Editing Iridescent Flint Beetle

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin      = y
|pikmin2     = y
|pikmin3     = y
|pikmin4     = y
|image       = P4 Iridescent Flint Beetle Artwork.png
|image2      = P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Render.png
|imagetitle  = Striped subspecies
|image2title = Spotted subspecies
|size        = 250x250px
|icon        = Iridescent Flint Beetle P4 icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Pilli envelopens'' (Striped)<br>''Pilli envelopens striaticus'' (Spotted)
|family      = Flint beetle
|areas       = [[The Impact Site]], [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Forest Navel]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Twilight River]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]], [[Giant's Hearth]]
|underground = [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Crackling Cauldron]], [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Frozen Inferno]]
|challenge   = [[The Impact Site]], [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]]
|missionct   = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Thirsty Desert]], [[The Rustyard]]
|dandori_c   = [[Rockaway Cellars]]
|bingo       = [[Blooming Terrace]]
|attacks     = None
}}

The '''Iridescent Flint Beetle''' ({{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi|Small Riches Holder}}) is an [[enemy]] in the mainline ''Pikmin'' games. Iridescent Flint Beetles are harmless to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and instead run around unpredictably. When a Pikmin is [[throw]]n directly on top of one, it will flip over and drop a useful object, such as a [[pellet]] or a drop of [[spray]]. Pikmin attacking from the ground cannot harm them. They spend most of the time underground, only surfacing when a [[leader]] comes near, and they will return to the ground after some time has passed or after they have been hit enough times.

The name "Iridescent Flint Beetle" can refer to two different subspecies of creatures: the main one from {{p1}}, {{p2}}, and {{p4}}, or the spotted subspecies from {{p3}}. Aside from appearance, both species act identically.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight1 = N/A   |weight2 = N/A   |weight3 = N/A    |weight4 = N/A
|carriers1 = N/A |carriers2 = N/A |carriers3 = N/A  |carriers4 = N/A
|seeds1 = N/A    |seeds2 = N/A    |seeds3 = N/A     |seeds4 = N/A
                 |value2 = N/A    |value3 = N/A     |value4 = N/A
|hp1 = N/A       |hp2 = 1000      |hp3 = N/A<ref group="note">The game files specify that this enemy has 1 HP.</ref>  |hp4 = 200
|regen1 = 0      |regen2 = 0.3    |regen3 = 0       |regen4 = N/A
}}

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== ''Pikmin'' ==
In {{p1}}, the Iridescent Flint Beetle is small, round, and fairly common, with a green body and yellow eyes. They are mostly found in foliage or in corners. When hit, they drop, in order{{cite youtube|LCXKT8Lf-sA|of Iridescent Flint Beetles stuck in place with hacks, showing what they can drop|published={{date|12|February|2019}}|retrieved={{date|15|February|2019}}}}:
* A 1-[[pellet]],
* Two doses of [[nectar]],
* Two more doses of nectar,
* A 5-pellet,
* A 1-pellet,
* Two doses of nectar,
* Two more doses of nectar,
* A 5-pellet.

After that, more hits will not generate anything. This is difficult to achieve before it returns underground, however, due to its unpredictable and swift movement. It also poses an indirect threat to Pikmin, as it will often run through [[Captain Olimar|Olimar's]] army. This results in the Pikmin automatically attacking and chasing it unless called back, which can lead them into danger.

== ''Pikmin 2'' ==
[[File:P2 Iridescent Flint Beetle Piklopedia.png|thumb|The creature on the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].]]
In {{p2}}, the Iridescent Flint Beetle's appearance was slightly changed to have a different coloration, and it is slightly smaller. Pikmin no longer attack them automatically as they do in the original game. In all ''Pikmin 2'' [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] levels they're in, these creatures drop treasures. They are found in similar locations, but only drop three things: a 1-pellet (a dose of nectar if it's underground), 2 doses of nectar, and then a dose of [[ultra-spicy spray]] (3 doses of nectar if the ultra-spicy spray hasn't been discovered yet). Using [[Purple Pikmin]], it is easier to fight them due to the shockwaves that the heavy Purple Pikmin produce when thrown. It is possible to defeat these creatures while [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]], but they drop neither nectar nor [[spray]] and leave no corpse.

