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-The '''Bearded Amprat''' is an [[enemy]] found only in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It is based on a rat, or a guinea pig. It roams around a small area, in search of food. If [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s approach, the Amprat will rub the fur on its face to generate electricity, which lasts for a few seconds. Its hairs will raise, revealing its mouth. If there are no Pikmin nearby, it will merely look around for a bit and lose the electrical discharge, but if not, it charging after its prey and eat them. Bearded Amprats can be found in the [[Distant Tundra]], [[Twilight River]], and [[Formidable Oak]].
+The '''Bearded Amprat''' is a rodent-like creature in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It resembles a small white guinea pig with large brown spots on its face and back. Their head is rounded with small eyes in the front and no apparent ears. As their name implies, their faces are draped in large amounts of long, straight hair which gives their face a slight resemblance to a skull. It has four, small, mouse-like feet which it uses to move around and to grab prey.  Unlike the rest of its body, the feet are green with brown tips on the toes, which lack claws. Its body ends in a few small brown spots and a skinny, mouse-like tail.
+==Notes==
+===''Pikmin 3'' Website===
+''"A fearsome creature capable of sending out electric shocks to fend off any Pikmin brave enough to come into contact with it."''
+===''Pikmin 3 Prima Guide''===
+''"When a Bearded Amprat feels threatened, it rubs its face to build up a static charge. When the Bearded Amprat releases the charge, its whiskers lift up, exposing its sharp teeth. While its teeth are exposed, this enemy uses its front paws to feed nearby Pikmin into its mouth.''
+''When you attack a Bearded Amprat, use Yellow Pikmin to overcome the electrical charge. If you're not able to defeat the creature before it releases the charge, call your Pikmin away before they're eaten.  Whenever possible, flank the creature to attack from the rear."''
+==Behavior==
+Normally, the creature passively walks around its territory. When [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or a [[Leader|Captain]] come close, however, it will begin to rapidly rub its beard, generating electricity, which causes its hair to flare up and reveal its true face as it charges to try and grab Pikmin and eat them. This hair spikes up when they are attacked and electricity will begin to pulse through their entire body to harm all non-[[Yellow Pikmin]]. After a short period of being on the attack, or after the player leaves the creature alone, the Amprat will return to its neutral, harmless state of wandering around
 ==Strategy==
-Any color of Pikmin works against this enemy, but [[Yellow Pikmin]] are recommended, as it has an electric defense. Make sure you use a lot, because it grabs Pikmin and proceeds to eat them rather quickly. This can be very annoying and hard to avoid, so you can either call them to you quickly before it strikes, or use several Pikmin for a quick defeat.
+{{guide}}
+Due to their electricity, in any case, the Bearded Amprat is best fought with Yellow Pikmin. Whether electricity is flowing through one's body or not, Yellows can be thrown onto the body to deal safe damage. However, the creature, when flared up, can still shake the Pikmin off and eat a few at a time, so you must stay alert and whistle them back before this happens. The captains should keep a good distance from the Amprat while fighting because if a captain is struck, if you have not acquired the [[Anti-Electrifier|space suit upgrades]], they will be forced back and immobilized briefly. This leaves the Pikmin vulnerable to any enemies in the area.
-Another strategy is to use the [[charge]] attack as an opening to send all your yellow Pikmin to the enemy's back so it cannot eat them. However, the Amprat can send the Pikmin to its front side or simply turn around, so leaving Pikmin alone to fight the enemy is a good way to lose extra Pikmin. A good strategy is to just bombard its head with Rock Pikmin.
+[[Red Pikmin]] and [[Rock Pikmin]] may also be used to defeat the Amprat efficiently, but with a greater risk. While the creature is roaming about, swarm it with at least 12 Red and Rock Pikmin to defeat it before it can react. If the creature does manage to charge up its electrical attack, then you should immediately call back all Pikmin, and move a considerable distance from it, or use nearby [[clover|plants]] to hide in. The Amprat should calm down quickly, providing a second chance to attack and defeat it.
-If you have a large army of Pikmin, but few Yellow Pikmin, and the rat is alone, you could bait it into discharging electricity, and jsut after it looks around vaguely, swarm it, as this will give the most time for attack until the rat generates more electricity. If you have a lot of Pikmin, they're flowered, and preferably, [[Red Pikmin]], you can likely kill it off before it shoots electricity.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Bearded Amprat.png|A Bearded Amprat generating electricity.
+ZlCfzRDHMKgMTLlfli.jpeg|Bearded Amprat about to eat Pikmin.
+Pikmin3_AmpratBrushing.jpeg|An Amprat playing with its beard.
+zlCfzREdVSYum__WOS.jpg|Bearded Amprat stretching.
+zlCfzREdV18oz6zE7Q.jpg|Bearded Amprat sniffing around.
+zlCfzRGhofcFexplYl.jpg|A dead Bearded Amprat seen from the back.
 </gallery>
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+==Trivia==
+* "Amprat" is a portmanteau of "Amp," a measurement unit of electricity, and "Rat," a type of real-life rodent which it resembles.
+* The Bearded Amprat is one of the few creatures in the Pikmin universe that seems to retain some traits from modern-day mammals.
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