Smoky Progg

Smoky Progg
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Magovum vaporus
Family	Unknown
Areas	The Distant Spring, Hero's Hideaway
Caves	Cavern for a King
Challenge Mode stages	None
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Suffocate Pikmin, uproot sprouts (Pikmin), shoot projectiles (Pikmin 4), panic Pikmin (Pikmin 4)

The Smoky Progg (ドドロ^?) is a hidden, optional boss found in Pikmin and Pikmin 4, and is considered one of the hardest encounters in the series. The only way to encounter it in the original Pikmin is to visit The Distant Spring on or before the fifteenth day. It resides in the large watery area located to the south of the landing site in the center of a small group of islands. The Progg is in an egg and if it is approached, it will break out within four to eight seconds. When the egg breaks open, the Progg will go directly to the landing site, ignoring Captain Olimar and possibly walking through the Pikmin squad if not careful. Swarming the unopened egg with a large number of Pikmin can easily defeat the Progg, but does not produce any reward. In Pikmin 4, its egg can be first encountered in a night expedition, specifically the Feasting Center in the Hero's Hideaway. It also appears in Cavern for a King.

The beast itself is a dark green creature with black markings all over its body and glowing white eyes with a pinkish ring around them. It is roughly the size of a Bulborb, and it constantly emits a cloud of gas behind it that is harmful to both the Pikmin and Olimar. It is also able to uproot Pikmin sprouts. The Smoky Progg will make its way towards the landing site upon emerging, so it is necessary to kill it to avoid interference with the day's plans. It has a very high defense, so it takes a while to kill. When killed, however, it drops a golden pearl-like orb which, if carried to an Onion, will produce one hundred Pikmin.

In Pikmin 4, its eyes are now closer to that of scarlet red and emits a fog of a similar color. It now has what seems to be a mouth where it throws up a gaseous projectile, creating a ring of damage once hitting the ground. Instead of uprooting pikmin like in the first game, it now screams to put nearby Pikmin into a panic, which can lead them into the dangerous fog or into enemies and lead them into an imminent death if not whistled in time.

The relationship between the Smoky Progg and Mamuta, of being radically different between larval and adult stages, could be derived from that of the paradox frog (Pseudis paradoxa) and its young; paradox frog tadpoles are about four times larger than their adult selves. It is also implied in Pikmin 4's Piklopedia notes that glow sap exposure is what causes Mamuta eggs to become malformed. This may also explain their urge to destroy Lumiknolls upon hatching.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
3	6	100	N/A	4000	Unknown

Behavior

As soon as the egg is approached by leaders or Pikmin, the Smoky Progg will emerge out of it after some seconds. Its first goal is to go to the landing site, ignoring any prey. Once it is there, it will perform a gesture that uproots any Pikmin sprouts, even if there are none. After this, it will begin chasing after Olimar and the Pikmin. By merely moving towards them, it can kill them or damage Olimar simply by having the gas cloud touch its target. Once defeated, it explodes and leaves behind a pearl.

In Pikmin 4, the Smoky Progg will travel towards the nearest Lumiknoll if its egg is allowed to hatch. Upon reaching the Lumiknoll, it will attack the Lumiknoll with energy blasts that produce shockwaves on impact, dealing significant damage to the Lumiknoll and potentially causing the night expedition to fail. Upon shaking off Pikmin, it lets out a deafening roar that causes them to panic, similar to the emergence of Mitites. In a cave, it will instead focus its attacks on the leader and their Pikmin, similar to how it behaves when engaged in combat at night.

Pearl

The pearl-like object it leaves behind after its death.

The Smoky Progg is unique in that it will not simply leave a corpse of itself (or even a pellet), but instead a golden orb similar to the pearls dropped by the Pearly Clamclamps. When brought to an Onion, it will create 100 Pikmin seeds, which is the highest amount of seeds for any object that can be brought. This only happens in the first game; in Pikmin 4 it will sink into its cloud of smoke, which then dissipates, leaving no reward.

Strategy

The Progg inside its egg.

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

Pikmin 1

There are many different ways to defeat the Smoky Progg; each has different pros and cons. Captain Olimar cannot defeat this enemy using punches.

Pikmin damage

Swarming is utterly useless and will only result in all the Pikmin dying. Throwing Pikmin at its head is the only way to go. It's preferred to use Red Pikmin, as they're the strongest, and to use the swarm trick to allow faster throws.

