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Separated Pikmin 3's recommended uses into near-required uses and just recommendations, and also noted the second half of the Valley of Repose.
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==In ''Pikmin''== | ==In ''Pikmin''== | ||
===Discovery=== | ===Discovery=== | ||
[[File:Leaf Blue P1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Finding the first Blue Pikmin in ''Pikmin ''.]] | |||
In {{p1}}, Olimar finds the dormant Blue Onion in [[The Forest Navel]], which proves to be a big help in the aquatic area, [[The Distant Spring]]. Their Onion is first found near the massive stump holding the [[Automatic Gear]], and is located inside a small pond. Like with the red and yellow Onions, a seed pops out when the Onion wakes up, which Olimar then plucks. The Blue Pikmin's ability to live underwater is immediately demonstrated, since the Onion, the seed, and the new Pikmin appear underwater during this event. | In {{p1}}, Olimar finds the dormant Blue Onion in [[The Forest Navel]], which proves to be a big help in the aquatic area, [[The Distant Spring]]. Their Onion is first found near the massive stump holding the [[Automatic Gear]], and is located inside a small pond. Like with the red and yellow Onions, a seed pops out when the Onion wakes up, which Olimar then plucks. The Blue Pikmin's ability to live underwater is immediately demonstrated, since the Onion, the seed, and the new Pikmin appear underwater during this event. | ||
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There are [[glitch]]es and exploits that make it so that Blue Pikmin are not required to collect any ship parts or defeat any enemies. There are two main ones: the [[Glitches in Pikmin#Object nudging|object nudging glitch]] allows one to push ship parts out of the water, while the [[Glitches in Pikmin#Drowning reset|drowning reset glitch]] allows Pikmin to travel large bodies of water without drowning. Other minor exploits and glitches include ending the day to make a ship part appear on the closest [[carrying]] waypoint in the following day, which can place ship parts in unintended places, and the ability to place a [[Lie down|lying]] Olimar between a treasure and a wall to make him pop up on top of the wall, and going out of bounds. | There are [[glitch]]es and exploits that make it so that Blue Pikmin are not required to collect any ship parts or defeat any enemies. There are two main ones: the [[Glitches in Pikmin#Object nudging|object nudging glitch]] allows one to push ship parts out of the water, while the [[Glitches in Pikmin#Drowning reset|drowning reset glitch]] allows Pikmin to travel large bodies of water without drowning. Other minor exploits and glitches include ending the day to make a ship part appear on the closest [[carrying]] waypoint in the following day, which can place ship parts in unintended places, and the ability to place a [[Lie down|lying]] Olimar between a treasure and a wall to make him pop up on top of the wall, and going out of bounds. | ||
=== | ===Recommended uses=== | ||
The following [[ship part]]s and [[Enemy|enemies]] are intended to be retrievable or beatable only with Blue Pikmin, but can be done without them using exploits. | The following [[ship part]]s and [[Enemy|enemies]] are intended to be retrievable or beatable only with Blue Pikmin, but can be done without them using exploits. | ||
*Ship parts | *Ship parts | ||
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===Required uses=== | ===Required uses=== | ||
Blue Pikmin are required to collect these treasures | [[File:Clog Shower Room.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Clog]]s are used to restrict certain areas to Blue Pikmin.]] | ||
Blue Pikmin are required to collect these treasures or enter these caves, even when using glitches and exploits. | |||
*Caves | *Caves | ||
**[[Shower Room]]: The entrance to the cave is blocked by a [[clog]] underwater. | **[[Shower Room]]: The entrance to the cave is blocked by a [[clog]] underwater. | ||
**[[Submerged Castle]]: Only Blue Pikmin can enter this cave, as its entrance is underwater. Even with exploits, only Blue Pikmin are allowed to enter.{{cite youtube|vLbnXgWkoz4|with attempts to bring non-Blue Pikmin into the Submerged Castle}} | **[[Submerged Castle]]: Only Blue Pikmin can enter this cave, as its entrance is underwater. Even with exploits, only Blue Pikmin are allowed to enter.{{cite youtube|vLbnXgWkoz4|with attempts to bring non-Blue Pikmin into the Submerged Castle}} | ||
* | *Valley of Repose, second half: to access the parts of the [[Valley of Repose]] not accessible on day 1 and 2, Blue Pikmin must be used to destroy a white [[bramble gate]] and a [[clog]] just past the Emergence Cave. This makes Blue Pikmin required to access the following caves and treasures: | ||
