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*A total extinction also happens if there are Pikmin buried in another area, right? | |||
*Won't the cave partial extinction behavior also happen if the Pikmin of that type are killed normally? | |||
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Pikmin extinction occurs when every single [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] of a given type is lost. There are two types of extinction: a total one, which is declared when all Pikmin are lost, and a partial one, which happens when there are no Pikmin of a certain type in the area. | '''Pikmin extinction''' occurs when every single [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] of a given type is lost. There are two types of extinction: a total one, which is declared when all Pikmin are lost, and a partial one, which happens when there are no Pikmin of a certain type in the area. | ||
On the day following the extinction, the affected Onions spew a single seed, [[Captain Olimar]]<ref> | On the day following the extinction, the affected Onions spew a single seed, [[Captain Olimar]]<ref>{{transcript|When the Pikmin become <span style{{=}}"color:red">extinct</span>, the Onion releases a single <span style{{=}}"color:green">seed</span>. How does the Onion know that the Pikmin have all been lost? I do not understand this mechanism, but I have no time to try to decipher its riddle. I must do all I can to protect the <span style{{=}}"color:red">lone</span> Pikmin. And, of course, I must prevent such an extinction from ever happening again!|Captain Olimar in ''Pikmin''}}</ref> or the [[Hocotate ship]]<ref>{{transcript|Disaster averted! All your Pikmin were wiped out yesterday, but their Onion just released a seed! If Pikmin were machines, they could simply be repaired, but... This single Pikmin is a precious rarity. I advise you to take better care of it.|The ship in ''Pikmin 2''}}</ref> comment on it, and afterwards, the player must regrow the corresponding armies from scratch. If they do not treat the Pikmin given to them with care, they will be easy prey to all manner of enemies and could quickly lead to another extinction. To prevent this from happening, the safest place to [[Propagate Pikmin quickly|grow Pikmin]] after an extinction is [[The Impact Site]] in the first ''Pikmin'' game, and in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' the [[Awakening Wood]] is safe so long as one does not stray too far from the landing site. | ||
==Total extinction== | ==Total extinction== | ||
If the player loses every one of their Pikmin in a single day, the day will end immediately, a sad [[cutscene]] will play, and on the following day, each Onion will produce a single seed. | |||
If the player loses every one of their Pikmin in a single day, the day will end immediately, and on the following | |||
In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], the following is [[Olimar's voyage log]] entry on the first day extinction occurs: | In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], the following is [[Olimar's voyage log]] entry on the first day extinction occurs: | ||
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:''What exactly are these Pikmin? One could classify them as both plant and animal. They mature from leaf, to bud, and finally to blossom. When all of one color are lost, the Onion instinctively puts out new seeds... How does it know to do this? What a mysterious life-form!'' | :''What exactly are these Pikmin? One could classify them as both plant and animal. They mature from leaf, to bud, and finally to blossom. When all of one color are lost, the Onion instinctively puts out new seeds... How does it know to do this? What a mysterious life-form!'' | ||
In ''Pikmin 2'', if all Pikmin the player brought in a cave are lost, a Pikmin extinction is declared. The leader(s) are returned to the surface, and, provided they still have Pikmin in the area, can continue on with the day. Otherwise, a total extinction takes place. White and Purple Pikmin are not affected by partial extinctions, given their unique method of birth. In the event that the player consumes all Pikmin of one | In ''Pikmin 2'', if all Pikmin the player brought in a cave are lost, a Pikmin extinction is declared. The leader(s) are returned to the surface, and, provided they still have Pikmin in the area, can continue on with the day. Otherwise, a total extinction takes place. White and Purple Pikmin are not affected by partial extinctions, given their unique method of birth. In the event that the player consumes all Pikmin of one type through the use of [[Candypop Buds]] in a cave, they will be able to continue the cave. When they return to the surface, a new seed will sprout of that type and the ship will [[Mistake|erroneously]] declare that all the Pikmin of that type were lost ''yesterday'' despite it being the same day. | ||
==In 2-Player Battle and Bingo Battle== | ==In 2-Player Battle and Bingo Battle== | ||
In [[2-Player Battle]] and [[Bingo Battle]], a Pikmin extinction is another way for a player to win. Should any player lose all of their Pikmin, a Pikmin extinction is declared, and the other wins. This is not | In [[2-Player Battle]] and [[Bingo Battle]], a Pikmin extinction is another way for a player to win. Should any player lose all of their Pikmin, a Pikmin extinction is declared, and the other wins. This is not an usual way to win, but falling [[boulder]]s, [[bomb rocks]], [[Volatile Dweevil]]s and [[mine]]s can cause massive damage for unaware leaders. | ||
Interestingly, in 2-Player Battle, a Pikmin extinction occurs if one player has one Pikmin left and it is killed by the opposing player's Pikmin, despite the fact that a Pikmin is always reborn at the player's Onion if it is killed by another Pikmin. The same does not occur in Bingo Battle, and the counter will briefly show that the leader has 0 out of 0 Pikmin, before the recently-killed Pikmin is reborn. | Interestingly, in 2-Player Battle, a Pikmin extinction occurs if one player has one Pikmin left and it is killed by the opposing player's Pikmin, despite the fact that a Pikmin is always reborn at the player's Onion if it is killed by another Pikmin. The same does not occur in Bingo Battle, and the counter will briefly show that the leader has 0 out of 0 Pikmin, before the recently-killed Pikmin is reborn. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Through the use of a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Instant Pikmin extinction|glitch in ''Pikmin 2'']], it's possible to have the game instantly declare a Pikmin extinction | *Through the use of a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Instant Pikmin extinction|glitch in ''Pikmin 2'']], it's possible to have the game instantly declare a Pikmin extinction the second a cave is entered. It involves tricking the game into letting the leaders inside a cave with 0 Pikmin, which requires going in and [[dismiss]]ing the Pikmin at the exact same time. | ||
*If there are 100 Pikmin on the field, the [[Onion]] will instead keep the new seeds inside. This can only happen if the day after the extinction begins on an area with 100 buried Pikmin.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lf8Z50ByBA YouTube video], showing the Onion's behavior on a field with 100 Pikmin, by user TRex Quisite</ref> | *If there are 100 Pikmin on the field, the [[Onion]] will instead keep the new seeds inside. This can only happen if the day after the extinction begins on an area with 100 buried Pikmin.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lf8Z50ByBA YouTube video], showing the Onion's behavior on a field with 100 Pikmin, by user TRex Quisite</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Spirit]] | |||
*[[Candypop Bud]] | |||
*[[Onion]] | |||
*[[Maturity]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||