Editing Puckering Blinnow

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|size       = 220px

|icon        = Puckering Blinnow P4 icon.png

|areas       = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Serene Shores]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Foaming Lake]], [[Serene Stream]], [[The Shallow End]], [[Treacherous Currents]], [[Pollution Pool]], [[Downpour Thicket]], [[Below the Ice]]

|underground = [[Subzero Sauna]]

|missionct  = [[Forgotten Cove]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]

|missionbe  = [[Twilight River Remix]], [[Beastly Caverns]], [[Forgotten Cove]]

|sidestories = [[River]], [[Tundra]], [[Land, Sea, and Sky]], [[First Part Found]]

|dandori_c = [[Test Tubs]]

|bingo      = [[Buried Pond]]

}}

 

The '''Puckering Blinnow''' ({{j|ウオノコ|Uo no Ko|Fish Child}}) is an aquatic {{w|minnow}}-like [[Enemy|enemy]] found in {{p3}}, {{p4}}, and {{hp}}. It is a small, colorful fish enemy that inhabits bodies of water. It has two large bulging yellow eyes with purple irises, which are each nearly as big as its head. It is light blue with dark blue stripes on its top and spots on its side, and has a green fin spreading from its bottom to its back. It finally has a long beak, similar to a real world {{w|dolphin}}. It is about three times the width and half of the height of a [[leader]], having a quite narrow appearence. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they have spiky teeth.

 

These creatures usually swim passively around in water, usually in groups of three or more. When one spots a group of Pikmin, it approaches the nearest Pikmin, grabs it, and quickly swims away. If the player attacks the Blinnow, it will drop the Pikmin and try to jump out of the water to avoid being attacked. If not attacked in time, they will eat the caught Pikmin. They can also jump out of the water to catch any [[Winged Pikmin]] flying overhead, and go to the surface to catch any non-Blue Pikmin that is struggling. It is very swift in the water, but it can only grab one Pikmin at a time. These creatures have a tendency to cause caught Pikmin to launch high into the air after death, if they had one in their jaws.

 

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{{Transcript|These form a group and then swim gracefully along together as though joined in an underwater dance. Are they a family or traveling as a school? It might be enlightening to watch them with a submersible camera—very quietly so they don't notice.|block=y}}

 

=== Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===

 

 

 

"''Puckering Blinnows are small aquatic creatures that use their narrow bills to skewer unsuspecting victims. Puckering Blinnows tend to congregate; as you attack one Puckering Blinnow, there's a good chance a second enemy will attack your squad.''

 

''When you encounter a Puckering Blinnow, use a squad of Blue Pikmin to charge the creature. When a Puckering Blinnow skewers one of your Pikmin, make that enemy your primary target &ndash; if you're lucky, at least part of your squad will automatically follow the enemies as it retreats. A skewered Pikmin can survive for a few seconds. Move quickly to defeat a Puckering Blinnow before its victim succumbs to its injuries.''"

 

 

 

 

 

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Though the Puckering Blinnow is a frail creature, it is best to not let your guard down; they can be quick at skewering your Pikmin, especially if they aren't flowered, and can force you to put up quite a chase to get them back. The best way to defeat one is to [[charge]], or simply dismiss your [[Blue Pikmin]] onto the enemy. It will be unable to attack and will be easily overwhelmed. The Blinnow should perish quickly this way. If you use a small amount of Pikmin, it will try to jump out of the water to shake them off. It is also possible to get it to throw itself onto dry land where it can be killed very easily.

Puckering Blinnow P3 front.jpg|Frontal view of the Puckering Blinnow.

Puckering Blinnow P3 side view.jpg|Side view of the Puckering Blinnow.

Puckering Blinnow P3 two.jpg|Two Puckering Blinnows swimming in the water.

Puckering Blinnow P3 swimming.jpg|The Puckering Blinnow swimming.

P3 Puckering Blinnow corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Puckering Blinnow.

* The English version of Olimar's notes states that the Puckering Blinnow's dorsal and ventral fins have atrophied, and refers to its fin as its caudal fin. However, in the Japanese version, it is instead the pectoral and dorsal fins that are said to have atrophied, and its fin is said to be developed ventral fins that have merged with the caudal fin.

 

 

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[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]]

[[Category:Underwater enemies]]

[[Category:Serene Shores]]

[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]