Bloomcap Bloyster

Bloomcap Bloyster
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Molluschid florera
Family	Mollusking
Areas	Giant's Hearth
Caves	Cavern for a King
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

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The Bloomcap Bloyster (ハナガサケメクジ^?, lit.: "Hanagasa Kemekuji") is an enemy introduced in Pikmin 4. It is the original species from which the Ranging and Toady Bloysters originate, and as such possesses traits later found in both species, namely the tail-like gills, and the tentacle-like tongues. Unique to the Bloomcap Bloyster is the shell protecting its back, which protects its body from damage; this shell can be folded upwards, which traps Pikmin attacking its gill but exposes the rest of its body to attacks.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
1 + 7	2 + 14	10 + 15	× 10 + 5	3000

Behavior

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It behaves much like a vacuum and will suck up any object in its path, be they treasures, Pikmin, or bomb rocks. When its gill is attacked, it folds up its shell, reducing the damage dealt by Pikmin attacking the gill but exposing the rest of its body to attack.

Appearance

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Locations

• Giant's Hearth
• Cavern for a King

Strategy

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If you're not careful, the Bloomcap Bloyster can quickly kill Pikmin, as anything that touches it's small tentacles coming out of its mouth will be eaten in seconds. It's best to get behind the Bloomcap Bloyster with Oatchi and to throw your Pikmin onto it's tail. Doing so will result in its' shell folding upwards, giving you a good opportunity to Charge it or to ram into it with Oatchi.

If you want to play it safe, feed it a Bomb Rock, Mine, or Tracknator, two of them will kill it.

Curiously, the Bloomcap Bloyster will not notice you if you sneak up behind it and attack using Rock Pikmin. Another safe option is to use Winged Pikmin, who are able to home in on the enemy's gill and are immune to its eating attack while airborne.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

“With a peaked carapace and undulating mouth, it goes around cleaning up everything in its path. It’s the organic vacuum cleaner of the natural world. If you startle it, it opens up its top like an umbrella, which can be quite a surprise to whoever is watching!”

Olimar's Notes

“The origin species from which the Ranging and Toady Bloyster evolved, it still carries a large shell on its back. The exposed head and legs are covered by a layer of tough muscle, so it barely moves even when attacked.

On the other hand, it has extremely sensitive flowerlike gills that are characteristic of the Mollusking family. When the gills are touched, the Bloyster cannot breathe and must open its shell, exposing its soft body.

Amphibious with a gentle demeanor, it simply swallows up anything that happens to enter its field of vision, kind of like a living vacuum cleaner.”

Louie's Notes

“The fatty muscle that controls those undulating motions must be eaten fresh. All that quick movement means the meat toughens quickly.”

Naming

See more: Mollusking#Naming.

• Common name: Bloomcap Bloyster. "Bloomcap" can describe its shell, which can "bloom" like a flower in self defense.
• Japanese nickname: ハナガサケメクジ^?, lit.: "Hanagasa Kemekuji". The hanagasa refers to how its hat looks like a hanagasa.
• Japanese name: デメハナガサケメクジ^?, lit.: "Bug-Eye Hanagasa Kemekuji". It refers to its eyestalks.
• Scientific name: Molluschid florera. Florera is latin for "flowers", again strengthen the shell's flower comparison.
• Internal names: PATROLLER. It refers to how it patrols an area until it spots something it can pick up or attack.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハナガサケメクジ? Hanagasa Kemekuji	Hanagasa Kemekuji
Dutch	Verkapte platslak
French	Éventraille patelliflore	From "éventrer" (disembowel), "entrailles" (innards), "éventail" (fan), latin "patella" (a small dish) and "flore" (flora)
German	Schirmflunder	Screenflounder
Italian	Blostrica florbella	From flora, bella (beautiful) and Blostrica (Bloyster)
Portuguese (NoA)	Marisduá-pétala
Spanish	Berberéchido Floral	Flower Bloyster

Gallery

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  A Bloomcap Bloyster in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.

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  A Bloomcap Bloyster raising its shell to protect its gills.

Trivia

• The Bloomcap Bloyster is the only enemy in the series to leave behind two corpses, its gill and its shell.

See also

• Toady Bloyster
• Ranging Bloyster