Iridescent Flint Beetle
Appears in	Pikmin  Pikmin 2
Prima "Technical Name"	Steeliprax
Scientific name	Pilli envelopens
Family	Flint Beetle
Areas	Pikmin 1 The Impact Site The Forest of Hope The Forest Navel The Distant Spring Pikmin 2 Awakening Wood
Underground areas	Citadel of Spiders Cavern of Chaos Hole of Heroes Dream Den
Challenge Mode levels	Pikmin 1 The Impact Site The Distant Spring Pikmin 2 Novice Training
Carry weight	N/A
Size	30mm
Max. carriers	N/A
Seed worth	N/A
Treasure value	N/A
Attacks	None
Hit points	? in Pikmin 1000 in Pikmin 2

The Iridescent Flint Beetle is an enemy in all Pikmin games. To attack one, throw a Pikmin on top of it, at which it glows red while overturning and drops a useful object; Pikmin attacking from on the ground cannot harm it. This creature disappears after a certain amount of time has passed or it has been overturned enough times.

Contents 1 Pikmin 1.1 Ship Log 2 Pikmin 2 3 Pikmin 3 4 Notes 5 Trivia

PikminEdit

In Pikmin, these bugs look rather larger than in the second game and have a slightly different coloration. They are more common, and are somewhat helpful. They are mostly found in foliage or in corners. When hit, they first drop a 1-pellet, then, when hit again, they drop two doses of nectar. Upon the next direct hit more doses of nectar are released, and then a 5-pellet. This cycle repeats once more, ending after the second 5 -and swift movement. It also poses an indirect threat to Pikmin, as it will often run through Olimar's army. This results in the Pikmin automatically attacking and chasing it unless called back, which can lead them into danger.

In Pikmin, Olimar questions why the Pikmin chase after it.

In the Challenge Mode at The Impact Site, an Iridescent Flint Beetle may push a red 20 pellet out of the fire so Pikmin that are not red may carry it.

Ship LogEdit

"This creature's hypnotic reflective body is quite hard, giving it a good defense against Pikmin attacks. Why, then, do the Pikmin chase it in such a frenzy? I wonder if it will undergo any change if I hit it directly with Pikmin..."

Pikmin 2Edit

In Pikmin 2, Pikmin no longer attack Iridescent Flint Beetles automatically as they do in the original game. In all Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode levels they're in, these creatures rarely drop treasures. They are found in similar locations, but only drop three things: a 1-pellet (a dose of nectar if it's underground), 2 doses of nectar, and then a dose of Ultra-spicy Spray (three doses of nectar if the Ultra-spicy spray hasn't been discovered yet). Using Purple Pikmin, it is easier to fight them due to the shockwaves that the heavy purple Pikmin produce when thrown.

As a sidenote, it is possible to defeat these creatures while petrified, but they drop neither nectar nor spray and leave no corpse.

On the main menu of Pikmin 2, if you press Z (New Play Control!) a Iridescent Flint Beetle may appear that can be controlled with the C Stick (Gamecube) or the D-pad (New Play Control!). The beetle will be attacked when they get close to the Pikmin unlike the Red Bulborb where they flee.

Pikmin 3Edit

In the Pikmin 3 demo at E3, an Iridescent Flint Beetle could be found in Challenge Mode hiding amongst some Spotcaps. [1] Unlike the rounded design from the two previous games, this updated version has more of a spread out, saucer-like, shinier body. Instead of stripes, it has four blotchy spots. It has visible eyes atop two stalks, as well as two horizontally-facing antennae. It has teal blotches scattered across its iridescent, green carapace. When hit, it drops nectar, and after being hit the third time, it scurries back underground.

NotesEdit

For Pikmin 2 notes, see here.

