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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

If Oatchi is around, she will periodically stop to bark at him, even if she's busy taking Pikmin away. Oatchi himself will also bark at her at random. If the player approaches her without Pikmin, she will just continue roaming around, with the occasional bark at Oatchi. She ignores [[scrummy bone]]s, and while she will approach and prioritize [[Pikpik Carrot]]s, she will only sniff them and bark at them.{{cite youtube|rname=oatchi_vs_moss}}

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}}

=== Olimar's notes ===

{{transcript|As far as I can tell, Moss has been a leafling pup since birth, and some of her DNA resembles that of the Pikmin. This is the one point in which she differs from Oatchi.

 

 

 

=== 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.

Oatchi and Moss.jpg|[[Oatchi]] and Moss, side-by-side.