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Waddlequaff
Icon for the Waddlequaff, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Appears in Pikmin 4
Scientific name Sluppus gourdicus
Family Gourdfeather
Areas Blossoming Arcadia
Caves Plunder Palace, Cradle of the Beast
Dandori Challenge stages None
Dandori Battle stages None
Attacks Inhale and eat Pikmin

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The Waddlequaff is a bird-like enemy first found in the Blossoming Arcadia in Pikmin 4. It has a cream feathered body with two wings of the same color, and a long pink beak which is always open. Waddlequaffs use their beak to suck in objects and prey and must be defeated to retrieve that which has been swallowed.

Stats

Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health
7 14 8 Sparklium × 7 1000

Behavior

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When the Waddlequaff spots a Pikmin, it will begin to inhale in an attempt to swallow and eat it. It can also swallow pellets, treasures, and scrummy bones, but only actively targets pellets and treasures, and ignores scrummy bones unless thrown directly into its attack range while inhaling. When it shakes off attacking Pikmin, swallowed pellets or treasures will be spat out, one at a time. Upon death, any remaining pellets or treasures it has eaten will be spat out all at once.

Appearance

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Locations

Blossoming Arcadia (Also with Olimar's Shipwreck Tale)

Strategy

It is recommended to have at least 30 Pikmin on your team, Once you encounter it, throw the Pikmin on its back. Or an alternative way is to feed it a bomb rock, or charge with Oatchi

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

It possesses a bottomless stomach and will swallow down anything and everything unfortunate enough to end up in its path. It will even consume things larger than its own body without missing a step. The best part is its goofy little head that looks just like a fuzz-covered gourd!

Olimar's Notes

Its overdeveloped respiratory muscles allow it to suck in large volumes of air through its long, thick beak while feeding. Its feathers are too small to use for flying. The current theory is that this is due to its niche position in the ecosystem being quite secure thanks to a lack of natural predators and little competition for food in its habitat. However, with the expansion of Pikmin territory, recently its numbers have been gradually declining.

Louie's Notes

Breasts, thighs, and wings can be baked, roasted, or fried. The rest of the carcass is great for flavoring a rich soup stock.

Naming

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See more: Gourdfeather family#Naming.
  • Common name: Waddlequaff. From "waddle", a type of walking of certain birds, and "quaff", to drink large amounts. This refers to the enemy's bird-like appearance and its inhaling ability.
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  • Scientific name: Sluppus gourdicus. Gourdicus refers to the enemy's gourd-like shape.
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Names in other languages

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Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese スイトリー? Suitley
Flag of France French Siphonard From siphon and canard (duck)
Flag of Brazil Portuguese (NoA) Ornitraga Platyllow The name is a portmanteau of "ornitorrinco" (platypus) and possibly "tragar" (swallow)
Flag of Spain Spanish Sorbeterrinco From "sorber" (suck) and "ornitorrinco" (platypus)

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Trivia

  • The Waddlequaff's stomach swells when swallowing a pellet, only returning to its original size upon death.

See also

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