Flatoculus

Flatoculus
Enemy
Family	Eyebulb

The Flatoculus is a species of eyebulb that hides in the ground, disguised as a rock, revealing itself when discovered.

In fanon games

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In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf

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Flatoculus
Scientific name	Visones disguisea
Family	Eyebulb
Carry weight	2
Max. carriers	4
Seed worth	3
Poko value	× 2
Attacks	Incinerates Pikmin

“	Augh! Don’t step on that eye... rock... thing!	”	– The ship, upon discovering the Flatoculus

The Flatoculus is a disguising enemy found in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. At first glance, the creature resembles a small, grey, flat stone on the ground, but once approached, it reveals its true form, a large eye with a white sclera and blue pupil. The bottom of the eyeball still has the rock color and texture, however.

The Flatoculus will remain disguised as a stone until Pikmin approach or attack it. Once it blinks to reveal its true form, it will attempt to attack Pikmin by suddenly jumping up in the air. This will fling the Pikmin into the air, above the Flatoculus. The eyebulb will then glow a bright yellow and begin to shake rapidly, before firing a large beam of light above it, incinerating all Pikmin caught in the blast. The Flatoculus will return to its original, camouflaged state when there are no Pikmin to engage.

Defeating a Flatoculus can be dangerous due to its light attack. Swarming or throwing Pikmin at the eyebulb may work, but still risky due to its ray of light. However, Lumin can take out the Flatoculus without the risk of perishing due to their immunity to light attacks. Dart Pikmin are also able to kill the eyebulb instantly, as with all eyebulbs. If Lumin are unavailable, it's best to wait for the Flatoculus to perform its attack first, before swarming the creature.

In Overlord mode, the Flatoculus will immediately perform an attack when it reveals itself.

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  Alternate art.

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  The Flatoculus incinerating Pikmin.

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  A dead Flatoculus, killed by a Dart Pikmin.

Notes

• Data file #1: Beware of the deadly beam attack of the Flatoculus!

Olimar's notes

“This species of eyebulb gets their main source of food through two things, the soil beneath them and the sun above them. They are like plants in a way, as they intake minerals and convert sunlight through photosynthesis for sustenance. The creature has a lot of energy built up within due to such an intake, which it can release in a large gamma burst as a defense mechanism. It conceals itself in dirt and stone during its rest cycles as camouflage.”

Louie's notes

“Remove yucky stones from this eyeball and eat it raw with wasabi sauce. It’s an experience you’ll be eyeing up constantly!”

President’s notes

“I need eyes monitoring my workers at all times! I can’t let those dolts slack off. So if I get a few of these guys to report back to me... oh wait... they can't talk...”

Overlord’s thoughts

“I gotta be careful to not step on a Flatoculus. I remember stepping on a thing that made a crunchy, squishy sound, and I looked down in horror. Turns out it was just a pellet from a pellet posy. That scared me to death.”

In Pikmin: Pitstop

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Flatoculus The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name	Visones disguisea
Family	Eyebulb
Carry weight	2
Max. carriers	4
Seed worth	3
Attacks	Incinerates Pikmin

Taxonomy
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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Reverthropoda
Class	Cornianicus
Family	Eyebulb
Genus	Visones
Species	Disguisea

“	Yuck! Don't step on the eyeball!	”	– The ship, upon discovering the Flatoculus

The Flatoculus is a returning species of eyebulb that appears in Pikmin: Pitstop. At first glance, the creature resembles a small, grey, flat stone on the ground, but once approached, it reveals its true form, a large eye with a white sclera and blue pupil. The bottom of the eyeball still has the rock color and texture, however. The coloration of the stone may vary, depending on where the Flatoculus is found.

The Flatoculus will lie on the ground, concealing itself in its disguise. Once approached, however, it will blink and reveal its true form. It will attack any Pikmin attacking it by launching them into the air, before glowing a bright yellow and shooting a beam of light into the air, vaporizing any Pikmin caught in the blast. No Pikmin are immune to the blast of light, making it an extremely deadly attack. The Flatoculus will return to its original, camouflaged state when there are no Pikmin to engage.

The Flatoculus can be defeated by swarming it with Pikmin quickly to kill it. Throwing Pikmin directly on top of it can also do extra damage, similar to taking out breadbugs. Be careful about swarming the eyebulb, and call back Pikmin when it looks like it's about to attack.

Notes

• Data file #1: Watch out for out-of-place stones... there may be Flatoculi around.

Louie's notes

“THE STONES HAVE EYES! Yet oddly, a very delicious stone.”

Overlord’s insight

“So, considering this animal really can't hunt, it mainly gets food through photosynthesis. However, due to this, it has a LOT of energy stored in its cornea. As a result, it can release massive gamma-ray bursts in one go if say some Pikmin, or other predators, were to try and eat it. Another evasion method is disguising itself as a small rock, which it can do by closing its rocky eyelid.”