Editing Flukeweed

{{Infobox plant
|image   = Flukeweed.jpg
|pikmin3 = y
|areas   = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Twilight River]], [[Distant Tundra]]
|missionct = [[Shaded Garden Remix]]
|missionbe = [[Twilight River Remix]]
|bingo     = [[Buried Pond]]
}}
'''Flukeweeds''' are [[plant]]s found in {{p3}} that function as [[obstacle]]s. They appear as curly pink sprouts. Most Pikmin types cannot interact with them, but [[Winged Pikmin]] will try to pull them out of the ground, often revealing an object attached to their roots, like a [[pellet]], some [[Sheargrub]]s, a [[fruit]], or other things. When holding on, the Pikmin tug together at regular intervals, but if they are not enough, this action will do nothing to the plant. If there are enough Pikmin on it however, each tug will decrease its [[health]], until it reaches 0, at which point the plant pops out of the ground, drops its content, and then disappears. If the Winged Pikmin are under the influence of [[ultra-spicy spray]], they will uproot the Flukeweed faster.

The objects that are underground attached to the roots can be made visible with the use of the [[Glitches in Pikmin 3#Invisible geometry|invisible geometry glitch]].

==Strength to uproot==
Depending on what the Flukeweed holds, a different amount of [[Winged Pikmin]] is required to uproot it and reveal the items. Generally, Flukeweeds containing valuable items like [[fruit]] need more Winged Pikmin to uproot as opposed to Flukeweeds containing eggs or bomb rocks. For lighter Flukeweeds, adding more Winged Pikmin will increase the speed in which they uproot it. However, Flukeweeds that require five Winged Pikmin to uproot cannot have more added after five are assigned.

;One Winged Pikmin, two max
* [[pellet|One pellet]]
* [[Nectar egg]]
* [[Bomb rock]]

;Three Winged Pikmin, five max
* [[Female Sheargrub]]s
* [[Male Sheargrub]]s
* [[Searing Acidshock]]
* [[Lesser Mock Bottom]]
* [[Blue Onion]]

;Five Winged Pikmin
* [[pellet|Five pellet]]
* [[Velvety Dreamdrop]]

==Dam==
[[File:River dam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The dam on the Twilight River.]]
On top of a waterfall on the [[Twilight River]], there is a '''dam''' blocking [[lily pad]]s from flowing down one of the river's branches. It is a large stick that has three Flukeweeds attached to it. When ten Winged Pikmin grab on, they pull the branch out of the way, allowing the lily pads to flow. This obstacle is unique in that the Flukeweeds do not have individual requirements and instead the Winged Pikmin automatically split into groups. Four will always go to the furthest flukeweed and three will go to the other two. The appearance and animation of these Flukeweeds is the same as others, though a [[cutscene]] will play when the dam is lifted.

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==Locations==
{{game help|p3|List the Mission Mode and Bingo Battle locations.}}
{{todo|Specify which nectar eggs and pellets are [[Randomization|randomly colored]] and which are predetermined.}}

;[[Tropical Wilds]]
*There are a total of six located in the [[Flighty Joustmite]] cave. Travelling around the room clockwise, they contain a [[bomb rock]], a five [[pellet]], a [[Velvety Dreamdrop]], three [[Male Sheargrub]]s, a nectar egg, and three [[Female Sheargrub]]s.

;[[Garden of Hope]]
*There is one on a high ledge near the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]. It contains a [[Lesser Mock Bottom]].
*There is one near the china pot. It contains a blue five pellet.
*There is one behind the electric gate nearest the [[Armored Mawdad]] arena. It contains a five pellet.
*The Blue Onion is underground, and needs to be pulled out by a Flukeweed that is attached to it.

;[[Distant Tundra]]
*There are two in the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] arena. One contains a five pellet, the other a nectar egg.

;[[Twilight River]]
*There is one in the landing site. It contains a one pellet.
*There is one a short walk outside the landing site. It contains a five pellet.
*There is one near the [[Puffy Blowhog]]. It contains a [[Searing Acidshock]].
*There are two near the [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] and [[Arachnode]]. One contains three [[Male Sheargrub]]s, the other a five pellet.
*There is one near the [[Scornet]]s. It contains a five pellet.
*There are a total of seven near the Winged Onion. In all, there are two one pellets, three [[Female Sheargrub]]s, two five pellets, a nectar egg, and a [[Lesser Mock Bottom]].
;[[Shaded Garden Remix]]
*There are two on the far west end of the stage, one contains a bomb rock, the other a [[Lesser Mock Bottom]].
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Winged Seeds Underground.jpeg|Underground view of the Flukeweed.
Onionfluke.jpeg|The [[Blue Onion]] trapped under a Flukeweed in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
Dam.jpeg|The dam.
Flukeweed uproot.jpeg|Some Winged Pikmin trying to uproot a Flukeweed.
Flukeweed uprooted.jpeg|An uprooted Flukeweed.
TwilightRiverBranch.png|Winged Pikmin lifting the dam.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ひっこぬけ草
|JapR=Hikkonuke Kusa
|JapM=Pulling weed
|SpaE=Hierbajo
|SpaEM=Underground grass
|Ger=Zupfkraut
|GerM=Pluck-Weed
}}

'''Dam'''
{{Foreignname
|Jap=天然ダム
|JapR=Ten'nen Damu
|JapM=Natural dam
}}

==Trivia==
*The Flukeweed may be based on the frond of the real world ''{{w|Dicranopteris linearis}}''.

==See also==
*[[Climbing stick]]
*[[Fiddlehead]]

{{plants}}
{{obstacles}}