Editing Skeeterskate

{{infobox enemy
|pikmin3     = y
|pikmin4     = y
|image       = P4 Skeeterskate.png
|size        = 256px
|icon        = Skeeterskate P4 icon.png
|custom_icon = y
|name        = Gerridus clavomacula
|family      = Spitterspatter
|areas       = [[Distant Tundra]], [[Twilight River]], [[Serene Shores]]
|underground = [[Doppelgänger's Den]]
|missionct   = [[Silver Lake]], [[Forgotten Cove]]
|missionbe   = [[Garden of Hope Remix]], [[Fortress of Festivity]], [[The Rustyard]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]
|sidestories = [[Pikmin Reunion]]
|bingo       = [[Stagnant Sea]], [[Parched Brook]]
|attacks     = Spit water at Pikmin
}}

The '''Skeeterskate''' ({{j|ミズンボウ|Mizunbou|Watery Pond Skater}}) is an [[Enemy|enemy]] that appears in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. It skims around the surface of the water, and attacks by shooting small jets of water at the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and [[leader]]s. It can be killed in one hit by throwing a Pikmin on top of it, much like a [[Dwarf Bulborb]].

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight3 = 2      |weight4 = 2
|carriers3 = 4    |carriers4 = 4
|seeds3 = 3       |seeds4 = 3
|value3 = 5       |value4 = 2
|hp3 = 45         |hp4 = 45
|regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown
}}

{{notes|p3dpalph=y|p3dpbrittany=y|p3dpcharlie=y|p3dplouie=y|p3dpolimarus=y|p3dpolimareu=y}}

=== Dalmo's Notes ===
{{Transcript|Clean water is a necessity for this water-walking sweetheart, and a lot of it at that. In water soiled with oils, detergents, or other pollutations, it could lose the surface tension that supports its specially evolved feet and drown! This is an extraordinary creature that could only exist on such a water-rich planet.}}

===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===
{{transcript|The Skeeterskate is a spindly aquatic creature that skims along the surface of the water. This creature utilizes long-range water attacks to drown its targets from an impressive distance.|block=y}}

{{transcript|To defeat a Skeeterskate, toss a Blue Pikmin onto its head, or use a squad of Blue Pikmin to charge the creature. When that's not an option, use Winged Pikmin to attack a Skeeterskate above the water &ndash; just be prepared to rescue any Winged Pikmin that get caught in the enemy's attack.|block=y}}

===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
水上を滑るように素早く移動する、ミズンボウ。プランクトンを主食とし、ストロー状の口で水と一緒に吸い上げる。縄張り意識が強く、近くを通る小虫に対して見境なく水を撃ち出す。

特徴 その1 水に浮く
:足先が水をはじく毛で覆われていて、表面張力によって浮くことができる。
:(Image text: 超疎水性の細かい毛がびっしり)

特徴 その2 水を撃ち出す
:ストロー状の口で水を吸い上げて、縄張りに入ってきた外敵に対して水を撃ち出して威嚇する。
:(Image text: 貯水袋が空になるとまた水を吸い上げる)
|block=y}}

'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
The Skeeterskate moves quickly as if gliding on the water. Its main food is plankton, which it sucks up along with the water with its straw-like mouth. It is territorial and will shoot water at any small insects that pass nearby.

Feature #1: Floating on water
:The tips of its feet are covered with water-repelling hairs, which allow it to float due to surface tension.
:(Image text: "Full of ultra-hydrophobic tiny hairs")

Feature #2: Shooting out water
:It sucks up water with its straw-like mouth and shoots it at enemies that enter its territory to intimidate them.
:(Image text: "When the reservoir is empty, it sucks up water again")
|block=y}}

==Strategy==
{{guide}}
The Skeeterskate will skim across the water aimlessly until Pikmin are nearby. Once it spots Pikmin, it will inflate the sac atop its head and fire jets of water at them. A single shot of water will splash on the ground and affect all Pikmin within a small radius.

Skeeterskates are easiest to hit when the water sac is empty, as they will stop to refill it, so it is a good idea to run behind it with [[Blue Pikmin]] and throw them at such a time.

In certain areas of the game, the player is forced to fight them without any Blue Pikmin. In this case, it is possible to walk into the water underneath, then swarm them with [[Winged Pikmin]]. If a Skeeterskate is close enough to land, it is also possible to kill it with any other kind of Pikmin with a single toss, but the player must be ready to rescue any Pikmin that risk drowning.

