Editing Enemy

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[[File:Pikmin Bulborbs.png|thumb|250px|A [[Bulborb]] and a [[Dwarf Bulborb]] together, two of the most iconic enemies in the series.]]
'''Enemies''' ({{j|原生生物|Gensei Seibutsu|Primitive Creature}}) are the many indiginous lifeforms of PNF-404 that, in general, pose a hazard to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. There are many types of enemies in the {{ps}}, with varying appearances, behaviors, and levels of hostility. [[Combat]] against enemies constitutes a major part of gameplay in all {{pg}}.

Enemies have varied attacks, and some take advantage of [[hazard]]s to cause damage to Pikmin who are not immune to them. Offensively, enemies either eat Pikmin or hurt them with attacks, both melee and projectile-based, and with effects that range from pushing the Pikmin off to outright killing them. A few enemies are incapable of directly killing Pikmin.

Killed enemies may drop [[pellet]]s, which can be brought to an [[Onion]] to exchange for Pikmin seeds. Defeated enemies that leave a corpse can also be returned to an Onion, the [[Research Pod]], or the [[SPERO]], being exchanged for [[Poko]]s in the case of the latter two. An enemy under the effect of an [[ultra-bitter spray]] will vanish when its [[health]] drops to zero; [[nectar]]s or [[spray]]s then have a chance of dropping instead.

Some enemies contain important items like [[ship part]]s, [[treasure]]s, or [[fruit]]s, which they drop when defeated; these will still be dropped even if the creature was petrified. Most downed enemies will also safely release any Pikmin in their grasp, regardless of any apparently fatal damage caused when the Pikmin was trapped (like the [[Cloaking Burrow-nit]]'s impalement). This allows otherwise doomed Pikmin to be saved.

It is unconfirmed how the enemies are named, but it is known in most games that Olimar names them, as he bases the [[Bulborb]]'s name after his dog, [[Bulbie]]. {{p3}} is more confusing, however, since the names of enemies are only seen through [[lock-on|locking-on]]. It is possible the Koppaites name them immediately after they see each enemy, but its more likely the lock-on is just for the player and is not what the Koppaites actually see. For repeating enemies, it could be the [[KopPad]] has the names Olimar created stored inside it, like in the [[Insect Condo]]'s case.{{cite quote|{{notes:Insect Condo/brittanyus}}|[[Brittany]]|Brittany's notes on the [[Insect Condo]]}}

==List of enemies==
The following is a list of enemies in the {{ps}}. Names in '''bold''' belong to enemies that are considered bosses or mini-bosses. The enemy categories on Pikipedia can also be browsed, with the main one being '''[[:Category:Enemies|Enemies]]'''.

===In ''Pikmin''===
{{columns|3|* '''{{icon|Armored Cannon Beetle|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}}'''
* {{icon|Breadbug|y}}
* '''{{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}}'''
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|y}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|y}}
* '''{{icon|Emperor Bulblax|y}}'''
* {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}}
* '''{{icon|Goolix|y}}'''
* {{icon|Honeywisp|y|v=P1}}
* {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Mamuta|y}}
* {{icon|Pearly Clamclamp|y}}
* '''{{icon|Puffstool|y}}'''
* {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y}}
* {{icon|Shearwig|y}}
* '''{{icon|Smoky Progg|y}}'''
* {{icon|Spotty Bulbear|y}}
* {{icon|Bulborb|y|n=Spotty Bulborb}}
* {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y}}
* {{icon|Water Dumple|y}}
* {{icon|Wogpole|y}}
* {{icon|Wollywog|y}}
* {{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y}}
}}

