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|image      = Moss NSO Render.png
|image      = P4 Moss.png
|size      = 256px
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|name      = Moss
|name      = Moss
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'''Moss''' ({{j|モス|Mosu|Moss }}) is a space dog in {{p4}}. In the game's prologue she is found by [[Captain Olimar]] when he crash-lands on [[PNF-404]] and quickly befriends her, helping him throughout his search for [[S.S. Dolphin|his ship]]'s missing [[ship part]]s. After the prologue, Moss is seen accompanied by a [[leafling]]-transformed Olimar, and accompanies him during [[Dandori Battle]]s.
'''Moss''' ({{j|モス|Mosu|Moss}}) is a space dog in {{p4}}. In the game's prologue she is found by [[Captain Olimar]] when he crash-lands on [[PNF-404]] and quickly befriends her, helping him throughout his search for [[S.S. Dolphin|his ship]]'s missing [[ship part]]s. After the prologue, Moss is seen accompanied by a [[leafling]]-transformed Olimar, and accompanies him during [[Dandori Battle]]s. Much later on, she accompanies [[Louie]] in the same fashion. She is only ever seen with a leaf on the tip of her tail, much like the one atop a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'s stem.


In gameplay, be it during the prologue when the player controls Captain Olimar, [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], or during a Dandori Battle, Moss works exactly like [[Oatchi]]. She is only ever seen with a leaf on the tip of her tail, much like the one atop a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'s stem.
In gameplay, be it during the prologue when the player controls Captain Olimar, [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], or during a Dandori Battle, Moss functions exactly like [[Oatchi]]. An exception is how she learns new skills: after the prologue her skills improve between Dandori Battles, and in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, instead of exchanging [[Pup Drive]], she gains skills and [[gear]] as rewards for recovered ship parts.


==Stats==
Throughout the story, when she is keeping the player from their mission, she can be fought in various ways like an [[enemy]].
 
== Stats ==
{{enemy stats
{{enemy stats
|weight4 = N/A
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* She is larger.
* She is larger.
* Her fur is green.
* Her fur is green.
* Her eyes are brown and are always squinting, instead of fully open.
* Her eyes are brown and are always squinting, instead of fully open. She will still squint if she is near an enemy.
* Her ears are perked upward and forward instead of drooping down.
* Her ears are perked upward and forward instead of drooping down.
* Her cheeks are not as firm and droop more.
* Her cheeks are not as firm and droop more.
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Unlike Oatchi, Moss is seen to be a native of PNF-404, with Olimar speculating that her leafy tail has actually been that way since birth, similar to the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Despite being born light-years apart from each other, Oatchi and Moss are both stated to descend from the PNF-404 native [[Ancient Sirehound]], which Olimar believes suggests something deeper about the nature of their universe.
Unlike Oatchi, Moss is seen to be a native of PNF-404, with Olimar speculating that her leafy tail has actually been that way since birth, similar to the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Despite being born light-years apart from each other, Oatchi and Moss are both stated to descend from the PNF-404 native [[Ancient Sirehound]], which Olimar believes suggests something deeper about the nature of their universe.
== Skills ==
Moss's possible skills and controls are identical to Oatchi's, but owing to Moss's different story role, her abilities evolve differently in each game mode.
{{game help|p4|Identify which skills Moss has in the Prologue and Dandori Battle, and when she learns them in the latter.}}
=== Prologue ===
Most situations in which Moss can demonstrate her abilities are not present in the opening prologue, since the story immediately ends once the Porquillon is defeated.
=== Dandori Battles ===
In earlier matches of Dandori Battle, Moss will use a limited subset of skills. For example, in [[Trial Run]], Moss carries objects along the ground with the equivalent of Buff Lv. 3, but she has reached Super Buff Lv. 3 and learned Swallow by [[Leafy Showdown]].
=== Olimar's Shipwreck Tale ===
In Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, Moss gains skills as bonuses for recovering set numbers of ship parts. If Olimar reaches a milestone for acquired parts before meeting Moss, the skills will be retroactively applied once she has joined him.
* 4 parts: Buff level 3
* 7 parts: Super Buff level 1
* 19 parts: Super Buff level 3
* 23 parts: Swallow


== As an enemy ==
== As an enemy ==
Until Olimar's vault is opened and the entrance to [[Leafy Showdown]] is discovered, Moss can be found in the [[Hero's Hideaway]]. According to the Voyage Log, she appears to be guarding his bunker.
=== Hero's Hideaway ===
Until Olimar's vault is opened and the entrance to [[Leafy Showdown]] is discovered, Moss can be found in the [[Hero's Hideaway]]. According to the Voyage Log, she appears to be guarding Olimar's bunker. Unlike most enemies, she has a unique map icon.


