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Puffy Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Sus inflata
Family	Blowhog
Areas	The Distant Spring
Caves	Glutton's Kitchen, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	The Distant Spring, Novice Training, Cave of Snarls
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
2-Player Battle stages	Carpet Plain
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Blows air

Revision as of 19:33, January 19, 2014

The Puffy Blowhog is an enemy in all three Pikmin games. It is the first introduced of the two airborne Blowhog species, but is much more rare than the other in the second game. Pikmin's Puffy Blowhogs are slightly larger than those in Pikmin 2; in both, it resembles the Withering Blowhog, but is larger, with purple/light blue stripes and spines on its back.

In Pikmin, this creature blows away Pikmin with its breath and causes their flowers to wilt. In Pikmin 2, its breath is notably stronger than that of the Withering Blowhog but weaker than that of Puffy Blowhogs in Pikmin, and it does not cause Pikmin flowers to wilt. Instead, it blows Pikmin into hazards or enemies; it cannot attack on its own. Purple Pikmin are immune to this, and collecting the Rush Boots makes the captains immune too.

In the first game, they appear in The Distant Spring, usually near water and other enemies, making them much more dangerous, as there is an abundance of hazards for it to blow Pikmin into. Puffy Blowhogs are only rarely seen within a few caves in Pikmin 2, as well as the multiplayer stage Carpet Plain. In Pikmin 3, the Puffy Blowhog solely appears in the Twilight River area. It looks noticeably more balloon-like than its previous incarnations. Its attacks remain the same but it has an additional defense: instantly inflating when it crashes on the ground throwing off Pikmin. As well, upon its defeat, instead of just dropping pellets, it will also drop its deflated carcass which can be retrieved and used to generate 8 Pikmin.

Glitch

When battling a Puffy Blowhog in either Pikmin or Pikmin 2, there may be times when a Blowhog that is being pulled down by Pikmin that are latched-on will land on a border or ledge of some sort. The enemy will be unable to reach the programmed 'ground', and stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely. In The Distant Spring, the stone pathways around the UV Lamp may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various Caves in Pikmin 2, wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found.

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

“This is a large-bodied, flying organism, but it is possible that its interior is as empty as a blimp. If I can land a large number of Pikmin on it, they may be able to ground it. And then, once it's down, it will feel my sprouts' rage!”

Reel notes

“Instead of breathing fire, this species uses its hydrogen to float.”

Olimar's notes

“This species of blowhog uses internally generated hydrogen to inflate a flotation bladder and hover above the ground. The creature's electrified pulse creates a sash of color that flows along the surface of its body, making it a particularly beautiful blowhog species. Precisely how it is able to internally stabilize its highly explosive hydrogen and simultaneously generate electricity remains a mystery. The puffy blowhog blows leaves and grass around to eat the insects underneath. It maintains midair buoyancy by using its fins and releasing air through blowholes. This enables it to float effortlessly, even in the breeze. In times of danger, the puffy blowhog can decompress its flotation bladder for a rapid escape from predators.”

Louie's notes

“Slice this creature's feather-light skin into triangles, deep-fry until crispy, and salt generously. Makes the perfect scooping chip to accompany fresh mango salsa!”

Strategy

Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are harder in the first game. Have a Pikmin in hand, dodge whenever it blows air at you, and when it is cornered into a wall, bombard it with Pikmin. Eventually, it will fall. Swarm, and it will die. In the second game, they're in caves often with many Gates, so they can be a problem to hit when they're behind a gate. They're weaker, so just throw a single Purple Pikmin, and it will fall. Then, swarm it with an army of Pikmin. In Pikmin 3, Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, strategies from the first 2 games work well.

Gallery

Puffyblowhog.jpg

Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog from Pikmin.
Puffyhogattack.jpg

Artwork from Pikmin, showing the Puffy Blowhog being attacked by different-type Pikmin.
The Puffy Blowhog Glitch
Pikmin 3

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フーセンドックリ^? Fūsen Dokkuri	Balloon Tokkuri
German	Ballonerus	From Ballon (balloon).

