Obstacle: Difference between revisions

An '''obstacle''' is anything that stops the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and the [[leader]]s from reaching a certain place or object until it has been cleared or overcome. There are several obstacles of different types scattered across the [[area]]s of all games, and usually, the Pikmin must work together to clear them effectively. At times, obstacles do not block a path, but clearing them normally wields a shortcut or a reward of some sort.

==Types of obstacles==

 

| [[File:Bridge icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Bridge]]''' || Unbuilt bridges can be found on the ledge of some gaps, and Pikmin must build the bridge in order to pass through. || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#faa"|No

| [[File:Cardboard box icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Cardboard Box]]''' || Cardboard Boxes block the path to certain areas, and must be pushed out of the way with a minimum number of Pikmin. || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Buried icon.png|24px]] || '''Buried [[treasure]] or [[fruit]]''' || While not technically an obstacle, some treasures are found underground, and [[White Pikmin]] are needed to clear the dirt and unearth them. Some [[fruit]]s can also be found buried, but any Pikmin can dig them out, with [[Yellow Pikmin]] doing so faster. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Climbing Stick icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Climbing Stick]]''' || Sticks used to climb to higher places. They must be extended first. || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Large Crystal icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Crystal]]''' || Crystals either block passageways or hold items. They can be destroyed with [[Rock Pikmin]]. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Crystal Nodule icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Crystal Nodule]]''' || Small crystalline orbs that [[Skutterchuck]]s use to attack with. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Dirt Mound icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Dirt Mound]]''' || Mounds of dirt that hold small items, which can be revealed by sending Pikmin to dig in it. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Elevator Platforms icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Elevator Platform]]''' || Boxes attached to ropes that act similar to Seesaw Blocks. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Iron Ball icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Iron Ball]]''' || Large spheres that can be pushed by a certain number of Pikmin, until they roll off a cliff. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Lily Pad icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Lily Pad]]''' || Green plants that are used to navigate bodies of water. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:P3 Paper Bag icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Paper Bag]]''' || Paper bags that can have Pikmin thrown on top. When enough Pikmin are on top of one, it collapses and allows passage. In ''Pikmin 3'', Paper Bags need to be pushed off ledges, rather than being crushed.|| style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Seesaw Blocks icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Seesaw Block]]''' || Seesaw Blocks come in pairs, and when enough weight is applied onto one, the other rises. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes || style="background:#afa"|Yes

| [[File:Tin Box icon.png|24px]] || '''[[Tin Box]]''' || Acts just like Cardboard Boxes. || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#faa"|No || style="background:#afa"|Yes