Frightface Ponchare

The Frightface Ponchare is an enemy introduced in Pikmin V. It resembles a, with the notable distinction that it has massive, patterned ears that cover the entirety of its body, appearing as if it is wearing a. The ears droop backwards instead of down, moving forward when raised and thus behaving more similarly to an 's ears instead of a rabbit's. The mechanics reflect the purpose of the ears: Their patterning has in the middle, and it will raise the ears to scare would-be predators.

A Frightface Ponchare will roam around the entire area and can hop out-of-bounds to get between different places. When confronted by a leader, it will run away. However, when left alone, it will creep up on squads of Pikmin, including ones following a leader, and scare them, at which point it will begin eating them.