Editing Moss

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'''Moss''' ({{j|モス|Mosu|Moss}}) is a space dog in {{p4}}. In the game's prologue she is found by [[Captain Olimar]] when he crash-lands on [[PNF-404]] and quickly befriends her, helping him throughout his search for [[S.S. Dolphin|his ship]]'s missing [[ship part]]s. After the prologue, Moss is seen accompanied by a [[leafling]]-transformed Olimar, and accompanies him during [[Dandori Battle]]s. Much later on, she accompanies [[Louie]] in the same fashion. She is only ever seen with a leaf on the tip of her tail, much like the one atop a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'s stem.

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.

 

== Stats ==

* Her eyes are brown and are always squinting, instead of fully open. She will still squint if she is near an enemy.

Unlike Oatchi, Moss is seen to be a native of PNF-404, with Olimar speculating that her leafy tail has actually been that way since birth, similar to the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Despite being born light-years apart from each other, Oatchi and Moss are both stated to descend from the PNF-404 native [[Ancient Sirehound]], which Olimar believes suggests something deeper about the nature of their universe.

== Skills ==

Moss's possible skills and controls are identical to Oatchi's, but owing to Moss's different story role, her abilities evolve differently in each game mode.

{{game help|p4|Identify which skills Moss has in the Prologue and Dandori Battle, and when she learns them in the latter.}}

Most situations in which Moss can demonstrate her abilities are not present in the opening prologue, since the story immediately ends once the Porquillon is defeated, but she does have Rush Lv. 3 and a Chomp stronger than Big Chomp Lv. 3 without being able to Bite while in the air.

In earlier matches of Dandori Battle, Moss will use a limited subset of skills. For example, in [[Trial Run]], Moss carries objects along the ground with the equivalent of Buff Lv. 3, but she has reached Super Buff Lv. 3 and learned Swallow by [[Leafy Showdown]].

=== Olimar's Shipwreck Tale ===

In Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, Moss gains skills as bonuses for recovering set numbers of ship parts. If Olimar reaches a milestone for acquired parts before meeting Moss, the skills will be retroactively applied once she has joined him.

* 4 parts: Buff Lv. 3

* 7 parts: Super Buff Lv. 1

* 19 parts: Super Buff Lv. 3

== As an enemy ==

 

 

 

 

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]].

 

== Notes ==

 

 

 

 

 

 

=== Louie's notes ===

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

 

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|common = Moss. It comes from her green coat of fur, which resembles {{w|moss}}.  

|jpcommon = {{j|モス|Mosu|Moss}}. It comes from her green coat of fur, which resembles {{w|moss}}.

|scientific = "''Folicanis amicaris''". It is based on "foliage", the Latin for "dog", and the Latin phrase for "you are friendly".

|Jap = モス

|JapR = Mosu

|JapM = Moss

|Fra = Moss

|FraM = -

|Spa = Moss

|SpaM = -

|Por = Moss

|PorM = -

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

Mossstare.png|Moss giving the [[rookie Rescue Officer]] a nasty stare.

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