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|namecustom  = ''Ostrum mandimuscae''<br>''Lapis regrettabilis'' (''Pikmin'' Player's Guide)
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|areas      = [[The Impact Site]], [[Serene Shores]]
|areas      = [[The Impact Site]], [[Serene Shores]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])
|underground = [[Engulfed Castle]]
|underground = [[Engulfed Castle]]
|challenge  = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Forest Navel]], [[The Distant Spring]]
|challenge  = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Forest Navel]], [[The Distant Spring]]
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The '''Pearly Clamclamp''' ({{j|ヤマシンジュ|Yama Shinju|Hill Pearl}}; called the '''Clampshell''' in the European [[Region|version]] of {{npcp1}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p1}} and {{p4}}. This large {{w|bivalve}} has a pinkish shell, and inside, a small pearl or item surrounded by a clear blue membrane. Their inner weak point can be attacked by [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]].
The '''Pearly Clamclamp''' ({{j|ヤマシンジュ|Yama Shinju|Hill Pearl}}; known as the '''Clampshell''' in the European [[Region|version]] of {{npcp1}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p1}} and {{p4}}. This large {{w|bivalve}} has a pinkish shell, and inside, a small object surrounded by a clear blue membrane (mostly a pearl). Their inner weak point can be attacked by [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and when their health is depleted, the object inside flies out and can be collected.


In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' there are only three Pearly Clamclamps in the main story, all of which reside in [[The Impact Site]], one contains the [[Positron Generator]] within its shell, while the other two have the usual pearl. When killed, they drop whatever they held in their gullet with natural pearls producing 50 Pikmin. When killed, the main body can still consume Pikmin, and is unable to picked up. Other Clamclamps are located in various [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode levels]].
In ''Pikmin'', Pearly Clamclamps are either found with a pearl inside, which can be carried to the Onion to produce 50 Pikmin, or a [[ship part]]. In ''Pikmin 4'', they are always found with a [[treasure]], a [[castaway]] or a ship part inside. Notably, in ''Pikmin'', this enemy can still eat and kill Pikmin when its health is depleted; it cannot do this in ''Pikmin 4''.


In ''[[Pikmin 4]]'' Pearly Clamclamps appear in [[Serene Shores]]. In the main story three are found above ground. One contains a bulb of [[Flarlic]], another one contains the [[Ring-of-Return Shield]], and a third one holds the [[Princess Pearl]]. Another Clamclamp is located in the [[Engulfed Castle]] and has a [[castaway]] within. In [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], another one is found in Serene Shores where the [[Dandori Battle]] cave is located usually, holding the [[Sagittarius]]. Unlike in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' the clam fully dies when its health is depleted, and both its innards and the shell can be carried.
==Stats==
==Stats==
The following stats apply to the pearl only.
The following stats apply to the pearl only.
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{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}
==Behavior==
 
{{stub}}
===Dalmo's Notes===
{{transcript|On sand hills or in the sea, wherever it may be, it never moves from its spot. It will sit and wait for someone to wander past. Someone being prey, preferably, though it could also be someone who knows the value of its beautiful shell or the pearl it holds nestled inside.|block=y}}
 
===Olimar's Notes===
{{transcript|Using the pearl that takes shape inside its body as bait, this creature lures prey into its interior and traps it within its shell to feed. It's also worth noting that this pearl may just be an amalgamation of outside materials wrapped in a viscous gelatin exterior. On the frequent occasions when it cannot gather food for itself,  this creature can also obtain nutrients when the symbiotic algae within its body photosynthesizes. For this reason, it can often be found with its mouth open on shoals or sandy beaches that get a lot of sunshine.|block=y}}
 
===Louie's Notes===
{{transcript|Heat in the shell over a strong fire to bring out the umami-rich juices. Finely mince the mantle and toss with noodles. Top with sesame seeds.|block=y}}
 
===Guide book===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the Ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell.
 