On the main menu, if the player presses {{button|gc|y|wii|z}}, an Iridescent Flint Beetle may appear that can be controlled with {{button|gc|c|wii|pad}}. The beetle will be swarmed if it gets close to the Pikmin. This is just one of the [[Easter eggs#Title screen secrets|main menu easter eggs]].

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== ''Pikmin 3'' ==
[[File:P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Appears.jpg|thumb|200px|The Iridescent Flint Beetle near the landing site in the Garden of Hope.]]
In {{p3}}, the Iridescent Flint Beetle was significantly redesigned. Its eyes (now purple) are still on stalks, but it sports two horizontally-facing antennae that look almost like a mustache, its shiny exoskeleton seems to have layers and appears less vibrant, and its underside appears to have four glowing, blue spots. In {{p3d}}'s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]], [[Olimar]] confirms this drastic appearance change is due to them being a subspecies of the ones from previous games. The only way to harm one of these creatures, as with previous games, is by throwing Pikmin on its back, upon which it drops nectar or pellets.

== ''Pikmin 4'' ==
In ''Pikmin 4'', the Iridescent Flint Beetle returns to a more familiar design, looking more similar to how they do in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', while also slightly redesigning many aspects of the creature's appearance. Unlike the previous iterations which would drop [[Pellets]] or nectar, the Flint Beetle can now additionally drop [[raw material]] as well as Pellets, and with increasingly higher rewards as it would before. 

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===Dalmo's Notes===
{{Transcript|This scuttling little one is a good-luck talisman you'd be happy to encounter. If you're fortunate enough to come upon one, make a wish before it leaves. The way its iridescent carapace changes colour depending on the angle you view it from is so distracting that I often forget to wish for something!|block=y}}

===Olimar's Notes (''Pikmin 4'')===
{{Transcript|Flint Beetles are known to hide in the grass until approached, at which point they jump out and scurry about.

These creatures keep undigested food pellets in their stomachs to sustain them through winter, but given the right stimulus, they will spit them out.

Recent research has revealed that these pellets are enveloped in a membrane that seals and preserves them in a sterile, airtight environment. If kept at room temperature, it seems that this pellet membrane will keep its contents fresh for up to six months.

The membrane may be made from the same substance that gives the exoskeleton of the Flint Beetle its beautiful sheen.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|Steeliprax hide in the grass during the day, but they're quite active at night, gathering food to turn into pellets. Steeliprax keep undigested food pellets in their stomachs as food for the winter months, but they will spit them out given the correct stimulus. These pellets seem to be enveloped in a membrane that seals and preserves them in a sterile, airtight environment. If kept at room temperature, this pellet membrane seems to keep its contents from spoilage for up to six months. I also believe that the membrane is made from the same substance that gives the exoskeleton of the steeliprax its beautiful appearance.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Pikmin will automatically attack the elusive and harmless flint beetle when it appears. If your Pikmin defeat it, a pellet will appear.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power booklet description===
{{transcript|Pikmin hold a deep hatred for flint beetles. Whenever they spot their shiny shell, they become possessed by rage and will attack without being commanded to do so. Usually, their efforts are unsuccessful.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|Squirrely Flint Beetles hold nectar. They won't harm your Pikmin, but they won't stand and let you defeat them, either. If you're on the trail of an Iridescent Flint Beetle, anticipate when it will stop moving, aim, then hit it with a quick accurate toss.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===
{{transcript|The Iridescent Flint Beetle is a harmless burrowing creature. Attacking the creature generally yields a nice supply of pellets and Nectar.

