Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)

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For the Piklopedia in other games, see Piklopedia (Pikmin 2) and Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe).

Screenshot of the Piklopedia, on the Dwarf Bulborb's entry.

The Piklopedia is a field guide in Pikmin 4. It is an in-game collection of all of the enemies that the player has beaten so far, as well as encountered members of the Pikmin family, pellet weed family, and candypop family.

Like the Pikmin 2 version of the Piklopedia, the subjects can be seen live rather than in pre-recorded videos, and pikpik carrots can be thrown at enemies to see their reactions. In Pikmin 4, the player can use a variety of other items as well, such as bomb rocks and lightning strikes. This also means enemies can now be defeated within the Piklopedia, a feat impossible in the previous versions. New to this version is also the ability to engage subjects with a squad of Pikmin and Oatchi. This allows the player to better study the attack patterns of especially troublesome enemies without the risk of suffering any permanent Pikmin losses.

The Piklopedia can be unlocked by rescuing the castaway Dalmo. After it is unlocked, the game will begin to keep track of entry encounters during gameplay.

Entries

#	Name	Scientific name	Family	Active During	Weight	Max. carriers	Sparklium value	Seeds	Notes
1	Dwarf Bulborb	Pansarus pseudooculii russus	Breadbug	day	3	6	3	3
2	Albino Dwarf Bulborb	Oculus kageyamii larva (1st molt)	Grub-Dog	night	3	6	3	3
3	Bulborb	Oculus kageyamii russus	Grub-Dog	day/night	10	20	10	10
4	Jumbo Bulborb	Oculus kageyamii russus (polyploid)	Grub-Dog	day/night	20	40	15	15
5	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	Pansarus pseudooculii orangium	Breadbug	day	3	6	3	3
6	Orange Bulborb	Oculus kageyamii orangium	Grub-Dog	day/night	10	20	12	12
7	Dwarf Bulbear	Oculus terribilis dotticum larva (2nd molt)	Grub-Dog	day/night	3	6	3	4
8	Spotty Bulbear	Oculus terribilis dotticum	Grub-Dog	day/night	12	24	12	15
9	Dwarf Frosty Bulborb	Oculus stomagelus larva (2nd molt)	Grub-Dog	day	3	6	3	3
10	Frosty Bulborb	Oculus stomagelus	Grub-Dog	day/night	10	20	10	12
11	Fiery Bulblax	Oculus vulcanus	Grub-Dog	day/night	12	24	12	15
12	Whiptongue Bulborb	Oculus longolingua	Grub-Dog	day/night	10	20	12	12
13	Bulborb Larva	Oculus kageyamii larva (premolt)	Grub-Dog	day/night	-	-	-	-
14	Empress Bulblax	Oculus kageyamii matriachia (hypertrophic, gravid)	Grub-Dog	day	20	40	20	50
15	Emperor Bulblax	Oculus supremus	Grub-Dog	day/night	15	30	15	20
16	Sovereign Bulblax	Oculus supremus (advanced age)	Grub-Dog	day	30	60	20	50
17	Fiery Blowhog	Sus draconus	Blowhog	day	5	10	5	5
18	Watery Blowhog	Sus loogiens	Blowhog	day	5	10	5	5
19	Snowy Blowhog	Sus nivisventis	Blowhog	day	5	10	5	5
20	Titan Blowhog	Sus draconus (hypertrophic)	Blowhog	day	15	30	15	15
21	Blizzarding Blowhog	Sus nivisventis (hypertrophic)	Blowhog	day	15	30	15	15
22	Tusked Blowhog	Sus magdentum	Tusked Blowhog	day/night	7	14	7	6
23	Armored Cannon Larva	Granitus chukkulinae (larva)	Lithopod	day	7	14	7	8
24	Horned Cannon Beetle	Granitus ferrous	Lithopod	day	30	60	20	50
25	Arctic Cannon Larva	Granitus frostitum (larva)	Lithopod	day	7	14	7	8
26	Arctic Cannon Beetle	Granitus frostitum	Lithopod	day	30	60	20	50
27	Female Sheargrub	Himeagea mandibulosa (f)	Mandiblard	day	1	2	1	1