The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker then a real Pearl, reducing it in value.|block=y}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell. The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker than a real pearl, reducing it in value.}}
 
{{transcript|Shortly after you toss Pikmin into a pearly clamclamp, its shell will snap shut. Don't let the clam gobble up your Pikmin by ordering them in and out of the shell before it has a chance to clam up. If your Pikmin can smack the clamclamp's pearl free from the shell, they can cash it in at an onion to earn 50 seeds.}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
{{transcript|Pearly clamclamps survive on instinct. If a Pikmin touches its sensitive tongue, it slams shut and slowly grinds away at an easy meal. Clamclamps produce pearl-like orbs that you can cash in for 50 Pikmin seeds.}}


==Locations==
==Locations==
[[File:Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|thumb|200px|The enemy as seen at The Impact Site.]]
===''Pikmin''===
===''Pikmin''===
====Story Mode====
====Areas====
They only appear in [[The Impact Site]]. There are three, all of them on the beach area at the northwest. One is submerged in water, and has the [[Positron Generator]]. Another is in a small island in the pond, and the final one is on the beach itself, to the north of the area.
*[[The Impact Site]] - Two spawn after day 1
**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this area, with two spawning after day 1. They are all located in the small section filled with water towards the northwest. This area is locked behind a [[white reinforced wall]], so [[Yellow Pikmin]] are required to access them, without the use of [[glitch]]es. They are all found in the water, with two holding pearls (producing 50 Pikmin each) and one holding the [[Positron Generator]]. The one holding the [[ship part]] appears on day 1.


====Challenge Mode====
====Challenge Mode====
These are the locations of the Pearly Clamclamp in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]]. These places are in specific hard to reach places and surrounded by enemies.
*[[The Forest of Hope]]
*[[The Forest of Hope]]: one where the [[Radiation Canopy]] is in the main game, and another where the [[Burrowing Snagret]]s are in the main game.
**There are two Pearly Clamclamps in this challenge mode stage. The first Clamclamp can be found towards the north, in an arena blocked off by a white reinforced wall. It is the arena where the [[Armored Cannon Beetle]] would be during [[story mode]]. The Clamclamp is located in the small segment towards the east, where the [[Radiation Canopy]] would be discovered. The second Clamclamp can be found on the raised section towards the south, with it being near the edge. During story mode, a patch of [[nectar weed]]s would be here. Both Pearly Clamclamps hold a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.
*[[The Forest Navel]]: where the [[Libra]] is found in story mode.
*[[The Forest Navel]]
*[[The Distant Spring]]: where the [[Massage Machine]] is, where the [[Gluon Drive]] is, and where the [[Chronos Reactor]] is, in the main game.
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp in this challenge mode stage. It is located on the small section towards the northwest, with a nearby [[stick bridge]] to connect to the main segment. It's on the second highest ledge, which can be reached via the [[geyser]], submerged in water. It is the small section where the [[Libra]] would be discovered during story mode. This Clamclamp holds a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.
*[[The Distant Spring]]
**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this challenge mode stage. The first Clamclamp can be found on the sandy section towards the southeast, in the southernmost corner. It's where the [[Massage Machine]] would be discovered during story mode. The second Clamclamp is located inside the tree trunk base towards the far west, where the two connected stick bridges are. It is where the [[Gluon Drive]] would be discovered during story mode. The final Clamclamp can be found on the sandy island towards the northeast, near where the [[Chronos Reactor]] would be discovered. It shares this space with a [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Each Pearly Clamclamp holds a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.


===''Pikmin 4''===
===''Pikmin 4''===
====Serene Shores====
====Areas====
There's three of them in this area, which is also the only area they appear in the game. One is found submerged in the big lake near the east of the map, holding a Flarlic. A second Pearly Clamclamp is located close to the center of the map, near the [[Water's Edge]] base. The third one is found in the northeastern corner of a map submerged in an arena.
*[[Serene Shores]] - One appears after noon
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**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this area. The first Clamclamp is located on the small island east of the Water's Edge base. It holds the [[Ring-of-Return Shield]]. The second Clamclamp can be found submerged in the large section full of water directly east of the Water's Edge base, in the section where the one of the [[Dandori Challenge]]'s is in. The Clamclamp is in the southeastern part of this section, near some [[Puckering Blinnow]]s. It holds a [[Flarlic]]. The final Clamclamp, which appears after noon, is located on the raised section slightly northeast of the Water's Edge base, south of the [[Newtolite Shell]]. It will be adjacent to the [[dirt-mound]], and it holds the [[Princess Pearl]].
A fourth one does appear but only in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], roughly around where the [[Dandori Battle]] entrance is located.
 
