Skitter Leaf
From Pikmin
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| Scientific Name | Rus pseudoarbicans |
| Family | Skitterling |
| Areas | Perplexing Pool |
| Underground Areas | Citadel of Spiders, Hole of Heroes |
| Carry Weight | 1 |
| Max. Carriers | 1 Pikmin |
| Seed Worth | 1 seed |
| Treasure Value | 1 poko |
| Attacks | None |
The Skitter Leaf may look like a plant, but it's actually an insectoid relative of pond skaters. It's somewhat rare, but irrelevant towards putting in your Onion/pod, for they only give one Pikmin/Poko. If you approach them, they wake up from their camouflaged state, and escape from you. This enemy is sort of a terrestrial version of the Wogpole. Throwing a Pikmin on it will immediately kill it. This enemy cannot be petrified when it hides on the ground, only when its is up and active. There are rare occasions where one will duck right when it loses all its hp, thus dying right when you approach it. It cannot actually harm Pikmin, but will shake them off when given the chance, which usually knocks off their flowers or buds.
They are usually located in very fresh places, such as near or in water or foliage. They attempt to flee with a cricket-like chirp when approached, and leave a leaf upon death, which requires only 1 Pikmin to carry.
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Notes
Olimar's Notes
The skitter leaf is a relative of the pond skater that shed its wings and adapted to life on the ground. With no residual traits of its airborne past, the skitter leaf can neither fly nor skit across the surface of the water. The wings have since evolved into the leaflike structure on its back, which serves to hide the skitter leaf through mimicry. It appears quite effective, as few predators can see through this clever disguise.
Louie's Notes
The superb amalgamation of juicy meat and leafy greens ensures that the skitter leaf will be the new spinach!
[edit] How to Kill
Swarm it with Pikmin, or toss one directly onto its back; Purple Pikmin work especially well for the latter method. It has low vitality and can also be easily defeated by captains. captains can be harmed by it unlike pikmin.
