Sleet Pumphog

The Sleet Pumphog is a species of blowhog appearing in Pikmin: Spark. Dwelling in colder climates this species of pumphog sucks in snow and other frozen material to collect the small seeds and bugs inside for nourishment. This however also causes it to have a large amount of ice in its stomach which it shoots out as an attack. Taking the form of an icy mist, this can freeze any creature unfortunate enough to come into contact with it. In the case of Pikmin, it stops them in place and shatters and kills them instantly should they be attacked again. If the icy mist touches the ground it will freeze over causing traction to become worse for Pikmin and other similar creatures. Hairy Pikmin are best to fight against it as its immune to the freezing effects of the mist and can traverse the icy terrain created by the mist like normal. Like all pumphogs, when defeated it sinks back into the ground without leaving behind a corpse, instead it drops small seeds of sparklium and a random amount of pellets.