EXPLORING
WITH PIKMIN
When you discover a new area, take your Pikmin out and
go exploring. The Pikmin you command will surely help you
overcome any obstacles you encounter.
Surveying Areas
When you land in an area, the first thing to do is pull up any Pikmin you find, then
unload Pikmin from your Onions. Next, use your Pikmin to search out missing ship
parts and carry them back to the Dolphin.
About the Pause Menu
Press
to stop the game and display the pause menu shown below. To return
to the game, press
or
, or select Continue from the menu.
Continue
Go to Sunset
End the current day and return to the Dolphin.
Continue from
Previous Save
Olimar's Energy and Taking Damage
If Olimar is attacked, he will take damage and lose energy. If he
loses all of his energy, he will be automatically transported back
to his ship and the day ends. If this happens, the majority of the
Pikmin traveling with him will be eaten, so please keep track of
Olimar's energy.
*Pikmin near Onions or the spaceship will escape safely to the Onions, and
Pikmin buried in the ground will remain where they are.
*You can restore Olimar's energy by standing in front of the spaceship and
pressing
. His energy is automatically restored at the beginning of each day.
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Return to the game in progress.
Replay the current day. You'll return to the
data-selection screen without saving.
All About Onions
Onions are strange objects that both expel Pikmin
seeds and act as Pikmin nests. There are three
colors of Onions: yellow, blue, and red. The color of
an Onion tells you which color Pikmin seed it will
produce. You'll need to return the Pikmin to their
Onions at the end of each day, and call them out at
the beginning of the next. Every Onion you discover
will follow your ship around from that point forward.
Picking Pikmin
Onions will produce Pikmin seeds after
receiving pellets or defeated enemies.
After a short while the seeds will sprout
into Pikmin. To pick a planted Pikmin,
stand near it and press
. Once a
Pikmin has been pulled from the ground,
it will follow Olimar.
*If there are already 100 Pikmin in the field,
Onions will not expel new seeds; instead, newly
created seeds will be stored inside the Onions.
Calling Pikmin from
Onions / Returning
Stand beneath an Onion and press
to an Onion the same way. Tilt
up and down to adjust the number of Pikmin
you're calling or returning.
number of
pikmin to call
or return
pikmin
seed
to call Pikmin out. You can return Pikmin
pikmin in the
onion
number
of pikmin
with you
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