====Engulfed Castle====
====Caves====
This Pearly Clamclamp is found in the second sublevel of the cave, reached by following the narrow tunnel blocked by some [[Spotcap]]s and a [[Kingcap]].
*[[Engulfed Castle]]
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp on sublevel 2. It is located towards the far east, accessed by travelling through the thin tube blocked off by some [[Spotcap]]s and [[Kingcap]]s. It will be at the end of the tube, and it holds a [[castaway]].


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====Olimar's Shipwreck Tale====
*[[Serene Shores]]
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp in this tale's area. It is located on the thin stretch of land north of the Blossoming Dunes base. It is in the space where the [[Dandori Battle]] would be located during story mode. It holds the [[Sagittarius]].


== Strategy ==
== Strategy ==
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*Since Blue Pikmin fall slowly in the water, the main strategy of throwing Pikmin is more sluggish and dangerous. A player may wish to throw only around 20 Blue Pikmin, then quickly whistle them before the mouth closes. Repeating this 2-3 times should result in the enemy's defeat.
*Since Blue Pikmin fall slowly in the water, the main strategy of throwing Pikmin is more sluggish and dangerous. A player may wish to throw only around 20 Blue Pikmin, then quickly whistle them before the mouth closes. Repeating this 2-3 times should result in the enemy's defeat.


*A more advanced, more dangerous strategy is to position Oatchi above the Clamclamp, with his backside facing the enemy's mouth. [[Dismiss|Dismissing]] a squad of Blue Pikmin from this position with correct aiming will land them into the enemy's mouth, primed to attack. It should only take around 30 Blue Pikmin to beat the enemy in this way, although more may be used if the player is less confident in their aiming.
*A more advanced, more dangerous strategy is to position Oatchi above the Clamclamp, with his backside facing the enemy's mouth. [[Dismiss]]ing a squad of Blue Pikmin from this position with correct aiming will land them into the enemy's mouth, primed to attack. It should only take around 30 Blue Pikmin to beat the enemy in this way, although more may be used if the player is less confident in their aiming.
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{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}
 
=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|On sand hills or in the sea, wherever it may be, it never moves from its spot. It will sit and wait for someone to wander past. Someone being prey, preferably, though it could also be someone who knows the value of the beautiful shell or the pearl it holds nestled inside.|block=y}}
 
=== Olimar's notes ===
{{transcript|Using the pearl that takes shape inside its body as bait, this creature lures prey into its interior and traps it within its shell to feed. It's also worth noting that this pearl may just be an amalgamation of outside materials wrapped in a viscous gelatin exterior.
 
On the frequent occasions when it cannot gather food for itself, this creature can also obtain nutrients when the symbiotic algae within its body photosynthesizes. For this reason, it can often be found with its mouth open on shoals or sandy beaches that get a lot of sunshine.|block=y}}
 
=== Louie's notes ===
{{transcript|Heat in the shell over a strong fire to bring out the umami-rich juices. Finely mince the mantle and toss with noodles. Top with sesame seeds.|block=y}}
 
===Guide book===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the Ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell.
 
