Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat
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| Appears in | Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Cephalus dottalium | ||
| Family | Jellyfloat | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Shower Room, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Seafloor Resort, Ultimate Testing Range | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | None | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Hefty Haulway, Strategic Freezeway, Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| 2-Player Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Inhale and eat Pikmin | ||
The Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat (コマンマン?, lit.: "Small/Child Manman") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats resemble a large, blue, floating jellyfish with yellow spots, that float through the air. They attack the Pikmin by inhaling them and trapping them inside. The Pikmin will then be digested over a considerably long period of time, specifically 1 Pikmin per 30 seconds, but can be saved by defeating it. These creatures are related to the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat. They are also similar to the Medusal Slurker in the fact that they have clear bodies and keep Pikmin trapped inside of them. In Pikmin 4, they can't digest Pikmin, and they seem to have a limit of about 40 Pikmin. They also can no longer be weighed down by Pikmin, likely to facilitate the use of the new Ice Pikmin to defeat them.
Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats sing a faint song while idling, that is easiest to hear when music is turned off in the options menu.[1] Upon death, they swirl around the air and brilliantly explode in an array of small sparkling lights.
Stats
| Game | Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2500 | No |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1500 | No |
Notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Dalmo's notes
Olimar's notes (Pikmin 4)
Louie's notes (Pikmin 4)
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide
Pikmin Garden
Text
“青色でやや小ぶりな、陸上に棲むクラゲ。触手や3本の口腕にはクラゲ特有の刺胞がなく、空中をふわふわ漂いながら、近づいてきた獲物を吸引する。
特徴 その1 獲物を吸い込む
- 体内と外気との気圧差を利用して、空気ごと勢いよく獲物を吸引する。
- (Image text: 消化器官が小さく未熟なてめ、獲物の消化に時間がかかる)
特徴 その2 在来種
- 外来種のオオマンマンに餌を奪われ、次第に生息域をせばめている。”
Translation
“A blue, rather small jellyfish that lives on land. It has no nematocysts, which are characteristic of jellyfish, on its tentacles and three oral arms, and it floats in the air, sucking up prey that comes near it.
Feature #1: Sucking up prey
- Taking advantage of the difference in atmospheric pressure between its body and the air outside, it vigorously sucks up prey with the air.
- (Image text: "Because its digestive organs are small and immature, it takes a long time to digest its prey")
Feature #2: Native species
- It has gradually lost its habitat due to loss of food to the non-native Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.”
Strategy
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Pikmin
If you encounter one, stay out of its path and throw Pikmin at it. If it is above your Pikmin, it will suck them up. It is vulnerable on all parts of its body, and has moderately low health. Purple Pikmin will automatically make this creature fall due to their weight; they are also good for defeating it, as stunning it will prevent it from getting back into the air. When defeated, all undigested Pikmin will be recovered. The creature will also shake Pikmin off, both in the air and when it recovers flight. Know this and whistle your Pikmin back before the enemy shakes, as to avoid having the Pikmin lose their flower status.
To note is that if a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat digests a White Pikmin, it will not take damage from it. This is also the case with the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat, at least in Pikmin 2.
In Pikmin 4, Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats are harmless as they cannot kill Pikmin. They are still an annoyance to fight, as most Pikmin latch onto the tentacles, where they can be inhaled. Purple Pikmin cannot be inhaled. Inhaled Pikmin will often have their flowers close or buds wilt, so it is still advised to avoid absorbtion.
If frozen, a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat will fall and shatter on impact with the ground, making Ice Pikmin ideal to use against it. This is doubly useful in Dandori Challenges, as it cuts down the time needed to defeat them and retrieve Pikmin inside without the worry of destroying it's corpse, which it wouldn't leave behind either way.
Leaders
With the Rocket Fist, a leader can hit a Jellyfloat above him with his third punch. Without this upgrade, the only way to do damage is to hit the creature while on a raised ledge next to it. Both of these methods take a long time, however, so using Pikmin is recommended.
It is also possible to kill a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat with the use of an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. If the larva is at the same height as the Jellyfloat, or even a little lower, and the player lures the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat into using the sucking animation, the boulder shot by the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva can hit the floating enemy. However, this strategy requires a lot of timing and precision, and the best place to see it happen is in the sixth sublevel of the Dream Den. This technique is easier to apply if the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat is grounded. This strategy also works against a Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.