The Iridescent Flint Beetle is a fast-moving creature. When the creature emerges, allow it to scurry around the area. When the creature stops moving, you have a brief window to attack. Toss a single Pikmin directly onto the Iridescent Flint Beetle to yield a nice reward. Repeat the process as many times as possible before the Iridescent Flint Beetle burrows back underground.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
''"Steeliprax hide in the grass during the day, but they’re quite active at night, gathering food to turn into pellets. Steeliprax keep undigested food pellets in their stomachs as food for the winter months, but they will spit them out given the correct stimulus. These pellets seem to be enveloped in a membrane that seals and preserves them in a sterile, airtight environment. If kept at room temperature, this pellet membrane seems to keep its contents from spoilage for up to six months. I also believe that the membrane is made from the same substance that gives the exoskeleton of the steeliprax its beautiful appearance."''

==Behavior==
The Flint Beetle is harmless and will remain underground until a [[leader]] or Pikmin approaches its resting spot. Once active, the Flint Beetle will scurry about in no particular direction; only away from the player after being hit. It moves quickly and can be difficult to hit at times, but repeatedly flipping it over for up to three times will provide increasingly valuable rewards. After being hit three times, or being active for a certain amount of time, the creature will scurry back underground. Though it does not die, it will not return for the rest of the day/challenge.

==Strategy==
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While the Flint Beetle cannot be killed, it can have certain items knocked out of it. The creature can only be attacked with Pikmin, as [[leader]]s have no way of damaging this creature aside from [[ultra-bitter spray]]. Pikmin must be thrown at the Beetle's shell to flip it, knocking out useful items. The [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] and the [[Doodlebug]] are damaged in the same way.

Purple Pikmin in ''Pikmin 2'' can home in, making them easier to hit with. With proper timing, or by repeatedly throwing Pikmin, one can hit the beetle before it begins running again, resulting in the creature staying in the same place.

==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
The Iridescent Flint Beetle appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as a trophy.

===''Brawl'' trophy===
{{smash trophy
|image  = Iridescent Flint Beetle trophy SSBB.png
|desc   = {{Notes:Iridescent Flint Beetle/ssbb}}
|type   = Fighter Related
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

===''Smash 4'' trophy===
{{smash trophy
|image  = IridescentFlintBeetleTrophySSBU.png
|usdesc = {{Notes:Iridescent Flint Beetle/ssb4wiiuus}}
|eudesc = {{Notes:Iridescent Flint Beetle/ssb4wiiueu}}
|type   = Series Related
|box    = 61. Distant Planet & Indigenous Creatures
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

==Technical information==
{{p1 enemy technical
|name = kogane
|hp = N/A
}}

{{p2 enemy technical
|name = kogane
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.15
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 1000
|fp01 = 15
|fp02 = 0
|fp03 = 0
|fp04 = 0
|fp05 = 0.01
|fp06 = 200
|fp08 = 0.4
|fp09 = 1
|fp10 = 1
|fp11 = 0
|fp12 = 50
|fp13 = 180
|fp14 = 0
|fp15 = 0
|fp16 = 0
|fp17 = 0
|fp18 = 0
|fp19 = 0
|fp20 = 0
|fp21 = 0
|fp22 = 0
|fp23 = 0
|fp24 = 0
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 0
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 360
|fp29 = 0
|fp30 = 0
|fp31 = 0.00001
|fp32 = 50
|fp33 = 30
|fp34 = 15
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 0
|ip02 = 0
|ip03 = 0
|ip04 = 0
|ip05 = 0
|ip06 = 0
|ip07 = 0
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 出現時間(Min) | Min time spent out of the ground | 20 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 出現時間(Max) | Max time spent out of the ground | 30 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp10 | 移動時間(Min) | Min time spent walking | 0.3 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 移動時間(Max) | Max time spent walking | 0.7 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp20 | 停止時間(Min) | Min time spent stopped | 0.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp21 | 停止時間(Max) | Max time spent stopped | 2 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp30 | 向き変え角度 | Max angle change between walks | 90 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp40 | スケール | Scale | 0.8 }}
}}