The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker then a real Pearl, reducing it in value.|block=y}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell. The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker than a real pearl, reducing it in value.}}
 
{{transcript|Shortly after you toss Pikmin into a pearly clamclamp, its shell will snap shut. Don't let the clam gobble up your Pikmin by ordering them in and out of the shell before it has a chance to clam up. If your Pikmin can smack the clamclamp's pearl free from the shell, they can cash it in at an onion to earn 50 seeds.}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
{{transcript|Pearly clamclamps survive on instinct. If a Pikmin touches its sensitive tongue, it slams shut and slowly grinds away at an easy meal. Clamclamps produce pearl-like orbs that you can cash in for 50 Pikmin seeds.}}
 
===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
体内で形成した真珠や、外部から取り込んだもので獲物を誘って捕食する貝。日の当たる砂浜や浅瀬で口を開けており、干潮時に姿を現すこともある。
 
特徴 その1 オトリを使う
:真珠のほか、獲物の興味をひくものを寒天状の粘液で包んで、オトリとする。
:(Image text: 有機物や無機物を問わず、何でも利用する)
 
特徴 その2 捕食する
:殻を閉じて、咀嚼(そしゃく)する。
|block=y}}
 
'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
A shellfish that feeds on prey by luring them with pearls formed inside its body or items taken in from the outside. It opens its mouth on sunny beaches and in shallow water, and sometimes appears at low tide.
 
Feature #1: Using bait
:In addition to pearls, it wraps items of interest to its prey in gelatinous mucus and uses them as bait.
:(Image text: "It uses anything, organic or inorganic")
 
Feature #2: Preying
:It closes its shell and chews.
|block=y}}
 
{{clear}}
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{{enemy other info
{{enemy other info
|technical  = Ploister
|technical  = Ploister
|piklopedia4 = 103
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|jpcommon  = {{j|ヤマシンジュ|Yama Shinju|Hill Pearl}}.  
|jpcommon  = {{j|ヤマシンジュ|Yama Shinju|Hill Pearl}}.  
|jpname    = {{j|ハエトリヤマシンジュ|Haetori Yama Shinju|Flytrap Hill Pearl}}
|jpname    = {{j|ハエトリヤマシンジュ|Haetori Yama Shinju|Flytrap Hill Pearl}}
|scientific = ''Ostrum mandimuscae''. ''Ostrum'' seem to be based on the latin word for oyster, ''ostreum''. ''Mandimuscae'' seems to be a combination of "mandible", alluding to Pearly Clamclamp's method of attacking, and ''musca'', Latin for "fly", possibly referring to venus fly traps. [[Canon#Debatable_canon|Unofficially]], in the ''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide, the scientific name was instead ''Lapis regrettabilis'', where ''lapis'' is Latin for "stone" and "regrettabilis" is derived from "regrettable".
|scientific = ''Ostrum mandimuscae''. ''Ostrum'' seem to be based on the Latin word for oyster, ''ostreum''. ''Mandimuscae'' seems to be a combination of "mandible", alluding to Pearly Clamclamp's method of attacking, and ''musca'', Latin for "fly", possibly referring to {{w|Venus flytrap}}s. [[Canon#Debatable_canon|Unofficially]], in the ''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide, the scientific name was instead ''Lapis regrettabilis'', where ''lapis'' is Latin for "stone" and ''regrettabilis'' is derived from "regrettable".
|internal    = Internally, this enemy is simply called <code>shell</code>, and the pearl is called <code>pearl</code>. In {{p4}}, it is changed to <code>YAMASHINJU</code>, which matches its Japanese common name.
|internal    = Internally, this enemy is simply called <code>shell</code>, and the pearl is called <code>pearl</code>. The Positron Generator while inside a pearl's membrane is called <code>rocpe</code>. In {{p4}}, it is changed to <code>YAMASHINJU</code>, which matches its Japanese common name.
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|GerM=Amphibian oyster
|GerM=Amphibian oyster
|Ita=Chelus perlato
|Ita=Chelus perlato
|ItaM= From ''chela'' (claw) and ''perlato'' (pearly)
|ItaN= The creature's name is masculine, while ''chela'' is a female noun in Italian. To signify this, the word is modified to have the Latin nominative male suffix ''-us''.
|Dut=Klapkoester
|Dut=Klapkoester
|DutM = Smack Cherish Clam
|DutN = The name is a word play on the Dutch words 'koester' (cherish) and 'oester' (clam), as the expensive pearl is something you'd cherish
|PorB=Embosvalva
|PorB=Embosvalva
|PorBM=from ''emboscada'' (trap) and ''bivalvo'' (bivalve)
|PorBM=from ''emboscada'' (trap) and ''bivalvo'' (bivalve)
|notes=y
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
===''Pikmin''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|The enemy as seen at [[The Impact Site]].
Pearly Clamclamp.png|Artwork of the Pearly Clamclamp from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
Pearly Clamclamp.png|Artwork of the Pearly Clamclamp from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
Pearly Clamclamp alt.png|Alternate artwork with the [[Positron Generator]].
Pearly Clamclamp alt.png|Alternate artwork with the [[Positron Generator]].
Reel15 Pearly Clamclamp.png|The Pearly Clamclamp's [[enemy reel]] entry in ''Pikmin''.
NPCP1 Clampshell EU Enemy Reel.png|The Pearly Clamclamp's enemy reel entry in the European version of ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', where it was known as the Clampshell.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp Sketch.png|Drawings of the Pearly Clamclamp from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp idle.jpg|An idle Pearly Clamclamp.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp ship part.jpg|The Pearly Clamclamp holding the [[Positron Generator]].
P1 Pearly Clamclamp attacked.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp being attacked by Pikmin.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp eating.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp eating Pikmin it caught when it slams shut.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp corpse.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp that has had its pearl removed.
Closed Pearly Clamclamp.png|A closed Pearly Clamclamp.
Closed Pearly Clamclamp.png|A closed Pearly Clamclamp.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp Sketch.png|Drawings of the Pearly Clamclamp from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Pearly Clamclamp pearl.jpg|The pearl from a Pearly Clamclamp.
</gallery>
 
