Editing Glitches in Hey! Pikmin

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Please read the [[Pikipedia:Glitch notes|glitch notes]] before attempting any of these glitches or before adding your own.

== Out-of-bounds ==

=== Back-and-Forth Road ===

|effects = Sends [[Captain Olimar]] to a high ledge he shouldn't be able to reach, in [[Back and Forth Road]].

|howto = First, go on top of the [[iron block]] under the slope, and walk right next to the slope. Then, repeatedly throw Pikmin into the bottom right corner, as fast as you can. Right after doing that for a while, try using the [[jetpack]] and move to the right. With luck, you will fly up the top of the slope.

== Gameplay ==

=== Black screen lock ===

|prereq = Have never received the S.S. Dolphin II's speech about all your Pikmin having died, in this saved game. Have [[Lights in the Darkness]] unlocked.

|howto = In Lights in the Darkness, make your way up to the [[Bloominous Stemple]]s that have [[Electripede]]s moving around above them. Activate an Electripede, stand on the Stemple that opened, along with your Pikmin and wait for the Electripede to stop producing electricity. You will fall along with your Pikmin, the ship will start the speech about how all Pikmin died, but will get interrupted by the fade-out caused by Olimar falling into the pit. The game will then enter a locked state.

=== Olimar's Madcap Ride stick clip ===

|effects = Causes a Pikmin to clip through a stick platform and land on an [[Adult Centipare]] as it dives into poison, which usually results in the Pikmin's death.

|prereq = Have [[Olimar's Madcap Ride]] unlocked.

|howto = In Olimar's Madcap Ride, reach the segment where the 4 [[Coppeller]]s (1 empty-handed, 1 with a [[Red Pikmin]], 2 with red [[Sparklium]] seeds) fly in a circle. Be sure to have at least 8 Pikmin, as you'll need to be able to carry the [[Tempting Vision]] treasure. Stand at the head of the Adult Centipare and wait for the [[Hydroe bramble]] to go down behind you and throw 8 Pikmin onto the Tempting Vision. Wait for the Pikmin to land on the stick platform with Olimar below where it will land, and the glitch will have occurred.

|notes = This can be very aggravating if you are trying to complete the stage with no Pikmin deaths, as it is likely the Pikmin will die upon performing this glitch.

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== Misc. ==

=== Delayed eating ===

|effects = Makes a Pikmin get chomped, but continue to live and act like normal, until its death happens a split-second later.

|prereq = Have [[Secret Spot 3]] unlocked, which means having an [[amiibo]] and the ability to scan it.

=== Falling whistle glitch ===

|effects = Makes Captain Olimar float in mid-air during a cutscene, before eventually dropping to the ground, losing one bar of health, and respawning.

|prereq = Have not seen the cutscene where you whistle the Rock Pikmin hiding in a bush in [[Crystal Tunnels]].

=== High Bouncy Mushroom jump ===

|effects = Makes Pikmin jump on a Bouncy Mushroom higher than normal during a Secret Spot collection cutscene.

|prereq = Have [[Secret Spot 9]] unlocked, which means having an [[amiibo]] and the ability to scan it.

=== Sliding Pikmin stuck ===

|effects = Makes Pikmin get temporarily stuck in the falling animation.

|howto = On [[Crystal Tunnels]], go down the starting shaft, and head left, just before the shaft with slope crystals. Stand on the straight floor right before the drop, and look at the blue gems in the ground. Stand on top of the largest one, such that there's around one Olimar-width between you and the edge to the left. Notice the first slope crystal in the fall, wedged on the right side of the wall – it's consisted of one large crystal and a very small overhang crystal on top of the big one. Now, hold a Pikmin, aim the crosshair at the tip of the small overhang crystal, and release. The Pikmin should bounce on some crystals on the way, and eventually get stuck on the vertical wall of the same big crystal. The Pikmin will eventually get out, but slightly different positioning and throws can make the Pikmin hang on for more or less time.

=== Sudden rainbow rocks ===

|effects = Suddenly gives the player some rainbow rocks despite the rocks already going off-screen uncollected.

|prerequisites = Have the [[Sparkling Labyrinth]] [[Sparklium Springs]] area available to enter.

=== Terrain cut-in ===

|effects = Shows the terrain cut off, and popping in or out.

|howto = Go to [[Scorched Earth]]. Open up the way to the [[Deluxe Something-or-Other]] and climb down the vine that leads to it. Then, climb the vine back up and keep an eye out on the top-right of the top screen. The terrain on that part of the screen extends up a fair bit, but midway through climbing, you should see it cut off from the top, for a bit. As you move on the vine, you'll see more or less be cut off, until it all pops into view when you climb high enough.

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== Minor ==

=== Gameplay ===

=== Aesthetic ===

* If the floor level changes while Captain Olimar is climbing up a ledge, he will perform the animation higher or lower than the ledge proper. This can be reproduced easily at the start of [[Drenchnozzle Den]], by holding to the right against the wall while the first jet of water is rising up.

=== Hard to reproduce ===

* It is possible for some Pikmin to get stuck, for unknown reasons.{{cite youtube|rYC7vQ0gLqs|showing 2 Red Pikmin stuck in place}}

* It is possible for a Yellow Pikmin to get stuck upside-down.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171029222613/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAADV44RnUOwEA|Miiverse post of a Yellow Pikmin upside-down|Wayback Machine}}

== See also ==