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In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', all discovered Onions merge together the night after they are discovered, and become a single, universal Onion, greatly simplifying the management of Pikmin types at the beginning of each day. It also appears that the Onions in this game are much more malleable than their ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' counterparts in regards to which Pikmin species they will hold. In ''Pikmin 3'', if a new Onion color is discovered, and Pikmin from that new type are left on the landing site at the end of the [[day]], the Master Onion there will accommodate them until the Onions fuse at the end of the day. | In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', all discovered Onions merge together the night after they are discovered, and become a single, universal Onion, greatly simplifying the management of Pikmin types at the beginning of each day. It also appears that the Onions in this game are much more malleable than their ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' counterparts in regards to which Pikmin species they will hold. In ''Pikmin 3'', if a new Onion color is discovered, and Pikmin from that new type are left on the landing site at the end of the [[day]], the Master Onion there will accommodate them until the Onions fuse at the end of the day. | ||
During the daytime, Pikmin hunt and bring food, such as [[pellet]]s or slain beasts, to the Onion, which in turn produces new Pikmin seeds. If there are fewer than [[100 Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]], the seeds are ejected and take root in the ground; if not, they are stored inside the Onion, along with any other Pikmin not on the field. Unlike in the area however, the number of Pikmin that can be stored inside an Onion is unlimited | During the daytime, Pikmin hunt and bring food, such as [[pellet]]s or slain beasts, to the Onion, which in turn produces new Pikmin seeds. If there are fewer than [[100 Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]], the seeds are ejected and take root in the ground; if not, they are stored inside the Onion, along with any other Pikmin not on the field. Unlike in the area however, the number of Pikmin that can be stored inside an Onion is unlimited, [[#Storage limit|as a general rule]]. When night falls and all the Pikmin have returned, the Onion folds or sucks in its legs and lifts off from the ground, joining the ship in low orbit. | ||
Each Onion has the main body, shaped like a real world onion, with holes from which three legs come out of. At the top, there is a piece that looks like a ''[[Chaenostoma cordatum]]'', used like helicopter blades. In the first two games, these Onions look quite organic and plain, but in ''Pikmin 3'', they take on a more sci-fi look. | Each Onion has the main body, shaped like a real world onion, with holes from which three legs come out of. At the top, there is a piece that looks like a ''[[Chaenostoma cordatum]]'', used like helicopter blades. In the first two games, these Onions look quite organic and plain, but in ''Pikmin 3'', they take on a more sci-fi look. | ||
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When Pikmin are told to go inside the Onion, they are dismissed from the group ([[bomb-rock]] carrying Pikmin also drop them in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 3''), and begin climbing through the Onion's legs, eventually entering the holes the legs originate from. During this time, they can be [[whistle]]d back to the group, should the player change their mind, but if not, they will be stored inside the Onion, and the field [[HUD#Pikmin counter|Pikmin counter]] will decrease. Requested Pikmin will come out of the Onion from the same holes, and slide down the legs. If the leader is close enough, they will also automatically come to their side. In the case that there are Pikmin of multiple [[Maturity|maturities]], flower Pikmin will be withdrawn first, until there are no more left, in which case bud Pikmin will be withdrawn, and finally leaf Pikmin. This is not true when Pikmin go inside the Onion – all Pikmin sent inside will go in in a [[Randomness|random]] order. | When Pikmin are told to go inside the Onion, they are dismissed from the group ([[bomb-rock]] carrying Pikmin also drop them in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 3''), and begin climbing through the Onion's legs, eventually entering the holes the legs originate from. During this time, they can be [[whistle]]d back to the group, should the player change their mind, but if not, they will be stored inside the Onion, and the field [[HUD#Pikmin counter|Pikmin counter]] will decrease. Requested Pikmin will come out of the Onion from the same holes, and slide down the legs. If the leader is close enough, they will also automatically come to their side. In the case that there are Pikmin of multiple [[Maturity|maturities]], flower Pikmin will be withdrawn first, until there are no more left, in which case bud Pikmin will be withdrawn, and finally leaf Pikmin. This is not true when Pikmin go inside the Onion – all Pikmin sent inside will go in in a [[Randomness|random]] order. | ||
== Storage limit == | |||
In {{p1}} and {{p2}}, an Onion can store any number of Pikmin, for all three [[maturities]]. In reality, because of hardware limitations, {{w|Integer (computer science)#Common integral data types|numbers can only hold up to certain values}}, but these are too large to be reached realistically. | |||
In {{p3}}, each Onion can hold up to 9999 Pikmin of a given type in total.{{cite youtube|LS6bClqgV00|demonstrating the Onion's 9999 Pikmin limit in ''Pikmin 3''|published={{date|2|September|2019}}|retrieved={{date|14|September|2019}}}} If the player manages to go over this cap, all of the Pikmin of that type inside of the Onion will be converted to flower Pikmin. In addition, any Pikmin that is inserted into the Onion that would make it go over that limit will simply disappear. If a player has so many Pikmin with them that, at [[sunset]], they would go inside the Onion and reach the cap, then all Pikmin will still go inside the Onion, but the game will register deaths to sunset at the [[Menu#Sunset|day's report]] of the excess amount. Whether these behaviors are the result of a glitch or an [[Easter egg]] is not known. | |||
== Types == | == Types == | ||