Puckering Blinnow

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Puckering Blinnow The icon used to represent this enemy.
Enemy
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Appearance in Pikmin 4.
Scientific name Narrolingus piscatum
Family Elips

The Puckering Blinnow is a small, colorful fish enemy that swims passively in water, usually in groups of three or more. When one spots a group of Pikmin, it swiftly approaches the nearest one, grabs it with its mouth, and swims away with it to eat it. If the blinnow is attacked, it drops the Pikmin and tries to jump out of the water to avoid taking damage. They can also jump out of the water to catch any Winged Pikmin flying overhead and go to the surface to catch any non-Blue Pikmin struggling to swim. Puckering Blinnows are incredibly fragile, but do not go down without a fight, and will go into a frenzy if attacked, possibly even jumping over the surface of the water, or onto land, where they will flop around helplessly.

In fanon games

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In Pikmin Eco

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Pikmin Eco
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin Eco, a fanon game created by Sapphire7.
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Puckering Blinnow The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Elips
Attacks Eats Pikmin

The Puckering Blinnow, in Pikmin Eco, behaves identically to its Pikmin 3 incarnation.

In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf

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"You… your evil subordinate, your greedy boss, and this invasive Pikmin infestation will all die here TODAY!!"
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Decayed Leaf, a fanon game created by Soundwave.
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Puckering Blinnow The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Narrolingus piscatum
Family Elips
Carry weight 1
Max. carriers 2
Seed worth 2
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Attacks Eats Pikmin

The Puckering Blinnow is a returning species of elips in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The creature resembles its design in Pikmin 4, but its scales have a pinkish hue. The fish can only be found in water, swimming around in large packs. They will swim strategically, snatching Blue Pikmin in the water and jumping out to avoid attacks. Weighted Pikmin cannot be snatched by the fish, but the Pikmin can hardly attack in the water, serving more as a distraction. They are very fast and hard to hit. If the water they are in is drained, the fish will flop around and eventually die.

Notes

Olimar's notes

This fish seems to be in their mating season, due to their pink scales. The scales can help attract mates due to their flashiness. Blinnow eggs are usually dumped in groups of 100 in hidden places like large patches of coral. They must be hidden well, or else they will become food to the numerous aquatic predators in their habitat.

Louie's notes

If rolled up with rice, avocado, and wasabi, this fish makes a good new take on sushi.

President’s notes

I wonder why this fish's lips are so large... Could it be that it's a good kisser? Maybe I'll start a blinnow-spotting business to find out.

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers

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Shipwrecked Stargazers
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Puckering Blinnow The icon used to represent this enemy.
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Scientific name Narrolingus piscatum
Family Elips
Areas Thicket of Nourishment
Caves Autumnal Undergrowth
Carry weight 1
Max. carriers 1
Seed worth 2
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 1
Attacks Eats Pikmin

Puckering Blinnows in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers act as they did in Pikmin 3. Their perchance for leaping out of the water makes it more treacherous for Winged Pikmin to fly over bodies of water containing them.

Notes

Olimar's notes

Often called, "the sheargrub of the waters", puckering blinnows see no issue in maneuvering upstream even though their dorsal and ventral fins have long since atrophied. Their massive caudal fin has evolved in such a way that it is capable of picking up the slack even when chased by predators with a much more conventional body plan. They have a tolerance to saltwater unprecedented in most commonly freshwater fish, but often flounder in high temperatures. The scales comprising the dots on their sides are blue under normal conditions but blossom into a bright pink amidst the mating season.

Louie's notes

Puckering blinnows are a great source of umami, the secret sixth taste. Best enjoyed in tandem with soy sauce as sashimi, but be vigilant when preparing the raw specimens so as to not get salmonella.

Ship's comments

You know how babies have large eyes and everyone fawns over them for it? This wily, wiggly weirdo has the opposite effect on me. It looks so disgusting as its eyes bulge out of its head. And those puckered lips; is it meant to be insulting!? Frankly, their constant wiggling and general body plan make me think of worms! Eugh, they're worse than most annelids even!