Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat

Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Cephalus dottalium
Family	Jellyfloat
Areas	None
Caves	Shower Room, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Seafloor Resort, Ultimate Testing Range
Challenge Mode stages	None
Dandori Challenge stages	Hefty Haulway, Strategic Freezeway, Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Inhale and eat Pikmin

The Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat (コマンマン^?, lit.: "Small Manman") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats resemble a large, blue, floating jellyfish with yellow spots, that float through the air. They attack the Pikmin by inhaling them and trapping them inside. The Pikmin will then be digested over a considerably long period of time, specifically 1 Pikmin per 30 seconds, but can be saved by defeating it. These creatures are related to the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat. They are also similar to the Medusal Slurker in the fact that they have clear bodies and keep Pikmin trapped inside of them. In Pikmin 4, they can't digest Pikmin, and they seem to have a limit of about 40 Pikmin. They also can no longer be weighed down by Pikmin, likely to facilitate the use of the new Ice Pikmin to defeat them.

Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats sing a faint song while idling, that is easiest to hear when music is turned off in the options menu.^[1] Upon death, they swirl around the air and brilliantly explode in an array of small sparkling lights.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2500	No
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1500	No

Notes

Olimar's notes

“This native jellyfloat is indigenous to the region. Unfortunately, it is currently endangered, as its habitat is being overwhelmed by hostile immigrant species.”

Louie's notes

“Similar in taste and texture to gelatin, this jiggling mass of jelly can be sculptured into all kinds of creative shapes. As a bonus, it also doubles as professional-grade hair gel. It's the perfect cool summer treat!”

Dalmo's Notes

“Notice the elegant way it floats and its delicate transparency?! The mystical sky-blue color always catches my gaze and won't let go. Even when the drifting darling sucks up Pikmin, it doesn't eat them but gently envelops them. What a sweetheart!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“It may be slightly less dangerous than the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat, but the lesser of the species is still a major annoyance. By attacking the beast with tossed Pikmin, you can weigh it down, then swarm it with the rest of your troops on the ground.”

Pikmin Garden

Text

“青色でやや小ぶりな、陸上に棲むクラゲ。触手や3本の口腕にはクラゲ特有の刺胞がなく、空中をふわふわ漂いながら、近づいてきた獲物を吸引する。

特徴その1 獲物を吸い込む

体内と外気との気圧差を利用して、空気ごと勢いよく獲物を吸引する。

(Image text: 消化器官が小さく未熟なてめ、獲物の消化に時間がかかる)

特徴その2 在来種

外来種のオオマンマンに餌を奪われ、次第に生息域をせばめている。”

Translation

“A blue, rather small jellyfish that lives on land. It has no nematocysts, which are characteristic of jellyfish, on its tentacles and three oral arms, and it floats in the air, sucking up prey that comes near it.

Feature #1: Sucking up prey

Taking advantage of the difference in atmospheric pressure between its body and the air outside, it vigorously sucks up prey with the air.

(Image text: "Because its digestive organs are small and immature, it takes a long time to digest its prey")

Feature #2: Native species

It has gradually lost its habitat due to loss of food to the non-native Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.”

Strategy

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

Pikmin

If you encounter one, stay out of its path and throw Pikmin at it. If it is above your Pikmin, it will suck them up. It is vulnerable on all parts of its body, and has moderately low health. Purple Pikmin will automatically make this creature fall due to their weight; they are also good for defeating it, as stunning it will prevent it from getting back into the air. When defeated, all undigested Pikmin will be recovered. The creature will also shake Pikmin off, both in the air and when it recovers flight. Know this and whistle your Pikmin back before the enemy shakes, as to avoid having the Pikmin lose their flower status.

To note is that if a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat digests a White Pikmin, it will not take damage from it. This is also the case with the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat, at least in Pikmin 2.

In Pikmin 4, Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats are harmless as they cannot kill Pikmin. They are still an annoyance to fight, as most Pikmin latch onto the tentacles, where they can be inhaled. Purple Pikmin cannot be inhaled. Inhaled Pikmin will often have their flowers close or buds wilt, so it is still advised to avoid absorbtion.

