#instead fo a fakemon its a...fakemin

[planneria]

Made a Pikmin enemy for a challenge!

This is the Bouncy Honeykit and its adult form the Pouncing Honeycat. They’re attracted to the same nectar that the player collects. As babies they’d just try to steal it from the pikmin as a small nuisance. As an adult, they’d hide until the player finds nectar and then suddenly pounce, like a miniboss of sorts. There could be a cave that uses the items and enemies that drop nectar as a sort of trap, and the player has to use their knowledge of what drops nectar to avoid it. They’re inspired by a combination of Cats, Caterpillars, and Honeypot Ants. The scientific name also hints towards them being a neotenous species (an animal that retains its baby features), to explain why they don’t undergo metamorphosis.