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Appears in | Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4 | ||
Scientific name | Gerridus clavomacula | ||
Family | Spitterspatter | ||
Areas | Distant Tundra, Twilight River, Serene Shores | ||
Caves | Doppelgänger's Den | ||
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages | Silver Lake, Forgotten Cove | ||
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages | Garden of Hope Remix, Fortress of Festivity, The Rustyard, Clockwork Chasm | ||
Side Story days | Pikmin Reunion | ||
Dandori Challenge stages | None | ||
Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
Bingo Battle stages | Stagnant Sea, Parched Brook | ||
Attacks | Spit water at Pikmin |
The Skeeterskate (ミズンボウ?, lit.: "Watery Pond Skater") is an enemy that appears in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4. It skims around the surface of the water, and attacks by shooting small jets of water at the Pikmin and leaders. It can be killed in one hit by throwing a Pikmin on top of it, much like a Dwarf Bulborb.
Stats
Game | Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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2 | 4 (normally) | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
45 |
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2 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
45 |
Behavior
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The skeeterskate stands over water with its feet when idle. When a captain or pikmin is near it, the skeeterskate will quikly get distanced from the captain or pikmin and will start shoting water to the, that can kill pikmin that are not resistant to water. Each shot of water comes from the buble on it’s head and when it runs out of water, it will start drinking to recharge.
Appearance
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Locations
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Strategy
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The Skeeterskate will skim across the water aimlessly until Pikmin are nearby. Once it spots Pikmin, it will inflate the sac atop its head and fire jets of water at them. A single shot of water will splash on the ground and affect all Pikmin within a small radius.
Skeeterskates are easiest to hit when the water sac is empty, as they will stop to refill it, so it is a good idea to run behind it with Blue Pikmin and throw them at such a time.
In certain areas of the game, the player is forced to fight them without any Blue Pikmin. In this case, it is possible to walk into the water underneath, then swarm them with Winged Pikmin. If a Skeeterskate is close enough to land, it is also possible to kill it with any other kind of Pikmin with a single toss, but the player must be ready to rescue any Pikmin that risk drowning.
Notes
Alph's comments
“Structural flaw: weak hide
Weight: 2
Brittany's comments
Charlie's comments
Louie's comments
Olimar's comments
“Skeeterskate
Gerridus clavomacula
Spitterspatter family
“Skeeterskate
Gerridus clavomacula
Spitterspatter family
Dalmo's Notes
“Clean water is a necessity for this water-walking sweetheart, and a lot of it at that. In water soiled with oils, detergents, or other pollutations, it could lose the surface tension that supports its specially evolved feet and drown! This is an extraordinary creature that could only exist on such a water-rich planet.”
Pikmin 3 Prima Guide
Pikmin Garden
Text
“水上を滑るように素早く移動する、ミズンボウ。プランクトンを主食とし、ストロー状の口で水と一緒に吸い上げる。縄張り意識が強く、近くを通る小虫に対して見境なく水を撃ち出す。
特徴 その1 水に浮く
- 足先が水をはじく毛で覆われていて、表面張力によって浮くことができる。
- (Image text: 超疎水性の細かい毛がびっしり)
特徴 その2 水を撃ち出す
- ストロー状の口で水を吸い上げて、縄張りに入ってきた外敵に対して水を撃ち出して威嚇する。
- (Image text: 貯水袋が空になるとまた水を吸い上げる)”
Translation
“The Skeeterskate moves quickly as if gliding on the water. Its main food is plankton, which it sucks up along with the water with its straw-like mouth. It is territorial and will shoot water at any small insects that pass nearby.
Feature #1: Floating on water
- The tips of its feet are covered with water-repelling hairs, which allow it to float due to surface tension.
- (Image text: "Full of ultra-hydrophobic tiny hairs")
Feature #2: Shooting out water
- It sucks up water with its straw-like mouth and shoots it at enemies that enter its territory to intimidate them.
- (Image text: "When the reservoir is empty, it sucks up water again")”
Technical information
Pikmin 3 technical information (?) | |
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These values are the same in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 3 Deluxe. | |
Internal name | amembo
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HP | 45 |
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill | 1 |
White Pikmin ingestions to kill | 0 |
Bomb rock explosions to kill | 1 |
Bomb rock ingestions to kill | 0 |
Number of direct hits on top to kill | 1 |
Damage to leaders | 0 |
Territory radius | 500 |
Mission Mode value | 5 |
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #52
Naming
- See more: Spitterspatter family#Naming.
- Common name: Skeeterskate. From "Skeeter", slang for "mosquito", and "skate", a reference to the pond skater.
- Japanese nickname: ミズンボウ?, lit.: "Watery Pond Skater".
- Japanese name: タテジマミズンボウ?, lit.: "Vertical Stripes Watery Pond Skater".
- Scientific name: Gerridus clavomacula. Clavomacula could be derived from the macula part of the retina creatures use to see with 20/20 precision, possibly in reference to the Skeeterskate's accurate shots when hitting targets.
- Internal names: Its internal name is
amembo
, which refers to the word アメンボウ? (lit.: "pond skater"). - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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ミズンボウ? Mizunbō |
Water Pond Skater | From 水? (water) and アメンボウ? (pond skater) | |
(traditional) |
瓶子水黽 Píngzi Shuǐmǐn |
Bottle Pond Skater | |
(simplified) |
瓶子水黾 Píngzi Shuǐmǐn |
Bottle Pond Skater | |
Waterschieter | Water shooter | ||
Ragnée d'eau | Water pider | The name comes from "araignée d'eau" (pond skater, lit.: "water spider") | |
Wasserflitzer | Water Dasher | ||
Idrospruzzatore | Hydrosprayer | From "idro-" (hydro-) and "spruzzatore" (sprayer) | |
물쟁이 Mul-Jaengi |
Water Pond Skater | From 물 (water) and 소금쟁이 (pond skater) | |
Hidrosquito | Hydrosquito | Portmanteau of "hidro-" (hydro-) and "mosquito" (mosquito) | |
Acuatirador | Aquashooter | From "acua" (water) and "tirador" (shooter) |
Gallery
Pikmin 3
Artwork of the Skeeterskate from Pikmin 3.
A Skeeterskate in the Distant Tundra.
The creature locked on.
Pikmin 4
An idle Skeeterskate in the Serene Shores.
Artwork of a Skeeterskate from Pikmin 4.
The Skeeterskate's Piklopedia icon in Pikmin 4.
A Skeeterskate causing Ice Pikmin to drown.
Trivia
- The Skeeterskate and the Quaggled Mireclops are the first tripedal creatures in the series.
- Olimar's notes for the Skitter Leaf in Pikmin 2 mention a "pond skater";[1] however this creature is implied to be in the skitterling family, rather than the spitterspatter family that the Skeeterskate is in.
See also
References
- ^ “The skitter leaf is a relative of the pond skater that shed its wings and adapted to life on the ground. With no residual traits of its airborne past, the skitter leaf can neither fly nor skit across the surface of the water. The wings have since evolved into the leaflike structure on its back, which serves to hide the skitter leaf through mimicry. It appears quite effective, as few predators can see through this clever disguise.” – Captain Olimar in Olimar's notes for the Skitter Leaf