==Technical information==
{{p3 enemy technical
|same      = y
|name      = amembo
|hp        = 45
|brout     = 1
|brin      = 0
|white     = 0
|rock      = 1
|direct    = 1
|damage    = 0
|territory = 500
|value     = 5
}}

==Naming==
{{see more|Spitterspatter family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Skeeterskate. From "Skeeter", slang for "mosquito", and "skate", a reference to the {{w|pond skater}}.
|jpcommon   = {{j|ミズンボウ|Mizunbou|Watery Pond Skater}}.
|jpname     = {{j|タテジマミズンボウ|Tatejima Mizunbou|Vertical Stripes Watery Pond Skater}}.
|scientific = ''Gerridus clavomacula''. ''Clavomacula'' could be derived from the {{w|macula}} part of the retina creatures use to see with 20/20 precision, possibly in reference to the Skeeterskate's accurate shots when hitting targets.
|internal   =Its internal name is <code>amembo</code>, which refers to the word {{j|アメンボウ|Amenbo|pond skater|f=tp}}.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap   = ミズンボウ
|JapR  = Mizunbō
|JapM  = Water Pond Skater
|JapN = From {{j|水|mizu}} (water) and {{j|アメンボウ|amenbō}} (pond skater)
|ChiTrad  = 瓶子水黽
|ChiTradR = Píngzi Shuǐmǐn
|ChiTradM = Bottle Pond Skater
|ChiSimp  = 瓶子水黾
|ChiSimpR = Píngzi Shuǐmǐn
|ChiSimpM = Bottle Pond Skater
|Dut  = Waterschieter
|DutM = Water shooter
|Fra  = Ragnée d'eau
|FraM = Water pider
|FraN = The name comes from ''"araignée d'eau"'' (pond skater, lit.: "water spider")
|Ger  = Wasserflitzer
|GerM = Water Dasher
|Ita  = Idrospruzzatore
|ItaM = Hydrosprayer
|ItaN = From ''"idro-"'' (hydro-) and ''"spruzzatore"'' (sprayer)
|Kor  = 물쟁이
|KorR = Mul-Jaengi
|KorM = Water Pond Skater
|KorN = From {{tt|물|mul}} (water) and {{tt|소금쟁이|sogeumjaengi}} (pond skater)
|Spa  = Acuatirador
|SpaM = Aquashooter
|SpaN = From ''"acua"'' (water) and ''"tirador"'' (shooter)
|Por  = Hidrosquito
|PorM = Hydrosquito
|PorN = Portmanteau of ''"hidro-"'' (hydro-) and ''"mosquito"'' (mosquito)
|notes = y
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Skeeterskate.png|Artwork of the Skeeterskate from ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
Skeeterskate.jpg|A Skeeterskate in the [[Distant Tundra]].
Pikmin 3 lock-on.jpg|The creature [[Lock-on|locked on]].
P3D Skeeterskate Empty.jpg|A Skeeterskate with no water in its water sac.
Skeeterskate E3 2012 screenshot.png|Early E3 2012 screenshot of Skeeterskates in a water-based location.
Skeerskates Pikmin 4.png|2 Skeeterskates in a ''Pikmin 4'' trailer.
P4 Skeeterskate Artwork.png|Artwork of a Skeeterskate from ''[[Pikmin 4]]''.
Skeeterskate P4 icon.png|The Skeeterskate's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon in ''Pikmin 4''.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The Skeeterskate and the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] are the first tripedal creatures in the series.
*Olimar's notes for the [[Skitter Leaf]] in ''Pikmin 2'' mention a "pond skater";{{cite quote|{{Notes:Skitter Leaf/olimar}}|Captain Olimar|[[Olimar's notes]] for the [[Skitter Leaf]]}} however this creature is implied to be in the [[skitterling family]], rather than the [[spitterspatter family]] that the Skeeterskate is in.

==See also==
*[[Muckerskate]]

==References==
{{refs}}

{{p3enemies}}
{{P4enemies}}
[[Category:Water enemies]]
[[Category:Distant Tundra]]
[[Category:Twilight River]]
[[Category:Serene Shores]]
[[Category:Doppelgänger's Den]]
[[Category:Mission Mode]]
[[Category:Side Stories]]
[[Category:Bingo Battle]]