Seedlings are items in Pikmin Bloom that grow into Pikmin. They are mainly found on expeditions, but some are gifted to the player by the game for leveling up, and rarely, Pikmin pick them up as the player walks around, similarly to how Pikmin pick up small fruits. Once found, they can be put into a slot in the Planter Pack, where they will start growing. After walking a certain number of steps with the seedling in a slot, it can be plucked, which will add one new Pikmin into the player's collection. A player can store up to 30 seedlings, though this limit can be raised through in-app purchases. It is possible to get rid of seedlings without growing them by pressing the "Recycle" button while viewing a seedling's information page.

Types

There are different types of seedlings, corresponding to the different types of Pikmin, with different numbers of steps required to grow them into a Pikmin.

Image Type Pikmin produced Steps to grow Weight on expeditions Level unlocked
  Red Seedling Red Pikmin 1000 1 1
  Yellow Seedling Yellow Pikmin 1000 1 4
  Blue Seedling Blue Pikmin 1000 1 7
  Purple Seedling Purple Pikmin 3000 3 13
  White Seedling White Pikmin 3000 3 16
  Pink Seedling Winged Pikmin 5000 5 19
  Gray Seedling Rock Pikmin 5000 5 23
  Huge Seedling Decor Pikmin of a random type 10000 Depends on type 10

Lifelog-paired seedlings

After viewing the daily lookback, if the player gives the app the necessary permissions and saves a photo, a special expedition to the location they took the photo in might appear. The seedling will be "paired" to that photo/lifelog entry, so the player will always be able to view the lifelog photo on that seedling. After plucking said seedling, the Pikmin will be paired too and have the same photo. The player can view the photo under its location details and right above the flower type.

Trivia

  • Except for the Huge Seedling, the coloration of Seedling pots and the markings on them correspond respectively to the skin color and eye color of the Pikmin they yield.
  • The markings on the Seedling pots look vaguely similar to those of the Onions in Pikmin and Pikmin 2, especially the Huge Seedling's pot.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese ?
  Chinese
(traditional)
花苗
  French pousse Sprout
  German Pikmin-Keim Pikmin Seed
  Italian piantina Seedling
  Korean 모종
  Portuguese (NoA) Plântula Seedling
  Spanish plántula Seedling

See also