Hydro jelly

A hydro jelly from the Aquiferous Summit.

Hydro jellies (水こんにゃく^?, lit.: "Water konjac") are a type of obstacle in Pikmin 4. They resemble a glob of translucent blue gelatinous material, and can be found in clumps of different sizes. To be destroyed, they must first be frozen and then shattered. For the most part, hydro jellies merely block the way, but some contain objects inside like treasures, castaways, Flarlic, Pikmin, or raw materials.

Mechanics

When most Pikmin try to attack one, its attacks cause no effect, and eventually the Pikmin gives up. In addition, most Pikmin will fail to latch on to one when thrown. Ice Pikmin that are thrown or idle nearby will however latch on, and while their attacks do not drop the obstacle's health, they do start freezing it. After it is successfully frozen, or hit with an ice blast, other Pikmin types, the player character, and Oatchi will be able to hit it and destroy it. Oatchi's rush and fire starters are able to destroy them in one hit. Some ice enemies' attacks can freeze hydro jelly as well.

Once frozen, a hydro jelly will stay in that state forever. Some hydro jellies are already found pre-frozen, typically when in the presence of cold air or when found somewhere cold, like a refrigerator in Hero's Hideaway. When one is destroyed, a notification will appear on-screen saying "Hydro jelly burst." For hydro jellies that contain large objects in them, it will be possible to see the object protruding out.

Locations

Areas

• Serene Shores × 8
• Hero's Hideaway × 1 (Holds the Ice Onion.
• Hero's Hideaway (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) × 2

Caves

• Last-Frost Cavern sublevel 1
• Hectic Hollows sublevels 1 & 2
• Aquiferous Summit sublevels 1 & 2 (One holds a Castaway)
• Seafloor Resort sublevels 1 (One holds a Flarlic) & 2 (One holds a Climbing stick.)
• Subzero Sauna sublevels 1 (One blocks the exit), 2 & 3
• Frozen Inferno sublevels 3 & 4
• Doppelgänger's Den sublevel 1
• The Mud Pit sublevel 2
• Cavern for a King sublevel 6

Gallery

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  Two mounds of hydro jelly of different sizes in front of a castaway.

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  Frozen hydro jelly.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	水こんにゃく? Mizu konnyaku	Water konjac
Chinese (traditional)	水蒟蒻 Shuǐ jǔruò	Water konjac
Chinese (simplified)	水蒟蒻 Shuǐ jǔruò	Water konjac
Portuguese	Hidrogelatina	Hydro jelly
Spanish	hidrogelatina	hydrogelatin

See also

• Kingcap