Editing Dirt-mound

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[[File:DirtMoundTwilightRiver.jpg|thumb|300px|A dirt mound.]]
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'''Dirt mounds''' are [[obstacle]]s in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They appear as lumps of dirt on the ground, with a hole on top that Pikmin can climb in through. The burrows inside contain items, including [[fragment]]s, [[bomb rock]]s, [[pellet]]s and [[data file]]s. In order for the Pikmin to enter the hole, the player must have them [[charge]] at it, or throw them towards the mound. It takes ten seconds for the first item to be spit out of the mound. Any other items in the mound will be spat out at intervals depending on the number of Pikmin within the mound, calculated at a logarithmic rate (twenty Pikmin are a significant improvement over one, but one hundred are a relatively minor one over twenty). Once everything has been removed, the Pikmin come out of the dirt mound, which then collapses and becomes unusable. They become active again after a [[day]], though, provided they still have content inside.

==Locations==
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;[[Tropical Wilds]]
* One near the [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] outside the landing site. Contains two bomb rocks.
* One near the [[Lesser Mock Bottom]]. Contains two bomb rocks, a third outside.
* One in the second [[Shaggy Long Legs]] arena (the one with the fire geysers). Contains three bomb rocks.
* One near the [[Dawn Pustules]]. Contains 34 fragments.
* Two outside the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]] arena, atop cliffs. They contain the data files for the Sandbelching Meerslug.

;[[Garden of Hope]]
* Two in the cave with the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]] and [[Hermit Crawmad]]s. One contains the Bug-Eyed Crawmad data file, the other contains pellets.
* One outside the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] arena. Contains 20 fragments.

;[[Twilight River]]
* One outside the landing site. Contains pellets.

;[[Formidable Oak]]
* One in the arena where [[Captain Olimar]] is first encountered. Contains a data file.
* One in the first room, in the arena with the [[Bearded Amprat]] and [[Blowhog]]s. Contains 20 fragments.
* Two in various alcoves of the first room. Contain three bomb rocks apiece.
* One beyond the [[Bloominous Stemple]]s in the second room. Contains a [[Secret File]].

;[[Silver Lake Remix]]
* One behind the electric gate, along with the [[Tremendous Sniffer]]. Contains three bomb rocks, two beside it.

;[[Twilight Hollow Remix]]
* One just outside the alcove where the Onion and [[SPERO]] are located. Contains a [[spray]] drop.

;[[Shaded Garden Remix]]
* One in an alcove guarded by a crystal. Contains three bomb rocks.

;[[The Rustyard]]
* One next to the crystal nodules on the SPERO's side of the map. Contains three bomb rocks.

;[[Beastly Caverns]]
* One on the opposite side of a reinforced wall next to the SPERO. Contains three bomb rocks.

;[[Forgotten Cove]]
* Two on the shore to the large source of water. Contains two bomb rocks apiece, one beside each.
* One near the [[Waddlepus]]. Contains two bomb rocks, one beside it.

;[[Tropical Wilds Remix]]
* One in the same location as a dirt mound is in Story mode, in the vicinity of Story mode's [[Lesser Mock Bottom]]. Contains three bomb rocks.
* One a short walk away from the SPERO, near the [[Baldy Long Legs]] arena. Contains three bomb rocks.

;[[Distant Tundra Remix]]
* One in the location of the [[Face Wrinkler]] in Story mode.

;[[Formidable Oak Remix]]
* One near Alph's starting postion. Contains two bomb rocks.
* One near two [[Crimson Candypop Buds]]. Contains two bomb rocks.
* One in a corner of the cave, near the [[Spotty Bulbear]]. Contains two bomb rocks.

;[[The Rustyard]]
* One near the Rock Onion. Contains three grey pellets.

;[[Clockwork Chasm]]
* One on the high platform, with [[conveyor belt]]s leading up to and down from it. Contains ten bomb rocks, which land on the conveyor belt below it instead of surrounding it.

==Gallery==
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File:ZlCfzRE4TzsXhYaGqN.jpg|A dirt mound from the side.
File:FlattenedDirtMound.jpg|A dirt mound that has been completely emptied.
File:FragmentDirtMound.jpg|A dirt mound releasing fragments.
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==Trivia==
*If a Pikmin is working on a dirt mound, even if it is close to the surface of the hole, it cannot be eaten by enemies. If an enemy attacks it, like for instance, a [[Whiptongue Bulborb]]'s tongue, the Pikmin will squeal, but will live and continue working like normal.
*Because of the guaranteed ten second time for the first object to appear from a dirt mound, any dirt mound that contains a single item has nothing that can be manipulated to make it appear faster.

==See also==
*[[Tunnel]]
*[[Crystal]]
*[[Flukeweed]]

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