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Pikmin start off as seeds ejected from the Onion, which, after landing on the ground, transform into sprouts. A [[leader]] must [[pluck]] a sprout so that the Pikmin may come out. While idle, the Pikmin's leaves and flowers glow that Pikmin's respective color; that, coupled with a [[cutscene]] at the end of ''Pikmin 2'', would suggest that Pikmin are somehow bioluminescent, though what causes this and what function it might serve in the wild has never been explained. | Pikmin start off as seeds ejected from the Onion, which, after landing on the ground, transform into sprouts. A [[leader]] must [[pluck]] a sprout so that the Pikmin may come out. While idle, the Pikmin's leaves and flowers glow that Pikmin's respective color; that, coupled with a [[cutscene]] at the end of ''Pikmin 2'', would suggest that Pikmin are somehow bioluminescent, though what causes this and what function it might serve in the wild has never been explained. | ||
Regular Pikmin are able to [[ | Regular Pikmin are able to [[carry]] (at least) ten times their own weight, as evidenced by the ability of [[Blue Pikmin]] to lift and toss heavy [[Purple Pikmin]] when they are drowning in water. Pikmin are also capable of basic speech and can even be heard saying English phrases like "Ok!" and "Yahoo!" after being [[pluck]]ed from the ground. When in a group they will sometimes [[Easter eggs|sing]] parts of ''[[Ai no Uta]]'' in ''Pikmin 2''. If left idle for a long time, Pikmin will moan at each other. From what is heard, it can be assumed that Pikmin language is very simple and primitive. | ||
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