Ranking EVERY BOSS in Pikmin 4

[@heyo..]

I think that the oversaturation of bosses is something I didn't mind... only problem is that it led to the bosses being easier compared to how they originally were... like water wraith was much more difficult in pikmin 2... but I can see that they had to nerf them considering cavern for a king is just ALL the bosses (most of them) in 1 cave

[@APerson-ws4cw]

This game would benefit a lot from a hard mode tbh

[@marioluigibros.8176]

@@APerson-ws4cw try a run where you just dont use oatchi rush and thats it. it makes the game surprisingly hard

[@justacutepanda888]

@@marioluigibros.8176you can’t beat dream home this way because the mammoth snootwhacker requires you to use oatchi’s rush ability.

[@countclackula7390]

@@justacutepanda888im not sure but i think bombs can do it too

[@cogs_and_gears]

@@justacutepanda888and shock

[@the_godbodor7026]

Each Pikmin game has its iconic boss. 1 has the Emperor Bulblax, 2 has the Water Wraith, 3 has the Plasm Wraith, and for 4 I’d say that title goes to Groovy

[@_miteo]

For me pikmin 1s best boss is the smoky progg

[@The76532]

@@_miteo and remember, its the first spirit in world of light

[@PIkminPurple21]

@@_miteohi

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

I find it funny that in 2 and 4, they generally make the final boss iconic (since in 2 they gave the Dweevil family the star of the show, and in 4 they gave the Space Dogs the star of the show), yet a different boss is considered iconic.

[@gregericson4868]

Pikmin 1 Smoky Progg, Pikmin 2 Giant Breadbug, Pikmin 3 Vehemoth Phosbat, Pikmin 4 Groovy Long Legs.

[@flameblade3]

I would’ve loved it if the bosses had more presence to them like they did in Pikmin 3. They had whole intros that made you feel like you were really in for a tough scrap. But in Pikmin 4 it just kinda like “oh shoot, there’s a big guy!” And you get on with the battle. Now I’m not opposed to cutting right to the chase, but it would’ve been cool if the Sovreign bulblax, the Man at Legs, the Foolix, and especially the Groovy Long Legs for it being likely your first major boss, had bigger intros to them to really sell the spectacle

[@MaxIdiot]

Yeah the intros were cool but 4/6 bosses were pushovers

[@UphillBridge]

Best is disco long legs, fun, has good music, is pretty challenging and really cool 😎

[@y-i-k-s]

Dandori approved

[@WigwamMan]

PRETTY CHALLENGING?!!!

[@UphillBridge]

@@WigwamMan kinda

[@LemonyLimeYT]

He’s hard without Oatchi

[@tom_stuff2806]

Tbh, the sirehound is better, he has METAL EPIC MUSIC, his design is crazy, the arena is so cool, The elemental attacks work really well, and its pretty challenging even with Oatchi

[@anglure3617]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up how the Toxstool can revive defeated Moldy Bulborbs and Moldy Slooches

[@_miteo]

Yeah this boss was one of the most difficult to fight for me!

[@makesomething4093]

And create terrain.. that thing SUCKED

[@unusualusername8847]

That ability basically replaces mushroom pikmin

[@egbertmilton4003]

Because that ability is so underwhelming, it’s laughable. None of those enemies are that threatening, even when revived, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a unique feature, the boss still underwhelms with the Puffstool Line having no ability to create Puffmin. Especially since the Oatchi rush quickly destroys these foes.

[@bowser_the_flamingshell]

i murdered it in 2 secs

[@lagswitch4322]

Random thought, if the final boss is a giant dog similar to Oatchi and yet it has the title of being ancient, wouldn’t that mean that Shepherd’s ancestors are human? Not to mention that in the journal logs it shows Shepard’s ancestors talking about “escaping the planet.” and what if it’s not just Shepherd… but everybody! Olimar, Alph, Louie, (that one’s a bit debatable) and the entire rescue corps team! Oh! And my favorite boss is the groovy long legs! That man just has da MOVES!

