Miniature Snootwhacker
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Naspiralum melona (adolescent) | ||
| Family | Snootwhack | ||
| Areas | Hero's Hideaway (Story Mode and Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) | ||
| Caves | Dream Home, Ultimate Testing Range, The Mud Pit | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Knock back Pikmin | ||
The Miniature Snootwhacker (コバナタタキ?, lit.: "Little Nose-Knocker") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is the younger variant of the Mammoth Snootwhacker. Due to its tough skin, it is immune to most physical attacks from Pikmin, even Rock Pikmin. Its belly is its weak point, but it can only be exposed by charging at it with Oatchi, using a lightning shock, or detonating a bomb rock or other explosive item near the creature.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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| 7 | 14 | 6 |  × 7
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500 |
Behavior
Upon getting close to Pikmin, Oatchi, or the player, the Miniature Snootwhacker will use its trunk to do a spinning attack. If this attack hits its target, they are briefly knocked into the air and sent a moderate distance away from where they were hit. If Oatchi hits the Miniature Snootwhacker with a rush, it will flip and reveal its soft belly, which is able to be damaged by Pikmin and/or Oatchi. When the Miniature Snootwhacker regains it's footing after being flipped, it will knock off any Pikmin attacking it. The Miniature Snootwhacker is unable to kill Pikmin.
Appearance
The Miniature Snootwhacker is a small, green, elephant-like creature with a bright red underbelly that closely resembles the Mammoth Snootwhacker, its older counterpart. Its color palette and texture resemble that of a watermelon.
Locations
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Strategy
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Due to the creature's hard skin, it cannot be attacked directly. Using Oatchi's Rush attack is the simplest and most effective method to flip the Snootwhacker over in order to attack its soft underbelly.
Notes
Dalmo's notes
Olimar's notes
“Immediately after birth, this species's skin starts to harden, and before long it will reach the same impenetrable toughness as that of an adult.
Adult Snootwhackers dexterously use their trunks to grab food from high tree branches, but juveniles consume fruits and nuts that have fallen to the ground, as well as other types of terrestrial flora.
This specimen's leg and torso muscles are underdeveloped compared to those in their nose, so they lack the strength to maintain their posture and easily lose their balance.”Louie's notes
Other information
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #64
Naming
- See more: Snootwhack family#Naming.
- Common name: Miniature Snootwhacker. The "miniature" helps describe their smaller nature in comparison to full grown variety.
- Japanese nickname: コバナタタキ?, lit.: "Little Nose-Knocker". "Little" is used to differentiate it from the Mammoth Snootwhacker.
- Japanese name: クロスジマキバナウリ 幼体?, lit.: "Black-streaked Coiled Nose Melon (juvenile)".
- Scientific name: Naspiralum melona (adolescent). It has the same scientific name to the Mammoth Snootwhacker, with the mention of its adolescence.
- Internal names:
SHIPPOZAKO.SHIPPOis the internal name for the Mammoth Snoothwhacker, which means "tail", which could refer to how it swings its trunk like a tail. "Zako", which means small-fry, is used to distinguish the size. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
コバナタタキ? Ko Bana Tataki |
Little Nose-Whacker | |
 Dutch |
Snoetstomperkalf | Snoot thumper calf | |
 French |
Frappatrompe nain | Dwarf Snootwhacker | |
 German |
Mini-Rüsselklatscher | Mini Trunkclapper | |
 Italian |
Proboscibatto nano | Dwarf trunkbeater | Portmanteau of "proboscide" (trunk) and "battere" (to beat) |
 Korean |
꼬마코치기 Kkoma-Ko-Chigi |
Little Nose-Whacker | |
 Portuguese |
Trombate nanico | Runt trunnock | "trombate" is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "bater" (knock) |
 Spanish |
Trompador miniatura | Miniature snootwhacker | "trompa" (trunk) with the agent suffix "-ador" |
Gallery
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A Miniature Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.
A Miniature Snootwhacker performing an attack.
A Miniature Snootwhacker in the Hero's Hideaway.
The backside of a Miniature Snootwhacker.
A Miniature Snootwhacker on its back, showing off its vulnerable belly in the Piklopedia.
A Miniature Snootwhacker preparing to attack.
A Miniature Snootwhacker whacking Pikmin.
Oatchi flipping a Miniature Snootwhacker onto its back.
Two Miniature Snootwhackers in The Mud Pit.
A defeated Miniature Snootwhacker in the Piklopedia.
