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| - Is a rarely seen enemy in Pikmin: New World. It is a close relative of the Antenna Beetle that lives deep underground and has a slightly rock-like appearance. It is very rarely seen on the surface. It has very large, purple crystals made of purified amethyst growing out of its body. Its eyes are very large and pupilless orange compound eyes. In between them is a large triangular noselike shape. It appears to lack a mouth and has a teardrop-shaped body made of rock.It is extremely rare and only appears sometimes. It appears by falling down from the sky and then quickly hopping away and off of the screen. This makes it very hard to catch. As soon as it falls from the sky, toss pikmin at it to quickly weigh it down. It will attempt to jump away but will land on the ground with a thud. as soon as you here the thud, use the ultra-bitter spray to stun it and then use the ultra-spicy spray to attack it quickly. Another strategy is to use ultra-fishy spray to make it jump up and fall on its side and then use ultra-bitter spray to paralyze it. Attacking it without using any sprays can be risky, as any pikmin still ontop of it when it jumps off of the screen will be killed. It is also possible to paralyze it with ultra-bitter spray and then use the captains to attack it, though this wastes time and could allow it to escape before it is killed. If attempting to kill it with the captains it should definitely be attacked with the ultra-tangy spray in effect. This spray boosts the captains attack, speed, and whistle range to an extremely high amount, making this beast go down very quickly. It also makes the captain's punch stun enemies, also useful in this highly risky battle. If it is killed, the creature's particularly large amethyst crystal will pop out of its head and the creature will crumble apart into two sprays, either ultra-spicy and bitter sprays or ultra-tangy and fishy sprays. The crystal on its head is also worth forty pikmin seeds. This creature does not use a whistle to attract pikmin and protect itself, but it does interfere with the treasure gauge when the captains get close to it, indicating that it is nearby and allowing the player to prepare for it.
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