Pyroclasmic Slooch

Pyroclasmic Slooch
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Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Areas
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Licks and burns Pikmin

The Pyroplasmic Slooch is an enemy featured in Pikmin 3, first seen at Nintendo's E3. It is resembles a black slug-like creature with yellow light pulsing down its body. It is somewhat cone-shaped with two small antennae at its tip. It cloaks itself in flames which will set any non resistant Pikmin on fire if they make contact with it. It moves rather slowly, leaving a flaming trail behind it that can further ignite Pikmin. Its face consists of two small eye stalks, and a long grey-blue tongue which it can lash out to snatch Pikmin from a medium range. It is only hurt by Red Pikmin, because they are immune to fire. While a Rock Pikmin's initial thump can damage it, they will quickly catch on fire. When killed, their flaming bodies extinguish, and shrink.

The Pyroplasmic Slooch will sometimes act as a hazard. Leaving trails of fire, will now block areas for non reds to travel across. It will only be accesable if you defeat them with red pikmin.  It takes 3 Pikmin to carry and is worth 15 Pokos.

Trivia

• It is possible that the name may be a pun of a pyroclastic flow, a fast moving current of hot gas or rock commonly found in volcanoes. This would make sense as these appear to be made of magma.

Gallery

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  Two Pyroplasmic Slooches being attacked by Charlie and his group of ferocious Red Pikmin.

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  A Pyroplasmic Slooch in the demo.

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  Alph and group of Rock Pikmin near a group of Pyroplasmic Slooches.

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  Zooming in on a Pyroplasmic Slooch.

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