Puffy Blowhog

The Puffy Blowhog floats gently in the air, and when it finds Pikmin or leaders, it blows them away with a strong gust of air. Before blowing air, it first needs to stop and inhale. It floats high in the air, but low enough for thrown Pikmin to reach. It can shake Pikmin off, though if overwhelmed and weighed down, it'll be brought to the ground, and be vulnerable to attacks for a few seconds. It will then attempt to go back into the air, but if it has too many Pikmin on it, will not succeed. In, it can instantly inflate when it crashes on the ground, throwing off latched Pikmin.

=In fanon games=

Move list

 * Start - Tailwind
 * Start - Dash
 * Lv. 10 - Oxygen Chop
 * Lv. 15 - Slam
 * Lv. 20 - Air Slash
 * Lv. 30 - Terror Winds
 * Lv. 50 - Air Force
 * HM02 - Fly

Evolutions
None.

Pre-evolutions
None.

In Pikmin Eco
The Puffy Blowhog is an aerial variant of blowhog appearing in Pikmin Eco alongside its terrestrial relatives and the Eroding Blowhog. It's more akin to its incarnation and is able to be collected and brought back to the ship after being killed. It will fly around a selected area and, when Pikmin or leaders venture close, it will blow a strong wind at them to send them flying. This doesn't technically harm them, but it could potentially launch either into hazards or other dangers depending on the location.

In Pikmin V
In Pikmin V, the Puffy Blowhog behaves mostly the same as it has before, except it has one new trick: making true the claim made in its prior Piklopedia entry, instead of merely shaking off Pikmin, it will quickly inflate and jet backwards to force them off. This gust of wind can hit even Winged Pikmin. Additionally, Purple Pikmin are no longer totally immune to its wind and will be knocked over, though they still do not get blown away like other Pikmin types. The new Orange Pikmin have strong feet that allow them to perform this duty instead. The Puffy Blowhog has the highest health of any regularly-occurring enemy in the game.

In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War
The Puffy Blowhog appears in Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War as a blowhog that tends to inhabit locations wherein it can easily blow Pikmin and leaders off ledges. A trio of them appears in the Temple of Ice.

In Pikmin: Shadows of the Future
In Pikmin: Shadows of the Future, Puffy Blowhogs are much more common.

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers, the Puffy Blowhog is technically the first enemy encountered, although it can't be defeated in the opening tutorial. It essentially acts the same as its incarnation. When around water, they will float down to it to drink some; in ocean areas like Creature's Quay, it will additionally expel salt from its blowholes.

In Pikspore
In Pikspore, Puffy Blowhogs are much more common.