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Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)

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Screenshot of the Piklopedia.
Screenshot of the Piklopedia, on the Puffy Blowhog's entry.
This article is about Olimar's encyclopedia on the life-forms he has encountered in Pikmin 2. It is not to be confused with Pikipedia, the name of this Wiki.


The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 2.
Particularly:

  • Document what needs to be done to open each creature's entry. Some need to be defeated, and others need to be touched, but there may be more complex mechanics.
  • Document what exactly triggers the game to show the unseen entries's grid slots, as opposed to hiding them.
  • Be more specific about what counts as "when the final boss is defeated" – is it when its health drops to 0, its treasures are recovered, the King of Bugs is recovered, etc.

The Piklopedia (生物図鑑?, lit.: "Creature Picture Book") is an in-game list of all the enemies and plants in Pikmin 2 that the player has come in contact with throughout their exploration. The player can access the Piklopedia's menu by pressing the L Button on the GameCube controller / the + Control Pad left on the Wii Remote when on the area selection menu.

This catalog also keeps track of how many Pikmin have been lost to each enemy, how many of said enemy the player has defeated so far, and how many Pokos the enemy is worth. For fields that cannot be counted, four dashes appear instead. On top of that, it also contains notes written down by Olimar and Louie; Olimar's notes talk about the enemy or plant in general, but Louie's notes, if available, normally explain some cooking recipes involving the creatures. Louie's notes only become available (permanently) when the final boss is defeated in any saved game. Selecting the slot of a creature that has not been seen yet will just produce static on the main "screen", and their grid slots will show their Piklopedia number, instead of their icon.

Pikpik carrots can be thrown at enemies to see their reaction, although the throws cannot be directly aimed – not even with the New Play Control! remake's enhanced cursor – and are loosely based on the direction the camera is facing. Ultra-bitter sprays can also be used on the non-plant creatures by pressing the Z Button on the GameCube controller / the 1 Button on the Wii Remote; this does not affect the in-game spray count.

The Piklopedia is the counterpart to the Treasure Hoard, which shares the same music.

