Editing Swooping Snitchbug

|pikmin2    = y

|pikmin3    = y

|name        = Scarpanica kesperens

|family      = Scarpanid

|challenge  = [[Abduction Den]]

|missionct  = [[Twilight Hollow]], [[Twilight Hollow Remix]], [[The Rustyard]]

|missionbe  = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Tropical Wilds Remix]], [[Garden of Hope Remix]], [[Distant Tundra Remix]], [[Clockwork Chasm]]

|bingo      = [[Stagnant Sea]]

|attacks1    = Kidnap and throw Pikmin

|attacks2    = Kidnap and throw Pikmin

|attacks3    = Kidnap and throw Pikmin and leaders

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Should the enemy throw a [[Yellow Pikmin]] that is holding a [[bomb-rock]] in ''Pikmin'', the bomb-rock will explode, killing the Yellow Pikmin, all Pikmin caught in the blast, and likely itself, too. In ''Pikmin 3'', it will carry the bomb rock and not the Pikmin, and throwing the bomb-rock merely activates it instead of causing an immediate explosion. Although the creature is not as interested in killing Pikmin as much as it is chucking them, it may end up throwing a Pikmin at a hazard.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

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===''Pikmin''===

===''Pikmin 2''===

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

In ''Pikmin 3'', like in all of the other games, around 5 Pikmin are able to weigh the Swooping Snitchbug down, making it easy to defeat. It's recommended to use Yellow Pikmin to weigh it down, as their throwing height ensures it will land on the Swooping Snitchbug, and the Snitchbug can fly higher in this game. If you have a reasonable amount of Winged Pikmin, swarming it will be sure to weigh it down. A direct hit from a Rock Pikmin will bring the Swooping Snitchbug down too, similar to how throwing one Purple Pikmin on it will weigh it down in ''Pikmin 2''.

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There is a rare glitch in ''Pikmin'': once you've knocked the Swooping Snitchbug down to the ground, throw your Pikmin onto the creature and swarm it with all of the other Pikmin, which should kill it. Then, carry it back to the Onions by swarming the corpse. Later, you will notice the Pikmin you threw on the squirming Swooping Snitchbug are floating in the air, making the attacking motion as if they are attacking something invisible.

==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

===''Brawl'' trophy===

{{smash trophy

|desc  = {{Notes:Swooping Snitchbug/ssbb}}

|type  = Fighter Related

|ip06 = 15

|ip07 = 20

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{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 状態遷移高さ | Unknown | 50 }}

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{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 上昇係数(0) | Unknown | 4 }}

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{{p2 enemy property | fp23 | もがき時間 | Unknown | 1 }}

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{{p2 enemy property | fp32 | ハント後減衰率 | Unknown | 0.95 }}

|size      = Body length: {{mm|30}}

|piklopedia = 31

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==Naming==

===Names in other languages===

{{foreignname

|PorP  = Snitchbug Predador

|PorPM = Predator Snitchbug

|notes = y

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==Gallery==

<gallery>

Reel10 Swooping Snitchbug.png|A Swooping Snitchbug in the [[enemy reel]].

Dead Swooping Snitchbug.jpg|A close-up of a dead Swooping Snitchbug.

</gallery>

==Trivia==

*Swooping Snitchbugs and [[Mamuta]]s are the only ways one can see a burrowed Bulbmin.

*In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', when Pikmin are grabbed, their squeal is the same as if they got bitten, but it is a different sound in ''Pikmin 3''.

*In ''Pikmin 3'', if a Pikmin lays down a [[bomb rock]], there is a chance the Swooping Snitchbug will grab the bomb rock. It will then explode in its hands, killing it.

{{harmless enemies}}

[[Category:Airborne enemies]]

[[Category:Pikmin-altering enemies]]

[[Category:The Forest of Hope]]

[[Category:The Distant Spring]]

[[Category:Perplexing Pool]]

[[Category:Wistful Wild]]

[[Category:Snagret Hole]]

[[Category:Tropical Wilds]]

[[Category:Distant Tundra]]

[[Category:Formidable Oak]]

[[Category:Super Smash Bros. series]]