28	Male Sheargrub	Himeagea mandibulosa (m)	Mandiblard	day/night	1	2	1	2
29	Mama Sheargrub	Himeagea mandibulosa (neotenic)	Mandiblard	day	10	20	10	10
30	Shearwig	Himeagea volaris	Mandiblard	day/night	1	2	1	3
31	Shearflea	Suprictis rubro	Springjab	day	1	2	1	2
32	Joustmite	Trilobitins reversa	Burrow-nit	day/night	7	14	5	6
33	Flighty Joustmite	Trilobitins reversa volanti	Burrow-nit	day/night	7	14	5	8
34	Swooping Snitchbug	Scarpanica kesperens	Scarpanid	day	3	6	3	4
35	Skitter Leaf	Rus pseudoarbicans	Skitterling	day	1	2	1	1
36	Desiccated Skitter Leaf	Rus mortifeuillea	Skitterling	day/night	1	2	1	3
37	Fiery Dweevil	Mandarachnia napalmens	Dweevil	day	2	4	2	3
38	Anode Dweevil	Mandarachnia volticula	Dweevil	day	2	4	2	3
39	Hydro Dweevil	Manarachnia aquadis	Dweevil	day	2	4	2	3
40	Iceblown Dweevil	Mandarachnia glacies	Dweevil	day	2	4	2	3
41	Venom Dweevil	Manarachnia venenum	Dweevil	day	2	4	2	3
42	Arachnode	Clavo fictusphera	Awrapnid	day	3	6	3	4
43	Baldy Long Legs	Pseudoarachnia calvitium	Arachnorb	day/night	-	-	-	-
44	Man-at-Legs	Pseudoarachnia navaronia	Arachnorb	day	-	-	-	-
45	Groovy Long Legs	Pseudoarachnia discopedes	Arachnorb	night	-	-	-	-
46	Anode Beetle	Scarabum electrodea	Scarab Beetle	day	3	6	3	4
47	Iridescent Flint Beetle	Pilli envelopens	Flint Beetle	day	-	-	-	-
48	Doodlebug	Pilli flatularum	Flint Beetle	day	-	-	-	-
49	Iridescent Glint Beetle	Pilli auricus	Glint Beetle	day	-	-	-	-
50	Mitite	Mitivius infiltratus	Mitite	day	1	2	1	2
51	Skutterchuck	Hierodeciderit crystallosum	Heavil	day	3	6	3	3
52	Skeeterskate	Gerridus clavomacula	Spitterspatter	day	2	4	2	3
53	Muckerskate	Gerridus terraprojecta	Spitterspatter	day	2	4	2	3
54	White Spectralids	Fenestari albaprismatus	Flutterbie	day	1	1	1	1
55	Yellow Spectralids	Fenestari jaunoprismatus	Flutterbie	day	1	1	1	1
56	Red Spectralids	Fenestari russoprismatus	Flutterbie	day	1	1	1	1
57	Snowfake Fluttertail	Papilifictus nivedae	Snowswallow	day	15	30	20	20
58	Creeping Chrysanthemum	Taraxacum rovinia	Chrysanthemum	day	10	20	12	12
59	Startle Spore	Taraxacum fungensus	Chrysanthemum	day	10	20	12	12
60	Breadbug	Pansarus gluttonae	Breadbug	day	3	6	3	5
61	Giant Breadbug	Pansarus gigantus	Breadbug	day	12	24	15	15
62	Gildemandwee	Salamandra falsaurum (juvenile)	Amphibiland	day	5	10	5	6
63	Gildemander	Salamandra falsaurum	Amphibiland	day	20	40	20	30
64	Miniature Snootwhacker	Naspiralum melona (adolescent)	Snootwhack	day	7	14	7	6
65	Mammoth Snootwhacker	Naspiralum melona	Snootwhack	day	20	40	20	20
66	Sunsquish	Ovgoonium soleus	Squishsquirt	day	1	2	3	4
67	Foolix	Mononuclei stellacodus	Goolix	day	5	10	20	30
68	Downy Snagret	Shiropedes anacondii (fledgling)	Snavian	day	3	6	3	3
69	Burrowing Snagret	Shiropedes anacondii	Snavian	day	15	30	15	20
70	Waddlequaff	Sluppus gourdicus	Gourdfeather	day	7	14	7	8
71	Scorchcake	Conchcrustus emberio	Shellcake	day	7	14	7	10
72	Shockcake	Conchcrustus ampero	Shellcake	day	7	14	7	10
73	Freezecake	Conchcrustus kryonae	Shellcake	day	7	14	7	10
74	Puffstool	Fungirussus elasticis	Sporovid	day	12	24	20	20
75	Toxstool	Parasitus pseudofungi elasticus	Sporovid	day	12	24	20	20
76	Moldy Dwarf Bulborb	Parasitus pseudofungi elasticus hostus	Sporovid	day/night	3	6	3	3
77	Moldy Slooch	Parasitus pseudofungi elasticus hostus	Sporovid	day/night	3	6	3	4
78	Pyroclasmic Slooch	Sulucina vulcanis	Slooch	day/night	3	6	3	4
79	Bearded Amprat	Porcellus barbavolta	Numbouse	day	7	14	7	6
80	Mamuta	Hortulanus asymmetria	???	day	10	20	10	12
