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Red Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae rubrus

Red Pikmin features^[sic] a red body and sharp nose. Pikmin in general exhibit both plant and animal characteristics, but Red Pikmin display especially pronounced fighting spirits and curiosity. They also are highly adaptable to the environment—such as having an immunity to extreme heat—and so can be found in a wide range of habitats.

Fact 1
Immunity to Fire

Red Pikmin possess skin and muscle fibers made up of a flame-resistant cellulose, so they are unaffected by fire and heat.

Fact 2
High Offensive Capability

Red Pikmin are stronger than most thanks to their nose-like protuberance.”

Yellow Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae auribus

This Pikmin features a yellow body and large ear-like lamellae. They use these to soar to great heights and to dig holes. They are quite resistant to electricity. In fact, they seem to enjoy it.

Fact 1
Resistance to Electricity

Yellow Pikmin are resistant to electricity. In fact, exposing one to electricity can cause it to mature straight from its leaf stage to its flower stage. Other types of Pikmin will be electrocuted if they touch electricity.

Fact 2
Fly Higher

Yellow Pikmin use the ear-like lamellae on their head to fly higher when thrown. However, they do not fly farther than other Pikmin.

Fact 3
Best for Digging

Yellow Pikmin can dig faster than other Pikmin types.”

Blue Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae caerula

Blue Pikmin can be identified by their blue bodies and their frowning, indecipherable expressions. Most Ambuloradices cannot breathe underwater, but Blue Pikmin have a gill resembling a mouth. This allows them to survive both on land and underwater.

Fact 1
Underwater Breathing

Blue Pikmin have a gill resembling a mouth on their head, which makes it impossible for them to drown.

Fact 2
Excellent Swimmer

Blue Pikmin can skillfully seek out prey in the water.”

Purple Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae yokozunum

Purple Pikmin have thick, sturdy bodies. These Pikmin are stronger and larger than the rest. In fact, they weigh 10 times as much as other Pikmin. Like White Pikmin, they are only born from Candypop Buds found underground, making them quite rare.

Fact 1
Heavy

Purple Pikmin are 10 times as heavy as other Pikmin. In fact, they are so heavy that when they land on the ground, they cause a shock wave. Due to this extra weight, however, they are slower.

Fact 2
High Carrying Capacity

Purple Pikmin have very dense muscle fibers, which allows them to carry 10 times as much weight as other Pikmin. When attacking, their strength is similar to Red Pikmin. The weight that 10 other Pikmin can carry = The weight 1 Purple Pikmin can carry.

Fact 3
Only Found Underground

Purple Pikmin grow when Pikmin are thrown into purple Candypop Buds, which can only be found underground. This is similar to how White Pikmin grow when Pikmin are thrown into white Candypop Buds.”

White Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae venalbius

White Pikmin feature a small white body and striking red eyes. They contain an extremely strong poison in their bodies, which also makes them resistant to various poisons. They are born from white Candypop Buds that can only grow underground.

Fact 1
Resistance to Poison

White Pikmin are resistant to poisons, meaning they are immune to poisonous gases and spores.

Fact 2
Poisonous

Due to the strong poisons inside the bodies of White Pikmin, eating them can lead to death.

Fact 3
Fast

White Pikmin are the fastest Pikmin around. However, due to their small size, they do less damage when they attack.”

Rock Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae habisaxum

These stones are actually the chosen hosts for a parasitic subset of Pikmin species nicknamed "Hermikmin." Similar to how a seed can sprout and push through the cracks of a rock, the Pikmin's roots stretch deep into the stone.

Fact 1
Crushproof

Since their bodies are made up of hard rocks, Rock Pikmin are generally impossible to crush. However, their hollow bodies can be crushed if they get stomped when they are on a hard floor.

(Image text:

• The leaf on a Rock Pikmin's head will shrink if it is stomped on.)

Fact 2
Solid

Rock Pikmin have very tough bodies. They can even break glass with their body slams!

Fact 3
Nonstick Bodies

The rugged bodies of Rock Pikmin make it impossible to stick to enemies. Instead, they attack with body slams.”

