Hydro jelly

A hydro jelly from the Aquiferous Summit.

Hydro jellies (水こんにゃく^?, lit.: "Water konjac") are a type of obstacle in Pikmin 4. They resemble a glob of translucent blue gelatinous material, and can be found in clumps of different sizes. To be destroyed, they must first be frozen and then shattered. For the most part, hydro jellies merely block the way, but some contain objects inside like treasures, castaways, Flarlic, Pikmin, or raw materials.

Mechanics

When most types of Pikmin try to attack a hydro jelly, their attacks cause no effect, and eventually a Pikmin attacking one gives up. In addition, most Pikmin will fail to latch on to one when thrown. Ice Pikmin that are thrown or idle nearby will however latch on, and while their attacks do not drop the obstacle's health, they do start freezing it, in the same way that they freeze enemies. Hydro jellies can also be frozen with an Ice Blast or by the attacks of some ice enemies. After one is successfully frozen, other Pikmin types, the rookie Rescue Officer, and Oatchi will be able to hit it and destroy it. Oatchi's Rush and fire starters are able to destroy frozen hydro jellies in one hit.

When one is destroyed, a notification will appear on-screen saying "Hydro jelly burst." Certain hydro jellies will have the encased object sticking out, typically those containing larger objects. While most are found in a jelly state, a few are found pre-frozen, typically when in the presence of cold air or when found somewhere cold, like in a refrigerator in the Hero's Hideaway. The former, once frozen, will stay in that state forever. The latter will thaw out and return to a jelly state once the cold air is cleared out. Some hydro jellies can be found in bodies of water. Freezing a body of water will also freeze any hydro jellies in it, and vice versa if a frozen body of water thaws out.

Locations

Areas

• Serene Shores × 8
• Hero's Hideaway × 1 (holds the Ice Onion)
• Hero's Hideaway (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) × 2 (holds 1 Ice Blast each)

Caves

• Last-Frost Cavern sublevel 1
• Hectic Hollows sublevels 1 & 2
• Aquiferous Summit sublevels 1 & 2 (one holds a castaway)
• Seafloor Resort sublevels 1 (one holds a Flarlic) & 2 (one holds a climbing stick)
• Subzero Sauna sublevels 1 (one blocks the exit fan), 2 & 3
• Frozen Inferno sublevels 3 & 4
• Doppelgänger's Den sublevel 1
• The Mud Pit sublevel 2
• Cavern for a King sublevel 6 (one blocks the exit fan)

Gallery

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  Two mounds of hydro jelly of different sizes in front of a castaway.

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  Frozen hydro jelly.

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  A hydro jelly with the Talisman of Life (Crane) sticking out.

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  A Disguised Delicacy sticking out of a hydro jelly.

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  Collin with a large hydro jelly as seen in the "Samesies" comic.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	水こんにゃく? Mizu konnyaku	Water konjac
Chinese (traditional)	水蒟蒻 Shuǐ jǔruò	Water konjac
Chinese (simplified)	水魔芋	Water konjac
Italian	Idrogelatina	Hydrojelly
Korean	물곤약 mulgonyak	Water konjac
Portuguese	Hidrogelatina	Hydro jelly
Spanish	hidrogelatina	hydrogelatin

See also

• Kingcap
• Foolix