Armored Cannon Beetle: Difference between revisions

The only way one can be defeated is by clogging the blowhole during air intake (Pikmin, and presumably other small creatures, are impervious to harm when inhaled). This causes the beetle's internal temperature to rise dramatically, and in response the beetle will expose its burning abdomen underneath the armor to vent. The exposed abdomen leaves the beetle extremely vulnerable to attack. However, the Beetle will quickly unclog its blowhole, shield its backside, and continue its attack after excess heat has been drained. But if you bring 40-60 pikmin (preferably reds that are budded or flowered) and throw fast, you can have him down and out on the first or second try. Otherwise, the pikmin will harmlessly attack the legs. As a side-note, [[Olimar]] can destroy the rocks by punching them; this does not work with the rock-producing [[Lithopod]]s in [[Pikmin 2]], however.