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[[File:Pikmin_thrown_c-stick.jpg|thumb|262px|The C-stick tactic being used on a [[Red Bulborb]] in the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]]]]This is a strategy that functions in both Pikmin titles and it allows Pikmin to be thrown much more quickly.
[[File:Pikmin_thrown_c-stick.jpg|thumb|262px|The C-stick tactic being used on a [[Red Bulborb]] in the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]]]]
The '''C-stick tactic''' is a strategy in both of the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' titles]] on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] that allows [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to be thrown more quickly.  It makes killing many types of enemies, such as mature [[Bulborb]]s, easier, quicker and safer.


*Simply tilt the C-stick in a direction so the Pikmin are near your captain keeping the group centered around him, rotating the C-stick as necessary.
It involves swarming the Pikmin that are under the [[captain]]'s control towards him, keeping the group centered around him, and rotating the C-stick as necessary. While doing this, rapidly pressing the 'A' button will throw Pikmin more quickly.
*Rapidly press the 'A' button, unleashing a wave of Pikmin.


This strategy makes throwing Pikmin faster since you don't have to wait the fraction of a second for a Pikmin to approach your pilot to be thrown. It saves very little time on a single throw, but when throwing large groups every second will help. This may also work for killing mature [[Bulborb]]s or enemies with high health.
The strategy works by removing the need to wait a fraction of a second for a Pikmin to approach the pilot to be thrown. It saves very little time on a single throw, but can make a significant difference when throwing large groups. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Pikmin take less time to move into position anyway, so this strategy makes less difference than in ''Pikmin''.


This is slightly less useful in ''Pikmin 2'', because the Pikmin are thrown faster anyway.
In the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' games, this particular strategy does not work, because the equivalent of the C-stick is a button. However, here, it is possible to aim the cursor independently of moving.  This means that the captain can run around in the group of Pikmin while pressing the throwing Pikmin, and, if done right, this strategy will throw them more quickly.
 
However, this strategy doesn't exist in ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'', as the C-stick is now a button. there is a another strategy that's almost the same, have Olimar run around in the Pikmin group and keep hitting the 'A' button, this is only in in 'New Play Control! Pikmin' as it need's the Wii remote.
 
*''A note'': it is recommended that you simply use the c-stick to swarm upon Bulborbs in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', as it is easier, but in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' throwing Pikmin one by one on a Bulborb's back is much more efficient.
 
==Trivia==
* In ''Pikmin'', when using the C-stick tactic, the Pikmin start making noises. In the second game, this is replaced by a music that sounds almost the same.


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Revision as of 17:39, January 16, 2012

File:Pikmin thrown c-stick.jpg
The C-stick tactic being used on a Red Bulborb in the first game

The C-stick tactic is a strategy in both of the Pikmin titles on the Nintendo GameCube that allows Pikmin to be thrown more quickly. It makes killing many types of enemies, such as mature Bulborbs, easier, quicker and safer.

It involves swarming the Pikmin that are under the captain's control towards him, keeping the group centered around him, and rotating the C-stick as necessary. While doing this, rapidly pressing the 'A' button will throw Pikmin more quickly.

The strategy works by removing the need to wait a fraction of a second for a Pikmin to approach the pilot to be thrown. It saves very little time on a single throw, but can make a significant difference when throwing large groups. In Pikmin 2, Pikmin take less time to move into position anyway, so this strategy makes less difference than in Pikmin.

In the New Play Control! games, this particular strategy does not work, because the equivalent of the C-stick is a button. However, here, it is possible to aim the cursor independently of moving. This means that the captain can run around in the group of Pikmin while pressing the throwing Pikmin, and, if done right, this strategy will throw them more quickly.

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