===''Pikmin 4''===
<gallery>
Pearly Clamclamp Pikmin 4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp on an island in ''Pikmin 4''.
Pearly Clamclamp Pikmin 4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp on an island in ''Pikmin 4''.
PearlyPikmin4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp recorded in ''[[Pikmin 4]]'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
Pearly Clamclamp P4.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
 
Pearly Clamclamp Preparing To Snap P4.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp preparing to snap shut in the Piklopedia.
P4 Dead Pearly Clamclamps.jpg|Two defeated Pearly Clamclamps in the Piklopedia.
PearlyPikmin4.png|A Pearly Clamclamp recorded in the Piklopedia.
P4 Pearly Clamclamp holding Ring-of-Return Shield.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp in the [[Serene Shores]].
P4 Pearly Clamclamp holding Flarlic.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp holding a [[Flarlic]].
Flaric Pearly Clamclamp Attack.jpg|The same Clamclamp about to attack.
P4 Pearly Clamclamp Engulfed Castle location.jpg|The Pearly Clamclamp as it appears in the [[Engulfed Castle]].
P4 Pearly Clamclamp holding Castaway.jpg|A close-up of the Pearly Clampclamp in the Engulfed Castle.
Pearly Clamclamp P4 Sagittarius.jpg|A Pearly Clamclamp in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] with the [[Sagittarius]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*This is the only enemy that carries a ship part where the part is visible before the enemy's death.
*This is the only enemy that carries a ship part where the part is visible before the enemy's death.
*This is the only non-boss enemy in ''Pikmin'' not to make a return in ''Pikmin 2''.
*This is the only non-boss enemy in ''Pikmin'' not to make a return in ''Pikmin 2''.
*In {{p4}}'s Piklopedia, the Pearly Clamclamp will always contain the [[Princess Pearl]]. This is because the Pearly Clamclamp will never spawn without something in its gullet.
*In {{p4}}, the Pearly Clamclamp cannot spawn without something in its gullet. This has two consequences:
*When returning to the [[Engulfed Castle]], the Pearly Clamclamp located on sublevel 2 will not respawn due to not having an item within its mouth.
**In the Piklopedia, it will always contain the [[Princess Pearl]].
**When returning to the [[Engulfed Castle]], the specimen on sublevel 2 will not respawn because it no longer has anything to hold.


==See also==
==See also==