Pearly Clamclamp

Pearly Clamclamp
File:Pearly Clam Clamp(PikminNPC).jpg
Appears in	N/A
Scientific name	Lapis regrettabilis
Family	Unknown
Areas	The Impact Site
Attacks	Eats Pikmin

The Pearly Clamclamp is an enemy in the Pikmin 1 game. This large bivalve has a pinkish shell and a small pearl surrounded by a clear blue membrane. When Pikmin are thrown on it, which is a grueling task, they will attack the membrane to reveal the pearl, but meanwhile the Clamclamp will stretch its mouth wide open, creaking like a poorly-oiled hinge, and chomp. When it does this, you need to have excellent timing and call the Pikmin so they won't be eaten. This is obviously a very simple predatory tactic for the creature. You will have to sum up the remaining skill in you to destroy the membrane and get the 50 Pikmin prize without losing any Pikmin. If the Clamclamp is on land, two bomb rocks can also be used for a quick and easy kill. This creature is one of the two second leading creatures in Pikmin production, succeeded by the Smoky Progg (100 Pikmin) and tied with the Armored Cannon Beetle.

Oddly, the Clamclamp has been known to take slight damage for a short time after the Pikmin have been called back, meaning that if the creature is already near death, the player can simply withdraw his or her Pikmin and the Clamclamp will die on its own.

There are only certain places where these creatures can be found:

Three of them are in the Impact Site. One is submerged in water. One of them has the Positron Generator.

Some are in Challenge Mode (Pikmin 1) in specific hard to reach places.

Locations

The enemy as seen at The Impact Site.

These are the locations of the Pearly Clamclamp in Challenge Mode:

• The Forest of Hope: one where the Radiation Canopy is in the main game, and another where the Burrowing Snagrets are in the main game.
• The Forest Navel: where the Libra is found.
• The Distant Spring: where the Massage Machine is, where the Gluon Drive is, and where the Chronos Reactor is.

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How to kill

There are two ways to kill the pearly clamclamp. the first and most dangerous way to defeat this enemy is to gather about 20 to 30 pikmin and throw them into the mouth of the pearly clamclamp, then when the pearly clamclamp starts to open its mouth wider call them back.The second and easiest way is to gather up 2 yellow pikmin, get them bomb rocks, and the throw them at the pearly clamclamp at a reasonable disance and once they've thrown their bomb rocks, repeat the process. Note that it can still attack after its pearl has been taken out.

Trivia

• In New Play Control Pikmin's Enemy Reel, The Pearly Clamclamp, is incorrectly named as a Clampshell. The reason why it is named this, is unknown.