Winged Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae volarosa

Winged Pikmin have pink bodies and blue eyes that look like glasses. They fly around freely using the wings on their back, but their small, light bodies mean they are weak attackers.

Fact 1
Flying Ability

Winged Pikmin are the only species of Pikmin that can fly.

Fact 2
Weak Attacks

Due to their small bodies, Winged Pikmin are not able to do a lot of damage when they attack. They won't give up, though, and will keep attacking even if they are shaken off.”

Ice Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae habiglacius

Ice Pikmin belong to the parasitic Pikmin subtype called "Hermikmin." They acquire and maintain their bodies with a process that utilises their low-temperature cores to constantly generate fresh ice from ambient moisture.

Fact 1
Freezing Properties

Ice Pikmin freeze their prey by slamming against them with their frozen bodies. Ice Pikmin are buoyant in water and will float on the surface → If enough gather, it is possible for them to freeze bodies of water.

Fact 2
Cold Immunity

Ice Pikmin are immune to cold temperatures and cannot be frozen. However, they are very vulnerable to fire and melt quickly. This means that when burnt, they will expire much faster than other Pikmin.”

Glow Pikmin

“Scientific name:
Pikminidae supravelum

Glow Pikmin give off a pale-green glow, and the flowers on their heads bloom into a star shape. These Pikmin are distinct from other Pikmin types in several ways. For example, they emerge from Lumiknolls, which are only active at night or underground.

Fact 1
Are They Pikmin?

Instead of an Onion, Glow Pikmin live inside Lumiknolls. Glow Pikmin have no feet and instead float slightly in the air. They are naturally immune to many elements that hurt other Pikmin.

Fact 2
Active Underground or At Night

Glow Pikmin appear at night to protect Lumiknolls from nocturnal predators. During the day, they enter a resting state and look like seeds. At night and underground, they look like their usual selves.

Fact 3
Unusual Behaviors

Glow Pikmin exhibit strange behaviors not seen in other living creatures. One example is how they can teleport to remote locations. Another is the ability of a group of Glow Pikmin to coalesce into a ball that gives off an intense light.”

Bulborb

“Scientific name:
Oculus kageyamii russus

Bulborbs have scarlet abdomens with bright-white spots. They are naturally nocturnal and can often be found sleeping during the day, but if woken, they will try and swallow anything they see. There are many members of the Grub-Dog family, and they are at the top of the food chain.

○ What is the Grub-Dog family?
Grub-Dogs were named after the way they walk on two legs like space dogs.

Fact 1
Nocturnal

Bulborbs sleep during the day and don't wake up unless provoked – for example, when something enters their territory. They become much more active as the sun is setting and will begin to seek out prey.

(Image text:

• ▲(During the day) Sound asleep
• ▲(During the night) Glowing red eyes)

Fact 2
Identification Tips

As Bulborbs grow old their body color changes and becomes darker. They use the white dots on their abdomen to recognise each other as the same species.

(Image text:

• Bulborb Larva
  (Oculus kageyamii larva (premolt))
• Albino Dwarf Bulborb
  (Oculus kageyamii larva (1st molt))
• Bulborb
  (Oculus kageyamii russus))

(Image text:

• They have been known to accidentally eat larvae that don't have white dots.)

Fact 3
Large Eyes

Bulborbs developed large eyes to help them see better at night, but due to the size of their eyes, they cannot fully close their eyelids. Instead, Bulborbs blink by expanding and contracting the iris.”

Empress Bulblax

“Scientific name:
Oculus kageyamii matriarchia
(hypertrophic, gravid)

When certain environmental conditions are present, such as the sudden depletion of prey species, the largest female Grub-Dog in a given area will take on the role of pack matriarch. This results in the egg sac of the Grub-Dog swelling to dramatic proportions. In this state, new Empress Bulblaxes will produce a large number of larvae.

Fact 1
Larvae Birth

An Empress Bulblax will give birth to a large number of Bulborb Larvae, forming a pack of as many as 50.

