Puckering Blinnow

Puckering Blinnow
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Areas	Tropical Wilds Garden of Hope
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats Pikmin

The Puckering Blinnow is an aquatic enemy found in Pikmin 3. They are small, colorful fish enemies that inhabit bodies of water.

These creatures usually swim passively around in water, usually in groups of 3 or more. When one spots a group of Pikmin, it approaches the nearest Pikmin, grabs it, and quickly swims away. If the player attacks the Blinnow, it will drop the Pikmin and try to jump out of the water to avoid being attacked. If not attacked in time, they will eat the caught Pikmin. They can also jump out of the water to catch any Winged Pikmin flying overhead. It is very swift in the water, but it can only grab one Pikmin at a time.

Strategy

The best way to defeat one is to lock on and swarm, or simply dismiss your Blue Pikmin onto the enemy. It will be unable to attack and will be easily overwhelmed. The Blinnow should perish quickly.  If the player uses a small ammount of Pikmin, it will try to jump out of the water to shake the them off. It is also possible to get it to throw itself onto dry land where it can be killed very easily.

Another strategy is to throw a Blue Pikmin holding a bomb rock into the center of a school of Blinnows. When it detonates, most, if not all of the Blinnows should be killed by the blast.

Gallery

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  A frontal view of the Puckering Blinnow.

• Binnow.jpg

  A side view of a Puckering Blinnow.

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  Two Blinnows swimming in the water.

Trivia

• The name "Puckering Blinnow" is derived from 2 types of real-life fish "Blennies" and "Minnows" and the fact that its mouth is shaped as if it is puckering its lips.
• These creatures have a tendency to cause Pikmin to launch high into the air after death if it had one in its mouth.