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{{Infobox enemy
{{Template:Infobox enemy
|pikmin3    = y
|image = Skutterchuck.png
|heypikmin  = y
|size = 270px
|pikmin4    = y
|pikmin3 = y
|image       = Pikmin Garden Skutterchuck render.png
|challenge = [[Tropical Forest]]
|size       = 250px
[[Twilight Hollow]]
|icon        = Skutterchuck P4 icon.png
|weight = 3
|namecustom  = ''Hierodeciderit crystallosum''<br>''Crystallosum securilis'' (EU version of ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'')
|max_pikmin = 6
|family      = Heavil
|value = 5
|custom_icon = y
|attacks = Chucks [[Crystal Nodule|Crystal Nodules]]|seeds3 = |areas = [[Garden of Hope]]
|areas      = [[Garden of Hope]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Formidable Oak]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Hero's Hideaway]], [[Springpetal Cave]]
[[Tropical Wilds]]
|underground = [[Plunder Palace]], [[Cradle of the Beast]]
|seeds1 = |seeds = 3}}The '''Skutterchuck '''is a small bipedal insectoid creature featured in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They have a habit of picking up objects similar to [[Dweevil]]s. However, this creature particularly picks up round crystalline stones to defend itself. If the player uses a [[Rock Pikmin]] to break the stone, it will quickly scurry away.
|missionbe  = [[Twilight Hollow]], [[Twilight River Remix]], [[Fortress of Festivity]], [[The Rustyard]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]
|missionct  = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Shaded Garden]], [[The Rustyard]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]
|sidestories = [[Flower Garden]], [[Team Monster Hunt]], [[Channel Gone Dry]], [[Looking for Louie]], [[Another Part Found]]
|dandori_c = [[Toggle Training]]
|bingo      = [[Stagnant Sea]], [[Twisted Cavern]]
|attacks    = Chuck [[crystal nodules]], Chuck [[Bomb Rocks]]
}}


The '''Skutterchuck''' ({{j|エボシトバシ|Eboshi Tobashi|Eboshi Launcher}}) is an insect-like [[Enemy|enemy]] first encountered in {{p3}}, and found again in {{p4}} and {{hp}}. The creature has a black wafer-like body with an orange underside. It has a habit of picking up certain objects (like [[crystal nodules]] and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]), similar to [[Dweevil]]s. It uses its odd shape to scoop them up and carry them around, and also for throwing its load at an approaching enemy.
The Skutterchuck has many insectoid features, such as 5-jointed hindlegs and a pair of antennea. It also has 2 yellow cephlapodean eyes. Its head appears to be concave, allowing it to hold the pebbles. If Pikmin continue to attack it after there are no more pebbles for it to pick up, it will thrust itself upward to launch the attacking Pikmin high into the air. When it dies, it flips over and curls its legs in the same stereotypical fashion most insects die.


In ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is slightly smaller and is brown. It simply walks forward, and when it passes through [[Crystal#Crystal nest|certain crystal]]s, it will pick up a crystal nodule if it's not holding one already. It can also now crawl under and on the sides of platforms, as well as above. Because they can crawl on the ceiling, they drop their crystals rather than throwing them when the player or their Pikmin are nearby.
==Battle Strategy==


==Stats==
Most types of Pikmin are ineffective for fighting the Skutterchuck; if they are thrown on one's back, it will scurry away madly, preventing any more from be thrown on, or pick up a Crystal Ball to defend itself. Because of this, Rock Pikmin are the best to use for fighting the creatures. One rock will break the crystal upon the creature's back, and then one hit on the body will defeat it. Rock Pikmin are also immune to being crushed, thus they evade the Skutterchuck's only attack, flinging the crystal off of its back, with the aim of crushing the player's Pikmin. This attack, however, can travel a good distance, so it is best to take caution if the player is passing by a group of the creatures, especially if leafed Pikmin are included in their army.
{{Todo|find out its health in {{hp}} by looking into the game files.}}
{{enemy stats
|weight3 = 3      |weight4 = 3  |weighth = N/A
|carriers3 = 6    |carriers4 = 6 |carriersh = N/A
|seeds3 = 3      |seeds4  = 3  |seedsh = 0
|value3 = 5      |value4 = 3    |values = N/A
|hp3 = 300        |hp4 = 300        |hph =
|regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown    |regenh = 0
}}