One theory states that this process is a survival strategy and that the new larvae are meant to spread to other places with abundant food resources. However, there is another theory that says these larvae are produced as a source of emergency nutrition.

Fact 2
Rolling Around

An Empress Bulblax's body is much too large for them to walk around. Instead, they wiggle and roll their body back and forth to get around.

It is not uncommon for an Empress Bulblax to accidentally roll over Bulborb Larvae without noticing them, as freshly birthed larvae do not yet have their red patterns.”

Albino Dwarf Bulborb

“Scientific name:
Oculus kageyamii larva (1st molt)

A Bulborb Larva after its first molt. Due to their pale coloration, Albino Dwarf Bulborbs spend the daytime hours hiding underground to avoid accidentally being attacked by adult Bulborb. At night – when their pale coloration is less obvious – they come above ground and are much more active.

Fact 1
A True Dwarf Bulborb

Upon initial discovery, the Albino Dwarf Bulborb was thought to be a mimic of a Dwarf Bulborb, but later research confirmed that it was in fact a true Dwarf Bulborb.

(Image text:

• Baby Bulborb (Grub-Dog Family)
• Dwarf Bulborb (Breadbug)
• Albino Dwarf Bulborb (Grub-Dog Family)
• The tip of the mouth is slightly narrower, like a fully grown Bulborb.)

Fact 2
What Species of Bulborb?

At this stage in their growth, it is difficult to predict what species of Bulborb they will grow to become.

Fact 3
Nocturnal

They're nocturnal, and their eyes glow red at night.”

Emperor Bulblax

“Scientific name:
Oculus supremus

The largest member of the Grub-Dog family has a thick hide. During the rainy season, moss grows freely on its hump, making it nearly impossible to distinguish this lethal predator from a stone. Due to a low metabolism, and a lack of natural predators, they tend to live a long time.

Fact 1
Gigantic Mouth

Its long, adhesive tongue is ideal for catching large quantities of prey at once.

(Image text:

• Its booming voice can threaten prey or summon allies to its side.)

Fact 2
Forming Herds

Young ones frequently form into herds in order to reproduce.

Fact 3
Ambush Predators

Commonly found buried in the ground, with only the stalks of its eyes exposed, waiting for prey to wander close by.”

Dwarf Bulborb

“Scientific name:
Pansarus psuedooculii russus

Although initially identified as a juvenile Bulborb, groundbreaking new research indicates that this creature is in fact a member of the Breadbug family. Unique adaptation of the Bulborb's crimson coloration and spots allows the species to safely commingle.

Fact 1
Mimicry

This close relative of the Breadbug escapes predation through mimicry. At a glance, it seems like it could only be the offspring of a Bulborb.

(Image text:

• Has fewer spots than the adult Bulborb.)

Fact 2
Diurnal

Like most Breadbugs, it's active during the day and returns to its burrow at night.”

Breadbug

“Scientific name:
Pansarus gluttonae

This mild-mannered creature's thick-skinned hide resembles a bread roll. It prefers to carry its food to its nest and bury it in the ground for safekeeping.

Fact 1
Omnivore

Breadbugs mainly enjoy pellets, but they are also known to be scavengers.

Fact 2
Resource Competition

Because Breadbugs and Pikmin prefer the same foods, they are often found competing for prey.

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• Pikmin tend not to attack it, since it does not pose a direct threat to them.)

Fact 3
Elastic Hide

Prone to flipping over when struck on the back with force.”

Giant Breadbug

“Scientific name:
Pansarus gigantus

Though it is the largest of the Breadbug species, its behavior is essentially the same as smaller Breadbugs. As it develops, its nature is to seek larger prey.

Fact 1
Incredibly Strong

Has immense pulling strength.

(Image text:

• The Giant Breadbug is about as strong as three Breadbugs or 30 Pikmin.)

Fact 2
Thick Hide

Its reinforced hide is all but impervious to impacts from the side.

(Image text:

• Like smaller Breadbugs, it's weak against force from above.)”

Joustmite

“Scientific name:
Trilobitins reversa

Joustmites protect their heads with a hard shell. But while frontal attacks won't do much to them, their rear is very exposed. This is in sharp contract to the Cloaking Burrow-nit, the first member of this family to be discovered.

