Fiery Blowhog In-game icon.
Artwork of a Fiery Blowhog in Pikmin 3.
Appears in PikminPikmin 2Pikmin 3
Scientific name Sus draconus
Family Blowhog
Areas The Forest Navel, Valley of Repose, Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild, Tropical Wilds, Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra, Formidable Oak
Caves White Flower Garden, Shower Room, Submerged Castle, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages The Distant Spring, Creator's Garden, Hot House, Brawny Abyss, Breeding Ground
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages Tropical Forest Remix, Beastly Cavern, Forgotten Cove
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages Shaded Garden, Distant Tundra Remix, Fortress of Festivity, Forgotten Cove
Side Story days None
2-Player Battle stages Hostile Territory
Bingo Battle stages Jigsaw Fortress, Parched Brook, Buried Pond, Corroded Maze
Attacks Blows fire

The Fiery Blowhog (ブタドックリ?, lit.: "Tokkuri Pig") is a relative of the Watery Blowhog. As its name would imply, it shoots fire from its red snout. Fiery Blowhogs are common enemies in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, (despite being smaller than in the first game) but are only found in The Forest Navel in Pikmin. When provoked by Pikmin, Fiery Blowhogs will buck them off into an area in front of them and shoot fire. In Pikmin, it can be extremely difficult to save burning Pikmin, but blowing the whistle within the area of the Blowhog's attack will ensure that any Pikmin caught in the flames will instantly be extinguished.

They also have lightly colored segments that can barely be seen in the games, but they can be seen in the concept art and other photos. These become more obvious in Pikmin 3.

Stats

Game Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
  7 15 8 N/A 2500 Unknown
  7 15 8   × 4 1000 No
  (?) 5 10 (normally) 8   × 30
  × 30
1000 No

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

I wonder just how this planet's life-forms evolved. This creature belches fire, of all things! Once the Pikmin get caught up in the inferno, there is nothing that can be done. If only they had the power to face such flames without fear of burning...

Reel notes

This creature expels a combustible phosphor that ignites at moderate temperatures.

Olimar's notes

This creature expels a volatile phosphorous compound from its snout that combusts upon contact with air. This fire-breathing ability is dependent upon the air-to-fuel ratio at its mouth, catalyst reaction within the expelled compound, and purification of the compound. Thus it is highly unlikely such a complex process could cause the spontaneous explosion of a fallen blowhog. (This process is also perhaps to avoid risk of spontaneous combustion in the belly of a live specimen.) However, one should still treat a fiery blowhog with great care, even after its life functions have ceased.

Louie's notes

Roast this flavorful beast for several hours, letting it stew in its own succulent juices. Don't worry about overcooking this beast...it's scorch-proof.

Nintendo Player's Guide

"Among the most common creatures in the Pikmin 2 landscape are the groundbased Blowhogs, both Firey and Watery. You can distinguish the Firey Blowhogs by the red markings at the end of their snouts and by the flames that they spit at your leaders and troops. Attack their backs with red Pikmin." ​

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

"A Fiery Blowhog attacks by shooting flames out of its snout. When you encounter a Fiery Blowhog, use your Red Pikmin to attack the creature without suffering any casualties. If your squad contains only a small amount of Red Pikmin, use them to distract the Fiery Blowhog, then flank the creature and have your more vulnerable Pikmin charge from the rear."

Strategy

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

Pikmin

Red Pikmin are recommended, but if you're careful, it can be taken out with any type of Pikmin. To start off, throw a single Pikmin directly onto the Fiery Blowhog (preferably a leaf Pikmin so it doesn't get deflowered). Immediately after the Blowhog throws the Pikmin off, swarm it with the entire group. If it is evident that it will survive this attack, call back the Pikmin swarming it before they can get knocked off, then re-swarm the Blowhog. Repeat until it's dead. Pikmin that are swarming a Fiery Blowhog cannot be ignited, meaning they're safe from its attack. You could also leave a group of Reds near a Fiery Blowhog, (recommended leaf), and they cannot be killed, unless the Fiery Blowhog bucks them into water. Make sure you make the Blowhog faces away from any water sources.

Pikmin 2

The same strategy described above works equally well here and since they are easier to kill in Pikmin 2, a large Pikmin group can swarm it right away for the kill. Obviously, throwing Purple Pikmin on it will deal serious damage to the Blowhog, as well as rendering unable to buck the Pikmin off, or breathe fire.

