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==Behavior==
 
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=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|On sand hills or in the sea, wherever it may be, it never moves from its spot. It will sit and wait for someone to wander past. Someone being prey, preferably, though it could also be someone who knows the value of the beautiful shell or the pearl it holds nestled inside.|block=y}}
 
=== Olimar's notes ===
{{transcript|Using the pearl that takes shape inside its body as bait, this creature lures prey into its interior and traps it within its shell to feed. It's also worth noting that this pearl may just be an amalgamation of outside materials wrapped in a viscous gelatin exterior.
 
On the frequent occasions when it cannot gather food for itself, this creature can also obtain nutrients when the symbiotic algae within its body photosynthesizes. For this reason, it can often be found with its mouth open on shoals or sandy beaches that get a lot of sunshine.|block=y}}
 
=== Louie's notes ===
{{transcript|Heat in the shell over a strong fire to bring out the umami-rich juices. Finely mince the mantle and toss with noodles. Top with sesame seeds.|block=y}}
 
===Guide book===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the Ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell.
 
The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker then a real Pearl, reducing it in value.|block=y}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell. The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker than a real pearl, reducing it in value.}}
 
{{transcript|Shortly after you toss Pikmin into a pearly clamclamp, its shell will snap shut. Don't let the clam gobble up your Pikmin by ordering them in and out of the shell before it has a chance to clam up. If your Pikmin can smack the clamclamp's pearl free from the shell, they can cash it in at an onion to earn 50 seeds.}}
 
===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
{{transcript|Pearly clamclamps survive on instinct. If a Pikmin touches its sensitive tongue, it slams shut and slowly grinds away at an easy meal. Clamclamps produce pearl-like orbs that you can cash in for 50 Pikmin seeds.}}
 
===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
体内で形成した真珠や、外部から取り込んだもので獲物を誘って捕食する貝。日の当たる砂浜や浅瀬で口を開けており、干潮時に姿を現すこともある。
 
特徴 その1 オトリを使う
:真珠のほか、獲物の興味をひくものを寒天状の粘液で包んで、オトリとする。
:(Image text: 有機物や無機物を問わず、何でも利用する)
 
特徴 その2 捕食する
:殻を閉じて、咀嚼(そしゃく)する。
|block=y}}
 
'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
A shellfish that feeds on prey by luring them with pearls formed inside its body or items taken in from the outside. It opens its mouth on sunny beaches and in shallow water, and sometimes appears at low tide.
 
Feature #1: Using bait
:In addition to pearls, it wraps items of interest to its prey in gelatinous mucus and uses them as bait.
:(Image text: "It uses anything, organic or inorganic")
 
Feature #2: Preying
:It closes its shell and chews.
|block=y}}


==Locations==
==Locations==
[[File:Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|thumb|200px|The enemy as seen at [[The Impact Site]].]]
===''Pikmin''===
===''Pikmin''===
====Story Mode====
====Areas====
They only appear in [[The Impact Site]]. There are three, all of them on the beach area at the northwest. One is submerged in water, and has the [[Positron Generator]], but is replaced by a [[pearl]] the day after you collect it. Another is in a small island in the pond, and the final one is on the beach itself, to the north of the area.
*[[The Impact Site]] - Two spawn after day 1
**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this area, with two spawning after day 1. They are all located in the small section filled with water towards the northwest. This area is locked behind a [[white reinforced wall]], so [[Yellow Pikmin]] are required to access them, without the use of [[glitch]]es. They are all found in the water, with two holding pearls (producing 50 Pikmin each) and one holding the [[Positron Generator]]. The one holding the [[ship part]] appears on day 1.