Fact 1
Well-Protected Head

Thanks to the sturdy shell that protects their head, Joustmites tend to head straight toward both predator and prey. Unfortunately for them, their belly is left largely unprotected. They tend to hide in the ground during the day.

(Image text:

• The red-eye coloration on the shell is a form of antipredator adaptation.)

Fact 2
Needle Mouth

Joustmites have long, needle-like mouth parts that are able to suck the fluids from prey they impale.

(Image text:

• Sharp tip)”

Skitter Leaf

“Scientific name:
Rus psuedoarbicans

A Skitter Leaf is a kind of pond skater that disguises itself as green leaves from broad-leaved trees, primarily to avoid predators. While they are not able to float on water, a Skitter Leaf is able to swim quite well by twisting its body.

Fact 1
Mimicry

A Skitter Leaf mimics regular leaves in order to conceal itself from predators. Their stalk-like mouths are used to suck up nectar.

Fact 2
Vestigial Wings

The leaf-like body parts of a Skitter Leaf evolved from wings, and these vestigial wings are able to make a sound somewhat like a bell.

(Image text:

• Beneath the wings, the Skitter Leaf's body sports a pattern of blue dots.
• ▲ Viewed from below)”

Skutterchuck

“Scientific name:
Hierodeciderit crystallosum

Skutterchucks are insects with flat, shiny black bodies. They hurl small rocks. Their antennae and the fine hairs on their feet have developed to help them sense their surroundings, even in the dark. They tend to share a habitat with Calcified Crushblat larvae in order to secure ample supplies of stone.

Fact 1
Carrying Objects

Skutterchucks have concave backs. This allows them to easily carry objects, such as small rocks. Some observers have noted that they look like they are wearing little hats when they carry things.

(Image text:

• Slightly U-shaped, concave area)

Fact 2
Throwing Objects

Skutterchucks defend themselves from predators by throwing objects they are carrying on their backs.

(Image text:

• They can even throw objects heavier than they are.)”

Pyroclasmic Slooch

“Scientific name:
Sulucina vulcanis

Pyroclasmic Slooches area species of terrestrial snail that protect themselves with flames. Instead of a traditional shell, they are coated in a flammable mucus. If their flames are extinguished, it will take more than half a day for them to reignite.

Fact 1
Coated in Flames

Pyroclasmic Slooches use the flammable mucus that covers their bodies to protect themselves from predators. By constantly secreting mucus, they are able to insulate themselves from the flames that cover their bodies.

(Image text:

• Their tracks continue to burn for a while.)

Fact 2
Long tongue

Pyroclasmic Slooches use a long tongue to catch and entangle prey.

(Image text:

• Their tongue is typically blue.)”

Bearded Amprat

“Scientific name:
Porcellus barbavolta

Bearded Amprats are a kind of mouse capable of generating static by rubbing their beards. They are also mammals and thus quite unusual on this planet. Further research on these creatures is needed, as their very existence may give rise to a whole new taxonomy of fauna.

Fact 1
Electricity Generators

Bearded Amprats can store electricity in their beards by rubbing them. This builds up a static charge that they can then discharge.

(Image text:

• A Bearded Amprat rubbing its beard
• Their incisor teeth will keep growing throughout their lives, so they must gnaw on something to keep their teeth worn down.)

Fact 2
Lactation

Bearded Amprats have hair covering their entire body in order to maintain a stable body temperature, but their abdomens are less hairy. They are known to breastfeed their young.”

Groovy Long Legs

“Scientific name:
Psuedoarachnia discopedes

This member of the Arachnorb family has some remaining organic internal organs, but its carapace and eyes are made up of inorganic material. The gas emitted from the posterior of its first leg joints includes a chemical substance that, after making contact with another organism's brain, temporarily controls that organism's actions.

Fact 1
Array of Eyes

The 19 photoelectric sensors it has for eyes are ideal for locating prey.

