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'''Bomb rocks''' ({{j|バクダン岩|Bakudan iwa}}, lit.: "Bomb rock", written as '''bomb-rocks''' before ''Pikmin 3'') are explosive rocks in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. Upon being activated, a rock's fuse starts going down (represented by a [[Health#Health wheel|colored wheel]]), and when it reaches zero, the bomb causes a violent explosion, capable of damaging [[enemy|enemies]], [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], [[leader]]s and some [[obstacle]]s. In the [[Pikmin (game)|first]] and [[Pikmin 3|third]] games, they can be carried by Pikmin, but only by [[Yellow Pikmin]] in the former. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', they are much larger and serve as obstacles instead of tools, with the exception being on the [[2-Player Battle]] stage [[Hostile Territory]], where they can be picked up and thrown by leaders. They can also appear as items in 2-Player Battle and [[Bingo Battle]].

Visually, they look like round rocks with cracks in them, where a yellow and red energy-based flow can be seen. Their sizes span from being a bit smaller than a Pikmin (''Pikmin'') to being larger than a leader (''Pikmin 2''); ''Pikmin 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s size is an in-between of the two other games' sizes. It should be noted that bomb rocks in the Wii version are bigger than the ones in the GameCube version (the latter are the size of a Pikmin).

The explosions can trigger a chain reaction if they hit other bomb rocks. In ''Pikmin'', a bomb rock explosion will instantly make all bomb rocks in the vicinity explode. In ''Pikmin 2'', a bomb rock that gets hit from another's explosion will initiate its countdown, so the chain reaction is rather slow. In ''Pikmin 3'', an explosion triggers a neighboring bomb's explosion in around half a second, resulting in quite a fast chain of explosions.

[[File:Explosion.png|thumb|A bomb rock exploding in ''Pikmin 2''.]]

In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 3'', there are some [[reinforced wall]]s that cannot be destroyed with Pikmin attacks like other types of [[gate]]. Instead, bomb rocks must be placed, activated, and detonated near them in order to slowly destroy them. Bomb rocks can also be used to destroy other gates, though, although some types are immune. Finally, they can be used to destroy certain other [[obstacle]]s and objects:

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If a bomb rock explodes near an enemy, it will damage it, depending on the creature's vulnerabilities. Some enemies can also swallow bomb rocks, to suffer even great damage once they explode inside. To swallow one, an enemy either has to be coaxed into eating a bomb rock lying on the ground, or chomp a bomb rock-carrying Pikmin, depending on the enemy. In ''Pikmin'', the carrier Pikmin will also be eaten and killed, but in ''Pikmin 3'', it merely gets tossed aside while the enemy swallows the isolated bomb rock instead.

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**All [[Grub-dog family|grub-dogs]] but the Dwarf Bulbear and the [[Water Dumple]].

 

* Bomb rocks in ''Pikmin 3'' can be used to instantly [[Dig|unearth]] buried [[fruit]].

* [[Candypop Bud]]s that take in Pikmin carrying bomb rocks in ''Pikmin 3'' will shrivel and die right afterwards.

[[File:Yellow Pikmin holds bomb rock P1 art.png|thumb|right|Artwork of a [[Yellow Pikmin]] holding a bomb rock.]]

The [[controls]] when dealing with bomb rock-yielding Yellow Pikmin are a bit complex, and varies slightly depending on the console.

On the GameCube version of the game, [[throw]]ing a Pikmin with a bomb rock will make it stay on the spot, but primed to use the bomb. It is possible to see that the Pikmin is not [[idle]] because its stem doesn't glow and its color doesn't become paler. If an enemy is close, the Pikmin will step back and throw the bomb rock at it. In this state, when called back using the [[whistle]], they'll drop and activate the bomb, and run towards Olimar. If, however, the player wants the Pikmin to join the party without dropping and activating the bomb, they must have Olimar touch the Pikmin directly. [[Dismiss]]ing will cause these Pikmin to go to their own group, but will actually become idle, as seen by their color and stem. In this state, they will also use the bomb when near an enemy, but will no long activate it when whistled.

