Editing Swooping Snitchbug

|heypikmin  = y

|pikmin4    = y

|image      = Pikmin Garden Swooping Snitchbug render.png

|size        = 250px

|icon        = Swooping Snitchbug P4 icon.png

|areas      = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Formidable Oak]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Olimar's Madcap Ride]]

|underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Subterranean Swarm]]

The '''Swooping Snitchbug''' ({{j|サライムシ|Sarai Mushi|Kidnapping Bug}}) is a [[enemy]] found in the main four [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]] and {{hp}}. Swooping Snitchbugs are legless, round, flying insects that have evolved wing-like antennae as a means of locomotion. They swoop down, as their name suggests, and grab their prey with their claws – a maximum of two at once. After carrying them for a few seconds, they violently throw them towards the ground. This action would harm most prey, whereas [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are simply replanted and reverted to their original [[Maturity|leaf stage]] in the first two games (in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', their maturity remains the same). They are also able to pick up the [[leader]]s in ''Pikmin 3'', much like [[Bumbling Snitchbug]]s do in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' – if they don't [[button mashing|escape]], they will be tossed to the ground and [[health|damaged]].

These creatures will plummet to the ground if weighed down by a sufficient number of Pikmin, or with a single [[Purple Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 2'' or a single [[Rock Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 3''. This renders it susceptible to further attack. [[Ultra-bitter spray]]s may also be used to freeze it in mid-air, causing it to drop to the ground, which is arguably easier, but of course produces no corpse, and may be considered a waste of sprays.

In {{p1}}, it can and will grab Pikmin from the leader's hand, if [[Captain Olimar|the captain]] is holding on to it before [[throw]]ing, but in ''Pikmin 2'', it will ignore any held Pikmin; it can still steal it from the hand if it began swooping prior to the grab, however. In ''Pikmin 3'', every time it dives, it randomly chooses to catch Pikmin or leaders, and if it chooses the former, it will never succeed in grabbing a held Pikmin. If it snatches two Pikmin in a single dive, the way it throws them will also differ between games – in ''Pikmin'', it will throw one Pikmin first, fly around some more, and then throw the second one, but in ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', it will throw both of them at once. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they will attempt to swoop straight down, grab Pikmin, and fly back up without coming back again, counting as a death to the player's Pikmin. They are incredibly rare in this game, as only a few appear, in [[Olimar's Madcap Ride]].

In ''Pikmin'', it only appears in [[The Forest of Hope]] on day 15 and forward, and in [[The Distant Spring]] on day 5 and forward.

|weight1 = 3  |weight2 = 3  |weight3 = 3     |weight4 = 3 |weighth = N/A

|carriers1 = 6 |carriers2 = 6 |carriers3 = 6   |carriers4 = 6 |carriersh = N/A

|seeds1 = 4    |seeds2 = 4    |seeds3 = 4       |seeds4 = 4  |seedsh = 0

               |value2 = 4    |value3 = 30     |value4 = 3  |valueh =

|hp1 = 2000    |hp2 = 1500    |hp3 = 1000<ref group="note">In the [[Garden of Hope Remix]], its HP is 500.</ref> |hp4 = 1000 |hph =

|regen1 = Unknown |regen2 = 0 |regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown  |regenh = 0

 

 

 

 

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=== Dalmo's notes ===

{{transcript|If you were swept up and then tossed away by those long dangling arms, I think you'd better understand what it feels like to be a Pikmin. A little courage is all you need to give it a try. Consider it a learning experience!|block=y}}

 

=== Olimar's notes (''Pikmin 4'') ===

 

 

 

=== ''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide ===

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you encounter a Swooping Snitchbug, use your Winged Pikmin to attack the creature until it falls to the ground, then use your squad to finish the vulnerable enemy. If you don't have any Winged Pikmin, just wait for the Swooping Snitchbug to stop moving before you attack with whatever Pikmin are available.|block=y}}

 

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:(Image text: "Pikmin are buried in the ground")

These creatures can easily be brought to the ground by weighing it down with five or so Pikmin. Yellows are the best option to weigh it down, because their high reach makes it easier to hit it. Afterwards, a simple swarm can defeat it. If the Snitchbug captures a Yellow Pikmin holding a bomb, it will explode while it is in the air. Oddly, by whistling at the Pikmin while it's coming down after being thrown by the creature, there is a chance that the Pikmin will simply react to the whistle and join Olimar's group like normal, instead of being buried.

