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Miniature Snootwhacker
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Naspiralum melona (adolescent)
Family	Snootwhack
Areas	Hero's Hideaway (Story Mode and Olimar's Shipwreck Tale)
Caves	Dream Home, Ultimate Testing Range, The Mud Pit
Dandori Challenge stages	Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Knock back Pikmin

Latest revision as of 15:59, September 23, 2024

The Miniature Snootwhacker (コバナタタキ^?, lit.: "Little Nose-Knocker") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is the younger variant of the Mammoth Snootwhacker. Due to its tough skin, it is immune to most physical attacks from Pikmin, even Rock Pikmin. Its belly is its weak point, but it can only be exposed by charging at it with Oatchi, using a lightning shock, or detonating a bomb rock or other explosive item near the creature.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
7	14	6	× 7	500

Behavior[edit]

Upon getting close to Pikmin, Oatchi, or the player, the Miniature Snootwhacker will use its trunk to do a spinning attack. If this attack hits its target, they are briefly knocked into the air and sent a moderate distance away from where they were hit. If Oatchi hits the Miniature Snootwhacker with a rush, it will flip and reveal its soft belly, which is able to be damaged by Pikmin and/or Oatchi. When the Miniature Snootwhacker regains it's footing after being flipped, it will knock off any Pikmin attacking it. The Miniature Snootwhacker is unable to kill Pikmin.

Appearance[edit]

The Miniature Snootwhacker is a small, green, elephant-like creature with a bright red underbelly that closely resembles the Mammoth Snootwhacker, its older counterpart. Its color palette and texture resemble that of a watermelon.

Locations[edit]

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Strategy[edit]

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Due to the creature's hard skin, it cannot be attacked directly. Using Oatchi's Rush attack is the simplest and most effective method to flip the Snootwhacker over in order to attack its soft underbelly.

Notes[edit]

Dalmo's notes[edit]

“The way it catches its food, protects its belly, and gets up while working with the weight of its sizable trunk are all taught by its diligent parents. Instead of hand and foot, they attend to their offspring nose and foot! They prepare the child for the day it will leave the nest and eventually become a parent itself.”

Olimar's notes[edit]

“Immediately after birth, this species's skin starts to harden, and before long it will reach the same impenetrable toughness as that of an adult.

Adult Snootwhackers dexterously use their trunks to grab food from high tree branches, but juveniles consume fruits and nuts that have fallen to the ground, as well as other types of terrestrial flora.

This specimen's leg and torso muscles are underdeveloped compared to those in their nose, so they lack the strength to maintain their posture and easily lose their balance.”

Louie's notes[edit]

“Gently peel the skin back from the nose. Its meat has a grassy bitterness. Tastes like cucumber.”

Other information[edit]

Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #64

Naming[edit]

See more: Snootwhack family#Naming.

Common name: Miniature Snootwhacker. The "miniature" helps describe their smaller nature in comparison to full grown variety.
Japanese nickname: コバナタタキ^?, lit.: "Little Nose-Knocker". "Little" is used to differentiate it from the Mammoth Snootwhacker.
Japanese name: クロスジマキバナウリ幼体^?, lit.: "Black-streaked Coiled Nose Melon (juvenile)".
Scientific name: Naspiralum melona (adolescent). It has the same scientific name to the Mammoth Snootwhacker, with the mention of its adolescence.
Internal names: SHIPPOZAKO. SHIPPO is the internal name for the Mammoth Snoothwhacker, which means "tail", which could refer to how it swings its trunk like a tail. "Zako", which means small-fry, is used to distinguish the size.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	コバナタタキ^? Ko Bana Tataki	Little Nose-Whacker
Dutch	Snoetstomperkalf	Snoot thumper calf
French	Frappatrompe nain	Dwarf Snootwhacker
German	Mini-Rüsselklatscher	Mini Trunkclapper
Italian	Proboscibatto nano	Dwarf trunkbeater	Portmanteau of "proboscide" (trunk) and "battere" (to beat)
Korean	꼬마코치기 Kkoma-Ko-Chigi	Little Nose-Whacker
Portuguese	Trombate nanico	Runt trunnock	"trombate" is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "bater" (knock)
Spanish	Trompador miniatura	Miniature snootwhacker	"trompa" (trunk) with the agent suffix "-ador"

Gallery[edit]

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more images of wild Miniature Snootwhackers and a corpse of one.
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A Miniature Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.
A Miniature Snootwhacker performing an attack.
A Miniature Snootwhacker in the Hero's Hideaway.
The backside of a Miniature Snootwhacker.
A Miniature Snootwhacker on its back, showing off its vulnerable belly in the Piklopedia.
A Miniature Snootwhacker preparing to attack.
A Miniature Snootwhacker whacking Pikmin.
Oatchi flipping a Miniature Snootwhacker onto its back.
Two Miniature Snootwhackers in The Mud Pit.
A defeated Miniature Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.