Pikmin 3

The strategy described for the first game works just fine still, only you don't need to take as much caution, since Pikmin cannot be deflowered by the bucking attack now. This means that unless a Blowhog can potentially buck them into water, it poses virtually no threat to red Pikmin. Henceforth, to save time, its easy to just leave a small group of red Pikmin attack a Fiery Blowhog, go off and accomplish some other task, and by the time you return, the creature should be dead, and all your Pikmin should be fine. Or if you have a large army of red Pikmin, just send them all charging at the creature and it will be dead within a few seconds. If it manages to buck them all off, just whistle them back and repeat the process. You can be particularly careless if you've obtained the Scorch Guard upgrade, prevent your leaders from being damaged by the fire.

If no red Pikmin are available, take caution and attack from the rear. Whistle the Pikmin off every time the Blowhog begins to buck and repeat the process to take it out without much of a problem. If any clovers are nearby, this process becomes even easier, and you can lose its attention to get a shot at the rear.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Fiery Blowhog appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

File:FBlowhogTrophy.jpg Description:

A member of the blowhog family characterized by its bottle-shaped body and slow lumbering movement. Skillful in the use of its red snout and able to violently shake off Pikmin, the fiery blowhog is also capable of spitting a volatile phosphorous compound that combusts on contact with air, threatening nearby enemies.

  Pikmin
  Pikmin 2
How to obtain: Random appearance. Type: Fighter Related

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name tank
HP 2500
Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name tank
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 1000
fp01 マップとの当り Unknown (related to slopes) 25
fp02 ダメージスケールXZ Horizontal damage scale 0.35
fp03 ダメージスケールY Vertical damage scale 0.25
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 80
fp08 回転速度率 Rotation acceleration 0.05
fp09 テリトリー Territory radius 150
fp10 ホーム範囲 "Home" radius 1
fp11 プライベート距離 "Private" radius 75
fp12 視界距離 Sight radius 200
fp13 視界角度 FOV 90
fp14 探索距離 Unknown (exploration radius?) 0
fp15 探索角度 Unknown (exploration angle?) 0
fp16 振り払い率 Successful shake rate 1
fp17 振り払い力 Shake knockback 400
fp18 振り払いダメージ Shake damage 1
fp19 振り払い範囲 Shake range 30
fp20 攻撃可能範囲 Unknown (shock attack max range?) 120
fp21 攻撃可能角度 Unknown (shock attack max angle?) 0
fp22 攻撃ヒット範囲 Unknown (attack hit range?) 25
fp23 攻撃ヒット角度 Unknown (attack hit angle?) 0
fp24 攻撃力 Attack damage 10
fp25 視界高 Unknown (height visibility?) 100
fp26 探索高 Unknown (exploration height?) 0
fp27 ライフの高さ HP wheel height 50
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 100
fp31 ライフ回復率 Regeneration rate 0
fp32 LOD半径 Off-camera radius 45
fp33 マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 Collision processing radius 40
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 10
ip01 振り払い打撃A Shake mode 1 – hit count 3
ip02 振り払い張付1 Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement 2
ip03 振り払い打撃B Shake mode 2 – hit count 3
ip04 振り払い張付2 Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement 5
ip05 振り払い打撃C Shake mode 3 – hit count 3
ip06 振り払い張付3 Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement 10
ip07 振り払い打撃D Shake mode 4 – hit count 3
Specific properties
None
Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name tank
HP 1000
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill 30
White Pikmin ingestions to kill 0
Bomb rock explosions to kill 1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill 0
Number of direct hits on top to kill 0
Damage to leaders 10
Territory radius 150
Mission Mode value 30

Other information

Naming

The name "Blowhog" comes from the creature's family, the blowhog family, and "Fiery" is due to its ability to spit out fire. In Japan, it is known as the ブタドックリ?, which translates to "Tokkuri Pig". This is due to its snout resembling a Tokkuri bottle, like other blowhogs, and the "Pig" part comes from its body shape and the sounds it makes. Its scientific name is sus draconus; sus is Latin for "pig", and draconis is Latin for "dragon", once again referencing its ability to spit fire. Internally, the creature is called tank in all games; the reasoning behind this name is unknown.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  French Crachefeu (Pikmin), Puffy Crachefeu Portmanteau of crache (spit) and feu (fire); Fire-spitter Blowhog
  Spanish (NoA) Verraco dragón Dragon pig

Gallery

Trivia

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 3.
Particularly: Check if there are orange drips from its snout in Pikmin 3.

  • Fiery and Watery Blowhogs are one of the few Pikmin enemies to have a figurine modeled after them.
  • Fiery Blowhogs are one of the enemies that can be rolled on the roulette wheel in 2-Player Battle.
  • In Pikmin 2, an orange liquid can be seen dripping from the Blowhog's snout, right after it spits fire.
  • By standing really close to a Fiery Blowhog in Pikmin 2, it will rotate to face the leader, but will never actually attack. Instead, it will endlessly repeat its rotation animation. This happens with the Watery Blowhog as well.
  • Again in Pikmin 2, Fiery Blowhogs always turn left when roaming about idly.