Pikmin: Treacherous Treasures/Piklopedia/Lava Dumple

Lava Dumples are close relatives of Water Dumples. However, instead of residing near water, this Dumple lives in hot environments, such as near lava flows. It eats Pikmin quickly, so attacking it from the front isn't the smartest idea, and when shaking it puffs out it's fin, sending Pikmin flying. However, thanks to it's low amount of health, it's easy to defeat with a large squad, just swarm it from behind and it should be down in no time.

Stats

 * Health: 500
 * Weight: 6
 * Max Carriers: 12
 * Poko Value: 9
 * Seed Worth: 7

Strategy
Since this enemy is usually found near fire geysers, you should have Red Pikmin in your squad. Simple swarm it from behind with reds and the enemy should be down in no time. Don't throw your Pikmin on it's fin, they'll get scattered everywhere when the enemy shakes them off.

If you don't have Red Pikmin and you need to attack this enemy, use Bomb-rocks. Since they're usually found in groups, a Bomb-rock will take most of them out at once.

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Trivia

 * Although they're called Lava Dumples, they never appear to go in lava.