Telescoping Pumphog

The Telescoping Pumphog is a stationary mechanical blowhog. It sets still until Pikmin or leaders enter its vicinity, prompting it to turn in their direction, raise its tube-like body up, and then compress it again to fire a projectile, usually a spiked ball, from its trunk. Their glassy weakpoint is located directly on top of its body, making it hard to reach when the creature itself attacks. A variant of the Telescoping Pumphog, which appears to be made of stone, does not have any weakpoints whatsoever, rendering it invulnerable.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Spark
The Telescoping Pumphog appears in Pikmin: Spark as an organic creature. They are worm-like members of the blowhog family with thick skin making them more resistant to attacks, and their face is softer and therefore weaker than the body. They usually stay in one position, shooting small rocks as a projectile attack, but some individuals can burrow into the ground and emerge in other locations to attack from. There are usually set areas where a burrowing individual can appear and they usually take the appearance of a Breadbug den. Any Pikmin type can attack it, and when defeated, it sinks back into the ground without leaving behind a corpse; instead, it yields a few sparklium seeds and potentially pellets.