[@sonicrunn3r895]

Not to mention that the cure from its DNA manages to work on Oatchi, definitely a connection

[@zkosmith1662]

@@sonicrunn3r895 What If the protagonists in the pikmin games are humans that were experiments to try to save humans with the nuclear fusion in the air from that one theory and you are playing as variations of human

[@lance6042]

Finally. Someone understands that the Fluttertail reminds me of Frostmoth. Also you missed out for Toxstool. It has the ability to revive the Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs and Moldy Slooches in its cave. It makes it more interesting.

[@markerikson7423]

also it's SnowFAKE not snowFLAKE no one respects it

[@jimrdm71]

@@markerikson7423I call it SnowFAKE Fluttertail

[@markerikson7423]

@@jimrdm71 I just hope more people learn to respect it.

[@Ozzbim]

im afraid of bugs so the majority of bug creatures in the games freak me out

[@Ag3nt-MC]

I couldn’t agree more with man at legs. Easily my favorite boss as a newcomer to pikmin. I loved the thrill of the bullets chasing me as I was riding oatchi, even though I knew they wouldn’t hit me…

[@THAT1KID728]

baldy long legs:fast and climbable groovy longlegs: cool song man-at-legs:GUN

[@ewilliams5309]

First definitely one of your best thumbnails second off decently one of the best pikmin vids I’ve watched and I have watched a lot so yeah W vid highly recommend

[@User-d6l6t]

The groovy long legs actually scared me with how frantic the leg movements were (also I play without sound so)

[@User-d6l6t]

@@DraakyBoy I usually listen to videos or podcasts

[@_miteo]

Playing pikmin without sound ☠️☠️☠️

[@Pikmaniak]

I'm actually happy that Pikmin 4 went back to the classic style of boss encounters that 1 and 2 had. While 4's bosses were indeed easier than 2's, I like that the game didn't stop me from defeating a boss in a single cycle the way it did in Pikmin 3. While 3's bosses were grande in scale, that's really all they were. Just big. But they weren't fun fights, and didn't truly test your skill level, because they had a damage cap on them, so I'm glad 4 did away with that (or if they didn't, it at least doesn't feel like a cap), and went back to the 1 and 2 style of bosses. I just wish they had more HP in 4, and weren't quite as easy.

[@Loner098]

"While 3s bosses were grand in scale, that's really all they were. Just big. But they weren't fun fights and didn't truly test your skill level." But hey! It's still better than Hey! Pikmin(?).

[@otamatonefan8996]

You did kinda miss out the fact Water Wraith got nerfed due to the metal arches that can block it, being added, and then there's Oatchi speed-boosting leaf pikmin and focusing the pikmin crowd via piggybacking. The piggybacking makes it way easier to evade the Water Wraith, and removed the difficulty for leaf pikmin to run away, and keep in mind in Pikmin 2 there was those orange living balloons that could de-flower every single pikmin you have in one move, which then makes gaining distance to make a move, way harder as leaf pikmin were barely faster than the Water Wraith. This change is no more dominant than in the Engulfed Castle. In the Submerged Castle there are a lot of important points that were lethal to be caught in by the Water Wraith, and there was very few 100% safe spaces, meaning any loose pikmin can and likely WILL die when the Water Wraith stumbles upon them. Hell, Submerged castle had a whole path filled with water, that was a choke point for the Water Wraith to plow through like a lawnmower. Now there is a metal arch to shield that area.

[@jimrdm71]

And also cuz he’s slower

[@waterwraith-bi3iw]

it is how it is

[@donny_boyd1173]

I feel like the giant enemies are a tribute to Hey! Pikmin. The few of the bosses in Hey! Pikmin are just basic enemies like the Bulborb and the Fiery Blowhog, and they're WAY bigger than in the main line games, so I assume the giant enemies in Pikmin 4 are the same ones from Hey! Pikmin. I doubt anyone is gonna take interest in this cause it's about the cruddy spinoff, but that's my take.