Technical information
| Pikmin 2 technical information (?) | |||
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| Internal name | kurage
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| 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 | 2500 |
| fp01 | マップとの当り | Unknown (related to slopes) | 40 |
| 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 | 0.2 |
| fp04 | ダメージフレーム | Damage scale duration | 0.35 |
| fp05 | 質量 | Unknown (weight?) | 0.0001 |
| fp06 | 速度 | Move speed | 50 |
| fp08 | 回転速度率 | Rotation acceleration | 0.1 |
| fp09 | テリトリー | Territory radius | 300 |
| fp10 | ホーム範囲 | "Home" radius | 100 |
| fp11 | プライベート距離 | "Private" radius | 70 |
| fp12 | 視界距離 | Sight radius | 300 |
| fp13 | 視界角度 | FOV | 180 |
| fp14 | 探索距離 | Unknown (exploration radius?) | 300 |
| fp15 | 探索角度 | Unknown (exploration angle?) | 90 |
| fp16 | 振り払い率 | Successful shake rate | 1 |
| fp17 | 振り払い力 | Shake knockback | 120 |
| 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?) | 40 |
| 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?) | 40 |
| 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 | 70 |
| fp28 | 回転最大速度 | Rotation speed | 5 |
| fp29 | 警戒時間 | Unknown (warning time?) | 15 |
| fp30 | 警戒ライフ | Unknown | 50 |
| fp31 | ライフ回復率 | Regeneration rate | 0 |
| fp32 | LOD半径 | Off-camera radius | 80 |
| fp33 | マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 | Collision processing radius | 60 |
| 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 | 6 |
| ip02 | 振り払い張付１ | Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement | 5 |
| ip03 | 振り払い打撃Ｂ | Shake mode 2 – hit count | 15 |
| ip04 | 振り払い張付２ | Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement | 10 |
| ip05 | 振り払い打撃Ｃ | Shake mode 3 – hit count | 20 |
| ip06 | 振り払い張付３ | Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement | 20 |
| ip07 | 振り払い打撃Ｄ | Shake mode 4 – hit count | 25 |
| Specific properties | |||
| ID | Japanese comment | Property | Value |
| fp01 | 飛行高さ | Flight height | 70 |
| fp02 | 上昇係数 | Unknown (rise coefficient?) | 1 |
| fp10 | 地上ウェイト時間 | Unknown | 0.5 |
| fp11 | 吸い込み時間 | Suck duration | 2 |
| fp12 | 吸い込み確率 | Unknown (probability of a leader or Pikmin being sucked in?) | 0.1 |
| fp04 | 振払落下時間 | Determines the time until it shakes in the air once a pikmin is latched | 1 |
| ip01 | 落下最低ピキ数 | Pikmin weight needed to bring it down | 6 |
| ip11 | 吸い込みピキ数 | Unknown (maximum number of Pikmin it can suck at once?) | 10 |
Other information
- Size: Diameter: 60mm, as per the e-card
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #35
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #86
Naming
- See more: Jellyfloat family#Naming.
- Common name: Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat. The creature is called "Lesser" because it is the smallest of the two Jellyfloats in Pikmin 2, the other being the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.
- Japanese nickname: コマンマン?, lit.: "Small/Child Manman".
- Japanese name: オボコクラゲ?, lit.: "Immature/Naïve Jellyfish".
- Scientific name: Cephalus dottalium. Dottalium is similar to the English word "dotted", referring to its spots.
- Internal names: Internally, this enemy is called
kurage(くらげ?), which translates to jellyfish. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
コマンマン? Ko Manman |
Small/Child Manman | コ could either be interpreted as the kanji 小? (lit.: "small") or 子? (lit.: "child") |
 Chinese(traditional) |
小慢慢水母 Xiǎo Mànmàn Shuǐmǔ |
Small Manman Jellyfish | 慢慢 also means "slowly" |
 Chinese(simplified) |
小慢慢水母 Xiǎo Mànmàn Shuǐmǔ |
Small Manman Jellyfish | 慢慢 also means "slowly" |
 Dutch |
Kleine Gevlekte Zweefkwal | Small Spotted Float-Jellyfish | |
 French |
Jellyflotte Transparent Jellyflotte transparent (Pikmin 4) |
Transparent Jellyfloat Transparent jellyfloat (Pikmin 4) |
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 German |
Schwachgetupfte Schwebequalle | Lightly Spotted Hover Jellyfish | |
 Portuguese |
Medusinha pintada | Spotted little jellyfish | |
 Spanish |
Minimedusia moteada | Spotted mini-jellyfish | "medusia" is a corruption of "medusa" (jellyfish) |
Gallery
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Pikmin 2
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in the Piklopedia at night.
An idle Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat trying to suck up some Blue Pikmin.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat dying.
A petrified Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat being grounded by Blue Pikmin.
A Purple Pikmin trapped inside a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat sucking up some Purple Pikmin.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat digesting a Pikmin.
The Piklopedia icon of the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Pikmin 4
The Piklopedia icon of the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat trying to suck up pikpik carrots.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat that has been stunned by a lightning shock.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat exploding into blue luminescent firework after its death in the Piklopedia.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat as seen in Seafloor Resort with Blue Pikmin inside.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat being defeated.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in the process of sucking up Ice Pikmin.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat containing Blue Pikmin.
Other
The Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat's e-card, #39 (14th blue card).
Trivia
- If a leader approaches a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat without any Pikmin in their group, the enemy won't be interested at all and will stay idle, unlike its larger counterpart, the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.
See also
References
- ^ YouTube video showing off the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat's faint song
