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| Appears in | Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Pilli auricus | ||
| Family | Glint beetle | ||
| Areas | Awakening Wood, Giant's Hearth, Primordial Thicket | ||
| Caves | Frontier Cavern, Bulblax Kingdom, Submerged Castle, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Cavern for a King | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | Novice Training, Secret Testing Range, Rumbling Grotto | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | Trial of the Sage Leaf | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| 2-Player Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | None | ||
The Iridescent Glint Beetle (オオガネモチ?, lit.: "Large Riches Holder") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. Iridescent Glint Beetles resemble golden, sparkling Iridescent Flint Beetles, but are much rarer. In comparison to the Flint Beetle, it stays above ground for less time but, on average, stands still for slightly longer every time it stops moving. In Pikmin 4, however, it is a much more jittery creature, running away almost constantly.
Stats
| Game | Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health | Regen. |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1200 | 0.36 HP/s |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 600 | No |
Notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Dalmo's Notes
Olimar's notes ('Pikmin 4)
“This variety of Beetle consumes subterranean minerals. Due to the fact that it rarely emerges above ground, sightings of this particular species are extremely rare.
While minerals are this beast's primary source of food, the Beetle itself does not have the ability to digest these minerals. Instead, metabacteria living inside the Beetle's stomach chemically break down the minerals.
The resulting purified metal is discharged, but rare metals such as gold and platinum crystallize onto the Iridescent Glint Beetle's shell, resulting in the beautiful laminated shimmer.”Louie's notes ('Pikmin 4)
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide
Behavior
Glint Beetles move fast, making them difficult targets to pin, but at the same time, they have no offensive attributes, so an encounter with one can only end up as a chase. They hide underground, emerging only when approached. Much like the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug, the Glint Beetle can only be damaged by a direct throw to its back, which will cause it to flip over and drop nectar, or in some cases, a treasure. Purple Pikmin can hit the creature with much more ease, as the shock wave caused by the impact of one is enough to flip a Beetle over. Once a Glint Beetle has dropped all it was carrying, it will quickly scurry back underground. It will do the same thing if left undisturbed for too long.
Behavior
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The Iridescent Glint Beetle will move slightly more erratically than its relatives, but not too much so. Once activated, it springs out from the ground, and will move quickly, usually away from the captain. If a Pikmin is landed directly onto one's back, it will flip over briefly and drop something (depending on which game). Once a Glint Beetle has been flipped over three times, it will quickly retreat underground. The same thing will happen if the bug is simply left undisturbed above ground for too long.
Pikmin 2
When spawned above ground, the Glint Beetle drops three random-colored 5-pellets when first hit, and then a dose of ultra-spicy spray on the second and third hits. Underground, the pellets are swapped for three doses of nectar. If the ultra-spicy spray has not been unlocked yet, it just drops more nectar (three doses) in place of the sprays. Some of the Glint Beetles that are underground drop treasure instead, and the Beetles in Challenge Mode always drop a Lustrous Element. A Glint Beetle that drops a treasure will disappear after being hit the first time, dropping no nectar or sprays. If a Glint Beetle that would drop treasure is allowed to disappear before dropping its treasure, it will reappear elsewhere in the sublevel. Just like the Iridescent Flint Beetle, if it's killed whilst petrified, it will shatter instantly, leaving nothing behind except any potential treasure.
Pikmin 4
Glint Beetles will never drop Pellets above ground in this game. By default, they will drop six doses of Ultra-spicy spray- one dose on the first hit, two on the second, and three on the third. However, the Glint Beetle found in Giant's Hearth will drop a Disk of Amusing Wisdom instead on the third hit, replacing the triple dose of spray. The Glint Beetle in Trial of the Sage Leaf's third story Dig Deep will drop a Difficult-Choice Totem, Chance Totem, and Go-with-the-Flow Totem when hit three times, dropping no sprays.
Strategy
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Simply throw Pikmin at the creature's back while it is standing still for a few seconds and repeat until you have reaped all its items. Try to predict the creature's movements, and throw your Pikmin one step ahead of it. Be accurate but quick, as the Glint Beetle will only remain active for so long. Purple Pikmin work especially well, and if you have a good number of them, you can throw quickly without worrying about accuracy at all.
Technical information
| Pikmin 2 technical information (?) | |||
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| Internal name | wealthy
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| 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 | 1200 |
| fp01 | マップとの当り | Unknown (related to slopes) | 15 |
| 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?) | 0 |
| 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?) | 0 |
| 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 | 50 |
| fp33 | マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 | Collision processing radius | 30 |
| 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 | 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 | 10 |
| fp02 | 出現時間(Max) | Max time spent out of the ground | 20 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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: 30mm, as per the e-card
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #21
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #49
In the Super Smash Bros. series
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The Iridescent Glint Beetle appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as an enemy in each version's exclusive mode, as well as a trophy.
On Smash Run on the 3DS, the Iridescent Glint Beetle, like in the actual game, is a harmless enemy, and will drop gold if the player hits it. The quantities increase the more the player hits it, just like in Pikmin 2. Similarly to the actual games, they move rather fast, and are hard to hit. Most enemies that fall off edges drop their spoils; the Glint Beetle will not do so.
On Smash Tour on the Wii U version, it is an enemy that moves around the board, and bumping against it will make it drop some fighters for the player to use.