She will seek out Pikmin (both idle ones and ones in the player's squad), and [[whistle]] for them to put them under her [[confusion|control]], much like an [[Antenna Beetle]] in {{p2}}. Upon gathering Pikmin, she will try to run off with them. Pikmin under Moss's control cannot be freed until Moss takes significant damage, at which point she will let them go and try to escape; if she does so, she will begin to heal herself. Unlike most enemies, she has a unique map icon.
She will seek out Pikmin (both idle ones and ones in the player's squad), and [[whistle]] for them to put them under her [[confusion|control]], much like an [[Antenna Beetle]] in {{p2}}. Upon gathering Pikmin, she will try to run off with them; if she does so, she will toss them on a fan which leads to the bunker. These Pikmin then stay lying on the ground on the bunker's table, and need to be [[whistle]]d. Despite them not reacting to the [[Idler's Alert]], they do react to the [[Homesick Signal]]. The only way to gather Pikmin under Moss's control before she brings them to the bunker is if she takes significant damage, at which point she will let them go and try to escape.


Moss cannot be permanently defeated; when her health is depleted she will be incapacitated and begin regenerating her health. [[Collin]] will inform the player when Moss's health is fully restored so they can plan their activities accordingly.
Moss takes damage like any enemy, and can even be damaged by other enemies.{{cite youtube|KpicrzqMoiU|documenting Moss's interactions|published={{date|17|September|2023}}|retrieved={{date|6|October|2023}}|rname=oatchi_vs_moss}}. If she takes a lot of damage, she will run off to a corner of the house in a panic, dropping captured Pikmin along the way. Once she reaches the corner, she will fall asleep so she can heal herself. Waking her up some time after this nap will cause her to become active like normal again. Moss cannot be permanently defeated; when her health is depleted she will be incapacitated and begin regenerating her health over a period of exactly five minutes. [[Collin]] will inform the player when Moss's health is fully restored so they can plan their activities accordingly.


In Dandori Battles, she can be knocked out, which transports her to the Onion, and can then be called by [[Olimar]] or [[Louie]].
If Oatchi is around, she will periodically stop to bark at him, even if she's busy taking Pikmin away. Oatchi himself will also bark at her at random. If the player approaches her without Pikmin, she will just continue roaming around, with the occasional bark at Oatchi. She ignores [[scrummy bone]]s, and while she will approach and prioritize [[pikpik carrot]]s, she will only sniff them and bark at them.{{cite youtube|rname=oatchi_vs_moss}}
 
=== Dandori Battles ===
In [[Dandori Battle]]s, she can be knocked out, which teleports her to her team's Onion. She can then be roused by [[Olimar]] or [[Louie]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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|internal = <code>CHASER</code>. It refers to how she chases the player and their Pikmin down to try to whistle them under her control.
|internal = <code>CHASER</code>. It refers to how she chases the player and their Pikmin down to try to whistle them under her control.
}}
}}
=== Names in other languages ===
=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|Jap=モス
|Jap = モス
|JapR=Mosu
|JapR = Mosu
|JapM=Moss
|JapM = Moss
|ChiTrad = 莫斯
|ChiTrad = 莫斯
|ChiTradR = Mò sī
|ChiTradR = Mòsī
|ChiTradM=-
|ChiTradM = Moss
|ChiSimp = 莫斯
|ChiSimp = 莫斯
|ChiSimpR = Mò sī
|ChiSimpR = Mòsī
|ChiSimpM=-
|ChiSimpM = Moss
|Fra=Moss
|Dut  = Moss
|FraM=-
|DutM = -
|Spa=Moss
|Fra = Moss
|SpaM=-
|FraM = -
|Por=Moss
|Ger  = Moss
|PorM=-
|GerM = -
|PorB=Moss
|Ita  = Moss
|ItaM = -
|Kor  = 모스
|KorR = Moseu
|KorM = Moss
|Spa = Moss
|SpaM = -
|Por = Moss
|PorM = -
}}
}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
{{image}}
{{image|images of Moss from OST, such as her lying down when Olimar discovers her.}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Leafling Olimar and Moss.png|Leafling Olimar and Moss.
Leafling Olimar and Moss.png|Leafling Olimar and Moss.
Mossstare.png|Moss giving the player a nasty stare.
Mossstare.png|Moss giving the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] a nasty stare.
Oatchi and Moss.jpg|[[Oatchi]] and Moss, side-by-side.
Oatchi and Moss.jpg|[[Oatchi]] and Moss, side-by-side.
Moss P4 icon.png|Moss's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.
Moss P4 icon.png|Moss's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.
Moss Whistle.png|Moss using her whistle ability to steal Pikmin from the player.
Frozen Moss.png|Moss frozen.
Moss barking.jpg|Moss using her whistle in Olimar’s Shipwreck Tale.
Moss shocked.jpg|Moss being shocked in the Piklopedia.
Pikmin Comic Moss.jpg|Moss as seen in the "Pikmin-Summoning Battle" comic.
Moss frontside.jpg|The frontside of Moss.
Moss backside.jpg|The backside of Moss.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* [[Leader]]
* [[Leader]]
* [[Ancient Sirehound]]
* [[Ancient Sirehound]]
== References ==
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