Smoky Progg
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Magovum vaporus None (Pikmin Player's Guide)
Family	Unknown
Areas	The Distant Spring
Caves	Cavern for a King
Night expeditions	Feasting Center,Foot of the Stairs,The Sylvan Gate,Autumnal Gully
Challenge Mode stages	None
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	:  Smother Pikmin, uprootsprouts :  Smother Pikmin, shootGloom, causepanic

TheSmoky Progg (ドドロ^?, lit.: "Muddy") is aboss found inPikmin andPikmin 4. InPikmin, it is an optional boss fight and is often considered to be one of the hardest encounters in the series; the only way to encounter it is to visit its egg inThe Distant Spring on or before the fifteenthday. InPikmin 4, its status is somewhat downgraded, now being a boss encountered multiple times throughout the game. Most of its appearances are innight expeditions, being first encountered in the Feasting Center expedition in theHero's Hideaway; it also appears on the 10th floor of theCavern for a King. The creature is initially found inside an egg and will break out after some time. If the egg is destroyed before that, the beast is killed, though inPikmin no reward will be produced.

The beast itself is a dark green creature with glowing red eyes. It is roughly the size of aBulborb, and it constantly emits a cloud ofGloom behind it that is harmful to both the Pikmin andleaders. When killed inPikmin, it drops a golden pearl-like orb and, if carried to anOnion, will produce 100 Pikmin. InPikmin 4, it also gains a red circular mouth it uses to spit out Gloom.

It is implied inPikmin 4'sPiklopedia notes thatglow sap exposure is what causesMamuta eggs to become malformed. This may also explain their urge to destroyLumiknolls upon hatching.

Stats[edit]

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	3	6	100	N/A	4000	Yes
	N/A	N/A	N/A (25glow pellets)	N/A	5000	No

The HP of the malformed egg that it spawns from is unknown as of current.

Behavior[edit]

As soon as the egg is approached by leaders or Pikmin, the Smoky Progg will emerge out of it after four to eight seconds. Its first goal is to go to the landing site, ignoring any prey. Once it is there, it will perform a gesture that uproots any Pikmin sprouts, even if there are none. After this, it will begin chasing after Olimar and the Pikmin. By merely moving towards them, it can kill them or damage Olimar simply by having theGloom come into contact with its target. Once defeated, it explodes and leaves behind apearl.

InPikmin 4, the egg takes a varying time to hatch, depending on the location. Its main method of attack is to throw up a Gloom projectile, which creates a ring of Gloom when it lands that slowly expands until it dissipates. Upon shaking off Pikmin, it lets out a deafening roar that causes them topanic. Innight expeditions, it will lumber towards the nearestLumiknoll if its egg is allowed to hatch, ignoring most Tricknolls. Upon reaching the Lumiknoll, it will attack it with the aforementioned Gloom projectiles. In a cave, it will instead focus its attacks on the leader and their Pikmin, similar to how it behaves when engaged in combat at night.

While most enemies during night expeditions will not attempt to approach the Lumiknolls ifsticky mold is in their way, Smoky Proggs will march over it, destroying anySpotcaps in their way. However, they will not break throughdirt walls.

Appearance[edit]

The creature is fully green, with bright red eyes inPikmin and red eyes inPikmin 4. Its frontal body is mostly circular, and its backside is constantly deteriorating. It is held up by two small hands that it uses to move around. InPikmin 4, it also has a small mouth, and the eyes are now built into the body.

Pearl[edit]

The pearl-like object it leaves behind after its death.

InPikmin, the Smoky Progg is unique in that it will not simply leave a corpse of itself (or even apellet), but instead a golden orb similar to the pearls dropped by thePearly Clamclamps. When brought to anOnion, it will create 100 Pikmin seeds, which is the highest amount of seeds for any object that can be brought. InPikmin 4, it will sink into its cloud of smoke, which then dissipates, leaving behind 25glow pellets during anight expedition, or theWayward Moon (drops 20raw materials after the first defeat) in theCavern for a King.

Locations[edit]

Pikmin[edit]

Areas[edit]

• The Distant Spring - Despawns after 15 days
  • There is one Smoky Progg in this area. It can be found directly south of the landing site, in the large body of water. It will be inside of an egg at the center of multiple small islands. It holds a pearl worth 100 Pikmin and it never respawns once defeated.