{{Notes|heypikmin=y|p3dpalphus=y|p3dpalpheu=y|p3dpbrittany=y|p3dpcharlie=y|p3dplouie=y|p3dpolimarus=y|p3dpolimareu=y}}
When they are in a group, it's possible to take advantage of the Skutterchuck's attack.  If a captain is positioned near another enemy, the Skutterchuck will throw its crystal at the player, and the ball will easily crush the other creature.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNFoThs2dg&feature=relmfu</ref>


=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|Watching it move around on the very tips of its tippy-toes is like watching a ballet. If you offer to be a dance partner for this little spiky-toed sweetie, it will leap high in the sky. I bet this agile creature will have no trouble sticking the landing!|block=y}}


=== Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===
{{transcript|Its main offensive strategy is to launch the crystal it carries on its back. Otherwise, it's completely defenseless.


In most circumstances, it's a peaceful herbivore whose diet consists primarily of moss. When in danger, however, it wastes no time defending its territory by breaking small rocks and hurling them at the threat.
==Trivia==
 
*It is possible to make a Skutterchuck kill itself if its rock lands back on it.
In order to ensure it has a steady supply of rocks with which to defend itself, it shares its habitat with Calcified Crushblat larvae so it can make use of the shells they cast off.|block=y}}
*If all Crystal Nodules in an area are destroyed, the Skutterchucks will not respawn. 
 
*Technically the Skutter Chuck could be considered harmless, because without the pebbles it cannot hurt pikmin.
=== Louie's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===
{{transcript|An acquired taste, but it's really quite addictive once you get used to it. No special preparation necessary.|block=y}}
 
=== ''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide ===
{{transcript|Skutterchucks attack by launching crystal projectiles from their backs. When you encounter a Skutterchuck, use one Rock Pikmin to shatter the Crystal Nodules, then toss another Rock Pikmin onto the creature's exposed back.|block=y}}
 
===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
黒光りする平べったい虫で、小石などを飛ばしてくる。触角と足の繊毛が発達し、暗い場所でも周囲の状況を把握できる。小石を確保するため、他の原生生物と共生することもある。
 
特徴 その1 ものを乗せる
 
:背中がくぼんでいて、小石などを乗せられる。その姿が烏帽子を被っているようにも見える。
 
:(Image text: ゆるいU字型にくぼんでいる)
 
特徴 その2 ものを飛ばす
 
:外敵から身を守るため、背中に乗せているものを飛ばして攻撃する。
 
:(Image text: 自分より重いものも飛ばすことができる)
|block=y}}
 
'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
A shiny black, flat bug that launches pebbles and other objects. It has well developed antennae and cilia on its legs, which allow it to sense its surroundings even in dark places. In order to secure pebbles, it coexists with other primitive creatures.
 
Feature #1: Carrying objects
 
:Its back is concave, and it can carry pebbles and other objects on it. It looks like it is wearing an ''eboshi''.
 
:(Image text: "It has a gentle U-shaped depression")
 
Feature #2: Launching objects
 
:In order to defend itself from enemies, it attacks by launching objects it carries on its back.
 
:(Image text: "It can launch objects heavier than itself")
|block=y}}
 
==Behavior==
The Skutterchuck is mainly passive, but when a [[leader]] or group of Pikmin gets close, it will try to attack. It attacks by picking up and throwing crystal nodules at its targets. It will also use its crystals as cover when being attacked, with the only Pikmin type that can break through being [[Rock Pikmin]]. When not attacking, Skutterchucks wander around in a small area, searching for nearby crystal nodules and picking them up if they have none, or fold in their thin legs and lie dormant on the ground with their crystal as protection and camouflage.
 
If a Skutterchuck has no crystals to pick up, it will pick up and throw Pikmin into the air instead. If a Rock Pikmin is thrown at it and breaks its crystal, the Skutterchuck will quickly scurry away.
 
In {{p4}}, they may also pick up and throw [[bomb rocks]] should there be any on the ground.
 
