Editing Crush

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'''Crushing''' is a non-elemental [[hazard]] in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. While soft-bodied Pikmin that get crushed die right away, [[Rock Pikmin]] can withstand the weight, although [[Winged Pikmin]] also have some immunity to being crushed.

==Overview==

[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] have weak bodies that cannot resist most forms of '''crushing''' forces, except for [[Rock Pikmin]]. Once a Pikmin is crushed, it becomes flat in whatever direction it was crushed, then disappears with a [[soul]], with no way to save it. However, Rock Pikmin merely become partially buried in the ground and unharmed, and must be left to unearth themselves automatically after some seconds. In ''Pikmin 3'', the time it takes for them to unearth does not depend on their maturity and is [[random]] between six and eleven seconds.

Interestingly however, [[Winged Pikmin]] can't get crushed by anything but the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] and the crystal cubes from the [[Plasm Wraith]] in ''Pikmin 3'': such attacks will just push Winged Pikmin away, even if they are grounded.

In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', crushing can be identified by the distinct sound Pikmin make when killed. In ''Pikmin 3'' and ''Pikmin 4'', any attack that a Rock Pikmin can survive by becoming buried counts as a crushing attack.

 

In ''Pikmin 4'', Rock Pikmin can still get crushed if they are stomped against a hard floor, of if the attack has another [[hazard]], like the [[Scorchcake]] stomping with its flaming side.

*'''{{icon|Iron block|y}}''' – these large blocks can crush Pikmin, enemies, and obstacles.

*'''{{icon|Baldy Long Legs|v=P4|l=Arachnorb family}} [[Arachnorb family|Arachnorbs]]''' – members of this spider-like family that have large feet can stamp on Pikmin and leaders, except the [[Man-at-Legs]].

*'''{{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|v=P4|l=Lithopod family}} [[Lithopod family|Lithopods]]''' – lithopods can spit out rocks that crush everything in their path. However, the projectiles from the ''Arctic'' variants are not lethal.

*'''{{icon|Yellow Wollyhop|v=P4|l=Amphituber family}} [[Amphituber family|Amphitubers]]''' – these frog-like [[Enemy|enemies]] jump into the air and later fall down, crushing prey below them.

*'''{{icon|Calcified Crushblat|l=Crushblat family}} [[Crushblat family|Crushblats]]''' – these enemies that can crush Pikmin with their shells.

*'''{{icon|Emperor Bulblax|v=P4|y}}''' – the Emperor Bulblax's jumping attack can crush Pikmin below it.

*'''{{icon|Sovereign Bulblax|v=P4|y}}''' – the Sovereign Bulblax's jumping attack can crush Pikmin below it.

*'''{{icon|Empress Bulblax|v=P4|y}}''' – the Empress Bulblax's main attack involves rolling around the arena, crushing prey.

*'''{{icon|Skutterchuck|v=P4|y}}''' – the [[Crystal|crystal nodules]] that they fling damage Pikmin via crushing.

*'''{{icon|Waterwraith|y|v=P4}}''' – the Waterwraith travels around on rollers, which can crush creatures.

Although the [[Mamuta]] crushes Pikmin into the ground with its hands, this does not count as a crushing hazard, as this is actually beneficial to the Pikmin. It's still harmful to leaders, however. In addition, the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] has some attacks that trample Pikmin, killing them in the process, but this is a fatal attack that Rock Pikmin are not immune to.

The rough exterior of Rock Pikmin gives them the ability to survive crushing attacks, making them quite valuable when fighting enemies that pose a crushing hazard. However, Rock Pikmin won't completely ignore crushing attacks like other Pikmin types ignore attacks of the hazard they are invulnerable to: they become temporarily and partially buried.

There is a glitch in the first two ''Pikmin'' games where an enemy or a certain object will crush a Pikmin abnormally, when it isn't even meant to crush in the first place. Occasionally, often, or very rarely, depending on the version, an object on top of a Pikmin will make said Pikmin vanish.

==Yellow Wollyhop corpse crushing==

As seen in a [[Promotional material|trailer]] for ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', it appears that in a [[Pikmin prerelease information|development version of the game]], [[Yellow Wollyhop]]s could crush [[Captain Olimar]]'s army during their death animation, where they tense up and fall to the side. In the final game, this does not happen, except unintentionally, with the aforementioned glitch.