Ballistic Aristocrab

The Ballistic Aristocrab is a species of Onionshell appearing in Pikmin: Spark. They are orange-colored crustaceans with a reddish top and bottom resembling a red onion. They dwell in dens where they flatten the earth with their large, club-shaped claws. This claw is hollow and can hold a lot of soil from the ground which they use as their main means of attack. Depending on the type of ground they collect they can shoot a variety of projectiles onto the party. They can use common soil to shoot giant boulders in an arch, shoot snow to create a blanket of freezing mist, shoot sand to cause panic, or shoot metal to create an explosion alongside the normal aristocrab abilities of shooting bubbles and grabbing Pikmin with its claw. This unpredictable element to them makes them some of the most dangerous enemies to encounter in this game. The best way to deal with them is to attack them with a large group of Rock Pikmin, but still, be careful as its large claw is more durable than that of the peckish aristocrab. Alternatively use a few Bomb-rocks from Goo Pikmin to quickly destroy its claw. All in all however you have a very challenging encounter ahead of you.