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 |name        = Naspiralum melona (adolescent)
 |family      = Snootwhack
-|areas       = [[Hero's Hideaway]]
+|areas       = [[Hero's Hideaway]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])
-|underground = [[Dream Home]],[[Ultimate Testing Range]], [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]], [[The Mud Pit]]
+|underground = [[Dream Home]], [[Ultimate Testing Range]], [[The Mud Pit]]
-|attacks     = Knockback pikmin
+|dandori_c   = [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
+|attacks     = Knock back Pikmin
 }}
-{{futuregame}}
-The '''Miniature Snootwhacker''' ({{j|コバナタタキ|Ko Bana Tataki|Little Nose-Knocker}}) is an enemy in {{p4}}. It is the younger variant of the [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]]. Due to its tough skin, it is immune to most physical attacks from pikmin, even [[Rock Pikmin]]. Its belly is its weak point, but it can only be exposed by charging at it with [[Oatchi]] or exploding a [[bomb rock]] near the vicinity of the creature.
+The '''Miniature Snootwhacker''' ({{j|コバナタタキ|Ko Bana Tataki|Little Nose-Knocker}}) is an enemy in {{p4}}. It is the younger variant of the [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]]. Due to its tough skin, it is immune to most physical attacks from Pikmin, even [[Rock Pikmin]]. Its belly is its weak point, but it can only be exposed by charging at it with [[Oatchi]], using a [[lightning shock]], or detonating a [[bomb rock]] or other explosive item near the creature.
 ==Stats==
@@ Line 25: / Line 26: @@
 == Behavior ==
-Upon getting close to Pikmin, Oatchi, or the Player, the Miniature Snootwhacker will use it's trunk to do a spinning attack, which, if Pikmin, Oatchi, or the player are hit by, it will send them briefly into the air and they will get sent a moderate distance away from where they got hit. If Oatchi is to hit the Miniature Snootwhacker with a rush, it will flip and reveal it's soft belly, which is able to be damaged by Pikmin and/or Oatchi. When the Miniature Snootwhacker regains it's footing after being flipped, it will knock off any Pikmin attacking it. The Miniature Snootwhacker is unable to kill Pikmin.
+Upon getting close to Pikmin, Oatchi, or the player, the Miniature Snootwhacker will use its trunk to do a spinning attack. If this attack hits its target, they are briefly knocked into the air and sent a moderate distance away from where they were hit. If Oatchi hits the Miniature Snootwhacker with a rush, it will flip and reveal its soft belly, which is able to be damaged by Pikmin and/or Oatchi. When the Miniature Snootwhacker regains it's footing after being flipped, it will knock off any Pikmin attacking it. The Miniature Snootwhacker is unable to kill Pikmin.
 ==Appearance==
-{{game help|p4|Describe the appearance of the creature and, if it applies, how it compares to similar creatures.}}
+The Miniature Snootwhacker is a small, green, elephant-like creature with a bright red underbelly that closely resembles the [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]], its older counterpart. Its color palette and texture resemble that of a watermelon.
 == Locations ==
@@ Line 39: / Line 40: @@
 == Notes ==
-=== Dalmo's Notes ===
+=== Dalmo's notes ===
-{{transcript|The way it catches its food, protects its belly, and gets up while working with the weight of its sizable trunk are all taught by its diligent parents. Instead of hand and foot, the attend to their offspring nose and foot! They prepare the child for the day it will leave the nest and eventually become the parent itself.|block=y}}
+{{transcript|The way it catches its food, protects its belly, and gets up while working with the weight of its sizable trunk are all taught by its diligent parents. Instead of hand and foot, they attend to their offspring nose and foot! They prepare the child for the day it will leave the nest and eventually become a parent itself.|block=y}}
-===Olimar's Notes===
+=== Olimar's notes ===
-{{transcript|Immediately after birth, this species's skin starts to harden, and before long it will reach the same impenetrable toughness as that as that of an adult.
+{{transcript|Immediately after birth, this species's skin starts to harden, and before long it will reach the same impenetrable toughness as that of an adult.
-Adult Snoowhackers dexterously use there trunks to grab food from high tree branches, but juveniles consume fruit and nuts that have fallen to the ground as well as other types of terrestrial flora.|block=y}}
