Porquirado

The Porquirado is a species of large sharpshell that launches boulders encrusted with gold.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
The Porquirado is a species of sharpshell appearing in Pikmin Evolution as a secret boss. It is a large creature, twice the size as its close relative, the Porquillion, and shares the same body structure as it, only its skin is shinier, to the point of being silvery. The most notable element of the Porquirado's appearance, however, is instead of spikes growing from its body, a mountain of gold nuggets grows from its back. Compared to the more neutral Porquillion and more hostile Torquillion, the Porquirado is docile by nature, often seen peacefully drinking from local springs, Unmarked Spectralids often resting on the back of this gentle giant with the titan enjoying the presence of these flutterbies. Porquirados are exceedingly rare, said to only be found when nature finds the perfect balance with technology. This means reaching an equilibrium between creating an advanced settlement and not being harmful to nature in any way, and only by doing that will this rare sharpshell appear.

Despite its docile nature, it is not easy to take down, as it has quadruple the health of Emperor Bulblax. At first, the Porquirado will simply try to flee from attackers, attacking with retaliatory tackles which don't kill Pikmin, only shoving them away. It can also create a loud screech to scare your squad, scattering them to allow itself to flee. However, when it loses one-fourth of its health, it sees Pikmin and leaders as hostile and will actively try to kill them. Like all sharpshells, it will attack by shaking off the objects on its back, in this case, the mountain of gold nuggets. While the idea of a golden rain seems enticing, that hides the fact that having gold is heavy, as the golden nuggets it shakes off will have the size and crushing power of a falling boulder. This, in a way, makes the Porquirado the logical extreme when it comes to the fighting tactics of the sharpshell family. While the rocks tossed by the Porquirado can be resisted by Alloy Pikmin thanks to their immunity to crushing attacks, the sharpshell has more than enough skills to counter that one Pikmin type. That comes in the form of its bellyflop attack, wherein the sharpshell jumps in the air to crush Pikmin, and since it's so large and heavy, it is able to crush all Pikmin types, and even Alloy Pikmin can't survive this attack. Additionally, at half-health, it gains a new attack wherein it will attempt to burn the squad with a searing blue fire breath, which is so hot that it instantly kills all non-Elixer Pikmin rather than simply setting them ablaze. These factors, when combined with its massive health pool, make it very difficult to take down when it becomes serious.

However, defeating it is not the point of the creature. Seemingly as punishment for killing such a rare, peaceful creature, the local settlement's approval rating will sharply decrease, meaning a very difficult raid will occur shortly after the sharpshell is killed. So rather than attempt to slay the creature, try to remove all the gold off its back with tools such as lit Elixer Pikmin or use fire bombs to melt the gold off the creature to be collected for sparklium. If killing the creature is truly desired, it will always drop pristine refuse upon death, somewhat balancing the negative consequences of having slain a Porquirado.