| Calcified Crushblat | |
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| Appears in | Pikmin 3 |
| Scientific name | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | Tropical Wilds |
| Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages | Silver Lake Remix, Clockwork Chasm |
| Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages | Twilight Hollow, Twilight River Remix, The Rustyard |
| Side Story days | None |
| Bingo Battle stages | Twisted Cavern, Jigsaw Colosseum |
| Attacks | Crushes, plants, and kick Pikmin |
The Calcified Crushblat is an enemy that makes its debut in Pikmin 3. It is a strange creature, apparently just a head with long, chicken-like legs. Its head is usually protected by a thick layer of calcification which can only be broken off by Rock Pikmin and bomb rocks. It is a rare creature, appearing only once in one area in story mode, but appears quite more often in Mission Mode and Bingo Battle. It has the qualifications of a mini-boss, but is not considered as one, as the mini-boss music does not play when fighting it.
Notes
Pikmin 3 Prima Guide
“The Calcified Crushblat is a large amphibious creature. This well-armored enemy attacks by leading into the air and crushing its victims. When you encounter a Calcified Crushblat, toss Rock Pikmin at the creature's armor to expose the soft flesh beneath it. Once its armor is destroyed, this enemy inflates its body to knock back any attackers. Since the Calcified Crushblat tends to stick close to water, your Blue Pikmin are well suited to survive these knock-back attacks. Unlike the Rock Pikmin, however, your Blue Pikmin are vulnerable to the creature's crushing attacks. Throw your Blue Pikmin onto the creature's exposed flesh, and recall any Pikmin that are knocked to the ground. As you continue to battle, keep your squad clear of the Calcified Crushblat's attacks.”
Behavior
This creature is a passive creature, only waking from its slumber if something approaches it. The Calcified Crushblat will start out sitting on the ground with its legs folded underneath it. From a distance, it would look like nothing more than a crystalline rock. Once a Pikmin or leader approaches it, it will stand up and begin walking around the area, attempting to sit on the creatures and crush them. If it's armor is still on, it will crust all Pikmin except for Rock Pikmin. If it's armor is gone, it will only knock back the Pikmin underneath it. The Crushblat moves at a rather fast pace, despite its appearance.
Strategy
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As mentioned, this creature is covered with a crystal armor, making either Rock Pikmin or bomb rocks necessary to fight it. As Rock Pikmin will generally take a longer time, it is recommended to use bomb rocks. By using bomb rocks, a portion of its armor will be blown off, and a small bit of damage will also be dealt to the creature, as opposed to using Rock Pikmin, which will only do one of the two. After its armor is removed, simply bombard it with Pikmin.
Should bomb rocks not be available, Rock Pikmin still prove useful. It is recommended to have a decent size group when fighting this creature, as the Pikmin may constantly end up planted in the ground. With its armor, the Crushblat deals more damage to leaders and can kill Pikmin, so it is advised to get rid of it. On the other hand, the Crushblat moves slower when without armor, so it is recommend to blow about half to two-thirds of its armor off.
Another possible strategy is to simply swarm its feet until it dies; however this is dangerous as it can easily crush the Pikmin. A very effective way is to use this strategy is by using Winged Pikmin as they can easily swarm it's under-section and are usually shaken away the moment it tries to squash them, this is a very useful time-saving strategy on Twilight Hollow, as you can get the Winged Pikmin to defeat the Calcified Crushblat without having to keep watch over them.
Upon its death, the crystal shell will always break, no matter how much you managed to destroy during the fight, and the player may collect its carcass.
Gallery
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A sleeping Calcified Crushblat with its calcified layer completely intact.
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A sleeping Calcified Crushblat with half its shell broken.
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A sleeping Crushblat without its calcified layer.
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The Calcified Crushblat standing up.
A Calcified Crushblat being scanned while its walking around in its crystal coating.
An armour-less Crushblat stretching out as it lands.
Trivia
- In reality, calcification usually takes around 3-4 years to take place.
- The Crushblat's appearance when its armor is taken off somewhat resembles the Large-Mouth Wollywog from Pikmin Adventure.
- Interestingly, the Crushblat's head still expands and retracts after its death.
- It is possible that Calcified Crushblats are in the same family or order as the Amphituber family, due to its amphibian appearance and method of attack. It may also be related to the Armored Mawdad, as both of them are reptilian/amphibious creatures with a similar skin texture and eyes, and they also both attempt to mimic insects with their crystalline shells.
- The Calcified Crushblat is the third creature, and only non-boss enemy in Pikmin 3 that requires Rock Pikmin to expose it's weak point. The others being the Armored Mawdad and the Quaggled Mireclops. However, it can be defeated without them with the use of Bomb Rocks or by swarming at its legs.
- Calcified Crushblat will respawn after killed, but they don't respawn with the calcification until a certain amount of days have passed.