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-The '''Puffy Blowhog''' <span style="line-height:20px;">(フーセンドックリ) </span>is an enemy found in every [[Pikmin (series)|''Pikmin'' game]] so far. It is the more recognized of the two airborne blowhog species, although it is much more rare than its cousin in [[Pikmin 2|''Pikmin 2'']]. It is similar to the [[Withering Blowhog]], but is larger, with purple/light blue stripes and intimidating, though harmless spines on its back. Its breath is notably stronger than that of the Withering Blowhog, but does not cause Pikmin flowers to wilt like in ''[[Pikmin]]'', as it lacks the withering plant hormones which are characteristic of this beast's flying relative, the [[Withering Blowhog]]. Instead it blows Pikmin into hazards or enemies but it will not blow the captains if they have the [[Repugnant Appendage|Rush Boots]] or [[Purple Pikmin]]. This creature in ''Pikmin 2'' can still take the flowers off of pikmin by shaking the pikmin off. The easiest way to defeat it is to weigh it down by rapidly tossing [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] onto its body — a single Purple Pikmin will work just as effectively. Once grounded, swarm the defenseless creature with Pikmin using the C-stick, or pummel it with heavy Purples.
+The '''Puffy Blowhog''' is an enemy in all three [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. It is the first introduced of the two airborne [[Blowhog]] species, but is much more rare than the other in the [[Pikmin 2|second game]]. [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin''&#39;s]] Puffy Blowhogs are slightly larger than those in ''Pikmin 2''; in both, it resembles the [[Withering Blowhog]], but is larger, with purple/light blue stripes and spines on its back.
-In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] they appear in [[The Distant Spring]], and are only rarely seen within a few [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2''. This rare creature also appears only in the multiplayer stage [[Carpet Plain]].
+In ''Pikmin'', this creature blows away [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] with its breath and causes their flowers to wilt. In ''Pikmin 2'', its breath is notably stronger than that of the Withering Blowhog but weaker than that of Puffy Blowhogs in ''Pikmin'', and it does not cause Pikmin flowers to wilt. Instead, it blows Pikmin into hazards or enemies; it cannot attack on its own. [[Purple Pikmin]] are immune to this, and collecting the [[Rush Boots]] makes the [[captain]]s immune too.
-They can deflower the Pikmin and blow them much farther in ''Pikmin ''than in ''Pikmin 2''. Additionally, they are usually found near water and other enemies, making them more dangerous. It is also slightly larger than its ''Pikmin 2 ''appearance.
+In the [[Pikmin (game)| first game]], they appear in [[The Distant Spring]], usually near water and other enemies, making them much more dangerous, as there is an abundance of hazards for it to blow Pikmin into.  Puffy Blowhogs are only rarely seen within a few [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the multiplayer stage [[Carpet Plain]]. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the Puffy Blowhog solely appears in the Twilight River area. It looks noticeably more balloon-like than its previous incarnations. Its attacks remain the same but it has an additional defense: instantly inflating when it crashes on the ground throwing off Pikmin. As well, upon its defeat, instead of just dropping pellets, it will also drop its deflated carcass which can be retrieved and used to generate 8 Pikmin.
-The Puffy Blowhog returns ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. When brought down to the ground, it has an extra defense by expanding its body suddenly, like a blowfish, to knock off its attackers. When it dies it will deflate and it will drop two 5-pellets and its fully deflated body. It takes 2 Pikmin to carry the body. The body looks like a much smaller version of the blowhog that is flat.
-In ''Pikmin 3'', the Puffy Blowhogs skin looks much more balloon like. The purple stripes appear like actual balloons and are very slightly translucent and appear stretched by the air inside of it. The blue stripes are like decoration added afterwards, as they are opaque and shiny.
-==Notes==
-===Ship's Log===
-''"This is a large-bodied, flying organism, but it is possible that its interior is as empty as a blimp. If I can land a large number of Pikmin on it, they may be able to ground it. And then, once it's down, it will feel my sprouts' rage!"''
-===Reel notes===
-''"Instead of breathing fire, this species uses its hydrogen to float."''
-===Olimar's Notes===
-''"This species of blowhog uses internally generated hydrogen to inflate a flotation bladder and hover above the ground. The creature's electrified pulse creates a sash of color that flows along the surface of its body, making it a particularly beautiful blowhog species. Precisely how it is able to internally stabilize its highly explosive hydrogen and simultaneously generate electricity remains a mystery. The puffy blowhog blows leaves and grass around to eat the insects underneath. It maintains midair buoyancy by using its fins and releasing air through blowholes. This enables it to float effortlessly, even in the breeze. In times of danger, the puffy blowhog can decompress its flotation bladder for a rapid escape from predators."''
