The Smoky Progg (ドドロ - "Dodoro") is a boss found in Pikmin and Pikmin 4. In Pikmin, it's an optional boss fight and is often considered to be one of the hardest encounters in the series; the only way to encounter it is to visit its egg in The Distant Spring on or before the fifteenth day. In Pikmin 4, its status is somewhat downgraded, now being a boss encountered multiple times throughout the game. Most of its appearances are in night expeditions, being first encountered in the Feasting Center in the Hero's Hideaway; it also appears on the 10th floor of Cavern for a King. The creature is initially found inside an egg and will break out after some time. If the egg is destroyed before that, the beast is killed, though in Pikmin no reward will be produced.