====Challenge Mode====
====Challenge Mode====
These are the locations of the Pearly Clamclamp in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]]. These places are in specific hard to reach places and surrounded by enemies.
*[[The Forest of Hope]]
*[[The Forest of Hope]]: one where the [[Radiation Canopy]] is in the main game, and another where the [[Burrowing Snagret]]s are in the main game.
**There are two Pearly Clamclamps in this challenge mode stage. The first Clamclamp can be found towards the north, in an arena blocked off by a white reinforced wall. It is the arena where the [[Armored Cannon Beetle]] would be during [[story mode]]. The Clamclamp is located in the small segment towards the east, where the [[Radiation Canopy]] would be discovered. The second Clamclamp can be found on the raised section towards the south, with it being near the edge. During story mode, a patch of [[nectar weed]]s would be here. Both Pearly Clamclamps hold a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.
*[[The Forest Navel]]: where the [[Libra]] is found in story mode.
*[[The Forest Navel]]
*[[The Distant Spring]]: where the [[Massage Machine]] is, where the [[Gluon Drive]] is, and where the [[Chronos Reactor]] is, in the main game.
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp in this challenge mode stage. It is located on the small section towards the northwest, with a nearby [[stick bridge]] to connect to the main segment. It's on the second highest ledge, which can be reached via the [[geyser]], submerged in water. It is the small section where the [[Libra]] would be discovered during story mode. This Clamclamp holds a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.
*[[The Distant Spring]]
**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this challenge mode stage. The first Clamclamp can be found on the sandy section towards the southeast, in the southernmost corner. It's where the [[Massage Machine]] would be discovered during story mode. The second Clamclamp is located inside the tree trunk base towards the far west, where the two connected stick bridges are. It is where the [[Gluon Drive]] would be discovered during story mode. The final Clamclamp can be found on the sandy island towards the northeast, near where the [[Chronos Reactor]] would be discovered. It shares this space with a [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Each Pearly Clamclamp holds a pearl worth 50 Pikmin.


===''Pikmin 4''===
===''Pikmin 4''===
====Serene Shores====
====Areas====
There's three of them in this area, which is also the only area they appear in the game. One is found submerged in the big lake near the east of the map, holding a Flarlic. A second Pearly Clamclamp is located close to the center of the map, near the [[Water's Edge]] base. The third one is found in the northeastern corner of a map, but only during low tide.  
*[[Serene Shores]] - One appears after noon
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**There are three Pearly Clamclamps in this area. The first Clamclamp is located on the small island east of the 'Water's Edge' base. It holds the [[Ring-of-Return Shield]]. The second Clamclamp can be found submerged in the large section full of water directly east of the 'Water's Edge' base, in the section where the one of the [[Dandori Challenge]]'s is in. The Clamclamp is in the southeastern part of this section, near some [[Puckering Blinnow]]s. It holds a [[Flarlic]]. The final Clamclamp, which appears after noon, is located on the raised section slightly northeast of the 'Water's Edge' base, south of the [[Newtolite Shell]]. It will be adjacent to the [[dirt-mound]], and it holds the [[Princess Pearl]].
A fourth one does appear but only in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], roughly around where the [[Dandori Battle]] entrance is located.
 
====Caves====
*[[Engulfed Castle]]
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp on sublevel 2. It is located towards the far east, accessed by travelling through the thin tube blocked off by some [[Spotcap]]s and [[Kingcap]]s. It will be at the end of the tube, and it holds a [[castaway]].


====Engulfed Castle====
====Olimar's Shipwreck Tale====
This Pearly Clamclamp is found in the second sublevel of the cave, holding a [[Castaway]]. It is reached by following the narrow tunnel blocked by some [[Spotcap]]s and a [[Kingcap]].
*[[Serene Shores]]
**There is one Pearly Clamclamp in this tale's area. It is located on the thin stretch of land north of the 'Blossoming Dunes' base. It is in the space where the [[Dandori Battle]] would be located during story mode. It holds the [[Sagittarius]].


