Piko

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Piko
Stats
	100
Combat
Damage	2 (1.5 )
Movement
Walking Speed	?
Running Speed	4
Traits
Special Ability	Steals items off the ground
Loot
Spawns from	4 Days
Code
"piko" "piko_orange"

“He's a bit of a nut job.”

–Wilson, when examining a Piko

“Squirrelly little guy.”

–Willow, when examining a Piko

“Tiny, weak fluff.”

–Wolfgang, when examining a Piko

“Too naive to know pain.”

–Wendy, when examining a Piko

“A NUT GATHERING MEAT MACHINE”

–WX-78, when examining a Piko

“A charming mammalian fuzzball.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining a Piko

“They like trees almost as much as us.”

–Woodie, when examining a Piko

“Shoo, vermin.”

–Maxwell, when examining a Piko

“Döst thöu crave battle?”

–Wigfrid, when examining a Piko

“He's a busy little guy.”

–Webber, when examining a Piko

“It's a little buddy!”

–Walani, when examining a Piko

“Bonjour, mon amie.”

–Warly, when examining a Piko

“Thievin' scoundrel.”

–Woodlegs, when examining a Piko

“FELLOWS OF INFINITE JEST”

–Wilba, when examining a Piko

“For some reason I'm craving tea.”

–Wilson, when examining an Orange Piko

“Squirrelly little guy.”

–Willow, when examining an Orange Piko

“Tiny, weak orange fluff.”

–Wolfgang, when examining an Orange Piko

“You exist to amuse others.”

–Wendy, when examining an Orange Piko

“MEAT MACHINE WITH BREWING PROPERTIES”

–WX-78, when examining an Orange Piko

“An amusingly named mammalian fuzzball.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining an Orange Piko

“They like trees almost as much as us.”

–Woodie, when examining an Orange Piko

“How amusing.”

–Maxwell, when examining an Orange Piko

“I hath nö use för it.”

–Wigfrid, when examining an Orange Piko

“I wonder if he likes tea parties.”

–Webber, when examining an Orange Piko

“Oh, I get it.”

–Walani, when examining an Orange Piko

“I prefer English Breakfast.”

–Warly, when examining an Orange Piko

“Aye, 'tis a useful brewed.”

–Woodlegs, when examining an Orange Piko

“OF MOST EXCELLENT FANCY TAILS”

–Wilba, when examining an Orange Piko

The Piko is a neutral Mob exclusive to the Don't Starve: Hamlet DLC. There is also an orange variant called the Orange Piko.

Both Piko and Orange Piko spawn from Tea Trees, and seem more likely to spawn near clumps of several trees growing close together. They do not seem to spawn from tea trees planted by the player.

If an item is dropped on the ground (either edible or not) near a Piko or Orange Piko, there is a chance that it will stock it in its cheeks and flee with it. It is common when you chop a Tea Tree that Pikos may spawn or race in from nearby trees and steal one of your logs, twigs, or Seed Pods.

During a Full Moon, Piko will glow, their eyes turn red and they become aggressive. In addition, an attack from a Piko or Orange Piko will, like frogs, cause the item in the leftmost slot of the inventory bar to drop from the player's inventory. After said item is on the ground, the Piko/Orange Piko prioritizes storing the item in its cheeks and retreating to its home Tea Tree.

Piko can be caught using a Trap. During a Full Moon, carrying a captured Piko will cause the player to emit a reddish glow, similar to the effects of eating a Glow Berry.

Usage

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Tips

• Be very careful when you chop Tea Trees at night with a Lantern on the ground. Pikos might steal it, and if you haven't got any other light source, you will be in total darkness and may die from Charlie.
• As Pikos do not spawn from trees planted by the player, getting rid of all naturally occurring Tea Trees in an area will prevent new Pikos from spawning there.
• Using an item to bait a Piko is an easy way to kill them, as they prioritize retrieving the item and running away with it rather than running from players when approached. Players can get free hits on Pikos as they run toward the item. If the Piko picked up the item, the player can retrieve it by killing the Piko, as they run toward a given Tea Tree in a predictable straight line.

Trivia

• The use of Orange Pikos in making Tea and Iced Tea may be a reference to orange pekoe tea.
• The Piko may be loosely based off of the real-life pika, who are known to steal food from its own kind, and pica, an eating disorder characterized by the consumption of inedible items.

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