**[[Subterranean Complex]] | |||
**[[Frontier Cavern]] | |||
**{{icon|Pink Menace|y}} | |||
**{{icon|Spiny Alien Treat|y}} | |||
**{{icon|Fossilized Ursidae|y}} | |||
**{{icon|Temporal Mechanism|y}} | |||
**{{icon|Unspeakable Wonder|y}} | |||
===Recommended uses=== | ===Recommended uses=== | ||
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===Discovery=== | ===Discovery=== | ||
[[File:BlueOnionP3.png|thumb|right|200px|The Blue Onion activating in ''Pikmin 3''.]] | [[File:BlueOnionP3.png|thumb|right|200px|The Blue Onion activating in ''Pikmin 3''.]] | ||
In ''Pikmin 3'', the Blue Onion is found in the [[Garden of Hope]], but can only be found after [[Louie]] has ran away from the Koppaites after being rescued in the [[Twilight River]]. The explorers chase after him, but instead find an Onion trapped under a [[Flukeweed]]. From this, the Blue Onion is found, and after it ejects a seed that is then plucked, the explorers discover the Blue Pikmin, which prove to be essential in finding Louie. As with the previous games, the Blue Pikmin are instantly shown to be able to withstand being underwater, since the Onion, seed, and newly-plucked Pikmin are underwater. | In ''Pikmin 3'', the Blue Onion is found in the [[Garden of Hope]], but can only be found after [[Louie]] has ran away from the Koppaites after being rescued in the [[Twilight River]]. The explorers chase after him, but instead find an Onion trapped under a [[Flukeweed]]. From this, the Blue Onion is found, and after it ejects a seed that is then plucked, the explorers discover the Blue Pikmin, which prove to be essential in finding Louie again. As with the previous games, the Blue Pikmin are instantly shown to be able to withstand being underwater, since the Onion, seed, and newly-plucked Pikmin are underwater. | ||
===Required uses=== | ===Required uses=== | ||
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**{{icon|Citrus Lump|v=FF|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): The fruit is fully submerged in water next to the [[metal box]]. | **{{icon|Citrus Lump|v=FF|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): The fruit is fully submerged in water next to the [[metal box]]. | ||
**{{icon|Citrus Lump|v=FF|y}} ([[Twilight River]]): The fruit is also fully submerged in water near the landing site. | **{{icon|Citrus Lump|v=FF|y}} ([[Twilight River]]): The fruit is also fully submerged in water near the landing site. | ||
**{{icon|Crunchy Deluge|y}}: Like the Citrus Lump, this fruit is located underwater at the far end of the [[Twilight River]]. | **{{icon|Crunchy Deluge|y}}: Like the previous Citrus Lump, this fruit is located underwater at the far end of the [[Twilight River]]. | ||
**{{icon|Portable Sunset|y}} ([[Distant Tundra]]): This fruit is on a low branch above a pool of water. Upon throwing 8 Pikmin on it, it will fall into the water. Winged Pikmin can also be used to detach the fruit, but it'll land in the water regardless. | **{{icon|Portable Sunset|y}} ([[Distant Tundra]]): This fruit is on a low branch above a pool of water. Upon throwing 8 Pikmin on it, it will fall into the water. Winged Pikmin can also be used to detach the fruit, but it'll land in the water regardless. | ||
**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): The fruit is held by a [[Calcified Crushblat]], and to access the enemy, an underwater [[Gate#Dirt wall|dirt wall]] must be destroyed. | **{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): The fruit is held by a [[Calcified Crushblat]], and to access the enemy, an underwater [[Gate#Dirt wall|dirt wall]] must be destroyed. | ||
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**{{icon|Puckering Blinnow|y}}: These enemies always remains underwater, so they must be defeated by Blue Pikmin. | **{{icon|Puckering Blinnow|y}}: These enemies always remains underwater, so they must be defeated by Blue Pikmin. | ||
**{{icon|Sputtlefish|y}}: These enemies are also underwater enemies. | **{{icon|Sputtlefish|y}}: These enemies are also underwater enemies. | ||
**{{icon|Toady Bloyster|v=P3|y}}: These enemies are always found underwater in Story | **{{icon|Toady Bloyster|v=P3|y}}: These enemies are always found underwater in Story Mode. | ||
===Near-required uses=== | |||
Blue Pikmin are intended to be used to collect these fruits, but through the use of glitches, exploits, or tricks, the fruits can be collected without Blue Pikmin. | |||
*{{icon|Scaly Custard|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): The fruit is within a [[Peckish Aristocrab]] on an area of land that can only be reached by building a pot-shaped bridge with some of its fragments underwater. However, using sequence-breaking techniques, it is possible to bypass the building of this bridge and collect the fruit with Winged Pikmin. | |||
