Waddlequaff
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| Scientific name | Sluppus gourdicus | ||
| Family | Gourdfeather | ||
The Waddlequaff is a bird-like enemy that attacks by inhaling Pikmin to eat them. It can also inhale pellets and scrummy bones, both of which can be recovered by killing it, but will only deliberately go after pellets. Every time it shakes off attacking Pikmin, it spits up one pellet it has swallowed, if any, and spits out every pellet it may have eaten upon dying.
In fanon games
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In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf
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| Scientific name | Sluppus gourdicus | ||
| Family | Gourdfeather | ||
| Carry weight | 7 | ||
| Max. carriers | 14 | ||
| Seed worth | 8 | ||
| Poko value |  × 4
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| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
The Waddlequaff is a returning enemy appearing in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The small creature resembles its appearance in Pikmin 4. The Waddlequaff will wander around, sucking up pellets, treasures, eggs, bomb rocks, corpses, or even idle Pikmin it comes across. It can store numerous treasures and pellets in its stomach, but will permanently eat eggs, and can inhale up to five Pikmin at a time. Weighted Pikmin cannot be sucked up by the creature. If it sucks up a bomb rock, the object will explode in the creature's stomach, causing its death. If a Waddlequaff dies from ingesting a bomb rock, any pellets and corpses it inhaled will be lost. Whenever a Waddlequaff shakes off Pikmin, it will spit out one item. Notably, the Waddlequaff can now suck small enemies like Sheargrubs and eat them, though this can only happen if one is in the way during an attack. A Dart Pikmin thrown into its mouth while inhaling will deplete one-third of its health and cause the creature to spit the Pikmin out. Upon a normal death, a Waddlequaff will spit out every item stored in its stomach.
In Pikmin: Interstellar Cryptid
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| Scientific name | Sluppus gourdicus | ||
| Family | Gourdfeather | ||
| Areas | Sweltering Field | ||
| Caves | Hall of Dreams | ||
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin and objects | ||
The Waddlequaff is an enemy in Pikmin: Interstellar Cryptid. It resembles its Pikmin 4 incarnation. The Waddlequaff is a complacent enemy, up until it is approached by leaders or Pikmin, at which point it will try to suck them into its tubelike mouth with a vortex, not unlike the Bugle Stakeshrew and Vortexive Paimourse. It also fancies fruit, ship parts, and items crafted out of raw material, though it grows much larger and slower for each it consumes. Using a bomb rock is an ideal way to take them out, as its quick reflexes could put Pikmin at risk.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “With a snoutlike beak, stout body, and short stature, it's often mistaken for a blowhog. In truth, this absurd-looking species is an avian, but its wings are vestigial. Believed to be a relative of species in the mockiwi and plumor families, the waddlequaff overdeveloped lungs, giving it the ability to suck edible matter right into its gizzard. It's believed such a weird evolution was made due to the lack of competition, ensuring a leisurely lifestyle for the waddlequaff species, though this could change as Pikmin populations continue to rise.”
Louie's notes
- “It's really just as versatile as most common fowl seen on this planet and others. The breasts, thighs, and wings can be prepared exactly like a chicken. The rest of its body is a good source of stock for soups and gravy.”
Bentley's notes
- “The evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds has always fascinated biology enthusiasts. On one end of the spectrum, there are predatory beasts like the burrowing snagret that can sever the uninitated's strategy. Then there's this guy, which looks way too goofy to even be real.”
Eloise's notes
- “Notice how it always goes for food that seems to be bigger than it could handle? I wonder how it keeps it all down, though thinking of it also makes me nauseated.”