Water Dumple

Water Dumples are members of the grub-dog family, and act like Dwarf Bulborbs. They are most commonly found in water but can survive on land as well. They resemble blue cat- or shellfish, with relatively large mouths, whisker-like features, and tentacles at the rear of their abdomen. Some Water Dumples are weaker and slower than others, but can always be defeated easily if they are swarmed. Just like Bulborbs, Purple Pikmin and similar Pikmin will work particularly well if this creature is found on land. A Water Dumple can be defeated easily by leaders as it has few hit points.

Olimar's notes

 * "A resident of freshwater pools and marshes, this aquatic creature regularly feeds on insects that land on the surface of the water. It shares a nearly identical skeletal structure with its close relative and terrestrial cousin, the bulborb. This may offer clues to its evolutionary origin and suggests that it only recently emigrated to an aquatic habitat."

Louie's notes

 * "Deep-fry dumples without batter for all of the flavor with half the fat!"

Pikmin: The After Years
Water Dumples appear in Wraith World and Destroyed Castle.

Pikmin: Redemption
Water Dumples appear in Dawn Lake, as well as Merged Nothingness near the tower landing site.

Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator
Water Dumples appear in the Ancient Wetland and Mountain Springs, as well as the Aqua Labyrinth, Glowing Tunnels, and sublevels 3 and 6 of Dark Field Cave.

Pikspore
PS undefined Water Dumples appear in Altitude Springs in the jungle in Easy Mode, Spectral Garden in the outer beach area, and Foghorn Wetlands, as well as Aquatic Ruins, Challenger's Cavern, sublevels 2, 4, and 6 of Concealed Aquatica, and sublevels 1 and 2 of the Purple Pit. They appear in massive numbers in Foghorn Wetlands, keeping to the water during normal days but moving onto land during rainy days. Their eggs can be found floating in the water and can be brought to the Onions for one Pikmin seed for each egg.

Move list

 * Start - Headbutt
 * Start - Bite
 * Lv. 7 - Water Gun
 * Lv. 10 - Water Blast
 * Lv. 15 - Crunch
 * Lv. 20 - Aqua Jet
 * Lv. 25 - Aqua Ring
 * Lv. 30 - Hydro Pump
 * Lv. 35 - Muddy Water
 * Lv. 50 - Blue Tsunami
 * HM03 - Surf
 * HM04 - Waterfall

Evolutions
None.

Pre-evolutions
None.

Pikmin 4 (Wii U)
Water Dumples appear at Silver Lake and Sandy Beach, as well as in sublevels 3 and 4 of Frost Sea, and sublevels 4, 9, and 13 of Stagent Sea.

Tike's notes

 * "I'm quite shocked to know a species so distantly similar is part of the grub family. It dietary habit stays the same, but are amphibious and prefer water. They are also blind, so it depends on sound waves to locate food. I just wonder why such creatures love living nearby harsh waters. Like the ones in Sanhattens beach."

Alice's notes

 * "These stubborn creatures think they can just relax in water and chow any Pikmin nearby. Yet, these creatures are unbelievably lazy with a habit of sneaking up on people. It's very annoying and if I could... I bring it down in a fist fighting match. Maybe I'm getting a bit carried away by this idea."

Captain Pikmin's notes

 * "Since they mainly in the water, fighting them without blues may become a problem. Watch out though, because they can pair up and eat your team pretty quickly."

Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War
Water Dumples appear in Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War as well. They retain their normal abilities and mainly serve as aquatic enemies, appearing in the Valley of Regret.

Olimar's notes

 * "The ship always complains about what I bring in. Having no new notes, all I have to say is that he'll complain about this..."

Ship's notes

 * "Olimar says I complain about everything. Really, I just complain about once every blue moon... I hate his notes, and that thing is just REVOLTING!"

Pikmin Z
Water Dumples appear in Dewdrop Jungle, Neptune's Lake at Lurking Lagoon, Toxic Town at the Empty Spaceport, Luna Pool, and Lonely Pond.