Flighty Joustmite
| Flighty Joustmite | |
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| Appears in | Pikmin 3 |
| Scientific name | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | Twilight River |
| Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages | None |
| Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages | None |
| Side Story days | None |
| Bingo Battle stages | None |
| Attacks | Jabs Pikmin |
The Flighty Joustmite is an enemy in Pikmin 3. This creature has the capability to fly. It acts much like the Cloaking Burrow-nit and the Joustmite, its relatives, in that it lashes its proboscis out to eat Pikmin, and has a fleshy area for the Pikmin to attack. The Flighty Joustmite is not very common and is only seen in a few areas, and only in Pikmin 3.
Battle Strategy
The Flighty Joustmite attacks by flying and stabbing its spear-like appendage straight down upon its prey. They can also attack while on the ground. If it misses whilst airborne, its joust will be stuck in the dirt for multiple seconds, making this an opportune time to attack it. To do so, you must hit the fleshy white part on its back, which isn't guarded by a shell. Rock Pikmin make fighting this creature a cakewalk, as they are immune to its stabbing probuscis.
Once it has last half of its overall health, it will begin to fly. While in the air, it is harder to hit and its health will regenerate quickly, much like the Shearwigs do, so Winged Pikmin are recommended to use when it is airborne. If more than 10 Winged Pikmin grab onto it, the creature will plummet to the ground and fall on its side, leaving itself vulnerable to further attack as it struggles to reorient itself.
Gallery
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A dead Flighty Joustmite.
The Flighty Joustmite being scanned in Japanese.
A Flighty Joustmite attacking the player.
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The Flighty Joustmite attacking Rock Pikmin, who are impervious to its attacks.
Trivia
- The Joustmites are named after jousting, a medieval sport with 2 opponents riding on horses, with the objective to knock the other one off of the horse using a sharp lance. The Joustmites are named after this for its proboscis resemble a lance.