Snowy Blowhog

Snowy Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus nivisventis
Family	Blowhog
Areas	Hero's Hideaway (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale)
Caves	Last-Frost Cavern, Subzero Sauna, Frozen Inferno
Dandori Challenge stages	Hefty Haulway, Strategic Freezeway, Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Blow ice

This article is about the small grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air. For the large grounded Blowhog that attacks with freezing air that can knock Pikmin backwards, see Blizzarding Blowhog. For the airborne Blowhog that attacks with freezing air, see Icy Blowhog.

The Snowy Blowhog (フブキブタ^?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig") is an enemy in Pikmin 4 that attacks with chilling wind, freezing Pikmin and otherwise acting like the fiery and watery varieties. Snowy Blowhogs are immune to being frozen.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
5	10	5	× 5	1000

Behavior

Whilst idle, the Snowy Blowhog will walk around in a small radius, they won't go far but they don't stand still. When a Leader or any amount of Pikmin get nearby, it will turn to face them to attack with a blast of, non-lethal, icy wind. When the Blowhog attacks, it turns and takes a moment to inhale some air. When doing this, it doesn't defend itself for a few seconds, then it will expel some icy wind. As soon at it starts to inhale to the moment it finishes exhaling, it will not move at all. If there a quite a few Pikmin attacking it, it will 'buck' itself forward in an attempt to knock off any attackers, which is what it also does if Oatchi is attacking. If the Snowy Blowhog wanders too far from its "zone", it will simply just wander back.

Locations

All Snowy Blowhogs in Pikmin 4 are found in caves.

Last-Frost Cavern

There is only 1 Snowy Blowhog found in this cave, and it is located after the alcove containing the three Female Sheargrubs and the Director of Destiny. First visit to the cave sees the enemy fighting 5 wild Ice Pikmin.

Subzero Sauna

There are two Snowy Blowhogs in this cave and both are found on sublevel 1. They are in the section of the cave holding the Disguised Delicacy, which is stuck in a Hydro jelly.

Frozen Inferno

The Blowhog is found on the third sublevel in the segment where the S.S. Beagle would land. It is found behind the ledge which holds the Citrus Lump.

Trial of the Sage Leaf

The Blowhog is found in the Final Story of the cave and is found with a Fiery Blowhog. The two of them are keeping the Numbered gate up.

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Since the ice hazard isn't lethal, any Pikmin can be used to attack the Blowhog, however Ice Pikmin are recommended as the ice attack will freeze Pikmin, which Ice Pikmin are immune to. Oatchi with the Thermal Defense gear equipped or Glow Pikmin are also useful. To attack the enemy, throw Pikmin onto the Blowhog's back as soon as it starts to inhale. As soon as it's finished exhaling, whistle all attacking Pikmin off it's back as it will attempt to buck them off which can deflower your Pikmin. Repeat this tactic until the enemy is defeated. If you want to minimize any potential deflowering, use leaf Pikmin or Oatchi.

Notes

Dalmo's notes

“What's that? You think the different types of Blowhog all look the same? You need to look a bit closer. For example, this little fellow has light- yellow eyes and an aquamarine body with turquoise lips and blue nails. It all comes together to create a unique appearance designed to give anyone the chills!”

Olimar's notes

“This species has the ability to condense atmospheric carbon dioxide within an organ called a cold sac. The cold sac creates dry ice, and its vapors are then expelled as icy breath.

A close relative to this species, the Fiery Blowhog can keep its internal body temperature from rising because the phosphoric compounds it expels only ignite when they make contact with the air.

In contrast, the Snowy Blowhog maintains internal body conditions below freezing, and its other internal organs are protected by thick layers of fat and the extracellular freezing that occurs within its cold sac.”

Louie's notes

“Sprinkle lightly with salt, and eat while the ice bag is still fresh and crunchy. Just one bite will give you the most satisfying brain freeze.”

Other information

• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #19

Naming

See more: Blowhog family#Naming.

• Common name: Snowy Blowhog. Like the Fiery Blowhog, this hog-like enemy blows out a hazard, but it is snow instead of fire.
• Japanese nickname: フブキブタ^?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig".
• Japanese name: フブキブタドックリ^?, lit.: "Blizzard Pig Tokkuri".
• Scientific name: Sus nivisventis. Nivisventis is a combination of nivis and ventis, Latin for "snow" and "wind", respectively.
• Internal names: ICETANK. It is the codename of the Fiery Blowhog, TANK, but with "ice" added to distinguish its trait.
• Prerelease: None.

Gallery

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  The Snowy Blowhog blowing icy wind.

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  The Snowy Blowhog blowing icy wind on some Ice Pikmin.

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  The frontside of a Snowy Blowhog.

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  The backside of a Snowy Blowhog.

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  A Snowy Blowhog throwing a Pikmin off its back.

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  The corpse of a Snowy Blowhog in the Piklopedia.

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  A Snowy Blowhog freezing a Hydro Jelly in Subzero Sauna.

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  A Snowy Blowhog in Frozen Inferno freezing three Red Pikmin.

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  A Snowy Blowhog in Hero's Hideaway during Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.

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  Some wild Ice Pikmin fighting a Snowy Blowhog in the Last-Frost Cavern.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	フブキブタ? Fubuki Buta	Blizzard Pig
Chinese (traditional)	暴風雪豬 Bàofēngxuě Zhū	Blizzard Pig
Chinese (simplified)	暴风雪猪 Bàofēngxuě Zhū	Blizzard Pig
Dutch	Frisademig snuitzwijn	Fresh-breathed snoutswine
French	Puffy cracheglace	Ice-spitter blowhog	"Cracheglace" is a portmanteau of "crache" (spit) and "glace" (ice)
German	Rüsselglacies	Trunk-glacies	The name is a portmanteau of German "Rüssel" (trunk/proboscis) and Latim "glacis" (ice)
Italian	Eruptor niveo	Snowy eruptor
Korean	눈돼지호롱 Nun-Dwaeji-Horong	Snow Pig Oil Lamp
Portuguese	Cusporco-geada	Frost spitpig	"Cusporco" is a portmanteau of "cuspir" (to spit) and "porco" (pig)
Spanish	Verraco nival	Snowy pig

See also

• Blizzarding Blowhog
• Tusked Blowhog
• Fiery Blowhog