Editing Volatile Dweevil

|pikmin2   = y

|image     = 41volatiledweevil.png‎

|size       = 270px

|name       = Mandarachnia explodus

|family     = Dweevil

|underground= [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]

|challenge = [[Concrete Maze]], [[Cave of Pain]], [[Bully Den]]

|attacks   = Self-destructs

The '''Volatile Dweevil''' is an enemy in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. At first glance, they appear to be [[bomb-rock]]s with legs, but are actually [[Dweevils]] that have picked up bomb-rocks, much like how other members of the Dweevil family pick up treasures and corpses; unlike other members of that family, Volatile Dweevils are known ''only'' to carry bomb-rocks, and are never seen without one.

A Volatile Dweevil's bomb-rock will start the count-down fuse as soon as the creature is startled, and it will chase [[captain]]s and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] until the bomb explodes, killing itself and anything else caught in the blast. With that in mind, the best way to deal with a Volatile Dweevil is simply to run away from it until it blows up. They cannot be directly attacked unless [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]], which also freezes the bomb-rock in mid-detonation, making it useful in an emergency but often impractical because it wastes a [[spray]] on an enemy which will drop no corpse.

In terms of gameplay, Volatile Dweevils are more-so hazards than enemies. They can unexpectedly drop form the ceiling and are often found around treasures, making them extremely dangerous to Pikmin attempting to retrieve the treasure.

There is a glitch on the [[Piklopedia]] related to the bomb-rock's activation. The player must enter the Piklopedia and choose the Volatile Dweevil's archive. The player must [[ultra-bitter spray|petrify]] it, then wait. Right before it breaks free, it must be petrified again. If done correctly, the bomb-rock should be turned into stone. The player should then throw [[Pikpik carrot]]s at it, and, if they hit, the creature will wake up, but the bomb-rock won't activate. Before the rock breaks free, the player should petrify the Dweevil, and only the body will be petrified, but the bomb-rock will activate. It may even explode and kill the petrified Dweevil.

==2-player battle==

In battle mode if the roulette wheel lands on Volatile Dweevil, a player can drop one on the enemy at any time by pushing Y. This is a good idea if the enemy is in the middle of plucking Pikmin.

File:Volatiledweevil.jpg|Concept art of a Volatile Dweevil.

[[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]