Pauperesque Squallard
The Pauperesque Squallard is a female Mallard the first Apex Predator in Pikmin 5: Apex Predator. It is found in the Lover's Spring soon after finding the Purple Onion. The Purple Onion is found in the middle of a large area of mud surrounded by Purple Pellet Posies. As the player creates more and more Purple Pikmin to add to the army, a certain countdown begins. The weight of each Pikmin is taken into account, with Purple Pikmin counting as 10 due to their extra heft. Once the combined weight of the player's army exceeds 400, trying to leave instantly triggers the Pauperesque Squallard. A cutscene starts from the bird's POV flying over the Lover's Spring. It will then spot the player, and the cutscene ends. The Pauperesque Squallard will land right where the gate is, blocking the player from escape. The bird will have a weight fraction out of 225, and the boss fight begins. The Squallard will start trying to eat Pikmin, with Purples counting as ten Pikmin, and all other types counting as one. The fight can hypothetically last until the player kills the Pauperesque Squallard but it is far liklier that the 225 Pikmin weight will be consumed first due to how early in the game it first encounters the player. Once that many Pikmin are devoured, the Mallard flies off, the player is left in abject horror as to what they saw, and the day immediately ends.
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| Scientific name | Pauperesque Squallard | ||
| Family | Amphituber | ||
| Areas | Lover's Spring | ||
| Carry weight | 680 | ||
| Seed worth | 900 (easy) 680 (normal) 460 (hard) | ||
| Health | 180000 | ||
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin, Crushes Pikmin, Blows Pikmin Around, Creates Water Puddles, | ||
