Editing Dirt wall

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[[File:Dirt Wall P3.jpg|thumb|250px|A dirt wall in ''Pikmin 3''.]]
[[File:P3D Dirt Walls.jpg|thumb|250px|The 8 designs of dirt walls in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.]]
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'''Dirt walls''' ({{j|土のカベ|Tsuchi no Kabe|Dirt wall}}) are sandcastle-like [[gate]]s found in {{p3}}, {{p4}}, and {{hp}}. They are the most basic type of gate and replace [[bramble gate]]s from the first two games. They break down and fall apart as opposed to sinking into the ground. These types of gates can be destroyed by any Pikmin type; however, some of these walls are found partially or completely submerged underwater, meaning that they require [[Blue Pikmin]] to destroy.

In ''Pikmin 3'', Pikmin are more effective at taking one down if they are latched onto it from a throw,{{cite youtube|mRGpLSrUyVc|comparing latched Pikmin, grounded Pikmin, thrown Rock Pikmin, and lone Rock Pikmin on a dirt wall|rname=dirt_speed}} but as the layers on the gate peel down, those Pikmin will eventually fall and attack at ground level. For [[Rock Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 3'', throwing them at the wall repeatedly is much faster than letting them lunge on their own, and is in fact, the fastest way to take down a wall using Pikmin.{{cite youtube|rname=dirt_speed}} In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' however, Rock Pikmin left to attack the wall on their own can take it down fairly quickly.{{cite youtube|FM3KNYA4YxA|comparing the time different Pikmin types take to destroy a dirt wall|published={{date|8|March|2021}}|retrieved={{date|9|March|2021}}}} These walls can be destroyed using a single [[bomb rock]]. In ''Pikmin 4'', [[Oatchi]] can deal sizable damage by [[rush]]ing into a dirt wall, especially if he is carrying Pikmin as they will all be thrown onto the wall.

These types of walls all have the same design in ''Pikmin 3'', but in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', there are 8 different designs of dirt wall with various patterns of white paint on the columns at the sides of the wall. Those designs are: no paint, 3 horizontal stripes, 1 vertical stripe, 2 wavy stripes (all walls with this pattern are found in water), 3 diagonal stripes, an "X" mark, 3 triangles, and 4 circles.

In ''Pikmin 4'', the design has returned to being mostly the same as in ''Pikmin 3'', but with a few minor changes. The wall portion is now more rectangular and featureless on top. Certain walls are also significantly wider than others, compared to all walls previously being the same in width. The white paint patterns from ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' do not return.

== Locations ==
{{see|Dirt wall/Locations}}

== Gallery ==
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Freezing Wasteland 5.jpg|The dirt wall in [[Freezing Wasteland]].
Pikmin3 SandcastleWall.png|Red Pikmin destroying a dirt wall in a [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease version]] of ''Pikmin 3''.
Dirt Wall P4.png|Red Pikmin destroying a dirt wall in ''Pikmin 4''.
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== Names in other languages ==
{{Foreignname
|Jap = 土のカベ
|JapR = Tsuchi no Kabe
|JapM = Dirt wall
|FraA =
|FraAM =
|FraE = Mur de terre
|FraEM = Dirt wall
|Ger = Lehmwand
|GerM = Loam wall
|Ita = Muro di fango
|ItaM = Mud wall
|Spa = Muro de barro
|SpaM = Mud wall
|Por = Parede de barro
|PorM =Clay wall
}} 

== See also ==
*[[Bramble gate]]
*[[Dirt-mound]]
*[[Dirt block]]

== References ==
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