[@_miteo]

Its actually a good take! Thanks for sharing it

[@chrismccabe1655]

I think the same thing but I loved that game because it was my first Pikmin game

[@donny_boyd1173]

@@chrismccabe1655 it was my first Pikmin game as well and I did enjoy it, but sadly a lot of other people just don't like it.

[@TheDunsparceGames]

if the titan blowhog had a mechanic similar to hey pikmin’s fiery blowhog where you had to throw a bomb into its snout to make it vulnerable i would have liked it a lot more than the one in game now also shout out to hey pikmin for bringing back pikmin 1 emperor bulblax

[@V0ID0625]

man at legs is my favorite boss in the game because of his theme. it really feels like your fighting a mass destructive military weapon

[@haraldhey9210]

I think if the Puffy Blowhog of all creatures can count as a boss, because it is at the end of a cave, then the Masterhop and the Mammoth Snootwhacker should definitely have counted too, since they are also both the last enemy of a cave and feel way more like a boss. Masterhop I care less about, they did use him later like he was just a normal enemy, similar to puffy blowhog but the mammoth snootwhacker definitely should count imo.

[@syweb2]

3:24 That scream attack actually originates in Pikmin 2. You just don't see it often because you've already nuked him with Purples. 6:18 I don't know how this fight goes because I accidentally insta-killed it with Oatchi-rush and all of my Pikmin when it dipped low early in the fight.

[@makesomething4093]

No one reads Snowfake correctly. This is on-track to being a Mandela-Effect later lol

[@KarsonDavis-fh2gw]

I say it right

[@thinkmin2584]

You know you could throw pikmin at the giant breadbug in pikmin 2 right? But yeah defiantly worse in 4, they also got rid of his funny honks

[@ReddyRedz]

The raggins boss: Health : Very high Speed : medium Deffense : high Olimars notes: the only bulborb that is much smarter than most bulborbs for having an actual mind instead of just wanting to eat every pikmin it sees and its special attack was disabling pikmins attacks with noise or these things that are called “special hypnosis projections” it may be a challenge but it takes some time to do those special hypnosis stuff and Thats the Time to attack Louies notes: once deffeated must Grill. imeadiatly after grilling add salt and pepper either adding more garlic for taste must Grill with bomb rocks Yes bomb rocks.

[@BuffSnom]

Gildmander is my favorite 😍 he’s adorable

[@Getoutofmybasement]

Y’all the automatic subtitles called a bulblax ball wax

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

Technically speaking, the Emperor Bulblaxes are the same ones in 2, whereas the Sovereign Bulblax is the same one from 1. The latter is much older than the Emperors. Also, possibly due to an oversight, if Pikmin are still attacking the gold rocks, and the Gildemander grabs the gold, all Pikmin who are attached to the gold gets eaten. This means that it along with the Pearly Clamclamp are the only ones who can delete your entire squad with one bite.

[@Q4_F3]

cant the water wraith and empreror bulbblax stomp them all?

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

@@Q4_F3I mean by eating. Crushing doesn’t count, since almost all crushing methods are capable of deleting your entire squad.

[@maskthepikmin8072]

100 rock pikmin vs any non in water enemies and every creature falls to the stones

[@ATalkingSock]

Great vid, as usual. Dig the format. Love that you used Via Dolce's music for the number 1 segment lol. I'm a happy boy any time ARMS is even slightly referenced 😅

[@waffletop1018]

the bug eyed crawmad has some pretty good music I feel

[@taylorevandale4261]

I do like how they brought in both the Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 1 Emperor Bulblaxes together. It makes them feel like you’re fighting a joke like 2, but when you encounter the bigger version, you’ll realize it is like Pikmin 1.

