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Pellet Posy

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Pellet Posy Icon used to represent the plant on the wiki.
Two red '1' Pellet Posies.
Appears in PikminPikmin 2Pikmin 3
Scientific name Amplus nutrio
Family Pellet weed
Areas The Impact Site, The Forest of Hope, The Forest Navel, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Perplexing Pool, Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra, Tropical Wilds, Twilight River
Caves None
Challenge Mode levels The Impact Site, The Forest of Hope, The Forest Navel, The Distant Spring
Collect treasure! levels Beastly Caverns
Battle enemies! levels Thirsty Desert, Tropical Wilds Remix, Distant Tundra Remix, Twilight River Remix, Beastly Caverns, Forgotten Cove
Side Story levels None
2-Player Battle levels Battle Field, War Path, Carpet Plain, Angle Maze, Colloseum, Rusty Gulch, Brawl Yard, Tile Lands, Dim Labyrinth, Hostile Territory
Bingo Battle levels Shaded Garden, Stagnant Sea, Twisted Cavern, Arid Metropolis, Rusted Labyrinth, Jigsaw Fortress, Shaded Terrace, Parched Brook, Buried Pond, Sandbox Kingdom, Corroded Maze, Jigsaw Colosseum

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Pellet Posies (ペレット草?, lit.: "Pellet Grass") are a species of plant that appear in all Pikmin games. They possess a unique trait which allows them to crystallize their nectar into pellets, which are dropped when the plant is broken down by a Pikmin. Pikmin can be ordered to carry these back to their Onions, and they are the main way Pikmin propagate.

The pellets come in different sizes (1, 5, 10, and 20) and colors (matching the colors of the Onions). These differences determine the number of Pikmin produced when the pellet is collected. Some Posies' pellets change color at regular intervals, in a similar way to Queen Candypop Buds; the color is fixed when the Posy is destroyed, making it possible for the player to choose which to collect. The order that the color cycles is always the chronological order that the Pikmin are discovered. In Pikmin and Pikmin 2, this cycle goes red, yellow, blue. In Pikmin 3, the order is red, gray, yellow, pink, blue. Using glitches or sequence breaks to discover Onions in a different order in any game has no effect on the cycles.

After a pellet posy is taken down, it disappears, but returns the next day as a small stub, which grows over time. They take four minutes to grow to full height and generate a new pellet, in Pikmin.

In Pikmin 2, all Posies have the same size and health, but in Pikmin 3, larger pellets need larger Pellet Posies, which in turn have more health.

In Pikmin, Pikmin that are thrown at a Pellet Posy will knock it out, but return to the leader right away, if he's still nearby. In the Wii remake, the Pikmin stay idle after taking down the pellet, which leads to them carrying the object automatically.

Stats

1-pellet
Game Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
Pikmin 1 2 1/2 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 2 1 2 1/2 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 3 (?) 1 2 (normally) 1/2 N/A 74 No
5-pellet
Game Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
Pikmin 5 10 3/5 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 2 5 10 3/5 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 3 (?) 5 10 (normally) 3/5 N/A 750 No
10-pellet
Game Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
Pikmin 10 20 5/10 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 2 10 20 5/10 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 3 (?) 10 20 (normally) 6/10 N/A 2500 No
20-pellet
Game Weight Max.
carriers
Seeds Value Health Regen.
Pikmin 20 50 10/20 N/A 50 No
Pikmin 2 20 50 10/20 N/A 50 No

Notes

Reel notes

This sparsely growing plant is able to crystallize nectar into round pellets.

Olimar's notes

In the stem of the pellet posy, one can observe the muscle fiber unique to half-plant, half-animal species such as the Pikmin and candypop flowers, so the pellet posy is a species that can be considered a close relative. Although the ability to crystallize nectar is unique to a small group of the pellet weed family, the fact that these plants reach maturity so quickly and that their pellets contain such high concentrations of the natural nutrients in the soil explains why the Pikmin and so many of the other indigenous species are so reliant on these pellets for sustenance.

Louie's notes

On the quest for the perfect hors d'oeuvre? Slow cook this plant in a wood-fire oven, but be careful to only serve the tender pellet.

Nintendo Player's Guide

It takes just one Pikmin to cut down a Pellet Posy, but often several Pikmin must carry its Pikmin-producing pellet to an Onion.