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== Strategy ==
== Strategy ==
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*A more advanced, more dangerous strategy is to position Oatchi above the Clamclamp, with his backside facing the enemy's mouth. [[Dismiss]]ing a squad of Blue Pikmin from this position with correct aiming will land them into the enemy's mouth, primed to attack. It should only take around 30 Blue Pikmin to beat the enemy in this way, although more may be used if the player is less confident in their aiming.
*A more advanced, more dangerous strategy is to position Oatchi above the Clamclamp, with his backside facing the enemy's mouth. [[Dismiss]]ing a squad of Blue Pikmin from this position with correct aiming will land them into the enemy's mouth, primed to attack. It should only take around 30 Blue Pikmin to beat the enemy in this way, although more may be used if the player is less confident in their aiming.
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{{Notes|reel=y|voyage=y}}
=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|On sand hills or in the sea, wherever it may be, it never moves from its spot. It will sit and wait for someone to wander past. Someone being prey, preferably, though it could also be someone who knows the value of the beautiful shell or the pearl it holds nestled inside.|block=y}}
=== Olimar's notes ===
{{transcript|Using the pearl that takes shape inside its body as bait, this creature lures prey into its interior and traps it within its shell to feed. It's also worth noting that this pearl may just be an amalgamation of outside materials wrapped in a viscous gelatin exterior.
On the frequent occasions when it cannot gather food for itself, this creature can also obtain nutrients when the symbiotic algae within its body photosynthesizes. For this reason, it can often be found with its mouth open on shoals or sandy beaches that get a lot of sunshine.|block=y}}
=== Louie's notes ===
{{transcript|Heat in the shell over a strong fire to bring out the umami-rich juices. Finely mince the mantle and toss with noodles. Top with sesame seeds.|block=y}}
===Guide book===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the Ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell.
The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker then a real Pearl, reducing it in value.|block=y}}
===''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide description===
{{transcript|To lure then trap creatures that are attracted to small shiny objects, the ploister turns undigested foodstuffs into round beads with the same secretion that makes up its shell. The pearl-like substance has a layering that is thinner and weaker than a real pearl, reducing it in value.}}
{{transcript|Shortly after you toss Pikmin into a pearly clamclamp, its shell will snap shut. Don't let the clam gobble up your Pikmin by ordering them in and out of the shell before it has a chance to clam up. If your Pikmin can smack the clamclamp's pearl free from the shell, they can cash it in at an onion to earn 50 seeds.}}
===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
{{transcript|Pearly clamclamps survive on instinct. If a Pikmin touches its sensitive tongue, it slams shut and slowly grinds away at an easy meal. Clamclamps produce pearl-like orbs that you can cash in for 50 Pikmin seeds.}}
===Pikmin Garden===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
体内で形成した真珠や、外部から取り込んだもので獲物を誘って捕食する貝。日の当たる砂浜や浅瀬で口を開けており、干潮時に姿を現すこともある。
特徴 その1 オトリを使う
:真珠のほか、獲物の興味をひくものを寒天状の粘液で包んで、オトリとする。
:(Image text: 有機物や無機物を問わず、何でも利用する)
特徴 その2 捕食する
:殻を閉じて、咀嚼(そしゃく)する。
|block=y}}
'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
A shellfish that feeds on prey by luring them with pearls formed inside its body or items taken in from the outside. It opens its mouth on sunny beaches and in shallow water, and sometimes appears at low tide.
Feature #1: Using bait
:In addition to pearls, it wraps items of interest to its prey in gelatinous mucus and uses them as bait.
:(Image text: "It uses anything, organic or inorganic")
Feature #2: Preying
:It closes its shell and chews.
|block=y}}
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===''Pikmin''===
===''Pikmin''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pearly Clamclamp.jpg|The enemy as seen at [[The Impact Site]].
Pearly Clamclamp.png|Artwork of the Pearly Clamclamp from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
Pearly Clamclamp.png|Artwork of the Pearly Clamclamp from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
Pearly Clamclamp alt.png|Alternate artwork with the [[Positron Generator]].
Pearly Clamclamp alt.png|Alternate artwork with the [[Positron Generator]].