How to Beat Glohm Pipegunk

Glohm Pipegunk is an optional boss found in the Brrrning Sea, Great Lighthouse Island in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Read on to know more about Glohm Pipegunk, its location, attack patterns, rewards, as well as a detailed strategy on how to beat Glohm Pipegunk.

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Pipegunk	Glohm Pipegunk

Glohm Pipegunk Location and Details

Glohm Pipegunk Information

Boss Information
Glohm Pipegunk
Location	Brrrning Sea, Great Lighthouse Island
Level	43
Best Option to Attack With	Either Hammer or Jump Attacks

Encountered in the Brrrning Sea, Great Lighthouse Island

Glohm Pipegunk is an optional boss encountered at the end of Brrrning Sea, Great Lighthouse Island after you completed the island.

Defeating it completes the Glohm Pipegunk Side Quest.

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How to Beat Glohm Pipegunk

Glohm Pipegunk Strategy
Glohm Pipegunk Form and Attack Changes Healing Ability After Transformation Equip Recommended Plugs Activate Luigi Logic

Glohm Pipegunk Form and Attack Changes

Throughout the battle, Glohm Pipegunk will adapt its form and attacks according to the environment, so memorizing its attack patterns is crucial as they vary and can be tricky.

In the lava zone, Glohm Pipegunk shifts to its Fire form, while in the ice zone, it changes into its Icy form.

Healing Ability After Transformation

After each transformation, Glohm Pipegunk can activate its Healing Mist move to restore some health.

This ability is limited to one use per form, so it will only heal once until it changes forms again.

Equip Recommended Plugs

Recommended Battle Plugs
Auto Ampberry	Auto Herb
Icy Attack	Fiery Attack
Temperature Guard	Easy-Peasy Counters

Due to Glohm Pipegunk's constant form changes, you'll need to frequently swap your Plugs to maintain optimal power. Equip the Temperature Guard plug as a constant, as it protects against Burn and Ice status effects. Alternate between Icy Attack and Fiery Attack plugs based on Pipegunk's current form.

Additionally, Glohm Pipegunk’s attacks will inflict the Glohmed status ailment on Mario and Luigi, which disables combo moves and Bros. Attacks. To counter this, equip the Auto Ampberry plug to automatically consume an Ampberry whenever a character is inflicted, quickly removing the debuff. Once it runs out of charge, the Auto Herb plug is a good alternative.

Best Battle Plug Combos

Activate Luigi Logic

When available, have Luigi activate the Luigi Logic attack to deal damage and stun Glohm Pipegunk. This triggers a minigame with Shun, where you must wrestle the remote from him to change the environment to the opposite of Glohm Pipegunk’s form.

This damages Glohm Pipegunk and temporarily stuns it. While it’s stunned, unleash powerful Bros. Attacks to inflict substantial damage.

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Glohm Pipegunk Attack Patterns

Glohm Pipegunk Attack Patterns
Glohm Catapult Glohm Gunk Attack Healing Mist Glohm Fireball Cannon Glohm Sizzling Lava Ball Glohm Fire Barrage Glohm Ice Barrage Glohm Frozen Fog Glohm Ice Cannon

Glohm Catapult

How to Dodge	This attack cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	Time your hammer attacks for when Glohm Pipegunk starts dashing towards either brother.

Glohm Gunk Attack

How to Dodge	This attack cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	Stomp on the ball of gunk once it comes your way to pop it, and then stomp on Glohm Pipegunk once it gets flat on the ground to deal damage to it.

Healing Mist

How to Dodge	This cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	This cannot be countered.

Glohm Fireball Cannon

How to Dodge	This attack cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	Wait until a fireball is above either Mario or Luigi and then press the necessary buttons to swing them back to Glohm Pipegunk.

Glohm Sizzling Lava Ball

How to Dodge	Keep jumping repeatedly until the lava puddle evaporates to avoid taking continuous damage.
How to Counter	This attack cannot be countered.

Glohm Fire Barrage

How to Dodge	Time both Mario and Luigi's jumps for when the fireballs come into contact.
How to Counter	This attack cannot be countered.

Glohm Ice Barrage

How to Dodge	Time both Mario and Luigi's jumps for when the ice crystals come into contact.
How to Counter	This attack cannot be countered.

Glohm Frozen Fog

How to Dodge	This attack cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	Look for Glohm Pipegunk's silhouette on the screen and attack with your hammer once it gets nearby.

Glohm Ice Cannon

How to Dodge	This attack cannot be dodged.
How to Counter	Wait until an ice crystal is above either Mario or Luigi and then press the necessary buttons to swing them back to Glohm Pipegunk.

Glohm Pipegunk Rewards

EXP and Item Rewards

All Glohm Pipegunk Rewards
EXP	5000 EXP
Coins	1706 Coins
Item Drops	・Rainbow Medallion

Side Quest Rewards

Upon defeating Glohm Pipegunk and reporting back to Dewey Fightem, you will receive a Pipegunk Boots DX as a reward.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership Related Guides

List of Bosses

All Story Bosses

List of All Bosses
Gorumbla	Gobblick
Mega Snaptor	Ten
Sharpcask	Pipegunk
Bowser	Glohm Bowser
Great Conductor	Extension Corps
Zokket	Glohm Gorumbla
Reclusa	-

All Optional Bosses

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Glohm Gobblick	Glohm Sharpcask
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