Wolpole: Difference between revisions

|namecustom  = ''Amphicaris frodendum''<br>''Amphicaris frondiferorum'' ({{p2s}} onwards)

|areas      = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]

'''Wolpoles''' ({{j|オタマ|Otama|Tadpole}}; known as '''Wogpoles''' in North America until the [[Switch]] ports of ''[[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 1]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 2]]'' and in Europe until [[New Play Control! Pikmin]]) are harmless enemies in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. They resemble {{w|tadpole}}s in appearance, and are in fact the larval form of the frog-like [[Yellow Wollyhop]]s.

In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], they only appear in the [[The Forest of Hope]] and [[The Distant Spring]] areas. They are typically a hard-to-get, low-reward enemy in that they are fast swimmers which produce only one [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] seed when carried to the [[Onion]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Wolpoles are found in the [[Awakening Wood]] (being chased by wild [[Blue Pikmin]]) and the [[Perplexing Pool]], as well as the sublevels of certain [[cave]]s where they have the treasure value of merely {{pokos|1}}. While being chased, Wolpoles may sometimes accidentally beach themselves, flopping about helplessly until they land safely back in the water. They may also drop from the ceiling, usually on a dry spot in an otherwise wet level. As a side note, the Wogpoles in ''Pikmin'' seem to be closer to maturation than those in ''Pikmin 2'', as the legs near their tails are present.

The new AI in ''Pikmin 3'' allows the player to rather easily force the Wolpole along the pond walls until it flops onto land, allowing even non-Blue Pikmin to kill it and take it with them. If the Wolpole is not killed in time, it will eventually flop its way back into water and swim to its spawning location, regardless if it is being chased or not, making it even easier to defeat than the original Wogpole with Blue Pikmin. It might also stand still for a while, granting an opportunity for a [[charge]].

|common    = Wolpole. It is a combination of "wog", from "{{w|pollywog}}" (like other [[Amphituber family|amphituber]]s), and "tadpole". This enemy, similarly to the [[Wollywog]] and [[Yellow Wollywog]], was originally called Wogpole, but was renamed to Wolpole for the European versions of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. This name was eventually made standard in the [[Switch]] ports of ''[[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 1]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 2]]'', as well as ''[[Pikmin 4]]''

|internal  = The internal name in ''Pikmin'' and in ''Pikmin 3'' is the same as the Japanese name, <code>otama</code>, and the ''Pikmin 2'' name is the same as the English translation, <code>tadpole</code>.

{{Foreignname

|Jap=オタマ

|JapR=Otama

|JapM=Tadpole

|ChiTrad=蝌蚪

|SpaA=Sapicuajo

|SpaAM=Portmanteau of "sapo" (toad) and "renacuajo" (tadpole)

|Fra=Wog Larvaire

|FraM=Larval Wollyhop

|Kor=올챙

|KorR=ol chang

|KorM=Tadpole

|Ita=Ranuchetta

|ItaM= From "Ranuca", a part of the Wollyhop's name and "-etta", a term of endearment; Little Wollyhop

|Ger=Wackelquappe

|GerM=From "wackeln" (wobble) and "Kaulquappe" (tadpole)

|Por=Girinuru

|PorM=From "girino" (tadpole) and "{{w|cururu toad|cururu}}"

Wogpole E-Card.jpg|The creature's [[e-card]], #46.

Wogpole.png|Artwork of the Wolpole from ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

Wogpole P3 April 2013 screenshot.png|A Wolpole in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|early]] version of ''Pikmin 3''.

WolpoleSecludedCourtyard.jpg|A pair of wolpoles, seen in the first sublevel of the [[Secluded Courtyard]].

WolpoleStrandedOnLand.jpg|A wolpole that has leaped onto land.

WolpoleUnfortunateFate.jpg|An unfortunate wolpole, who did not make it back to safety.

*Their external gills are only present in ''Pikmin'', having been removed in later games for unknown reasons.