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The Yellow Wollyhop (イモガエル, Potato Frog) is a frog-like creature appearing throughout the Pikmin series. They first appear in Pikmin 1, and have returned in every other Pikmin game, including Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Hey! Pikmin, and Pikmin 4.

Yellow Wollyhops are large, round, yellow creatures with large eyes and beady pupils, and short front legs with larger hind legs. Their skin is tinted green towards the top of their heads, with green spots along the sides. In Pikmin 3, their appearance is very polished, with moist skin and their green patch and spots much more pronounced. They can usually be found around large, open-air bodies of water. When Pikmin come near, they attack by leaping and stopping in midair, then falling on to the Pikmin to crush them. Their behavior is explained as an attempt to drive predators away from developing eggs. In Pikmin 3, their attack is much more realistic looking. In the first two games, Yellow Wollyhops hung in the air with nothing to hold them there, while in Pikmin 3, Yellow Wollyhops inflate their throat sacs after leaping, giving them a few seconds of air before falling down. Yellow Wollyhops are the only mature species of Amphituber in Pikmin 3.

Notes[]

Captain's Log[]

"There is a troublesome creature by the water. It immediately tries to jump on and squish the Pikmin, so if I don't quickly issue commands, the Pikmin get flattened. If they could use their strength to hold the beast down, could it still jump?"

Reel Notes[]

"After evolution led to the development of its specialized jumping ability, this amphibian actually lost much of its ability to swim."

Olimar's Notes[]

"This magnificent specimen has the brightest gold coloration and the greatest number of lateral spots of any member in the amphituber family. This species seems to have lost some swimming proficiency with the evolutionary adaptation that granted it greater jumping ability. The amphituber inhabits aquatic shallows and shows an instinctive drive to jump upon and squash smaller creatures."

Louie's Notes[]

"Beer-batter and deep-fry for a down-home flavor you won't soon forget!"

Dalmo's Notes[]

"Don't think of it as unexciting! This critter's simplicity is quite refreshing. Should you raise one from a Wolpole, you would certainly learn to adore it. The adults of the species can be a bit standoffish though!"

Nintendo Player's Guide[]

"Almost always found in the water, the Yellow Wollyhop is more vicious than it looks. Toss blues at the beast and be ready to call your troops to your pilot if they are thrown off. The reward for capturing an above-ground Yellow Wollyhop is eight Pikmin."

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide[]

"The Yellow Wollyhop is a frog-like amphibious creature. This enemy attacks by leaping into the air and crushing its victims. Rock Pikmin cannot be damaged by this attack, making them a good option when facing one of these creatures. Because Yellow Wollyhops tend to stick close to water, Blue Pikmin are often your safest alternative.

When you're leading a more diverse squad, toss Red Pikmin or Blue Pikmin onto a Yellow Wollyhop to weigh the creature down, then throw your Rock Pikmin at the enemy to deal heavy damage."

Hey! Pikmin Creature Log[]

"If you don't disturb this creature, it will leave you alone as well. Once bothered, it uses its powerful jumps to attack. I can sympathize. I've known people in my own life who lash out whenever anybody tries to wake them up."

Battle Strategy[]

Pikmin[]

These dangerous enemies must be dealt with carefully, as one false step could mean the loss of dozens of Pikmin with a single attack. Swarm with as many Pikmin as are on-hand and they should be able to weigh the Wollyhop down to the point where it can't jump; as their health dwindles, Wollyhops can often summon the energy to make a last-ditch leap into the air, so be prepared to call the Pikmin back when its health meter enters the red zone. Any Pikmin hanging onto the Wollyhop when it lands will be thrown off and possibly deflowered from the force of the impact, sometimes spelling doom for non-blue Pikmin if they are knocked into a nearby pool. Beware that Wollyhops have no limiter on how many pikmin they can kill in one jump. This only applies to this game. 

Pikmin 2[]

Yellow Wollyhops are much harder to ground in Pikmin 2, even if numerous Pikmin are thrown onto its back, but swarming can still be an effective strategy, as the radius within which the Wollyhop can crush a Pikmin is substantially smaller than in the first game. Purple Pikmin will also work exceedingly well when thrown at this beast in large numbers, as each one carries the chance of stunning it, preventing it from fighting back. Be careful though: if the Wollyhop jumps while you are throwing, the Pikmin land under the Wollyhop, putting them in massive danger. Players should stop throwing just in time for the Wollyhop to jump, and continuing the attack when it lands. Even so, often the safety strategy is simply to punch it with captains, especially if the Rocket Fist upgrade is available. This is better suited in dungeons, where there is no time limit. Note that if its health is completely depleted while in the air, it falls to ground earlier than usual, crushing any Pikmin below it.