Fact 2
Endless Dance

The phenomenon which causes Pikmin affected by its toxic gas to jump around as if in a trance is known as the "Endless Dance".

Fact 3
Organic or Machine

The membrane covering its body and the dangling cords along its legs are made of high polymer compounds, similar to vinyl chloride.

(Image text:

• The exposed bones are metallic in composition.)”

Man-at-Legs

“Scientific name:
Psuedoarachnia navaronia

A species of Arachnorb that has fused most of its body with machinery. The autonomous mechanical sections move the body, as the fused organic parts have no control.

Fact 1
Fuse with a Machine

Its mechanical parts are powered by the heat generated from its organic parts.

(Image text:

• (1) Relies on steam-powered turbines to generate electricity.
• (2) Has a launcher weapon mounted under its obular^[sic] torso.
• Immediately after fusion, the mechanical leg leads the way.)

Fact 2
Fire!

The launcher mounted at the base of its torso fires high-speed energy bursts.”

Puffstool

“Scientific name:
Fungirussus elasticis

A type of Ambulofungus that has gained animal-like characteristics over time, including the ability to walk. Its hallucinogenic spores cause Pikmin to mistake it for their leader, allowing it to use them as workers.

Fact 1
Bipedal Mushroom

Its hypha have developed in a similar way to leg muscles, allowing it to walk.

(Image text:

• Can be tipped over easily due to its short legs.)

Fact 2
Hallucinogenic Spores

Confuses Pikmin into think it is their leader, tricking them into working for it as guards and resource-gatherers.

Fact 3
Deliciously Edible

When left in the sun to dry, its cap becomes rich in vitamins and umami flavor.”

Armored Cannon Larva

“Scientific name:
Granitus chukkulinae (larva)

This larva uses internal metabacteria to aid in the chemical digestion of its primary diet of rocks. Once its nutritional needs are met, it spits excess rocks out at its enemies.

Fact 1
Two Mouths

It inhales air from the mouth on top of its head, and then spits rocks out from the mouth at the front of its face.

Fact 2
Unclear Characteristics

It is very difficult to distinguish between the male and female larvae.

(Image text:

• ▲Male
• ▲Female
• This eye-like patterning evolved to deter predators.)

Recent incursions of invasive species have caused a drastic decline in the adult population.”

Horned Cannon Beetle

“Scientific name:
Granitus ferrous

A beetle that inhales through the hornlike blowhole on top of its head, and then launches the rocks that have been stored in its body as food. It is known to exhibit aggressive territorial behaviour, sometimes launching boulders at the young Armored Cannon Beetles that share its food supply.

Fact 1
Launching Rocks

It is the males of this species that are known for launching rocks. When females reach maturity, their blowhole closes and they lose the ability to do so.

(Image text:

• Many-Purposed Rocks
• Rocks are not merely weapons to this species. They also serve as sites to lay eggs and food for the larva.)

Fact 2
Spiracle Exhaust

If its blowhole becomes obstructed, it becomes unable to launch rocks or to vent the heat that build up naturally in its body.

(Image text:

• It opens its shell as an emergency measure to vent excess heat.)

Fact 3
Invasive Species

The relentless expansion of its habitat has begun to affect the surrounding ecosystem.

(Image text:

• ▲Granitus ferrous (invasive species)
• ▲Granitus chukkulinae (native species)”

Fiery Blowhog

“Scientific name:
Sus draconus

An aggressively territorial four-legged creature with a bottle-shaped torso and a snout that is mouth and nose combined. It vocalises with this snout to communicate.

Fact 1
Fire Breath

Its fire-breathing ability comes from a volatile phosphorus compound that forms in its snout and combusts upon impact with the air.

(Image text:

• No ignition or backdraft occurs inside its body.)

Fact 2
A Diverse Family

There are a great many variants in the Fiery Blowhog family of species.^[sic]

(Image text:

• ▲ Fiery Blowhog
• ▲ Watery Blowhog
• ▲ Snowy Blowhog
• ▲ Withering Blowhog
• ▲ Puffy Blowhog
• ▲ Icy Blowhog)”

Watery Blowhog

“Scientific name:
Sus loogiens

A variant subspecies of the Fiery Blowhog. Due to lacking several genes necessary for the production of fire-producing catalysts, it this expels jets of the non-flammable liquid.

