Water Dumple

Water Dumple
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Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Ichthyosa felinis/Piscisus cattusus pikpikus
Family	Grub-dog
Areas	The Distant Spring, Valley of Repose, Perplexing Pool
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Citadel of Spiders, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Creator's Garden
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Bingo Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eats Pikmin

Water Dumples, or sometimes Pik-Catfish, are enemies in both Pikmin games; they are members of the Grub-dog family, and act like Bulborbs. They are most commonly found in the water, but can survive on land as well. They resemble blue cat- or shellfish with relatively large mouths and tentacles at the rear of their abdomen. The Water Dumples in Pikmin move much more quickly and are bigger than their counterparts in Pikmin 2, but both can be defeated easily if the player is cautious and swarms them. Just like Bulborbs, Purple Pikmin will work particularly well if this creature is found on land. A Water Dumple can be defeated easily by captains as it has few hit points.

Notes

Reel notes

“This aquatic creature is a close relative of the bulborb.”

Olimar's notes

“A resident of freshwater pools and marshes, this aquatic creature regularly feeds on insects that land on the surface of the water. It shares a nearly identical skeletal structure with its close relative and terrestrial cousin, the bulborb. This may offer clues to its evolutionary origin and suggests that it only recently emigrated to an aquatic habitat.”

Louie's notes

“Deep-fry dumples without batter for all of the flavor with half the fat!”

Strategy

Pikmin

Swarming it with a lot of Pikmin is usually very effective. If these enemies are in large groups, however, and the Pikmin with the captain are few, it is likely that some Pikmin will be eaten, as the Dumples attack with quick lunges. It is advisable to either separate the creatures by luring them away from the group one after another, or to use only the captains. A strategy in defeating Water Dumples is to bait them, then when they are retreating, swarm them with either Blues, or rain Purples depending if the battle is on land or water.

Captains

Water Dumples are easily killed with attacks from either Captains (both is more effective), and their attacks can be avoided without much effort.

Trivia

• It is stated in Louie's notes on the Bumbling Snitchbug that Water Dumples lay eggs.
• The "felinis" in its scientific name may relate to its resemblance to catfish; felinis as in "feline".

Gallery

• PikCatfish.jpg

  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin.

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  Artwork of a Water Dumple in Pikmin 2.