Water Dumple

Water Dumple
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Ichthyosa felinis
Family	Grub-dog
Areas	The Distant Spring, Valley of Repose, Perplexing Pool, Distant Tundra, Twilight River
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Citadel of Spiders, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Creator's Garden
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Silver Lake, Forgotten Cove
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert
Side Story days	None
2-Player Battle stages	Tile Lands
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats Pikmin

Water Dumples (ダンゴナマズ^?, lit.: "Catfish Dumple") are enemies in all three Pikmin games. They are members of the grub-dog family, and act like Bulborbs. They are most commonly found in the water, but can survive on land as well. They resemble blue cat- or shellfish, with relatively large mouths, whisker-like features, and tentacles at the rear of their abdomen. They are weaker and slower with each successive game, but can always be defeated easily if the player is cautious and swarms them. Just like Bulborbs, Purple Pikmin will work particularly well if this creature is found on land. A Water Dumple can be defeated easily by captains as it has few hit points.

Notes

Reel notes

“This aquatic creature is a close relative of the bulborb.”

Olimar's notes

“A resident of freshwater pools and marshes, this aquatic creature regularly feeds on insects that land on the surface of the water. It shares a nearly identical skeletal structure with its close relative and terrestrial cousin, the bulborb. This may offer clues to its evolutionary origin and suggests that it only recently emigrated to an aquatic habitat.”

Louie's notes

“Deep-fry dumples without batter for all of the flavor with half the fat!”

Nintendo Player's Guide

"The swimming version of a Dwarf Bulborb has a large mouth and a big appetite. Since Water Dumples are blue, they blend in with the water. Squash them with blue Pikmin or draw them out of the water and hit them with purples. Beware they can spot you from a greater distance than other enemies can."

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

"Water Dumples are compact aquatic creatures capable of quickly devouring a small group of Pikmin. Given their size, these enemies are surprisingly powerful, so it's best to overwhelm them before they have a chance to attack.

When you encounter a Water Dumple, flank the creature and send a squad of Blue Pikmin charging in from the rear."

Behavior

Pikmin

In Pikmin, Water Dumples are found in or near bodies of water and always in groups. They have one simple bite attack that can grab only a few Pikmin at a time, and if attacked, they may shake any Pikmin off of their bodies. Though similar in stature to Dwarf Bulborbs, Water Dumples cannot be defeated by one Pikmin thrown directly onto their back, but can be defeated rather quickly, regardless. If a Water Dumple spots a Pikmin or Captain, it will give chase and continue for a considerable distance.

Pikmin 2

Water Dumples are very much unchanged in Pikmin 2. They are more fragile (but still sturdier than all varients of Dwarf Bulborbs), and they are found more frequently on land due to the many caves they appear in that contain little or no water.

Pikmin 3

Water Dumples are similar to their previous appearances in Pikmin 3, but they have gone through a few notable changes. They are found alone or much more spread out in several areas, but still found in water in almost all cases. Since they are frequently single targets, they are also slightly stockier. Most notably, Water Dumples can now counter Pikmin very easily if attacked from the front; with its simple bit, one creature can shake a huge army off its face before taking much damage at all, leaving the attackers vulnerable.

Strategy

Pikmin

Swarming it with a lot of Pikmin is usually very effective. If these enemies are in large groups, however, and the Pikmin with the captain are few, it is likely that some Pikmin will be eaten, as the Dumples attack with quick lunges. It is advisable to either separate the creatures by luring them away from the group one after another, or to use only the captains. A strategy in defeating Water Dumples is to bait them, then when they are retreating, swarm them with either Blues, or rain Purples (Pikmin 2) or Rocks (Pikmin 3), depending on whether the battle is on land or water.

In Pikmin 3, they can shake Pikmin off and follow up with a bite, so avoid facing it from the front.

Captains

Water Dumples are easily killed with attacks from either Captains (both is more effective), and their attacks can be avoided without much effort.

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	namazu
HP	200

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			catfish
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	200
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	20
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.3
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	60
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	280
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	80
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	180
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	25
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	50
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	25
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	50
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	25
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	40
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	1
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	1
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	1
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	2
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	2
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	2
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	ぼんやり時間	Unknown (idle time?)	2
fp02	白ピクミン毒	White Pikmin poison damage	300
fp03	回転終了角度	Max angle it will rotate at, on the spot	90

Gallery

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  Water Dumple on the Piklopedia.

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  A Water Dumple in Pikmin 2. Note the absence of whiskers.

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  Underside of the Water Dumple.

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  Two Water Dumples in the enemy reel.

• WaterDumple.jpg

  A Water Dumple seen through the KopPad.

• ZlCfzREdy0AD02WJzv.jpg

  A closer look of the Water Dumple in Pikmin 3.

• PikCatfish.jpg

  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin.

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  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin 2.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Bouledeau	Portmanteau of "Boule" (ball) and "eau" (water). Also a pun on "bulldog".

Trivia

• It is stated in Louie's notes on the Bumbling Snitchbug that Water Dumples lay eggs.
• Their scientific name, ichthyosa felinis, loosely translates to "Cat Fish."
• Their "whiskers" are only present in Pikmin, having been removed in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 for unknown reasons.