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[[Olimar's monologs#Introduction|This]] is what Olimar says after the crash.

Night falls, and Olimar must leave. Before going in, he turns back at the Pikmin, who are all in a straight line looking at him. They then turn their heads to the left in order, forming a little wave. Olimar waves goodbye in the hope that they'll understand. The Pikmin then turn their heads right in order, forming another small wave. With a sigh, Olimar just shakes his head and proceeds to take off. Shortly after, a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]] appears, and the line of Pikmin, now knowing what to do, thanks to Olimar, are quick to fight it off. The S.S. Dolphin is shown flying in space, and several Onions, even some with previously unseen types, are seen following it.

In ''Pikmin 2'', the major cutscenes can be re-seen in the [[bonuses menu]] option on the [[title screen]]. These are all in the form of pre-rendered video sequences.

===Opening Cinema===

This cutscene also plays if the player is idle on the title screen for long enough.

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"Hocotate Freight is a long-haul, deep-space shipping company.

Horrified, Olimar drops [[Shizakipiki Soda|a bottle cap he brought along]].

:100 Pokos!

:This thing's worth 100 Pokos?! That's more than a year's salary!" </poem></em>

<em><poem>:"WHAT?!? There are MORE on that planet? They can repay our debt!

===Debt Repayment Cinema===

Olimar takes off, unhappy that he had to go in such a hurry. He looks behind him to the Pikmin planet. He then remembers about the Pikmin that helped him, imagining their faces on the planet's surface. He faces forward again to resume flying, only to realize something and he looks back again, seeing that Louie is not in his cockpit. It's too late to go back, as the ship is already warping. The camera then zooms back to show part of the planet.

===Goal Completion Cinema===

===Treasure Completion Cinema===

*If the player chooses to quit a [[cave]] from the [[pause menu]], either in the main story mode or [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], [[Hocotate ship|the Ship]]'s research pod will beam the leader(s) up and take them to safety. In the main story mode, the Pikmin will not be visible, implying they were beamed prior to the cutscene, but in Challenge Mode, the Pikmin remain on the ground, showing that the leaders quit without them.

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This explains Koppai's expedition to find a planet with edible matter. The voice actor Julian Macfarlane narrates the cutscene. In this cutscene, many [[minor planets]] can be seen, that all have no known food supply.

 

A now "real" scene of the leaders hurdling towards PNF-404 appears, as well as the words "Pikmin 3"/"Pikmin 3 Deluxe", as its theme briefly plays.

Yellow Pikmin look at Charlie while the camera is viewing from his perspective. After he comes to, they flee, and the camera then zooms out, revealing him and the [[Distant Tundra]].

After Alph falls in his crash site in [[Tropical Wilds]]. It is a little more sophisticated than Charlie's.

[[Alph]] gets a signal from Brittany, he finds a piece of fruit, and the Rock Pikmin destroy a [[gate]].

 

 

 

 

 

*On the first day, when [[Charlie]] is exploring the Distant Tundra, he is eventually surrounded by a group of wild [[Yellow Pikmin]]. The game then teaches the player how to [[whistle]], [[throw]] and [[dismiss]] (dismissing is not done in {{p3d}}), by having Charlie attempt those three things in order to shoo away the Yellow Pikmin.

*When [[Alph]] finds the trapped [[Red Onion]], a tutorial makes Alph throw the Pikmin at it.

*When Alph finds the first Rock Pikmin, a tutorial takes place where the Rock Pikmin attempt to crack open a [[crystal]] with the Rock [[Onion]] in it. The player can either stand and watch as they do so, or whistle them and throw them at it, which are the only two options.

*When Alph and Brittany are reunited on the [[Garden of Hope]], a tutorial takes place with Alph throwing Brittany and some Pikmin atop a ledge, and then Brittany throw the Pikmin up the second ledge to get fruit. This tutorial teaches about throwing and switching leaders.

*A small cutscene plays when Charlie's section of the first day ends, which shows him being ambushed by the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] as the Yellow Pikmin flee.

*When landing on the Distant Tundra for the first time, a cutscene shows Alph and Brittany's separation.

*At the start of every [[Mission Mode]] stage, a brief cutscene shows the general layout of the stage as the leaders warm up.

For ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', as well as the ''New Play Control!'' releases, if the player is idle on the title screen for long enough, the game will start showing a bit of gameplay, to show new players how the game works. Because of the different controls, these vary between game and between the GameCube originals and ''[[New Play Control!]]'' releases. These pre-rendered cutscenes appear in the order listed below, and loop over to the first one after the last one plays.{{cite youtube|w-RnfB5FQIc|showing the attraction mode from ''Pikmin''}}{{cite youtube|7aalZyDMLio|showing the cutscenes of the Attraction Mode from ''Pikmin 2''}}{{cite youtube|OHE3hVUmn3g|showing the cutscenes of the Attraction Mode from ''New Play Control! Pikmin ''}}{{cite youtube|GnNE76p85mk|showing the cutscenes of the Attraction Mode from ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2''}} The [[Nintendo Switch]] versions of ''[[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 1]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|Pikmin 2]]'' remove these cutscenes entirely.

