Phosbat Pod

Phosbat Pod
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Tectupervus pteromys
Family	Aerodentia
Areas	Distant Tundra
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	N/A

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Phosbat Pods (コカガミのタマゴ^?, lit.: "Child Mirror Egg") are nest-like structures from which Phosbats spawn. If light from a Glowcap shines on top of one, it closes its opening, preventing it from spawning more Phosbats; it will also stop spawning Phosbats after it has spawned five of them. If a Phosbat Pod doesn't activate before the big light bulb in the Vehemoth Phosbat arena is turned on, it will remain small. It should be noted that attacking a Phosbat Pod will attract the attention of the Vehemoth Phosbat.

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, this is considered its own creature, and has an entry in the Piklopedia.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	450

Notes

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: light sensitivity
Weight: unknown

I have so many questions. Where does it get the resources to manufacture all of the tiny models? And why does light cause it to stop working? I've heard of solar-powered machines, but this one seems to be solar-powerless.”

Brittany's comments

“Try to break the egg, and the adult phosbat will come screeching right for you. As ugly and mean as it is, it does care about its little ones, so you can't call it all bad.”

Charlie's comments

“The downside of these things is that they never stop pumping out nasty critters, but the upside is that if you stand next to one long enough, you can get some good combat training in. I'd take one home to generate sparring partners, but they stop working as soon as light hits them.”

Louie's comments

“You can slurp up this beast's eggs right from the shell! With a sweet and velvety texture, they melt in your mouth!”

Olimar's comments

“Phosbat Sac
Tectupervus pteromys
Aerodentia family

The vehemoth phosbat's egg sacs are found affixed to surfaces around its lair. Each sac spawns roughly five baby phosbats, stopping when enough pheromones are in the air to trigger its automatic response. This keeps the population density of phosbats in any given cave at a sustainable level, which is important given the limited supply of food available in its habitat.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	kokagamiegg
HP	450
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	5
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	0
Mission Mode value	1

Gallery

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  An inactive Phosbat Pod on the ground.

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  A Phosbat Pod releasing a Phosbat.

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  A Phosbat Pod dying.

• Closed mouth pod.jpeg

  Light making a Phosbat Pod close its opening.

Names

See more: Phosbat#Naming.

Its name simply comes from it being a sort of cocoon for generating Phosbats.

Its scientific name, Tectupervus pteromys, is shared with both the Phosbat and Vehemoth Phosbat, confirming it is the same species as them. How this is remains unexplained.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Œuf de Broidunoir	Vehemoth Phosbat Egg