[@Survwithagun]

I feel like im the only one that had literaly no problem with the empress bulbax ;-;

[@soccchesterrevived]

the ancient sirhound 🥺🥺🥺🥺💀💀💀💀 the mispronunciation

[@_thresh_]

The groovy long legs caught me off gaurd because I thought the cave where it was at had a party or something in it so I thought all the wild pikmin there were under the disco ball in the big room

[@JustPeaYShooty]

Todo Pikmin 4 sigue una estructura muy similar a Pikmin 2, primero, recolectas tesoros e investigas cuevas... Segundo, cuando "terminas" el juego, descubres que Luis se quedó ahí y tienes que volver, tercero, la pelea final es una criatura controlada por Luis, y cuarta, tienes 2 capitanes

[@monroerobbins7551]

I’m glad Sirehound was #1, cause I feel like Sirehound embodied a lot of the powers of the Pikmin, which I thought was SUPER dope (the fire powers, lightning powers, flying, ice powers, the crashing with rocks, they just feel like references to the powers of the Pikmin, IMO).

[@shadowthief6471]

On the electric phase of the final boss it was such a pain cuase I didn’t think the electric upgrades would be important.

[@ClaireTreliving-ov2dp]

All the bosses are amazing but the groovy long legs needs to take the cake.

[@JaydenGaming-ej8id]

Smoky Progg is the best boss in Pikmin 4, the redesign looks good, It has a hard to dodge attack, and it is just fun in general (But I wish it could spawn at morning)

[@Dg_Gaming_YT887]

I honestly loved Groovy Long Legs the most.

[@shadowthief6471]

1:27 what is that image from the art style I’d neat and I also curious of the context

[@Sly_shade1825]

Wow the editing is so good you are the best KZbinr ever so congratulations I also love the thumbnail I agree with all the other except I would have put groovy in 1 and the final boss in 2 now ima go do a ranking all Bulborb list

[@msdsry2084]

Oh, so ya like Lord Sire. I kinda love him. I mean, ice, electricity, fire and gloom in one? How could possibly not like the combination

[@Flynnisthename]

I actually enjoy the oversatuation more than pikmin 3’s bosses

[@pastorxia]

By the way the bread bug always could be defeated by putting Pikmin on top

[@FriendlyTume]

Really love the editing in the video! A huge step up from previous videos, also I just want to say it’s called Snowfake Fluttertail, not snowflake

[@dinguspingas749]

Spoilers for final boss: Even though the final boss was really well designed, I'm a little disappointed that only 3 hazard types were implemented. Though, I understand that adding new phases to the fight would make it drag out.

[@Q4_F3]

the green one wasnt really a hazard because no pikmin could survive it

[@davidmandel8960]

On my first playthrough, I missed Disco Longlegs until I had the purple onion and an optimal cave strat. Brought in 50 purples, 20 yellows, 20 ice and 10 winged and, with one spicy spray, beat it in about 20 seconds. I thought it was too easy and therefore it was a bad boss, but then I fought it on my second playthrough and had a lt of fun, lost 5 yellows tho

[@TheDuckyDino]

Why does everyone ignore the fact that the toxstool revives enemies in these ranking videos?

[@SeanR.-br7gs]

Him:Toady Bloyster Is A Miniboss Bloomcap Bloyster: Am I A Joke To You?

[@HEAVYLIKESANDVICH]

3:52 Olimar said in the logs that this Puffstool was a different species than the one he encountered meaning that Puffmin could still be a thing

[@customsffny]

I love the new stile for your vids

[@kirbypulledoutthe9100]

ah yes we have water, a disco testicle and a normal dog i couldnt be more satisfied

[@CRaDISHOfficial]

I have an idea: Kill raggins with YOUR copy abilities

[@ILoveMyCatBagheera]

I love the yellow pikmin on the drawing

[@pastorxia]

You can cheese the baldy Long legs by freezing the water when it’s in it

[@mysteriousentity7912]

My first ever fight with the Bug-Eyed Crawmad in my Pikmin 3 run was a pain. So it kinda hurt when you gave it a lower rating. Also yeah, the weakened old bosses was kind of sad. I haven’t played 1 or 2 yet but I know of the Smoky Progg and the Water Wraith, super infamous. They were just… disappointing in 4.

