Editing Wolpole

|image      = Wolpole P4 icon.png

|icon        = Wolpole P4 icon.png

|namecustom  = ''Amphicaris frondiferorum''<br>''Amphicaris frodendum'' (Before ''[[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)]]'')

|areas      = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], [[Serene Shores]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Giant's Hearth]]

|underground = [[Shower Room]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Secluded Courtyard]]

The '''Wolpole''' ({{j|オタマ|Otama|Tadpole}}), named the '''Wogpole''' in [[#Naming|depending on the game and region]]), is a harmless [[enemy]] in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. Wolpoles resemble {{w|tadpole}}s in appearance, and are the larval form of the frog-like [[Yellow Wollyhop]]s.

In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], they only appear in the [[The Forest of Hope]] and [[The Distant Spring]] areas. They are typically a hard-to-get, low-reward enemy in that they are fast swimmers which produce only one [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] seed when carried to the [[Onion]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Wolpoles are found in the [[Awakening Wood]] (being chased by wild [[Blue Pikmin]]) and the [[Perplexing Pool]], as well as the sublevels of certain [[cave]]s where they have the treasure value of merely {{pokos|1}}. In ''Pikmin 2'' onwards, while being chased Wolpoles may sometimes accidentally beach themselves, flopping about helplessly until they hop back into water. They may also drop from the ceiling, usually on a dry spot in an otherwise wet level.

In ''Pikmin 3'', they can be found in the [[Tropical Wilds]] the [[Distant Tundra]], and also the [[Garden of Hope]], but only in [[Pikmin 3|the original Wii U version]]. Their skin is now a teal color instead of dark blue, and they now more quickly and directly swim away from leaders and Pikmin when approached.

|weight1 = 1  |weight2 = 1  |weight3 = 1  |weight4 = 1

|carriers1 = 2 |carriers2 = 1 |carriers3 = 2 |carriers4 = 1

|seeds1 = 1    |seeds2 = 1    |seeds3 = 1   |seeds4 = 2

               |value2 = 1    |value3 = 5   |value4 = 1

|hp1 = 50      |hp2 = 200    |hp3 = 74<!--It's not a typo, it really is 74--> |hp4 = 74

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

 

=== Dalmo's notes ===

 

 

 

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

 

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

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===

{{transcript|Wogpoles are harmless aquatic creatures that retreat any time they feel threatened. If you're determined to defeat a Wogpole, it's usually best to send a squad of Blue Pikmin charging in to attack the creature. Most of the time, however, it's not worth the time it takes for your Pikmin to chase down a fleeing Wogpole.}}

 

In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', although they constantly swim away from leaders, Wolpoles will occasionally stop for a few seconds when only chased by Pikmin, giving the Pikmin a chance to attack. Wolpoles themselves can't attack, but they can cause flower Pikmin to lose their petals when they shake the predators off. Since they only yield one Pikmin seed when retrieved, they're almost always more trouble than they're worth.

One way to catch it mid-chase is to [[Group move|extend]] your Pikmin group into a line such that the creature swims into the line. This does not necessarily mean it will be hurt, though. If any Wolpoles are on land (such as in the Shower Room, where they drop from the ceiling), they can easily be attacked with any Pikmin, though their floundering can make the process slower.

The new AI in ''Pikmin 3'' allows the player to rather easily force the Wolpole along the pond walls until it flops onto land, allowing even non-Blue Pikmin to kill it and take it with them. If the Wolpole is not killed in time, it will eventually flop its way back into water and swim to its spawning location, regardless if it is being chased or not, making it even easier to defeat than the original Wolpole with Blue Pikmin. It might also stand still for a while, granting an opportunity for a [[charge]].

|common    = Wolpole or Wogpole, depending on game and version.<br> The enemy is called the Wogpole in both American English and British English versions of {{p1}} and {{p2}}, but in {{npcp1}}, {{npcp2}}, {{p3}}, and {{p3d}}, the enemy is called the Wogpole in the American English version and the Wolpole in the British English version. In [[Pikmin 1+2|the Nintendo Switch Versions of ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'']] and {{p4}}, the enemy is called the Wolpole in both English versions.<br> Although never addressed by Nintendo, it is a common belief among fans that the change was made due to the word "{{w|wog}}" being a racial slur in British and Australian English.<br> Their name is based on the word "pollywog", an alternate name for a tadpole.

|jpcommon  = In Japan, its name is {{j|オタマ|Otama}}, which written like that means "ball" but it's short for {{j|オタマジャクシ|Otamajakushi}} which means tadpole.

|scientific = ''Amphicaris frondiferorum''. This was also shared with the Yellow Wollyhop, as they are directly related. Prior to the ''[[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Switch port of Pikmin 2]]'', the species name for both was ''frondendum''.  Both are similar to the Latin ''frondeum'', which means "leaf-like", which may refer to the leaf-like tail of the Wolpole.

|internal  = The internal name in ''Pikmin'' and in ''Pikmin 3'' is the same as the Japanese name, <code>otama</code>, and the ''Pikmin 2'' name is the same as the English translation, <code>tadpole</code>. Strangely, <code>otama</code> is the internal name of the [[Merciless Extractor]] in Pikmin 2.

|prerelease = In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this enemy's scientific name is mistakenly the same as the [[Water Dumple]]'s &ndash; ''Ichthyosa Felinis''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#045_-_Wogpole|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}}

}}

{{foreignname

|Jap = オタマ

|JapR = Otama

|JapM = Tadpole

|ChiTrad = 蝌蚪

|ChiTradR = Kēdǒu

|ChiTradM = Tadpole

|DutN = Portmanteau of "pletter" (splat) and "dikkopje" (tadpole)

|Fra = Wog Larvaire<br>Wog larvaire (''Pikmin 4'')

|FraM = Larval Wollyhop<br>Larval wollyhop (''Pikmin 4'')

|Ger  = Wackelquappe

|GerM = From "wackeln" (to wobble) and "Kaulquappe" (tadpole)

|Ita = Ranuchetta

|ItaM = Wollyhoplet

|ItaN = From "Ranuca" (name used by [[Amphituber family|wollyhops]]) with the endearing suffix "-etta"

|Kor  = 올챙

|KorR = Olchaeng

|KorM = From {{tt|올챙이|olchaeng'i}} (tadpole)

|SpaM = Portmanteau of "sapo" (toad) and "renacuajo" (tadpole)

|PorM = From "girino" (tadpole) and "cururu" ({{w|cane toad}})

Wogpole E-Card.jpg|The Wolpole's [[e-card]], #46.

*The Wolpoles that spawn in [[Garden of Hope]], within the water near base, no longer appear in {{p3d}}. This change was likely made to discourage new players from throwing their [[Red Pikmin]] into the water. Their absence means Wolpoles do not appear in the Garden of Hope at all in this version.

**Despite this, Wolpoles still appear in that location in their [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] video and have their main habitat listed as "Garden of Hope, etc.".

*Their external gills are only present in ''Pikmin'', having been removed in later games for unknown reasons.

*Before the inclusion of the [[Puckering Blinnows]] and [[Sputtlefish]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', Wolpoles were the only enemy in the ''Pikmin'' series to be exclusively water dwelling.

*[[Young Yellow Wollyhop]]

*[[Yellow Wollyhop]]