Whiptongue Mockiwi

The Whiptongue Mockiwi is a member of the mockiwi family found in the files of. It resembles other mockiwis but has cream-colored feathers, a reddish-brown face, and a brown bill. Overall, its coloration and behavior strongly resemble those of the Whiptongue Bulborb, and like the Whiptongue Bulborb, the Whiptongue Mockiwi would have caught Pikmin on its long, slender tongue to eat them.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Z
The Whiptongue Mockiwi appears in Pikmin Z as a species of mockiwi clearly befitting the niche of the Whiptongue Bulborb on Aves Isle, in both appearance and behavior, minus the spots, which are lacking in the mockiwi species. They are relatively easy to defeat, being no more challenging than an ordinary Mockiwi, and thus the same strategy against them may be used against a Whiptongue Mockiwi.

In Pikmin: Spark
The Whiptongue Mockiwi appears in Pikmin: Spark as a mockiwi miniboss appearing exclusively in dens. They often spend their time sleeping but periodically awaken to eat the Unmarked Spectralids lounging on them. The fight against the Whiptongue Mockiwi is unique in that it is seen from a side perspective. Its primary attack is catching Pikmin on its long tongue, which ricochets diagonally off of surfaces up to two times before retracting. Alternatively, it may burrow into the ground and then emerge elsewhere in its arena to thrust its tongue at Pikmin from its new position or to drop down onto them to crush them. As challenging as it may seem to defeat, the Whiptongue Mockiwi is easily distracted by Purple Pikmin stunning or being near the range of a bomb rock's explosion. Upon defeat, the Whiptongue Mockiwi drops the Nectar Paste, a small bottle of honey mustard worth.

In Ultra-Spicy Mode, its tongue ricochets three times instead of twice.

In Pikmin: Wide World
The Saplapper Mockiwi appears in Pikmin: Wide World as a member of the mockiwi family that feeds on nectar as well as Pikmin. It frequently explores its territory, emitting nasally chirping noises as it moves about, but periodically stops to rest. A Saplapper Mockiwi falls asleep on its own after some time exploring and being left alone and naturally awakens on its own sometime later unless made to prematurely by being approached, touched, or harmed, or hearing a sound loud enough to rouse it from its slumber. While awake, a Saplapper Mockiwi chases Pikmin and leaders in its territory, attempting to catch those in range of a quick thrust of its long tongue, eating grounded and airborne Pikmin alike that become stuck to it and chewing leaders before spitting them out alongside any Pikmin in its mouth at the time. It only stops pursuing them when they flee far enough away, exit its territory, or it can not reach them, causing the creature to screech and snarl at them before resuming its idle behaviors. However, it often attempts to reach seemingly inaccessible Pikmin and leaders with the use of its tongue before giving up. While awake and idle, a Saplapper Mockiwi, true to its name, laps up any drops of nectar present in its territory and may consume up to five whole drops of nectar before becoming full. A Saplapper Mockiwi reacts positively to having nectar sprayed onto its face using a spray bottle, briefly distracting it.

Physically, a Saplapper Mockiwi much resembles most other mockiwis, being a squat, bird-like creature. It has fine, cream-colored, strand-like feathers covering a majority of its body, and it has a burgundy face, a brown bill, turquoise irises with white sclerae, and black feet. Inside of its mouth is a long, flexible, pink tongue.

Except for having a much longer reach than other mockiwis because of its tongue, Saplapper Mockiwis are usually never much of an ordeal to fight. The optimal way to kill one is from behind, which often requires quickly running around it as the creature's tongue has an incredible reach but is only truly dangerous from the front. Upon death, a Saplapper Mockiwi yield, and regurgitates between one to two blobs of nectar inclusive alongside any other nectar it may have consumed. Aboveground, its body can be taken to either the Dolphin Lander for or an Onion for eight Pikmin seeds. Underground, its corpse can be taken to the Lander Pod to either gain or be stored to later gain eight discovered main Pikmin seeds of choice from the Master Onion, but only if the cave is exited using an escape geyser.