Flying Spotted Jellyfloat

Flying Spotted Jellyfloat
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Cephalus aerialis
Family	Jellyfloat
Areas	Downpour Thicket
Attacks	Swoop down and crush Pikmin

The Flying Spotted Jellyfloat (トビマンマン^?, lit.: "Flying Manman") is a jellyfish-like enemy in Hey! Pikmin. It is blue with 2 lines of spots (hence the name), and is slightly transparent. There are two yellow eyes sticking out of its head, and a small turquoise orb at the bottom that can crush Pikmin. It is about two times Captain Olimar's height and width, being the smallest member of the jellyfloat family. It appears in only one area, Downpour Thicket.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
N/A	N/A	N/A	× 1		No

To do: Find the health value from the game files. Care to do so?

Behavior

Flying Spotted Jellyfloats levitate around and make a noise, and fall to the ground when either Olimar or any Pikmin are under it. Pikmin will die if they are under it as it hits the ground. If Olimar defeats a Flying Spotted Jellyfloat, it will drop 1 Sparklium Seed and another one will soon appear.

Locations

It can be assumed that the creature is mostly found in moist environments, because its location is full of dew. It is also found very commonly in this area, although its not found anywhere else.

• Leafswirl Lagoon
  • Downpour Thicket: This is the only area in the whole game where they can be found. They mostly act as an additional threat while dew droplets stun Olimar. They can be especially harmful near the end with the trowel, since the player must multitask knocking over the trowel and dodging dew droplets, as well as warding off the creature.

Strategy

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

Hitting a Flying Spotted Jellyfloat with any Pikmin will defeat it. It can only be attacked when it hits the ground, however. The best thing to do is to lure it in by walking directly under, and then throw Pikmin at it. It will only take 1 hit to kill, rewarding you only 1 Sparklium Seed. It is then advised to leave quickly, as soon another one will appear and can cause trouble.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“Most of the time, it floats peacefully in midair, but it will not hesitate to squish any threats. My wife has a similar "mama bear" quality to her.”

Naming

See also: Jellyfloat family#Naming.

• Common name: Flying Spotted Jellyfloat. It comes from how it flies very high, higher than any other jellyfloat.
• Japanese nickname: トビマンマン^?, lit.: "Flying Manman".
• Japanese name: ソラノホトクラゲ^?.
• Scientific name: Cephalus aerialis . Aerialis comes from "aerial", again referring to its altitude.
• Internal names: Its internal name is tobiman, from its Japanese nickname. However, its generator name is enemy_glider_loose. This is probably because of its behavior: it glides around loosely. Also, the ball inside of it seems to be slightly loose.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	トビマンマン? Tobi Manman	Flying Manman
Dutch	Gevlekte zweefkwal	Spotted Hoverfly
French	Jellyflotte volant	Flying Jellyfloat
German	Getupfte Flugqualle	Spotted Flying Jellyfish
Italian	Gorgone maculata volante	Spotted Flying Gorgon (a medusa is a Jellyfish)
Korean	플라잉해파리
Spanish	Medusia moteada voladora	Flying Spotted Jellyfish

Gallery

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  A Flying Spotted Jellyfloat.

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  A Flying Spotted Jellyfloat falling.

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  A Flying Spotted Jellyfloat on the ground.

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  A Flying Spotted Jellyfloat in the creature log.

See also

• Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat
• Clicking Slurker