Editing Yellow Wollyhop

In ''Pikmin 3'' and ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is the only mature species of [[Amphituber family|amphituber]]. In these games, they also have a reasoning for their floating ability: their throat inflates, presumably allowing them to float in the air temporarily. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they seem to have slightly increased in size and move slightly faster.

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Frequently found in or near a body of water, Yellow Wollyhops are moderately sturdy creatures. Generally passive, they will only attack by leaping into the air if a leader or Pikmin comes nearby. Once on the attack, a Yellow Wollyhop will likely not pursue if its target is on the move, rather it will return to its general starting location in short hops. Their attacks are sometimes sudden, and they can shake all attacking Pikmin from their bodies. Upon falling, a Yellow Wollyhop's attack covers a considerable radius, killing all Pikmin within it. Even if a Yellow Wollyhop is defeated as it is about to fall, any Pikmin caught beneath it will still be killed. Such an attack can be prevented if the Wollyhop is weighed down with at least 10 or so Pikmin.

Yellow Wollyhops are changed little behaviorally. They are in general slightly weaker than they are in ''Pikmin'', with less hit points, a smaller radius on their attacks, and being easier to weigh down. Also, when one is killed mid-air, the falling body will not kill any Pikmin beneath it. In this game exclusively, the player can also approach one from behind without it noticing. The albino [[Wollyhop]] however can notice leader and Pikmin from any angle, as long as they are in range.

The Yellow Wollyhop and the Wollyhop are very similar in this game, and follow the same move set as in ''Pikmin 3''. However, the Yellow Wollyhop will move in short hops until it gets to jumping range, but the Wollyhop uses large jumps immediately to get around, and have a farther attack range.

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[[File:Yellow Wollywog attacked P1 art.png|thumb|Artwork of various Pikmin attacking a Yellow Wollyhop.]]

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Yellow Wollyhops are dangerous enemies, as they are capable of large [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] losses with a single attack. One way to defeat these enemies are to throw numerous Pikmin onto their heads, weighing them down to the point where they are unable to jump. When this happens, Yellow Wollyhops will try to jump before suddenly throwing off most/all of the Pikmin on their backs, so make sure to [[whistle]] off your Pikmin before this happens, as some will likely be de-flowered (except in {{p3}}).

In {{p2}}, [[Purple Pikmin]] are useful in attacking Yellow Wollyhops, as they have the chance of stunning them. In ''Pikmin 3'', [[Rock Pikmin]] are the best way to defeat these enemies, as they are immune to being [[Crushing|crushed]] by their jumps. In ''Pikmin 4'', [[Ice Pikmin]] are capable of [[freezing]] them, and if they are in mid-air, they will instantly shatter once they land back on the ground.

Even so, a safer strategy is simply to [[punch]] it with [[leader]]s, especially if their punch has been upgraded. However, this method has its own dangers, too. The leaders can get "comboed" by the creatures, getting knocked over when it jumps and, as they are getting back up, again when it lands. The damage from a leader's punch is also minuscule in later game entries.

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{{transcript|This fabulous specimen has the brightest gold coloration and the highest number of spots lateral to the eye pit of any member in the amphituber family. This species seems to have lost some swimming proficiency with the evolutionary adaptation that allowed it greater jumping ability. The amphituber inhabits aquatic shallows and shows an instinctive drive to jump upon and squash any smaller moving creatures.|block=y}}

{{transcript|The yellow species of wollywog is native to the Distant Spring. The tactics you use to defeat the white variety works just as well on the yellow wollywog.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Almost always found in the water, the Yellow Wollywog is more vicious than it looks. Toss blues at the beast and be ready to call your troops to your pilot if they are thrown off. The reward for capturing an above-ground Yellow Wollywog is eight Pikmin.|block=y}}

{{transcript|The Yellow Wollywog is a frog-like amphibious creature. This enemy attacks by leaping into the air and crushing its victims. Rock Pikmin cannot be damaged by this attack, making them a good option when facing one of these creatures. Because Yellow Wollywogs tend to stick close to water, Blue Pikmin are often your safest alternative.

When you're leading a more diverse squad, toss Red Pikmin or Blue Pikmin onto a Yellow Wollywog to weigh the creature down, then throw your Rock Pikmin at the enemy to deal heavy damage.|block=y}}

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In [[The Final Trial]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]], there is a Yellow Wollyhop near a pipe. If the Yellow Wollyhop jumps on the hole in the pipe, it [[Glitches in Pikmin#Yellow Wollyhop stuck on pipe|gets stuck]] there; it can be coerced into doing so by moving [[Olimar]] onto it. While stuck, the Wollyhop cannot be harmed; it remains in its jumping animation and cannot be brought out of it.

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Yellow Wollywog P1 art.png|Artwork of the Yellow Wollyhop.

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P2 Yellow Wollywog Screenshot.png|A Yellow Wollyhop in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

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Pikmin Garden Yellow Wollyhop render.png|A render of the Yellow Wollyhop from the [[Pikmin Garden]] Piklopedia.

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Yellow Wollywog E-Card.jpg|The Yellow Wollyhop's [[e-card]], #47 (4^th blue card).

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[[File:YellowWollywogToy.jpg|thumb|120px|A Yellow Wollyhop figurine.]]

*The Yellow Wollyhop is one of the few enemies to have a [[Merchandise/Figures|figurine]] modeled after it.

*In a [[Pikmin prerelease information|prototype version]] of ''Pikmin'', Yellow Wollyhops were capable of crushing Pikmin as they fall over when defeated.

*[[Wollyhop]]

*[[Young Yellow Wollywog]]

*[[Masterhop]]

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