Pikmin 3[]

Yellow Wollyhops are significantly easier to deal with than in the previous two games, as they wait a few seconds in the air when doing their crush attack before coming down. Plus, Rock Pikmin are unable to die through this, so it is efficient to use Rock Pikmin against Wollyhops. If you can't use Rock Pikmin, toss your other Pikmin on top of the beast. When it hops up, quickly call back all of your Pikmin. Eventually, it will be defeated. In this game, Yellow Wollyhops also have realistic crushing physics, which allows them to damage and kill enemies they land on, aside from captains and the Pikmin. It can be noted that the two Yellow Wollyhops in Fortress of Festivity on Battle Enemies mode in Mission mode are significantly weaker than the average one, and it seems like a leader or Pikmin must get closer to them than normal to make them attack.

Hey! Pikmin[]

Yellow Wollyhops are first encountered in Sector 5-C; Downpour Thicket. They can be defeated by throwing your Pikmin on top of them and letting them whittle away at their health. If it shakes them off, whistle for your Pikmin and wait for the Wollyhop to jump, then run under it while it hovers in the air. Then you can finish it off.

Pikmin 4[]

The Yellow Wollyhop (called Wollyhop in-game) is first encountered in the Blossoming Arcadia. Throw your pikmin onto it when it lands, but when it shakes them off, whistle them back to you. Repeat this until defeated. If it is in the water, just use Blue Pikmin. If it is on dirt or sand, Rock Pikmin are the optimal choice, but if it is on ceramic or another hard surface, Rock Pikmin will be crushed by it.

Glitches[]

In The Final Trial in Challenge Mode, there is a Yellow Wollyhop near a pipe. If the Yellow Wollyhop jumps on the hole in the pipe, it gets stuck there; it can be coerced into doing so by moving Olimar onto it. While stuck, the Wollyhop cannot be harmed; it remains in its jumping animation and cannot be brought out of it.

There is more than one glitch with Yellow Wollyhops. If you kill the Yellow Wollyhop in the path that the bridge will be built in Challenge Mode, and you build the bridge over it, the Wollyhop's body will start "twitching" and fall through the ground. Another minute later, it will reappear beside the bridge.

There is a glitch in Pikmin's Challenge Mode that results in the Yellow Wollyhop becoming stuck in its jumping animation. Sometimes, in Challenge Mode, when you kill the Yellow Wollyhop near the landing site, Pikmin will start to carry it. Sometimes, the Pikmin will be unable to move the corpse of the Wollyhop.

Yet another possible glitch that can occur in the Shower Room in Pikmin 2 is when the Wollyhop gets stuck in the ground and cannot be killed.

Crossover appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[]

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A Yellow Wollyhop appears both as a randomly obtainable trophy and as an item in Smash Tour. Yellow Wollyhops go by their usual name in PAL releases, but are named "Yellow Wollywogs" in NTSC releases. If a Mii uses a Yellow Wollyhop in Smash Tour, they are protected from traps for the remainder of the round.

Trophy description[]

"A frog-like creature from the Pikmin series with a strangely egg-shaped body. Though its legs are short and stubby, it is nevertheless capable of gigantic leaps, which prove deadly to any unfortunate Pikmin that happen to be nearby when it lands. Despite typically being found near water, it's not much of a swimmer."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

The Yellow Wollyhop appears as a Spirit, and it gives the user a strong resistance to wind. The player can obtain it in World of Light by defeating a certain clone.

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Trivia[]

  • The Yellow Wollyhop is one of the few enemies in the Pikmin series to have a figurine modeled after it.
  • Using an Action Replay to access a model test menu in Pikmin, the Yellow Wollyhop's code name is "frog".
  • In the beta version of Pikmin, Wollyhops were capable of crushing Pikmin as they fall over when slain.
  • There is no limit to how many Pikmin Yellow Wollyhops can kill in one jump in the first Pikmin game, making them extremely dangerous.
  • It wasn't until Pikmin 3 that there was a slightly more logical explanation to the Yellow Wollyhop levitating in the air briefly before dropping down; their throat puffs up, which keeps them afloat for a short period of time. Once the air is released, they drop onto your Pikmin.
  • In Pikmin 4, if a Yellow Wollyhop perfectly lands on another enemy, it will kill it.
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