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 == Strategy ==
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-Ice Pikmin should be used to defeat Blizzarding Blowhogs due to their resistance to ice, but other Pikmin can be used if care is used and you're quick to whistle any frozen Pikmin. To avoid Pikmin falling to their deaths, try to steer the Blowhog to look towards the platforms the cave is made of, this will reduce the chances of Pikmin being thrown off the map. The best way to attack the Blizzarding Blowhog is constantly throw Pikmin at its body until it throws them forward. Whistle all your Pikmin and repeat until the Blowhog is defeated. Due to the ice, acquiring the [[Thermal Defense]], for both the player and [[Oatchi]], from [[Russ]] will help greatly as both your character and Oatchi will be resistant to freezing.
+Ice Pikmin are the most obvious choice to fight Blizzarding Blowhogs due to their immunity to ice, but note that, due to their low attack power, a squad consisting solely of Ice Pikmin will take a while to defeat the Blowhog. Using other types can potentially end the battle more quickly, provided you are quick on the whistle to save any frozen Pikmin.
-An alternative to using Ice Pikmin is to instead use Purple Pikmin, while they are not immune to ice, they are immune to the wind knockback the Blizzarding Blowhog creates. This can be useful in the metal and mud-laden caves in which this enemy appears, since they tend to knock pikmin into bottomless swamps or the abyss. The most effective way to use Purple Pikmin against this enemy is to throw them due to Purple Pikmin's additional impact damage.
+Blizzarding Blowhogs cannot directly kill Pikmin, as freezing is nonlethal. However, keep in mind that, due to the cave layout, they may be able to buck them off the map and into the [[pit]], which ''will'' kill them. Take care to ensure that the Blowhog is facing in-bounds when fighting it, and be prepared to disengage if it begins facing out of bounds. Otherwise, Blizzarding Blowhogs can be treated similarly to all other Blowhogs: Throw Pikmin onto its body (or Rush a squad into it while riding [[Oatchi]]), and whistle them back before it can buck them off, repeating the process until the Blowhog dies.
+Alternatively, Oatchi can reasonably kill it on his own, provided he has the [[Thermal Defense]] upgrade. He'll take minor damage from the Blowhog's attempts to buck him away, but the fight should be very simple otherwise.
+As with all Blowhogs, throwing [[Purple Pikmin]] onto its body is also a very effective strategy that can very quickly kill it, due to their extreme stomping power.
 == Notes ==
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 P4 Blizzarding Blowhog exhale.jpg|A Blizzarding Blowhog exhaling icy air in ''Pikmin 4'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
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+==Trivia==
+*Both Olimar's notes, and the creature's scientific name suggest that Blizzarding Blowhogs are affected by {{w|hypertrophy}}, a condition where cells in the body - normally in organs such as the heart - enlarge. In reality, it is virtually unheard of for anything with this condition to grow taller or larger. It shares this condition with [[Titan Blowhog]]s.
+**Unlike Titan Blowhogs, Blizzarding Blowhogs appear to solely benefit from their condition, as their enlarged organs do not damage their body, and in fact, directly benefit its lifespan. Titan Blowhogs are also noted to be infertile, while Blizzarding Blowhogs are not explicitly stated to be such.
 == See also ==
 *[[Titan Blowhog]]
 *[[Snowy Blowhog]]
 *[[Blowhog family]]
+*[[Jumbo Bulborb]]s, which have a similar condition
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