Pikmin 4[edit]

Caves[edit]

• Cavern for a King
  • There is one Smoky Progg on sublevel 10. It is located directly north of theS.S. Beagle, in the middle of the arena surrounded bymud. It holds theWayward Moon and defeating it lowers the nearbynumbered gate.

Night expeditions[edit]

• Hero's Hideaway
  • Feasting Center
    • There is one Smoky Progg in the Feasting Center expedition. It can be found towards the far north, adjacent to the northernmostTricknoll. The egg will be underneath the white step ladder that holds theDandori Challenge cave entrance as well as theCourage Emblem during the day.
  • Foot of the Stairs
    • There are two Smoky Proggs in the Foot of the Stairs expedition. The first Smoky Progg is located northwest of theLumiknoll, between the bottom of the gray couch and the bottom of the wooden table. The egg will be surrounded by multipleMale Sheargrubs. The second Smoky Progg can be found at the top of the steps connecting the living room area to the kitchen area, adjacent to the orange coloredfan.
• Primordial Thicket
  • The Sylvan Gate
    • There are two Smoky Proggs in The Sylvan Gate expedition. The first Smoky Progg is located north of the base, near the bottomclimbing wall leading to the raised area holding a pair ofBurgeoning Spiderworts and theGolden Vaulting Table. The Smoky Progg can be found slightly east of theclay bridge.
  • The Autumnal Gully
    • There are two Smoky Proggs in The Autumnal Gully expedition. The first Smoky Progg can be found on the raised section holding the previously mentioned Burgeoning Spiderworts and the Golden Vaulting Table. The second Smoky Progg is located on the raised platform where theDandori Battle is on, south of the twopotted mushrooms.

Strategy[edit]

The Progg inside its egg.

Pikmin[edit]

There are many different ways to defeat the Smoky Progg; each has different pros and cons. Captain Olimar cannot defeat this enemy usingpunches.

Pikmin damage[edit]

Swarming is utterly useless and will only result in all the Pikmin dying to theGloom. Throwing Pikmin at its head is the only way to go. It's preferred to useRed Pikmin, as they're the strongest, and to use theswarm trick to allow faster throws.

One method is to get a lot of Pikmin, wait until it uses its uprooting ability and becomes still, thenthrow Pikmin onto its face as fast as possible. Precise aiming is required so that the Pikmin do not hit an Onion or its cloud of Gloom. If done correctly, the Smoky Progg will be constantly shaking off Pikmin and will not be able to move, until it dies. If there are only a few Pikmin available, throw them andwhistle them back just as the beast is shaking them off. Care should be taken when whistling, so that they do not go through the gas cloud.

It should also be noted that the Smoky Progg regenerates its health gradually, regardless of whether it is chasing Olimar or Pikmin, or merely idling at the landing site.

It is possible to take advantage of the fact that the creature can get stuck behind an Onion's leg in battling it. After it completes its uprooting move, it can get stuck in this way from a few seconds up to several minutes. Pikmin can be tossed on its head without the enemy even being able to shake them off, and with luck, it can be killed before it frees itself from the glitch.

There is another exploit that can be used to your advantage. If the bridge that leads to theMassage Machine has not been built yet, lead the Smoky Progg behind the unbuilt bridge and then run away. It will be stuck by the bridge, and will endlessly turn around in circles. You can then bring 100 Blue Pikmin out and attack the beast.

Bomb-rocks[edit]

An alternate way to hurt it would be to use Yellow Pikmin withbomb-rocks, aiming well and not hitting the Progg on the rear with the Yellow Pikmin that is thrown. Any Pikmin left walking in its trail will succumb to theGloom. A focused attack is also effective: by leaving 10 or more bomb-rocks near the landing site, one can throw a bomb-carrying Yellow Pikmin near the Smoky Progg when it is passing over the bomb-rocks. The Pikmin will toss its own explosive, which should make all of the other ones explode as well. The bomb-rocks used for the attack can be held by Yellow Pikmin (which will kill the Pikmin) or not – by issuing bomb-rock carriers inside theYellow Onion, they will leave their rocks by the base of the Onion.

Pikmin 4[edit]

In this game, the Smoky Progg has gained some new attacks. It may spit a glowing red projectile that creates aGloom wave upon landing, which has the same instant-kill properties as the smoke surrounding the creature. It may also roar loudly to send the Pikmin andOatchi into a panic, possibly causing them to run directly into its Gloom.

