Editing Slide

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'''Slides''' are a terrain element in {{p3}} and {{p4}}. When a leader or Pikmin steps onto a slide, they are speedily led down to a lower area automatically. It is impossible to [[carry]] large objects down slides, which means that alternative routes must be discovered in order to retrieve objects found near slides.

== ''Pikmin 3'' ==
To travel down a slide in {{p3}}, the leader or Pikmin must step onto it. If a leader steps onto a slide with a squad of Pikmin, all Pikmin will follow them down the slide. In this game, while large objects cannot be carried down slides, small ones, like [[fragment]]s and [[nugget]]s, can, making them a convenient one-way shortcut for these objects.

;Story Mode
* [[Distant Tundra]]:
** The [[iron ball]] that [[Brittany]] must push to escape the cave with [[Yellow Pikmin]] travels down a slide.
** A long, curved slide is in the northwest part of the area, near 30 fragments needed to build the double bridge. A [[data file]] can be collected while travelling down it.
** A short slide is south of the [[Dapper Blob]] on top of a stump.
** A very short slide leads from the space in front of the outside orange bridge to a [[Bouncy Mushroom]], which leads to the top of a broken pot which has the fragments needed to build that bridge. The start of the slide is blocked by a large [[crystal]].

;Mission Mode
* [[Tropical Forest]]: A curved slide made of vines leads from the top of the area to the [[SPERO]]. This is the main route for [[nuggets]] to take before the bridge is built.
* [[Silver Lake]]: An icy stump is surrounded by a slide, meaning Pikmin and leaders must use a [[climbing stick]] or be [[throw]]n to get on top of it.
* [[Fortress of Festivity]]: A long spiral slide made of a ribbon goes around a Christmas tree.

;Bingo Battle
* [[Rusted Labyrinth]]: 2 slides through rubber tubes are used to get from the top half to the bottom half through the side paths.

== ''Pikmin 4'' ==
In {{p4}}, all slides are metal rails, and they are encountered mainly in human-constructed areas. To travel down a slide rail, a leader must press A to jump on. All Pikmin in their party will accompany them. [[Oatchi]] is unable to use slide rails. Pikmin are not able to carry small objects like [[raw material]] down slides.

* [[Hero's Hideaway]] (main story):
** A slide rail is located on the countertop, south of the [[Frozen Inferno]]. Travelling down it leads to the [[Power Emblem]] and the top [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] near the Foot of the Stairs base.
** A slide rail can be found on a high shelf north of the [[Plunder Palace]], accessed by pushing aside a [[cardboard box]] and going through a [[tunnel]]. It allows access to the central countertop before turning on the [[fan]].
* [[Below-Grade Discotheque]]: A slide rail is part of the elaborate puzzle in sublevel 3. Pikmin will automatically jump on this slide rail if correctly navigated along the [[moving walkway]]s, allowing them to push the cardboard box required to progress.
* [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]] &ndash; 6th Story: Gimmick Gambit: A slide rail appears at the conclusion of the final puzzle. Pikmin will automatically jump on this slide rail after landing on a [[switch]], where they will depress the next switch required to reach the [[Sage Leaf]].
* [[Hero's Hideaway]] (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale and prologue): A short slide rail goes from the second level of the bookshelf down to ground level. Several Pikmin are sliding on it (and using the nearby [[fan]] to go back up) when the area is first landed in.

== Gallery ==
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P3D Prerelease Ice Slide.jpg|[[Alph]] and some Pikmin sliding down an icy slide.
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== Trivia ==
*{{p2}} includes a few examples of sloped terrain that Pikmin cannot climb up: various snowdrifts in the [[Valley of Repose]], and pipes in the [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]] and [[Hidden Garden]]. Although Pikmin may slide down them, they do not function as slides.

== See also ==
* [[Climbing rope]]
* [[Geyser]]
* [[Over Wintry Mountains]]: A stage in ''[[Hey! Pikmin]]'' that involves sliding.

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