Editing Moss

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In gameplay, be it during the prologue when the player controls Captain Olimar, [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], or during a Dandori Battle, Moss functions exactly like [[Oatchi]]. An exception is how she learns new skills: after the prologue her skills improve between Dandori Battles, and in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, instead of exchanging [[Pup Drive]], she gains skills and [[gear]] as rewards for recovered ship parts.

Throughout the story, when she is keeping the player from their mission, she can be fought in various ways like an [[enemy]].

Until Olimar's vault is opened and the entrance to [[Leafy Showdown]] is discovered, Moss can be found in the [[Hero's Hideaway]]. According to the Voyage Log, she appears to be guarding Olimar's bunker. Unlike most enemies, she has a unique map icon.

She will seek out Pikmin (both idle ones and ones in the player's squad), and [[whistle]] for them to put them under her [[confusion|control]], much like an [[Antenna Beetle]] in {{p2}}. Upon gathering Pikmin, she will try to run off with them; if she does so, she will toss them on a fan which leads to the bunker. These Pikmin then stay lying on the ground on the bunker's table, and need to be [[whistle]]d. Despite them not reacting to the [[Idler's Alert]], they do react to the [[Homesick Signal]]. The only way to gather Pikmin under Moss's control before she brings them to the bunker is if she takes significant damage, at which point she will let them go and try to escape.

Moss takes damage like any enemy, and can even be damaged by other enemies.{{cite youtube|KpicrzqMoiU|documenting Moss's interactions|published={{date|17|September|2023}}|retrieved={{date|6|October|2023}}|rname=oatchi_vs_moss}}. If she takes a lot of damage, she will run off to a corner of the house in a panic, dropping captured Pikmin along the way. Once she reaches the corner, she will fall asleep so she can heal herself. Waking her up some time after this nap will cause her to become active like normal again. Moss cannot be permanently defeated; when her health is depleted she will be incapacitated and begin regenerating her health over a period of exactly five minutes. [[Collin]] will inform the player when Moss's health is fully restored so they can plan their activities accordingly.

 

=== Dandori Battles ===

In [[Dandori Battle]]s, she can be knocked out, which teleports her to her team's Onion, but she doesn't need to be roused by [[Olimar]] or [[Louie]].

=== Dalmo's notes ===

{{transcript|Oatchi and Moss are two peas in a pod. It's quite unprecedented that a space dog should meet such a similar creature on a far-off, unknown planet. You could even call it miraculous! Could they be siblings separated at birth? No, that's just not possible.|block=y}}

 

 

 

 

=== Louie's notes ===

{{transcript|Convenient for procuring ingredients. Compact, with a tight turning radius.|block=y}}

 

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{{image|images of Moss from OST.}}

Mossstare.png|Moss giving the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] a nasty stare.

Moss Whistle.png|Moss using her whistle to steal Pikmin from the player.

Frozen Moss.png|Moss frozen.

Moss barking.jpg|Moss using her whistle in Olimar’s Shipwreck Tale.

Moss shocked.jpg|Moss being shocked in the Piklopedia.

Moss Licks Olimar OST.jpg|Moss licking Olimar after being fed.