Editing Creeping Chrysanthemum

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|icon        = Creeping Chrysanthemum P4 icon.png

|areas      = [[Awakening Wood]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])

The '''Creeping Chrysanthemum''' ({{j|びっくり菊|Bikkuri Kiku|Surprising Chrysanthemum}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. When dormant, Creeping Chrysanthemums greatly resemble large flowers used for level scenery. When [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or the leaders get close, they will spring out of the ground, revealing their root-legs and their bulbous bodies.

In ''Pikmin 2'', they resemble [[Margaret]]s when dormant, but they can be told apart from the normal flowers, as they have one fewer flower, no leaves on their "stems", slightly visible patterns on their stem, and their large flowers have the Chrysanthemum's eyes visible. They have large red mouths that emerge from their tallest flowers. They move moderately slowly, and will return to their original spots if left alone for a while. They replant themselves by standing above the spot where they originally came and sucking themselves into the ground until only the "flowers" remain. These enemies cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] while they are in the ground.

The Chrysanthemums were heavily redesigned in ''Pikmin 4''. They now have white flowers resembling [[Vegetation#Fleabane|Fleabane]], their mouths are at the top of their bodies instead of on stalks, they have large tongues which they launch to attack and their legs now resemble those of frogs. When they launch their tongues and miss, they will take a while to retrieve them.

The Creeping Chrysanthemum is also a collectible trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=== Louie's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===

{{transcript|When thinly sliced, this predator's sizeable bulb makes a sumptuous pizza topping.|block=y}}

 

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===

{{transcript|If you're not specifically looking for a Creeping Chrysanthemum, you may miss it until you're right on top of it and it pops out of the ground. Keep your Pikmin away from the predator's mouth and toss them at its body. If the creature falls over, swarm it before it can right itself.|block=y}}

 

===Pikmin Garden===

 

 

 

 

 

Feature #1: Plant-like features

 

 

 

 

Its large mouth will pick up the Pikmin to eat them, but if it fails to capture any, it will slam its head into its body and fall to the ground, struggling to get back up. This presents an opportunity for the player to attack the Chrysanthemum. Its weak point is its body, which can be hit at all times. It is generally weak against medium-sized groups of Pikmin. The best way to defeat it is to simply [[swarm]] it, being careful not to let it eat any Pikmin. Another way is to daze it with [[Purple Pikmin]] then swarm to kill it. Yet another way is to quickly dart forward and attack, and when it tries to eat Pikmin, retreat. It will hit itself, knocking itself down. Use Purple Pikmin to quickly kill it when it is struggling to regain balance. Another good method of defeating it is to have one leader dismissed without any Pikmin and the other leader close by with Pikmin. Then, have the leader without any Pikmin wake up the creature and switch leaders as soon as it wakes up and start [[swarm]]ing or [[throw]]ing Pikmin at the beast until it's dead.

 

After waking it, attack it until it does its recoil move, avoid it, then attack again. It's best to attack the Chrysanthemum from behind to minimize risk to the attacking leader. Alternatively, allowing the Chrysanthemum to bite and stun itself will allow for some extra [[punch]]ing time at the cost of increased risk to the [[leader]].

 

 

Following the redesign, the Chrysanthemum now has a frog-like tounge to eat Pikmin. [[Purple Pikmin]] deal especially large amounts of damage to this enemy with their impacts, and [[Winged Pikmin]] can fly above this enemy's tongue, but it is unlikely the player will have access to these types while fighting the beast. Instead, it is recommended to ride [[Oatchi]] to prevent Pikmin loss. Circle around the Chrysanthemum and rush into it from behind. Using a good amount of [[Red Pikmin]] or [[Rock Pikmin]] is recommended, since these can add some extra damage to a charge and prevent an unnecessarily lengthened fight. [[Ice Pikmin]] are also good to stop the enemy from reacting to your onslaught.

 

 

 

 

 

|scientific = ''Taraxacum rovinia''. ''Taraxacum'' is the real world genus for the [[Dandelion]]. ''Rovinia'' may be derived from the verb "rove".

 

 

 

 

 

*In ''Pikmin 2'', the Creeping Chrysanthemum is voiced by Takahiro Watanabe.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20221206024347/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0405/1_2/index.html|Development staff interview for ''Pikmin 2''|Wayback Machine}}