Puffy Blowhog: Difference between revisions

|pikmin     = y

|pikmin2     = y

|pikmin3     = y

|image       = 17puffyblowhog.png

|size       = 270px

|technical   = Flotaswine

|name       = Sus inflata

|family     = Blowhog

|areas       = [[The Distant Spring]]

|underground = [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]

|challenge   = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]], [[Cave of Snarls]]

|2p          = [[Carpet Plain]]

|weight      = 2 in Pikmin 3 N/A

|max_pikmin = 4

|seeds      = 8 seeds (''Pikmin 3'' only)

|attacks    = Blows air

}}

The '''Puffy Blowhog''' is an enemy in all three [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. It is the first introduced of the two airborne [[Blowhog]] species, but is much more rare than the other in the [[Pikmin 2|second game]]. [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'''s]] Puffy Blowhogs are slightly larger than those in ''Pikmin 2''; in both, it resembles the [[Withering Blowhog]], but is larger, with purple/light blue stripes and spines on its back.

In ''Pikmin'', this creature blows away [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] with its breath and causes their flowers to wilt. In ''Pikmin 2'', its breath is notably stronger than that of the Withering Blowhog but weaker than that of Puffy Blowhogs in ''Pikmin'', and it does not cause Pikmin flowers to wilt. Instead, it blows Pikmin into hazards or enemies; it cannot attack on its own. [[Purple Pikmin]] are immune to this, and collecting the [[Rush Boots]] makes the [[captain]]s immune too.

In the [[Pikmin (game)| first game]], they appear in [[The Distant Spring]], usually near water and other enemies, making them much more dangerous, as there is an abundance of hazards for it to blow Pikmin into.  Puffy Blowhogs are only rarely seen within a few [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the multiplayer stage [[Carpet Plain]]. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the Puffy Blowhog solely appears in the Twilight River area. It looks noticeably more balloon-like than its previous incarnations. Its attacks remain the same but it has an additional defense: instantly inflating when it crashes on the ground throwing off Pikmin. As well, upon its defeat, instead of just dropping pellets, it will also drop its deflated carcass which can be retrieved and used to generate 8 Pikmin.

When battling a Puffy Blowhog in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Blowhog that is being pulled down by Pikmin that are latched-on will land on a border or ledge of some sort. The enemy will be unable to reach the programmed 'ground', and stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely. In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[Cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found.

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

Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are harder in the first game. Have a Pikmin in hand, dodge whenever it blows air at you, and when it is cornered into a wall, bombard it with Pikmin. Eventually, it will fall. [[Group move|Swarm]], and it will die. In the second game, they're in caves often with many [[Gate]]s, so they can be a problem to hit when they're behind a gate. They're weaker, so just [[throw]] a single [[Purple Pikmin]], and it will fall. Then, swarm it with an army of Pikmin. In Pikmin 3, Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, strategies from the first 2 games work well.

|name = mar

|s001 = 0.5

|s002 = 0.25

|s003 = 0.5

|s004 = 0.3

|fp00 = 3000

|fp01 = 75

|fp02 = 0.2

|fp03 = 0.25

|fp04 = 0.35

|fp05 = 0.0001

|fp08 = 0.05

|fp09 = 400

|fp10 = 100

|fp11 = 100

|fp12 = 275

|fp13 = 90

|fp14 = 200

|fp31 = 0.00005

|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)

|fp38 = 5

|ip01 = 3

|ip02 = 3

|ip03 = 8

|ip04 = 5

|ip05 = 15

{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 空中ウェイト時間 | Unknown (wait time before blowing?) | 3 }}

{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Unknown (min number of Pikmin that get knocked down?) | 6 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 上下の揺れ速度 | Unknown (vertical swing speed?) | 2.5 }}

File:Puffyblowhog.jpg|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog from ''Pikmin''.

image:Puffyhogattack.jpg‎|Artwork from ''Pikmin'', showing the Puffy Blowhog being attacked by different-type Pikmin.

File:130.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog Glitch

File:Pikmin3puffyblowhog.png|''Pikmin 3''

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=フーセンドックリ

|JapM=Balloon [[wikipedia:Sake set#Server|Tokkuri]]

|Ger=Ballonerus

|GerM=From ''Ballon'' (balloon).}}

{{harmless enemies}}

{{Enemies}}