81	Porquillion	Casxtanutum pricklirus	Sharpshell	day	12	24	12	20
82	Honeywisp	Nektara fatuus	Honeywisp	day	-	-	-	-
83	Puffy Blowhog	Sus inflata	Blowhog	day/night	1	2	7	5
84	Icy Blowhog	Sus aerfrigadae	Blowhog	day	1	2	7	5
85	Withering Blowhog	Sus decrepita	Blowhog	day	1	2	5	4
86	Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat	Cephalus dottalium	Jellyfloat	day	-	-	-	-
87	Greater Spotted Jellyfloat	Cephalus vortexia	Jellyfloat	day	-	-	-	-
88	Wolpole	Amphicaris frondiferorum (larva)	Amphituber	day	1	2	1	2
89	Yellow Wollyhop	Amphicaris frondiferorum	Amphituber	day	5	10	5	6
90	Wollyhop	Amphicaris albino	Amphituber	day	5	10	7	8
91	Chillyhop	Amphicaris frigadae	Amphituber	day	5	10	7	8
92	Masterhop	Amphicaris frondiferorum (advanced age)	Amphituber	day	15	30	15	15
93	Water Dumple	Ichthyosa felinis	Grub-Dog	day/night	3	6	3	4
94	Puckering Blinnow	Narrolingus piscatum	Elips	day	1	2	1	2
95	Pricklepuff	Piscpineous pardos	Pricklepuff	day	7	14	5	8
96	Waddlepus	Opisteuthidae iaciobulla	Flobbler	day	7	14	5	6
97	Aristocrab Offspring	Brachyurices esurio (hatchling)	Onionshell	day	3	6	3	4
98	Peckish Aristocrab	Brachyurices esurio	Onionshell	day	7	14	12	12
99	Grubchucker	Carabea vescora	Crablipps	day	12	24	12	15
100	Hermit Crawmad	Camabarus rustica	Crawmad	day	5	10	5	5
101	Bug-Eyed Crawmad	Camabarus subterranid	Crawmad	day	15	30	20	20
102	Crusted Rumpup	Derrierus capillium	Armrakid	day	20	40	20	30
103	Pearly Clamclamp	Ostrum mandimuscae	Snareshell	day	10	20	10	15
104	Toady Bloyster	Molluschid minionicus	Mollusking	day/night	3	6	7	10
105	Bloomcap Bloyster	Molluschid florera	Mollusking	day	1+7	2+14	10+5	10+15
106	Bogswallow	Gastropoidulus oculii	Polyocular Slug	day	7	14	10	10
107	Waterwraith	Amphibio sapiens	???	day	-	-	-	-
108	Smoky Progg	Magovum vaporus	???	night	-	-	-	-
109	Ancient Sirehound	Deicanis perditum	???	night	-	-	-	-
110	Moss	Folicanis amicaris	???	day	-	-	-	-	Must be encountered within the Hero's Hideaway to be discovered.
111	Red Pikmin	Pikminidae rubrus	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
112	Yellow Pikmin	Pikminidae auribus	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
113	Blue Pikmin	Pikminidae caerula	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
114	Rock Pikmin	Pikminidae habisaxum	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
115	Winged Pikmin	Pikminidae volarosa	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
116	Ice Pikmin	Pikminidae habiglacius	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
117	White Pikmin	Pikminidae venalbius	Pikmin	day	1	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
118	Purple Pikmin	Pikminidae yokozunum	Pikmin	day	10	-	-	-	Must enter the player's squad (either through pluck or whistle) to be discovered.
119	Onion	Lillium Pikminiporta	Candypop	day	At least 3	-	None	20
120	Flarlic	Bulbus lillium	Candypop	day	5	10	None	Limit +10 if not at 100, otherwise produces nectar and Ultra-spicy spray	Must be collected to be discovered.
121	Candypop Bud	Flora expellus	Candypop	day	-	-	None	-
122	Pellet Posy	Amplus nutrio	Pellet Weed	day	1-10	2-20	None	1-10
123	Burgeoning Spiderwort	Pikflora baccae conditus	Pellet Weed	day	1	1	None	-	Must have collected 10 berries (1 Ultra-spicy spray worth) from any specimen to be discovered.
124	Glow Pikmin	Pikminidae supravelum	???	night	1	-	-	-
125	Lumiknoll	Collux aeternium	???	night	-	-	-	-

