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Yellow Spectralids

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Yellow Spectralids Icon used to represent the enemy on the wiki.
Icon for the Yellow Spectralids, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Appears in Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name Fenestari jaunoprismatus
Family Flutterbie
Areas Tropical Wilds, Garden of Hope, Formidable Oak
Caves Cavern for a King
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages Tropical Forest, Shaded Garden, Beastly Caverns
Side Story days Big Fruit Carnival
Dandori Challenge stages None
Dandori Battle stages None
Bingo Battle stages Shaded Terrace, Blooming Terrace
Attacks None
For Spectralids in Pikmin 2, see Unmarked Spectralids.

Yellow Spectralids (キシジミ?, lit.: "Yellow Lycaenid") are small butterfly-like creatures in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4. They have yellow wings, very fuzzy, white bodies, purple eyes and two small feet they use to stand on things. In Pikmin 3 they will fly around at any height and land on almost any surface, from flowers to Bulborbs. In this game they also function very much like yellow Unmarked Spectralids from Pikmin 2, in that they leave a drop of nectar when killed. Compared to the other flutterbies in Pikmin 3, Yellow Spectralids have yellow wings with a black "outline", and a black dot exclusive to the bottom wings.

Stats

Game Weight Max.
carriers 		Seeds Value Health
  (?) 1 1 1   × 10
  × 10 		1
  1 1 1   × 1 1

Notes

Alph's comments

  US version

“Structural flaw: weak hide
Weight: 1

Its only defense mechanism is its swift, erratic flight. If you can catch it when it's stationary, it's easy to take down, but there's no point unless you're desperate for nectar.”
  European version

“Structural flaw: weak hide
Weight: 1

Its only defence mechanism is its swift, erratic flight. If you can catch it when it's stationary, it's easy to take down, but there's no point unless you're desperate for nectar.”

Brittany's comments

  US version
“If the color yellow could fly, it would be this animal. It's so thin and papery that there's hardly anything to it apart from color. I think I'd like to fly, but maybe not if I had to give up all my substance.”
  European version
“If the colour yellow could fly, it would be this animal. It's so thin and papery that there's hardly anything to it apart from colour. I think I'd like to fly, but maybe not if I had to give up all my substance.”

Charlie's comments

  US version
“This one's OK, as the wildlife on this planet goes. It's a nice shade of yellow, but not as perfect as the color of my rubber ducky.”
  European version
“This one's OK, as the wildlife on this planet goes. It's a nice shade of yellow, but not as perfect as the colour of my rubber ducky.”

Louie's comments

  US version
“For a tasty appetizer, dip wings into a batter and fry. Can also be used to season stews and soups. Remember to first remove its bitter innards.”
  European version
“For a tasty appetiser, dip wings into a batter and fry. Can also be used to season stews and soups. Remember to first remove its bitter innards.”

Olimar's comments

  US version

“Yellow Spectralids
Fenestari jaunoprismatus
Flutterbie family

The primary morphological difference from other spectralids is the eyelike spot on its hind wings. When crossbred with red spectralids, the offspring has a 25% chance of inheriting these spots on orange-colored wings. Would this count as a new subspecies?”
  European version

“Yellow Spectralids
Fenestari jaunoprismatus
Flutterbie family

The primary morphological difference from other spectralids is the eye-like spot on its hind wings. When crossbred with Red Spectralids, the offspring has a 25% chance of inheriting these spots on orange wings. Would this count as a new subspecies?”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

“Like the White Spectralids, the Yellow Spectralids is a harmless flying creature. However, when you defeat a Yellow Spectralids, it drops a bit of Nectar. If you choose to attack a Yellow Spectralids, use your Winged Pikmin to ensure a short battle.”

Behavior

Yellow Spectralids may be seen on the ground, nearby flowers, or the back of a sleeping Bulborb, but in all cases, when a leader or Pikmin approaches them, they will fly away. They will flutter around aimlessly in the air, and while doing so they are difficult to reach. After the leader moves a considerable distance away from the Spectralids, it will return within 10 seconds.

Strategy

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

A direct hit from any type of Pikmin will instantly defeat a Yellow Spectralids. Winged Pikmin are, however, the best option, as they will give chase if the creature tries to fly off.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name shijimi
HP 1
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill 1
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 1
Damage to leaders 10
Territory radius 700
Mission Mode value 10

Naming

  • Common name: Yellow Spectralids. See here for details.
  • Japanese nickname: キシジミ?. It translates to "Yellow Lycaenid". See here for details.
  • Japanese name: モンキイエシジミ?, lit.: "Pattern Yellow House Lycaenid".
  • Scientific name: Fenestari jaunoprismatus. See here for details on the Fenestari genus and prismatus. Jauno is similar to jaune, which is French for "yellow".
  • Internal names: Unknown.
  • Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
  Japanese キシジミ?
Ki Shijimi		 Yellow Lycaenid
  Chinese
(traditional)		 黃蜆蝶
  French Spectrillon jaune Yellow spectralid
  German Gelber Spectralid Yellow Spectralid
  Italian Spettralide giallo Yellow spectralid
  Korean 노랑바지락나비
  Portuguese (NoA) Espectraleta amarela Yellow spectralid "Espectraleta" is a portmanteau of "espectral" (spectral) and "borboleta" (butterfly)
  Spanish (NoA) Espectrálida amarilla Yellow spectralid
  Spanish (NoE) Espectrálida amarilla Yellow spectralid

