Miniature Cantelope

The Minature Cantelope is a species of juvenile snootwhack with a small trunk to eat Pikmin.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
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 * image=
 * size=200px
 * icon=Dummy enemy icon.png
 * name=Naspiralum cantorel {Adolescent)
 * family=Snootwhack
 * habitat=Wastelands
 * diet=Seeds, plants
 * rarity=Common
 * challenge=
 * weight=15
 * max_pikmin=30
 * value=
 * sparklium=7
 * seeds=6
 * resources=Snootwhack skin
 * health=
 * attacks=Eats and stuns Pikmin
 * resistances={{icon|Blunt force}} {{icon|Acid}}

The Miniature Cantelope is a species of juvenile Snootwhack appearing in Pikmin Evolution. It is a quadruped creature likes it distant relative the Mammoth Snootwhacker, but its body is more rounded and has the coloration and texture of a. It is the juvenile form of the Mammoth Cantelope and as such shares similar behaviors and traits with its adult relative. Unlike the Snootwhacker the Cantelope lacks a long trunk, however the trunk it does have is more prehensile than the Snootwhacker, allowing the Cantelope much more dexterity. It's thick hide lets it survives multiple harsh environments the Snootwhacker can't, such as places with high amounts of corrosive acid including badlands. Miniature Cantelopes attack by using their thick skulls to headbutt their enemies, stunning them for quite a long time compared to most stunning enemies. When their enemies are properly stunned the Miniature Cantelope will use its trunk to grab anyone it can get its hands, or trunk, on and eat them. The Cantelope's thick, round, acid-proof hide makes it invulnerable to all direct attacks, but that roundness is also a fatal flaw for the species. You see since its so round tipping it over will cause it to flail about on its back, helpless to any enemy attacks, so the best course of action is to push the Miniature Cantelope with your Pikmin, 15 to be exact, to reveal its underbelly, then you can attack it freely without risk. However be careful not to swarm it as after a while it will shake off anyone attacking it, who would be prime candiates for the Cantelope's shoving attack. Kelp Pikmin and their signature double strength are good candidates for fighting this creature as you only need 8 Kelp Pikmin to push the Cantelope over rather than 15, making the fight with it much quicker. Overall a rather simple enemy with an even simpler way of fighting it.