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The '''Muckerskate''' ({{j|ドロンボウ|Doron Bou|Muddy Pond Skater}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It appears and behaves similarly to the [[Skeeterskate]], but rather than shooting [[water]], it shoots [[mud]] at Pikmin. However, it is still very fragile and can be defeated in only a single hit, though doing so is dangerous when on top of unfrozen mud.
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The '''Muckerskate''' ({{j|ドロンボウ|Doron Bou|Muddy Pond Skater}}) is an enemy in {{p4}}. It appears and behaves similarly to the [[Skeeterskate]], but rather than shooting [[water]], it shoots [[mud]] at pikmin. However, it is still very fragile and can be defeated in only a single hit, though doing so is dangerous when on top of unfrozen mud.


==Stats==
==Stats==
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== Behavior ==
== Behavior ==
Muckerskates are seen swimming on the tops of mud puddles in The Primordial Thicket and The Mud Pit, waiting for Pikmin or leaders to walk past them. If they spot one, the Muckerskate will shoot mud at what it spots up to 3 times before having to recharge. This mud deals damage and can bury any Pikmin on the ground. The Muckerskate usually swims away after shooting.
Muckerskates are seen swimming on the tops of mud puddles in The Primordial Thicket and The Mud Pit, waiting for the Pikmin and the Captains to walk past them. If spotted, the Muckerskate will shoot mud at what it spots up to 3 times before having to recharge. This mud deals damage and can bury any Pikmin on the ground. The Muckerskate usually swims away after shooting as to not get hit by any pikmin.
 
==Appearance==
==Appearance==
The Muckerskate looks like the [[Skeeterskate]], but instead of containing water, it contains mud.
{{game help|p4|Describe the appearance of the creature and, if it applies, how it compares to similar creatures.}}


== Locations ==
== Locations ==
*[[Primordial Thicket]]
*[[Primordial Thicket]]
*[[The Mud Pit]]
*[[The Mud Pit]]
== Strategy ==
== Strategy ==
{{guide}}
{{guide}}
The Muckerskate can be tricky to beat, due to them teetering over the mud in groups. The easiest method is to use either [[Ice Pikmin]] or an [[Ice Blast]] to [[freeze]] the mud the Muckerskates reside upon, leaving them defenseless while letting you traverse the mud, just remember that a Ice Blast doesn't freeze forever. Should one get close enough to the shore, you can [[Charge|charge]] [[Winged Pikmin]] at it. Sometimes, the Muckerskate will skate about as the Winged Pikmin chase it, which could lead to another Muckerskate hitting your Winged Pikmin while they're too far away to get back to shore in time. However this won't happen unless you're charging a few Winged Pikmin, around 10 is enough to defeat a Muckerskate with no problems. If a Winged Pikmin gets too far away as a result of the chase, use an [[Idler's Alert]] to bring it back to you. If you can throw a Pikmin at the Muckerskate, it'll instantly die, and since you have to be close to hit it in the first place, the Pikmin has little risk of drowning.
{{game help|p4|Add a guide on how to beat it.}}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
=== Dalmo's notes ===
=== Dalmo's Notes ===
{{transcript|This cautious critter moves in fits and starts. When it does, the muddy liquid in its transparent orb sloshes around. Splish! Splash! Sploosh! If I could observe this unique anatomy up close, I'd have no regrets, even if I got spattered with mud!|block=y}}
{{transcript|This cautious critter moves in fits and starts. When it does, the muddy liquid In its transparent orb sloshes around. Splish! Splash! Sploosh! If I could observe this unique anatomy up close, I'd have no regrets, even if I got spattered with mud!|block=y}}


=== Olimar's notes ===
===Olimar's Notes===
{{transcript|A subspecies of the Skeeterskate that's adapted to life in muddy wetlands. It uses its straw-like proboscis, the inside of which is packed with densely grown hair, to capture any plankton living in the mucky water and filter out everything else.
{{transcript|A subspecies of the Skeeterskate that's adapted to live in muddy wetlands. It uses its straw-like proboscis with densely grown hair to capture any plankton living in the muddy water and filter out everything else.


When an enemy approaches, it will threaten them by shooting out a murky substance. This combination of muddy water and gastric juices has a higher viscosity, so it can essentially bury Pikmin—and a lot of other stuff—in dirt.|block=y}}
When an enemy approaches, it will threaten them by shooting out a murky substance. This combination of muddy water and gastric juices has a higher viscosity, so it can essentially bury Pikmin—and a lot of other stuff—in dirt.|block=y}}