''Pikmin 3'' does not have any attraction mode cutscene, but the player can rewatch the prologue cutscene by staying about 4 minutes on the title screen. This cutscene can also be watched by starting a new game. If the player watches it by staying on the title screen, they will have to restart the game (once the cutscene finishes) to watch it again; waiting again will not trigger the cutscene a second time.

#This video demonstrates [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] being called out of an [[Onion]], it shows the ability to [[dismiss]] the group, and how that should be used to choose the right Pikmin type to carry the appropriate [[pellet]]s, shows Pikmin being [[pluck]]ed, and shows how they can take down [[gate]]s together. Curiously, the latter clip shows 19 total Pikmin in the landing site of [[The Forest of Hope]] at the start of day 2. This is impossible in the final game since the player needs at least 20 Pikmin to finish day 1, and there is no way for Pikmin to die until after that gate has been destroyed.

#The second one shows a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]] being attacked and its corpse being [[carry|carried]] afterwards. Then, it demonstrates the fact that Red Pikmin cannot reach high ledges, but [[Yellow Pikmin]] can. Those Red Pikmin are shortly afterwards shown helping the Yellow Pikmin carry the pellet that was on the ledge. It then shows Pikmin carrying a pellet against a [[Breadbug]]'s strength, it shows an [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]] being attacked, and a path covered with [[Sheargrub]]s, to which the player goes back the way they came.

#This cutscene shows how [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s work, how [[bridge]]s are made, how [[bag]]s can be walked on, it shows the entrance to caves, the interior and their treasures, and their exit geyser. Afterwards, it shows a couple of strong enemies and bosses.

#This movie shows how {{button|wii|a}} can be used to open an [[Onion menu|Onion's menu]], shows that {{button|wii|c}} can be used to [[dismiss]], shows that {{button|wii|b}} switches Pikmin type while holding a Pikmin with {{button|wii|a}}, and shows that {{button|wii|padd}} can [[swarm]].

#A video showing the [[Main Engine]] being carried and delivered, [[Yellow Pikmin]] collecting some [[bomb-rock]]s, two bomb-rock-carrying Pikmin being thrown at an enemy, but only one throwing its bomb, Yellow Pikmin blowing up a [[gate]], but with one of them caught in an explosion, and {{button|wii|padd}} being used to instruct Pikmin to take down a gate and a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]].

#This video shows Pikmin being eaten by a [[Dwarf Bulborb]], swallowed a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]], tossed by a [[Swooping Snitchbug]], blown by a [[Puffy Blowhog]], run over by an [[Armored Cannon Beetle]]'s rock, crushed by a [[Wollywog]] and being set ablaze by nearby [[fire geyser]]. Finally, it shows Pikmin being thrown and defeating a Dwarf Red Bulborb, killing two Red Bulborbs, flipping over an [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]] and carrying its spoils, and knocking off [[nectar]] from a [[Honeywisp]].

#A fifth movie can be found exclusively in the [[Region|Japanese release]].  It remixes clips from the other four movies and features karaoke lyrics to ''[[Ai no Uta]]'', which plays throughout.

#The first cutscene shows the [[Onion menu]] being accessed with {{button|wii|a}}, some Pikmin being withdrawn, it shows that {{button|wii|c}} can be used to [[dismiss]] the group, shows that {{button|wii|b}} can be used to switch Pikmin types while holding {{button|wii|a}}, shows {{button|wii|padd}} being used to [[swarm]] and shows them being ordered in that fashion to attack and destroy a [[gate]].

#This video shows the [[Sunseed Berry]] being collected, shows that leaders can be switched with {{button|wii|-}}, shows that {{button|wii|2}} can be used to deploy an [[ultra-spicy spray]], as well as some Pikmin attacking a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]] while powered up, and shows that {{button|wii|1}} deploys an [[ultra-bitter spray]], by using it on a [[Yellow Wollywog]].

#This cutscene shows a single [[Purple Pikmin]] carrying a red 10 [[pellet]], shows two [[White Pikmin]] being eaten by a [[Bulborb|Spotty Bulborb]], who then dies of poisoning, shows White Pikmin destroying a [[poison emitter]], [[Red Pikmin]] destroying a [[fire geyser]], [[Blue Pikmin]] walking underwater, and [[Yellow Pikmin]] tearing down and destroying an [[electric gate]].

===Minor cutscenes===

*Some cutscenes play whenever some special events happen on the progression of the storyline. These are usually followed by [[Olimar's monologs]] or [[Ship's dialogs|the Ship's dialogs]]:

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*Amusingly, if the player terminates their last day on the planet of the Pikmin via a [[Pikmin extinction]] in the first game, three Pikmin will still see Olimar take off on his ship, and there will still be random Pikmin to take him to the Onion.

*[[Olimar's monologs]]