{{see also|Category:Pikmin 1 enemies|t1=''Pikmin'' enemies category}}

===In ''Pikmin 2''===
{{columns|3|* {{icon|Anode Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Anode Dweevil|y}}
* {{icon|Antenna Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}}
* '''{{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}}'''
* {{icon|Breadbug|y}}
* {{icon|Bulbmin|y}}
* {{icon|Bulborb Larva|y}}
* {{icon|Bumbling Snitchbug|y}}
* '''{{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}}'''
* {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}}
* {{icon|Cloaking Burrow-nit|y}}
* {{icon|Creeping Chrysanthemum|y}}
* {{icon|Decorated Cannon Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Doodlebug|y}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|y}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|y|n=Dwarf Red Bulborb}}
* '''{{icon|Emperor Bulblax|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Empress Bulblax|y}}'''
* {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Bulblax|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Dweevil|y}}
* {{icon|Gatling Groink|y}}
* '''{{icon|Giant Breadbug|y}}'''
* {{icon|Greater Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}
* {{icon|Hairy Bulborb|y}}
* {{icon|Hermit Crawmad|y}}
* {{icon|Honeywisp|y}}
* {{icon|Hydro Dweevil|y}}
* {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}
* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Mamuta|y}}
* '''{{icon|Man-at-Legs|y}}'''
* {{icon|Mitite|y}}
* {{icon|Munge Dweevil|y}}
* {{icon|Orange Bulborb|y}}
* '''{{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}}'''
* {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y}}
* '''{{icon|Raging Long Legs|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Ranging Bloyster|y}}'''
* {{icon|Ravenous Whiskerpillar|y}}
* {{icon|Bulborb|y|n=Red Bulborb}}
* '''{{icon|Segmented Crawbster|y}}'''
* {{icon|Shearwig|y}}
* {{icon|Skitter Leaf|y}}
* {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}}
* {{icon|Spotty Bulbear|y}}
* {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y}}
* '''{{icon|Titan Dweevil|y}}'''
* {{icon|Toady Bloyster|y}}
* {{icon|Ujadani|y}}
* {{icon|Unmarked Spectralids|y}}
* {{icon|Volatile Dweevil|y}}
* {{icon|Water Dumple|y}}
* '''{{icon|Waterwraith|y}}'''
* {{icon|Watery Blowhog|y}}
* {{icon|Withering Blowhog|y}}
* {{icon|Wogpole|y}}
* {{icon|Wollywog|y}}
* {{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y}}
}}

{{see also|Category:Pikmin 2 enemies|t1=''Pikmin 2'' enemies category|Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|t2=Piklopedia (''Pikmin 2'')}}

===In ''Pikmin 3''===
{{columns|3|* {{icon|Arachnode|y}}
* {{icon|Arctic Cannon Larva|y}}
* {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|v=P3}}
* '''{{icon|Armored Mawdad|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Baldy Long Legs|y}}'''
* {{icon|Bearded Amprat|y}}
* '''{{icon|Bug-Eyed Crawmad|y}}'''
* {{icon|Bulborb|y|v=P3}}
* '''{{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y|v=P3}}'''
* {{icon|Calcified Crushblat|y}}
* {{icon|Desiccated Skitter Leaf|y}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Flighty Joustmite|y}}
* {{icon|Hermit Crawmad|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Joustmite|y}}
* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Medusal Slurker|y}}
* {{icon|Mysterious Life-Form|y}}
* {{icon|Nectarous Dandelfly|y}}
* {{icon|Orange Bulborb|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Peckish Aristocrab|y}}
* {{icon|Phosbat|y}}
* {{icon|Phosbat Pod|y}}
* '''{{icon|Plasm Wraith|y}}'''
* {{icon|Puckering Blinnow|y}}
* {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Pyroclasmic Slooch|y}}
* '''{{icon|Quaggled Mireclops|y}}'''
* {{icon|Red Spectralids|y}}
* '''{{icon|Sandbelching Meerslug|y}}'''
* {{icon|Scornet|y}}
* '''{{icon|Scornet Maestro|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Shaggy Long Legs|y}}'''
* {{icon|Shearwig|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Skeeterskate|y}}
* {{icon|Skitter Leaf|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Skutterchuck|y}}
* {{icon|Spotty Bulbear|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Sputtlefish|y}}
* {{icon|Swarming Sheargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Toady Bloyster|y|v=P3}}
* '''{{icon|Vehemoth Phosbat|y}}'''
* {{icon|Waddlepus|y}}
* {{icon|Water Dumple|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Watery Blowhog|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Whiptongue Bulborb|y}}
* {{icon|White Spectralids|y}}
* {{icon|Wogpole|y|v=P3}}
* {{icon|Yellow Spectralids|y}}
* {{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y|v=P3}}
}}

{{see also|Category:Pikmin 3 enemies|t1=''Pikmin 3'' enemies category|Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|t2=Piklopedia (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'')}}

===In ''Pikmin 4''===
[[File:-Pikmin Garden Piklopedia Enemies.png|thumb|Many of the enemies in ''Pikmin 4''.]]
Various new and returning enemies have been shown in trailers.

