Skutterchuck

Alph

Structural flaw: back
Weight: 3

It carries a heavy crystal on its back to throw at enemies, and I knew going in that we would probably need Rock Pikmin to break it. I worried that doing so would cause dangerous shards to explode outward, but fortunately, my imagination proved to be deadlier than reality. A missed design opportunity, if you ask me.

Brittany

All that strength, and the best it can do with it is carry around some big crystals. A better idea would be carrying my stuff. If I could tame— Wait. It would throw my stuff all over, wouldn't it? Never mind.

Charlie

They're like walking catapults, the way they hoist those crystals and launch them as if they were mere pebbles. A crafty adversary might lure them into launching the stones at each other, or themselves. An adversary like me!

Louie

An acquired taste, but really quite addictive once you get used to it. No special preparation necessary.

Olimar

Skutterchuck
Hierodeciderit crystallosum
Heavil family

Its main offensive strategy is to launch the crystal it carries on its back. Otherwise, it's completely defenseless. In most circumstances, it's a peaceful herbivore whose diet consists primarily of moss. When in danger, however, it wastes no time defending its territory by breaking small rocks and hurling them at the threat. In order to ensure it has a steady supply of rocks with which to defend itself, it shares its habitat with calcified crushblat larvae, so it can make use of the shells they cast off each night.