{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = kogane
|hp        = 1
|brout     = 0
|brin      = 0
|white     = 0
|rock      = 0
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 0
|territory = 100
|value     = 0
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|technical  = Steeliprax
|size       = Body length: {{mm|30}}
|piklopedia = 20
}}

==Naming==
{{naming
|common     = Iridescent Flint Beetle. The word "iridescent" means "showing different colours depending on the viewer's angle", referring to its shiny {{w|elytron}}. {{w|Flint}} is a type of hard rock historically used to ignite fires by striking other rocks, similar to how striking it with a Pikmin yields prizes. However, "flint" is also similar to "glint", meaning "a bright reflection of light" &ndash; this is used in its relative's name, the [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]].
|jpcommon   = {{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi|Small Riches Holder}}. {{j|コガネ|kogane}} means "Small amount of money", likely referring to how it gives out worse prizes than its golden counterpart, and {{j|モチ|mochi}} means "holder". "Koganemushi" {{j|黄金虫|koganemushi}} also means scarab beetle, which its color is similar to.
|jpname     = {{j|タテスジルリコガネモチ|Tatesuji Ruri Kogane Mochi|Vertical Stripes Lapis Lazuli Small Riches Holder}} (''Pikmin'', ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 4''); {{j|マダラルリコガネモチ|Madara Ruri Kogane Mochi|Spotted Lapis Lazuli Small Riches}} (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'').
|scientific = ''Pilli envelopens'' (''Pikmin'', ''Pikmin 2'', and ''Pikmin 4''); ''Pilli envelopens striaticus'' (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''). ''Pilli'' is probably derived from "pill", in reference to its round shape. ''Envelopens'' is based on the English word "envelop", which means "to cover", possibly chosen due to the creature being mostly covered in a flint-hard shell. ''Striaticus'' likely comes from "stria", a term for a narrow streak or groove, or more specifically "striated", the state of having striae. While this term better describes the grooves found in the regular variant, the different color of the spots makes them more noticeable.
|internal   = Its internal name in all of the games is <code>kogane</code>, part of its Japanese nickname.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = コガネモチ
|JapR = Kogane Mochi
|JapM = Small Riches Holder
|ChiTrad  = 小富蟲
|ChiTradR = Xiǎo Fù Chóng
|ChiTradM = Small Riches Bug
|ChiSimp  = 小富虫
|ChiSimpR = Xiǎo Fù Chóng
|ChiSimpM = Small Riches Bug
|Dut  = Smaragdpraalkever
|DutM = Emerald splendor beetle
|Fra  = Scarabée Iridescent<br>Scarabée iridescent (''Pikmin 4'')
|FraM = Iridescent Beetle<br>Iridescent beetle (''Pikmin 4'')
|Ger  = Psychilex
|GerM = Iridescent Flint Beetle
|GerN = Psychilex is the German name for the Iridescent Flint Beetle
|Ita  = Iridococco
|ItaM = Iris coccus
|ItaN = From "iridescente" and possibly "cocciniglia" (cochineal)
|Kor  = 황금벌레
|KorR = Hwanggeum-Beolle
|KorM = Gold Bug
|Spa  = Escarabajo de sílex iridiscente
|SpaM = Iridescent flint beetle
|Por  = Silisouro iridescente (''Pikmin 4'')
|PorM = Iridescent flineetle (''Pikmin 4'')
|PorN = ''"Silisouro"'' is a portmanteau of ''"sílex"'' (flint) and ''"besouro"'' (beetle)
|PorP  = Besouro Iridescente
|PorPM = Iridescent beetle
|PorPN = Name taken from a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|notes = y
}}

