Watery Blowhog

Watery Blowhog
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Sus loogiens
Family	Blowhog
Areas	Valley of Repose, Wistful Wild, Formidable Oak, Sun-Speckled Terrace (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale)
Caves	Snagret Hole, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Trial of the Sage Leaf, Ultimate Testing Range
Challenge Mode stages	Hot House, Cryptic Cavern, Hazard Training
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Beastly Caverns
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Silver Lake, Fortress of Festivity, Forgotten Cove
Side Story days	Land, Sea, and Sky, First Part Found, The Ship Restored
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	Final Battle
2-Player Battle stages	Hostile Territory
Bingo Battle stages	Jigsaw Fortress, Parched Brook
Attacks	Spray water

Watery Blowhogs (ミズブタ^?, lit.: "Water Pig") are enemies in Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4. Watery Blowhogs are almost identical to Fiery Blowhogs, except that their snouts are colored blue. Instead of fire, they spit out a water-like liquid that gets stuck on the Pikmin's heads, excluding Blue Pikmin, Bulbmin and Glow Pikmin. Leaders will be pummeled to the ground if they are caught in the blast, making this one of the few times where leaders can be stunned by water. Purple Pikmin may work as well as long they are thrown (preferably on top of the Blowhog, so it gets stunned). Blowing the whistle in the area the water is spewed can also cancel out the attack almost instantly and save the Pikmin caught in the spray instantly.

Stats

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

Behavior

Watery Blowhogs typically wander around in a small area zone aimlessly, meaning they aren’t stationary but won’t move far from their territory. Once the Blowhog has detected a leader and/or Pikmin, it will turn to face them directly before spewing out a stream of water. Although the Watery Blowhog will turn and wait for the most opportune moment to attack, it needs to inhale first, creating a short delay in which it doesn’t turn allowing the attack to be avoided. As soon as the Blowhog starts to inhale, it will not turn or move until it has finishes firing water. This means it does not follow the leader and/or Pikmin.

If the Blowhog is being attacked and is not currently inhaling or exhaling, it will buck itself forward, throwing off all Pikmin that were on it, and immediately begin to shoot a stream of water in front.

Locations

Pikmin 2

Areas

Caves

Sublevel 4 of the Snagret Hole
Sublevel 1 of the Shower Room
Sublevel 1 of the Cavern of Chaos
Sublevel 3 of the Hole of Heroes
Sublevel 11 of the Dream Den

Challenge Mode

Sublevel 2 of the Hot House
Sublevel 2 of the Cryptic Cavern
Sublevel 1 and 2 of the Hazard Training

2-Player Battle

The Watery Blowhog can be summoned if Player Two uses the Fiery/Watery Blowhog item, but this is a map that spawns Watery Blowhogs:

Hostile Territory

Pikmin 3

Areas

Formidable Oak

Mission Mode

Silver Lake (Battle Enemies)
Fortress of Festivity (Battle Enemies)
Beastly Caverns (Collect Treasures)
Forgotten Cove (Battle Enemies)

Bingo Battle

Jigsaw Fortress (Layout B)
Parched Brook (Layout A, B and C)
Sandbox Kingdom (Layout A)

Side Stories

Pikmin 4

Notes

Olimar's notes

“A variant subspecies of the fiery blowhog, the watery blowhog lacks several of the dominant genes necessary for the production of fire-producing catalysts, and thus expels jets of the nonflammable liquid. This subspecies appears to have only recently evolved. However, the hereditary traits of this variant are dominant and highly robust, so its population is rapidly increasing.”

Louie's notes

“This beast's unrivaled moistness gives it a melt-in-the-mouth quality that's incomparable.”

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: inhaling period
Weight: 5

Holding large amounts of water inside itself isn't as eyebrow raising as spewing fire, but I consider this to be the better design overall. Water is more easily and safely stored than flammable gas, and it has uses other than attacking. Despite this difference, it's vulnerable to the same trick: having the right type of Pikmin.”

Brittany's comments

“Alph tried to convince me this animal has all kinds of uses. "It could be a shower," he said, "or a spaceship wash, or an emergency fire control system." I told him we had all those things already, and it was like someone rained on his parade.”

Charlie's comments

“The water this one spews isn't too bad if you ask me, but the Pikmin don't do so well in it. (At least, most of them don't.) That's what a captain is there for: to be an umbrella to the downtrodden!”

Louie's comments

US version

“This beast's unrivaled moistness gives it a melt-in-the-mouth quality that's incomparable.”

European version

“This beast's unrivalled moistness gives it a melt-in-the-mouth quality that's incomparable.”

Olimar's comments

“Watery Blowhog
Sus loogiens
Blowhog family

A variant subspecies of the fiery blowhog, the watery blowhog lacks several of the dominant genes necessary for the production of fire-producing catalysts and thus expels jets of the nonflammable liquid. This subspecies appears to have only recently evolved. However, the hereditary traits of this variant are dominant and highly robust, so its population is rapidly increasing.”