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

Most of the Pellet Posies you find produce 1 Pellets but 5 Pellets and 10 Pellets can be harvested from larger Pellet Posies. To quickly destroy a small Pellet Posy, toss a single Pikmin directly onto the top of its flower. Larger Pellet Posies are more durable and should generally be attacked by multiple Pikmin.

Locations

Different kinds of Pellet Posies in the Awakening Wood. Not pictured is a 5 pellet Pellet Posy, nor the posy that belonged to the now fallen 20 pellet.

Pikmin

Pellet Posies are rather common in the first Pikmin game, especially at The Impact Site. Although there are 5-, 10-, and 20-weight pellets, Posies which actually grow these are not found in Pikmin. Pellet Posies are also absent from The Final Trial.

Pikmin 2

In Pikmin 2, Pellet Posies appear regularly in the Valley of Repose and the Awakening Wood, but disappear from the Perplexing Pool the day after Yellow Pikmin are discovered, and are never found in the Wistful Wild. However, pellets without a plant can be found within all above-ground areas, usually as a drop from enemies. Neither pellets nor Pellet Posies are ever found in caves.

10-weight Pellet Posies are rare: there is one in the Valley of Repose, which changes colors and can be found on a ledge in the vicinity of the Hocotate ship, starting on day 4. In the Awakening Wood, there are three, located to the left of the landing site, near the location of the Pilgrim Bulb. The yellow one is near one of the Burgeoning Spiderworts, located on a ledge, ideal for the use of Yellow Pikmin to attack and retrieve the pellet, and the other two (red and blue) are at ground level.

The only 20-weight pellet in the game is also in the Awakening Wood, situated on the ledge that is left around from where the Sunseed Berry is found. This pellet intermittently changes color, so careful timing is needed when cutting it down to get the desired color of pellet. It appears starting on day 11, and respawns five days after being collected.

Pikmin 3

Pellet Posies are found in every area except the Formidable Oak, scattered around. In order to help grow newly found Pikmin, Pellet Posies that are always the color of that Pikmin type are found near the discovery site of each Onion, except for Rock Pikmin (where the pellets are encased in crystal). The days after an Onion is found, its respective Pellet Posies disappear, with the exception of the Blue Onion and the Winged Onion.

Strategy

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Although the Pellet Posy is classified as a plant rather than an enemy, it is still vulnerable to attacks and can be killed with ease by Pikmin or a leader. When hit, they make a "squeaking" sound. For an instant kill, throw your Pikmin at the pellet, not the stem. There are exceptions to this quick knockout: Posies larger than size "1" in Pikmin 3 will need to have Pikmin thrown on to it, so they can latch on and gradually detach it with attacks. Winged Pikmin can knock down the pellets right away, but only with specific aim[1] or by throwing them from below, otherwise the Pikmin will just fly to the pellet, latch on, and pummel it, like if it were a bigger pellet.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Pellet Posies also appear in the "Distant Planet" stage in the Super Smash Bros. games with similar purposes; hitting them causes them to drop their pellets, which can be thrown at opponents. Different number pellets do different amounts of damage. They can also be thrown into an Onion that appears periodically, which will then eject items, if they are on. Higher numbers and matching colors equal more items. A red Pellet Posy appears as a sticker in Brawl, although it is called "Red Pellet Flower".

