Editing Withering Blowhog

|image      = Withering Blowhog P4 icon.png

|size        = 250px

|icon        = Withering Blowhog P4 icon.png

|underground = [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[Engulfed Castle]], [[Ultimate Testing Range]]

|dandori_c  = [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]

|attacks2    = Blow wind that withers Pikmin flowers

|attacks4    = Blow gas that withers Pikmin flowers

The '''Withering Blowhog''' ({{j|アオケダタラ|Aokedatara}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. Withering Blowhogs are a smaller variation of the [[Puffy Blowhog]], and have orange-red skin with yellow spots that seem to form a flame design and a white underside. They also seem to have four whisker-like appendages under their snouts that are white in color. When [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are nearby, they unleash gusts of air (or orange gas in ''Pikmin 4'') which will cause the Pikmin's flowers to instantly [[Maturity|wilt]]. In ''Pikmin 2'', a Withering Blowhog's wind can reach Pikmin behind gates or thin walls, which makes destroying a gate guarded by one an incredibly frustrating task. To attack one, several Pikmin must be [[throw]]n onto its body, or at least one [[Purple Pikmin]]. The weight will ground the Blowhog for a few seconds, leaving them near helpless. They have less vitality than Puffy Blowhogs, but several attacks may still be needed depending on how many Pikmin are on hand. In ''Pikmin 4'', they can also wilt [[sprout]]s, and can rapidly escape after shaking off Pikmin by blowing a burst of gas, flying off and reappearing a short distance away.

If their air blast successfully hits and wilts any Pikmin, they will stop and giggle, potentially leaving them open for a counterattack. While the air cannot shove Purple Pikmin around, it will wilt them anyway. When defeated, they deflate like a balloon.

In ''Pikmin 4'', they will try to fly away and not attempt to blow if the Pikmin squad being targeted is under the effects of the [[ultra-spicy spray]], as powered-up Pikmin can't be withered as long as the effect lasts. This can also happen if the player's Pikmin squad have no flower Pikmin.

 

 

In [[2-Player Battle]], the Withering Blowhog is one of the selections on the roulette. When chosen, these creatures appear near the opponent's [[Onion]], and act the same as they do in the main story mode.

 

|seeds4 = 4<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].</ref>

 

Throw Pikmin (preferably [[Yellow Pikmin]]) at it, taking care to avoid its attack, as the loss of flower Pikmin can be frustrating. If there are aggressive enemies near it, be sure to defeat them first, or casualties might occur.  

===Leaders===

|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 基準飛行高さ | Regular flying height | 70 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 空中ウェイト時間 | Duration it idles while patrolling | 3 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 振払落下時間 | Determines the time until it shakes in the air once a Pikmin is latched | 1 }}

{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Pikmin weight to take it down | 4 }}

Witheringblowhog.jpg|Artwork of the Withering Blowhog from ''[[Pikmin 2]]''.

Withering_Blowhog_P4_Scared.jpg|A Withering Blowhog retreating from the player with a [[Ultra-spicy spray]] active.

P4 Dead Withering Blowhog.jpg|A defeated Withering Blowhog from a different angle in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].

 

*In the Japanese version and in an early version of the English translation, the plant withering hormone is said to be an ethylene-like compound.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#018_-_Withering_Blowhog|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}}

*The Withering Blowhog resembles the [[iwagen]], an unused object in {{p1}}.

 

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