Dalmo's Notes'

“Though it looks a lot like its flame-spewing counterpart, remember that blue around the mouth is for water and red is for fire. Keep that in mind, and you can avoid being unpleasantly surprised. A Watery Blowhog shower to wash away all your dirt and woes at the end of the day doesn't sound so bad.”

Olimar's Notes (Pikmin 4)'

“A variant subspecies of the Fiery Blowhog, the Watery Blowhog lacks several of the genes necessary for the production of fire-producing catalysts, and thus expels jets of the nonflammable liquid.

This subspecies appears to have only recently evolved. However, the hereditary traits of this variant are dominant and highly robust, so its population is rapidly increasing.”

Louie's Notes (Pikmin 4)'

“This beast's unrivalled moistness gives it a melt-in-the-mouth quality that’s incomparable.”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“You can tell a Watery Blowhog by its blue snout. The beast spits water and causes non-blue Pikmin to be lost in bubbles. If you're traveling with a large Pikmin army, swarm the Watery Blowhog and be ready to save the bubble-bound soldiers with your whistle.”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

“A Watery Blowhog attacks by shooting water out of its snout. When battling one of these creatures, use your Blue Pikmin to attack the Watery Blowhog without any casualties. If your squad contains only a small amount of Blue Pikmin, use them to distract the Watery Blowhog, then flank the creature and have your more vulnerable Pikmin charge from the rear.”

Biology

The Watery Blowhog’s physiology is quite mammalian, with the rubbery hide and elephant-resembling appearance. Additionally, the Blowhog also has striking resemblance to a hog, as seen by its name.

According to the notes from Olimar, the Watery Blowhog is a variant of the Fiery Blowhog which lacks necessary genes for creating fire, which is made from a phosphorus compound. So when the Watery Blowhog expels water, it actually means to expel this compound, which instead comes out as a nonflammable liquid.

He also notes that the subspecies appears to have recently evolved and that the hereditary traits of the variant is dominant which is why the population is increasing rapidly.

Louie mentions in his notes that the Watery Blowhog is very moist, which could be a result of its watery mutation.

Strategy

See the strategy for defeating Fiery Blowhogs, but keep in mind that the creature spews water, not fire, and that Blue Pikmin are recommended, not Red Pikmin.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`wtank`
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	0
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

In Pikmin 3, this enemy has the exact same technical information as the Fiery Blowhog.

Other information

Size: Body length: 52mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #14
Piklopedia 4 Piklopedia number: #18

Naming

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ミズブタ^? Mizu Buta	Water Pig
Chinese (traditional)	水豬 Shuǐ Zhū	Water Pig
Chinese (simplified)	水猪 Shuǐ Zhū	Water Pig
Dutch	Sproeiend snuitzwijn	Spraying snouthog
French	Puffy Cracheau Puffy cracheau (Pikmin 4)		"Cracheau" is a portmanteau of "crache" (spit) and "eau" (water)
German	Rüsselaquatis	Trunk-aquatis	The name is a portmanteau of German "Rüssel" (trunk/proboscis) and "aqua" (water)
Italian	Eruptor Idrico Eruptor idrico (Pikmin 4)	Water Eruptor Water eruptor (Pikmin 4)
Korean	물돼지호롱 Mul-Dwaeji-Horong	Water Pig Oil Lamp
Portuguese	Cusporco-d'água	Water spitpig	"Cusporco" is a portmanteau of "cuspir" (to spit) and "porco" (pig)
Spanish	Verraco acuático	Aquatic pig

Gallery

Artwork of the Watery Blowhog from Pikmin 2.
Alternate scan of the Watery Blowhog's artwork.
A Watery Blowhog in water in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.
A Watery Blowhog spewing liquid Pikmin 2.
The Piklopedia icon of the Watery Blowhog in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Artwork of the Watery Blowhog from Pikmin 3.
A Watery Blowhog in Pikmin 3.
A Watery Blowhog spewing liquid in Pikmin 3.
The Watery Blowhog's e-card, #16 (17^th blue card).

Trivia

By standing really close to a Watery 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 Fiery Blowhog as well, and interestingly, the Watery Blowhog near the entrance to the Subterranean Complex follows through this animation faster than normal.
The Prima Guide for Pikmin 3 and the Nintendo Player's Guide for Pikmin 2 state that the Watery Blowhog spits water. This contradicts the Piklopedia, which states that it shoots a flammable liquid, but is incapable of igniting it.
The only Watery Blowhog in Pikmin 3's story mode is located at the Formidable Oak. However, it might not be an actual Watery Blowhog because every enemy at the Formidable Oak turns into plasm when defeated, implying that it was created by the Plasm Wraith. This can also be applied to the Shearwig's appearance in Pikmin 3's story mode.