Entries

# Icon Name Scientific name Family HP Weight Max.
carriers		 Value Seeds
produced
1   Red Bulborb Oculus kageyamii russus Grub-dog family 750 10 20 7 12
2   Hairy Bulborb Oculus kageyamii folliculus Grub-dog family 650 10 20 7 12
3   Orange Bulborb Oculus kageyamii orangium Grub-dog family 850 10 20 7 12
4 File:Dwarf Red Bulborb icon.png Dwarf Red Bulborb Pansarus pseudoculii russus Breadbug family 200 3 6 2 4
5   Snow Bulborb Pansarus pseudooculii frosticus Breadbug family 150 3 6 2 4
6   Dwarf Orange Bulborb Pansarus pseudooculii orangium Breadbug family 250 3 6 2 4
7   Spotty Bulbear Oculus terriblis dotticum Grub-dog family 1200 10 20 10 12
8   Dwarf Bulbear Oculus terriblis Grub-dog family 500 3 6 2 4
9   Bulborb Larva Oculus bambinii Grub-dog family 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A
10   Fiery Bulblax Oculus volcanus Grub-dog family 1400 10 20 10 12
11   Water Dumple Ichthyosa felinis Grub-dog family 200 5 10 3 5
12   Bulbmin Parasiticus pikminicus Pikmin family 300 7 14 3 10
13   Fiery Blowhog Sus draconus Blowhog family 1000 7 15 4 8
14   Watery Blowhog Sus loogiens Blowhog family 1000 7 15 4 8
15   Armored Cannon Beetle Larva Granitus chukkulinae Lithopod family 850/2000 7 15 4 8
16   Decorated Cannon Beetle Granitus decurum Lithopod family 850 7 15 4 8
17   Puffy Blowhog Sus inflata Blowhog family 3000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
18   Withering Blowhog Sus decrepitia Blowhog family 1800 N/A N/A N/A N/A
19   Gatling Groink Megaplod calibersi Unknown family 1200/700 10 20 7 12
20   Iridescent Flint Beetle Pilli envelopens Flint Beetle family 1000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
21   Iridescent Glint Beetle Pilli auricus Glint Beetle family 1200 N/A N/A N/A N/A
22   Doodlebug Pilli flatularum Flint Bug family 1500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
23   Female Sheargrub Himeagea mandibulosa Mandiblard family 50 1 1 1 2
24   Male Sheargrub Himeagea mandibulosa Mandiblard family 50 1 1 2 3
25   Shearwig Himeagea volarus Mandiblard family 200 1 1 2 4
26   Cloaking Burrow-nit Trilobitins reclusiva Burrow-nit family 300 8 16 3 8
27   Ravenous Whiskerpillar Lepidoptera pluckieus Whiskerpillar family 200 1 1 1 2
28   Anode Beetle Scarabum electrodia Scarab Beetle family 500 5 8 3 5
29   Mitite Mitivius infiltratus Unknown family 50 1 1 1 2
30   Hermit Crawmad Camabarus rustica Crawmad family 500 5 10 3 8
31   Swooping Snitchbug Scarpanica kesperens Scarpanid family 1500 3 6 4 4
32   Bumbling Snitchbug Scarpanica doofenia Scarpanid family 1500 3 6 4 8
33   Careening Dirigibug Flotillium circusmaximus Dirigibug family 1500 3 6 4 8
34   Antenna Beetle Mesmeri raiocontra Kettlebug family 700 3 6 5 5
35   Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat Cephalus dottalium Jellyfloat family 2500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
36   Greater Spotted Jellyfloat Cephalus vortexia Jellyfloat family 4500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
37   Fiery Dweevil Mandarachnia napalmens Dweevil family 150 3 6 2 5
38   Anode Dweevil Mandarachnia volticula Dweevil family 150 3 6 2 5
39 File:Caustic Dweevil icon.png Caustic Dweevil Mandarachnia sulfurnid Dweevil family 150 3 6 2 5
40   Munge Dweevil Mandarachnia pungetis Dweevil family 150 3 6 2 5
41   Volatile Dweevil Mandarachnia explodus Dweevil family 150 N/A N/A N/A N/A
42   Toady Bloyster Molluschid minionicus Mollusking family 800 3 6 10 25
43   Yellow Wollywog Amphicaris frodendum Amphituber family 800 7 14 5 8
44   Wollywog Amphicaris albino Amphituber family 1100 7 14 7 8
45   Wogpole Amphicaris frodendum Amphituber family 200 1 1 1 1
46   Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud Flora colbaltium Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
47   Crimson Candypop Bud Flora rufusia Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
48   Golden Candypop Bud Flora aurumia Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
49   Violet Candypop Bud Flora puniceus Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
50   Ivory Candypop Bud Flora niveus Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
51   Queen Candypop Bud Flora regina Candypop Bud family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
52   Creeping Chrysanthemum Taraxacum rovinia Chrysanthemum family 2500 10 20 7 12
53   Skitter Leaf Rus pseudoarbicans Skitterling family 120 1 1 1 1
54   Unmarked Spectralids Fenestari prismatus Flitterbie family 200 1 1 1 1
55   Honeywisp Nektara fatuus Honeywisp family 99999 N/A N/A N/A N/A
56   Mamuta Unknown Unknown family 500 7 15 3 8
57   Breadbug Pansarus gluttonae Breadbug family 1100 3 6 3 3
58   Pellet Posy Amplus nutrio Pellet Weed family 50 1/5/10/20 2/10/20/50 N/A 1/2/3/5/10/20
59   Common Glowcap Fungi luminarium Glowcap family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
60   Clover Quattris infectum Clover family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
61   Figwort Scrophularia xenomium Figwort family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
62   Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Dandelion family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
63   Seeding Dandelion Taraxacum ventulus Dandelion family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
64   Horsetail Equestrius vindico Horsetail family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
65   Foxtail Vulpes cauda Foxtail family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
66   Glowstem Nocturnica illuminati Glowcap family N/A N/A N\A N/A N/A
67   Margaret Luminosus croeaus Chrysanthemum family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
68   Fiddlehead Violinae orchestrus Fern family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
69   Shoot Unknown Unknown family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
70   Empress Bulblax Oculus matriarcha Grub-dog family 5000/3300 20 30 15 30
71   Burrowing Snagret Shiropedes anacondii Snavian family 1500/2500 5 10 10 15
72   Beady Long Legs Pseudoarachnia armoralis Arachnorb family 1300 N/A N/A N/A N/A
73   Emperor Bulblax Oculus supremus Grub-dog family 1300/1800 20 30 15 30
74   Giant Breadbug Pansarus gigantus Breadbug family 700 10 20 10 4
75   Pileated Snagret Shiropedes ambulatria Snavian family 5000 5 10 15 25
76   Man-at-Legs Pseudoarachnia navaronia Arachnorb family 2800 N/A N/A N/A N/A
77   Ranging Bloyster Molluschid predatoria Mollusking family 1500 3 6 15 25
78   Waterwraith Amphibio sapiens Unknown Family 1800/1500 N/A N/A N/A N/A
79   Segmented Crawbster Parastacoidea reptantia Creep-Crab family 3000 20 30 15 30
80   Raging Long Legs Pseudoarachnia furiendis Arachnorb family 10000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
81   Titan Dweevil Mandarachnia gargantium Dweevil family 5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Note that Unmarked Spectralids will also appear in the Red Bulborb, Orange Bulborb, and Hairy Bulborb's entries, if the player has all four of these entries unlocked. The Spectralids here flutter about alongside the grub-dogs and sometimes land on top of them.