Fact 1
It's Mostly Water

It doesn't spontaneously combust because its primary component is water.

(Image text:

• However, it does contain phosphorus compounds which can act as fertiliser.)

Fact 2
Similarities to the Fiery Blowhog

Apart from the lack of fire breath, these and Fiery Blowhogs are biologically the same.

(Image text:

• Different colours around the mouth area
• ▲Fiery Blowhog
• ▲Watery Blowhog
• Their numbers are rapidly increasing due to the genetic dominance of their primary characteristic.”

Foolix

“Scientific name:
Mononuclei stellacodus

Its body is enveloped in a transparent gel and ends with a fin-like flagellum growing out from a nucleus shaped like a bulbous star. Despite its size, it is actually a primitive single-celled organism.

Fact 1
Mimic

Disguises itself as nectar and lies in wait to ambush its prey.

(Image text:

• ◀ Nectar of the Land
• Its gel, which includes fire-extinguishing fluids, will suddenly expand to capture and ingest prey when it approaches.)

Fact 2
Gelatinous Body

Uses the fin at the end of its flagellum-like tail to expand and contract its gelatinous body.

(Image text:

• If the nucleus is removed, its soft body loses all structure and splatters.
• After a while, the droplets will gather and reconstitute their original form.)”

Mitite

“Scientific name:
Mitivius infiltratus

A parasitic insect that lays its eggs inside the eggs of other creatures to provide its offspring nutrients. Since it cannot break its own hard shell, it relies on the Pikmin behaviour of breaking eggs to search for nectar.

Fact 1
Egg Parasitism

An average of ten Mitts take up residence in a single egg.

(Image text:

• Scattering flowers
  • Pikmin dislike the scent of the pheromone released by the adult beetles.)

Fact 2
Elusive Phantom

Not limited to eggs, they are capable of bursting out of any number of objects.

(Image text:

• Jumping from the Shadows
• They hatch inside of the body of an Arachnorb and live as parasites until the host expires.
• They burrow underground in search of new hiding spots.)”

Burrowing Snagret

“Scientific name:
Shiropedes anacondii

A bird that burrows underground and lies in wait to ambush surface-dwelling prey. Cannot fly due to a lack of wings, but with no natural enemies it is geographically represented across a wide range of areas.

Fact 1
Flightless

Having lots its wings to atrophy, this bird cannot fly.

(Image text:

• It burrows into the ground by wiggling its long, thin body.)

Fact 2
Bird-like Features

Its feathered head has a sharp beak with which to capture prey.

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• Its one leg is typically underground and not usually seen.)

Fact 3
Serpentine Features

Its body is covered in hard snake-like scales.

(Image text:

• It compensates for poor vision with heat-sensing organs that can accurately track prey.)”

Downy Snagret

“Scientific name:
Shiropedes anacondii (fledgling)

The Burrowing Snagret chick's head is covered in fluffy down. Since it is still a fledgling, it does not go underground to feed. Instead, it stays on the surface where there is plenty of food.

Fact 1
Surface-Born

It hatches from eggs that have been laid above ground.

(Image text:

• Since Burrowing Snagrets do not have feathered bodies, they rely on heat from the ground and from sunlight to warm their eggs.
• The chick bounces around on its one leg, using its beak to peck at prey.)

Fact 2
Imprinting

This baby will recognise what it sees or hears moving after hatching as its parent.

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• There are two specific conditions for imprinting: the target must be tall and blue, and must have a high-pitched cry.)

Fact 3
Tail Feather

There are actually short white tail feathers growing under the sharp scales on its backside.

(Image text:

• Plain white tail feathers are a characteristic of the Burrowing Snagret. (Its close relative, the Burrowing Snarrow, has a spotted pattern instead.))”

