Moldy Slooch
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis hostus | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Areas | Primordial Thicket (Story Mode and night) | ||
| Caves | Doppelgänger's Den, Cavern for a King | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Toggle Training, Oasis of Order | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin, emits poison | ||
The Moldy Slooch (カビフラシ?, lit.: "Mold Rainer") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is the body of a Pyroclasmic Slooch being controlled by a parasitic Toxstool. As the parasite has full control over the hosts body, it is classified as being a member of the sporovid family rather than the slooch family. It acts similar to its original variant, but differ as they expel poisonous spores from their backs which are harmful to non-White Pikmin. If killed, they can be revived by the Toxstool. The same parasite species also infects the Moldy Dwarf Bulborb. This creature, alongside the Moldy Dwarf Bulborb, can consume White Pikmin without being poisoned.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 4 (0 glow pellets) |  × 3
|
300 |
Behavior[edit]
The Moldy Slooch roams around in a small area. The mold on their back expels a constant stream of poison gas as they move, similar to how the Pyroclasmic Slooch leaves a trail of fire behind themself. The mold is also a weak point, though; much like the Moldy Dwarf Bulborb, throwing a Pikmin onto the mold will squish them for 1/8th of their health. This will release poison gas, so it's best to throw White Pikmin.
When a Pikmin is attacking their mold, the Slooch will wait for a few seconds before throwing the Pikmin in front of them, deflowering the Pikmin by one stage. The Slooch will wait another moment, and then attempt to lick the Pikmin up. This doesn't appear to be extremely successful, as the Pikmin tend to attach onto the Slooch's lips and begin attacking. If the Slooch throws the Pikmin off of their face or side and in front of themself, the Pikmin won't be deflowered. The lick attack only happens every few seconds.
The Moldy Slooch will naturally lose interest when the player (and their Pikmin) are out of it's range of vision.
Appearance[edit]
It is identical in shape to the Pyroclasmic Slooch, beyond the blue fungal growth on its back. The growth is large and bulbous. It's main body is striped with pale blue and dark greenish-blue lines.
Locations[edit]
Strategy[edit]
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White Pikmin are ideal for fighting Moldy Slooches due to their poison immunity. Oatchi can also dispatch of multiple Slooches with a single charge, provided he has the 
Pup Sniff Saver gear. Be warned that charging a Moldy Slooch with Oatchi will always poison any non-White Pikmin currently on Oatchi. If neither of these are an option, charging the creature from the front is the best strategy, as it only produces poison from the rear. It has a decently sharp turn that will cover its front with poison if the player isn't careful with when they choose to charge.
Throwing a White Pikmin on the Slooches' back will do 1/8th of their health. Throwing 4 Pikmin onto a Moldy Slooch will kill it before it can throw any Pikmin off.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
“Both the nervous system and slime- producing organ of this specimen have been invaded by fungal filaments, which is why it scatters spores as it moves. It will also shake spores onto other creatures, thus infecting new hosts and expanding the Toxstool's habitat and range.
Once the host body ceases to function, it can no longer serve as a fungal-culture medium because its bodily fluids dry up and the corpus shrinks. At that point, the host body is abandoned.”Louie's notes[edit]
Pikmin Garden[edit]
- Text
“ボケナメコの菌糸に乗っ取られたカジオコシ。他の生物に胞子をふりかけ、新たなゾンビ化を引き起こし、ドクナメコの生息域を広げる。
特徴 その1 操られる
- 筋肉や粘液を出す器官がドクナメコの菌糸に侵され、胞子をまきながら徘徊する。
- (Image text: 胞子をばらまいて、仲間を増やす)
特徴 その2 養分にはならない
- 腐敗して活動を終える頃には、体液が抜けて菌の養分には適さない。
- (Image text: コロニー（菌の集まり）を形成するには適度な水分と栄養が必要である)”
- Translation
“A Pyroclasmic Slooch taken over by a Toxstool's fungal filaments. It sprinkles spores on other creatures, causing them to become new zombies and expanding the Toxstool's habitat.
Feature #1: It is controlled
- Its muscles and mucus-producing organs are taken over by the Toxstool's fungal filaments, and it scatters spores while wandering around.
- (Image text: "It scatters spores to increase its numbers")
Feature #2: It does not provide nutrients
- By the time it has decayed and ceased to be active, its bodily fluids have dried up and it is no longer suitable as nourishment for the fungus.
- (Image text: "The formation of a colony (a group of fungi) requires adequate moisture and nutrients")”
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #77
Naming[edit]
- See more: Sporovid#Naming.
- Common name: Moldy Slooch. Mold is a type of invasive fungus.
- Japanese nickname: カビフラシ?, lit.: "Mold Rainer".
- Japanese name: ボケナメコモドキとその宿主?, lit.: "Pseudo-Stupid Nameko and its host". It refers to how it is a host for the Toxstool.
- Scientific name: Parasitus pseudofungi elasticus hostus. Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis is the scientific name of the Toxstool, with the added hostus to signify that these species chooses a "host" body to control.
- Internal names:
KINOKAJIOKOSHI.KAJIOKOSHIis the internal name for the Pyroclasmic Slooch, so the "kino" from キノコ? (lit.: "mushroom") is added to distinguish hazard. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
カビフラシ? Kabi Furashi |
Mold Rainer | Stems from 降らす? (lit.: "to shed/to make fall (rain, etc.)") |
 Chinese(traditional) |
黴菌海兔 Méijūn Hǎitù |
Mold Sea Slug | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
霉菌海兔 Méijūn Hǎitù |
Mold Sea Slug | |
 Dutch |
Schimmelsteelslak | Mold stemslug | |
 French |
Sporoplasmik | Sporoslooch | Portmanteau of "spore" and "Pyroplasmik" (Pyroclasmic Slooch's french name) |
 German |
Giftkriecher | Toxin-creeper | |
 Italian |
Lumaca micosa | Mycoslug | "micosa" is from the prefix "mico-" (myco-), relating to fungi; "lumaca" means slug |
 Korean |
곰팡이뿌리기 Gompang'i-Ppurigi |
Mold Sprinkler | |
 Portuguese |
Mofobabosa | Moldaloe | The name is a portmanteau of "mofo" (mold) and "babosa" (aloe vera) |
 Spanish |
Mohobabosa | Moldslug | The name is a portmanteau of "moho" (mold) and "babosa" (slug) |
Gallery[edit]
A Moldy Slooch being attacked by a group of White Pikmin in the latter's Piklopedia entry.
A Moldy Slooch in the Doppelgänger's Den.
The poison trail the Slooch leaves behind.
A Moldy Slooch being defeated.
A Moldy Slooch being revived by a Toxstool.
An aerial view of two Moldy Slooches in Primordial Thicket on some sticky mold.
Two defeated Moldy Slooches being carried by White Pikmin through mud.
A Moldy Slooch next to poison spotcaps.
Two defeated Moldy Slooches in the Piklopedia.