[@eggnoggamer445]

Giant breadbug should be 1st place

[@MarioLuigiAndJr.]

HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE JUMBO BULBORB!! HES THE 2ND BEST BOSS (Because breadbug is best) This was a joke btw.

[@DeterminedCharcoalEater]

tbh be honest i LOVE the final boss of Pikmin 4. it's just the right diffculty for me (although all i had to do was use ice and purples)

[@mingo4460]

I’ve seen you comment in one of my favorite videos you know that guy who designs custom Pickman sings Cosmo parties?

[@NamelessPerson360]

i personaly didnt really like the ancient sirehounds disign. just think about it: pikmin1 a giant ancient bulborb that takes a puzle and bombs to get true. pikmin2 a giant spider taken over by LOUIE with all elements in a giant cave (almost the same). pikmin3 A giant unkown goo that tries to take someone that has the key to your only escape to the planet. pikmin 4 a Giant dog with louie in a giant cave. i loved the cave and the chalange but the design is for me just meh...

[@bananabarnabis]

Groovy Long Legs. Definitely. Also, next time, please say "spoiler warning" before you go into to detail about the final boss. I literally had to cover my eyes and try to ignore everything about it. I haven't one hundred percented it yet, but hopefully soon, as I beat it not too long ago. (If you have to beat the final boss before getting Olimar, then I didn't. I literally accidentally guessed the code.) I love the new editing style though, and keep making amazing videos!

[@GalacticSuperSoul]

Raggins! The videos, DONE

[@Raggins]

Looking forward to watching it!

[@GalacticSuperSoul]

It’s out!

[@GalacticSuperSoul]

Raggins the finale is out!

[@justalex6735]

3:25 the scream attack isn't new it just that he dies too fast in pikmin 2 for you to see it

[@Dalek_C.F.M]

The first place (final boss) has twintell theme from arms playing in the background

[@toe797]

... But the Sovereign Bulblax IS in the level with the final boss, sublevel 18 if I recall correctly

[@adriennemiscich9283]

The bread wants the pellet

[@ok-ky1ns]

This dude placed first in vocabulary class

[@M.A.Y.O]

The big eyed crawdad boss theme is lit though

[@sonicgamer999-]

Giving the smoky progg any challenge lmao. I literally one-shot it with a sprayed 99 glowmob

[@Polmo1997]

No bonus point for the Toxstool and it's ability to revive enemies?

[@_miteo]

Gotta say I don’t agree with most of your rankings :’) I mean the ancient sirehund is a great challenge but i hate his design, the gildemander is just a bigger version as the other minibosses you mentioned, aaaaand the empress bulblax is bae 😏 Nice video tho, the editing is impeccable!

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

GIANT BREABUG GETS 10 FUN OINTS 10 DESIGN POINTS 0 CHALLNEGE POINTS AND 100 BONUS POINTS.

[@AG-tl8oq]

Bias

[@raiseapikmin]

Amazing vid!

[@Wollywog9031]

New Scream Attack, IT WAS AN PIKMIN 2!

[@longerhandleisntavailable]

I think part of the problem with Pikmin 4 is that the boss’s challenge level and Pikmin casualty numbers are sorely limited through oatchi. Oatchi makes the fights more exhilarating with how fast and agile he is but like I’m never gonna lose Pikmin when he’s by my side

[@obviouslytoast3631]

I bought this custom Switch controller which has two buttons called Auto and Turbo. If you press Auto + any button on the controller it automatically presses the button at fast speed. And if you press Turbo + any button you can just hold it and it auto fires. Long story short, Turbo + A = Pikmin Semi-Automic.

[@jimrdm71]

How are puffy blowhogs even bosses?!