If frozen, a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat will fall and shatter on impact with the ground, making Ice Pikmin ideal to use against it. This is doubly useful in Dandori Challenges, as it cuts down the time needed to defeat them and retrieve Pikmin inside without the worry of destroying it's corpse, which it wouldn't leave behind either way.

Leaders

With the Rocket Fist, a leader can hit a Jellyfloat above him with his third punch. Without this upgrade, the only way to do damage is to hit the creature while on a raised ledge next to it. Both of these methods take a long time, however, so using Pikmin is recommended.

It is also possible to kill a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat with the use of an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. If the larva is at the same height as the Jellyfloat, or even a little lower, and the player lures the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat into using the sucking animation, the boulder shot by the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva can hit the floating enemy. However, this strategy requires a lot of timing and precision, and the best place to see it happen is in the sixth sublevel of the Dream Den. This technique is easier to apply if the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat is grounded. This strategy also works against a Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`kurage`
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	2500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	40
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.2
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	50
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	300
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	100
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	300
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	300
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	90
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	120
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	25
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	40
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	25
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	40
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	25
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	70
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	50
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	80
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	60
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	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	6
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	15
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	20
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	20
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	25
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	飛行高さ	Flight height	70
fp02	上昇係数	Unknown (rise coefficient?)	1
fp10	地上ウェイト時間	Unknown	0.5
fp11	吸い込み時間	Suck duration	2
fp12	吸い込み確率	Unknown (probability of a leader or Pikmin being sucked in?)	0.1
fp04	振払落下時間	Determines the time until it shakes in the air once a pikmin is latched	1
ip01	落下最低ピキ数	Pikmin weight needed to bring it down	6
ip11	吸い込みピキ数	Unknown (maximum number of Pikmin it can suck at once?)	10

Other information

Size: Diameter: 60mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #35
Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #86

Naming

The following article or section needs help from someone who can translate Japanese text.

See more: Jellyfloat family#Naming.

Common name: Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat. The creature is called "Lesser" because it is the smallest of the two Jellyfloats in Pikmin 2, the other being the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.
Japanese nickname: コマンマン^?, lit.: "Small Manman".
Japanese name: オボコクラゲ^?.
Scientific name: Cephalus dottalium. Dottalium is similar to the English word "dotted", referring to its spots.
Internal names: Internally, this enemy is called kurage (くらげ^?), which translates to jellyfish.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	コマンマン^? Ko Manman	Small Manman
Chinese (traditional)	小慢慢水母 Xiǎo Mànmàn Shuǐmǔ	Small Manman Jellyfish	慢慢 also means "slowly"
Chinese (simplified)	小慢慢水母 Xiǎo Mànmàn Shuǐmǔ	Small Manman Jellyfish	慢慢 also means "slowly"
French	Jellyflotte Transparent Jellyflotte transparent (Pikmin 4)	Transparent Jellyfloat Transparent jellyfloat (Pikmin 4)
German	Schwachgetupfte Schwebequalle	Lightly Spotted Hover Jellyfish
Portuguese	Medusinha pintada	Spotted little jellyfish
Spanish	Minimedusia moteada	Spotted mini-jellyfish	"medusia" is a corruption of "medusa" (jellyfish)

Gallery

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Pikmin 2

A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in the Piklopedia at night.
An idle Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat trying to suck up some Blue Pikmin.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat dying.
A petrified Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat being grounded by Blue Pikmin.
A Purple Pikmin trapped inside a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat sucking up some Purple Pikmin.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat digesting a Pikmin.
The Piklopedia icon of the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

Pikmin 4

The Piklopedia icon of the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat trying to suck up pikpik carrots.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat that has been stunned by a lightning shock.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat exploding into blue luminescent particle after its death in the Piklopedia.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat as seen in Seafloor Resort with Blue Pikmin inside.
A Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat being defeated.

Other

The Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat's e-card, #39 (14^th blue card).

Trivia

If a leader approaches a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat without any Pikmin in their group, the enemy won't be interested at all and will stay idle, unlike its larger counterpart, the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.