Swooping Snitchbug

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Swooping Snitchbug
File:Swooping Snitchbug(PikminNPC).jpg
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Scarpanica kesperens
Family	Scarpanid
Areas	The Forest of Hope, The Distant Spring, Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild, Distant Tundra, Formidable Oak
Caves	Subterranean Complex, Frontier Cavern, Snagret Hole, Citadel of Spiders, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode stages	Abduction Den
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	Replants and deflowers Pikmin

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The Swooping Snitchbug is a creature found in all three Pikmin games. They are legless, round, flying insects that have evolved wing-like antennae as a means of locomotion. They swoop down, as their name suggests, and grab their prey with their claws. After carrying them for a few seconds, they violently throw them towards the ground. This action would harm most prey, whereas Pikmin are simply replanted and reverted to their original leaf-receptacle state. They are also able to pick up the Captains in Pikmin 3 much the way Bumbling Snitchbugs do in Pikmin 2.

These creatures will plummet to the ground if weighed down by a sufficient number of Pikmin, or with a single Purple Pikmin in Pikmin 2, or a single Rock Pikmin in Pikmin 3, rendering it susceptible to further attack. Ultra-Bitter Sprays may also be used to freeze it in mid-air, causing it to drop to the ground, which is arguably easier, but of course produces no corpse, and may be considered a waste of sprays. Should the enemy throw a Yellow Pikmin that is holding a bomb-rock, the bomb-rock will explode, killing the Yellow Pikmin and all Pikmin getting caught in the blast. In Pikmin, it can and will grab Pikmin from the leader's hand, if he's holding on to it before throwing, but in Pikmin 2, it will ignore any held Pikmin; it can still steal it from the hand if it is swooping, however. In Pikmin 3, it will attempt to swoop at held Pikmin, but it will never succeed in grabbing them, though it might instead grab the leader in the process.

Occasionally in Pikmin 2 in caves such as the Subterranean Complex, a Swooping Snitchbug might accidentally throw a Pikmin into the abyss below, killing it. The position of the Swooping Snitchbug in the Enemy reel, which is otherwise alphabetized, indicates that the creature's name may originally have started with "flying".

Notes

Reel notes

“This rare species uses its antennae as wings.”

Olimar's notes

“The scarpanids originally lived on the ground, sporting poorly developed vestigial wings. This species developed enlarged antennae that can be used as makeshift wings. Scarpanids are attracted by the sight of large groups of Pikmin in cavalry formation and will swoop down to seize them. However, scarpanids do not eat Pikmin, and they will drop any seized Pikmin after a short time. The reason for this behavior is unknown, but I look forward to future research in the area.”

Louie's notes

“Remove the wings, marinate a well-marbled steak for several hours in a chipotle marinade, then charbroil to perfection.”

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	napkid
HP	2000

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			sarai
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	17.5
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	80
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	200
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	50
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	120
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	70
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?)	70
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	15
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	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	100
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	60
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	35
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
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	0.3 (30%)
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	5
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	10
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	8
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	15
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	15
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	20
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	通常飛行高さ	Unknown (normal flight height?)	85
fp02	掴み飛行高さ	Unknown (flight height while holding?)	70
fp03	状態遷移高さ	Unknown	50
fp04	通常移動速度	Unknown (normal movement speed?)	80
fp05	掴み移動速度	Unknown (swooping movement speed?)	70
fp06	ウェイト時間	Unknown (time between swoops?)	3
fp11	上昇係数(0)	Unknown	4
fp12	上昇係数(5)	Unknown	0.3
fp21	振払確率(1)	Unknown	0.8
fp22	振払確率(5)	Unknown (time spent struggling on the ground?)	0.8
fp23	もがき時間	Unknown	1
fp31	ハント下降係数	Unknown	0.3
fp32	ハント後減衰率	Unknown	0.95
fp41	Fall Meck 速度	Unknown	330

Brawl Trophy description

File:SSBBSnitchbug.jpg

The Swooping Snitchbug trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

A member of the scarpanid family. Although originally a ground dweller, its oversized antennae developed into wings, allowing it to fly around freely. The snitchbug doesn't eat Pikmin, but rather picks them up, carries them away, and firmly replants them in another location.

Gallery

• Normal snitchbug-pikmin.jpg

  Artwork of a Swooping Snitchbug carrying Pikmin from Pikmin.

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  A Swooping Snitchbug breaking out from being petrified in Perplexing Pool.

• 173.png

  A Swooping Snitchbug in the Piklopedia of Pikmin 2.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Portuguese (NoE)	Snitchbug Predador	Predator Snitchbug	Name taken from the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy.