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Small expansion. I'll fill this out more once http://www.pikminwiki.com/User:Espyo/extinction is complete.
(Made the Gallery and removed {{image}}. I don't know if we need more images, since that extinctions occuring in other game modes will trigger the same cutscene.)
(Small expansion. I'll fill this out more once http://www.pikminwiki.com/User:Espyo/extinction is complete.)
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{{todo|Check the following, for every game where applicable:
{{todo|Check the following, for every game where applicable:
*Won't the cave partial extinction behavior also happen if the Pikmin of that type are killed normally?
*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. If there are Pikmin buried in another area, it will be counted as a partial extinction, and the affected Onion will spew out a single seed. If the last Pikmin of a different type is changed via [[Candypop Bud]], the same event will happen.
'''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]]{{cite quote|When the Pikmin become {{color|extinct|red}}, the Onion releases a single {{color|seed|green}}. 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 {{color|lone|red}} Pikmin. And, of course, I must prevent such an extinction from ever happening again!|Captain Olimar|in a [[Olimar's monologues in Pikmin 1|monolog]]}} or the [[Hocotate ship]]{{cite quote|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 Hocotate ship|a [[Hocotate ship's dialogs|dialog]]}} 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.
To counter an extinction, the affected Onion(s) spit out a single seed of the same type, with the exact rules for this depending on the game and the type of extinction. The player must then 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.


==Total extinction==
==Partial extinction==
{{todo|Test the sunset loss further in 3.}}
{{game help|p1|Does that log entry appear on the night after an extinction, or on the night after the Onion does the spitting?}}
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.
{{game help|p2|What happens if you lose all Pikmin of a given type in a cave, but can still trek with some other Pikmin?}}
 
{{game help|p3|What if you get a partial extinction because of the sunset?}}
In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], the following is [[Olimar's voyage log]] entry on the first day extinction occurs:
In ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', losing all Pikmin of a given type makes it very hard, but possible, to create more in the same day. If there are still other Pikmin when this occurs, the day will go on, but if not, a [[#Total extinction|total extinction]] is declared instead. In order to create more Pikmin in the same day, the player can use [[Candypop Bud]]s or the ability of [[White Pikmin|White]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] to carry items to [[Randomness|random]]ly picked Onions.
 
:''The Pikmin have all perished because of my own carelessness. I am an utter disgrace as a leader... How can I continue to collect parts without them? Still the Onions join me in low orbit, as if this Pikmin extinction had never happened. I shan't sleep tonight...''


Total extinctions have all but been removed from ''Pikmin 3''. It is still possible to achieve through the use of the [[sunset]] mechanic, but it is impossible to achieve part of the way through the day.
If there are Pikmin buried in another area, it will be counted as a partial extinction, and the affected Onion will spew out a single seed. If the last Pikmin of a different type is changed via [[Candypop Bud]], the same event will happen.


==Partial extinction==
At the start of a new day where the player has 0 Pikmin of a given type, they can choose an area that contains buried Pikmin of the same type, and use those to continue their population of Pikmin. If they land in an area without any, the affected Onions will spew out a single seed at the start of the day. This causes a cutscene to play that focuses on the Onion, and then [[Captain Olimar]]{{cite quote|When the Pikmin become {{color|extinct|red}}, the Onion releases a single {{color|seed|green}}. 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 {{color|lone|red}} Pikmin. And, of course, I must prevent such an extinction from ever happening again!|Captain Olimar|in a [[Olimar's monologues in Pikmin 1|monolog]]}} or the [[Hocotate ship]]{{cite quote|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 Hocotate ship|a [[Hocotate ship's dialogs|dialog]]}} comment on it. This cutscene only happens the first time, and can also happen on the day following the first [[#Total extinction|total extinction]] instead.
Should the player lose all Pikmin of a given type in an [[area]], it will be very hard to create more on the same day. If there are still other Pikmin when the extinction occurs, the day will go on, but if not, a total extinction is declared. On the following day, if the player chooses an area that contains buried Pikmin of the lost type, they may use those to continue their population of Pikmin, but if not, the affected Onions will spew out a single seed at the start of the day. In order to create more Pikmin and avoid having the Onions spew new seeds on the next day, the player can use [[Candypop Bud]]s or the ability of [[White Pikmin|White]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] to carry items to [[Randomness|random]]ly picked Onions.


In ''Pikmin'', on the night after a partial extinction, Captain Olimar writes the following on his journal:
In ''Pikmin'', on the night after a partial extinction, Captain Olimar writes the following on his journal:
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In ''Pikmin 3'', if all of a certain type of Pikmin is lost, the Onion will immediately create a new Pikmin of that type.
In ''Pikmin 3'', if all of a certain type of Pikmin is lost, the Onion will immediately create a new Pikmin of that type.
==Total extinction==
{{game help|p3|Expand on the sunset loss further.}}
In {{p1}} and {{p2}}, 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. Just like with a [[#Partial extinction|partial extinction]], a cutscene takes place that focuses on the Onions and lets Olimar or the Hocotate ship comment.
In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], the following is [[Olimar's voyage log]] entry on the first day extinction occurs:
:''The Pikmin have all perished because of my own carelessness. I am an utter disgrace as a leader... How can I continue to collect parts without them? Still the Onions join me in low orbit, as if this Pikmin extinction had never happened. I shan't sleep tonight...''
Total extinctions have all but been removed from ''Pikmin 3''. It is still possible to achieve through the use of the [[sunset]] mechanic, but it is impossible to achieve part of the way through the day, because the [[#Partial extinction|partial extinction]] rules take place instead.


==In 2-Player Battle and Bingo Battle==
==In 2-Player Battle and Bingo Battle==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Pikmin 2 extinction.jpg|A Pikmin extinction in ''Pikmin 2''. The same cutscene can trigger in 2-Player Battle.
File:Pikmin 2 extinction.jpg|A Pikmin extinction in ''Pikmin 2''. The same cutscene can trigger in 2-Player Battle.
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