Innight expeditions, the Smoky Progg's egg can and should be destroyed before it hatches, with some expeditions even containing two eggs. Glow pellets will be awarded no matter how the creature is defeated, and fighting it after it hatches on its own runs the risk of allowing other creatures an opportunity to attack an undefendedLumiknoll, as it has quite a lot of health. InCavern for a King, the egg will begin to crack and hatch in acutscene a few seconds after landing in thesublevel. By immediately running towards the egg and charging arush while riding Oatchi, you can break it before the cutscene begins. This is made much easier by immediately sprayingultra-spicy spray, which increases Oatchi's speed and decreases the time it takes to charge a rush, making the timing more lenient. On return trips, it is much easier to destroy the egg since the cutscene will not play. Defeating it again after obtaining theWayward Moon — either before or after it hatches — will yield 20raw materials.

The fight is fairly straightforward when the Smoky Progg is isolated or is focused on attacking a Lumiknoll. Throw Pikmin at its front, and prepare to call them back once they have been shaken off. Riding on Oatchi is an effective way to avoid the wave attack, as he canjump over it. However, if the creature roars, Oatchi will throw theleader off his back, making it hard to gather thepanicking Pikmin quickly. For this reason, dismounting just before it does this attack is a good strategy, as is running out of the range of the panic effect or simply not using Oatchi at all. It is safe to rush the front of this creature, which can be used to deal a large amount of damage quickly so long as the Pikmin are called back before it roars. As with most enemies, bomb rocks are an effective way to deal with this creature safely, but it has enough health to allow it to survive several bomb rock explosions before dying.

When the creature dies, all its gloom immediately ceases to be dangerous, even if it is still visibly present for several seconds afterward.^[1]

Glitches[edit]

In a rare case, if Olimar walks up to the egg with no Pikmin, circles the egg and tries to attack it, the egg won't take any damage, yet if he goes back to an Onion to get some Pikmin and return to the cluster of islands, the egg will be gone. The only way to reset the egg is to reset the entire day. Going to sunset and continuing to the next day will not bring the egg back.

If the Progg is lured to theArmored Cannon Beetle's tree stump arena, and then lured back to the landing site near the Onions, there is a chance that the game will crash.^[2]

In another rare case, there is a glitch where a Pikmin that is thrown at the egg right when it hatches will float in mid-air while doing its "hitting" sequence, damaging the Progg. After about ten seconds the Pikmin will start vibrating faster and faster and eventually fall off.

Rarely, the Smoky Progg may be near aYellow Wollywog when the Wollywog jumps. The jump will propel the Progg in to the air where it will hover for a short time until it begins to slowly return to ground level.

The Progg is also especially likely toglitch the Pikmin counter for unknown reasons.

InPikmin 4,due to the odd way the egg functions, it can continue to drop Wayward Moons even after it has already been collected, allowing for the cave (and, by extension, thePrimordial Thicket) to achieve an over 100% completion. However, this glitch was patched out in version 1.0.2.

InPikmin 4, hitting a Smoky Progg with aglowmob just as it is about to drop down from a ledge might make it fall through the floor and die when it touches thepit. However, it's hard to pull off.

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

Reel notes

Dalmo's notes[edit]

Olimar's notes[edit]

Louie's notes[edit]

Pikmin Official Player's Guide description[edit]

Pikmin Book[edit]

Text

Translation

Pikmin Garden[edit]

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Translation

Technical information[edit]

Creature[edit]

Egg[edit]

Other information[edit]

• Technical name inThe Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Piku-Lord (Lord of Pikmin)
• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #108
• Musical theme:Boss battle (cave) (Pikmin 4Cavern for a King)

In theSuper Smash Bros. series[edit]

The Smoky Progg appears as one of the spirits inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate's Spirits mode.

As the first spirit the player encounters in Adventure Mode: World of Light, Smoky Progg appears as a puppet clone of Mario in his black alternate costume. He will occasionally turn metal, making him harder to launch. Defeating him will give the player the Smoky Progg spirit, which equips the player with an Unira at the start of the match. Notably, due to being the tutorial battle, the spirit battle against the Smoky Progg lacks any references to its actual traits.

