Pearly Clamclamp: Difference between revisions

|pikmin      = y

|pikmin4    = y

|custom_icon = y

|family      = Snareshell

|areas      = [[The Impact Site]], [[Serene Shores]]

|challenge  = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Forest Navel]], [[The Distant Spring]]

|attacks    = Eat Pikmin

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==Stats==

The following stats apply to the pearl only.

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{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}

===Guide book===

{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the Ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell.

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===

{{transcript|Pearly clamclamps survive on instinct. If a Pikmin touches its sensitive tongue, it slams shut and slowly grinds away at an easy meal. Clamclamps produce pearl-like orbs that you can cash in for 50 Pikmin seeds.}}

==Locations==

[[File:Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|thumb|200px|The enemy as seen at The Impact Site.]]

They only appear in [[The Impact Site]]. There are three, all of them on the beach area at the northwest. One is submerged in water, and has the [[Positron Generator]]. Another is in a small island in the pond, and the final one is on the beach itself, to the north of the area.

These are the locations of the Pearly Clamclamp in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]]. These places are in specific hard to reach places and surrounded by enemies.

*[[The Forest of Hope]]: one where the [[Radiation Canopy]] is in the main game, and another where the [[Burrowing Snagret]]s are in the main game.

*[[The Forest Navel]]: where the [[Libra]] is found in story mode.

*[[The Distant Spring]]: where the [[Massage Machine]] is, where the [[Gluon Drive]] is, and where the [[Chronos Reactor]] is, in the main game.

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== Strategy ==

[[File:P1 Challenge Mode Forest Navel Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|thumb|250px|Fighting a Pearly Clamclamp in [[The Forest Navel]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]].]]

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There are three ways to kill the Pearly Clamclamp:

*The first and most dangerous way to defeat this enemy is to gather about 20 to 30 [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and throw them into the mouth of the Pearly Clamclamp, then when the Pearly Clamclamp starts to open its mouth wider, call them back.

With enough throwing speed, it is possible to defeat the enemy in a single cycle (i.e. before it closes its shell the first time), although this is mostly only feasible in [[tool-assisted superplay]]s.{{cite youtube|UBurKiEdIEg|of a tool-assisted speedrun, in which the enemy is defeated in a single cycle|s=55}}

There is only one place that a Pearly Clamclamp can be killed with [[Olimar]] alone. In The Distant Spring in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]], go to the area near where the [[Chronos Reactor]] is found in [[Story Mode]]. There is a Yellow Wollywog nearby. Lure it right next to the Clamclamp, and [[lie down]] right next to it. After a few attempts, you'll be in the Clamclamp. It will try to shut on you, like if you were a Pikmin. Attack the pearl with your leader's [[punch]] then lay down if the Clamclamp and/or the Yellow Wollywog tries to attack. If you successfully do all these tactics, you will have defeated the membrane surrounding the pearl. Then get out of it, as the enemies will still try to attack. It was originally thought that this could only be done on the ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin|New Play Control!]]'' version of ''Pikmin'', but it can be done on both versions.

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==Technical information==

===Creature===

|jpcommon  = {{j|ヤマシンジュ|Yama Shinju|Hill Pearl}}.  

|jpname    = {{j|ハエトリヤマシンジュ|Haetori Yama Shinju|Flytrap Hill Pearl}}

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|GerM=Amphibian oyster

|Ita=Chelus perlato

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== Gallery ==

<gallery>

Pearly Clamclamp.png|Artwork of the Pearly Clamclamp from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.

Closed Pearly Clamclamp.png|A closed Pearly Clamclamp.

P1 Pearly Clamclamp Sketch.png|Drawings of the Pearly Clamclamp from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.

Pearly Clamclamp Pikmin 4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp on an island in ''Pikmin 4''.

PearlyPikmin4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp recorded in ''[[Pikmin 4]]'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

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*This is the only enemy that carries a ship part where the part is visible before the enemy's death.

*This is the only non-boss enemy in ''Pikmin'' not to make a return in ''Pikmin 2''.

*When returning to the [[Engulfed Castle]], the Pearly Clamclamp located on sublevel 2 will not respawn due to not having an item within its mouth.

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