Editing Skitter Leaf

{{Infobox enemy

|pikmin2     = y

|pikmin3     = y

|pikmin4    = y

|image      = P4 Skitter Leaf.png

|size        = 270px

|icon        = Skitter Leaf P4 icon.png

|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.

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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.

 

 

 

 

|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.

 

Skitter Leaf E-Card.jpg|The Skitter Leaf's [[e-card]], #59 (7^th blue card).

*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.

 

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[[Category:Disguising enemies]]

[[Category:Perplexing Pool]]

[[Category:Mission Mode]]

[[Category:Dandori Challenge]]

[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]