Editing Bogswallow

{{game icons|p4=y}}
{{infobox enemy
|pikmin4     = y
|image       = Bogswallow P4 icon.png
|icon        = Bogswallow P4 icon.png
|size        = 256px
|name        = Gastropoidulus oculii
|family      = Polyocular slug
|areas       = [[Primordial Thicket]]
|underground = [[The Mud Pit]]
|attacks     = Inhaling and eating Pikmin
}}

The '''Bogswallow''' ({{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}) is a {{w|lamprey}}-like [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It hides imperceptibly within pits of [[mud]], emerging when prey is nearby to inhale them. [[Oatchi]] is too heavy to be sucked in, but the [[rookie Rescue Officer]] may be sucked in and swallowed if they get too close, unless they possess the [[Brace Boots]].

It is primarily encountered in ''Pikmin 4'''s final [[area]], the [[Primordial Thicket]], as well as [[The Mud Pit]] dungeon.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight4 = 7
|carriers4 = 14
|seeds4 = 10
|value4 = 10
|hp4 = 1000
|regen4 = 0
}}

== Behavior ==

The Bogswallow hides under the mud until a captain, Oatchi, or the Pikmin comes close to the mud puddle or goes into the mud. It then comes out of the ground and starts vacuuming Pikmin. Once it has captured 5 Pikmin, it will stop vacuuming and eat the Pikmin, though it can capture more if they were close enough when it stopped vacuuming. When it's vacuuming, nearby objects such as treasures or corpses will also get sucked in if they are nearby, but they won't get eaten. Smaller objects, on the other hand, such as Raw Materials or Bomb-Rocks, can get sucked in. If they do, the Bogswallow stops vacuuming and eats it along any Pikmin it sucked in. This happens with the player too if they do not have the [[Brace Boots]], which upon getting captured, it will stop vacuuming and spit back out the player immediately, though any captured Pikmin will get eaten still. Once it eats whatever it sucked in, it begins vacuuming again or hides back under the mud if the Pikmin are out of range. If it has any Pikmin attacking it, it will fling them forward and begin vacuuming again. When defeated, its body floats in the mud a little, letting Winged Pikmin carry it.

==Appearance==
The Bogswallow's colors consist of a mix of orange and yellow, and brown. It has a large mouth with puckered red lips, similar to the Cannon Beetle Larvae. Its body appears to be segmented, like the Emperor Bulblax. Its fins are akin to the Pricklepuff. Behind its mouth are six green eyes, and when killed, it is shown to have a spiked tail.

== Locations ==
*[[Primordial Thicket]].
**There are 4 Bogswallows in the area. One of them is in the mud next to the third base, The Maple Bridge, and guards the [[Faux Fishy]]. Two of them guard the entrance [[Cavern for a King]] as well as the two [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s. The last one is in the large mud pit with [[Muckerskate]]s and the [[Beckoning Mannequin]] at the east side of the map. 
*[[The Mud Pit]], Sublevel 2.
**Two Bogswallows inhabit this sublevel. On is on the west side of the staring base and it drops a [[Portable Sunset]] when defeated. The last one is guarding the second base near the [[Flarlic]] and [[clay bridge]].

== Strategy ==
{{guide}}
Charging a large amount of Winged Pikmin is usually the easiest and safest way to kill a Bogswallow. You can also throw a bomb rock at its mouth if it starts to vacuum up Pikmin, causing it to swallow the bomb and die instantly. However, the best way to deal with a Bogswallow is to use Ice Pikmin to freeze the muddy lake they reside. This makes them to be unable to come out of the mud and the ones that do will be frozen, making it easy to kill them. Another good strategy is baiting the creature with a single Purple Pikmin, as they are immune to its vacuuming effects. While it's attempting to suck it up, the player can toss a bomb rock into its mouth to instantly kill it.

== Notes ==
=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|It pops up out of the mud, often with no warning, to say hello. With a body like a hose and a big round mouth, it sates its appetite by feeding on the mud itself! Its six bright eyes mean it's sure to see the fondness we have for it six times better! I hope it eats up all that unending affection!|block=y}}

=== Olimar's notes ===
{{transcript|This species prefers to inhabit cloudy, stagnant water like that in swamps, and it spends most of its life buried in mud and hiding.

Using its six eyelike sensory organs, it can detect minute movements in the water and vibrations on nearby land. It will then forcefully leap out of the water and suck up its prey to feed.

