Editing Iridescent Flint Beetle

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|icon        = Iridescent Flint Beetle P4 icon.png

|family      = Flint beetle

|areas      = [[The Impact Site]], [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Forest Navel]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Twilight River]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Giant's Hearth]]

The '''Iridescent Flint Beetle''' ({{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi|Small Riches Holder}}) is an [[enemy]] in the mainline ''Pikmin'' games. Iridescent Flint Beetles are harmless to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and instead run around unpredictably. When a Pikmin is [[throw]]n directly on top of one, it will flip over and drop a useful object, such as a [[pellet]] or a drop of [[spray]]. Pikmin attacking from the ground cannot harm them. They spend most of the time underground, only surfacing when a [[leader]] comes near, and they will return to the ground after some time has passed or after they have been hit enough times.

==Stats==

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These creatures keep undigested food pellets in their stomachs to sustain them through winter, but given the right stimulus, they will spit them out.

The membrane may be made from the same substance that gives the exoskeleton of the Flint Beetle its beautiful sheen.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Steeliprax hide in the grass during the day, but they're quite active at night, gathering food to turn into pellets. Steeliprax keep undigested food pellets in their stomachs as food for the winter months, but they will spit them out given the correct stimulus. These pellets seem to be enveloped in a membrane that seals and preserves them in a sterile, airtight environment. If kept at room temperature, this pellet membrane seems to keep its contents from spoilage for up to six months. I also believe that the membrane is made from the same substance that gives the exoskeleton of the steeliprax its beautiful appearance.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Pikmin will automatically attack the elusive and harmless flint beetle when it appears. If your Pikmin defeat it, a pellet will appear.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Pikmin hold a deep hatred for flint beetles. Whenever they spot their shiny shell, they become possessed by rage and will attack without being commanded to do so. Usually, their efforts are unsuccessful.|block=y}}

{{transcript|Squirrely Flint Beetles hold nectar. They won't harm your Pikmin, but they won't stand and let you defeat them, either. If you're on the trail of an Iridescent Flint Beetle, anticipate when it will stop moving, aim, then hit it with a quick accurate toss.|block=y}}

{{transcript|The Iridescent Flint Beetle is a harmless burrowing creature. Attacking the creature generally yields a nice supply of pellets and Nectar.

|jpcommon  = {{j|コガネモチ|Kogane Mochi|Small Riches Holder}}. {{j|コガネ|kogane}} means "Small amount of money", likely referring to how it gives out worse prizes than its golden counterpart, and {{j|モチ|mochi}} means "holder". "Koganemushi" {{j|黄金虫|koganemushi}} also means scarab beetle, which its color is similar to.

|jpname    = {{j|タテスジルリコガネモチ|Tatesuji Ruri Kogane Mochi|Vertical Stripes Lapis Lazuli Small Riches Holder}} (''Pikmin'', ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 4''); {{j|マダラルリコガネモチ|Madara Ruri Kogane Mochi|Spotted Lapis Lazuli Small Riches}} (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'').

|internal  = Its internal name in all of the games is <code>kogane</code>, part of its Japanese nickname.

}}

Iridescent Flint Beetle P4 icon.png|The Iridescent Flint Beetle's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.

Iridescent Flint Beetle P4.jpg|An Iridescent Flint Beetle in ''Pikmin 4'''s Piklopedia.

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==Trivia==

*The [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] belongs in a different family, the [[Glint beetle family]], while their genus is the same as the Iridescent Flint Beetles. In real life, it is impossible for members of different families to share a genus; this would mean their genus identifiers are coincidentally the same instead of related.

*The European version of the ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy advises players to flip the creature over with a [[Purple Pikmin]] and then having them attack it. This strategy doesn't make much sense, and was likely [[mistake]]n for the [[Anode Beetle]] instead, which lacks a trophy.

**In the Spanish version, the Flint Beetle, Glint Beetle, and Doodlebug are from the same family. Even though the Glint Beetle is referred to belong in a different family in the Japanese version.

*In ''Pikmin 3'', when an Iridescent Flint Beetle is hit with a Pikmin and lands on the ground, it makes a clink like a coin hitting the ground.