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The '''Volatile Dweevil''' ({{j|サクレショイグモ|Sakure Shoi Gumo|Exploding Carrying Spider}}) is an enemy in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. At first glance, they appear to be [[bomb-rock]]s with legs, but are actually [[Dweevil]]s that have picked up bomb-rocks, much like how other members of the Dweevil family pick up treasures and corpses; unlike other members of that family, Volatile Dweevils are known to ''only'' carry bomb-rocks and are never seen without one.
The '''Volatile Dweevil''' ({{j|サクレショイグモ|Sakure Shoi Gumo|Exploding Carrying Spider}}) is an enemy in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. At first glance, Volatile Dweevils appear to be [[bomb-rock]]s with legs, but are actually [[Dweevil]]s that have picked up bomb-rocks, much like how other members of the Dweevil family pick up treasures and corpses; unlike other members of that family, Volatile Dweevils are known to ''only'' carry bomb-rocks and are never seen without one.


A Volatile Dweevil's bomb-rock will start the countdown fuse as soon as the creature is startled, and it will chase [[leader]]s and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] until the bomb-rock explodes, killing itself and anything else caught in the blast. With that in mind, the best way to deal with a Volatile Dweevil is simply to run away from it until it blows up. They cannot be directly attacked unless [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]], which also freezes the bomb-rock in mid-detonation, making it useful in an emergency. While Volatile Dweevils drop nectars and spray nectars when killed whilst petrified, they will drop nothing in [[2-Player Battle]].
A Volatile Dweevil's bomb-rock will start the countdown fuse as soon as the creature is startled, and it will chase [[leader]]s and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] until the bomb-rock explodes, killing itself and anything else caught in the blast. With that in mind, the best way to deal with a Volatile Dweevil is simply to run away from it until it blows up. They cannot be directly attacked unless [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]], which also freezes the bomb-rock in mid-detonation, making it useful in an emergency. While Volatile Dweevils drop nectars and spray nectars when killed whilst petrified, they will drop nothing in [[2-Player Battle]].
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Volatile Dweevils are roulette options in [[2-Player Battle]]. When activated, a Volatile Dweevil drops onto the opponent player and begins to detonate. It is best to use this power-up when the opponent is preoccupied with many tasks.
Volatile Dweevils are roulette options in [[2-Player Battle]]. When activated, a Volatile Dweevil drops onto the opponent player and begins to detonate. It is best to use this power-up when the opponent is preoccupied with many tasks.


While the species is absent from ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', other Dweevil species can be encountered carrying a bomb-rock. Functionally, the only difference is the presence of the Dweevil's recoverable corpse after the explosion. Aesthetically, these bomb wielding Dweevils do not sit down like the Volatile Dweevil does.
While the species is absent from ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', other Dweevil species can be encountered carrying a bomb-rock. Functionally, the only difference is the presence of the Dweevil's recoverable corpse after the explosion. Aesthetically, these bomb wielding Dweevils do not sit down like the Volatile Dweevil does. Killing such a Dweevil before it can set off the bomb-rock allows the player to collect it.


==Stats==
==Stats==
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|Spa  = Bombaraña
|Spa  = Bombaraña
|SpaM = Portmanteau of "bomba" (bomb) and "araña" (spider)
|SpaM = Portmanteau of "bomba" (bomb) and "araña" (spider)
|Ger = Granatarak
|GerM = Portmanteau of "Granate" (grenade) and "Arak" (the German name for the dweevil familiy)
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{image|Capture a photograph of the creature as it falls from a cave ceiling. Because it and its bomb rock fall separately, like the [[Waterwraith]] and its rollers, the Volatile Dweevil's body can be seen unobscured.}}
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Volatile Dweevil explode.png|Olimar in front of a Volatile Dweevil. The Dweevil's black head is visible here.
Volatile Dweevil explode.png|Olimar in front of a Volatile Dweevil. The Dweevil's black head is visible here.
41volatiledweevil.png|A Volatile Dweevil about to explode in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
P2 Volatile Dweevil Piklopedia.png|A Volatile Dweevil about to explode in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
Y13.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #42 (13<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
Volatile Dweevil P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Volatile Dweevil in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
P2 Volatile Dweevil falling.jpg|The Volatile Dweevil, and the bomb it carries, falling from the ceiling. The bomb and the dweevil fall separately, so the Volatile Dweevil's body can be seen unobscured.
Y13.JPG|The Volatile Dweevil's [[e-card]], #42 (13<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
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