Withering Blowhog

Withering Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus decrepitia
Family	Blowhog
Areas	Valley of Repose, Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild
Caves	Bulblax Kingdom, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Trampled Garden, Hazard Training, Cave of Snarls
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Blow air and wither Pikmin flowers

The Withering Blowhog (アオケダタラ^?) is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. It is a smaller variation of the Puffy Blowhog, and it has orange-red skin with yellow spots that seem to form a flame design and a white underside. It also seems to have two whisker-like appendages under its snout that are white in color. When Pikmin are nearby, the Withering Blowhog will unleash a gust of air (or orange gas in Pikmin 4) which, although it is significantly less powerful than the Puffy Blowhog's breath, will cause the Pikmin's flowers to instantly wilt. Withering Blowhogs can also reach Pikmin behind gates or thin walls, which makes destroying a gate guarded by one an incredibly frustrating task. To attack it, several Pikmin must be thrown onto its body, or at least one Purple Pikmin. The weight will ground the Blowhog for a few seconds, utterly helpless; it has less vitality than the Puffy Blowhog, but several attacks may still be needed depending on how many Pikmin are on hand. When defeated, it deflates like a balloon. In Pikmin 4, it can rapidly escape after shaking off Pikmin by blowing a burst of gas, flying off and reappearing a short distance away.

After blowing air, it will giggle in happiness, but it will only do this if Pikmin get knocked down. Purple Pikmin will not be knocked back, but will wilt anyway.

Although one might think that the flying Blowhog is far out of reach of the leaders down below, the Rocket Fist is actually capable of hitting the creature while in the air with its third punch, but each hit does so little damage that trying to kill it in this manner would be extremely time consuming.

In 2-Player Battle, the Withering Blowhog is one of the selections on the roulette. When chosen, these creatures appear near the opponent's Onion, and act the same as they do in the main story mode.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1800	5.4 HP/s
	1	2	4	× 5	1800	No

Notes

Olimar's notes

“The withering blowhog is a close relative of the puffy blowhog, but its breath is significantly weaker. However, its breath does contain a petal-withering plant hormone that causes flowers to instantly lose their petals. Although its breath has not been studied in detail, analysis of the chemical compounds involved hold great promise for the biotechnology sector.”

Louie's notes

“Hang this creature on a rack and sun-dry on a hot afternoon. When suitably crisp, grind the sun-dried beast into powder. Makes a great

substitute for cayenne or curry powder!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“The Withering Blowhog can exhale with so much force that it blows the bloom off a Pikmin and turns it into a leaf-bearing sprout. After you battle one of the beasts, chances are your troops will be in need of nectar.”

Strategy

Pikmin

Throw Pikmin (preferably Yellow Pikmin) at it, taking care to avoid its attack, as the loss of flower Pikmin can be frustrating. If there are aggressive enemies near it, be sure to defeat them first, or casualties might occur.

Leaders

This creature can only be damaged by the third punch of the Rocket Fist, however, the process will take a long time.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			hanachirashi
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	0.5
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1800
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	70
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?)	0.0001
fp06	速度	Move speed	100
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.05
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	250
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	100
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	100
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	275
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	150
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	40
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	200
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	20
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	300
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	20
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	0
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	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	80
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	80
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	30
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	3
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	8
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	5
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	10
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	30
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	基準飛行高さ	Regular flying height	70
fp02	上昇係数	Unknown (rise coefficient?)	1
fp03	空中ウェイト時間	Duration it idles while patrolling	3
fp10	地上ウェイト時間	Unknown (ground wait time?)	1
fp04	振払落下時間	Determines the time until it shakes in the air once a pikmin is latched	1
ip01	落下最低ピキ数	Pikmin weight to take it down	4
fp05	上下の揺れ速度	Unknown (vertical swing speed?)	2.5
fp06	上下の揺れ幅	Unknown (horizontal swing speed?)	5

Other information

• Size: Body length: 74mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #18

Naming

The following article or section needs help from someone who can translate Japanese text.

See more: Blowhog family#Naming.

• Common name: Withering Blowhog. This blowhog's main ability is to whiter away Pikmin's flowers and buds, hence the name.
• Japanese nickname: アオケダタラ^?.
• Japanese name: ミカゼアオケダタラ^?, lit.: "Seed Wind Aokedatara".
• Scientific name: Sus decrepitia. It uses the main genus name on the blowhog family, and decrepitia is very similar to the Latin word decrepita, meaning "feeble". This is because of its ability to weaken Pikmin.
• Internal names: Internally, it is known as hanachirashi, where hana is はな^? (lit.: "flower"), and chirashi means ちらし^?, with one of the possible translations being "scattering". This name could have been decided due to the fact that when a Pikmin's flower is blown off, its petals scatter everywhere.
• Prerelease: None.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Withering Blowhog from Pikmin 2.

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  Alternate scan of the Withering Blowhog's artwork.

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  A Withering Blowhog in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.

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  The Withering Blowhog in Pikmin 4.

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  The creature's e-card, #19 (18^th blue card).

Trivia

• In the Japanese version and in an early version of the English translation, the plant withering hormone is said to be an ethylene-like compound.
• Interestingly, when the game is paused or a cutscene is active, the light bands of color that flash across the Blowhogs' skin will still move, even if the Blowhog itself is motionless.
• The Withering Blowhog resembles the iwagen, an unused object in Pikmin.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Puffy Dépérissant	Withering Blowhog
German	Rüsseldekomposis	from Rüssel (trunk) and dekomposieren (loanword from French décomposer, meaning 'to disassemble')
Spanish (NoA)	Verraco marchitante	Withering pig