==== Returning enemies ====
The following returning enemies can be spotted in the demo, trailers, gameplay videos, and screenshots shown so far:
{{columns|3|* [[Anode Beetle]]
* [[Anode Dweevil]]
* [[Arachnode]]
* [[Armored Cannon Beetle]]
* [[Armored Cannon Larva]]
* [[Bearded Amprat]]
* [[Breadbug]]
* {{icon|Bulborb|y|v=P4}}
* {{icon|Bulborb Larva|y|v=P4}}
* [[Burrowing Snagret]]
* [[Desiccated Skitter Leaf]]
* [[Dwarf Bulbear]]
* {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|y|v=P4}}
* [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]
* [[Emperor Bulblax]]
* [[Empress Bulblax]]
* {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y|v=P4}}
* {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y|v=P4}}
* [[Fiery Bulblax]]
* [[Fiery Dweevil]]
* [[Flighty Joustmite]]
* [[Giant Breadbug]]
* [[Hermit Crawmad]]
* {{icon|Honeywisp|y|v=P4}}
* {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y|v=P4}}
* [[Joustmite]]
* [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]
* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y|v=P4}}
* [[Mamuta]]
* [[Man-at-Legs]]
* [[Mitite]]
* [[Orange Bulborb]]
* [[Pearly Clamclamp]]
* [[Peckish Aristocrab]]
* [[Puckering Blinnow]]
* [[Puffy Blowhog]]
* [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]
* {{icon|Shearwig|y|v=P4}}
* [[Skeeterskate]]
* [[Skitter Leaf]]
* [[Skutterchuck]]
* [[Spotty Bulbear]]
* [[Swooping Snitchbug]]
* [[Toady Bloyster]]
* [[Waddlepus]]
* [[Water Dumple]]
* [[Waterwraith]]
* [[Whiptongue Bulborb]]
* {{icon|White Spectralids|y|v=P4}}
* [[Withering Blowhog]]
* [[Wollywog]]
* {{icon|Wolpole|y|v=P4}}
* [[Yellow Spectralids]]
* [[Yellow Wollywog]]
}}

In addition, the Japanese "Pikmin Garden" website{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/index.html|Japanese "Pikmin Garden" website|Nintendo|retrieved={{date|21|June|2023}}}} features artwork and renders of several more enemies:
* [[Baldy Long Legs]]
* [[Doodlebug]]
* [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]]
* [[Red Spectralids]]

<gallery>
Pikmin 4 empress bulblax.jpg|An Empress Bulblax rolling over some Pikmin. Bulborb Larvae can also be seen.
Pikmin 4 empress bulblax 2.jpg|The Empress Bulblax under attack.
Pikmin 4 Empress Bulblax Behind.png|The Empress Bulblax seen from behind.
Pikmin 4 fiery blowhog.jpg|A Fiery Blowhog attacking Red Pikmin.
Pikmin 4 Joustmites Buried.png|Two Joustmites, buried.
Pikmin 4 Mitites and You.png|Several Mitites, seen underground with the player character.
</gallery>

==== Downy Snagret ====
An enemy known as a Downy Snagret{{cite web|https://pikmin.nintendo.com/en/comics/#!/fools-for-fuzz|Fools for Fuzz|Pikmin comic|retrieved={{date|27|June|2023}}}} resembling an infant [[Burrowing Snagret]] can be seen at one point in the February 2023 trailer, and is present in the key art. They hop around on their one leg, and look around and chirp when idling. In later gameplay footage, they can be seen eating Pikmin, one at a time.
<gallery>
Pikmin 4 house area.jpg|Two Downy Snagrets hopping around.
</gallery>

==== Unknown arachnorb-like enemy ====
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An unknown [[Arachnorb family|arachnorb]]-like enemy can be seen at one point in the February 2023 trailer. Its head is black and resembles a disco ball, with several circular lights dotted throughout. Its legs appear to be covered by tightly-wrapped strands of a dark unknown material, which dangle from the upper segments of its legs. The bottom half of two of its legs are bare, exposing an ivory bony endoskeleton of some kind underneath. Several holes can be seen on the interior of its bottommost joints.

At the start it appears to be hanging from the ceiling, with the spots on its head glowing a cyan color. After being attacked by several Yellow Pikmin, it drops down onto the floor with a thud that shoves away Pikmin, the leader, and Oatchi. Right afterwards it spins on its head as its legs come down. When attacking, the lights on its body turn yellow and it stomps around, crushing Pikmin with its large feet. Many Pikmin can be seen underneath it when the lights are yellow, unable to do much other than jump in place with some pink smoke coming out of their heads. This status effect is similar in appearance to [[poison]], or the dust that the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] sprays which causes the Pikmin to [[panic]], but it is unknown if this is the result of the arachnorb enemy itself or another hazard.

<gallery>
Pikmin 4 arachnorb.jpg|The creature stomping around.
</gallery>

==== Unknown Mockiwi-like enemy ====
An unknown [[Mockiwi family|Mockiwi]]-like enemy with a trumpet-shaped beak can be seen at one point in the February 2023 trailer. The top of its head and back of its body are a dim yellow color, while the bottom of the head and the stomach are white. They have small wings on each side of their body, and two small paws with white legs and red toes. Their sclerae are black, their irises are white, and their pupils are black. Their most prominent feature is the trumpet-shaped magenta beak. The fact that it looks like a Mockiwi, has a yellow torso, a dark-colored face, and a long snout makes it resemble an unused enemy in {{hp}} known only as "[[Unused content in Hey! Pikmin#Peromakky|Peromakky]]".