One method is to get a lot of Pikmin, wait until it uses its uprooting ability and becomes still, then throw Pikmin onto its face as fast as possible. Precise aiming is required so that the Pikmin do not hit an Onion or its cloud of gas. If done correctly, the Smoky Progg will be constantly shaking off Pikmin and will not be able to move, until it dies. If there are only a few Pikmin available, throw them and whistle them back just as the Progg is shaking them off. Care should be taken when whistling, so that they do not go through the gas cloud.

It should also be noted that the Progg regenerates its health gradually, regardless of whether it is chasing Olimar/Pikmin, or merely idling at the landing site.

It is possible to take advantage of the fact that the Progg can get stuck behind an Onion's leg in battling it. After it completes its uprooting move, it can get stuck in this way from a few seconds up to several minutes. Pikmin can be tossed on its head without the enemy even being able to shake them off, and with luck, it can be killed before it frees itself from the glitch.

There is another exploit that can be used to your advantage. If the bridge that leads to the Massage Machine has not been built yet, lead the Progg behind the unbuilt bridge and then run away. The Progg will be stuck by the bridge, and will endlessly turn around in circles. You can then bring 100 Blue Pikmin out and attack the Smoky Progg.

Bomb-rocks

An alternate way to hurt it would be to use Yellow Pikmin with bomb-rocks, aiming well and not hitting the Progg on the rear with the Yellow that is thrown. Any Pikmin left walking in its trail will succumb to the poison. A focused attack is also effective: by leaving 10 or more bomb-rocks near the landing site, one can throw a bomb-carrying Yellow Pikmin near the Progg when it is passing over the bomb-rocks. The Pikmin will toss its own explosive, which should make all of the other ones explode as well. The bomb-rocks used for the attack can be held by Yellow Pikmin (which will kill the Pikmin) or not – by issuing bomb-rock carriers inside the Yellow Onion, they will leave their rocks by the base of the Onion.

Pikmin 4

In this game, the Smoky Progg has gained some new attacks. It may spit a glowing red projectile that creates a wave upon landing, which has the same instant-kill properties as the smoke surrounding the creature. It may also roar loudly to send the Pikmin and Oatchi into a panic, possibly causing them to run directly into its smoke.

In night expeditions, the Smoky Progg's egg can and should be destroyed before it hatches, as glow pellets will still be awarded by doing so and fighting it directly runs the risk of allowing other creatures an opportunity to attack an undefended Lumiknoll (which in some cases may even include a second Smoky Progg). However, the eggs are often far away from the Lumiknolls and it is not always possible to reach them before they hatch. This is not possible in caves, as the egg will hatch immediately upon arriving on its sublevel.

The fight is fairly straightforward when the Smoky Progg is isolated or is focused on attacking a Lumiknoll. Throw Pikmin at its front, and prepare to call them back once they have been shaken off. Riding on Oatchi is an effective way to avoid the wave attack, as he can jump over it. However, if the creature roars, Oatchi will throw the leader off his back, making it hard to gather the panicking Pikmin quickly. For this reason, dismounting just before it does this attack is a good strategy, as is running out of the range of the panic effect or simply not using Oatchi at all. It is safe to Rush the front of this creature, which can be used to deal a large amount of damage quickly so long as the Pikmin are called back before it roars. As with most enemies, bomb rocks are an effective way to deal with this creature safely, if the player is comfortable with using a large amount of them.

Glitches

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In a rare case, if Olimar walks up to the egg with no Pikmin, circles the egg and tries to attack it, the egg won't take any damage, yet if he goes back to an Onion to get some Pikmin and return to the cluster of islands, the egg will be gone. The only way to reset the egg is to reset the entire day. Going to sunset and continuing to the next day will not bring the egg back.

In another rare case, there is a glitch where a Pikmin that is thrown at the egg right when it hatches will float in mid-air while doing its "hitting" sequence, damaging the Progg. After about ten seconds the Pikmin will start vibrating faster and faster and eventually fall off.

Rarely, the Smoky Progg may be near a Yellow Wollywog when the Wollywog jumps. The jump will propel the Progg in to the air where it will hover for a short time until it begins to slowly return to ground level.

The Progg is also especially likely to glitch the Pikmin counter for unknown reasons.

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

“This hideous beast comes from a strange, hard egg. Its mollusk-like body is wrapped in an unpleasant gas that suffocates any Pikmin that inhales it. Attacking its head is successful, but it's best to eliminate in egg form.”

Reel notes

“Thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta.”

Dalmo's Notes

“In the night aboveground or the dark passages below, you'll suddenly notice an egg. If you leave the egg alone, a being of terror is born out of it. A mysterious fiend dragging itself along. But I feel like this misunderstood dear may be trying to communicate with us. Perhaps its tale is a sad one.”