Controls

See: Controls#Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard

Areas

When using the Piklopedia and the Treasure Hoard, the scenery will change depending on what area the ship is hovering on, on the area selection screen. Each object seen will spawn in a different, pre-specified location of the area. The Valley of Repose, the Awakening Wood and the Perplexing Pool have some notable differences compared to their in-game counterparts, while the Wistful Wild is barely any different. For a list of differences in the two versions of an area, please read the corresponding area article. The following maps illustrate a top-down view of the Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard versions of the areas, excluding the Wistful Wild, which has no visible difference.

Enemies that can die

Some enemies can actually die whilst on the Piklopedia.

  • Volatile Dweevils blow up when awakened.
  • Mandiblards will lose health if they touch water, and can even drown.
  • Due to a glitch, if one petrifies a Hermit Crawmad on dry land and throws several Pikpik carrots, the creature will gradually lose health, and can die.

Gallery

  • The Pikopedia when the sun is setting down.

  • The Piklopedia at night.

  • The Piklopedia during daytime.

Trivia

 
  • A dummy icon texture named zzdummy can be found within the Piklopedia's icon texture files. It's unused in the game, and it must have been used during development to represent enemies that had no icons at the time.
  • The icon textures for the Glowstem and Queen Candypop Bud have exact duplicates inside the game's files.
  • The icon for the Fiery Bulblax is 80 × 80 in size. This size is only used for boss icons, whereas normal enemies have icons that are 40 × 40. This indicates that in some early stage in development, the Fiery Bulblax was meant to be a boss, as are the other two "Bulblax" grub-dogs.
  • Thrown pikpik carrots will rotate to "face" the creature. Their stems will bend away from it.
  • If a pikpik carrot lands near a Red Bulborb, Hairy Bulborb, or Orange Bulborb just as it is about to go to sleep, its yawning and lying down animations will be sped up.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese 生物図鑑?
Seibutsu Zukan		 Creature Picture Book
  French Piklopédie Piklopedia
  German Piklopädie Piklopedia

See also

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