==Locations==
 
===Pikmin 3===
 
Two Skutterchucks are found in the area containing the [[Bridge|orange bridge pieces]] in the [[Garden of Hope]], east of the [[S.S. Drake]]. These two Skutterchucks despawn after the [[Louie|Food Thief]] has been collected
 
Two Skutterchucks are also found in [[Tropical Wilds]], north-west of the S.S. Drake. They are found in the path next to the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] arenas.
 
Finally for the maingame two Skutterchucks are found in [[Formidable Oak]] next to a [[Nectarous Dandelfly]]. They are in the furthest south area in the first room inside the Oak, blocked off by [[Dirt wall|dirt walls]] at both enterances.
====Collect Treasures!====
 
In [[Tropical Forest]], a single Skutterchuck appears in front of the [[crystal wall]], south of the player's starting point, in-between the [[Face Wrinkler]] and orange bridge pieces.
 
In [[Shaded Garden]], all three Skutterchucks are found in the north west section of the map. One appears behind a crystal wall. Two more appear in this section both in front of a large crystal.
 
In [[The Rustyard]], a pair of Skutterchucks can be found in the south-west corner of the map on the side with Yellow Pikmin in the dark soil area.
 
Another pair appears in [[Clockwork Chasm]] on the platform with the [[Gold Nugget|nuggets]] and bridge pieces, north-west if the base. You can build said bridge to easily transport their corpses.
 
====Battle Enemies!====
 
A trio of Skutterchucks appear in [[Twilight Hollow]] directly behind the crystal wall closing Alph in with the Rock Onion.
 
In [[Twilight River Remix]] two appear directly west of where you spawn in. They guard the Winged Onion
 
In [[Fortress of Festivity]], one appears behind a crystal wall next to a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] in a small square. It is east of the Master Onion or behind the player when they spawn.
 
In [[The Rustyard]] two pairs of two can be found. One pair south behind the Blue Onion, and another in the north-west corner easily accessible from the Rock Onion.
 
In [[Clockwork Chasm]], a lone Skutterchuck can be found north of the Master Onion, next to a large crystal holding a drop of [[Ultra-spicy spray]].
 
====Side Stories====
 
In the first level of Olimar's Assignment, [[Flower Garden]], two Skutterchucks are found in the same place as story mode, east of the base across the water. But this time one of them holds a [[Sunseed Berry]].
 
Now in Olimar's Comeback, two appear in [[Team Monster Hunt]], guarding the Rock Onion which is directly in front of Louie when the mission starts.
 
Another pair of Skutterchucks appear in [[Channel Gone Dry]], next to a Whiptongue Bulborb in the westward section of the map int the area where the clipboards are in story mode.
 
In [[Looking for Louie]], two Skutterchucks appear after Louie's first concrete wall, in front of another concrete wall. They're next to a [[Swooping Snitchbug]].
 
In [[Another Part Found]], two Skutterchucks are found with a [[Spotty Bulbear]] in the chamber where the Bulborbs are found in story mode.
 
====Bingo Battle====
 
In [[Stagnant Sea]] layout B two Skutterchucks are found across the bridges on the corners of the south island, one on each corner.
 
In [[Twisted Cavern]] layout A, four Skutterchucks are found in the south section of the map.
 
===Pikmin 4===
 
====Story Mode====
 
Six Skutterchucks are found above ground in [[Hero's Hideaway]], all on the lower south section. Two are found in between the couch and blocks on the floor, close to a bomb rock which they can use. One is found next to a pile of raw material, accessible by going under a suitcase. Two more are found in front of this suitcase. The last one in this area is found under the table where the safe is.
 
Three Skutterchucks can be found in sublevel 2 of [[Plunder Palace]] in the south-west corner, behind a crystal wall.
 
Three Skuttchucks can also be found in sublevel 2 of [[Cradle of the Beast]], in the south-west corner containing the [[Mouth of Lies]] and adjacent to the base room. One of these Skutterchucks are on an elevated ledge.
 
====Dandori Challenges====
 
A pair of Skutterchuck are found in [[Toggle Training]].
 
====Olimar's Shipwreck Tale====
 
Four are found in the sandy area guarding the [[Flarlic]], with two bomb rocks in the surrounding area.
 