<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Trumpet Bird Enemy.png|The creature looking around.
</gallery>

==== Unknown Chrysanthemum-like enemy ====
An unknown green creature with eyestalks disguised as flowers, similar to the [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]], is seen in a scrolling ribbon of pictures and a couple gameplay videos on the official Japanese website.{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/ampya/index.html|official Japanese ''Pikmin 4'' website|Nintendo|retrieved={{date|7|June|2023}}}} It has a large mouth and round cheeks. It camouflages with its surroundings in an attempt to surprise nearby prey, like the Creeping Chrysanthemum, and uses its large tongue to catch and eat Pikmin.

<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Chrysanthemum Enemy.png|The enemy near the player's squad.
Flullunknown.png|The full body of the enemy, seen in the Piklopedia.
</gallery>

==== Unknown fish-like enemy ====
An unknown fish-like enemy with small bumps on its head can be seen swimming in an underwater area in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer.

<gallery>
Unkown brown fish enemy Pikmin 4.png|The fish-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown elephant-like enemy ====
An unknown enemy covered in a type of armor with a long trunk can be seen in the house area in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer. It somewhat resembles members of the [[blowhog family]]. It seems to be defeated by being flipped over by [[Oatchi]], and then having Pikmin attack its belly.

<gallery>
Unknown green elephant enemy.png|The elephant-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown icy Dweevil ====
A light blue [[Dweevil family|Dweevil]] can be seen in a kitchen in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer. It has a similar color to Ice Pikmin, suggesting that it may attack with ice.

<gallery>
Ice dweevil Pikmin 4.png|The Dweevil.
</gallery>

==== Young Bulborb enemy ====
An enemy resembling a [[Dwarf Bulborb]], but with the white abdomen of a [[Bulborb Larva]], can be seen at nighttime in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer. According to the Pikmin Garden's Piklopedia,{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/book/bulborb.html|Japanese "Pikmin Garden" website Piklopedia|Nintendo|retrieved={{date|22|June|2023}}}} it is a Bulborb in a life stage between the Bulborb Larva and the adult Bulborb, and its Japanese nickname is {{j|コチャッピーモドキ|Ko Chappī Modoki|Pseudo [[Dwarf Bulborb|Small Chappy]]|f=tp}}.

<gallery>
Legged Bulborb Larva Pikmin 4.png|The Dwarf Bulborb-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown scorpion-like enemy ====
A large unknown enemy resembling a scorpion, with a flower-like tail, is seen battling the player character in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer. It may be a boss, as it is fought alone in an arena-like location. Its head somewhat resembles that of a [[Widemouthed Anode Beetle]].

<gallery>
Unknown red scorpion enemy Pikmin 4.png|The scorpion-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown icy moth-like enemy ====
A large moth-like enemy, possessing the ability to shoot out a blast of freezing wind with its wings, is seen battling the player character in the June 2023 Nintendo Direct trailer. Its isolated arena and large size may indicate it to be a boss.

<gallery>
Unknown ice moth enemy Pikmin 4.png|The ice moth enemy.
</gallery>

==== Porquillion ====
{{main|Porquillion}}
The Porquillion is an enemy with a large bulbous back filled with spikes.

<gallery>
Spiky enemy closeup.jpg|The enemy as seen in the demo.
</gallery>

==== Giant Yellow Wollywog ====
An abnormally large [[Yellow Wollywog]] can be briefly seen in what appears to be a water table or a pet shop terrarium. Although it looks identical to the Yellow Wollywog, it is extremely large, being just as 5 times as tall as a Pikmin when members of the species are usually twice as tall as a Pikmin, and this massive size allows it to actually depress sand that it lands on, forming new pools. It is unclear if this size difference makes it of a different species compared to Yellow Wollywogs, or they are still considered the same species.

<gallery>
P4 Display Area Cave.png|The giant Wollywog.
</gallery>

==== Snowy Blowhog ====
{{main|Snowy Blowhog}}
The Snowy Blowhog is a grounded Blowhog that can shoot an icy mist that can freeze Pikmin.

<gallery>
Icehog.png|The blowhog shooting its mist.
Icehogfront.png|The blowhog from the front.
</gallery>

==== Unknown slug-like enemy ====
A pair of slug-like enemies can be seen in the overview trailer.

<gallery>
P4 Unknown Slug Enemies.png|The slug-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown icy Bulborb enemy====
One of the screenshots at the end of the game's demo appears to show a light blue Bulborb covered in ice crystals. Dwarf variants of said bulborbs also exist. In the IGN video they are shown to freeze Pikmin in contact.

<gallery>
Iceborb.jpg|The Bulborb, seemingly asleep.
</gallery>

==== Unknown icy Dwarf Bulborb enemy====
One of the screenshots at the end of the game's demo shows a small, light blue Bulborb covered in ice crystals. This is most likely a dwarf variant.

<gallery>
Dwarf iceborb.jpg|The Dwarf Bulborb.
</gallery>

==== Tusked Blowhog ====
{{main|Tusked Blowhog}}
The Tusked Blowhog is a species in the new "Tusked Blowhog" family, which resembles a Fiery Blowhog except for its yellow eyes, visible mouth, and prominent tusks. It does not blow out of its snout like other Blowhogs, instead preferring to charge into Pikmin, similar to Oatchi's Rush attack. It will then try to eat any Pikmin it has knocked over.

