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The '''Flatterchuck''' ({{j|ビックリトバシ|Bikkuri Tobashi|Surprising Launcher}}) is an enemy found in {{hp}}. At first it looks like a stone platform with eyes, roughly four times wider than [[Captain Olimar]] and it appears to have moss growing on it. When stepped on it leaps straight upward, using insectoid legs.
The '''Flatterchuck''' ({{j|ビックリトバシ|Bikkuri Tobashi|Surprising Launcher}}) is an [[enemy]] found in {{hp}}. At first it looks like a stone platform with eyes, roughly four times wider than [[Captain Olimar]] and it appears to have moss growing on it. When stepped on it leaps straight upward, using insectoid legs.


== Behavior ==
== Behavior ==
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== Gallery ==
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The Lonely Tower Flatterchuck cutscene.jpg|[[Cutscene]] where a Flatterchuck nearly flattens a group of [[Rock Pikmin]].
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== Trivia ==
*The Flatterchuck is one of the only three creatures in the series that have plant life growing on it, in this case only moss. The other two are the bosses [[Emperor Bulblax]] and [[Quaggled Mireclops]].


==Naming==
==Naming==
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|common    = Flatterchuck. 'Flatterchuck' is a play on the name of its relative the [[Skutterchuck]] and refers to its flatter body.
|common    = Flatterchuck. The name is a play on [[Skutterchuck]], a related enemy, and refers to its flatter body.
|jpcommon  = {{j|ビックリトバシ|Bikkuri Tobashi|Surprising Launcher}}.
|jpcommon  = {{j|ビックリトバシ|Bikkuri Tobashi|Surprising Launcher}}.
|jpname    = {{j|タイラハネトバシ|Taira Hane Tobashi|Flat Jump Launcher}}.
|jpname    = {{j|タイラハネトバシ|Taira Hane Tobashi|Flat Jump Launcher}}.
|scientific = ''Platylepas ascendii''. ''Ascendii'', derived from 'ascend', refers to its high jumping ability.
|scientific = ''Platylepas ascendii''. ''Ascendii'' is derived from "ascend", referring to its high jumping ability.
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== Gallery ==
{{image}}
<gallery>
The Lonely Tower Flatterchuck cutscene.jpg|[[Cutscene]] where a Flatterchuck nearly flattens a group of [[Rock Pikmin]].
</gallery>
== Trivia ==
*The Flatterchuck is one of the only three creatures in the series that have plant life growing on it, in this case only moss. The other two are the bosses [[Emperor Bulblax]] and [[Quaggled Mireclops]].


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

Latest revision as of 14:57, August 19, 2024

Flatterchuck In-game icon.
A Flatterchuck.
Appears in Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name Platylepas ascendii
Family Heavil
Areas The Lonely Tower, Below the Ice
Attacks None

The Flatterchuck (ビックリトバシ?, lit.: "Surprising Launcher") is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. At first it looks like a stone platform with eyes, roughly four times wider than Captain Olimar and it appears to have moss growing on it. When stepped on it leaps straight upward, using insectoid legs.

Behavior[edit]

The Flatterchuck lies flat on the ground, with its eyes closed until Pikmin or Captain Olimar walk onto it. It will blink briefly and then launch its body upwards, sending anything standing on it up into the air. It will come back to its original state, and will repeat the process if something steps on it again. It takes roughly two seconds from the moment something steps on it to the moment it springs up.

Locations[edit]

Strategy[edit]

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

Flatterchucks act as platforms for the player to reach new areas. They do not act as traditional enemies and cannot be attacked or killed. One thing to be sure of is that all of your Pikmin are on the Flatterchuck before it jumps, or else it may scatter them away from you.

Notes

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It sleeps flat, blending in with the ground, and will only move if something walks across its back. At this stimulus, it leaps high into the air. It's difficult to say who's to blame when this happens—the Flatterchuck itself or the one who stepped on it.

Naming[edit]

See more: Heavil family#Naming.
  • Common name: Flatterchuck. The name is a play on Skutterchuck, a related enemy, and refers to its flatter body.
  • Japanese nickname: ビックリトバシ?, lit.: "Surprising Launcher".
  • Japanese name: タイラハネトバシ?, lit.: "Flat Jump Launcher".
  • Scientific name: Platylepas ascendii. Ascendii is derived from "ascend", referring to its high jumping ability.
  • Internal names: Unknown.
  • Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese ビックリトバシ?
Bikkuri Tobashi
Surprising Launcher
Flag of the Netherlands Dutch Tilmijt
Flag of France French Plaquéléon sauteur Jumping Plate Cameleon
Flag of Germany German Schleuderplattling Catapult-"Flatling"
Flag of Italy Italian Pianoleonte
Flag of South Korea Korean 깜짝투수벌레
Flag of Spain Spanish Chatálido

Gallery[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

  • The Flatterchuck is one of the only three creatures in the series that have plant life growing on it, in this case only moss. The other two are the bosses Emperor Bulblax and Quaggled Mireclops.

See also[edit]