===Hey! Pikmin===
 
Skutterchucks are the primary focus of [[Springpetal Cave]], the only level they appear in.
 
== Strategy ==
{{Guide}}
A single Rock Pikmin is enough to destroy the crystal if it is [[throw]]n onto it. The Skutterchuck will flinch, and another thrown directly afterward onto the now bare Skutterchuck will kill it in one hit. The second throw should come quickly after the first one, as if there's too much of a delay, the creature will flee before the second Rock Pikmin hits it.
 
Other Pikmin types can also be used to attack the underside of the creature. The Skutterchuck may shake them off and attempt to throw rocks onto them, but it rarely hits on time. This method takes a bit longer, and destroying all crystals with Rock Pikmin before killing the enemies leaves the Skutterchuck helpless.
 
In ''Pikmin 4'' skutterchucks now take 3 direct Rock Pikmin hits to be defeated, totalling 4 hits including the one required to break the crystal. This makes the use of throwing Rock Pikmin somewhat ineffective compared to how it was in ''Pikmin 3''. Instead, the player can charge the Rock Pikmin at the Skutterchuck, as Rock Pikmin now deal 4 times the amount they used to while charged. This, combined with the relatively low health of the Skutterchuck means this beast can be immediately and safely defeated with 8 or more Rock Pikmin.
 
Alternatively, [[Purple Pikmin]] can defeat a nearby Skutterchuck in one throw with its shockwave. Beware that this will not work if the Pikmin is thrown on top of the crystal. A levelled up rush from [[Oatchi]] can also immediately defeat this beast.
 
It is possible to take advantage of the Skutterchuck's attack, as if the player positions a leader near another enemy, the Skutterchuck will throw its crystal at the leader, killing or damaging the other enemy in the process. Unlike other enemies that use weapons like the [[Careening Dirigibug]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', the Skutterchuck is not immune to the crystal nodules it throws, so this can be used to kill other Skutterchucks if they are in the area, or even the Skutterchuck that launched the nodule.
 
==Technical information==
{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = iwakko
|hp        = 300
|brout    = 1
|brin      = 0
|white    = 0
|rock      = 1
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 10
|territory = 200
|value    = 5
}}
 
