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At times, when making a game, development members may commit a '''mistake'''. Most of the time, these errors are detected by the quality assurance team, whose job is to play-test the game in search for such mistakes, so that they can be corrected. However, it's possible for some errors to go by undetected, meaning the final game is released with them still in it. For the most part, these aren't enough to affect gameplay or the game's story. In popular culture, they are also known as '''goofs'''. In the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], there are cases of typos, grammatical errors, [[glitches]], and inconsistencies.

==Development oversights==

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Glitches are the result of an oversight in a gameplay element that may lead to unintended behavior. Most games feature some sort of unintentional glitches, and the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] are no exception. Normally, most of these are found via extensive play-testing before the final release, but the ones that escape into the final game can only be detected by playing the game for hours on end – something the players do.

===Carrying oversights===

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Pikmin [[Carrying|carry]] objects by following pre-defined paths. For the most part, these paths are enough for the Pikmin to make it back to the landing site without problem. However, some paths may not take into account some obstacles, resulting in the Pikmin getting stuck. In addition, by forcing the Pikmin to begin carrying an object in an abnormal location – for instance, by carrying a leader who is [[Lie down|lying down]] under a built bridge – the Pikmin may try to follow a completely irrelevant path. Ideally, the developer in charge of plotting the waypoints would take into consideration all locations and obstacles, so that the Pikmin could always find a way to carry objects, regardless of their position.

===Minor oversights===

*In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', when entering the first sublevel of a [[cave]], the game will automatically switch from [[Louie]] to [[Olimar]], and from Olimar to [[the President]]. The reason for this is unknown, but given its pointless nature, and the fact that it was removed for ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'', it is likely that this was not intended behavior.

*When entering a cave or sublevel in ''Pikmin 2'', the first leader to jump will always grunt like [[Olimar]], and the second will always grunt like [[Louie]]. This is true regardless of the leaders that are actually on the party and the order at which they jump in, but if the second leader is fallen, only the first leader's grunt will play (still with Olimar's voice).

*The entries for the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] and the [[Volatile Dweevil]] on the [[Piklopedia]] point out that the creatures have an associated [[Poko]] value of 1 and 0, respectively. These values provide no useful information to the player, given that Ravenous Whiskerpillars cannot appear [[Cave|underground]], and Volatile Dweevils cannot be retrieved to the research pod. It is possible that they could at an earlier point in development, and that this value is a remnant of that time; other moot values, such as the Poko count of a [[Pellet Posy]] are displayed as "----", further confusing matters.

*In ''Pikmin 2'', Pikmin [[carrying]] an object while under the effects of an [[Ultra-Spicy Spray]] will keep carrying the object at the same speed if the spray's boost ends while they're still carrying it.

[[File:UVLampPikmin.jpg|thumb|right|The [[UV Lamp]] is a form of light bulb, even though [[Olimar]] claims that that technology is unknown to [[Hocotate|Hocotatians]].]]

There are some inconsistencies regarding the kind of materials and objects Hocotatians have and do not have in [[Hocotate|their home planet]]. At the very least, these constitute as mysteries, given that it is not know how comparable the objects and elements in Hocotate are to their real world counterparts.

*According to [[Olimar's Journal]] for [[Child of the Earth]], Hocotatians do not know about potatoes. However, [[Louie's Notes]] for the [[Emperor Bulblax]] suggest cooking the beast with potatoes and [[Pikpik carrot|carrots]]. <ref>"''{{Notes:Emperor Bulblax/louie}}''" &ndash; Louie's Notes on the [[Emperor Bulblax]]</ref>

*[[Olimar's Journal]] on the [[Lustrous Element]] states that gold is unknown to Hocotatians <ref>"''{{Notes:Lustrous Element/journal}}''" &ndash; Olimar's Journal on the [[Lustrous Element]]</ref>. However, according to one of [[Olimar's Voyage Log#Miscellaneous #7|Olimar's Voyage Logs]], as well as [[Hocotate ship|the ship]]'s look after repaying the debt, and the cargo of [[Pikpik carrot#Golden pikpik carrots|golden pikpik carrots]], it is clear that gold is quite normal to the people of Hocotate. It is however, possible that the material used in Hocotate is actually quite different from real world gold, sharing only the same look.

*According to [[Olimar's Journal|Olimar's description]] of the [[Stellar Orb]] <ref>"''{{Notes:Stellar Orb/journal}}''" &ndash; Olimar's Journal on the [[Stellar Orb]]</ref>, the technology used for a light bulb is "totally unknown" to the people of [[Hocotate]]. This description was exaggerated, given that Hocotatians are familiar to the likes of light bulbs, given the [[UV Lamp]]'s existence.

Oxygen is known to be poisonous to Hocotatians <ref>"''To make matters worse, my atmospheric sensors indicate this planet's environment contains high levels of poisonous oxygen.''" &ndash; Olimar [[Olimar's monologs in Pikmin 1|monologing]] in ''Pikmin''</ref>. There are times, however, where Hocotatians are known to interact with oxygen gas with no adverse effects.

==Leftovers==

At points, leftovers from [[Prototype information|previous versions of a game]] may make their way into the final product in some form. This generates a minor inconsistency in the game mechanics, locations or objects, given that what's presented is different from what happens in the actual game.