Pikmin holding bomb rocks will not interact with objects when [[swarm]]ing, and when called to the yellow [[Onion]], Pikmin yielding bomb rocks will drop the explosives on the ground without igniting them.

Curiously, when a Yellow Pikmin throws a bomb rock, it'll warn nearby Pikmin to rejoin Olimar in order to stay away from the blast. However, if Olimar throws a bomb rock-holding Pikmin next to a group of [[idle]] Yellow Pikmin, and calls the bomb rock-yielding Pikmin back with the whistle (i.e. make it drop the bomb rock), it will not call the idlers.

In the [[2-Player Battle]] stage [[Hostile Territory]], bomb rocks can be picked up and thrown by a [[leader]], which can be used to defeat enemies, or deal a serious blow to the opponent's Pikmin count. To perform this, one merely needs to run into a bomb rock for around one second, at which point it'll be picked up. Players can then press {{button|gc|a|wii|a}} to throw it (the distance is around twice as far as the reach of the GameCube game's cursor), or {{button|gc|b|wii|b}} to drop it in place. In both cases, the bomb rock will be activated. In every other point in the game where bomb rocks are found, they can be activated by being attacked, provoked (in the case of Volatile Dweevils), or dropped (in the case of Careening Dirigibugs).

Controlling the way Pikmin behave with bomb rocks is much simpler in this game compared to ''Pikmin'' &ndash; a Pikmin will always keep hold of its bomb until said Pikmin is thrown, in which case it will drop the rock exactly where it landed, and run back to the group with a cry. When [[dismiss]]ed, any bomb rock-wielding Pikmin will separate from the group of their type, making it easier to get only the bombers. [[Idle]] Pikmin with bomb rocks will not automatically throw their bombs at enemies, like they would in ''Pikmin'', and they still cannot interact with other objects, not even by [[Charge|charging]]. In order to coax an enemy into eating a bomb rock, there should be a Pikmin idling with one nearby. When the enemy tries to eat that Pikmin, it will dodge at the last second and the beast will catch the explosive instead.

*[[The Forest of Hope]]: In a tin can, near the great plain with [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]]s, in another one near the place where the [[Yellow Onion]] is originally found. The last can is in the place where the [[Nova Blaster]] is found (15). On the first day the area is visited, 3 are found out of the cans, such as in front of the wall closing in between the Yellow Onion and the [[Whimsical Radar]].

*[[The Forest Navel]]: In a pipe, near the pool where the [[Number 1 Ionium Jet]] is found. There's another one next to the place the [[Gravity Jumper]] lies (15).

Mines are [[Bingo Battle]] exclusive explosives that attach to anything. They act similar to bomb rocks in the way that Pikmin carry them, and they can explode. This item is most commonly obtained from a roulette spin, which can be caused by retrieving a [[Cupid's Grenade]], but can also be found on layout C of the [[Jigsaw Colosseum]]. When the "mine" roulette wheel item is used, a mine spawns near the player's group, and at that point, the player can issue a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to pick it up. The Pikmin can then be thrown at the ground, a wall, a fruit, or anything else, and where it touches, the mine will stick. From this point on, the mine will be armed, and will detonate whenever a leader draws near. If there is a mine on a fruit or any carriable object, and that object is brought to an Onion without the mine blowing up, the explosive will slide off and fall on the ground.

*Bomb rocks in ''Pikmin'' actually shrink and disappear if they touch the water. This can be seen on [[The Forest Navel]] where, on the southernmost point of the map, there is a tube with bomb rocks. If Olimar [[Lie down|lies down]] next to the one outside the tube, closest to the water, he will begin sliding towards the lake and drag the bomb rock with him.

*The bomb rocks' look may have been inspired by the real life cypress cones.

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|FraM=Rock bomb

|GerM=Rock bomb

|Ita=Rocca bomba

|Spa=Roca-bomba (Pikmin 1)<br>Roca bomba (Pikmin 3)

|KorR=Poktan bawi

|PorPN = Translation taken from the ''NEW PLAY CONTROL! Pikmin'' website.<br>Translation taken from the ''Pikmin'' instruction manual.