Gallery

Trivia

Harmless enemies
Passive

  Adult Centipare •   Blubbug •   Centipare •   Coppeller •   Female Sheargrub •   Flatterchuck •   Honeywisp •   Iridescent Flint Beetle •   Iridescent Glint Beetle •   Leech Hydroe •   Mitite •   Muggonfly •   Nectarous Dandelfly •   Puffstalk •   Ravenous Whiskerpillar •   Red Bubblimp •   Red Spectralids •   Skitter Leaf •   Seedbagger •   Unmarked Spectralids •   White Spectralids •   Wolpole •   Yellow Spectralids

Hostile

  Antenna Beetle •   Arctic Cannon Larva •   Blizzarding Blowhog •   Bumbling Snitchbug •   Iceblown Dweevil •   Icy Blowhog •   Mamuta •   Medusal Slurker •   Miniature Snootwhacker •   Moss •   Muckerskate •   Puffy Blowhog •   Puffy Blubbug •   Snowy Blowhog •   Swarming Sheargrub •   Swooping Snitchbug •   Waddlepus •   Withering Blowhog

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  Bulborb •   Dwarf Bulborb •   Orange Bulborb •   Dwarf Orange Bulborb •   Spotty Bulbear •   Dwarf Bulbear •   Whiptongue Bulborb •   Fiery Blowhog •   Watery Blowhog •   Skitter Leaf •   Desiccated Skitter Leaf •   Armored Cannon Larva •   Arctic Cannon Larva •   White Spectralids •   Yellow Spectralids •   Red Spectralids •   Joustmite •   Flighty Joustmite •   Skutterchuck •   Phosbat •   Phosbat Pod •   Pyroclasmic Slooch •   Bearded Amprat •   Medusal Slurker •   Female Sheargrub •   Male Sheargrub •   Swarming Sheargrub •   Shearwig •   Swooping Snitchbug •   Iridescent Flint Beetle •   Burrowing Snagret •   Yellow Wollywog •   Wogpole •   Water Dumple •   Skeeterskate •   Sputtlefish •   Puckering Blinnow •   Waddlepus •   Toady Bloyster •   Hermit Crawmad •   Bug-Eyed Crawmad •   Peckish Aristocrab •   Puffy Blowhog •   Nectarous Dandelfly •   Arachnode •   Scornet •   Shaggy Long Legs •   Baldy Long Legs •   Calcified Crushblat •   Armored Mawdad •   Vehemoth Phosbat •   Sandbelching Meerslug •   Scornet Maestro •   Quaggled Mireclops •   Mysterious Life-Form •   Plasm Wraith
Pikmin 4 enemies
  Dwarf Bulborb •   Albino Dwarf Bulborb •   Bulborb •   Jumbo Bulborb •   Dwarf Orange Bulborb •   Orange Bulborb •   Dwarf Bulbear •   Spotty Bulbear •   Dwarf Frosty Bulborb •   Frosty Bulborb •   Fiery Bulblax •   Whiptongue Bulborb •   Bulborb Larva •   Empress Bulblax •   Emperor Bulblax •   Sovereign Bulblax •   Fiery Blowhog •   Watery Blowhog •   Snowy Blowhog •   Titan Blowhog •   Blizzarding Blowhog •   Tusked Blowhog •   Armored Cannon Larva •   Horned Cannon Beetle •   Arctic Cannon Larva •   Arctic Cannon Beetle •   Female Sheargrub •   Male Sheargrub •   Mama Sheargrub •   Shearwig •   Shearflea •   Joustmite •   Flighty Joustmite •   Swooping Snitchbug •   Skitter Leaf •   Desiccated Skitter Leaf •   Fiery Dweevil •   Anode Dweevil •   Hydro Dweevil •   Iceblown Dweevil •   Venom Dweevil •   Arachnode •   Baldy Long Legs •   Man-at-Legs •   Groovy Long Legs •   Anode Beetle •   Iridescent Flint Beetle •   Doodlebug •   Iridescent Glint Beetle •   Mitite •   Skutterchuck •   Skeeterskate •   Muckerskate •   White Spectralids •   Yellow Spectralids •   Red Spectralids •   Snowfake Fluttertail •   Creeping Chrysanthemum •   Startle Spore •   Breadbug •   Giant Breadbug •   Gildemandwee •   Gildemander •   Miniature Snootwhacker •   Mammoth Snootwhacker •   Sunsquish •   Foolix •   Downy Snagret •   Burrowing Snagret •   Waddlequaff •   Scorchcake •   Shockcake •   Freezecake •   Puffstool •   Toxstool •   Moldy Dwarf Bulborb •   Moldy Slooch •   Pyroclasmic Slooch •   Bearded Amprat •   Mamuta •   Porquillion •   Honeywisp •   Puffy Blowhog •   Icy Blowhog •   Withering Blowhog •   Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat •   Greater Spotted Jellyfloat •   Wolpole •   Yellow Wollyhop •   Wollyhop •   Chillyhop •   Masterhop •   Water Dumple •   Puckering Blinnow •   Pricklepuff •   Waddlepus •   Aristocrab Offspring •   Peckish Aristocrab •   Grubchucker •   Hermit Crawmad •   Bug-Eyed Crawmad •   Crusted Rumpup •   Pearly Clamclamp •   Toady Bloyster •   Bloomcap Bloyster •   Bogswallow •   Waterwraith •   Smoky Progg •   Ancient Sirehound •   Moss

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