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There are some ways for Pikmin to decrease in maturity in the first two games. Pikmin in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' will never lose their stage to a weaker one.
There are some ways for Pikmin to decrease in maturity in the first two games, in a process known by fans as "deflowering" or "depetaling". Pikmin in {{p3}} will never regress in maturity.
*In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', Pikmin that get knocked down in battle have a [[Randomization|random chance]] of decreasing in maturity. In ''Pikmin'', a Pikmin will only decrease to the maturity directly under the one it is on, but in ''Pikmin 2'', the decrease will happen straight to the leaf stage.
*In {{p}} and {{p2}}, Pikmin that get knocked down in battle have a [[Randomization|random chance]] of decreasing in maturity. In ''Pikmin'', a Pikmin will only decrease to the maturity directly under the one it is on, but in ''Pikmin 2'', the decrease will happen straight to the leaf stage.
*The [[Withering Blowhog]]'s breath can revert Pikmin back to the leaf stage.
*The [[Withering Blowhog]]'s breath can revert Pikmin back to the leaf stage.
*In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', if a flower Pikmin is left underground for too long, it disappears, and reappears some seconds later with a leaf status. This is accompanied by a low-pitched humming sound that can be heard throughout the entire area.
*In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', if a flower Pikmin is left underground for too long, it disappears, and reappears some seconds later with a leaf status. This is accompanied by a low-pitched humming sound that can be heard throughout the entire area.