TriviaEdit

• Even though the Iridescent Flint Beetle and its closer relatives (the Iridescent Glint Beetle and the Doodlebug) are in separate families (Flint Beetles, Glint beetles, Flint Bugs), they all belong to the Genus Pilli. In terms of zoological taxonomy, this is not possible, since lower taxa can not be distributed freely among higher taxa.
• In Pikmin 3, the Iridescent Flint Beetle has 6 legs, making it the first anatomically-correct insectiod in the Pikmin franchise.
• The scientific name Pilli envelopens may effectively translate to pill-bug envelope. With pilli for the common pill-bug and envelopens for envelope.
• On the Pikmin 3 artwork, it is possible that it is a carcass, making it salvageable.

Harmless enemies
Antenna Beetle | Female Sheargrub | Honeywisp | Iridescent Flint Beetle | Iridescent Glint Beetle | Mitite | Puffy Blowhog | Ravenous Whiskerpillar | Skitter Leaf | Swooping Snitchbug | Unmarked Spectralid | Withering Blowhog | Wogpole

Enemies and plants
Pikmin
Armored Cannon Beetle | Beady Long Legs | Breadbug | Burrowing Snagret | Candypop Bud | Dwarf Bulbear | Dwarf Bulborb | Emperor Bulblax | Fiery Blowhog | Female Sheargrub | Goolix | Honeywisp | Iridescent Flint Beetle | Mamuta | Pearly Clamclamp | Pellet Posy | Puffstool | Puffy Blowhog | Male Sheargrub | Shearwig | Smoky Progg | Spotty Bulbear | Swooping Snitchbug Red Bulborb | Water Dumple | Wogpole | Wollywog | Yellow Wollywog
Pikmin 2
Red Bulborb | Hairy Bulborb | Orange Bulborb | Dwarf Bulbear | Spotty Bulbear | Fiery Bulblax | Emperor Bulblax | Empress Bulblax | Bulborb Larva | Water Dumple | Bulbmin | Breadbug | Giant Breadbug | Dwarf Red Bulborb | Dwarf Orange Bulborb | Snow Bulborb | Fiery Blowhog | Watery Blowhog | Puffy Blowhog | Withering Blowhog | Fiery Dweevil | Anode Dweevil | Caustic Dweevil | Munge Dweevil | Volatile Dweevil | Titan Dweevil | Beady Long Legs | Man-at-Legs | Raging Long Legs | Burrowing Snagret | Pileated Snagret | Armored Cannon Beetle Larva | Decorated Cannon Beetle | Segmented Crawbster | Hermit Crawmad | Male Sheargrub | Female Sheargrub | Shearwig | Doodlebug | Iridescent Glint Beetle | Iridescent Flint Beetle | Cloaking Burrow-nit | Ravenous Whiskerpillar | Skitter Leaf | Careening Dirigibug | Swooping Snitchbug | Bumbling Snitchbug | Antenna Beetle | Anode Beetle | Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat | Greater Spotted Jellyfloat | Toady Bloyster | Ranging Bloyster | Wogpole | Yellow Wollywog | Wollywog | Creeping Chrysanthemum | Unmarked Spectralid | Honeywisp | Mitite | Gatling Groink | Mamuta | Waterwraith | Crimson Candypop Bud | Golden Candypop Bud | Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud | Violet Candypop Bud | Ivory Candypop Bud | Queen Candypop Bud | Pellet Posy | Common Glowcap | Glowstem | Clover | Figwort | Dandelion | Seeding Dandelion | Horsetail | Foxtail | Margaret | Fiddlehead | Shoot | Burgeoning Spiderwort
Pikmin 3
Armored Mawdad | Bulborb | Dwarf Red Bulborb | Medusal Slurker | Whiptongue Bulborb | Unknown Enemy 1 | Unknown Enemy 3 | Unknown Enemy 4 | Unknown Enemy 5 | Unknown Enemy 6 | Unknown Enemy 7 | Unknown Enemy 8 | Unknown Enemy 9 | Unknown Enemy 10 | Unknown Enemy 11 | Unknown Enemy 12
Families
Amphituber | Arachnorb | Breadbug | Blowhog | Candypop Bud | Chrysanthemum | Dweevil | Glowcap | Grub-dog | Jellyfloat | Lithopod | Mandiblard | Mollusking | Snavian