-===Louie's Notes===
-''"Slice this creature's feather-light skin into triangles, deep-fry until crispy, and salt generously. Makes the perfect scooping chip to accompany fresh mango salsa!"''
-===Nintendo Player's Guide===
-''"The living dirigible that is the Puffy Blowhog can knock over an entire Pikmin army with a single blast, requiring you to call all of your Pikmin together before you can proceed. It can also blow the flowers right off Pikmin. Toss troopers up to the Blowhog's belly and have them knock it out of the sky."''
-==Battle Strategy==
-{{subjective}}
-The best way to kill the Puffy Blowhog is to let it get into attack position, then run under it. When it's blowing, throw your Pikmin onto it as fast as you can. Alternatively, you can throw 1 Purple Pikmin. Either way, it will fall, and you can swarm it with the rest of your Pikmin. You can also use the glitch mentioned above for an easy battle.
+== Glitch ==
+When battling a Puffy Blowhog in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Blowhog that is being pulled down by Pikmin that are latched-on will land on a border or ledge of some sort. The enemy will be unable to reach the programmed 'ground', and stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely. In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[Cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found.
+{{Notes|reel=y|olimar=y|louie=y|voyage=y}}
+==Strategy==
+Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are harder in the first game. Have a Pikmin in hand, dodge whenever it blows air at you, and when it is cornered into a wall, bombard it with Pikmin. Eventually, it will fall. Swarm, and it will die. In the second game, they're in caves often with many [[Gate]]s, so they can be a problem to hit when they're behind a gate. They're weaker, so just throw a single [[Purple Pikmin]], and it will fall. Then, swarm it with an army of Pikmin. In Pikmin 3, Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, strategies from the first 2 games work well.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Puffyhogattack.jpg‎|Artwork from ''Pikmin'', showing the Puffy Blowhog being attacked by different-color Pikmin.
+File:Puffyblowhog.jpg|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog from ''Pikmin''.
-File:Beta_Pikmin.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog as it appears in a Beta Map.
+image:Puffyhogattack.jpg‎|Artwork from ''Pikmin'', showing the Puffy Blowhog being attacked by different-type Pikmin.
-Puffy Blowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[Piklopedia]].
+File:130.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog Glitch
-Reel18 Puffy Blowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog in the [[Creature Montage]].
+File:Pikmin3puffyblowhog.png|''Pikmin 3''
-P_B.png|A Puffy Blowhog. Here, it is escaping after being attacked by a group of Pikmin.
-Puffy.png|A Puffy Blowhog being attacked by [[Winged Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 3''.
-DeflatedPickup.jpg|A Red Pikmin picking up the deflated body of a Puffy Blowhog.
-Puffyblowhog.jpg
-MoistPuffyBlowhog-Pikmin3.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog in the rain.
-PuffyBlowhog.png|A Puffy Blowhog floating around in the [[Distant Spring]].
 </gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+{{Foreignname
+|Jap=フーセンドックリ
-==Glitch==
+|JapR=Fūsen Dokkuri
-When battling a Puffy Blowhog in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Blowhog that is being pulled down by Pikmin will land on a border or ledge of some sort. The enemy will be unable to reach the programmed 'ground', and stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely. In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found.
+|JapM=Balloon [[wikipedia:Sake set#Server|Tokkuri]]
+|Ger=Ballonerus
-==Trivia==
+|GerM=From ''Ballon'' (balloon).}}
-*Using an Action Replay to access a model test menu in ''Pikmin'', the Puffy Blowhog's code name is "mar."
+{{harmless enemies}}
-*Their scientific name, '''''Sus inflata''''', means 'Inflated Pig'. with "sus" being pig and "inflata" being inflated.
+{{Enemies}}
-*In ''Pikmin 3'', the eyes of the Puffy Blowhog seem to have changed due to its pupils being larger and the sclera not as noticeable from the first two Pikmin games.
+__NOTOC__
-*In ''Pikmin 3'', the Puffy Blowhog's deflated body is retrievable, unlike the other two games.
-{{Harmless enemies}} {{Enemies}}
 [[Category:Airborne enemies]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 1 enemies]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
-[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
-[[Category:The Distant Spring]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 1]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
-[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
-[[Category:Dream Den]]
-[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
-[[Category:Pikmin-Altering Enemies]]
-[[Category:2-Player Battle]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
-[[Category:Pikmin 3 Enemies]]
-[[Category:Twilight River]]
-[[Category:Sandpit Kingdom]]
-[[Category:Louie's notes]]

