Glitches in Pikmin: Difference between revisions

===High ledge trick===

| effects = Makes it possible to throw a non-Yellow Pikmin onto a high ledge.

| prerequisites = None.

| howto = Using the "long throw" technique (throw a Pikmin while running), it's possible to make non-Yellow Pikmin reach a ledge that only Yellows are meant to. The Pikmin must scrape the wall a bit during the ascending part of their jump in order to make it. The exact amount of contact with the wall depends, and some surfaces (specially when they aren't perfectly vertical) work better than others. If you need help, check some speedrunning and challenge videos, as this trick is commonly used in such runs.

| explanation = Some energy from the throw cannot be transfered horizontally, as there's a wall, so instead it gets transferred vertically. It also helps that some tilted surfaces make thrown Pikmin slide up, given their incline.

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===Controlling Mushroom Pikmin===

| effects = Makes it possible to partially control a [[Mushroom Pikmin]].

| prerequisites = Have a living [[Puffstool]] in the area.

{{ glitch | reproducibility = Low | danger = Harmful | p1 = Yes | npcp1 = Yes

| effects = Makes a Pikmin vanish instantly by being crushed.

| howto = When an enemy is defeated and falls to the ground, there is a chance that a nearby Pikmin will mysteriously vanish without leaving a [[spirit]] or making a sound. There are several enemies that have this happen more frequently than others, and it also happens with more regularity when swarming enemies rather than throwing Pikmin at them. It can also happen with [[pellet]]s.

| notes = This glitch happens more frequently in the [[New Play Control! Pikmin|''New Play Control!'' version]]. It can also happen in [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Crushing glitch|''Pikmin 2'']].

===Drowning glitch===

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| effects = Causes a non-Blue Pikmin to remain drowning indefinitely without dying.

| howto = Take any non-Blue Pikmin and either toss it into the water or just run into the water with it, thus causing it to drown. If you whistle and run into the Pikmin, the Pikmin may then restart its drowning sequence, which allows it to stay in the water for an extended period of time. This can be repeated for as many times necessary. The Pikmin will still drown eventually if they are not called to shore or if the glitch is unrepeated.

===Pikmin out of bounds===

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| effects = Makes Pikmin go out of bounds, where they can slide back into the area, go far enough to be irretrievable, or slide the opposite direction, where they will fall off-screen and die.

| prerequisites = Have a living [[Goolix]] on [[The Impact Site]].

| howto = If the Goolix is near the right of the tree-stump arena and the yellow, brain-like nucleus is hit by a Blue Pikmin, that Pikmin, or the other Blues that are attacking the smaller, blue nucleus may be knocked into the out-of-bounds, forest like terrain.

| normal = The Pikmin should be unable to go too far out of bounds.

| explanation = The collision between the Gollix' nuclei is meant to throw away all nearby Pikmin. If the creature is too close to the edges of the area, it's possible for the fighting Pikmin to be thrown off. Not much was done to manage Pikmin that go out of bounds, as that scenario was thought to be too unlikely.

===Shearwigs falling into the abyss===

| effects = Makes a Shearwig fall into an abyss and die.

| prerequisites =  

| notes = The Shearwigs won't come back out, but they'll respawn in their original spot after a few days.

| normal = The creature should avoid flying over bottomless pits.

===Wollywog stuck on pipe===

| effects = Makes a Wollywog stuck in a jumping animation. This can be helpful to the player, as the Wollywog won't be able to attack, but it also stops the player from bringing the corpse and its Pellet to the Onion.

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===Cardboard box cutscene softlock===

| effects = Makes the game stuck wait for a cutscene to end, with no way out.

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| howto = Start a new save file. After gathering 10 Red Pikmin, go towards the [[cardboard box]]. Place 9 Pikmin on the box, and then throw the 10th at it. Then, try to make it so that you whistle at least one Pikmin the exact moment the 10th Pikmin lands. It's better to whistle too soon rather than too late. If you whistle too soon, you can try again right away, but if you whistle too late, the cutscene will start and the glitch cannot be reproduced. If you call in Pikmin just when the cutscene starts, the box won't be able to move, and the cutscene will never end.

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===Silent whistle===

| effects = Makes the [[whistle]] not produce any sound. It will still work like normal, though.

| howto = Whistle once and hold it. When you let go, press and hold {{button|gcn|B|wii|B}} again ''almost instantly'' afterwards. If you're having trouble, it might be easier to mash the button two or three times very quickly, and holding on the last time.

| explanation = The whistle sound still lasts for one frame after the button is released. After that, the game stops the playing whistle sound. If during this time, the player presses the button again, another whistle will start. The game then stops the sound, regardless of it being a different whistle.

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===Spinning Olimar===

{{ glitch | reproducibility = High | danger = Harmless | p1 = Yes | npcp1 = Yes

| prerequisites = There should be a built [[bridge]] on the [[area]].

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