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Pengum
	Pengum
	Pengums left the jungles of Piñata Island to avoid a lifetime of servitude. The bigger, meaner Piñatas forced them to work as waiters. When they found the Piñata Island ice fields, they thought they'd found a safe new home. Unfortunately, they were penniless, so they set up a cafe where they could... er, serve the other Piñatas.
Level	5
Base Value	1500
Animal	Penguin
Candy	Gum
Attack Object	Fish

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Pengum is a penguin piñata native to the Piñarctic.

Description

Appearance

Behavior

Requirements

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

Appear

You must be a level 2 gardener or better
Can only be found in the piñarctic

Bait

A Pengum likes something that keeps it warm (Bait the trap with a chili)

Resident

You have 5 square pinometers of snow
You have 5 square pinometers of water
Has eaten 1 Newtgat

Romance

Is wearing conga's top hat
Is wearing a toff monocle
Is wearing a secret agent bowtie
You have 5 square pinometers of snow
Have a Pengum house in the garden

Tricks

Feed a snowdrop to perform Trick 1
Feed a tulip to perform Trick 2

Variants

Red	Purple	Yellow

Has eaten a poppy	Has eaten a turnip	Has eaten an ear of corn

Uses

Challenges
Challenge	Requirements	Image
South Pole 1	Purple variant Wearing an Ortho's Spare Hat Wearing Geek Glasses Knows one trick

Piñata
Piñata		Requirements	Game
	Sour Cocoadile	Resident	TIP
	Polollybear	Romance	TIP

Species Conflicts

Eats:

Eaten by:

Happiness

Likes:

Dislikes:

Hates:

Banana Split

Trivia

The Pengum seems to be based off the rockhopper penguin. These penguins live in warmer regions than most species, referenced in the Pengum's journal entry.
The accessories worn by the Pengum to romance form a costume, and is likely the first set discovered by the player. Dressing a piñata in a costume earns the Fancy Dresser achievement.

Gallery

In-game icon for Pengum
Pengum egg
Pengum sweet

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+{{Infobox species|name=Pengum|image=Pengum.png|level=5|base_value=1500|real_animal=Penguin|candy=Gum|attack_object=Fish|journal_entry=Pengums left the jungles of Piñata Island to avoid a lifetime of servitude. The bigger, meaner Piñatas forced them to work as waiters. When they found the Piñata Island ice fields, they thought they'd found a safe new home. Unfortunately, they were penniless, so they set up a cafe where they could... er, serve the other Piñatas.}}
+'''Pengum''' is a penguin [[piñata]] native to the [[Piñarctic]].
+== Description ==
+=== Appearance ===
+=== Behavior ===
+== Requirements ==
+{{RequirementBox|title=Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise|game=tip|romance=* [[File:Conga's top hat icon.png]] Is wearing conga's top hat
+* [[File:Toff monocle icon.png]] Is wearing a toff monocle
+* [[File:Secret agent bowtie icon.png]] Is wearing a secret agent bowtie
+* [[File:Snow isometric icon.png]] You have 5 square pinometers of snow
+* [[File:Pengum home icon.png]] Have a Pengum house in the garden|appear=* [[File:Plant award icon.png]] You must be a level 2 gardener or better
+* [[File:Pinarctic sign icon.png]] Can only be found in the piñarctic|resident=* [[File:Snow isometric icon.png]] You have 5 square pinometers of snow
+* [[File:Deep pond isometric icon.png]] You have 5 square pinometers of water
+* [[File:Newtgat icon.png]] Has eaten 1 Newtgat|tricks=* [[File:Snowdrop icon.png]] Feed a snowdrop to perform Trick 1
+* [[File:Tulip icon.png]] Feed a tulip to perform Trick 2|bait=* [[File:Chili icon.png]] A Pengum likes something that keeps it warm (Bait the trap with a chili)}}
+== Variants ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Red
+!Purple
+!Yellow
+|-
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|Has eaten a [[poppy]]
+|Has eaten a [[turnip]]
+|Has eaten an ear of [[corn]]
+|}
+== Uses ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Challenges
+!Challenge
+!Requirements
+!Image
+|-
+|South Pole 1
+|Purple variant
+Wearing an [[Ortho's Spare Hat]]
+Wearing [[Geek Glasses]]
+Knows one trick
+|
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Piñata
+! colspan="2" |Piñata
+!Requirements
+!Game
+|-
+|[[File:Sour Cocoadile icon.png|frameless|50x50px]]
+|[[Sour Cocoadile]]
+|Resident
+|TIP
+|-
+|[[File:Polollybear icon.png|frameless|50x50px]]
+|[[Polollybear]]
+|Romance
+|TIP
+|}
+== Species Conflicts ==
+'''Eats:'''
+* [[Custacean]]
+* [[Newtgat]]
+'''Eaten by:'''
+* [[Polollybear]]
+* [[Sour Cocoadile]]
+== Happiness ==
+'''Likes:'''
+* [[Custacean]]
+* [[Watercress]]
+* [[Snowdrop]]
+* [[Tulip]]
+* [[Bird of Paradise]]
+'''Dislikes:'''
+* [[Yam]]
+* [[Monkeynut]]
+* [[Cactus]]
+* [[Fir Cone]]
+* [[Peanut Butter]]
+'''Hates:'''
+* [[Banana Split]]
+== Trivia ==
+* The Pengum seems to be based off the [[wikipedia:Rockhopper_penguin|rockhopper penguin]]. These penguins live in warmer regions than most species, referenced in the Pengum's journal entry.
+* The [[accessories]] worn by the Pengum to romance form a [[costume]], and is likely the first set discovered by the player. Dressing a piñata in a costume earns the Fancy Dresser [[achievement]].
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+File:Pengum icon.png|In-game icon for Pengum
+File:Pengum egg icon.png|Pengum egg
+File:Pengum life sweet icon.png|Pengum sweet
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Trouble in Paradise species]]
+[[Category:Arctic species]]