Antenna Beetle
- This article relates to the official games. See Pikipedia's "Antenna Beetle" article for more official information.
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Scientific name | Mesmeri raiocontra | ||
Family | Kettlebug |
The Antenna Beetle is a kettlebug that distracts Pikmin. They use their wings to produce sounds of a high pitch, which interferes with the Treasure Gauge and attracts nearby Pikmin. This noise overrides any commands issued by a leader, so the Antenna Beetle can take command of any Pikmin that are nearby, which can indirectly harm Pikmin by leading them into a hazard. The only way to regain control of the Pikmin is to kill the enemy or force it to leap away again. The enemy periodically jumps high in the air and returns to the ground, stumbling as it lands. It can be prompted to jump again by attacking it or approaching it often. If a Pikmin lands on it, it will roll over on its back and struggle for a bit.
In fanon games
Below this point is where users place their version of the Antenna Beetle.
In Pikmin 251
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin 251, a Pikmin 2 ROM hack created by PikHacker. |
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Scientific name | Unknown | ||
Family | Kettlebug | ||
Areas | None | ||
Caves | Wooden Fortress, Grub-dog Domain, Palace of the Wraith | ||
Challenge Mode stages | Foreboding Forest, Shrouded Field, The Gauntlet | ||
Battle Mode stages | None | ||
Carry weight | 5 | ||
Max. carriers | 10 | ||
Poko value | × 6 | ||
Attacks | Attracts Pikmin |
The Antenna Beetle can be seen in Pikmin 251. It retains all of its qualities from Pikmin 2.
Notes
Olimar's observations
- “The Antenna Beetle is one of the few creatures with the ability to call Pikmin to it's side similar to me. Once it has the Pikmin it doesn't do much with them, but it can still be dangerous if the beetle unknowingly leads the Pikmin into danger. Why does it do this? Is it really just defensive, or is there more to what this weird insect is thinking?”
Cookin' with Louie
- “Extract meat from the exoskeleton and sear on all sides in a hot wok to seal in the flavor. Top the dish off with a splash of spicy peanut sauce.”
In Pikmin: Redemption
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Redemption, created by Sir Pikmin. |
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Scientific name | Unknown | ||
Family | Kettlebug | ||
Attacks | Attracts Pikmin |
In Pikmin: Redemption, Antenna Beetles are encountered aboveground.
In Pikmin: Ultimate Doom
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Ultimate Doom, a fanon game created by Zoadra. |
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Scientific name | Unknown | ||
Family | Kettlebug | ||
Caves | Dark Kingdom, Vent Labyrinth, Abandoned Mine | ||
Attacks | Attracts Pikmin |
The Antenna Beetle is more aggressive as it deliberately chases down Pikmin to call them. Antenna Beetles are encountered on sublevel four of Dark Kingdom, sublevels two and five of Vent Labyrinth, and sublevel two of Abandoned Mine.