Leafy Lobskitter

The Leafy Lobskitter is an enemy in Pikmin: New World and the boss of the Beastly Burrow. It is also the very first boss in the game. Ironically, it is actually a part of the harmless skitterling family and relative of the Skitter Leaf. This creature, however, is not a simple mimicker and actively hunts for its prey. It is the biggest member of the skitterling family and is just as big as the Emperor Bulblax from Pikmin 1. It has a large leaf spread out over the surface of its back. and it has small ridges on its flanks. The leaf is brown and it has two, giant blue compound eyes on its head. Its mouth is a long proboscis with a pair of mandibles at the end. It also has a pair of large pincers and ten, crustacean-like legs. It also has a massive, dark red body.

It first appears as a large leaf laying on the ground of the large, circular cavern. As soon as the player approaches it, its large head pops out from under its leaf and its proboscis stretches forth to snatch up any Pikmin in the way of its attack. This attack can get up to six Pikmin but it only does it once. It will then jump up and begin raging about the room. It moves very quickly and in short bursts. It will lunge forward with its mouth open to engulf any Pikmin that are in its way. After the brief lunge, it will stop and then spin around continuously. If any of the captains or Pikmin come close to it during this time it will lunge in the direction it was facing and then start the same cycle over again. If any unfortunate Pikmin are in its way it will swipe its two pincers at them, burying them and killing them instantly. If it hits a wall it will knock its head against it, stunning it temporarily. This is good because normally the player doesn't have purple Pikmin with them on their first battle. Upon death its body will explode, leaving its leaf and the anti-plant juice behind.

When it begins to charge, toss Pikmin rapidly at its face. This will cause it to fall down and become immobile for a short period of time. Another strategy is to have it crash into a wall and get stunned. when it is stunned or rendered immobile in any way, its defense goes down to zero. Its health still depletes pretty slowly though due to its large amount of health. Its back normally has high defense though, so it is wisest to throw at its face.