Editing Puffy Blowhog

|pikmin     = y

|pikmin2     = y

|pikmin4    = y

|image       = Pikmin Garden Puffy Blowhog render.png

|size       = 270px

|icon        = Puffy Blowhog P4 icon.png

|name       = Sus inflata

|family     = Blowhog

|areas       = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Twilight River]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[night expedition|night]]), [[Serene Shores]] (night)

|underground = [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Drafty Gallery]], [[Plunder Palace]], [[Ultimate Testing Range]], [[Cradle of the Beast]]

|challenge   = [[The Distant Spring]], [[Novice Training]], [[Cave of Snarls]]

|missionct  = [[Twilight Hollow]]

|missionbe  = [[Fortress of Festivity]]

|attacks1   = Blow away Pikmin and push Olimar

|attacks2    = Knock down Pikmin and leaders with air

|attacks3    = Knock down Pikmin and leaders with air

 

 

 

 

 

|carriers1 = N/A |carriers2 = N/A |carriers3 = 4 |carriers4 = 1

|hp1 = 3000|hp2 = 3000|hp3 = 3000|hp4 = 3000

=== '''''Pikmin 4''''' ===

* Sublevel 4 of the [[Drafty Gallery]]

* Sublevel 5 of the [[Plunder Palace]]

* Sublevel 3 of the [[Ultimate Testing Range]]

* Sublevel 1 of the [[Cradle of the Beast]]

 

 

 

[[File:Puffy Blowhog attacked P1 art.png|thumb|Artwork from ''Pikmin'', where the Puffy Blowhog gets attacked by Pikmin.]]

Due to their speed when flying away, these enemies are hard to combat. It is possible to throw Pikmin at it while it is moving, but hard. Instead, lure it into attacking, and while it is busy inhaling air, quickly get under it and bombard it with Pikmin. If you threw enough of them, it will eventually fall. [[Group move|Swarm]] or [[charge]] it, and it should be dead in a few seconds. If there are other enemies nearby and you can afford to leave a distraction, keep the Puffy Blowhog busy while you clear out the other enemies, so that the fight with the flying beast will be easier.

 

In ''Pikmin'', it moves in the air much faster, making a head-on ambush nearly impossible unless the enemy is cornered. If it does blow Pikmin away, they can fly incredible distances, so check the radar to see if any non-Blue Pikmin have landed in the water, and if not, continue the assault.

 

In ''Pikmin 2'', Purple Pikmin are immune to the knockback of the Puffy Blowhog, as are leaders if the [[Repugnant Appendage]] has been collected. With both, the Puffy Blowhog becomes harmless. A single [[Purple Pikmin]] is enough to make it fall. Its breath is also less effective, and cannot wither Pikmin flowers. It is found only in caves, often with many [[gate]]s, so it can be a problem to hit when it is behind one. Use Purple Pikmin to take down the wall it guards, then move in for an assault.

 

In ''Pikmin 3'', Winged Pikmin can be used to swarm it in mid-air and defeat it easily, but otherwise, the strategies from the first two games work well. Seeing as they cannot make Pikmin [[Maturity|flowers or buds wilt]], leaving a group of Winged Pikmin to take care of it is normally a good idea, as the Pikmin do not need a leader to throw them in order to attack. Rock Pikmin can also drain the enemy's [[health]] rather quickly. Because it inflates when it lands on the ground, it is advised to [[whistle]] your Pikmin to you when you see that the creature is starting to fall; it will not push away Pikmin if there are none attacking it. Then, proceed to [[charge]] like normal.

 

In ''Pikmin 4'', the creature's much less aggressive with shaking off Pikmin, and will behave as it does in the first two games, laying on the ground for a moment before attempting to go back into the air. It also can blow Pikmin farther than in the previous two appearances, but nowhere near as far as it could in ''Pikmin''. Despite withering being caused by almost everything in this game, even [[panic]], its breath still cannot wither Pikmin flowers. It should also be noted that rushing using a [[dog|space dog]] will cause the Puffy Blowhog to get up immediately from its downed state, the player can choose to throw Pikmin then rush at the last second for a final burst of damage, or simply charge the beast when it is downed.

