Coppeller In-game icon.
A Coppeller.
Appears in N/A
Scientific name Scarpanica viridelacus princeps (US)
Viridelacus princeps (EU)
Family Scarpanid
Areas First Expedition, Valley of the Breeze, Bed of Fallen Leaves, Gale-Force Glen
Attacks Kills Pikmin by flying away with them

The Coppeller (ヘソクリムシ?, lit.: "Stash Bug") is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. It is a small quadrupedal insectoid creature with flower petal-like wings that rotate like a helicopter's blades.

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Stats

Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
N/A N/A N/A   × 0 1 No

Behavior

Coppellers spawn into levels carrying various items, including Sparklium, health, and even captured Pikmin. They fly in set patterns, but only stay on-screen for a limited amount of time; if they are allowed to escape, the items and Pikmin they hold will be lost.

Locations

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Strategy

Coppellers can be killed with a single well-timed Pikmin throw.

While Coppellers cannot directly kill Pikmin, any Pikmin they spawn carrying will be considered killed if they aren't rescued before their captor flies away.

Notes

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It carries Pikmin and high-energy objects away somewhere. Back to its nest, I assume. Maybe if I keep observing its behavior, I can begin to understand why my wife has a hard time throwing anything away.

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Trivia

  • The French, German, and Italian localizations use the American name while both Spanish localizations use the European one.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Dutch Kleptokopter From kleptomania and helikopter (helicopter)
  French Gyrocoptère Gyrocopter
  German Frachtflatterer Freightflutterer
  Italian Pigliapiglia Taketake
  Spanish Cleptóptero From cleptomanía (kleptomania) and helicóptero (helicopter)

See also


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