Editing Skitter Leaf

|pikmin2     = y

|pikmin4    = y

|image       = P4 Skitter Leaf.png

|size       = 270px

|name       = Rus pseudoarbicans

|family     = Skitterling

|areas       = [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])

|underground = [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Secluded Courtyard]]

|challenge  = [[Hidden Garden]]

|missionct  = [[Tropical Forest]]

|missionbe  = [[Shaded Garden]], [[Beastly Caverns]]

|sidestories = [[Creature Hunting]]

|dandori_c = [[Hotshock Canyon]]

|2p          = [[Brawl Yard]], [[Tile Lands]]

|bingo      = [[Shaded Terrace]], [[Stagnant Sea]], [[Blooming Terrace]], [[Buried Pond]]

The '''Skitter Leaf''' ({{j|ハンボ|Hanbo|Leaf Pond Skater}}) is an [[enemy]] found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]'' that resembles a leaf. Skitter Leaves remain camouflaged on the ground until approached by [[leader]]s, at which time they attempt to flee with a cricket-like chirp. They are somewhat rare, usually located in very fresh places, such as near or in water or foliage, but they are not worth defeating or recovering. This is because the leaf they leave upon death, while only requiring one Pikmin to [[carry]], yields only a single [[Pikmin family|Pikmin seed]] or one [[Poko]].

 

The Skitter Leaf, when it is hiding, looks like a small leaf on the ground, making it seem like it's part of the scenery. When approached, however, it will leap up, revealing feet with a similar pattern to the leaf on its back, and bulgy red eyes. What the stem would be on a leaf is actually the Skitter Leaf's mouth, and due to its small, tube-like appearance, one can conclude that the Skitter Leaf mainly feeds on plant juices. The main "leaf" acts as a cape, which the Skitter Leaf uses to fend itself from predation by flipping in the air and whipping it around. Upon flipping, the creature will also reveal a rounded, yellow abdomen.

 

 

{{transcript|In both its vibrant spring color and precise shape, this cunning crawler looks just like a leaf! It's the perfect camouflage! It only becomes an issue when this sometimes careless critter forgets to look for a hiding place with an abundance of other green leaves lying around. Then it becomes quite easy to spot!|block=y}}

 

{{transcript|The Skitter Leaf is a relative of the pond skater that shed its wings and adapted to life on the ground. With no residual traits of its airborne past, the Skitter Leaf can neither fly nor skit across the surface of the water.

 

 

 

 

{{transcript|The Skitter Leaf is a harmless creature that uses its leaf-shaped body to blend into the environment. When threatened, a Skitter Leaf jumps out of hiding and attempts to flee from its attackers. You can simply ignore these enemies, but they can prove useful when Pikmin cultivation is a priority. To defeat a Skitter Leaf, simply toss a single Pikmin onto its back.|block=y}}

 

 

 

 

A kind of pond skater that mimics the leaves of lush broadleaf trees. It pretends to be a leaf to avoid predation from enemies. Although it cannot float in water, it can swim well by twisting its body.

 

 

 

Swarm it with Pikmin, or toss one directly onto its back; [[Purple Pikmin]] work especially well for the latter method, as they will home in on the Skitter Leaf. It has low [[Health|vitality]] and can also be easily defeated by leaders. Leaders can be harmed by it, and it will shake any attacking Pikmin off when given the chance, which usually knocks off their [[Maturity|flowers or buds]]. This enemy cannot be [[Ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] when it hides as a leaf, but it can when it is up and active.

 

===''Pikmin 3''===

The creature is much harder to defeat with leaders and reacts quicker to assaults, but remains easy to defeat with one shot on the back. [[Winged Pikmin]] are the only Pikmin somewhat ineffective against it, unless they are tossed directly onto its back while resting.

 

The creature can knock Oatchi down with its flip but its susceptible to his rush attack, allowing for easy defeats. Since it is encountered mostly early game, using a Pikmin with a regular throw height will deal with it quickly as opposed to Yellow Pikmin being thrown higher.

 

 

 

 

|common    = Skitter Leaf. The creature being called a leaf is a clear reference to its leaf shape allowing it to blend with the environment.

|scientific = ''Rus pseudoarbicans''. From ''pseudo'', Greek for "fake", and possibly ''arbor'', Latin for "tree". The meaning of ''Rus'' is unknown.

|jpname    = {{j|ミドリコノハムシ|Midori Konoha Mushi|Green Leaf Bug}}. From {{j|コノハムシ科|Konoha Mushi Ka}}, the Skitterling family's Japanese name.

|internal  = Internally, its name in ''Pikmin 2'' is <code>sokkuri</code>, which is an onomatopoeia for "looks like", once more referring to how it mimics a leaf. Its internal name in the next game is <code>hambo</code>, a romanization of its Japanese nickname.

 

 

Skitterleaf.png|A bunch of Skitter Leaves in water.

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===''Pikmin 3''===

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Skitter leaf.png|Artwork of the Skitter Leaf .

Skitter leaves.jpg|Some idle Skitter Leaves in ''Pikmin 3''.

Pikmin3 SkitterleafScan.png|A Skitter Leaf being [[Lock-on|locked-onto]] in a [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease version]] of ''Pikmin 3''.

*The Skitter Leaf resembles ''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnolia_acuminata_leaves_01_by_Line1.jpg Magnolia acuminata]'' leaves.

*In both ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the Skitter Leaf moves very slowly in water, and its animation resembles it attempting to swim.

*In ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', it's possible for both Oatchi and a Pikmin to carry the same Skitter Leaf body.

*Occasionally, when a Skitter Leaf disguises itself right as it loses all of its [[health]], it won't die until being disturbed again.{{Source needed}}

==See also==

*[[Desiccated Skitter Leaf]]

*[[Creeping Chrysanthemum]]

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