<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Tusked Blowhog.jpg|The Tusked Blowhog as seen in the demo.
</gallery>

==== Scorchcake ====
{{main|Scorchcake}}
The Scorchcake has a short cylindrical rocky body and a pair of blue eyes on stalks. Its main attack is flipping over, crushing Pikmin underneath its hard body, revealing its burning underbelly.

<gallery>
Scorchcake.jpeg|A Scorchcake seen in the demo.
</gallery>

==== Foolix ====
An enemy known as the Foolix{{cite web|https://www.ign.com/articles/pikmin-4-review|Pikmin 4 Reveiw|IGN|retrieved={{date|19|July|2023}}}} appears in footage on the Japanese website. It appears to be fought by pulling on a tongue-like tendril until it bursts. The player can freeze the goo with [[Ice Pikmin]], and then charge into it with [[Oatchi]] to burst the goo.
<gallery>
P4 Goolix Enemy.png|The Goolix-like enemy.
P4 Goolix Burst.png|The enemy after bursting.
</gallery>

==== Unknown Shellcake-like enemy ====
The top half of an unknown enemy can be seen in the overview trailer's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]]. Upon closer inspection, it seems to have a similar texture to the Scorchcake, and is seen next to it in the Piklopedia. It has lights on its body, and what seems to be a spark, implying it is an [[electricity]] hazard.
<gallery>
Unknown Shellcake Enemy.png|The top of the enemy, seen in the Piklopedia.
</gallery>

==== Unknown red enemy ====
Two unknown red enemies can be seen bouncing on the couch in the overview trailer. They resemble members of the [[mandiblard family]].
<gallery>
Unknown red enemy.png|The enemies.
</gallery>

==== Unknown poison Dwarf Bulborb enemy ====
An unknown enemy resembling a Dwarf Bulborb can be spotted on the official Japanese website, in a showcase for [[White Pikmin]]. It seems to release poison when attacked, so it would require White Pikmin to fight. A full sized version of this Dwarf Bulborb has not been shown yet. 
<gallery>
PoisonDwarfBulborb.png|The Dwarf Bulborb being attacked.
</gallery>

==== Unknown Blue Wollywog enemy ====
A video on the Japanese website showcasing the Ice Pikmin’s abilities shows an enemy resembling a Yellow Wollywog except dark blue. Due to its appearance in an ice-themed cave, it may possess attacks using frost like other ice enemies.
<gallery>
Pikmin 4 Unknown Blue Wollywog.png|The blue Wollywog variant.
</gallery>

==== Unknown long-legged enemy ====
A quadrupedal enemy with long legs can be seen in IGN's review video. A small part of its blue body can be seen, but the rest of it is unknown.
<gallery>
Unknown long legged enemy.png|The long-legged enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown anglerfish-like enemy ====
A large, brown enemy with a light similar to an anglerfish is seen in IGN's review video. It has gold on its back.
<gallery>
Unknown anglerfish enemy.png|The anglerfish-like enemy.
</gallery>

==== Unknown Puffy Blowhog-like enemy ====
An enemy resembling a light blue Puffy Blowhog can be spotted in IGN's review video. It seems to spit out a substance that lands on the ground.
<gallery>
Puffy bluehog.png|The Blowhog.
</gallery>

==== Moldy Slooch ====
The Moldy Slooch is an enemy only mentioned in IGN's review for Pikmin 4. It is mentioned to be toxic based.

{{see also|Category:Pikmin 4 enemies|t1=''Pikmin 4'' enemies category|Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|t2=Piklopedia (''Pikmin 4'')}}

