00005
|fp32 = 125
|fp33 = 100
|fp34 = 40
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 3
|ip02 = 3
|ip03 = 8
|ip04 = 5
|ip05 = 15
|ip06 = 10
|ip07 = 30
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 基準飛行高さ | Regular flying height | 80 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 上昇係数 | Unknown (rise coefficient?) | 1 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 空中ウェイト時間 | Duration it idles for while patrolling | 3 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 地上ウェイト時間 | Unknown (ground wait time?) | 1 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 振払落下時間 | Determines the time until it shakes in the air once a Pikmin is latched | 1 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Pikmin weight to take it down | 6 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown (vertical swing speed?) | 2.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp06 | 上下の揺れ幅 | Unknown (horizontal swing speed?) | 5 }}
}}

{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = mar
|hp        = 3000
|brout     = 1
|brin      = 0
|white     = 0
|rock      = 30
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 0
|territory = 400
|value     = 50
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|technical  = Flotaswine
|size       = Body length: {{mm|180}}
|piklopedia = 17
|jpname     = {{j|ワモントゲフウセンドックリ|Wamon toge fuuzen dokkuri|Spiny ringed balloon tokkuri}}
}}

==Naming==
{{see more|Blowhog family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Puffy Blowhog. The creature belongs to the [[blowhog family]], and the name "Puffy" is because this enemy is constantly puffed up like a balloon, and blows gusts of wind itself.
|scientific = ''Sus inflata''. ''Inflata'' is related to ''inflatus'', which is Latin for "to puff out". ''Inflata'' is also naturally similar to the English word "inflated".
|jpcommon   = {{j|フーセンドックリ|Fūsen Dokkuri|Balloon Tokkuri}}.
|jpname     = {{j|ワモントゲフウセンドックリ|Wamon Toge Fuusen Dokkuri|Ringed Spiky Balloon Tokkuri}}.
|internal   = Internally, in all games, this enemy is known as <code>mar</code>, possibly a romanization of {{j|丸|maru|circle|f=tp}}.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = フーセンドックリ
|JapR = Fūsen Dokkuri
|JapM = Balloon [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/とっくり#Japanese Tokkuri]
|ChiTrad  = 氣球德古利
|ChiTradR = Qìqiú Dégǔlì
|ChiTradM = Balloon Tokkuri
|ChiSimp  = 气球德古利
|ChiSimpR = Qìqiú Dégǔlì
|ChiSimpM = Balloon Tokkuri
|Dut  = Stekelzwelzwijn
|DutM = Spike [[Withering Blowhog|swellswine]]
|Fra  = Puffy Volant<br>Puffy volant (''Pikmin 4'')
|FraM = Flying Puffy<br>Flying puffy (''Pikmin 4'')
|Ger  = Ballonerus
|GerM = 
|GerN = The name comes from ''Ballon'' (balloon)
|Ita  = Moschita Vacua<br>Moschita vacua (''Pikmin 4'')
|ItaM = Vacuous Fly<br>Vacuous fly (''Pikmin 4'')
|ItaN = "Moschita" possibly comes from "mosca" (fly) or the English "mosquito"
|ItaI = Moschita vacua
|Kor  = 풍선호롱
|KorR = Pungseon-Horong
|KorM = Balloon Oil Lamp
|Spa  = Verraco volador
|SpaM = Flying pig
|Por  = Bexiga vendaval
|PorM = Windstorm balloon
|notes = y
}}

== Gallery ==

===''Pikmin''===
<gallery>
Puffy Blowhog P1 art.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.
Reel18 Puffy Blowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[enemy reel]].
Early Pikmin.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog as it appears in a [[Pikmin prerelease information|prototype version]] of ''Pikmin''.
P1 Puffy Blowhog Sketch.png|Drawings of the Puffy Blowhog from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Puffy Blowhog idle.jpg|An idle Puffy Blowhog.
P1 Puffy Blowhog attack.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog blowing away a group of Pikmin.
P1 Puffy Blowhog fallen.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog that has fallen due to Pikmin latching onto it.
P1 Puffy Blowhog deflate.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog deflating as it dies
</gallery>

===''Pikmin 2''===
<gallery>
P2 Artwork Puffy Blowhog.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.
PuffyBlowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
P2 Puffy Blowhog Piklopedia.png|A Puffy Blowhog attacking in the Piklopedia.
P B.png|A Puffy Blowhog deflating.
130.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog glitch.
Puffy Blowhog P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Puffy Blowhog in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
P2 Puffy Blowhog attack.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog blowing air at a group of Pikmin.
P2 Puffy Blowhog deflate.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog deflating as it dies.
</gallery>

===''Pikmin 3''===
<gallery>
Puffy blowhog.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.
Puffy.png|A Puffy Blowhog being attacked by [[Winged Pikmin]].
Pikmin3puffyblowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog being weighed down .
DeflatedPickup.jpg|A Red Pikmin trying to pick up the deflated body of a Puffy Blowhog.
MoistPuffyBlowhog-Pikmin3.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog inhaling in the rain.
Puffy Blowhog P3 side view.jpg|Side view of the Puffy Blowhog.
P3DX Prerelease Winged Battle.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog's wind effect in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.
</gallery>

===''Pikmin 4''===
<gallery>
Puffy Blowhog night Pikmin 4.png|The Puffy Blowhog at night, seen in a trailer.
Puffy Blowhog P4 icon.png|The Puffy Blowhog's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.
</gallery>

===''Other''===
<gallery>
Puffy Blowhog E-Card.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog's [[e-card]], #18 (15<sup>th</sup> red card).
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*A defeated Puffy Blowhog in ''Pikmin'' will start deflating and then spin around on its pitch axis. Normally, it does this in a standard pose, and so, it spins around vertically, parallel to walls. However, if the player is able to kill it in the middle of its falling state, by weighing it with Pikmin at low health, it will play a unique animation, where it first turns sideways and then deflates, effectively making it spin horizontally, parallel to the floor.{{cite youtube|9y9TKuGwNC8|of a Puffy Blowhog being defeated in different states, including the falling state|published={{date|23|August|2021}}|retrieved={{date|23|August|2021}}}}
*The Piklopedia states that the Puffy Blowhog eats insects it finds under grass and leaves. This behavior is never shown in-game.
*When a Puffy Blowhog is stunned by a [[Purple Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 2'' it will not create particles indicating being stunned unlike other enemies. 
*In the Japanese [[region|version]] of ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', Olimar's comments on the Puffy Blowhog are altered to remove a mention of the sash of color that periodically flows through the creature's body, as well as the description of its defeat animation as escaping. These changes are not reflected in the English translation.

==See also==
*[[Withering Blowhog]]
*[[Fiery Blowhog]]
*[[Watery Blowhog]]

==References==
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[[Category:Airborne enemies]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:The Distant Spring]]
[[Category:Pikmin 1 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:2-Player Battle]]
[[Category:Twilight River]]