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'''Wogpoles''' ({{j|オタマ|Otama|Tadpole}}; known as '''Wolpoles''' in Europe ever since [[New Play Control! Pikmin]] and in American since the [[Switch]] ports of [[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 1]] and [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 2]]) 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 Wollywog]]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]]'', Wogpoles 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, Wogpoles 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.

In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', although they constantly swim away from leaders, Wogpoles will occasionally stop for a few seconds when only chased by Pikmin, giving the Pikmin a chance to attack. Wogpoles themselves can't attack, but they can cause flower Pikmin to lose their petals when they shake the predators off. Since they only yield one Pikmin seed when retrieved, they're almost always more trouble than they're worth.

One way to catch it mid-chase is to [[Group move|extend]] your Pikmin group into a line such that the creature swims into the line. This does not necessarily mean it will be hurt, though. If any Wogpoles are on land (such as in the Shower Room, where they drop from the ceiling), they can easily be attacked with any Pikmin, though their floundering can make the process slower.

The new AI in ''Pikmin 3'' allows the player to rather easily force the Wogpole along the pond walls until it flops onto land, allowing even non-Blue Pikmin to kill it and take it with them. If the Wogpole 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    = Wogpole. It is a combination of "wog", from "{{w|pollywog}}" (like other [[Amphituber family|amphituber]]s), and "tadpole". This enemy, like the [[Wollywog]] and [[Yellow Wollywog]], was renamed to Wolpole for the European versions of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

|jpname    = {{j|ダルマイモガエル|Daruma Imo Gaeru|Daruma Potato Frog}}. It is shared with the Yellow Wollywog.

|scientific = This species was originally classified as ''amphicaris frodendum''. This was also shared with the Yellow Wollyhop. Starting in the [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Switch port of Pikmin 2]], the species name for both was changed to ''frondiferorum''.  Both are similar to the latin word ''frondeum'', which means "leaf-like", which may refer to the green underbelly of the Yellow Wollyhop, or the tail of the Wolpole.

|FraM=Larval Wollywog

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

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

*The Wogpoles that spawn in [[Garden of Hope]], within the water near base, no longer appear in {{p3d}}. This change was likely made to discourage new players from throwing their [[Red Pikmin]] into the water. Their absence means Wogpoles do not appear in the Garden of Hope at all in this version.

**Despite this, Wogpoles still appear in that location in their [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] video and have their main habitat listed as "Garden of Hope, etc.".

*[[Young Yellow Wollywog]]

*[[Yellow Wollywog]]