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At the beginning of the game, [[Captain Charlie]] takes shelter in a cave, where he finds larval [[Phosbat]]s crawling on the cave floor. He uses his [[Yellow Pikmin]] to kill them, which leads to the Vehemoth Phosbat abducting him. He is not playable until [[Alph]] and [[Brittany]] rescue him later in the game.

The creature has more threatening attacks than the previous boss, the [[Armored Mawdad]].

Like most other enemies, the Phosbat also can shake off Pikmin as well.

When the cave's main light source is activated, the Phosbat becomes grounded for a bit, and then heads off to a nearby wall to rest. Interestingly, when it does this, it [[Health#Regeneration|regenerates]] a small bit of health, but only in this scenario. If it lands on any wall again, it will not regenerate.

The Vehemoth Phosbat can be fought in [[Defeat Bosses!]] The time limit for this stage is fifteen minutes. The stage only takes place inside the cave room that serves as an arena in single player, with the exits locked out by a "keep out" sign. Alph (player one's starting leader) starts at the intended entrance with ten Red and ten Yellow Pikmin, and Brittany (player two's starting leader) starts at the exit to the main area with ten Rock and fifteen Yellow Pikmin. Idling under Common Glowcaps are ten Rocks near the center and ten Reds near the large electrode, but every other Pikmin found in the stage is buried. There are ten Reds behind the large crystal leading to some fragments, ten Yellows on a ledge near a [[Golden Candypop Bud]] and more fragments, and five Reds and five Rocks buried near the bridge's building location, for a total of thirty five Reds, twenty five Rocks and forty Yellows.

Unlike the [[Armored Mawdad]], the Vehemoth Phosbat's arena is much more expansive, giving the player more room to move about. As the player enters the area, the only light present will be from the variously-placed [[Common Glowcap]]s. In this darkness, the Phosbat is invisible, and it will quietly move throughout the area, only revealing itself when it tries to inhale Pikmin. To stun the beast, one must activate a light in the room by throwing [[Yellow Pikmin]] at the [[electrode]], which will cause the creature to reveal itself and fall to the ground, stunned. However, once the player has done this, the Phosbat will retaliate by summoning its young to attack the player. They can eat one Pikmin at a time. However, they are slow and easy to kill, making them pose little threat, but can be somewhat of a nuisance when trying to do other tasks.

Scattered around the cave are two piles of fragments, which can be used to build a bridge to a large battery. Having twenty Yellow Pikmin stand atop it will activate a large light bulb attached to the cave ceiling, which illuminates the entire area. This light results in the stunning of the Phosbat and renders it incapable of becoming invisible for the remainder of the battle. After this happens, you can simply throw Yellow Pikmin onto its back to weigh it down whenever the beast stops to suck in Pikmin. After it gets back up, it will begin to release a toxic powder that chokes all nearby Pikmin. During this time, it will retreat onto a wall in the cave to rest and regenerate health. It is recommended to throw several [[Rock Pikmin]] at its back while it rests, as normal Pikmin will just be thrown off after the boss prepares to start flying.

Continue this process until the Vehemoth Phosbat is defeated. Upon its defeat, the creature will erratically fly around the area until it collides with the light bulb dangling from the ceiling, after which it will fall to the ground and writhe in pain, just before its life finally ends.

First, have the Pikmin destroy a few Phosbat Pods to give them [[nectar]]. Then, go to the right of the cave entrance and there will be a [[climbing stick]] that leads up to a fragment pile. Instruct all of your Pikmin to climb the stick and construct the bridge while the leaders distract the Vehemoth Phosbat. Once the Pikmin have brought all of their bridge shards to the bridge, it should be long enough for one leader to throw the other across. Do so, and follow it by throwing twenty Yellow Pikmin up to them, and then have them use the Yellow Pikmin to activate the battery. This will instantly commence the second phase of the battle.

Once the creature falls to the ground, swarm it with all of your Pikmin, and then quickly call them back before it gets up. Once it begins to fly away, stay ahead of it and throw a few Yellow Pikmin at it while running in the same direction that it is flying. This will make the boss stop to shake them off and change direction. During this short period of time, quickly throw all of your Yellow Pikmin at it to weigh it down, causing it to fall into the ground and struggle to get back up, which opens it up to further attack. Using this strategy, the boss can be defeated in under two minutes.

The Vehemoth Phosbat can be killed without turning on the main light. The player needs to continuously damage it, preferably with Red Pikmin. Activating the main light's electrode after the creature's defeat will still turn the light on, but no cutscene will take place.

In {{p3d}}, there is a [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] the player can gain for defeating the Vehemoth Phosbat:

Badge 11 phosbat.png|Achieving Enlightenment. The badge shows the Phosbat.

|common    = Vehemoth Phosbat. The word "Vehemoth" is likely a portmanteau of "vehement", which means to exaggerate, referencing the boss' wide variety of colors and bizarre facial expression, and "behemoth", which means enormous, referencing the boss' size. It also contains the word "{{w|moth}}", referring to how the boss looks like one.

|jpcommon  = {{j|オオバケカガミ|Oo Ghost Kagami|Giant Ghost Mirror}}.  

|jpname    = {{j|オウモンコガクレ|Ou Mon Kogakure|Yellow Pattern Hider}}.

|scientific = ''Tectupervus pteromys''. It is shared with its [[Phosbat|infant form]].

|ItaM  = Portmanteau of ''fantasma'' (phantom) and ''pipistrello'' (bat)

Moth thing.gif|The Phosbat becoming visible.

Vehemoth Phosbat vortex attack.jpg|The Phosbat using its vortex attack.

Vehemoth Phosbat inhaling.jpg|The Phosbat sucking in, next to its young.

Moth.PNG|The Phosbat dropping dust on the Pikmin.

VehemothPhosbatDefeat.png|The Phosbat defeated.

Charlie freed from Vehemoth Phosbat P3.png|[[Captain Charlie]] emerges from the deceased Phosbat.

VehemothPhosbatDataFile1.jpeg|The first data file for the Phosbat.

VehemothPhosbatDataFile2.jpg|The second data file for the Phosbat.

*Although it is recommended that the large light is activated, it is possible (and time-consuming) to defeat the Phosbat without activating a single light, by throwing Rock Pikmin at it when it reveals itself during attack.

*The Phosbat is one of the only creatures in the series to have proper eyelids.