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'''Pit''' (also called '''bottomless pit''', '''abyss''' or '''void''') is the name given to the depths down below where the level is on top of. In games, these pits usually kill or harm creatures that fall into them, and for the most part, their bottom is unknown. In the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], a pit's punishment on an object that falls in depends on a variety of factors.

Technically, all levels contain a bottomless pit – environments that appear to be at ground-level simply keep a pit {{w|Plane (geometry)|plane}} right under the ground. This can be proven by the fact that, in some [[glitches|extraordinary cases]], Pikmin or leaders can go through the ground, and will act as if they had fallen into a regular pit.

The only way to access abysses in the main mode is through glitches that push objects under or off the level. In [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]] however, pits exist in the same fashion as in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', that is, as the area below metallic levels. In Mission Mode, this is [[Clockwork Chasm]], and in Bingo Battle, this is the [[Rusted Labyrinth]] and [[Corroded Maze]].

However, if a leader falls while in a [[lie down|lying down]] state, one of two things will happen: he will either be treated as a treasure (see the [[#Other objects|other objects section]] below), or he will become stuck in a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Frozen captain glitch|frozen state]]. What decides the outcome seems to be purely random.{{cite youtube|F4r3jCGrBZA|showing what happens if a lying leader falls into the pit at different times}}

In ''Pikmin 3'', falling into the abyss was hard, but possible, prior to the [[Update|1.4.0 update]]. Before said version, leaders could only touch the pit plane by [[Glitches in Pikmin 3#Early Winged Pikmin|glitching into walls]]. Much like in ''Pikmin 2'', leaders that touch the void are merely respawned back in a specific location, which can be used to skip portions of the area. After the aforementioned update, leaders started taking [[health|damage]] when falling off (one third of their maximum health), and would respawn back on the stage, although in a different place than before, removing some exploits. In ''Pikmin 3'', with the existence of the [[Rusted Labyrinth]], it is possible for leaders to be thrown into the abyss, making it the first time in the series in which leaders can touch the abyss on purpose, instead of only with exploits.

In ''Pikmin'', the only way to see enemies fall off is by luring a Shearwig into an area with a low boundary, damaging it, and hoping it flies over it. Other than that, there is [[Glitches in Pikmin#Beady Long Legs escape|a notorious glitch]] with the [[Beady Long Legs]], in that if it escapes its arena, and is lured to the bottomless pit near the section with the [[Libra]], the game will freeze.

For ''Pikmin 3'', the rules were changed a bit: enemies that fall off the edge are put back onto the ledge that they fell off of in a similar way to that of the leaders. The enemies, however, do not take any damage. This is observable in [[Mission Mode]] in stages such as the [[Clockwork Chasm]], and in [[Bingo Battle]] in stages such as the [[Corroded Maze]].

[[Ship part]]s that fall into a pit will not return. This is normally not a problem, but the [[Libra]] has the potential to [[Glitches in Pikmin#Libra glitch|fall off the island]] it is at while being carried, and if it falls into the void, it cannot be recovered.

In ''Pikmin 2'', [[treasure]]s that fall off will simply reappear back on the stage near the point they fell. Specifically, they reappear on the closest [[Carrying#Paths|carrying waypoint]]. This is also true for treasures being carried by [[Dweevils]] or treasures that are inside undefeated enemies.