Enemies
Pikmin	Armored Cannon Beetle • Beady Long Legs • Breadbug • Burrowing Snagret • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Bulborb • Emperor Bulblax • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Goolix • Honeywisp • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Male Sheargrub • Mamuta • Pearly Clamclamp • Pellet Posy • Puffstool • Puffy Blowhog • Shearwig • Smoky Progg • Spotty Bulbear • Spotty Bulborb • Swooping Snitchbug • Water Dumple • Wolpole • Wollyhop • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 2	Anode Beetle • Anode Dweevil • Antenna Beetle • Armored Cannon Beetle Larva • Beady Long Legs • Breadbug • Bulbmin • Bulborb Larva • Bumbling Snitchbug • Burrowing Snagret • Careening Dirigibug • Cloaking Burrow-nit • Creeping Chrysanthemum • Decorated Cannon Beetle • Doodlebug • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Red Bulborb • Emperor Bulblax • Empress Bulblax • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Fiery Bulblax • Fiery Dweevil • Gatling Groink • Giant Breadbug • Greater Spotted Jellyfloat • Hairy Bulborb • Hermit Crawmad • Honeywisp • Hydro Dweevil • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Iridescent Glint Beetle • Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat • Male Sheargrub • Mamuta • Man-at-Legs • Mitite • Munge Dweevil • Orange Bulborb • Pellet Posy • Pileated Snagret • Puffy Blowhog • Raging Long Legs • Ranging Bloyster • Ravenous Whiskerpillar • Red Bulborb • Segmented Crawbster • Shearwig • Skitter Leaf • Snow Bulborb • Spotty Bulbear • Swooping Snitchbug • Titan Dweevil • Toady Bloyster • Ujadani • Unmarked Spectralids • Volatile Dweevil • Water Dumple • Waterwraith • Watery Blowhog • Withering Blowhog • Wolpole • Wollyhop • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 3	Arachnode • Arctic Cannon Larva • Armored Cannon Larva • Armored Mawdad • Baldy Long Legs • Bearded Amprat • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Bulborb • Burrowing Snagret • Calcified Crushblat • Desiccated Skitter Leaf • Dwarf Bulbear • Dwarf Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Flighty Joustmite • Hermit Crawmad • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Joustmite • Male Sheargrub • Medusal Slurker • Mysterious Life-Form • Nectarous Dandelfly • Orange Bulborb • Peckish Aristocrab • Pellet Posy • Phosbat • Phosbat Pod • Plasm Wraith • Puckering Blinnow • Puffy Blowhog • Pyroclasmic Slooch • Quaggled Mireclops • Red Spectralids • Sandbelching Meerslug • Scornet • Scornet Maestro • Shaggy Long Legs • Shearwig • Skeeterskate • Skitter Leaf • Skutterchuck • Spotty Bulbear • Sputtlefish • Swarming Sheargrub • Swooping Snitchbug • Toady Bloyster • Vehemoth Phosbat • Waddlepus • Water Dumple • Watery Blowhog • Whiptongue Bulborb • White Spectralids • Wolpole • Yellow Spectralids • Yellow Wollyhop
Pikmin 4	Bulborb • Bulborb Larva • Dwarf Bulborb • Female Sheargrub • Fiery Blowhog • Honeywisp • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Male Sheargrub • Pellet Posy • Porquillion • Scorchcake • Shearwig • Snowy Blowhog • Tusked Blowhog • White Spectralids • Wolpole
Hey! Pikmin	Adult Centipare • Armurk • Berserk Leech Hydroe • Blubbug • Bulborb • Centipare • Clicking Slurker • Coppeller • Crammed Wraith • Crested Mockiwi • Crumbug • Crystalline Crushblat • Electric Cottonade • Electric Spectralid • Electripede • Elongated Crushblat • Emperor Bulblax • Eye-Stalker Bulbeel • Fiery Dwarf Bulblax • Fiery Blowhog • Fiery Blowlet • Fiery Young Yellow Wollywog • Fireflap Bulborb • Fireflinger Groink • Firesnout Beetle • Flatterchuck • Flying Spotted Jellyfloat • Grabbit • Large Splurchin • Leech Hydroe • Long Water Dumple • Luring Slurker • Male Sheargrub • Mockiwi • Muggonfly • Puckering Blinnow • Puffstalk • Puffy Blubbug • Queen Shearwig • Red Bubblimp • Seedbagger • Shearblug • Shearwig • Shooting Spiner (Female) • Shooting Spiner (Male) • Skutterchuck • Sparrowhead • Speargrub • Spiny Coppeller • Sporegrub • Spornet • Starnacle • Stony Flint Beetle • Stuffed Bellbloom • Swooping Snitchbug • Widemouthed Anode Beetle • Yellow Spectralids • Yellow Wollyhop • White Spectralids • Young Yellow Wollywog