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In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Cataquacks come in red and blue varieties. They walk aimlessly on the [[Gelato Beach|beach]], but when they sense Mario nearby, they charge at him until he gets far enough away from them or they reach a ledge or water. If Cataquacks make contact, they use their beaks to throw Mario into the air. This can be both helpful and harmful; Mario can sustain damage if he lands on the same ground from which he was launched, but he can also reach [[platform]]s and [[coin]]s he otherwise could not with normal [[jump]]s. Cataquacks are usually not affected by Mario's direct attacks, but when sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], they flip over and become stunned. During this time, Mario can get a coin from a Cataquack by jumping onto it, which causes them to sink into the ground. If he sprays a stunned Cataquack, it remains stunned for a longer time. When sprayed over sand, Cataquacks sink into it without having to jump on them, but they do not give a coin. Cataquacks can be defeated only by eating them with a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], catapulting them into the air with the outburst of a nearby [[Dune Bud]], or luring them towards water while using the [[F.L.U.D.D.#Hover Nozzle|Hover Nozzle]].<ref>BeaverThingify (September 15, 2020). [https://youtu.be/rz7gCXSJmJs Super Mario Sunshine - Killing every Cataquack in "The Watermelon Festival"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 6, 2021.</ref> A subspecies of Cataquacks called Plungelos appears as mini-bosses in [[Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam!|Episode 2]] of Gelato Beach. Cataquacks can also appear in [[Sirena Beach]]'s fifth episode, [[King Boo Down Below]], where if [[King Boo (Super Mario Sunshine)|King Boo]] spins three question marks on the slot machines, he may spit out two Blue Cataquacks that disappear after a short time.

The differently colored Cataquacks act differently from one another, similarly to most other species. Blue Cataquacks cannot damage Mario unless he touches them directly, but red ones can damage Mario by catapulting him. If swarmed by Red Cataquacks, Mario may become trapped in a loop of catapulting and suffer a large amount of damage, possibly up to the point that he loses a life. Blue Cataquacks tend to be calmer, and they fall asleep if left undisturbed. According to a [[Noki]] on [[Gelato Beach]], Red Cataquacks are new to the area.<ref>"''Watch out for the red Cataquacks! Seriously! They can hurt you. They only appeared on this beach recently.''" — '''[[Noki]]''', ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''</ref> As the player progresses through Gelato Beach's episodes, the number of Red Cataquacks and Cataquacks in general increases, while the number of Blue Cataquacks decreases. By the eighth episode, [[The Watermelon Festival]], only one Blue Cataquack remains, sleeping atop a palm tree away from the beach, and Mario can obtain a [[Blue Coin]] from the Cataquack while it is overturned; conversely, in the first episode, [[Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret]], Mario can get a [[Blue Coin]] by overturning the single Red Cataquack and jumping on it. In The Watermelon Festival, Red Cataquacks swarm most of Gelato Beach, increasing the difficulty of bringing the [[watermelon]] to the [[Surf Cabana]]. If the watermelon hits a Cataquack, it is thrown upwards and destroyed when it hits the ground, leaving a coin behind.