*{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]], inside the crystal): Normally, a bridge must be built using fragments, some of which are underwater, but it is possible to build half the bridge and throw [[Rock Pikmin]] and [[Winged Pikmin]] across the gap, allowing the crystal to be broken and the fruit to be carried back. | |||
*{{icon|Wayward Moon|y}}: Like with the [[Scaly Custard]] above, a pot-shaped bridge with some of its fragments underwater must be built to access the boss that contains the fruit normally, but sequence-breaking techniques can be used to bypass the building of this bridge and collect the fruit with Winged Pikmin. (Note that at least 1 Blue Pikmin must be plucked to remove an invisible wall before the boss, but that Pikmin doesn't have to be used after that.) | |||
===Recommended uses=== | ===Recommended uses=== | ||
Blue Pikmin are recommended | Blue Pikmin are recommended to collect these fruits or defeat these enemies, though they can be done with other types. | ||
*Fruits | *Fruits | ||
**{{icon|Cupid's Grenade|v=FF|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): The fruit is on a small island surrounded by water. It is possible to lock onto the fruit with [[Winged Pikmin]] and charge them on, but it is easier to throw a Blue Pikmin onto it. | **{{icon|Cupid's Grenade|v=FF|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): The fruit is on a small island surrounded by water. It is possible to lock onto the fruit with [[Winged Pikmin]] and charge them on, but it is easier to throw a Blue Pikmin onto it. | ||
**{{icon|Face Wrinkler|y}} ([[Distant Tundra]]): This fruit can be collected with Blue Pikmin or Winged Pikmin, and there is not much difference between the 2 in collecting this fruit. | |||
**{{icon|Juicy Gaggle|y}} ([[Twilight River]], group of 3): It is possible to get the fruits with Winged Pikmin, but using Blue Pikmin will not require defeating the [[Arachnode]]. | **{{icon|Juicy Gaggle|y}} ([[Twilight River]], group of 3): It is possible to get the fruits with Winged Pikmin, but using Blue Pikmin will not require defeating the [[Arachnode]]. | ||
**{{icon|Mock Bottom|y}}: This fruit is intended to be carried with Blue Pikmin into a pool of water. It is possible to charge Winged Pikmin onto it, but this can be difficult. | **{{icon|Mock Bottom|y}}: This fruit is intended to be carried with Blue Pikmin into a pool of water. It is possible to charge Winged Pikmin onto it, but this can be difficult. | ||
**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]], inside the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]): Blue Pikmin and Winged Pikmin are the only types capable of accessing this mini-boss on an island, and while it can be defeated with just Winged Pikmin, Blue Pikmin are better for combat. | **{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]], inside the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]): Blue Pikmin and Winged Pikmin are the only types capable of accessing this mini-boss on an island, and while it can be defeated with just Winged Pikmin, Blue Pikmin are better for combat. | ||
**{{icon|Stellar Extrusion|y}} ([[Distant Tundra]]): The fruit is held by a [[Shaggy Long Legs]] which frequently steps over water. Blue Pikmin are recommend to avoid Pikmin losses from the water. In addition, it's possible for the fruit to drop in positions where only Blue Pikmin can retrieve it, so they are recommended for that reason | **{{icon|Slapstick Crescent|y}}: Only Blue Pikmin and Winged Pikmin can dig out and carry this fruit, and Blue Pikmin are faster at digging. Alternatively, a [[bomb rock]] can be used to unearth the fruit. | ||
**{{icon| | **{{icon|Stellar Extrusion|y}} ([[Distant Tundra]]): The fruit is held by a [[Shaggy Long Legs]] which frequently steps over water. Blue Pikmin are recommend to avoid Pikmin losses from the water. In addition, it's possible for the fruit to drop in positions where only Blue Pikmin can retrieve it, so they are also recommended for that reason. | ||
**{{icon|Zest Bomb|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): This fruit is held by a [[Peckish Aristocrab]] that normally walks in a pool of water. It is possible to defeat the enemy such that it drops the fruit over land, however. | |||
*Enemies | *Enemies | ||
**{{icon|Bug-Eyed Crawmad|y}}: Both instances of this miniboss in [[Story mode]] appear near water, so Blue Pikmin are useful to avoid Pikmin deaths. | **{{icon|Bug-Eyed Crawmad|y}}: Both instances of this miniboss in [[Story mode]] appear near water, so Blue Pikmin are useful to avoid Pikmin deaths. | ||