===In ''Hey! Pikmin''===
{{columns|3|
* {{icon|Adult Centipare|y}}
* '''{{icon|Armurk|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Berserk Leech Hydroe|y}}'''
* {{icon|Blubbug|y}}
* '''{{icon|Bulborb|y|v=HP}}'''
* {{icon|Centipare|y}}
* {{icon|Clicking Slurker|y}}
* {{icon|Coppeller|y}}
* {{icon|Crammed Wraith|y}}
* {{icon|Crested Mockiwi|y}}
* {{icon|Crumbug|y}}
* {{icon|Crystalline Crushblat|y}}
* '''{{icon|Electric Cottonade|y}}'''
* {{icon|Electric Spectralid|y}}
* {{icon|Electripede|y}}
* {{icon|Elongated Crushblat|y}}
* '''{{icon|Emperor Bulblax|y|v=HP}}'''
* {{icon|Eye-Stalker Bulbeel|y}}
* '''{{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y|v=HP}}'''
* {{icon|Fiery Blowlet|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Dwarf Bulblax|y}}
* {{icon|Fiery Young Yellow Wollywog|y}}
* {{icon|Fireflap Bulborb|y}}
* {{icon|Fireflinger Groink|y}}
* {{icon|Firesnout Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Flatterchuck|y}}
* {{icon|Flying Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}
* {{icon|Grabbit|y}}
* {{icon|Large Splurchin|y}}
* {{icon|Leech Hydroe|y}}
* '''{{icon|Long Water Dumple|y}}'''
* '''{{icon|Luring Slurker|y}}'''
* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y|v=HP}}
* {{icon|Mockiwi|y}}
* {{icon|Muggonfly|y}}
* {{icon|Puckering Blinnow|y|v=HP}}
* {{icon|Puffstalk|y}}
* {{icon|Puffy Blubbug|y}}
* '''{{icon|Queen Shearwig|y}}'''
* {{icon|Red Bubblimp|y}}
* {{icon|Seedbagger|y}}
* {{icon|Shearblug|y}}
* {{icon|Shooting Spiner (Female)|y}}
* {{icon|Shooting Spiner (Male)|y}}
* {{icon|Skutterchuck|y|v=HP}}
* {{icon|Sparrowhead|y}}
* {{icon|Speargrub|y}}
* {{icon|Spiny Coppeller|y}}
* {{icon|Sporegrub|y}}
* {{icon|Spornet|y}}
* {{icon|Starnacle|y}}
* {{icon|Stony Flint Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Stuffed Bellbloom|y}}
* {{icon|Swooping Snitchbug|y|v=HP}}
* {{icon|Widemouthed Anode Beetle|y}}
* {{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y|v=HP}}
* {{icon|Young Yellow Wollywog|y}}
}}
{{see also|Category:Hey! Pikmin enemies|t1=''Hey! Pikmin'' enemies category|Hey! Pikmin logs|t2=''Hey! Pikmin'' logs}}

==Bosses==
{{main|Boss}}
Boss enemies are tougher than standard enemies, but also rarer. They usually have to be defeated to obtain a plot-critical object. While ''Pikmin'' has little distinction between bosses and regular enemies, ''Pikmin 2'' has 12 clearly-defined bosses that are found at the end of [[cave]]s, ''Pikmin 3'' has 6 very clearly-defined bosses that each hold the item that allows access to the next section of the story, and ''Hey! Pikmin'' has 9 very clearly-defined bosses fought at the end of [[sector]]s.

==Behavior==
Most enemies roam around in a specific location of the [[area]], leaving only to chase after or run away from Pikmin or [[leader]]s. Some enemies are quite dedicated to their initial spots, returning to them after wandering too far, while others, like the [[Spotty Bulbear]] in {{p2}}, will patrol a certain area and can even chase the player all the way to the [[Onion]]s. The locations in which enemies can be found sometimes depend on their nature. For instance, the fur-coated [[Hairy Bulborb]]s are better suited to cold environments, and as such, are commonly found in ice-themed [[cave]]s.

Enemies are normally killed by Pikmin attacks, which becomes easier the more Pikmin are attacking. They can also inadvertently kill themselves by ingesting [[White Pikmin]], falling off pits, or rarely, by coming into contact with certain [[hazards]]. They can even be killed by some of the attacks of other enemies, such as the [[Armored Cannon Larva]]'s rocks, or the [[Yellow Wollywog]]'s stomp in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

As threats to Pikmin, enemies can attack in a variety of ways, the most common one being eating them. They can also [[Crushing|crush]] them, kill them with a [[hazard]] they're vulnerable to, and knock them out with an explosion, among other methods. For some of these attacks, there is a cap on the number of Pikmin that can be affected by it. For instance, in {{p1}}, a [[Bulborb]] may only grab and eat three Pikmin at most with a single bite, but in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', five can fall prey to the same bite. The exception to this is the enemies in {{hp}}, which more often than not, kill Pikmin and damage Olimar by simply touching them.

===Interactions===
For the most part, every enemy is its own entity, interacting only with the Pikmin and leaders. Some enemies, however, have passive or active interactions with the environment, other enemies, or miscellaneous objects.

====Environment interactions====
*In {{p3}}, most enemies will be unable to detect Pikmin and leaders if they are [[hiding]] under tall [[plant]]s.
*In {{p2}}, if an [[Emperor Bulblax]] gets close to a [[bomb-rock]], it will eat it without needing to be coaxed into doing so.
*The fire on a [[Fiery Bulblax]] or a [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]'s back will be put out should it go into water. Both creatures reignite once they leave the water.
*If a member of the [[Mandiblard family]] touches water, it will steadily lose [[health]], and if it is near a wooden [[bridge]] and not in pursuit, it will begin deconstructing it.
*[[Wogpole]]s and [[Puckering Blinnow]]s will start flailing around if they're on dry land, but they are able to swim freely if they're underwater.
*In {{p3}}, the [[Swarming Sheargrub]] will drink any [[nectar]] that it comes across, which will make it grow in size.

