Boggy Snagret

The Boggy Snagret is a species of snavian that is covered in an acidic sludge.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
The Boggy Snagret is a species of snavian appearing in Pikmin Evolution. It has a similar body structure to that of its closest relative, the Burrowing Snagret, but it has a pure jet-black body with bright purple eyes and a sickle-shaped beak. However, its form is only visible under very specific circumstances, as it spends most of its time covered in either a brown or pink fizzling sludge, with only its eyes visible while it watches for prey. This sludge indicates two of the Boggy Snagret's characteristics: firstly, it's acidic, meaning only Germ Pikmin can touch it, and secondly, if the sludge on the snagret's body is pink, it can't be removed until it is defeated.

The brown and pink variants share nearly identical fighting styles, though there are a few differences. The brown Boggy Snagret can burrow anywhere in its territory, leaving behind more brown sludge, however, the pink Boggy Snagret will only burrow inside its puddle of sludge, meaning it's restricted to attacking that area only. Both share the same attacking pattern as most snavians in that they will pluck Pikmin from the ground with their beaks and eat them after some time unless they become overwhelmed with attacks. Preventing it from eating Pikmin it has caught is made challenging by the Germ Pikmin's weak initial attack, and obviously, the Boggy Snagret is immune to the acidity of Germ Pikmin as well. Furthermore, the Boggy Snagret has the unique ability to create doppelgangers of itself out of sludge. These, alongside the main Boggy Snagret, will slide along the sludge they call home, and attacking them will cause the doppelgangers to explode into a mountain of sludge, burying the Germ Pikmin and causing them to drown. The difference between the real Boggy Snagret and its doppelgangers is that the real one moves in more of a circular formation and the doppelgangers move in more of a straight line, emphasizing their artificial nature. The more the Boggy Snagret is harmed, the more it and its doppelgangers will erratically move, making them more difficult to tell apart. The best way to tell which is real is to spray water on them, as that not only reveals which is the real one but also temporarily makes the real one take twice as much damage from attacks. After a while, however, it will dive back into the sludge to regain its protective cover.

Once defeated, the Boggy Snagret's sludge will instantly dry up and disappear, meaning any Pikmin can carry its remains, but the sludge coating the refuse the creatures often drop does not, meaning Germ Pikmin must carry them to the ship for collection. One notable element of this boss is that pink Boggy Snagrets are often placed in corridors to block them off, sometimes requiring defeating them to progress in an area. In these cases, two or more Boggy Snagrets often must be fought in order to clear the sludge and proceed.