Mammoth Snootwhacker
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Naspiralum melona | ||
| Family | Snootwhack | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Dream Home | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Crush pikmin, knock Pikmin back | ||
The Mammoth Snootwhacker (オオハナタタキ?, lit.: "Large Nose-Knocker") is a large enemy in Pikmin 4. It is the older variant of the Miniature Snootwhacker. Like its younger form, it has a thick skin that prevents most attacks and allows it to crush non-Rock Pikmin with the weight of its trunk. These attacks pose a greater threat and larger radius given the increased size. Unlike the smaller version, it takes two charges from Oatchi to damage it, as only one will simply stun it instead of exposing the belly, its weak point.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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| 20 | 40 | 20[note 1] |  × 20
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7000 |
- ^ This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.
Behavior
The Mammoth Snootwhacker will patrol a given area where it naturally spawns. When a Captain, Pikmin, or Oatchi enters this area, it will attempt to run at the Captain and begin attacking. Its first attack, the sweeping attack, is a long-range movement of its trunk in the area surrounding it, sending Pikmin every which way when it connects. The Snootwhacker telegraphs this attack with a few circular movements of its trunk. This attack will knock the player off of Oatchi, as well as knock both down if they are caught in the swing, but is otherwise non-lethal. After this attack, it will usually try to attack by curling its trunk up before slamming it down on anything directly in front of it. This will crush anything caught in the attack (except for Rock Pikmin, provided they are on soft ground). The player can, of course, send Oatchi at it with a Rush, causing it to trip up for a while. If hit again, it will be flipped over, exposing its belly. If given enough time in either knocked-down state, it will get back up and immediately use its crushing attack. If the player leaves its patroling area, the Snootwhacker will go back to normal, patrolling the area as expected.
If a bomb rock is thrown at a Mammoth Snootwhacker, it will use its trunk to fling the bomb rock back at the player.
Appearance
The Mammoth Snootwhacker is a large, green elephant-like creature with a bright red underbelly that closely resembles the Miniature Snootwhacker, its younger counterpart. Its color palette and texture resemble that of a watermelon.
Locations
- Dream Home sublevel 1: One is found in the southeast of this sublevel.
- Trial of the Sage Leaf – 5th Story: The White Key: One guards the White Onion in this challenge.
Strategy
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Much like its miniature version, Oatchi is required to defeat this creature without items. With Oatchi, Rush down the Snootwhacker from its sides or back to cause it to enter a stunned state. After that, the player has ample time to follow up with another Rush, allowing you to expose its soft underbelly. It will typically flip itself back up after it takes about a third of its health, meaning you will need to repeat this process a few times to fell the beast. Simply being mindful of if and when it is going to attack, and which attack it will use is the main key to this fight, and it will give ample time to telegraph its attack and allow the player to position themselves accordingly. Provided the player has the appropriate upgrades connected to his Rush, Oatchi can usually knock down the Snootwhacker before it can even begin to attack the second time around. While it will not appear in an area where it can send Pikmin into more perilous situations in the Dream Home, it will appear near a pit in The White Key. The player should also be mindful of where Pikmin end up if they are knocked away, as it can still crush Pikmin with its second attack.
It's also possible to use items to beat it. Explosions and lightning shocks can stun it and knock it over, just like Oatchi's rush and ice blasts will freeze it, letting you damage it without knocking it over.
If the player finds the fight with this creature in Dream Home tedious, or is performing a speedrun, a quick way to defeat this boss in one go is using Ice Pikmin. Bring around 20 Ice Pikmin into the cave - Yellow and Purple pikmin are reccomended but technically not required - then use a spicy spray when the boss is in your sights. The spicy spray not only lets you more rapidly charge Oatchi's rush but also increases the amount Ice Pikmin both freeze and damage enemies by a lot. If you have a large squad of Pikmin the boss should be defeated soon after it freezes since it cannot get up whilst frozen. If you would rather not use items, around 60 Rock Pikmin can be brought into the cave. Rock pikmin deal extra damage when rushed with Oatchi onto frozen enemies, allowing 60 Rock Pikmin to defeat a frozen Snootwhacker in two rushes. This requires excellent reaction time and sacrificing many other Pikmin for the cave, however.
Notes
Dalmo's notes
Olimar's notes
“The long nose on this specimen has neither bone nor cartilage but is made up entirely of muscle and can be flexibly curved and extended.
Its tough hide consists of densely layered collagen lattices that cover almost its entire body, leaving only the regular skin on the belly exposed.
The fully developed trunk is large and quite heavy, so the Mammoth Snootwhacker usually rolls it inward to carry it closer to its center of gravity. But if its territory is invaded, it will extend the trunk and flail it around, even using it to strike a perceived enemy.
Just like a juvenile Snootwhacker, their nose comprises a disproportional amount of their body weight, resulting in poor balance. If attacked from behind or from the side, even an adult of the species is easily knocked over.”Louie's notes
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #65
- Musical theme: Boss battle cave
Naming
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- See more: Snootwhack family#Naming.
- Common name: Mammoth Snootwhacker. Mammoths are large, prehistoric elephants. It is of larger size than the Miniature Snootwhacker, and as the species resembles an elephant, the term mammoth applies.
- Japanese nickname: オオハナタタキ?, lit.: "Large Nose-Knocker". "Large" is used to distinguish itself from the Miniature Snootwhacker.
- Japanese name: クロスジマキバナウリ?, lit.: "Black-streaked Coiled Nose Melon".
- Scientific name: Naspiralum melona. Melona is similar to "melon", to describe its thick, green exterior.
- Internal names:
SHIPPO. "Shippo" means tail, which could refer to how it swings its trunk like a tail. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
オオハナタタキ? Oo Hana Tataki |
Large Nose-Whacker | |
 Dutch |
Mammoetsnoetstomper | Mammoth snoot thumper | |
 French |
Frappatrompe géant | Giant snootwhacker | "frapper" (to hit) + "trompe" (trunk) |
 German |
Riesen-Rüsselklatscher | Giant Trunkclapper | |
 Italian |
Proboscibatto gigante | Giant trunkbeater | Portmanteau of "proboscide" (trunk) and "battere" (to beat) |
 Korean |
거대코치기 Geodae-Ko-Chigi |
Giant Nose-Whacker | |
 Portuguese |
Trombate colosso | Colossus trunnock | Portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "bater" (knock) |
 Spanish |
Trompador magno | Great snootwhacker | "trompa" (trunk) with the agent suffix "-ador" |
Gallery
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A Mammoth Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.
A Mammoth Snootwhacker performing an attack.
A Mammoth Snootwhacker as it appears when it is stunned.
A Mammoth Snootwhacker as it appears when it is vulnerable.
The backside of a Mammoth Snootwhacker.
The corpse of a Mammoth Snootwhacker and Miniature Snootwhacker for a size comparison between the two.
A defeated Mammoth Snootwhacker at a different angle.
A Mammoth Snootwhacker preparing to crush Pikmin in Dream Home.
A Mammoth Snootwhacker in the 5th Story of Trial of the Sage Leaf.
