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|image=[[File:Pichikuri.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Pichikuri.png|250px]]
|caption=Artwork of a '''Pichikuri''' from ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''.
|caption=Artwork of '''Pichikuri''' from ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' (2003)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' (cameo)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' (2005, cameo)
|copy ability=[[Needle]]
|copy ability=[[Needle]]
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'''Pichikuris''' are bird-like enemies that debut and appear exclusively in ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''. Here, they are spiky enemies that float around and hurt [[Kirby]] when they are touched. Their names are derived from the Japanese word, ''pīchiku'', meaning "chatter of birds" and ''chikuri'', which means the state of being stung. Pichikuris give Kirby the [[Needle]] ability when [[Inhaling|inhaled]]. Pichikuris also make a cameo appearance in [[Paint Panic]] in ''[[Kirby Canvas Curse]]'', where [[Paint Roller]] draws them.
'''Pichikuri''' is a bird-like enemy that debuts and appears exclusively in ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''. Here, it is a spiky enemy that floats around and hurts [[Kirby]] when touched. Pichikuri gives Kirby the [[Needle]] ability when [[inhale]]d.


== Locations ==
Pichikuri also makes a cameo appearance in [[Paint Panic]] in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', where [[Paint Roller]] draws it.
 
==Locations==
In ''Kirby Air Ride'', Pichikuri can be found in the following places:
In ''Kirby Air Ride'', Pichikuri can be found in the following places:
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==Gallery==
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KAR Pichikuri model.png|Data-rendered model from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KAR Pichikuri low-poly model.png|Low-poly model from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KAR Pichikuri Celestial Valley Screenshot.png|A trio of Pichikuri on Celestial Valley
KAR Pichikuri Sky Sands Screenshot.png|Pichikuris on Sky Sands
Dedede Directory 62 - Pichikuri.jpg|Dedede Directory about Pichikuri
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ピチクリ
|jaR=Pichikuri
|jaM=Portmanteau of「ピーチク」(''pīchiku'', onomatopoeia for a bird's chattering) and「ちくり」(''chikuri'', pricking)
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[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Air Ride]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Air Ride]]
[[Category:Needle-yielding creatures]]
[[Category:Creatures that yield Needle when swallowed]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, 13 July 2023

Pichikuri
Pichikuri.png
Artwork of Pichikuri from Kirby Air Ride
Details
First game Kirby Air Ride (2003)
Latest game Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005, cameo)
Copy Ability Needle
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Pichikuri is a bird-like enemy that debuts and appears exclusively in Kirby Air Ride. Here, it is a spiky enemy that floats around and hurts Kirby when touched. Pichikuri gives Kirby the Needle ability when inhaled.

Pichikuri also makes a cameo appearance in Paint Panic in Kirby: Canvas Curse, where Paint Roller draws it.

Locations[edit]

In Kirby Air Ride, Pichikuri can be found in the following places:

Pichikuri locations in Kirby Air Ride  
Location Appearance? Location Appearance?
Fantasy Meadows Yes Beanstalk Park Yes
Celestial Valley Yes Machine Passage Yes
Sky Sands Yes Checker Knights No
Frozen Hillside Yes Kirby Melee 1 Yes
Magma Flows No Kirby Melee 2 Yes

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ピチクリ
Pichikuri
Portmanteau of「ピーチク」(pīchiku, onomatopoeia for a bird's chattering) and「ちくり」(chikuri, pricking)