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[[File:Pikminghosts.jpg|thumb|The spirits of some unfortunate Pikmin.]]
[[File:Pikminghosts.jpg|thumb|The spirits of some unfortunate Pikmin.]]
'''Pikmin Extinction''' occurs when every single [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]], including those planted in the ground and stored in the [[Onion]]s, is lost. The day ends immediately afterward, due to the fact that without Pikmin, the player cannot perform any useful activity, and the Onions each produce a single seed at the beginning of the following day.
Pikmin extinction occurs when every single [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]], including those planted in the ground and stored in the [[Onion]]s, is lost. The day ends immediately, and each Onion produces a single seed at the beginning of the following day.


In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the following is Olimar's Journal entry on the first day extinction occurs:
In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], the following is Olimar's Journal entry on the first day extinction occurs:


:''"The Pikmin have all perished because of my own carelessness. I am an utter disgrace as a leader... How can I continue to collect parts without them? Still the Onions join me in low orbit, as if this Pikmin extinction had never happened. I shan't sleep tonight..."''
:''The Pikmin have all perished because of my own carelessness. I am an utter disgrace as a leader... How can I continue to collect parts without them? Still the Onions join me in low orbit, as if this Pikmin extinction had never happened. I shan't sleep tonight...''


[[File:Pikminextinction.jpg|thumb|left|Olimar after Pikmin Extinction has occurred.]]After extinction, the player must regrow all of their armies from one single Pikmin. If players do not treat the one to three Pikmin given to them with care, they will be easy prey to all manner of enemies and could quickly lead to another extinction. To prevent this from happening, the safest place to grow Pikmin after an extinction is [[The Impact Site]] in the first Pikmin game, and in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' the [[Awakening Wood]] is safe so long as one does not stray too far from the landing site.
After extinction, the player must regrow all of their armies from scratch. If players do not treat the 1-3 Pikmin given to them with care, they will be easy prey to all manner of enemies and could quickly lead to another Extinction. To prevent this from happening, the safest place to [[Propagate Pikmin quickly|grow Pikmin]] after an Extinction is [[The Impact Site]] in the first ''Pikmin'' game, and in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' the [[Awakening Wood]] is safe so long as one does not stray too far from the landing site.


In ''Pikmin 2'', Extinction will occur when all Pikmin are lost in a cave, and Olimar and Louie are forced to leave the cave, most likely due to lack of protection of the Pikmin and inability to claim treasure.
==Oddities==
[[File:Pikmin 3 - Pikmin Extinction|thumb|center|335 px|Pikmin 3 - Pikmin Extinction]]
Strangely, in [[2-Player Mode]], a Pikmin extinction occurs if one player has one Pikmin left and it is killed by the opposing player's Pikmin, despite the fact a Pikmin will be reborn at the player's Onion if it is killed by another Pikmin.
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Through the use of a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Instant Pikmin extinction|glitch in ''Pikmin 2'']], it's possible to have the game instantly declare a Pikmin extinction while on a cave. It involves tricking the game into letting the captains inside a cave with 0 Pikmin, which requires entering the cave and dismissing the Pikmin at the exact same time.
 
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Revision as of 11:39, May 9, 2014

File:Pikminghosts.jpg
The spirits of some unfortunate Pikmin.

Pikmin extinction occurs when every single Pikmin, including those planted in the ground and stored in the Onions, is lost. The day ends immediately, and each Onion produces a single seed at the beginning of the following day.

In Pikmin, the following is Olimar's Journal entry on the first day extinction occurs:

The Pikmin have all perished because of my own carelessness. I am an utter disgrace as a leader... How can I continue to collect parts without them? Still the Onions join me in low orbit, as if this Pikmin extinction had never happened. I shan't sleep tonight...

After extinction, the player must regrow all of their armies from scratch. If players do not treat the 1-3 Pikmin given to them with care, they will be easy prey to all manner of enemies and could quickly lead to another Extinction. To prevent this from happening, the safest place to grow Pikmin after an Extinction is The Impact Site in the first Pikmin game, and in Pikmin 2 the Awakening Wood is safe so long as one does not stray too far from the landing site.

Oddities

Strangely, in 2-Player Mode, a Pikmin extinction occurs if one player has one Pikmin left and it is killed by the opposing player's Pikmin, despite the fact a Pikmin will be reborn at the player's Onion if it is killed by another Pikmin.

Through the use of a glitch in Pikmin 2, it's possible to have the game instantly declare a Pikmin extinction while on a cave. It involves tricking the game into letting the captains inside a cave with 0 Pikmin, which requires entering the cave and dismissing the Pikmin at the exact same time.