

Other Pikmin types can only attack the Arachnode on the side in which it rests, and they can get stuck if the Arachnode is too high or if they are thrown from too close to the web. Rock Pikmin will kill an Arachnode in just three hits (just two in Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Normal difficulty), and can hit the Arachnode from either side of its web. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones. The following article or section contains guides. If the enemy attacks, the leader may shrink even further or disappear altogether. Fortunately, Arachnodes pose no threat to any other types of Pikmin when left unattended.īizarrely, when a leader is thrown into an Arachnode's web, said leader will become slightly two-dimensional. If unsupervised Winged Pikmin carry an item right into an Arachnode's web, they will get stuck, whatever goods they had will fall to the ground, and the creature will proceed to eat them.

When an Arachnode is defeated, it will fall to the ground and its web will collapse. It does not return to a specific point on the web to rest, so it can be put in a more vulnerable position for a second attack. When all Pikmin are removed from the web, the Arachnode will take a moment and then go back into its resting state. It eats Pikmin by clamping down on them with its wide mouth, and it eats them quickly, so it can be difficult to save them in time. The Arachnode sits still when nothing is near, but when a leader or a Pikmin is thrown into its web, it will take on its spider-like form and attack its ensnared prey. When you defeat an Arachnode, its web unravels. If any of your Pikmin become ensnared in the web, use the whistle to rescue them. Use Yellow Pikmin or Winged Pikmin to attack an Arachnode when it retreats to the top of its web. You can also use a squad of Winged Pikmin to overwhelm an Arachnode with a single charge attack.īecause the Arachnode's web is fairly tall, the creature often moves out of your standard throwing range. To defeat the enemy quickly, throw a few Rock Pikmin directly at an Arachnode. When you first encounter a web, look for the attached Arachnode. “The Arachnode is only able to attack Pikmin that become tangled in its web. Winged Pikmin carrying objects will get stuck in webs that are along their route, making webs the primary obstacle for these types of Pikmin. This is important, especially with a small squad, as Pikmin shaken off by the Arachnode will usually get stuck in the web. Pikmin caught in the web can be saved by whistling at them. The web will collapse once the Arachnode is defeated. It may also wander around the web freely in order to avoid Pikmin that are being thrown at it.

Once a Pikmin or leader gets caught in the web, it uncurls its legs after a while, and wanders up to its prey, consuming them quickly once it has reached them. This shape and coloring comes from the eight legs wrapped tightly around its body the actual body is a small black orb with yellow circles instead of stripes. While dormant on its web, it resembles a cocoon, with a black and yellow striped and sphere-shaped body. The Arachnode ( マリグモ ?, lit.: " Temari Spider") is a spider-like enemy in Pikmin 3 that lives on an interactable web.