Creeping Chrysanthemum

“Scientific name:
Taraxacum rovinia

Like Pikmin, the Creeping Chrysanthemum is a member of a group of creatures with ambulatory root structures, plants who have taken on animal-like characteristics. It relies on preying upon other creatures to provide sustenance, but the leaves are also capable of photosynthesis.

Fact 1
Plant-like Characteristics

Its head resembles a chrysanthemum, with eyes located in the flowers.

(Image text:

• Spectralids and Pikmin cannot tell the difference between this creature and a true chrysanthemum by scent.)

Fact 2
Animal-like Characteristics

Ambushes prey by bursting out of the ground.

(Image text:

• Captures prey by extending its sticky tongue.)

Fact 3
Parasitism

Similar to the Bulbmin, the plant portion of this creature can become a parasite to other living organisms.

(Image text:

• Only Plant Part
• Originally a different organism.

• Colour, body type, and hunting behaviours change depending on the host.)”

Gildemander

“Scientific name:
Salamandra falsaurum

This land-dwelling salamander creates ore-like growths on its back with a coagulated body fluid. It has a mellow temperament, but a very strong appetite – it will try to swallow almost anything that gets too close.

Fact 1
Big Mouth

It licks up its prey using its big tongue.

(Image text:

• While its small round eyes give poor vision, it can track prey quite well by smell and motion sense.)

Fact 2
Biogenic Material

Shines like metal due to elements similar to sulfide minerals.

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• The bodily fluid secrets from a gland on its back hardens into an ore-like substance.
• Its distinct scent attracts prey and lures them in.)

Fact 3
Electromagnetic Waves

The lantern-like organ atop its head emits electromagnetic waves that confuse the senses of nearby creatures.

(Image tet:

• It lures Pikmin out of the Onion, and prevents them from retreating to it,
• but does not go so far as to command them.)”

Gildemandwee

“Scientific name:
Salamandra falsaurum (juvenile)

The juvenile version of the Gildemander. Immediately after hatching from eggs laid near the water's edge, this species presents itself in a gilled, tadpole-like form. It grows its legs after about a week, and begins to create its signature ore-like substance after about a month. At that point, it moves to land.

Fact 1
Biogenic Material

Though small in size, it emits the same prey-attracting scent as an adult Gildemander.

(Image text:

• ▲ Juvenile form
• ▲ Adult form
• Juveniles begin with one gland and grow a total of three as they mature.)

Fact 2
Electromagnetic Waves

The lantern-like organ atop its head is still immature and only emits weak electromagnetic waves.

(Image text:

• They often stay hidden from view, to avoid Pikmin attacks.)”

Male Sheargrub

“Scientific name:
Himeagea mandibulosa (m)

Having lost both legs and wings, the male Sheargrub crawls around by moving its belly segments. It burrows into the soil and waits to ambush small creatures that pass by. Though small in size, it has very powerful mandibles.

Fact 1
Packs

Packs of Sheargrubs usually consist of one male and several females.

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• Males usually take the lead in the hunt, first tearing the prey apart and then dividing it for the females.)

Fact 2
Sharp Jaws

Its scissor-like mandibles are powerfully sharp.

(Image text:

• Covered in a hard purple shell
• Constricts and stretches its belly to move forward.)”

Female Sheargrub

“Scientific name:
Himeagea mandibulosa (f)

The female Sheargrub's jaws are soft and cannot capture prey. Once mature, they bury themselves underground to form a pupa. They die shortly after laying their eggs, without undergoing emergence.

Fact 1
Pop-up Feeding

Though typically only active underground, they sometimes appear on the surface in search of food.

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• They feed on the congealed secretions that Pikmin leave behind when they strip the bark from tree branches.)

Fact 2
Large Jaws

Their mandibles are split vertically, like a flat pair of scissors.

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• They lack an armored exoskeleton and are unable to bite Pikmin.
• Both males and females have regressed to the point of having neither legs nor wings.”

Sunsquish

“Scientific name:
Ovgoonium soleus

A sea squirt-like creature that resembles a sunny-side up egg. Its larval stage more closely resembles a tadpole, with a skeleton-like structure called a notochord and a tail. During this phase, it lives and grows inside of other creatures' eggs.

