Muckerskate

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Muckerskate
Names
Scientific name	"Gerridus terraprojecta"
Family	Spitterspatter
Statistics
Attacks	Shoots mud
Carry weight	2
Max carriers	4
Seed worth	3
Appearances
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Areas	Primordial Thicket
Underground areas	The Mud Pit

The Muckerskate is an enemy in Pikmin 4. It is very similar to the Skeeterskate in appearance and behaviour, but rather than skating across pools of water and firing jets of water at Pikmin, it instead appears on pools of mud and fires blobs of mud at them. It appears in the Primordial Thicket, the last area of the game, as a common enemy. It can be killed in one hit.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

"This cautious critter moves in fits and starts. When it does, the muddy liquid in its transparent orb sloshes around. Splish! Splash! Sploosh! If I could observe this unique anatomy up close, I'd have no regrets, even if I got spattered with mud!"

Olimar's Notes

"A subspecies of the Skeeterskate that's adapted to life in muddy wetlands. It uses its straw-like proboscis, the inside of which is packed with densely grown hair, to capture any plankton living in the mucky water and filter out everything else.

When an enemy approaches, it will threaten them by shooting out a murky substance. This combination of muddy water and gastric juices has a higher viscosity, so it can essentially bury Pikmin-and a lot of other stuff in dirt."

Louie's Notes

"After draining the mud, its texture remains gritty. Chew it for long enough, and your teeth will get a good scrubbing."

Battle Strategy

The Muckerskate will skim across the mud aimlessly until Pikmin are nearby. Once it spots Pikmin, it will inflate the sac atop its head and fire jets of mud at them. A single shot of mud will bury up to two Pikmin in the ground, knocking back and deflowering any others in the mud's radius.

The best time to attack a Muckerskate would be when their sac is empty, as it won't be able to damage Pikmin, making it a good time to send Winged Pikmin to attack, or to throw a Pikmin at it while it's trying to refill, but the player would need to make sure to whistle back any Pikmin trapped in the mud. Freezing the body of mud is also a valid strategy, as any Muckerskates caught in the ice would not be able move, allowing for an easy defeat. Though in bigger patches of mud, freezing is not an option.