====Cooperation====
[[File:Bulbmin and young.jpg|thumb|[[Bulbmin]] interact amongst themselves in the form of the young following an adult.]]
Some creatures keep a bond with others. To maximize the chances of survival, some enemies can be seen next to others, normally of their own species, and oftentimes interacting with them when a fight for survival is taking place. [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s, [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s, etc. are often found next to larger enemies of the same species or of the species they are mimicking. When under attack in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', they may scream in order to wake up their larger allies.

Other creatures choose to follow a leader, normally of their own family. An example is the [[Bulbmin]], who lose all sense of control should their leader perish, the [[Scornet]]s, who obey the command of the [[Scornet Maestro]], and the [[Shearwig]], which can be found under the control of a [[Queen Shearwig]], and are otherwise independent.

====Hostility====
Hostility between enemies is non-existent, but cases of enemies damaging each other are not. Some enemies may, if inadvertently, hurt others. This normally happens when they try to kill Pikmin or leaders. Not many enemy attacks are made to hurt others, but the following are:
*The [[Empress Bulblax]] can kill its young by rolling into them.
*A [[Gatling Groink]] can damage other enemies with its shots (including other Groinks), but not itself.
*The [[Waterwraith]] instantly kills any enemies it rolls over.
*Most [[lithopod]]s with boulders can harm other enemies or even the launcher itself.
*The [[Raging Long Legs]] and [[Baldy Long Legs]] can stomp on and kill other enemies, particularly on the [[Angle Maze]] and [[Tropical Forest]], respectively.
*In ''Pikmin 3'', [[Yellow Wollywog]]s can kill or injure other enemies if they land on them.
*In ''Pikmin 3'', [[Skutterchuck]]s can harm and kill other enemies if their [[crystal nodule]]s land on them. They can even kill themselves.
*The [[Man-at-Legs]] can hurt other enemies with its gun. This is impossible to see without hacks, since the creature never appears alongside other enemies.

==As a gameplay element==
In the games, enemy locations are relatively evenly spread, in order to maximize the balance between exploration and [[combat]], as to not overwhelm the player. More important locations, however, are generally covered by stronger enemies, requiring the player to excel in combat skill if they are to obtain the rewards that lie behind them. Analogously, easier enemies are encountered closer to the landing sites and the first floors of [[cave]]s.

Enemies that are killed do not reappear until the [[leader]]s leave, regardless of leaving a corpse. Some enemies do, however, respawn after an in-game day has passed, or after a [[cave]] is entered and exited, although others might require the passing of some full days before returning. In addition, some only appear in specific days, as is the case with the [[Goolix]] and the [[Mamuta]] on [[The Impact Site]]. Besides respawning, some enemies can actually [[revive]] after they've been considered dead, and a few have a natural [[Health#Regeneration|health regeneration]] mechanic.

Intelligence-wise, enemies have a very simplistic artificial intelligence system. Some bosses are hard-coded to perform more specific actions and reply to more specific events, but for the most part, enemies can recognize the presence of a Pikmin, when to attack, when to shake Pikmin off, when to return to their home spot, and not much else. On top of that, their path recognition systems are non-existent: when they want to reach a spot, they head directly towards it, with no regard to any walls or obstacles. Most of the time, there are no obstacles in the way (or if there are, they can be slid through), but otherwise, this can lead to them getting stuck behind them, endlessly walking in place.

Enemies also do not take walls into account for their vision, chasing, or animations. They can see prey through walls, they will walk into them if their target is on the other side, and if they are close enough to attack, they can reach Pikmin and leaders through the wall; this is especially notable for enemies with long reach, like the [[Cloaking Burrow-nit]]. Regardless, the [[Hermit Crawmad]] has the ability to climb up walls, as demonstrated in tile sublevels with pools, such as sublevel 1 of [[The Giant's Bath]].

These simplicities, however, are required to minimize the development costs and the processor usage, given that more complex path recognition systems could end up lowering the game's [[frame]]rate. Another trick to minimize processor usage is to simply not render or recognize any enemy that lies beyond the [[camera]]'s reach. These tricks allow the game to run smoothly without severely compromising the game and the enemies' livelihood.

==In-game encyclopedias==
[[File:Piklopedia.jpg|thumb|left|Screenshot of the Piklopedia.]]
{{main|Enemy reel|Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|t2=Piklopedia (''Pikmin 2'')|Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|t3=Piklopedia (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'')|Indigenous Life (Exploration Notes)|Hey! Pikmin logs}}

The enemy reel is a special movie at the end of ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''. It showcases short clips featuring all enemies in the game, accompanied by a minor description of each.