[@IDoKnow.]

Why you not count me as a boss

[@kermitsudoku6446]

i kinda wished the hell hound had a form for each element/pikmin but it might‘ve dragged the battle for too long. still wished it had other forms tho

[@furballllllll7009]

Ice pikmin on empress bulbax go brrrrrr

[@ashmander3465]

Great list

[@GalienAllSploit]

W vid

[@connorfrommars]

The first time I saw man at legs I freaked out and just ran away it’s a freaking spider with a gun

[@plasmwraith]

my favourite boss is snowflake fluttertail, but my favourite enemy in the whole game is creeping chrysanthemum

[@mr.blueguy7648]

Wait puffy is a boss??? I thought it was just an enemy.. damn that boss really blows 🥁

[@slimeybob5294]

This video could have started with the beautiful musical opener.

[@thechampionhero6490]

Is no one gonna talk about him saying "sir hound"

[@Wario_Guy]

Not many of these bosses really felt like bosses, I felt like the Ancient Sirehound was the first one. Of course, I fought Groovy Long Legs after that and he was kinda a pushover, but the bosses kind of just appeared like in Pikmin 1.

[@evagarcia865]

I am extremely dissapointed that we didn’t get a Groovy Long Legs rematch in Cavern for a King

[@FubukiTheIcyKing]

I still hate Smoky Prog, Snaggret, Empress Bulblax, and the King/Sovereign Bulblax. But I love Giant Breadbug, Groovy Longlegs, Canonbeetles, Water Wraith, the Scorpion, and the final boss.

[@raymaikeru]

Tbh Pikmin 4 as a whole is harder once you remove the ability to ride on Oatchi. All of a sudden all of Pikmin 4's bosses are harder. I did this with the Groovy and it made the fight 10x harder. There is a strat to lose minimal Pikmin, but requires you to predict its movements.

[@grant834]

You can use a ice bomb on the puffy blow hog to make it drop to the floor and die instantaneously

[@itssmelloww]

giant breadbug and disco longlegs are the most unique

[@kingwilldestroy3611]

We already know who is the best boss is its breadbug

[@UphillBridge]

No u

[@S.kingi123]

Bread

[@BKFL38]

Yes breadbug is best

[@Side_N0te]

Water Wraith gets negative bonus points for the castle in my list. The castle is so easy I got through it without seeing it spawn once even with 0 upgrades.

[@gregericson4868]

You didn't put the giant breadbug at number one!?

[@terraflame6278]

Personally, I think pikmin 4 should have had more unique new bosses. Like, until serene shores, most of the bosses were either big enemies, or enemies being treated like a boss.

[@Mikman360]

Great list, but I think the worst boss (personally) is the Puffstool, almost due entirely to the fact that its standout gimmick of creating Puffmin has been removed. My level of disappointment was never greater, and I feel like that takes off extra points just for the letdown. Plus it's painfully easy and literally cannot hurt your Pikmin.

[@official_victim]

The water WRAITH is my favourite boss also can you make a video about fan made Pikmin

[@Dave_Miller69-14x]

Is dandori louie a boss? If yes its my favorite!

[@DOGEKB]

...sirhound??? Its sirEhound

[@ringer1324]

While I prefer the pikmin 3 bosses I do think the way bosses are handled in pikmin 4 works way better for this series. The large spectacle of the Pikmin 3 bosses kinda added to the “not pikmin” feeling that game has to me. Small easier lower spectacle bosses is what pikmin is known for and while cool pikmin 3s bosses were a huge unfitting exception to that rule

[@segatv2426]

Fun fact in one of the dandori challenges you don't even need to kill him 2:20 to beat it. He's too slow to even catch a single pikmin

[@segatv2426]

4:33 if you keep ice Pikmin here you can literally freeze him forever and have the rest of your Pikmin kill it

[@m0istl0la97]

Toady Bloyster or do you mean the Bloomcao bloyster in your honorable mentions?