Some of the [[enemy reel]]'s footage was recorded in an earlier &ndash; or at least different &ndash; version of ''Pikmin'', and one can tell because several of the objects cannot be found in those locations in the final game. One of the most noteworthy examples would be the [[Goolix]] appearing on [[The Forest Navel]], despite never being encountered there during gameplay. In addition, the fact that all names are sorted alphabetically, besides the [[Swooping Snitchbug]]'s, gives a hint on what the creature's name was intended to be initially &ndash; possibly something beginning with "Flying".

===Pellet carrying on the ''Pikmin'' instruction manual===

Page 15 of the English ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' instruction manual contains an image of three Pikmin [[carrying]] a 1 [[pellet]]. In the actual game, this is not possible &ndash; only up to two [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] may carry a 1 pellet at the same time. It is, however, possible that this is the result of [[Glitches in Pikmin#3 Pikmin carrying a 1 pellet|a reported glitch]].

==Written mistakes==

{{todo|Check if it's even possible to slow down a Bulborb by holding onto its feet. If not, this is a new discrepancy in and of itself.}}

There are times where writers make typos or write the wrong thing, and these problems go undetected for the final release. Sometimes, they're fixed in later versions or remakes of the same game. On Pikipedia, whenever there is a transcript of text that contains written mistakes, the errors are kept, and a {{tem|sic}} template is added. As such, for a list of articles that contain transcribed text with at least one written mistake, you can visit '''[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Sic|this page]]'''.

The following is a list of written mistakes:

*It is possible to tell that the treasures [[:Category:Europe-only treasures|exclusive to the European version]] of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' received less quality control, as quite a few typos managed to make their way into their English descriptions. This was not intended, as proven by the fact that most of the descriptions in the ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' variants have been fixed.

*The [[Empty space container]] is the only treasure in ''Pikmin 2'' not to have its name in title case, like all other treasures.

*Page 23 of the English ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' instruction manual details how it is possible to slow down a [[Red Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]] by holding onto its feet with Pikmin. "Holding" is spelled as "holdung", however; a trivial mistake to make on a [[wikipedia:QWERTY|QWERTY keyboard]], given that the '''U''' and the '''I''' keys are quite close to one another.

*One of the [[2-Player Battle#Advisories|advisories for 2-Player Battle]] says that the player can hold up to four roulette spins. This is technically correct, but misleading, as the player can actually store five powers &ndash; the four queued ''spins'' plus the current power on standby.

*Until ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', [[Louie]] was always known by that name. In that game, he is still given the name Louie, but when under attack by an [[enemy]] in [[Mission Mode]], he refers to himself as "Louis" <ref>"''Louis here... Waaah!''" &ndash; Louie in [[Mission Mode]]</ref>. It is currently not known if Louis is his real name, and Louie is a nickname, or if this is the result of a mistranslation or typo.

*At a few times during the course of ''Pikmin 3'', characters may say the expression "now I think of it", when referring to something they have realized. The most common expression is actually "now '''that''' I think of it", leaving the existence of this version a mystery. There is no official stance on the fact that "now I think of it" is inept for these situations, so whether this is an alternate, but valid wording, or actually a mistake is up for debate.

In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', if the player opens an [[Menu#Onion|Onion's menu]] and attempts to take out more Pikmin than the amount in the Onion, a message appears. The base message ("There are no _ Pikmin to take out.") is shared among all Onions, and the word before "Pikmin" (represented by the underscore in the previous string) is replaced with the name of the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'s type.

However, while the red and yellow Onions contain the correct words to fill the gap, "red" and "yellow", respectively, the blue Onion uses the word "blues", resulting in the message "There are no blues Pikmin to take out." The correct message, "There are no blue Pikmin to take out.", has been added to the [[New Play Control! Pikmin|''New Play Control'' version]].

Although the world in the ''Pikmin'' games is not the real world, quite a few rules match up to those in the real world. For instance, space travel, diverse ecosystems and basic physics &ndash; like [[throw]]ing &ndash; are all identical to those seen in the real world. However, for some reasons, there are times where some of these connections are unwillingly broken.

===Biological classifications===

{{todo|Would the fact that the two members of the [[Chrysanthemum family]] have different scientific names count?}}

[[wikipedia:Biological classification|Biological classification]] in the ''Pikmin'' games matches that of the real world, with the following exceptions:

*The scientific name for the [[Empress Bulblax]] (''Oculus matriarcha'') and the [[Bulborb Larva]] (''Oculus bambinii'') have a different genus, even though the latter is offspring of the former. In the real world, this is not possible.

The [[Infernal Vegetable]] is a [[treasure]] in ''Pikmin 2'', and is actually a real world [[wikipedia:Bell pepper|bell pepper]]. Bell peppers are not vegetables, contrary to what is stated by both [[Olimar]] and [[Hocotate ship|the ship]], but are in fact [[fruit]]s. They can be considered vegetables for culinary purposes, but are botanically a fruit; this is actually a common misconception.

The same does not happen for the [[Love Nugget]], a real world [[wikipedia:Tomato|tomato]], in which [[Olimar's Journal]] explains that it is both a fruit and a vegetable.

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