When battling it in either ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', there may be times when a Puffy Blowhog that is falling due to Pikmin weight will land on a border or ledge of some sort, or even on top of another enemy. The Puffy Blowhog will then be unable to reach the programmed "ground", and will stay on the obstacle and repeat its struggling animation infinitely.{{cite youtube|4kdTKfwOSj8|showing how a Puffy Blowhog that falls on a Spotty Bulbear is completely helpless}} In [[The Distant Spring]], the stone pathways around the [[UV Lamp]] may cause this glitch to occur, and it can also happen on the walls of sublevels in various [[cave]]s in ''Pikmin 2'', wherever Puffy Blowhogs are found. In ''Pikmin 3'', it will merely slide off walls or use them as a ramp to get back up.

 

 

 

 

{{see more|Blowhog family#Naming}}

|common    = Puffy Blowhog. The creature belongs to the [[blowhog family]], and the name "Puffy" is because this enemy is constantly puffed up like a balloon, and blows gusts of wind itself.

|jpname    = {{j|ワモントゲフウセンドックリ|Wamon Toge Fuusen Dokkuri|Ringed Spiky Balloon Tokkuri}}.

|internal  = Internally, in all games, this enemy is known as <code>mar</code>, possibly a romanization of {{j|丸|maru|circle|f=tp}}.

}}

===Names in other languages===

|JapM = Balloon [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/とっくり#Japanese Tokkuri]

|DutM = Spike [[Withering Blowhog|swellswine]]

|Fra  = Puffy Volant<br>Puffy volant (''Pikmin 4'')

== Gallery ==

 

===''Pikmin''===

Puffy Blowhog P1 art.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.

P1 Puffy Blowhog Sketch.png|Drawings of the Puffy Blowhog from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.

P1 Puffy Blowhog attack.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog blowing away a group of Pikmin.

P1 Puffy Blowhog fallen.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog that has fallen due to Pikmin latching onto it.

 

P2 Artwork Puffy Blowhog.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.

Puffy Blowhog P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Puffy Blowhog in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].

 

Puffy blowhog.png|Artwork of the Puffy Blowhog.

Puffy.png|A Puffy Blowhog being attacked by [[Winged Pikmin]].

 

Puffy_Blowhog_P4_Sunspeckled_Terrace_OST.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog in [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] during [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]].

Puffy_Blowhog_P4_Inflate.jpg|A Puffy Blowhog inflating to shake off [[Winged Pikmin]].

 

Puffy Blowhog E-Card.jpg|The Puffy Blowhog's [[e-card]], #18 (15^th red card).

*A defeated Puffy Blowhog in ''Pikmin'' will start deflating and then spin around on its pitch axis. Normally, it does this in a standard pose, and so, it spins around vertically, parallel to walls. However, if the player is able to kill it in the middle of its falling state, by weighing it with Pikmin at low health, it will play a unique animation, where it first turns sideways and then deflates, effectively making it spin horizontally, parallel to the floor.{{cite youtube|9y9TKuGwNC8|of a Puffy Blowhog being defeated in different states, including the falling state|published={{date|23|August|2021}}|retrieved={{date|23|August|2021}}}}

*When a Puffy Blowhog is stunned by a [[Purple Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 2'' it will not create particles indicating being stunned unlike other enemies.

*In the Japanese [[region|version]] of ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', Olimar's comments on the Puffy Blowhog are altered to remove a mention of the sash of color that periodically flows through the creature's body, as well as the description of its defeat animation as escaping. These changes are not reflected in the English translation.

*Strangely, only in ''Pikmin 2'' Puffy Blowhogs will completely ignore leaders, only going after Pikmin. The [[Withering Blowhog]] also behaves like this.

 

 

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