Bloather family

The bloather family is a family of creatures only seen in Hey! Pikmin. Members of the family have large, round bodies with blubbery skin that can bounce Captain Olimar and his Pikmin.

All members of this family are in the Fouskaflexilis genus.

Members

Blubbug

Main article: Blubbug.

Scientific name: Fouskaflexilis bilia

This creature has a little brown head on a huge orange body, composed of fat. This enemy stands on two tiny legs, colored in various shades, going from yellow to brown. The Blubbug is inoffensive to Pikmin, and will only run towards Olimar, though this can be dangerous in some instances. It can be used to jump really high in the air, and reach places that are otherwise inaccessible.

Puffy Blubbug

Main article: Puffy Blubbug.

Scientific name: Fouskaflexilis mallia

The Puffy Blubbug has the same shape and behavior as its counterpart, however, it is entirely tinted blue and covered by fine hair. It also lacks legs, and uses a pair of wings.

Naming

The word "bloather" is a wordplay on "bloat", which refers to how bloated the family members are.

Names in other languages

To do: Add definitions for names in other languages. Care to do so?

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フグムシ科? Fugu mushi ka	Pufferfish bug family
Dutch	Ballontorren	Balloon beetles
French	boursoufflés	Wordplay of boursoufler (bloat) and soufflés (blown away). Since members of the Bloather family tend to move with the wind, it is most probably a pun on how they're easily blown away, and look bloated, like balloons.
German	Ballonkäfer	Balloon bugs
Italian	Aerostatidi
Korean	복어벌레 과
Spanish	Aerostátidos	From "aerostáticos" (aerostatics)

See also

• Sharpshell family