Doodlebug

Doodlebug
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Pilli flatularum
Family	Flint beetle
Areas	Primordial Thicket
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Shower Room, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Subterranean Swarm
Challenge Mode stages	Novice Training, Cryptic Cavern
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Emit poison

The Doodlebug (オナラシ^?, lit.: "Farter") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. It has the same morphology of the Iridescent Flint Beetle, except it is coated with dirt and has small flies hovering around it, giving it a more repugnant appearance. They, like Iridescent Glint Beetles, drop spray – ultra-bitter spray; in Challenge Mode, they sometimes drop treasure. They are only found inside caves. When Doodlebugs move, they release flatulence and leave noxious clouds of poisonous gas wherever they were, thus subjecting nearby Pikmin to choking. Therefore, White Pikmin are ideal for killing these creatures. If they are killed while petrified, they do not release any nectar or sprays, but do drop any treasures they were holding.

Sublevel 1 of the Frontier Cavern holds the largest number of Doodlebugs together: three. The Doodlebug at the Cryptic Cavern will just respawn elsewhere if it burrows before its Key is removed.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1500	0.45 HP/s
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	400	No

Notes

Olimar's notes

“While life-forms that excrete foul musks to warn of danger are not rare, the doodlebug is the only species known to release flatulence when active above ground. Interestingly enough, since it is merely releasing the gas created by decay of the contents of the creature's intestines, it does not have a special musk-producing organ. This means the creature is in fact merely flatulating. Spectral analysis of the rank gas indicates it contains not only methane, but hydrogen sulfide as well, making the flatulence a Grade XIII biohazard.”

Louie's notes

“Looking for a flavor that will surprise and delight your guests? This beast's aroma may surprise your guests, but it won't be delightful!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“They look as harmless as Female Sheargrubs, but Doodlebugs can cause a lot of trouble by emitting poisonous gas. If you manage to hit one of the scurrying critters with a Pikmin lob, it'll flip over and leave a pool of nectar. You can capsize a Doodlebug three times before it disappears.”

Behavior

Behaviorally, Doodlebugs are very similar to Iridescent Flint Beetles. Like the Flint Beetles, the Doodlebug cannot normally be harmed by leaders. However, it is different from the others in that it remains above ground for a much longer period of time. Once activated, the Doodlebug springs out from the ground, immediately releasing poisonous gas as it does so. Like all other poison in the game, this gas will kill all non-White Pikmin if they are exposed to it and are not whistled back to a leader. Once active, Doodlebugs move quickly and release more gas at regular intervals. If a Pikmin is landed directly onto one's back, it will flip over briefly and drop nectar or a drop of spray. Once a Doodlebug has been flipped over a few times, it will quickly retreat underground. The same thing will happen if the bug is simply left undisturbed above ground for too long.

Strategy

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

After being prompted into surfacing, a Doodlebug is capable of killing your Pikmin if you are careless. It is advisable to bring either a large group of White Pikmin or a small group of Purple Pikmin, as the Doodlebug will disappear after getting flipped. Be cautious when fighting it within close proximity of other enemies, as its scuttling may awaken them. To defeat the creature normally, just throw Pikmin at its backside.

Alternatively, you could use an ultra-bitter spray on it and either swarm it with your Pikmin or punch it. Note that though this method is usually safer, it also gives you less reward, as the ultra-bitter drops that the Doodlebug drops when flipped are quite useful against future enemies.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`fart`
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	0.15
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	10
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	200
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.4
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	1
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	1
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	0
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	50
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
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	0
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	0
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	0
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	50
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?)	20
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	0
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	0
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
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	360
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.00001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	40
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	20
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	10
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	0
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	0
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	0
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	0
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	出現時間(Min)	Min time spent out of the ground	15
fp02	出現時間(Max)	Max time spent out of the ground	30
fp10	移動時間(Min)	Min time spent walking	0.3
fp11	移動時間(Max)	Max time spent walking	0.7
fp20	停止時間(Min)	Min time spent stopped	1
fp21	停止時間(Max)	Max time spent stopped	3
fp30	向き変え角度	Max angle change between walks	90
fp40	スケール	Scale	0.7

Other information

Size: Body length: 26mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #22

Naming

See more: Iridescent Flint Beetle#Naming.

Common name: Doodlebug. The word "doodle" means "to draw aimlessly". Its name could refer to the real life insect called the doodlebug, which is the larval stage of the antlion. This doodlebug gets its name by the erratic patterns it runs in when looking for a place to burrow, drawing "doodles" on the sand as it goes; the Pikmin creature likewise runs in erratic patterns until it finally burrows. In a similar vein to its Japanese common name, "Doodlebug" may be seen as a corruption of "Doo-doo-bug", "doo-doo" being an euphemism for feces.
Japanese nickname: オナラシ^?. It may be a combination of おなら^? (lit.: "fart") and either 死^? (lit.: "death"), or する^?, which means "do".
Japanese name: ミドリヒメオナラシ^?, lit.: "Green Lesser Farter".
Scientific name: Pilli flatularum. Flatularum comes from the Latin flatus and is related to the English "flatulence".
Internal names: In Pikmin 2, its internal name is simply fart. In Pikmin 4, its internal name is GASKOGANE. KOGANE is the internal name of the Iridescent Flint Beetle.
Prerelease: In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this enemy's family is not shown, and its genus name is Scarabeidae as opposed to Pilli.^[1] Scarabeidae is similar to the real world scarabaeidae family, where scarab beetles are from, and alludes to the Anode Beetle's scientific name.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	オナラシ^? Onara Shi	Farter
Chinese (traditional)	放屁蟲 Fàngpìchóng	Fart Bug
Chinese (simplified)	放屁虫 Fàngpìchóng	Fart Bug
Dutch	Vuilkever	Foul beetle
French	Flatuoz		From "flatuosité" (flatulence)
German	Kritzelkäfer	Doodlebug
Italian	Aerottero		Portmanteau of "aerophagia" and "coleottero" (coleoptera)
Korean	방귀벌레 Banggwi-Beolle	Fart Bug
Portuguese	Fedosouro	Stineetle	The name is a portmanteau of "fedor" (stink) and "besouro" (beetle)
Spanish	Escarabajo hediondo	Smelly beetle

Gallery

Artwork of the Doodlebug from Pikmin 2.
Alternate scan of the Doodlebug's artwork.
A Doodlebug on the Piklopedia.
The Doodlebug as it flatulates.
Texture of the small flies that surround Doodlebugs. They are tinted green in-game.
Pikmin 4 artwork of a Doodlebug showcasing the White Pikmin's poison resistance.
The creature's e-card, #23 (19^th blue card).

Trivia

Prior to the release of Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch), the Doodlebug was mistakenly referred to as belonging to the "Flint bug family" in the English version, even though they were claimed to share the same genus as the Iridescent Flint Beetle. In the Japanese version of Pikmin 2, the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug had always shared the same family.