The same strategy from ''Pikmin'' can be applied here. Alternatively, throwing a single Purple Pikmin onto it will weigh it down right away. Be warned, as on sublevels with abysses, the Snitchbug can throw Pikmin down the pit. The Snitchbug is much less of a threat in this game, even less so if one has a [[Pluckaphone]]. Though one could leave at least one Purple to deal with them, it is advised to not do so on metallic sublevels, as there are often bombs on those sublevels.

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

 

==Glitches==

|image  = Swooping Snitchbug trophy SSBB.png

|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 通常飛行高さ | Normal flight height | 85 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 掴み飛行高さ | Flight height while holding Pikmin | 70 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 通常移動速度 | Normal movement speed | 80 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 掴み移動速度 | Movement speed while holding Pikmin | 70 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp06 | ウェイト時間 | Duration it idles while patrolling | 3 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp12 | 上昇係数(5) | Unknown | 3.5 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp21 | 振払確率(1) | Chance Snitchbug shakes Pikmin off when no Pikmin are latched on| 0.3 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp22 | 振払確率(5) | Chance Snitchbug shakes Pikmin off when 5 or more Pikmin are latched on| 0.8 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp31 | ハント下降係数 | Determines how far it descends while swooping | 0.3 }}

|common    = Swooping Snitchbug. "Swooping" refers to how it swoops down to catch prey.

|jpcommon  = {{j|サライムシ|Sarai Mushi|Kidnapping Bug}}.

|jpname    = {{j|テナガドウガネサライムシ|Tenaga Dougane Sarai Mushi|Long-armed Cupreous Chafer Kidnapping Bug}}.

|scientific = ''Scarpanica kesperens''. It is made up of two unknown words.

|internal  = Internally, it is known as <code>napkid</code> in ''Pikmin'', which is likely a misspelling of "kidnap", which in turn is part of the translation of its Japanese name. In ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', it is called <code>sarai</code> instead, the first word of its Japanese name.

}}

|PorPN = Name taken from a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''

Swooping Snitchbug P1 art.png|Artwork of the Swooping Snitchbug.

Swooping Snitchbug carries Pikmin P1.png|Artwork of a Swooping Snitchbug carrying Pikmin.

Swooping Snitchbug p1.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug swooping down to grab Pikmin.

Swooping Snitchbug corpse.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug's corpse.

 

Swooping Snitchbug.png|A Swooping Snitchbug in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

Swooping Snitchbug carrying Pikmin.png|A Swooping Snitchbug carrying two Pikmin.

Pikmin attacking Swooping Snitchbug.png|Red Pikmin swarming a fallen Swooping Snitchbug.

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

 

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

Swooping snitchbug.png|Artwork of the Swooping Snitchbug.

Winged Pikmin fight P3.png|A Swooping Snitchbug being attacked by some Winged Pikmin.

Distant Tundra Snitchbug.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug in the [[Distant Tundra]].

SwoopingSnitchbug-Pikmin3.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug in holding Charlie.

Swooping Snitchbug throws Alph P3.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug throwing [[Alph]].

Swooping Snitchbug rubbing his hands.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug rubbing its hands after tossing [[Captain Charlie]] into the ground.

P3 Swooping Snitchbug Yellow Pikmin.png|A Swooping Snitchbug being attacked from behind by Yellow Pikmin in the [[Tropical Forest]].

 

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

P4 Swooping Snitchbug Render.png|A render of the Swooping Snitchbug.

Swooping Snitchbug carrying Captain.jpg|Two Swooping Snitchbugs carrying Pikmin and the Player.

Swooping Snitchbug corpse P4.jpg|The corpse of a Swooping Snitchbug in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

Swooping Snitchbug P4 icon.png|The Swooping Snitchbug's Piklopedia icon.

Swooping_Snitchbug_P4_Weighed_Down.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug being weighed down by a single [[Purple Pikmin]].

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Olimar's Madcap Ride 7.jpg|Two Swooping Snitchbugs swooping downward in ''Hey! Pikmin''.

Olimar's Madcap Ride Swooping Snitchbug cutscene.jpg|A Swooping Snitchbug in the cutscene in [[Olimar's Madcap Ride]].

Swooping Snitchbug Creature Log.png|The Swooping Snitchbug in the [[Creature Log]].

Swooping Snitchbug E-Card.jpg|The Swooping Snitchbug's [[e-card]], #35 (9^th blue card).

*When idle, the Swooping Snitchbug rubs its hands together, similar to a fly. This can also be seen with the Bumbling Snitchbug.

*The position of the Swooping Snitchbug in the [[enemy reel]], which is otherwise alphabetized, indicates that the creature's name may originally have started with the letter "f". This was fixed in the [[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Switch port]].

 

 

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