The Iridescent Glint Beetle also appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- 3DS trophy
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 US description:
“Hope you're not scared of bugs... In Pikmin, these guys drop nectar, but in Smash Run they drop coins instead. They hide, waiting for fighters to get too close...then strike! They're tough to catch, but your reward for success is coins, coins, coins. They'll slink away to sulk after being properly robbed.”
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 EU description:
“Hope you're not scared of insects... These guys can drop nectar in Pikmin, but in this game, they carry coins instead. They'll leap out of the ground when a fighter gets close, and scurry around madly. They're hard to hit, but you'll just have to keep at it if you want these coins! Once they've dropped all their spoils, they'll go underground and sulk. Aw.”
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| How to obtain: Random appearance. | Type: Enemy | |
- Wii U trophy
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US description:
“A golden creature from Pikmin 2. They don't pop up very often at all, but when they do, they scuttle around speedily. When you flip them over, they drop nectar and rare treasures. In Smash Bros., they appear in Smash Tour, where you can bump into them to make them drop extra fighters!
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| EU description:
“A golden creature from Pikmin 2. They don't pop up very often at all, but when they do, they scuttle around speedily. When you flip them, they drop nectar and rare treasures. In this game, they appear in Smash Tour – bump into them to make them drop extra fighters you can take for your own.
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| How to obtain: Random appearance. | Type: Enemy | Trophy Box: None | |
Naming
- See more: Iridescent Flint Beetle#Naming.
- Common name: Iridescent Glint Beetle. The creature's name is a pun on the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name. A glint is a shimmer of light, found on very shiny things.
- Japanese nickname: オオガネモチ?. It translated to "Large Riches Holder", as opposed to the Iridescent Flint Beetle's "Small Riches Holder". It also means "millionaire", referring to how gold is often associated with richness.
- Japanese name: ショウヤコガネ?, lit.: "Village Head Scarab".
- Scientific name: Pilli auricus. The word Pilli means the same as in the Iridescent Flint Beetle's name, while auricus is related to aurum, the Latin word for gold.
- Internal names: Internally, its name is
wealthy, which is a translation of its Japanese nickname. In Pikmin 4, it is changed toOOKOGANE. The internal name of the Iridescent Flint Beetle isKOGANE. - Prerelease: In an earlier version of the game's script, inside the Japanese Disc, it is revealed that the enemy used to be called "Giant Flint Beetle".[1] This is likely due to its Japanese nickname translating to "Large Riches Holder" as opposed to the Iridescent Flint Beetle's "Small Riches Holder".
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
オオガネモチ? Oogane Mochi |
Large Riches Holder | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
大富蟲 Dà Fù Chóng |
Large Riches Bug | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
大富虫 Dà Fù Chóng |
Large Riches Bug | |
 Dutch |
Gouden praalkever | Golden splendor beetle | |
 French |
Scarabée Cristallisé Scarabée cristallisé (Pikmin 4) |
Crystallized Beetle Crystallized beetle (Pikmin 4) |
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 German |
Psychiflux | Psylight | Psychilex is the German name for the Iridescent Flint Beetle, also having the Latin word “lux”, meaning “light”, which relates to it’s golden shimmer |
 Italian |
Scintillococco | Sparkling beetle | |
 Korean |
순금벌레 Sungeum-Beolle |
Pure Gold Bug | |
 Portuguese |
Cintisouro iridescente | Iridescent twinkleetle | "Cintisouro" is a portmanteau of "cintilar" (twinkle) and "besouro" (beetle) |
 Portuguese (NoE) |
Escaravelho Iridescente | Iridescent Scarab | Name taken from a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS |
 Spanish |
Escarabajo de oro iridiscente | Iridescent gold beetle |
Gallery
Pikmin 2
Artwork of the Iridescent Glint Beetle from Pikmin 2.
An Iridescent Glint Beetle in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.
The Piklopedia icon of the Iridescent Glint Beetle in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Pikmin 'attacking' two Iridescent Glint Beetles.
A flipped Iridescent Glint Beetle.
Pikmin 4
The Piklopedia icon of the Iridescent Glint Beetle in Pikmin 4.
The Iridescent Glint Beetle's Piklopedia entry in Pikmin 4.
An Iridescent Glint Beetle in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
An Iridescent Glint Beetle as found in Giant's Hearth.
An Iridescent Glint Beetle as found in Primordial Thicket.
An Iridescent Glint Beetle dropping a drop of Ultra-spicy spray.
Other
The Iridescent Glint Beetle's e-card, #22 (9th yellow card).
Trivia
- Though they bury underground after a while, this does not happen in the Piklopedia; this is the same with the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Doodlebug.
- An early script for Pikmin 2 names the Iridescent Glint Beetle as the "Giant Flint Beetle", suggesting that earlier in development, the Iridescent Glint Beetle was meant to just be a larger variant of the Iridescent Flint Beetle. Internally, all enemies in Pikmin 2 are programmed to function even when resized to abnormal sizes, but only the Iridescent Flint Beetle and the Emperor Bulblax have editable scale parameters.
- The Iridescent Glint Beetle is the only enemy in the Pikmin series that doesn't appear in Pikmin 3 but appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
- As of Pikmin 4, the Iridescent Glint Beetle is said to be a "variety of Beetle", with the word "Beetle" being strangely capitalized. In the Japanese version, it is stated to be a type of 鋼虫? (lit.: "Steel Bug").
References
- ^ Pikmin 2/Early English Script on The Cutting Room Floor