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name palm
HP 50
Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name pelplant
Global properties (List)
ID Japanese comment Property Value
s000 friction(not used) Friction 0.5
s001 wallReflection Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?) 0.5
s002 faceDirAdjust Unknown 0.25
s003 accel Acceleration 0.1
s004 bounceFactor Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?) 0.3
fp00 ライフ HP 50
fp01 マップとの当り Unknown (related to slopes) 10
fp02 ダメージスケールXZ Horizontal damage scale 0.2
fp03 ダメージスケールY Vertical damage scale 0.25
fp04 ダメージフレーム Damage scale duration 0.35
fp05 質量 Unknown (weight?) 1
fp06 速度 Move speed 80
fp08 回転速度率 Rotation acceleration 2
fp09 テリトリー Territory radius 200
fp10 ホーム範囲 "Home" radius 15
fp11 プライベート距離 "Private" radius 70
fp12 視界距離 Sight radius 200
fp13 視界角度 FOV 90
fp14 探索距離 Unknown (exploration radius?) 200
fp15 探索角度 Unknown (exploration angle?) 120
fp16 振り払い率 Successful shake rate 1
fp17 振り払い力 Shake knockback 300
fp18 振り払いダメージ Shake damage 0
fp19 振り払い範囲 Shake range 120
fp20 攻撃可能範囲 Unknown (shock attack max range?) 70
fp21 攻撃可能角度 Unknown (shock attack max angle?) 15
fp22 攻撃ヒット範囲 Unknown (attack hit range?) 70
fp23 攻撃ヒット角度 Unknown (attack hit angle?) 15
fp24 攻撃力 Attack damage 10
fp25 視界高 Unknown (height visibility?) 50
fp26 探索高 Unknown (exploration height?) 50
fp27 ライフの高さ HP wheel height 50
fp28 回転最大速度 Rotation speed 10
fp29 警戒時間 Unknown (warning time?) 15
fp30 警戒ライフ Unknown 30
fp31 ライフ回復率 Regeneration rate 0
fp32 LOD半径 Off-camera radius 45
fp33 マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定 Collision processing radius 15
fp34 ピクミンとのあたり Pikmin damage radius 10
fp35 石化時間 Petrification duration 1
fp36 ヒップドロップダメージ Purple Pikmin drop damage N/A
fp37 地震気絶確立 Purple Pikmin stun chance N/A
fp38 地震気絶時間 Purple Pikmin stun time N/A
ip01 振り払い打撃A Shake mode 1 – hit count 10
ip02 振り払い張付1 Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement 3
ip03 振り払い打撃B Shake mode 2 – hit count 8
ip04 振り払い張付2 Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement 5
ip05 振り払い打撃C Shake mode 3 – hit count 15
ip06 振り払い張付3 Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement 10
ip07 振り払い打撃D Shake mode 4 – hit count 30
Specific properties
ID Japanese comment Property Value
fp01 成長(小→中) Time it takes to grow from small to medium size 90
fp02 成長(中→大) Time it takes to grow from medium to full size 60
fp03 カラー変更時間 Color change interval 1.5

Fully grown (1/5/10)

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name pelplant
HP 74/374/749
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill 1/3/5
White Pikmin ingestions to kill 0
Bomb rock explosions to kill 1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill 0
Number of direct hits on top to kill 0
Damage to leaders 10
Territory radius 100
Mission Mode value 1

Sprout only (1/5/10)

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name pelplant1
HP 74/750/2500
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill 1/5/10
White Pikmin ingestions to kill 0
Bomb rock explosions to kill 1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill 0
Number of direct hits on top to kill 0
Damage to leaders 10
Territory radius 100
Mission Mode value 0

Other information

  • Size: Height: 134mm, as per the e-card
  • Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #58

Naming

A posy is a bouquet of flowers in the real world, and the Pellet Posy is named such because it is a flower, but has a pellet in the center. In Japan, this plant is called ペレット草?, which simply translates to "Pellet Grass". Its scientific name is Amplus nutrio, which is Latin for "ample nutrients", due to the pellets it generates being a great resource for Pikmin. In Pikmin, the plant is internally known as palm, perhaps alluring to palm trees, but is simply called pelplant in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, which is short for "pellet plant".

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese ペレット草?
Peretto Kusa
Pellet Grass
Flag of Québec French (NoA) Fleur-galette Pancake flower
Flag of France French (NoE) Fleur-palet Pellet flower
Flag of Germany German Knopfprimel Button Primrose
Flag of Italy Italian Fiore gettone Pellet flower
Flag of Portugal Portuguese (NoE) Flor de Comprimidos Pill Flower Translation taken from the Pikmin instruction manual.
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Pildiflora Portmanteau of "pildora" (pill) and "flora"
Flag of Spain Spanish (NoE) Pildiflora Pill flower

Gallery

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Other

Trivia

  • Early models of Pellet Posies in Pikmin have spiky stems, and when killed, instead of the petals falling off and the pellet falling flat on its back, the pellets remain sideways and the petals disappear in purple lights.
  • With a glitch in Pikmin 2, it is possible for a Pellet Posy to stay alive with 0 health. This depends on the number of hits a Pikmin dealt after latching on to it.
  • With another glitch in Pikmin 2, it is possible for a Pellet Posy to not display a pellet when it matures.
  • A prerelease trailer for Pikmin shows a 40 pellet being carried.

See also

References

  1. ^ YouTube video showing how Winged Pikmin can take down Pellet Posies instantly