Editing Puckering Blinnow

{{Infobox enemy
|image       = Puckering blinnow.png
|size        = 200px
|icon        = Puckering Blinnow icon.png
|name        = Narrolingus piscatum
|family      = Elips
|custom_icon = y
|pikmin3     = y
|hey_pikmin  = y
|areas       = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]]
|missionct   = [[Forgotten Cove]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]
|missionbe   = [[Twilight River Remix]], [[Beastly Caverns]], [[Forgotten Cove]]
|bingo       = [[Buried Pond]]
|attacks     = Eats Pikmin
}}
{{game help|hp}}

The '''Puckering Blinnow''' ({{j|ウオノコ|Uo Noko|Saw Fish}}) is an aquatic enemy found in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They are small, colorful fish enemies that inhabit bodies of water.

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.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight3 = 1
|carriers3 = 2
|seeds3 = 2
|value3 = 15
|hp3 = 74<!--This is not a typo.-->
|regen3 = Unknown
}}

{{notes|heypikmin=y}}
===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===
"''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.''"

==Behavior==
Puckering Blinnows are very fast in the water, but incredibly fragile, and will die quickly if attacked by just a few [[Blue Pikmin]]. They do not go down without a fight, however, and will go into a fury if attacked, possibly even jumping over the surface of the water, or onto land, where they will flop around helplessly like a [[Wogpole]] for a short time. They can catch one Pikmin at a time and they take quite a while to eat it.

==Strategy==
{{guide}}
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.

Another strategy is to throw a Blue Pikmin holding a bomb rock into the center of a school of Blinnows. When it detonates, most, if not all of the Blinnows should be killed by the blast.

In ''[[Hey! Pikmin]]'' it is considerably weaker meaning that you just need to throw 1 Blue Pikmin at it.

==Technical information==
{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = tobiuo
|hp        = 74
|brout     = 1
|brin      = 0
|white     = 1
|rock      = 1
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 5
|territory = 300
|value     = 0
}}

==Naming==
"Puckering" is when somebody shapes their lips for a kiss, much like how the Puckering Blinnow's mouth normally is. "Blinnow" is a combination of "{{w|blenny}}" and "{{w|minnow}}", two types of real-life fish. Its Japanese name is {{j|ウオノコ|Uo Noko}}, which translates to "Saw Fish". The relation between this fish and the {{w|sawfish}} is not known. Internally, this enemy is known as <code>tobiuo</code>, which means {{j|とうお|tobiuo}}, or "{{w|flying fish}}".

===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
|Jap   = ウオノコ
|JapR  = Uo Noko
|JapM  = Saw Fish
|Dut=Tuutvoorn
|DutM=Pucker(ing) minnow
|Fra=Têtasson
|FraM=From ''têtard'' (tadpole) and ''poisson'' (fish)
|Ger=Aqua-Termitentos
|GerM=Water Sheargrub
|Ita=Tarlo acquatico
|ItaM=Water Sheargrub
|Spa=Comején acuático
|SpaM=Water termite
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Puckering Blinnow P3 front.jpg|A frontal view of a Puckering Blinnow.
Puckering Blinnow P3 side view.jpg|A side view of a Puckering Blinnow.
Puckering Blinnow P3 two.jpg|Two Blinnows swimming in the water.
Puckering Blinnow P3 swimming.jpg|A Puckering Blinnow swimming.
Pikmin 3DS Blue Pikmin and Puckering Blinnow.jpg|thumb|Olimar fighting Puckering Blinnows underwater in {{hp}}.
Foaming Lake Puckering Blinnow cutscene.jpg|A [[cutscene]] in the [[Foaming Lake]] where a Puckering Blinnow chases some [[Blue Pikmin]].
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Wogpole]]
*[[Water Dumple]]
*[[Sputtlefish]]
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[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]
[[Category:Garden of Hope]]
[[Category:Underwater enemies]]