Fact 1
Yolk-Like Body

The internal organs are kept within the yolk-like protochordate (shell).

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• Its sensory organs are similar to eyes and capable of detecting prey.)

Fact 2
Egg-White Looking Stomach

It moves around by stretching and contracting its white stomach, which is external to its body.

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• Protochordate
• Stomach
• It stretches its stomach to instantly trap prey.
• Expands to four times its regular size.)”

Waterwraith

“Scientific name:
Amphibio sapiens

Every report about a Waterwraith describes them as appearing clear, viscous, and with a jelly-like body that vaguely resembles a human frame. They're also known to move around by rolling two cylindrical rocks, using their limbs to steer the rocks and chase their prey. However, with few confirmed sightings to go on, Waterwraiths are still largely a mystery.

Fact 1
Transparent Body

Waterwraiths have bodies that are neither liquid nor solid, making it impossible to apply traditional categorisation to them.

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• If subjected to strong shocks, their normally clear form will turn an opaque purple.)

Fact 2
Rolling Rocks

Waterwraiths usually move around using rocks that are mostly basaltic but include trace amounts of other rare metals, such as nickel and cobalt.

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• These rocky rollers have holes for a Waterwraith to grip on to using their hands and feet.)

Fact 3
Bipedal Movement

There have been reports of Waterwraiths walking around on their two feet.”

Lumiknoll

“Scientific name:
Collux aeternium

Lumiknolls serve as incubators and nests for Glow Pikmin. They appear at nigh near where an Onion was during the day, attracting nocturnal creatures with their pale-green glow.

Fact 1
Glow Pikmin Nest

Glow Pikmin live inside Lumiknolls. If glow pellets are delivered to the Lumiknoll, Glow Pikmin will emerge.

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• Glow pellets)

Fact 2
Tricknoll

A Tricknoll is the juvenile form of a Lumiknoll. Despite its size, it still attracts nocturnal creatures.

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• An underground connection between a Tricknoll and a Lumiknoll)

Fact 3
Glow Sap

Lumiknolls produce and eject a compound that contains powerful, degradative enzymes.”

Mamuta

“Scientific name:
Hortulanus asymmetria

With asymmetrical arms, and short white hair all over its combined head and body, this highly intelligent species subsists by planting fruits and seeds in the ground and cultivating a garden.

Fact 1
Gentle Demeanour

As long as it does not feel threatened, and its garden is not disturbed, it will not attack.

Fact 2
Tending the Garden

Plants seeds and starters into the ground and tens to the flowers as they bloom.

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• Prunes weeds that impede its garden's growth.)

Fact 3
Mysterious

Its arms are wrapped in cloth that appears to contain some mysterious writing”

Smoky Progg

“Scientific name:
Magovum vaporus

The Smoky Progg's body is constantly deteriorating from the moment it hatches. Any plants that come into contact with its vaporised lower body are instantly killed. Because a live specimen has never been captured, this creature remains largely a mystery.

Fact 1
Deteriorating Body

Its body gradually vaporises, producing a poisonous gas.

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• Capable of spewing out parts of itself as it turns to vapour.
• Pikmin that touch the gas are instantly taken out.)

Fact 2
Mysterious Behaviour

It remains a mystery what drives it to seek out Lumiknolls and Onions.

Fact 3
Mamuta?

It is commonly speculated that this is a Mamuta that failed to hatch.”

Toady Bloyster

“Scientific name:
Molluschid minionicus

Toady Bloysters are mollusk and amphibious creatures with a large gill that resembles a flower. Their eyes don't protrude as significantly as other species in the Mollusking family that have evolved away from shells. Toady Bloysters possess both male and female reproductive organs.

Fact 1
Long, Thin Tongue

Toady Bloysters use their distinct tongues to detect potential prey. The tongue is separated into six ends at the tip, allowing it to catch multiple creatures at once.

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• The individual ends are retracted when not in use.)

Fact 2
Release Ink

Toady Bloysters can release ink from their body if they believe they are in danger.

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• This ink makes it difficult for threats or potential prey to see anything.)”