Paladin Groink

The Paladin Groink is a species of shot-fish that is heavily armored.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Eco
The Paladin Groink is a fish-like organism in Pikmin Eco, appearing as the main boss in Cautious Cavern. It is purple in color, and rather than its facial shield being made of a translucent crystalline substance, it is made of sturdy metal and bolted onto the sides of its face just in front of the legs. It is also fairly larger than typical groinks, being slightly bigger than a typical bulborb species.

Despite its appearance, the Paladin Groink has a hide so sturdy that attacking it directly is futile. On finding it, it initially ignores the leaders and Pikmin and wanders about the arena. Eventually, though, it turns to face them and will attempt to charge at them. It will brush its feet on the ground first before charging, providing time to move out of the way before it can attack. Any that are caught in the way will be rammed back and crushed against the nearest wall. The impact upon ramming the wall also causes rocks to fall from the ceiling. To defeat the Paladin Groink, it must be coaxed into charging into one of the many large crystals located in its arena, damaging the frontal shield upon impact. After ramming into three crystals, the shield breaks away, exposing the groink's face and rendering it vulnerable. Although it will continue its ordinary behavior, it will be unable be able to cause any harm to Pikmin or leaders.