Water Dumple

Water Dumple
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Ichthyosa felinis
Family	Grub-dog
Areas	The Distant Spring, Valley of Repose, Perplexing Pool, Distant Tundra, Twilight River
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Citadel of Spiders, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Creator's Garden
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Silver Lake, Forgotten Cove
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert
Side Story days	None
2-Player Battle stages	Tile Lands
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats Pikmin

Water Dumples (ダンゴナマズ^?, lit.: "Catfish Dumpling") are enemies in all three Pikmin games. They are members of the grub-dog family, and act like Bulborbs. They are most commonly found in the water, but can survive on land as well. They resemble blue cat- or shellfish, with relatively large mouths, whisker-like features, and tentacles at the rear of their abdomen. They are weaker and slower with each successive game, but can always be defeated easily if the player is cautious and swarms them. Just like Bulborbs, Purple Pikmin will work particularly well if this creature is found on land. A Water Dumple can be defeated easily by leaders as it has few hit points.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	5	10	5	N/A	200	Unknown
	5	10	5	× 3	200	No
(?)	5	10 (normally)	5	× 30  × 30	200	No

Notes

Reel notes

“This aquatic creature is a close relative of the bulborb.”

Olimar's notes

“A resident of freshwater pools and marshes, this aquatic creature regularly feeds on insects that land on the surface of the water. It shares a nearly identical skeletal structure with its close relative and terrestrial cousin, the bulborb. This may offer clues to its evolutionary origin and suggests that it only recently emigrated to an aquatic habitat.”

Louie's notes

“Deep-fry dumples without batter for all of the flavor with half the fat!”

Nintendo Player's Guide

"The swimming version of a Dwarf Bulborb has a large mouth and a big appetite. Since Water Dumples are blue, they blend in with the water. Squash them with blue Pikmin or draw them out of the water and hit them with purples. Beware they can spot you from a greater distance than other enemies can."

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

"Water Dumples are compact aquatic creatures capable of quickly devouring a small group of Pikmin. Given their size, these enemies are surprisingly powerful, so it's best to overwhelm them before they have a chance to attack.

When you encounter a Water Dumple, flank the creature and send a squad of Blue Pikmin charging in from the rear."

Behavior

Pikmin

In Pikmin, Water Dumples are found in or near bodies of water and always in groups. They have one simple bite attack that can grab only a few Pikmin at a time, and if attacked, they may shake any Pikmin off of their bodies. Though similar in stature to Dwarf Bulborbs, Water Dumples cannot be defeated by one Pikmin thrown directly onto their back, but can be defeated rather quickly, regardless. If a Water Dumple spots a Pikmin or leader, it will give chase and continue for a considerable distance.

Pikmin 2

Water Dumples are very much unchanged in Pikmin 2. They are more fragile (but still sturdier than all varients of Dwarf Bulborbs), and they are found more frequently on land due to the many caves they appear in that contain little or no water.

Pikmin 3

Water Dumples are similar to their previous appearances in Pikmin 3, but they have gone through a few notable changes. They are found alone or much more spread out in several areas, but still found in water in almost all cases. Since they are frequently single targets, they are also slightly stockier. Most notably, Water Dumples can now counter Pikmin very easily if attacked from the front; with its simple bit, one creature can shake a huge army off its face before taking much damage at all, leaving the attackers vulnerable.

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Pikmin

Swarming a Water Dumple with a large army of Pikmin is usually very effective. If these enemies are in large groups, however, and you have few Pikmin, it is likely that some Pikmin will be eaten, as the Dumples attack with quick lunges. In such a case, separate the creatures by luring them away from the group one after another. If you lure a Water Dumple too far out, it will lose interest and begin to return to the group or its original location. When this happens, swarm them from behind to ensure a quick and safe victory.

Pikmin 2

The basic strategy for defeating Water Dumples is unchanged; swarm with a large group of Pikmin. However, a few new strategies are brought to the table. If you have Purple Pikmin at your disposal, use them to stun the creature from a distance, and then continue pelting it for a quick defeat. This way is safest, as the creature should not be able to regain its sense fast enough to fight back against the Pikmin. Also, now with stronger punches, it is possible to take out Water Dumples effectively with a leader. This may take a while, but if it is your best option for some reason, just circle the creature, punching it and backing off when it shakes or bites.

Pikmin 3

One new precaution must be taken with Water Dumples: don't send your squad in from the front. Doing so will result in the Dumple shaking off all Pikmin, no matter how many, and following up with bites. It is best to approach it from the rear and charge from there, or just throw Pikmin onto its back and whistle them back off if/when it attempts to shake them off.

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	namazu
HP	200

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			catfish
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	200
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	20
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.3
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	60
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	280
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	80
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	180
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	25
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	50
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	25
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	50
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	25
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	40
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	1
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	1
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	1
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	2
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	2
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	2
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	ぼんやり時間	Unknown (idle time?)	2
fp02	白ピクミン毒	White Pikmin poison damage	300
fp03	回転終了角度	Max angle it will rotate at, on the spot	90

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	namazu
HP	200
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	3
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	1
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	300
Mission Mode value	30

Other information

• Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Whiskered Water Dumple
• Size: Body length: 40mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #11

Naming

In the name "Water Dumple", the word "water" is naturally related to its tendency to be submerged, while "dumple" is the word "dumpling" without the -ling suffix. "Dumple" is not a word that exists in the English language, but it derives from dumpling because of the creature's Japanese name: ダンゴナマズ^?, which translates to "Catfish Dumpling". It could be said that the creature's simple round shape is what inspired the word "dango" for the Japanese name. The "catfish" part is because the real world catfish, in that the Water Dumple has fish characteristics, mostly in terms of being underwater, and cat-like whiskers.

Its scientific name is Ichthyosa felinis, which means "cat fish"; "ichthys" is Greek for "fish", and "felinae" is the subfamily of cats, where "felinis" comes from. Internally, it is known as namazu in Pikmin and Pikmin 3, which is part of its Japanese name, but in Pikmin 2, this word is translated, making it catfish.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダンゴナマズ? Dango Namazu	Catfish Dumpling
French	Bouledeau	Portmanteau of "Boule" (ball) and "eau" (water). Also a pun on "bulldog".
German	Wasser-Klößling	Water Dumple
Italian	Idrotalpa	Hydro-mole
Spanish (NoE)	Mole acuática	Aquatic mole

Gallery

• 11waterdumple.png

  Water Dumple on the Piklopedia.

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  A Water Dumple in Pikmin 2. Note the absence of whiskers.

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  Underside of the Water Dumple.

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  Two Water Dumples in the enemy reel.

• WaterDumple.jpg

  A Water Dumple seen through the KopPad.

• ZlCfzREdy0AD02WJzv.jpg

  A closer look of the Water Dumple in Pikmin 3.

• PikCatfish.jpg

  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin.

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  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin 2.

• B8.JPG

  The creature's e-card, #11 (8^th blue card).

Trivia

• It is stated in Louie's notes on the Bumbling Snitchbug that Water Dumples lay eggs.
• Their "whiskers" are only present in Pikmin, having been removed in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 for unknown reasons.
• In Olimar's notes for the Wogpole, it is said that Water Dumples feed on the creature's eggs.
• The Water Dumple's design is likely made up of 2 separate species, the catfish and a shingle sea urchin.