==Gallery==
===''Pikmin''===
<gallery>
P1 Iridescent Flint Beetle Artwork.png|Artwork of the Iridescent Flint Beetle from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
P1 Flint Beetle Sketch.png|Drawings of the Iridescent Flint Beetle from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Iridescent Flint Beetle attacked.jpg|Pikmin attempting to attack an Iridescent Flint Beetle to no avail.
P1 Iridescent Flint Beetle flipped.jpg|A Iridescent Flint Beetle haven been flipped by a Pikmin landing on its back.
P1 Iridescent Flint Beetle idle.jpg|An idle Iridescent Flint Beetle in [[The Forest Navel]].
</gallery>
===''Pikmin 2''===
<gallery>
P2 Iridescent Flint Beetle Screenshot.png|Close-up of an Iridescent Flint Beetle in ''Pikmin 2''.
Iridescent Flint Beetle P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Iridescent Flint Beetle in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
P2 Iridescent Flint Beetle attacked.jpg|A Iridescent Flint Beetle being 'attacked' by Pikmin.
P2 Iridescent Flint Beetle flipped.jpg|A flipped Iridescent Flint Beetle.
</gallery>

===''Pikmin 3''===
<gallery>
P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Artwork.png|Art of the ''Pikmin 3'' Iridescent Flint Beetle from the Official Nintendo Magazine.
P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Close-up 2.jpg|A close-up screenshot of the Iridescent Flint Beetle in ''Pikmin 3''.
P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Close-up 1.jpg|A side view of the Flint Beetle in ''Pikmin 3''.
P3 Iridescent Flint Beetle Prerelease Screenshot.png|The Iridescent Flint Beetle in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease version]] of ''Pikmin 3''.
</gallery>
===''Pikmin 4''===
<gallery>
Iridescent Flint Beetle P4 icon.png|The Iridescent Flint Beetle's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.
Iridescent Flint Beetle P4.jpg|An Iridescent Flint Beetle in ''Pikmin 4'''s Piklopedia.
</gallery>
===''Other''===
<gallery>
Iridescent Flint Beetle E-Card.jpg|The Iridescent Flint Beetle's [[e-card]], #24.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] belongs in a different family, the [[Glint beetle family]], while their genera is the same as the Iridescent Flint Beetles. In real life, it is impossible for members of different families to share a genus; this would mean their genus identifiers are coincidentally the same instead of related.
*The European version of the ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy advises players to flip the creature over with a [[Purple Pikmin]] and then having them attack it. This strategy doesn't make much sense, and was likely [[mistake]]n for the [[Anode Beetle]] instead, which lacks a trophy.
*Prior to the release of {{p2s}}, the Doodlebug was [[mistake]]nly referred to as belonging to the "Flint bug family" in the English version, even though it were claimed to share the same genus as the Iridescent Flint Beetle. In the Japanese [[region|version]] of {{p2}}, the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug have always shared the same family.
**In the Spanish version, the Flint Beetle, Glint Beetle, and Doodlebug are from the same family. Even though the Glint Beetle is referred to belong in a different family in the Japanese version.
*In ''Pikmin 3'', when an Iridescent Flint Beetle is hit with a Pikmin and lands on the ground, it makes a clink like a coin hitting the ground.
*The Iridescent Flint Beetle may be based off {{w|Buprestidae|jewel beetles}}.
*The Iridescent Flint Beetle can be killed when turned to stone by an Ultra-Bitter Spray in ''Pikmin 2'', or frozen by an ice blast in ''Pikmin 4''.

==See also==
*[[Iridescent Glint Beetle]]
*[[Honeywisp]]
*[[Doodlebug]]

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[[Category:The Impact Site]]
[[Category:The Forest of Hope]]
[[Category:The Forest Navel]]
[[Category:Awakening Wood]]
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]
[[Category:Garden of Hope]]
[[Category:Twilight River]]
[[Category:Sun-Speckled Terrace]]
[[Category:Giant's Hearth]]
[[Category:Crackling Cauldron]]
[[Category:Kingdom of Beasts]]
[[Category:Frozen Inferno]]
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[[Category:Bingo Battle]]
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==References==
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