Spicy Moletar

The Spicy Moletar is a species of numbouse that burrows in the ground and spits flaming hot or tangy peppers.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
The Spicy Moletar is a species of numbouse appearing in Pikmin Evolution. It shares the same body plan with the standard Moletar, that being a rotund rodent with sharp frontal claws and a tube-like nose. However the Spicy Moletar has deep red fur, olive green claws, and gray tube-like nose. The Spicy Moletar lives in similar habitats to the standard Moletar, however while the standard Moletar live in cooler climates, the Spicy Moletar lives in more warm habitats. The Spicy Moletar also shares similar habits to the standard Moletar, it lives in dens similar in shape to the Breadbug, it often has issues sneezing out dirt and sand it has inhaled when digging, and it is also territorial. What separates the Spicy Moletar from the standard Moletar is what vegetables both species preference, as while the standard Moletar likes to hoard turnips, the Spicy Moletar likes to hoard peppers. It also differs in that while the standard Moletar uses three vegetables in its arsenal, the Spicy Moletar uses fives. Specifically the Spicy Moletar uses red, yellow, orange, green, and purple peppers during combat. The red and yellow peppers get shot out of the Spicy Moletar's nose, and it often alternates between both types. The red pepper is very spicy, and when shot out the Spicy Moletar's nose it bursts open and reveals a oil which ignites on contact with the air, leaving a flaming trap. Meanwhile the yellow pepper is very tangy, and when shot out leave behind a very sour juice which has electrical properties. As a result alternating between Elixer Pikmin and Wisp Pikmin is key when fighting the Spicy Moletar from afar. Up close the Spicy Moletar uses orange and green peppers which it hammers into the ground to shatter out their contents. The orange pepper is quite oily and when hammered into the ground leaves behind a slick oil field, this oil ignites when it touches fire, making the battlefield much more hazardous overall. The green pepper on the other hand is quite pungent and when it shatters it leaves behind a gas that causes panic among your squad due to its foul stench. Finally when at low health the Spicy Moletar will eat a sweet purple pepper to restore half of its total health, magnifying its already tanky health pool. Overall the Spicy Moletar can prove to be a more dynamic foe than the standard Moletar, however they also share the same weaknesses of their issues with sneezing. Since the Spicy Moletar eats a lot of spicy foods, having it cough from smoke is a very viable strategy, as such have it inhale a purple syrup is an excellent trick as the poisonous smoke causes the Spicy Moletar to cough and pop out of its den, revealing a soft underbelly to attack for extra damage. Like the standard Moletar when the Spicy Moletar dies, it also leaves behind a bronze, silver, or gold pepper that you can also collect, which has their own weight, seed, and sparklium value from the Spicy Moletar. The gold pepper in particular is worth the same amount of sparklium as a small piece of refuse, so hunting the Spicy Moletar for their golden peppers may prove to be an unorthodox but worthwhile money making scheme.