==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|piklopedia4 = 51
}}
 
==Naming==
{{See more|Heavil family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common    = Skutterchuck. It is a combination of "skutter", which is similar to "skitter", which in turn means "to run around quickly", and "chuck", referring to how it tosses rocks.
|jpcommon  = {{j|エボシトバシ|Eboshi Tobashi}}. {{j|エボシ|eboshi}} is a black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan and {{j|トバシ|Tobashi}} is from the verb {{j|飛ばす|Tobasu}} which can mean "to fire", "to hurl", or "to launch". This refers to how Skutterchucks hold crystal nodules on their heads like hats, and launch them to attack.
|jpname    = {{j|ハラビロコハジキ|Harabiro Ko Hajiki|Wide-bellied small flicker}}.
|scientific = ''Hierodeciderit crystallosum'' (US); ''Crystallosum securilis'' (Europe). ''Crystallosum'' comes from ''crystallos'', Latin for "crystal". The former name is also used in the Pikmin Garden website's Piklopedia.
|internal  = In ''Pikmin 3'', it is internally known as <code>iwakko</code>. ''In Hey! Pikmin'', its internal name is <code>eboshi</code>. {{j|岩っ子|iwakko}} means "stone child" and {{j|烏帽子|ebosi}} means "noble's headgear". Similar to all enemy internal names in ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is a Romanization of the Japanese name, although it doesn't have the second word. Its generator name is <code>enemy_hat_throw</code>, a literal translation of its Japanese nickname.
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = エボシトバシ
|JapR = Eboshi Tobashi
|JapM = [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/烏帽子#Japanese Eboshi] Launcher
|ChiTrad  = 投石蟲
|ChiTradR = Tóushí Chóng
|ChiTradM = Rockthrowing Bug
|ChiSimp  = 投石虫
|ChiSimpR = Tóushí Chóng
|ChiSimpM = Rockthrowing Bug
|Dut  = Smijtmijt
|DutM = Flingmite
|Fra  = Lancetok
|FraM = Throweef
|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"lance"'' (throw) and ''"étoc"'' (reef)
|Ger  = Schleuderkrabbler
|GerM = Catapult Crawler
|Ita  = Lanciaquarzo
|ItaM = Throwquartz
|ItaN = The name is a compound of ''"lanciare"'' (to throw) and ''"quarzo"'' (quartz)
|Kor  = 구체투수벌레
|KorR = Guche-Tusu-Beolle
|KorM = Orb Thrower Beetle
|Spa  = Insecto noducristal
|SpaM = Noducrystal insect
|SpaN = ''"Noducristal"'' is a portmanteau of ''"nódulo"'' (nodule) and ''"cristal"'' (crystal)
|Por  = Besouro-atirador
|PorM = Thrower beetle
|notes = y
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===''Pikmin 3''===
<gallery>
Skutterchuck.png|Artwork of the Skutterchuck from ''Pikmin 3''.
Pikmin3 SkutterchuckinTropicalForest.png|A Skutterchuck in the [[Tropical Forest]].
Skutterchuck P3 closeup.jpg|Close-up of a Skutterchuck.
Skutterchuck in rain P3.jpg|A Skutterchuck in the rain.
Skutterchuck P3 no crystal module.jpg|A Skutterchuck without a crystal nodule on its back.
P3D Skutterchuck Defeated.jpg|A defeated Skutterchuck.
Early Skutterchuck.jpg|A Skutterchuck being scanned in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|early version]].
</gallery>
===''Pikmin 4''===
<gallery>
Skutterchuck P4 icon.png|The Skutterchuck's [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]] icon.
Garden Skutterchuck Feature 1.png|Renders of the Skutterchuck, from the Japanese Pikmin Garden website.
Garden Skutterchuck Feature 2.png|Renders of a Skutterchuck throwing a crystal, from the Japanese Pikmin Garden website.
P4 Dead Skutterchucks.jpg|Three defeated Skutterchucks in the Piklopedia.
Skutterchuck_P4_Chucks_Crystal.jpg|A Skutterchuck chucking a crystal.
Skutterchuck_P4_Chucks_Bomb_Rock.jpg|A Skutterchuck chucking a Bomb rock.
Skutterchuck_P4_Defeat.jpg|A Skutterchuck being defeated.
Skutterchuck_P4_Chucks_Yellows.jpg|A Skutterchuck in [[Plunder Palace]] chucking [[Yellow Pikmin]].
Skutterchuck_P4_Chucks_Purples.jpg|A Skutterchuck in [[Cradle of the Beast]] chucking [[Purple Pikmin]] despite their weight.
Skutterchuck_P4_Guarding_Flarlic_OST.jpg|Four Skutterchucks surrounded a [[Flarlic]] in [[Blossoming Arcadia]].
Skutterchuck_P4_Holding_Things.jpg|Two Skutterchucks, one holding a crystal, the other a [[Bomb rock]].
</gallery>
===''Hey! Pikmin''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Skutterchuck Creature Log.png|A Skutterchuck in the [[Creature Log]].
Pikmin3 SkutterchuckinTropicalForest.png|A Skutterchuck in the Tropical Forest, a level in Mission Mode.
ZlCfzREdtX4ilSj1F3.jpg
zlCfzRE3Zs4TNFdJTF.jpeg|A Skutterchuck without a Crystal Nodule on its back.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==References==
*[[Crystal nodule]]
<references/>{{enemies}}
*[[Calcified Crushblat]]
[[Category:Pikmin 3 Enemies]]
*[[Careening Dirigibug]]
[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
*[[Volatile Dweevil]]
 
{{p3enemies}}
{{P4enemies}}
{{hpenemies}}
[[Category:Crushing enemies]]
[[Category:Enemy-harming enemies]]
[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]
[[Category:Garden of Hope]]
[[Category:Garden of Hope]]
[[Category:Hero's Hideaway]]
[[Category:Twilight Hollow]]
[[Category:Plunder Palace]]
[[Category:Cradle of the Beast]]
[[Category:Sparkling Labyrinth]]
[[Category:Mission Mode]]
[[Category:Side Stories]]
[[Category:Bingo Battle]]
[[Category:Dandori Challenge]]
[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]

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