Toady Bloyster

Toady Bloyster
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Molluschid minionicus
Family	Mollusking
Areas	Perplexing Pool, Garden of Hope, Twilight River
Caves	None
Challenge Mode stages	The Giant's Bath
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats Pikmin in Pikmin 2 Releases ink in Pikmin 3

Toady Bloysters are slug-like creatures found in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3. They creep along the ground in search of food, and upon discovering Pikmin, they emit a loud call reminiscent to that of a cow calf, then lash out with 5 to 6 adhesive pseudopodia-like tentacles. Any Pikmin hit by the tentacles stick, and are ingested if the Bloyster is not killed before it can finish "chewing." As slow as they may be, a Bloyster is capable of causing a very large and sudden drop in the number of Pikmin a Captain has at his disposal, should the player be careless enough to allow the Bloyster the chance.

The best method of taking down a Toady Bloyster is simple; latch as many Pikmin as possible onto the gill-like organ protruding from its back. If a Captain is feeling bold, they may instead decide to simply barrage the Bloyster in question with Purple Pikmin. Petrifying the Bloyster and following the petrification with a headlong assault works just as effectively as either of the two aforementioned methods, but due to requiring an Ultra-Bitter Spray and not leaving a corpse, is recommended only if a Captain's Pikmin count is especially low, or if a Captain wishes to minimize any chances for casualties.

A single Toady Bloyster spawns in the Perplexing Pool, and tends to rove around the shallows near the entrance to the Shower Room. When defeated, it typically drops two 10-Pellets in addition to the gill-like organ on its back, which is worth 25 Pikmin at any Onion. Entering any of the caves in the Perplexing Pool will trigger a respawn, making this Bloyster a particularly low-risk method of spawning large amounts of Pikmin in a short amount of time, potentially 45 Pikmin per Bloyster defeated.

In Challenge Mode, a Toady Bloyster holds The Key on the first sublevel in Giant's Bath.

In Pikmin 3, the Toady Bloyster returns with some slight changes. Firstly, its attack has changed from several tentacles coming from its mouth at once, to using one tentacle that branches out into 6 that can easily snare up to 10 Pikmin and eat them. Secondly, it can be attacked anywhere on its body as opposed to just the bulb (though the bulb is still its weakest spot) making it more vulnerable. However, as a counter to this, it can release ink similar to the Sputtlefish and cause the Pikmin on its back to scatter, but not the ones on bulb.

Notes

Olimar's notes

“This species of creature has yet to fully evolve from shelled mollusk to the more advanced bloyster. Compared to the bloyster, this creature is significantly smaller. The fact that its mandibles do not protrude as significantly as the ranging bloyster is due in part to the fact that like most mollusks, its vital organs are located deep within the creature's carapace.”

Louie's notes

“Pan-sear the herbs and oil until lightly crusted on the outside and rosy on the inside. Complement the savory flavors with a light and buttery creme sauce.”

Technical information

Internally, the Toady Bloyster is just a Ranging Bloyster, but with specific properties.

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			umimushi / umimushiblind
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	{{{s000}}}
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	{{{s001}}}
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	{{{s002}}}
s003	accel	Acceleration	{{{s003}}}
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	{{{s004}}}
fp00	ライフ	HP	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	80
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.1
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.15
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.5
fp06	速度	Move speed	15
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	300
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	30
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	0
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	700
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	400
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	90
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	120
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	90
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	30
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	15
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	170
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	30
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	100
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	1
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	200
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	100
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	0
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 (0%)
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	10
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	13
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	6
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	16
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	9
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	20
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	ダメージレート	Unknown (damage rate?)	0.03
fp02	旋回開始角度	Unknown (turning start angle?)	30
fp03	旋回終了角度	Unknown (turning end angle?)	10
fp04	サーチ移動速度	Unknown (unmesmerized move speed?)	85
fp06	サーチ回転速度率	Unknown (unmesmerized rotation speed?)	0.05
fp07	サーチ回転最大速度	Unknown (unmesmerized max rotation speed?)	2.5
fp09	黒ピクミンダメージレート	Unknown (Purple Pikmin damage rate?)	0.05
fp10	地下テリトリー	Unknown (underground territory?)	300
fp11	白ピクミン	White Pikmin poison damage	200
fp12	めくらライフ	Toady Bloyster HP	800
fp13	めくら待機間隔	Unknown (Toady Bloyster wait interval?)	200
fp14	めくら移動間隔	Unknown (Toady Bloyster transfer interval?)	200
ip01	攻撃後待機期間	Unknown (wait period before attacking?)	0

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Toady Bloyster.

• Pikmin3toadybloyster.png

  Pikmin 3

Trivia

• In Pikmin 2, when the Toady Bloyster prepares for an attack, it produces a grunt highly similar to a cow mooing.