Editing Wolpole

|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]]

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.

 

=== Dalmo's notes ===

=== Reel notes (Nintendo Switch)===

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.

|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.

|DutM = Splatpole

NPCP1 Wolpole EU Enemy Reel.png|The Wolpole as seen in the [[enemy reel]] of the European version of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''.

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

P2 Wogpole corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Wolpole.

*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.