Naming[edit]

• Common name: Smoky Progg. "Smoky" refers to the smoke it leaves behind, while "Progg" might be a combination of the words poison, and frog, given its frog-like appearance. "Prog" is also British slang for "to forage", and "sprog" is slang for "child" or "baby". Progg may also be a version of fog, as the haze it releases is referred to as such inPikmin 4.
• Japanese nickname:ドドロ^?. It is from "どろどろ", an onomatopoeia for mushy things.
• Japanese name:オオドロアメフラシ^?, lit.: "Big MudSea Hare".
• Scientific name:Magovum vaporus.Magovum is possibly a a combination ofmagna andovum, meaning "large" and "egg" respectively, referring to the large egg it hatches from.Vaporus is in reference to its smokey and vaporous appearance.
• Internal names: The internal name is the same as the Japanese nickname:dodoro. The egg is simply calledtamago, orたまご^? (lit.: "egg").
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドドロ? Dodoro		Clipped from「どろどろ」(dorodoro, muddy)
Chinese (simplified)	多多罗 Duōduōluó	Dodoro
Dutch	Walmfibie	Smoke Amphibian	Portmanteau of "walm" (smoke) and "amfibie" (amphibian)
French (NoA)	Molosko fumant	Smoky progg
French (NoE)	Molosko Fumant	Smoky Progg
German	Dilabovum		Possibly from an anagram of "diablo" (devil) and "ovum" (egg)
Italian	Gassovo	Gaseous egg	Portmanteau of "gassoso" (gaseous) and "ovo" (egg)
Korean	머드로그 Meodeu-rogeu		From "mud" and clipping of "frog"
Portuguese (NoA)	Gassapovo		Possibly from "gas", "sapo" (frog), and "ovo" (egg)
Spanish	Cigoto Fumoso	Smoky Zygote	A "zygote" is a very early stage of an embryo

Gallery[edit]

Pikmin[edit]

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  Artwork of the Smoky Progg fromPikmin.

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  The Smoky Progg, as seen in theenemy reel. Note the early design with green eyes.

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  The Progg at The Distant Spring.

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  The Smoky Progg's egg inPikmin.

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  The Progg breaking out of its egg.

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  The Progg defeated in its egg.

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  The Progg attempting to uproot Pikmin.

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  The Progg shaking off Pikmin.

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  Drawings of the Smoky Progg from thePikmin Official Player's Guide.

Pikmin 4[edit]

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  The Smoky Progg's egg inPikmin 4.

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  The Smoky Progg hatching.

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  The egg inCavern for a King.

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  A closeup of the Progg as it appears inPikmin 4. Note the addition of a small, circular mouth.

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  The Progg firingGloom from its mouth.

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  The Progg screaming into the air during its death animation.

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  The Progg fading into the ground during the final parts of its death animation.

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  The Progg being met with aGlowmob during anight expedition.

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  The Smoky Progg's scream attack in theHero's Hideaway.

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  A Smoky Progg attacking aLumiknoll.

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  A defeated Smoky Progg in thePiklopedia immediately before disintegrating.

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  A Smoky Progg as seen in the "Appraising Eggs"comic.

Trivia[edit]

• The Smoky Progg is the rarest enemy inPikmin, with only one of them existing, and only for the first 15 days.
• The Smoky Progg's body appears to be hollow, or transparent. If viewed from behind, one can see a glowing light suspended inside with chunks of gas falling around it.
• The Smoky Progg is capable of uprooting Pikmin seeds spawned by an Onion before they reach the ground.^[3]
• There isan unfinished enemy withinPikmin's files known asusuba that supposedly would have spawned Smoky Proggs, according to parameters inside its code. As the majority of its code is missing, spawningusuba through normal methods crashes the game.
• The internal name of the Smoky Progg being "dororo" is probably a reference to the manga of the same name by the author Osamu Tezuka. The book tells the story of a deformed being;Hyakkimaru and his infant sidekick; Dororo. With Hyakkimaru being similar to the Smoky Progg's "malformed larval Mamuta" background.
• The Smoky Progg's egg is referred to as anectar egg in aloading screen tip.^[4]

See also[edit]

• Ujadani
• Goolix
• Mamuta

External links[edit]

• Video of awakening and fighting the Smoky Progg

References[edit]

This article was afeatured article from April 12th to August 19th, 2011.

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