+Adult Snootwhackers dexterously use their trunks to grab food from high tree branches, but juveniles consume fruits and nuts that have fallen to the ground, as well as other types of terrestrial flora.
-===Louie's Notes===
+This specimen's leg and torso muscles are underdeveloped compared to those in their nose, so they lack the strength to maintain their posture and easily lose their balance.|block=y}}
+=== Louie's notes ===
 {{transcript|Gently peel the skin back from the nose. Its meat has a grassy bitterness. Tastes like cucumber.|block=y}}
+==Other information==
+{{enemy other info
+|piklopedia4 = 64
+}}
 == Naming ==
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 |common     = Miniature Snootwhacker. The "miniature" helps describe their smaller nature in comparison to full grown variety.
 |jpcommon   = {{j|コバナタタキ|Ko Bana Tataki|Little Nose-Knocker}}. "Little" is used to differentiate it from the [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]].
-|jpname     = {{j|クロスジマキバナウリ 幼体|Kuro Suji Maki Bana Uri Youtai|Ridged Streaked Roll Nose Melon (juvenile)}}.
+|jpname     = {{j|クロスジマキバナウリ 幼体|Kuro Suji Maki Bana Uri Youtai|Black-streaked Coiled Nose Melon (juvenile)}}.
-|scientific = ''Naspiralum melona'' (adolescent). "Melona" is similar to "melon", to describe its thick, green exterior.
+|scientific = ''Naspiralum melona'' (adolescent). It has the same scientific name to the Mammoth Snootwhacker, with the mention of its adolescence.
 |internal   = <code>SHIPPOZAKO</code>. <code>SHIPPO</code> is the internal name for the Mammoth Snoothwhacker, which means "tail", which could refer to how it swings its trunk like a tail. "Zako", which means small-fry, is used to distinguish the size.
 }}
 === Names in other languages ===
-{{game help|p4|Fill in the names in other languages, for the main languages at least.}}
 {{foreignname
 |Jap  = コバナタタキ
 |JapR = Ko Bana Tataki
-|JapM = Little Nose-Knocker
+|JapM = Little Nose-Whacker
-|JapN =
 |ChiTrad  =
 |ChiTradR =
 |ChiTradM =
-|ChiTradN =
+|Dut  = Snoetstomperkalf
-|Dut  =
+|DutM = Snoot thumper calf
-|DutM =
-|DutN =
 |Fra  = Frappatrompe nain
 |FraM = Dwarf Snootwhacker
-|Ger  =
+|Ger  = Mini-Rüsselklatscher
-|GerM =
+|GerM = Mini Trunkclapper
-|GerN =
+|Ita  = Proboscibatto nano
-|Ita  =
+|ItaM = Dwarf trunkbeater
-|ItaM =
+|ItaN= Portmanteau of "proboscide" (trunk) and "battere" (to beat)
-|ItaN =
+|Kor  = 꼬마코치기
-|Kor  =
+|KorR = Kkoma-Ko-Chigi
-|KorR =
+|KorM = Little Nose-Whacker
-|KorM =
+|Spa  = Trompador miniatura
-|KorN =
+|SpaM = Miniature snootwhacker
-|PorB  = Trombate nanico
+|SpaN = "trompa" (trunk) with the agent suffix "-ador"
-|PorBM = Trunnock Runt
+|Por  = Trombate nanico
-|PorBN = "trombate" is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "bater" (knock)
+|PorM = Runt trunnock
-|Spa  = Trompador Miniatura
+|PorN = "trombate" is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "bater" (knock)
-|SpaM = Miniature Snootwhacker
-|SpaN =
 |notes =  y
 }}
 == Gallery ==
-{{image}}
+{{image|more images of wild Miniature Snootwhackers and a corpse of one.}}
 <gallery>
+Miniature Snootwhacker P4.jpg|A Miniature Snootwhacker in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
+Miniature Snootwhacker Attack P4.jpg|A Miniature Snootwhacker performing an attack.
+P4 Miniature Snootwhacker Screenshot.png|A Miniature Snootwhacker in the [[Hero's Hideaway]].
+Miniature Snootwhacker backside.jpg|The backside of a Miniature Snootwhacker.
+Miniature Snootwhacker vulnerable.jpg|A Miniature Snootwhacker on its back, showing off its vulnerable belly in the Piklopedia.
+Miniature Snootwhacker Preparing.jpg|A Miniature Snootwhacker preparing to attack.
+Miniature Snootwhacker Attacks Blues.jpg|A Miniature Snootwhacker whacking Pikmin.
+Miniature Snootwhacker Flipped.jpg|Oatchi flipping a Miniature Snootwhacker onto its back.
+Miniature Snootwhacker P4 Sticky Mold.jpg|Two Miniature Snootwhackers in [[The Mud Pit]].
+P4 Dead Miniature Snootwhacker.jpg|A defeated Miniature Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
 * [[Mammoth Snootwhacker]]
+* [[Snootwhack family]]
 {{Harmless enemies}}
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 [[Category:Hero's Hideaway]]
 [[Category:Dream Home]]
-{{game help|p4|Add categories:
+[[Category:Ultimate Testing Range]]
-* What [[area]]s or [[cave]]s this enemy can be found in (e.g. [[:Category:Sun-Speckled Terrace]])
+[[Category:Subterranean Swarm]]
-}}
+[[Category:The Mud Pit]]
+[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]
+[[Category:Trial of the Sage Leaf]]