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[[File:Iron ball.jpg|300px|thumb|An iron ball next to the [[Yellow Onion]].]] | [[File:Iron ball.jpg|300px|thumb|An iron ball next to the [[Yellow Onion]].]] | ||
The '''iron balls''' are objects found throughout ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' that serve as an interactable [[obstacle]], much like the [[cardboard box]]es. They are very plain metallic-gray orbs with "20 weight" inscribed on them. As the number would imply, 20 Pikmin are needed to push them. | The '''iron balls''' are objects found throughout ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' that serve as an interactable [[obstacle]], much like the [[cardboard box]]es. They are very plain metallic-gray orbs with "20 weight" inscribed on them. As the number would imply, 20 Pikmin are needed to push them. Because there is not enough surface area on the object for 20 Pikmin to push it, some Pikmin will go behind other ones and push them instead. | ||
Iron balls are always placed at the tip of a slope, so they will rush down a fixed path once the Pikmin have set one in motion. With its momentum and weight, it will break open walls the Pikmin could not have torn down themselves. This opens entrances and exits to other parts of an [[ | Iron balls are always placed at the tip of a slope, so they will rush down a fixed path once the Pikmin have set one in motion. With its momentum and weight, it will break open walls the Pikmin could not have torn down themselves. This opens entrances and exits to other parts of an [[area]]. Creatures in the ball's path will be killed, allowing the player to defeat enemies in some rare cases, but Pikmin (that aren't [[Rock Pikmin]]) are more likely to be [[Crushing|crushed]] if the player does not pay attention. As such, it is not advised to have more than 20 Pikmin [[charge]] at a ball, as some of them may get in front of it while attempting to find a spot to push on. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
{{game help|p3|Write down what happens to the iron balls in Formidable Oak Remix when they reach the end of the path.}} | |||
*One is atop the slope where the Yellow Onion is. When it rolls down, it destroys the blockade on the cave's main exit. | ;[[Distant Tundra]]: | ||
*One is atop the slope where the Yellow Onion is. When it rolls down, it destroys the blockade on the cave's main exit. | |||
*Another ball serves as the "nose" on [[the President]] snowman figure. When pushed out, it rolls until it destroys the blocked entrance to the cave with the [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]es. | *Another ball serves as the "nose" on [[the President]] snowman figure. When pushed out, it rolls until it destroys the blocked entrance to the cave with the [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]es. | ||
*The room with the [[bridge]] and [[Arachnode]] has the final ball in | ;[[Formidable Oak]]: | ||
*The room with the [[bridge]] and [[Arachnode]] has the final ball in Story Mode. When pushed, it rolls down a slope and destroys a [[crystal wall]] down below. If there is a [[bomb rock]] on the path, it will hit that and explode, but if not, it will instantly disappear when it reaches the wall at the end. | |||
*One stands in the same location in Story Mode. It is next to a [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] and beyond it are many [[Dwarf Red Bulborb|Dwarf Bulborbs]]. | |||
;[[Formidable Oak Remix]]: | |||
*One stands in the same location in Story Mode. It is next to a [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] and beyond it are many [[Dwarf Red Bulborb|Dwarf Bulborbs]]. | |||
*Another is near the area where [[Brittany]] starts and 2 [[Orange Bulborb]]s, and destroys a path of Bulborbs and a crystal wall. | *Another is near the area where [[Brittany]] starts and 2 [[Orange Bulborb]]s, and destroys a path of Bulborbs and a crystal wall. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Boulder]] | *[[Boulder]] | ||
*[[Brick wall]] | *[[Brick wall]] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, December 8, 2020
The iron balls are objects found throughout Pikmin 3 that serve as an interactable obstacle, much like the cardboard boxes. They are very plain metallic-gray orbs with "20 weight" inscribed on them. As the number would imply, 20 Pikmin are needed to push them. Because there is not enough surface area on the object for 20 Pikmin to push it, some Pikmin will go behind other ones and push them instead.
Iron balls are always placed at the tip of a slope, so they will rush down a fixed path once the Pikmin have set one in motion. With its momentum and weight, it will break open walls the Pikmin could not have torn down themselves. This opens entrances and exits to other parts of an area. Creatures in the ball's path will be killed, allowing the player to defeat enemies in some rare cases, but Pikmin (that aren't Rock Pikmin) are more likely to be crushed if the player does not pay attention. As such, it is not advised to have more than 20 Pikmin charge at a ball, as some of them may get in front of it while attempting to find a spot to push on.
Locations
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- One is atop the slope where the Yellow Onion is. When it rolls down, it destroys the blockade on the cave's main exit.
- Another ball serves as the "nose" on the President snowman figure. When pushed out, it rolls until it destroys the blocked entrance to the cave with the Pyroclasmic Slooches.
- The room with the bridge and Arachnode has the final ball in Story Mode. When pushed, it rolls down a slope and destroys a crystal wall down below. If there is a bomb rock on the path, it will hit that and explode, but if not, it will instantly disappear when it reaches the wall at the end.
- One stands in the same location in Story Mode. It is next to a Whiptongue Bulborb and beyond it are many Dwarf Bulborbs.
- Another is near the area where Brittany starts and 2 Orange Bulborbs, and destroys a path of Bulborbs and a crystal wall.
Gallery
- Iron ball P3 closeup.jpg
Closeup of the first encountered iron ball.
See also
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