Usable items

There are several items to view enemy behavior with. These include:

Area

Unlike the Piklopedia in Pikmin 2, the area does not change at all, being modeled after the Rescue Command Post from which it is accessed. The area is an oval shape with a flat grassy arena and a slope into a deeper portion.

When observing an aquatic enemy (such as the Wolpole), the latter's section will instead be flooded with water. This water can be frozen with either an ice blast or 100 Ice Pikmin. Other features, such as treasures for the Breadbugs or Dweevils to pick up, may also be present.

Night

The area is also able to be viewed at night for creatures present in night expeditions. Creature behavior can also change when able, such as bulborbs now being fully awake. Lumiknolls are also added and can be activated by throwing an item onto it, which in turn causes all creatures in the entry to instantly grow red eyes and try to attack it.

In some cases, creatures can only be viewed during nighttime. Those being:

Pikmin fighting

For the Pikmin's entries in the Piklopedia, 5 of the specific type will be seen fighting an enemy (or multiple of the same species) they are resistant to, to demonstrate their abilities. Unless the player engages, the enemy will never actually die from the Pikmin attacking it (nor can they be whistled away before the creature is defeated, similar to wild Pikmin). If the enemy they attack has yet to be discovered and added to the Piklopedia, they will not appear and the 5 Pikmin will stand idle and cannot be interacted with at all when engaged.

Here is a list of each type's designated enemy:

Red Pikmin will fight a Dwarf Bulborb.
Yellow Pikmin will fight a Bearded Amprat.
Blue Pikmin will fight 3 Wolpoles.
Rock Pikmin will fight a Yellow Wollyhop
Winged Pikmin will fight a Swooping Snitchbug.
Ice Pikmin will fight a Snowy Blowhog.
White Pikmin will fight a Moldy Slooch.
Purple Pikmin will fight a Waddlepus.
Glow Pikmin will fight a Bulborb.

Notes

As with previous versions, the Piklopedia comes with notes. Each are unlocked when the character writing them is rescued.

Dalmo

Dalmo, the castaway used to unlock and access the Piklopedia itself, has his notes unlocked by default. His manner of describing entries resembles the Creature Log from Hey! Pikmin, as he mostly provides anecdotes or personal opinions about the creature, the latter of which reflects his fondness for creatures as a whole.

Olimar

After rescuing Olimar, his notes become available. When possible, they are copied from previous Piklopedias with only minor changes. Creatures exclusive to Pikmin and Pikmin 4 have entirely new notes written in the same style, being dry scientific analysis. However, some of them also incorporate Olimar's personal theories as well. Despite most information and notes in Pikmin 2 coming from the Pikmin Player's Guide, Pikmin 4 ignores its existence. This leads to discrepancies, such as the Aspergilla genus for the Puffstool not appearing despite its use in Hey! Pikmin.

Previously, the creature's family and scientific name were included within Olimar's notes, but now are listed separately like in Hey! Pikmin's Creature Log.

Louie

After rescuing Louie, his notes become available. Like Olimar's, any returning enemies who already have notes in previous games are simply reused, with the majority of his notes being cooking recipes. When it comes to the Pikmin, the Onion, the space dogs, his notes do not contain any information on how to cook the species and are much more apt and shorter, similarly to when he writes about a treasure that isn't edible in the Treasure Catalog.

Unlocking

To add a creature to the Piklopedia, the player's character or Oatchi must simply be within a close enough range to the creature, typically the distance they are able to throw their Pikmin. If one of the player's Pikmin (this does not include wild Pikmin) is able to attack the creature without the player being near it, it will also count as a discovery. There are some exceptions to this rule detailed above.

The game will keep track of these "new creature discoveries" without notifying the player, until Dalmo has been rescued and the Piklopedia itself is unlocked. Then, whenever a new creature is found, the game will have a small pop-up on the right side to notify the player. If the player rewinds time, they will lose any and all discoveries made within the reversed period.

Creatures first encountered within a Dandori Challenge or a Dandori Battle will count as a discovery, except for Pikmin. Creatures first encountered in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale will also not count as discovery.

Gallery

The Bulborb icon used to represent the Piklopedia.

Trivia

Uniquely, the Groovy Long Legs and Ancient Sirehound are only available at night, despite not being creatures seen in Night expeditions. Any Pikmin type can be selected as if it were during the day. This likely to emulate the dark caverns they belong to.
- In the case of the Groovy Long Legs, it is also the only entry that changes the music of the Piklopedia, in this case into its own battle song.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Piklopédie	Piklopedia
Portuguese	Piklopédia	-
Spanish (NoA)	Piklopedia	-