Tusked Blowhog

Tusked Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus magdentum
Family	Tusked blowhog
Areas	Blossoming Arcadia (night), Hero's Hideaway
Caves	Hectic Hollows, Below-Grade Discotheque
Dandori Challenge stages	Dandori Day Care
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Charges and eats Pikmin

The Tusked Blowhog (シシドックリ^?, lit.: "Boar Tokkuri") is a boar-like enemy in Pikmin 4 that charges forward when provoked and eats Pikmin. Despite the name, Tusked Blowhogs are not of the blowhog family but a separate family, the aptly named tusked blowhog family.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
7	14	10 (0 glow pellets)	× 7	900

Behavior

A Tusked Blowhog typically wanders about in a small territory until something catches its attention. If it sees something, it will open its mouth while charging forward and eventually skidding to a halt. The charge will disrupt groups and launch Pikmin, Oatchi and the player character into the air. As it begins its charge, it can snatch up to three Pikmin and begin eating them after it stops moving. If it strays too far from its territory, it will begin walking back, ignoring attacks. Like Oatchi's rush, Tusked Blowhog charges destroy jars.

Strategy

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

Care should be taken to not let the Tusked Blowhog disrupt the entire squad. It can only eat three Pikmin at a time, but can launch the leaders and other Pikmin into compromising situations. While the creature is unaware, charging it from behind with your Pikmin is effective. Charging from the front however, is ill-advised due to it launching everything in its path and puts the Pikmin in danger of being eaten. Throwing is generally safer, though as the Tusked Blowhog charges, most Pikmin will fall off. As with every creature, whistling Pikmin before it shakes them off is important.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

“Setting its unwavering sights on its target, it makes a ferocious mad dash at full speed. Even if you hit it really hard, you won't slow down this bold beastie. It single-mindedly carries through with an unwavering focus that inspires me to improve my focus on my own tasks.”

Olimar's Notes

“Similar to an ancestor species of the Fiery Blowhog, this creature has a pair of sharp tusks that it uses to charge enemies with vigorous violence. It demonstrates its aggressive nature when it pursues its prey and when it's attacked by a predator of its own. In the case of the latter, the Tusked Blowhog will attack its attacker, causing them to balk while it can dash away to safety.

This species also has an extremly sharp sense of smell, which it uses to detect the pheromone-like scent of its favourite food-underground mushrooms.”

Louie's Notes

“Stew with root veggies, wild greens, and a bit of miso for a mouthwatering and rustic flavor. Drain all the blood beforehand to avoid that gamy smell.”

Other information

• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #22
• Musical theme: Boss battle (cave) (Hectic Hollows only)

Naming

• Common name: Tusked Blowhog. It resembles other grounded Blowhogs, and indeed has two tusks jutting out.
• Japanese nickname: シシドックリ^?, lit.: "Boar Tokkuri". シシ^? is short for イノシシ^? (lit.: "wild boar").
• Japanese name: ハイイロシシドックリ^?, lit.: "Gray Boar Tokkuri".
• Scientific name: Sus magdentum. Likely a portmanteau of "magnum", big in Latin, and "dentis" or "dentes", Latin for "tusks" or "teeth".
• Internal names: RUSHER. It could refer to how it rushes towards the player and their Pikmin squad to attack them.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シシドックリ? Shishi Dokkuri	Boar Tokkuri	Tokkuri
Chinese (traditional)	野豬德古利 Yězhū Dégǔlì	Boar Tokkuri
Chinese (simplified)	野猪德古利 Yězhū Dégǔlì	Boar Tokkuri
Dutch	Wilde ivoorstormer	Wild ivory stormer
French	Puffy à défenses	Tusked puffy
German	Rüsselverres	Trunk-boar	The name comes from "Rüssel" (Trunk) and the latin word "Verres" meaning boar, a male pig
Italian	Zanghiale	Tusboar	The name comes from "zanna" (tusk) and "cinghiale" (boar)
Korean	멧돼지호롱 Metdwaeji-Horong	Boar Oil Lamp
Portuguese	Tromba-porco	Trunk pig	The name is a portmanteau of "tromba" (trunk) and "porco" (pig) "Tromba" is also a form of the verb "trombar" (to bump)
Spanish	Verraco jabato	Piglet boar

Gallery

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  A Tusked Blowhog having knocked the player character down in the Piklopedia.

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  Tusked Blowhog by itself.

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  A Tusked Blowhog charging in Below-Grade Discotheque.