Editing Plungelo

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Plungelo SMS art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Cataquack]]
|relatives=[[Wiggler]]
}}
{{quote|So, we need to get rid of those Plungelos that are up there!|Noki|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Plungelos''', also called '''Giant Cataquacks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Perfect Guide|page=57|language=en-us|date=August 12, 2002|publisher=Versus Books|isbn=1-931886-09-1}}</ref> '''Chuhanas''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=64|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref> and '''Red Cataquacks''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=19|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> are parrot-like creatures that appear as miniature bosses in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They possess round bodies with beak-like mouths as well as flowers on their heads. Their bodies resemble [[Wiggler]] segments. They furthermore have plungers for feet (hence the name), allowing them to maintain their footing even on inclined surfaces. Plungelos bear a resemblance to [[Cataquack]]s, but they do not exhibit any of their characteristic behavior.

[[File:Mirror Madness Tilt Slam Bam SMS.png|thumb|200px|left|Mario fighting three Plungelos on a solar panel]]
Six Plungelos appear in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', together with a [[Wiggler (Super Mario Sunshine)|giant Wiggler]]. They temporarily take up residence on [[Isle Delfino]]'s [[Gelato Beach]] during the second episode, [[Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam!]] Here, they can be seen moving around on the three large mirrors situated around the [[Shine Tower]], each having a different number of Plungelos on it: one, two, and three. Their weight knocks the mirrors out of focus and prevents them from redirecting the sun's light into the [[Sand Bird]] egg, thereby posing a threat to the Sand Bird's hatching process. A battle starts whenever [[Mario]] sets foot on a mirror with at least one Plungelo on it. Plungelos' feet protect them from losing their footing on the mirror, so to defeat Plungelos, Mario has to push them to the edge of the mirror with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], causing them to lift one of their feet and weaken their footing. After doing so, Mario then has to [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] the opposite side of the mirror to launch the Plungelo off. When one of the Plungelos is sprayed with [[water]], the other ones become aggressive and chase Mario. Once every Plungelo is defeated, the three mirrors swing back into their original position, and Mario obtains the episode's [[Shine Sprite]].

While Plungelos do not appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' or ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', "Plungelo" is a name that can appear on score charts.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=チュウハナ
|JapR=Chūhana
|JapM=From「チュウ」(''chū'', onomatopoeia for a chirping or kissing sound) and「ポイハナ」(''Poihana'', "[[Cataquack]]")
|Fre=Plungelo
|Ger=Plungelo
|Ita=Sturapapero
|ItaC=<ref>{{Cite|quote=Ma prima, devi liberarti degli Sturapaperi!|author=Male [[Noki]] on [[Gelato Beach]]'s [[Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam!|Episode 2]]|publisher=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Catapapero|title=Scoreboard|author=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=99}}</ref>
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''sturalavandino'' ("plunger") and ''Catapapero'' ("Cataquack")
|Ita2=Catapapero Rosso
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=12}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Red Cataquack
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Sunshine'' (PRIMA Guide)
}}

==References==
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{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Waterfowl]]
[[Category:Mini-bosses]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine bosses]]
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