With its entirely cartilaginous skeleton and somewhat primitive features— like its round, chinless mouth— it appears to be some sort of primeval creature.|block=y}}

=== Louie's notes ===
{{transcript|Leave it out overnight to drain the mud from the carcass. When ready to eat, cut into rings, then grill over high heat. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes.|block=y}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|piklopedia4 = 106
}}

== Naming ==
{{see more|Polyocular slug family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Bogswallow. A combination of "bog", a type of muddy swamp, and "swallow".
|jpcommon   = {{j|ヌマススリ|Numa Susuri|Swamp Sipper}}. "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}}.
|jpname     = {{j|アゴナシムツメウナゴ|Ago Nashi Mutsume Unago|Jawless Six-eyed Eel}}. "Jawless eel" is another name for the lamprey, the creature it's based off of. {{j|ウナゴ|unago}} is a portmanteau of {{j|鰻|unagi}} and {{j|穴子|anago}}, both words for "eel", also used in the Japanese name of the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]].
|scientific = ''Gastropoidulus oculii''. ''Oculii'' may refer to its six eyes.
|internal   = <code>NUMASUITORI</code>. It is a combination of {{j|沼|Numa|swamp|f=tp}} and {{j|スイトリー|Suitori|[[Waddlequaff]]|f=tp}}, an unrelated enemy that have similar attack method.
}}

=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = ヌマススリ
|JapR = Numa Susuri
|JapM = Swamp Sipper
|JapN = "Susuri" comes from {{j|すすり込む|Susurikomu|to slurp noisily|f=tp}}
|ChiTrad  = 沼吸鰻
|ChiTradR = Zhǎo xī mán
|ChiTradM = Swamp-sucking eel
|ChiTradN = From "zhǎo" (swamp), "xī" (to suck), and "mán" (eel)
|ChiSimp = 沼吸鳗
|ChiSimpR = Zhǎo xī mán
|ChiSimpM = Swamp-sucking eel
|ChiSimpN = From "zhǎo" (swamp), "xī" (to suck), and "mán" (eel)
|Dut  = Zompzwelger
|DutM = Slop Swallower
|Fra  = Marésangsue
|FraM = Swampleech
|FraN = From "marécage" (swamp) and "sangsue" (leech)
|Ger  = Sumpfschlürfer
|GerM = Swampslurper
|Ita  = Paludisuga
|ItaM = Swampleech
|ItaN = From ''palude'' (swamp) and ''sanguisuga'' (leech)
|Kor  = 진흙호록이
|KorR = Jinheulgholog-i
|KorM = Mudslurper
|KorN = {{tt|진흙|jinheulg}} meaning "mud", and {{tt|호록|holog}} is an onomatopoetic word for slurping
|Por  = Brejofago
|PorM = Swampophage
|PorN = from ''brejo'' (swamp) and ''fago'' (-phagus)
|Spa  = Engullidor Pantanoso
|SpaM = Swampy Eater
|notes = y
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Bogswallow P4.jpg|A Bogswallow in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
Bogswallow backside.jpg|The backside of a Bogswallow.
Bogswallow diving.jpg|A Bogswallow diving into the mud.
Bogswallow inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow inhaling [[pikpik carrot]]s to eat.
Bogswallow eating.jpg|A Bogswallow eating pikpik carrots that it has inhaled.
Bogswallow Disgust.jpg|A Bogswallow after inhaling something disgusting.
Bogswallow corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Bogswallow floating in the mud in the Piklopedia.
Bogswallow MudPit.jpg|A Bogswallow in [[The Mud Pit]].
Bogswallow_P4_Shake_Off.jpg|A Bogswallow in the middle of shaking off Pikmin.
Bogswallow_P4_Landing_Site.jpg|A Bogswallow defending a landing site.
Bogswallow_P4_Swallow.jpg|A Bogswallow swallowing Pikmin.
Bogswallow_P4_Inhale.jpg|A Bogswallow in [[Primordial Thicket]] inhaling Pikmin off [[Oatchi|Oatchi's]] back.
Bogswallow Inhale PT.jpg|A close up of the Bogswallow attempting to swallow Pikmin.
Bogswallow Shake PT.jpg|A Bogswallow shaking off Pikmin.
P4 Dead Bogswallow.jpg|A defeated Bogswallow from a different angle.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Muckerskate]]
*[[Sandbelching Meerslug]]

{{p4enemies}}
[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]]
[[Category:Hiding enemies]]
[[Category:Primordial Thicket]]
[[Category:The Mud Pit]]