Editing Toady Bloyster

|image      = Pikmin Garden Toady Bloyster render.png

|icon        = Toady Bloyster P4 icon.png

|areas      = [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Twilight River]], [[Serene Shores]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Night expedition|night]]), [[Hero's Hideaway]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])

|sidestories = [[River]], [[Tundra]]

|bingo       = [[Buried Pond]]

|attacks2     = Shoot out tongues and eat Pikmin

|attacks3    = Shoot out tongue and eat Pikmin, release ink

|attacks4    = Shoot out tongue and eat Pikmin, release ink

The '''Toady Bloyster''' ({{j|ツブラメケメクジ|Tsubura Me Kemekuji|Cute-eyed Kemekuji}}) is a slug-like [[enemy]] found in {{p2}}, {{p3}}, and {{p4}}. Toady Bloysters creep along the ground in search of food, and upon discovering [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], they emit a loud call reminiscent to that of a cow calf (Pikmin 2 only), then lash out their tentacle-like tongue. Any Pikmin hit by the tongue stick, and are ingested if the Bloyster is not killed before it can finish "chewing." As slow as they may be, Bloysters are capable of causing a very large and sudden drop in the number of Pikmin a [[leader]] has at their disposal, should the player be careless enough to allow them the chance.

Gill-like organs can be found on their bulbs, acting as weak spots. Although their bodies can be attacked for lesser damage in ''Pikmin 3'' and ''Pikmin 4'', in the previous game, only the bulbs can be attacked (even though it's possible to attack their bodies using [[Purple Pikmin]]). When one receives heavy damage, it shakes its tail and throws away any Pikmin hanging on to it in ''Pikmin 2'', but merely ejects ink in ''Pikmin 3'' and ''Pikmin 4''. This ink can temporarily and non-fatally choke any nearby Pikmin, but those hanging on the bulb will not be affected by it. In ''Pikmin 2'', they have seven distinct tentacles, whereas in the sequels, they have one that splits into six, which changes colors from blue to red in each sequel.

In ''Pikmin 2'', a single Toady Bloyster spawns in the [[Perplexing Pool]], and tends to rove around the shallows near the entrance to the [[Shower Room]]. When defeated, it typically drops two [[Pellet|10-Pellets]] in addition to the gill-like organ on its back, which is worth 25 Pikmin at any [[Onion]]. Entering any of the [[cave]]s in the Perplexing Pool will trigger a respawn, making this Bloyster a particularly low-risk method of spawning large amounts of Pikmin in a short amount of time, potentially 45 Pikmin per Bloyster defeated. In [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], a Toady Bloyster holds [[The Key]] on the first sublevel in [[The Giant's Bath]]. In ''Pikmin 3'''s Story Mode, one appears in the [[Garden of Hope]], and one in the [[Twilight River]].

 

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The best method of taking down a Toady Bloyster is simple: approach it from the back and latch as many Pikmin as possible onto the gill-like organ protruding from its back. If you are feeling bold, you may instead decide to simply barrage the Bloyster in question with [[Purple Pikmin]]. Petrifying the Bloyster is a foolish task, as it shares the highest bitter-spray damage resistance in the game with the Ranging Bloyster. Toady Bloysters do not actively seek out Pikmin, but they will not pass up the opportunity to eat Pikmin standing in front of them. While they have slow reaction time, their shake has a deceptively large hitbox, and Pikmin are shaken off when the Bloyster finishes its tongue lash animation. Caution must be taken to not let it attack while on low health, as it will not stop its attack animation when it reaches zero health, and it cannot be petrified when it reaches zero health as well.

{{see|Ranging Bloyster#Technical information|t1=Ranging Bloyster technical information, for ''Pikmin 2''}}

Internally, in ''Pikmin 2'', the Toady Bloyster is just a [[Ranging Bloyster]], but some of the properties provide specific differences such as its size, and the hard-coded ability to be entranced by leaders is removed.

 

 

 

 

Toady Bloyster.jpg|A Toady Bloyster attacking.

Toady Bloyster P2 battle.jpg|Blue Pikmin being ensnared a Toady Bloyster's tongues.

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

P2 Toady Bloyster corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Toady Bloyster.

 

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

Toady Bloyster small tongue.jpg|A Toady Bloyster with its tongue partially out.

Toady Bloyster tongue P3.jpg|The fully stretched-out tongue of the Toady Bloyster.

Toady Bloyster P3 attacked.png|Blue Pikmin attacking a Toady Bloyster's body.

ToadyBloysterDataFile.jpg|The data file on the Toady Bloyster.

 

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

Toady Bloyster side Pikmin 4.png|Side view of a Toady Bloyster.

Toady_Bloyster_P4_Attack.jpg|A Toady Bloyster attacking.

Toady_Bloyster_Ink.jpg|A Toady Bloyster spraying ink on a squad of [[Blue Pikmin]].

P4 Dead Toady Bloyster.jpg|A defeated Toady Bloyster in the Piklopedia.

Toady_Bloyster_P4_Heros_Hideaway_OST.jpg|A Toady Bloyster in [[Hero's Hideaway]]; [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]].

 

Toady Bloyster E-Card.jpg|The Toady Bloyster's [[e-card]], #26.

*Toady Bloysters are based on {{w|nudibranch}}s, which are sea slugs that are very similar in appearance. Like nudibranchs, Toady Bloysters evolved from a [[Bloomcap Bloyster|shelled ancestor species]] to a soft-bodied state.

*In both ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', when a Toady Bloyster dies, its main body shrinks while the bulb stays the same size. Even though the body becomes very small, it's still possible to see in-game, using the closest zoom settings or the [[KopPad]]'s camera. The same happens with the [[Ranging Bloyster]], [[Burrowing Snagret]] (only in ''Pikmin 2''), and [[Pileated Snagret]].

Tiny Bloyster P2.jpg|The Toady Bloyster's tiny body, visible in ''Pikmin 2''. It's below the slash in the [[HUD#Pikmin counter|Pikmin counter]]. Click the image for a larger size.

Tiny Bloyster P3.jpg|The same thing, but in ''Pikmin 3''. Here, it's below the central rectangle of the [[KopPad]]'s camera. Click the image for a larger size.

*[[Ranging Bloyster]]

*[[Bloomcap Bloyster]]

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