=== Louie's notes ===
===Louie's Notes===
{{transcript|Even after draining the mud, its texture remains gritty. Chew it for long enough, and your teeth will get a good scrubbing.|block=y}}
{{transcript|Even after draining the mud, its texture remains gritty. Chew it for long enough, and your teeth will get a good scrubbing.|block=y}}
==Other information==
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== Naming ==
== Naming ==
{{see more|Spitterspatter#Naming}}
{{see more|Spitterspatter#Naming}}
{{naming
{{naming
|common    = Muckerskate. It replaces the "skeeter" in [[Skeeterskate]] with "mucker" to emphasize its relation to mud.
|common    = Muckskate. It replaces the "skeeter" in [[Skeeterskate]] with "muck" to emphasize its relation to mud.
|jpcommon  = {{j|ドロンボウ|Doron Bou|Muddy Pond Skater}}. ドロン is a pun on ドロン, "slipping away", and 泥んこ, "mud". ドロン is combined with 水んボウ, "pond skater" to create ドロンボウ.
|jpcommon  = {{j|ドロンボウ|Doron Bou|Muddy Pond Skater}}. ドロン is a pun on ドロン, "slipping away", and 泥んこ, "mud". ドロン is combined with 水んボウ, "pond skater" to create ドロンボウ.
|jpname    = {{j|タテジマミズンボウ 泥吐型|Tatejima Mizunbou Dorohagata|Vertical Stripes Watery Pond Skater (mud spitter type)}}. It is the Japanese name of the Skeeterskate with the added clarification that it spits mud instead of water.
|jpname    = {{j|タテジマミズンボウ 泥吐型|Tatejima Mizunbou Dorohagata|Vertical Stripes Watery Pond Skater (mud spitter type)}}. It is the Japanese name of the Skeeterskate with the added clarification that it spits mud instead of water.
|scientific = ''Gerridus terraprojecta''. ''Terra'' is Latin for earth, and ''projecta'' is similar to "projectile".
|scientific = ''Gerridus terraprojecta''. ''Terra'' is the latin name for Earth, and ''projecta'' is similar to "projectile".
|internal  = <code>DOROMBOU</code>. It is based off of its Japanese common name.
|internal  = <code>DOROMBOU</code>. It is based off of its Japanese common name.
}}
}}


=== Names in other languages ===
=== Names in other languages ===
{{Needs translation|Italian|note = is the misspelling deliberate and repeated, or just in the piklopedia?}}
{{foreignname
{{foreignname
|Jap  = ドロンボウ
|Jap  = ドロンボウ
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|Fra  = Ragnée de boue
|Fra  = Ragnée de boue
|FraM = Mud pider
|FraM = Mud pider
|FraN = From "boue" (mud) and [[Skeeterskate|Ragnée d'eau]], which itself is from ''"araignée d'eau"'' (pond skater, lit.: "water spider")
|FraN = From "boue" (mud) and [Skeeterskate|Ragnée d'eau], which itself is from ''"araignée d'eau"'' (pond skater, lit.: "water spider")
|Ger  = Schlammflitzer
|Ger  = Schlammflitzer
|GerM = Mud Dasher
|GerM = Mud Dasher
|Ita  = Sputafagno
|Ita  = Sputafagno
|ItaM = Mudspitter
|ItaM = Mudspitter
|ItaN = From ''"sputare"'' (to spit) and ''"fango"'' (mud). ''Fagno'' instead of ''fango'' is probably a typo.
|ItaN = From ''"sputare"'' (to spit) and ''"fango"'' (mud)
|Kor  = 진흙쟁이
|Kor  = 진흙쟁이
|KorR = Jinheulg-Jaengi
|KorR = Jinheulg-Jaengi
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|notes = y
|notes = y
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== Trivia ==
*As with the [[Skeeterskate]] and [[Quaggled Mireclops]] from ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', it is among the few tripedal creatures in the series.
*It is the only enemy in [[Pikmin 4]] to use [[Mud|mud-based]] attacks


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
{{image}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
P4 - Muckerskate - Group Photo - P.jpg|A pair of Muckerskate, as found in their [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] page.
P4 - Muckerskate - Group Photo - P.jpg|A pair of Muckerskate, as found in their [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] page.
P4 - Muckerskate - No Shots - P.jpg|A Muckerskate with only 1 shot left (left) and one that has used all its shots (right).
P4 - Muckerskate - No Shots - P.jpg|A Muckerskate with only 1 shot left (left) and a Muckerskate that has used all of its shots (right).
P4 - Muckerskate - Reloading - P.jpg|A recharging Muckerskate.
P4 - Muckerskate - Reloading - P.jpg|A recharging Muckerskate.
P4 - Muckerskate - Frozen Group - P.jpg|A pair of [[Freeze|frozen]] Muckerskates.
P4 - Muckerskate - Frozen Group - P.jpg|A pair of [[Freeze|frozen]] Muckerskate.
P4 - Muckerskate - Deceased - P.jpg|A defeated Muckerskate.
P4 - Muckerskate - Deceased - P.jpg|A deceased Muckerskate.
P4 Dead Muckerskate.jpg|A defeated Muckerskate from a different angle.
Muckerskate Close PT.jpg|A Muckerskate in the [[Primordial Thicket]].
Muckerskate Reload PT.jpg|A Muckerskate recharging in shallow mud.
Muckerskate Buried Pikmin.jpg|A Muckerskate in front of two [[Red Pikmin]] it has buried.
Muckerskate P4 Bury Blue.jpg|A Muckerskate in [[The Mud Pit]] in front of a buried a [[Blue Pikmin]] and its mud splatter.
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Trivia ==
*As with the Skeeterskate and [[Quaggled Mireclops]], it is among the few tripedal creatures in the series.
*The Muckerskate is identical to the Skeeterskate save the fact that it has mud in its upper compartment whereas the other has water.
*It is the only enemy in ''Pikmin 4'' to use mud-based attacks.


== See also ==
== See also ==

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