Enemy

Artwork of a variety of enemies.

Enemies (原生生物^?, lit.: "Primitive Creature") are the many species present in PNF-404 that pose a hazard to Pikmin. There are many types of enemies in the Pikmin series, with varying appearances, behaviors, and levels of hostility. Combat against enemies constitutes a major part of gameplay in all mainline Pikmin games.

Enemies have varied attacks, and some take advantage of hazards to cause damage to Pikmin who are not immune to them. Offensively, enemies either eat Pikmin or hurt them with attacks, both melee and projectile-based, and with effects that range from pushing the Pikmin off to outright killing them. A few enemies are incapable of directly killing Pikmin.

Defeated enemies may drop pellets, which can be brought to an Onion to exchange for Pikmin seeds. Defeated enemies that leave a corpse can also be returned to an Onion to also exchange for Pikmin seeds. Additionally, corpses can also be brought back to the Research Pod and the SPERO in exchange for Pokos, or the S.S. Beagle for Sparklium. An enemy under the effect of an ultra-bitter spray or being frozen will vanish when its health drops to zero; nectars or sprays then have a chance of dropping instead.

Some enemies contain important items like ship parts, treasures, fruits and castaways, which they drop when defeated; these will still be dropped even if the creature was petrified or frozen. Most downed enemies will also safely release any Pikmin in their grasp, regardless of any apparently fatal damage caused when the Pikmin was trapped (like the Cloaking Burrow-nit's impalement). This allows otherwise doomed Pikmin to be saved.

It is unconfirmed how most of the enemies are named, but it is known in most games that Olimar names them, as he bases the Bulborb's name after his dog, Bulbie. The Nintendo Power Player's Guide for Pikmin and the Prima Guide for New Play Control! Pikmin both confirm that Olimar named every enemy from Pikmin. Pikmin 3 is more confusing, however, since the names of enemies are only seen through locking-on. It is possible that the Koppaites named them, but its more likely the lock-on is just for the player and is not what the Koppaites actually see. For repeating enemies, it could be the KopPad has the names Olimar created stored inside it, like in the Insect Condo's case.^[1]

List of enemies[edit]

The following is a list of enemies in the Pikmin series. Names in bold belong to enemies that are considered bosses or mini-bosses. The enemy categories on Pikipedia can also be browsed, with the main one being Enemies.

In Pikmin[edit]

In Pikmin 2[edit]

See also: Pikmin 2 enemies category and Piklopedia (Pikmin 2).

In Pikmin 3[edit]

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