Olimar's Notes

“The Smoky Progg 's body is constantly deteriorating, so collecting a living sample has proven difficult and research into the species has progressed at a glacial rate. However, by examining the genes adhered to the Smoky Progg's eggs, it has been confirmed that they are, in fact, Mamuta eggs! This discovery allows for the possibility that Mamuta that do not develop properly and hatch become Smoky Proggs. If, hypothetically, a Mamuta were to remain aboveground at night and absorb glow sap, that might impact the nutrient levels within its egg's yolk. That change could lead to the embryo's inviability or break down its enzymes, then...maybe...”

Louie's Notes

“Egg tastes best when smoked. The flavor of the belly and the head is pleasantly warming.”

Pikmin Official Player's Guide description

“Some say that this is a larval version of mamuta that was unable to complete the transformation, but as with mamuta, the smoky progg is shrouded in mystery.”

“The defeated smoky progg pearl can produce 100 new Pikmin. The ghostly creature's egg disappears from the Distant Spring after Day 15. If you find the egg, attack it until it shakes, then quickly retreat and follow the hatched progg to your landing site. Relentlessly toss Pikmin at its head and stay out of its path.”

Technical information

Creature

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	dororo
HP	4000

Egg

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	tamago
HP	1100

Other information

• Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Piku-Lord (Lord of Pikmin)

In the Super Smash Bros. series

The Smoky Progg appears as one of the spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Spirits mode.

As the first spirit the player encounters in Adventure Mode: World of Light, Smoky Progg appears as a puppet clone of Mario in his black alternate costume. He will occasionally turn metal, making him harder to launch. Defeating him will give the player the Smoky Progg spirit, which equips the player with an Unira at the start of the match.

Naming

• Common name: Smoky Progg. "Smoky" refers to the smoke it leaves behind, while "Progg" might be a combination of the words poison, and frog, given its frog-like appearance. "Prog" is also British slang for "to forage", and "sprog" is slang for "child" or "baby".
• Japanese nickname: ドドロ^?. It is from "どろどろ", an onomatopoeia for mushy things.
• Japanese name: オオドロアメフラシ^?, lit.: "Big Mud Sea Hare".
• Scientific name: Unknown.
• Internal names: The internal name is the same as the Japanese nickname: dodoro. The egg is simply called tamago, or たまご^? (lit.: "egg").
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドドロ? Dodoro		From "どろどろ" (mushy)
French (NoA)	Molosko fumant	Smoky Progg
French (NoE)	Molosko Fumant	Smoky Progg
German	Dilabovum		Possibly from a corruption of "diablo" (devil) and "ovum" (egg).
Italian	Gassovo	Gaseous egg	From "gassoso" (gaseous) and "ovo" (egg).
Korean	머드로그 Meod rog	Mud frog
Spanish	Cigoto Fumoso	Smoky Zygote	A zygote is a very early stage of an embryo.

Gallery

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  The Smoky Progg, as seen on the enemy reel.

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  The Progg at The Distant Spring.

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  The egg the Progg is found in.

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  The Progg breaking out of its egg.

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  The Progg defeated in its egg.

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  The Progg attempting to uproot Pikmin.

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  The Progg shaking off Pikmin.

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  A drawing of the Progg from the Pikmin Official Player's Guide.

Trivia

• The Smoky Progg is the only enemy who seemingly uses poison attacks in the first Pikmin game. Since White Pikmin have not yet been discovered, this means that Olimar has nothing that resists the creature's lethal gas.
• In Pikmin 4, the instant-kill hazard the Smoky Progg produces is treated as unique hazard only ever referred to in-game as "the fog" or "Gloom". It is only used by two creatures; the Smoky Progg and the Ancient Sirehound during the final phase of its battle.
• The Smoky Progg is the rarest enemy in the game, with only one of them existing, and only for the first fifteen days.
• The Smoky Progg can strangely change its eye color from red to green.
• The Smoky Progg appears to be hollow, or transparent. If viewed from behind, one can see a glowing light suspended inside of it with chunks of gas falling around the light. This light may be the pearl it drops.
• The Smoky Progg’s ability to uproot Pikmin is similar to the Pluckaphone.
• The Smoky Progg is able to uproot sprouts that haven't reached the ground yet and are still coming out of the Onion.

See also

• Ujadani
• Goolix
• Mamuta

External links

• Video of awakening and fighting the Smoky Progg

References

This article was a featured article from April 12th to August 19th, 2011.