Widemouthed Anode Beetle

Widemouthed Anode Beetle
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Scarabum electrodea grandiostium
Family	Scarab beetle
Areas	Glowing Bloom Pond, Secret Spot 7
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

The Widemouthed Anode Beetle (オオグチエレキムシ^?, lit.: "Big Mouthed Electric Bug") is an electric ladybug-like enemy found in Hey! Pikmin.

Stats

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Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
N/A	N/A	N/A	× 2	Unknown	Unknown

Behavior

The Widemouthed Anode Beetle patrols a set path in dimly-lit areas, where it casts a field of light. If Pikmin walk into this light, it will charge them and attempt to eat them.

Locations

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Verdant Waterfront
- Glowing Bloom Pond

Strategy

Widemouthed Anode Beetles can be defeated by continually throwing Pikmin at them until they flip over, which leaves them completely vulnerable to attack, much like the standard Anode Beetle.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“This pesky creature loves to generate its own electricity. It prefers solitude, and becomes aggressive if provoked. It really couldn't be more different from me, could it? Part of me wishes I could assert myself as strongly as this terrifying monster does.”

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The Widemouthed Anode Beetle in the cutscene in Glowing Bloom Pond.
A Widemouthed Anode Beetle turning around in Secret Spot 7.
In the Creature Log.

Naming

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Common name: Widemouthed Anode Beetle. The name is the same as an Anode Beetle's, but starting with "widemouthed", referring to its large mouth.
Japanese nickname: オオグチエレキムシ^?, lit.: "Big Mouthed Electric Bug".
Japanese name: キモンオオグチエレキムシ^?, lit.: "Yellow Pattern Big Mouthed Electric Bug".
Scientific name: Scarabum electrodea grandiostium. Scarabum electrodea is the Anode Beetle's scientific name. Grandiostium comes from grandis and ostium, Latin for "large" and "mouth", respectively.
Internal names: Unknown.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オオグチエレキムシ^? Ō Guchi Ereki Mushi	Big Mouthed Electric Bug
Dutch	Breedgebekte
French	Scarabée électrique à bec	Beaked electric beetle
German	Breitmaul-Anodenkäfer	Widemouth Anode Beetle
Italian	Anodicocco dalla bocca larga
Korean	큰입전기벌레
Spanish	Escarabajo dentánodo	Portmanteau of "dentado" (toothed), and Escarabajo ánodo (Anode Beetle)

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