Shadow Sheargrub

The Shadow Sheargrub is a species of mandiblard comprised of dark energy.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Shadow Planet
In Pikmin: Shadow Planet, the Shadow Sheargrub is one of many creatures involved in the troubling events on PNF-404. They are entirely black with comparatively large gray eyes. Pikmin it eats are spat out as Shadow Pikmin.

In Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator
In Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator, the term Shadow Sheargrub refers to the relentless mandiblard-like entities that appear from the shadows to overcome their prey through sheer numbers. They resemble Male Sheargrubs and Female Sheargrubs but are entirely black and have glowing yellow eyes. Shadow Sheargrubs rapidly dissolve into nothingness upon defeat, suggesting that they, like the Waterwraith, might be a natural phenomenon interpreted as sentient organisms.