Petal

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Petals are items used for flower planting in Pikmin Bloom. To get petals, the player must feed nectar to Pikmin in the garden, which will make a flower bloom on their head. Petals from that flower can then be picked and added to the player's inventory. There are multiple types of petals, each planting different types of flowers on the in-game map.

Obtaining petals

Petals can mainly be obtained by feeding Pikmin nectar. Each of the several nectar types corresponds to a petal type. Feeding nectar to a Pikmin will (in most cases) make a flower bloom on their head, and tapping that flower will add 1 or 2 petals to the player's petal storage. Each Pikmin can only be fed nectar 6 times before it will be overfed and lose its flower after it has been tapped. Some types of petals can also be obtained from the shop, without having to purchase nectar first. There is a limit to the number of petals of each type the player can hold; this is 200 by default, but can be increased through in-app purchases in the shop.

Gameplay effects

Petals are used in flower planting as a consumable resource. One type of petals can be selected at a time, and when flower planting is turned on, that type of petals will gradually be expended. They will not be expended if the app cannot see the player's location, if it cannot connect to the game's servers, or if it is currently in a crashed state. The rate depends on how many Pikmin are in the player's squad, but the range of flowers planted also depends on this, meaning it's advantageous to have as many Pikmin in the squad as possible.

Pikmin in squad	Petals used per minute
1-9	1
10-19	1.5
20-29	2
30-39	2.5
40	3

It is possible to select a different petal type during a flower planting session without interrupting the session, but doing so will instantly consume 1 petal of the newly-selected type.

Table

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Color	Basic	Pansy	Rose	Tulip	Poinsettia
White				N/A
Red
Blue					N/A
Yellow					N/A

See also

• Flower planting
• Nectar