The Piklopedia is a catalog of creatures in {{p2}} and {{p3d}}. Each entry shows the creature in action and some notes on it by the leaders, as well as some statistics. The Piklopedia in ''Pikmin 2'' also allows the player to interact with the enemies, by throwing [[Pikpik carrot]]s, using a free camera mode.

The Indigenous Life Exploration Notes are a series of [[data file]]s containing a few tips about how some of the more common enemies work, especially bosses. They also have a stylized drawing of the situation they describe.

The logs in ''Hey! Pikmin'' are similar to the Piklopedia, but do not allow direct interaction with the creatures, and only contain Olimar's notes.

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==Enemies that reappear==
{{todo|Verify these enemies and the number of each.}}
In ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} above-ground areas, most enemies take a few days to respawn, but some will do so after entering and exiting a cave. Some of these enemies hold treasures, and if the enemy has been killed but its treasure has not been retrieved, it will ingest the object again when it reappears.

;Valley of Repose
*[[Fiery Bulblax]]

;Awakening Wood
*[[Unmarked Spectralids]] x8 (four on a [[Margaret]], four on a nearby [[Figwort]])
*[[Female Sheargrub]]s (before day 11)

;Perplexing Pool
*[[Toady Bloyster]]
*[[Skitter Leaf|Skitter Leaves]] (near the [[Citadel of Spiders]] entrance and the black bramble gate leading to the [[Submerged Castle]])

;Wistful Wild
*[[Orange Bulborb]] (the one that usually holds a treasure)
*[[Creeping Chrysanthemum]] (the one that usually holds a treasure)

==Trivia==
*When the player first delivers an enemy to the [[Research Pod]], a cutscene plays with the Hocotate ship complaining that it's not a treasure, although it's still good for some Pokos. However, if an enemy of this species has already been delivered to an [[Onion]] before on the current playthrough, the Research Pod will just accept the enemy like normal without a cutscene. The cutscene can later be played by delivering a new species of enemy that has never been delivered to an Onion.{{cite youtube|Y8QaqABm7dU|explaining what does and doesn't trigger the Hocotate ship's corpse complaint cutscene}}
*It is implied by Alph that enemy corpses disappear after some amount of days because larger enemies eat them.{{cite quote|When the sun sets we are forced to retreat to the skies, but I do so wonder what happens on the ground at night. If the creatures on the surface are nocturnal, things probably get pretty dangerous. Fallen animals and wayward Pikmin must get gobbled up in no time. I'm so glad the Drake is operational...|[[Alph]]|a [[Pikmin 3 Voyage Log|Voyage Log]] entry}} If this is true, there must be unknown nocturnal enemies capable of consuming creatures up to the size of the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]], as even it disappears after some time.
*There are 15 enemies that have been present in all 3 main ''Pikmin'' games: the [[Burrowing Snagret]], [[Bulborb]], [[Dwarf Bulbear]], [[Dwarf Bulborb]], [[Female Sheargrub]], [[Fiery Blowhog]], [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]], [[Male Sheargrub]], [[Puffy Blowhog]], [[Shearwig]], [[Spotty Bulbear]], [[Swooping Snitchbug]], [[Water Dumple]], [[Wogpole]], and [[Yellow Wollywog]].
**Including {{hp}}, only 5 enemies have been present in all the games: the [[Bulborb]], [[Fiery Blowhog]], [[Male Sheargrub]], [[Swooping Snitchbug]], and [[Yellow Wollywog]]. (There have been 6 enemies in all games if one includes the [[Shearwig]].)
*3 enemies have had different names between games. The Armored Cannon Beetle Larva was renamed to the [[Armored Cannon Larva]] in ''Pikmin 3'', the Spotty Bulborb was renamed to the Red Bulborb in ''Pikmin 2'' and again to the [[Bulborb]] in ''Pikmin 3'', and the Dwarf Bulborb was renamed to the Dwarf Red Bulborb in ''Pikmin 2'' and back to the [[Dwarf Bulborb]] in ''Pikmin 3''.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap   = 原生生物
|JapR  = Gensei Seibutsu
|JapM  = Primitive Creature
|ChiTrad  = 原生生物
|ChiTradR =
|ChiTradM =
|ChiSimp  = 原生生物
|ChiSimpR =
|ChiSimpM =
|PorP  = Inimigo
|PorPM = Enemy
|PorPN = Translation taken from the ''Pikmin'' instruction manual.
|Fra   = Ennemi<br>Créature primitive
|FraM  = Enemy<br>Primitive creature
|SpaA=Enemigo<br>Bestia autóctona
|SpaAM=Enemy<br>Native beast
|Ger=einheimische Kreatur
|GerM=Native creature
|Kor=원주생물
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Ita=Creatura indigena
|ItaM=Native Creature
|notes = y
}}

==See also==
*[[Pikmin Adventure enemies|''Pikmin Adventure'' enemies]]
*[[Combat]]
*[[Obstacle]]
*[[Day]]
*[[Health]]

==References==
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