Wolpole: Difference between revisions

|image      = Wogpole.png

|image2      = Wogpole P1 art.png

|icon        = Piklopedia Wogpole.png

|name        = Amphicaris frodendum

|areas      = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Tropical Wilds]]

|underground = [[Shower Room]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]

'''Wogpoles''' ({{j|オタマ|Otama|Tadpole}}; also known as '''Wolpoles''') are harmless enemies in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. They resemble {{w|tadpole}}s in appearance, and are in fact the larval form of the frog-like [[Yellow Wollywog]]s.

In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], they only appear in the [[The Forest of Hope]] and [[The Distant Spring]] areas. They are typically a hard-to-get, low-reward enemy in that they are fast swimmers which produce only one [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] seed when carried to the [[Onion]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Wogpoles are found in the [[Awakening Wood]] (being chased by wild [[Blue Pikmin]]) and the [[Perplexing Pool]], as well as the sublevels of certain [[cave]]s where they have the treasure value of merely {{pokos|1}}. While being chased, Wogpoles may sometimes accidentally beach themselves, flopping about helplessly until they land safely back in the water. They may also drop from the ceiling, usually on a dry spot in an otherwise wet level. As a side note, the Wogpoles in ''Pikmin'' seem to be closer to maturation than those in ''Pikmin 2'', as the legs near their tails are present.

|weight1 = 1  |weight2 = 1  |weight3 = 1

|carriers1 = 2 |carriers2 = 1 |carriers3 = 2

|seeds1 = 1    |seeds2 = 1    |seeds3 = 1

               |value2 = 1    |value3 = 5

|hp1 = 50      |hp2 = 200    |hp3 = 74<!--It's not a typo, it really is 74-->

|regen1 = Unknown|regen2 = 0    |regen3 = Unknown

{{Notes|reel=y|olimar=y|louie=y}}

===Nintendo Player's Guide===

"''The Sheargrubs of the water swim near your Pikmin and distract the troops, but they don't cause any real harm. If you have the time, you can harvest them for minimal sprouts or Pokos. If not, ignore them.''"

"''Wogpoles are harmless aquatic creatures that retreat any time they feel threatened. If you're determined to defeat a Wogpole, it's usually best to send a squad of Blue Pikmin charging in to attack the creature. Most of the time, however, it's not worth the time it takes for your Pikmin to chase down a fleeing Wogpole.''"

In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', although they constantly swim away from leaders, Wogpoles will occasionally stop for a few seconds when only chased by Pikmin, giving the Pikmin a chance to attack. Wogpoles themselves can't attack, but they can cause flower Pikmin to lose their petals when they shake the predators off. Since they only yield one Pikmin seed when retrieved, they're almost always more trouble than they're worth.

One way to catch it mid-chase is to [[Group move|extend]] your Pikmin group into a line such that the creature swims into the line. This does not necessarily mean it will be hurt, though. If any Wogpoles are on land (such as in the Shower Room, where they drop from the ceiling), they can easily be attacked with any Pikmin, though their floundering can make the process slower.

The new AI in ''Pikmin 3'' allows the player to rather easily force the Wogpole along the pond walls until it flops onto land, allowing even non-Blue Pikmin to kill it and take it with them. If the Wogpole is not killed in time, it will eventually flop its way back into water and swim to its spawning location, regardless if it is being chased or not, making it even easier to defeat that the original Wogpole with Blue Pikmin. It might also stand still for a while, granting an opportunity for a [[charge]].

The name "Wogpole" is a combination of "wog", from "{{w|pollywog}}" (like other [[Amphituber family|amphituber]]s), and "tadpole". This enemy, like the [[Wollywog]] and [[Yellow Wollywog]] had to be renamed to Wolpole for the European versions of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

 

In Japan, its name is {{j|オタマ|Otama}}, which literally means "tadpole". In its scientific name, ''Amphicaris frodendum'', ''frodendum'' is similar to the Latin word ''frondeum'', which means "leaf-like". This could be referring to its leaf-like tail. The internal name in ''Pikmin'' and in ''Pikmin 3'' is the same as the Japanese name, <code>otama</code>, and the ''Pikmin 2'' name is the same as the English translation, <code>tadpole</code>.

 

In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this enemy's scientific name is mistakenly the same as the [[Water Dumple]]'s &ndash; ''Ichthyosa Felinis''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#045_-_Wogpole|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}}

{{Foreignname

|Jap=オタマ

|JapR=Otama

|JapM=Tadpole

|SpaA=Sapicuajo

|SpaAM=Portmanteau of "sapo" (toad) and "renacuajo" (tadpole)

|Fra=Wog Larvaire

|FraM=Larval Wollywog

|Kor=올챙

|KorR=ol chang

|KorM=Tadpole

|Ita=Ranuchetta

|ItaM= From "Ranuca", a part of the Wollywog's name and "-etta", a term of enderarment; Little Wollywog

|Ger=Wackelquappe

|GerM=From "wackeln" (wobble) and "Kaulquappe" (tadpole)

45wogpole.png|A Wogpole in water.

Reel25 Wogpole.png|The Wogpole as seen in the [[enemy reel]] of ''Pikmin''.

Wolpole enemy reel.jpg|The Wogpole was renamed to "Wolpole" in the [[enemy reel]] of the European version of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''.

Wogpole.jpg|Artwork of a group of Wogpoles from ''Pikmin 2''.

Wogpole P3 April 2013 screenshot.png|A Wogpole in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|earlier]] version of ''Pikmin 3''.

Cnp5.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #46.

*[[Young Yellow Wollywog]]

*[[Yellow Wollywog]]

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