Editing Glitches in Pikmin 3

{{page title|Glitches in ''Pikmin 3''}}

{{Todo|1=Add the glitches that are not related to going [[out of bounds]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzO-pe26v8E this.]}}

{{game help|p3|Analyze and document [[Talk:Glitches in Pikmin 3#Glitches to analyze|these]].}}

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This is a collection of '''[[glitch]]es''' possible in {{p3}} and {{p3d}}.

===Cloning glitch===

{{ glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes | youtube = XuimwQ1At9E

| effects = Allows Pikmin to be cloned using an [[Onion]], up to a certain point.

| prerequisites = Have a Pikmin type you want to clone unlocked and its Onion joined with the Master Onion, and have enough Pikmin to fill the field.

| howto = Take Pikmin of a different type to the one you want to clone out of the Onion until [[Pikmin limit|the field is full]]. Then open the [[Onion menu]], and send some number of Pikmin back to the Onion while taking an equal amount of the desired type out of the Onion. Select OK, and then immediately open the Onion menu again before the Pikmin you sent back enter the Onion. Repeat the process, sending some Pikmin in and taking some Pikmin out, and immediately opening the menu each time. Notice how the number of Pikmin of the type you want to clone in the Onion stays the same as you continue to take them out. Once there are no Pikmin left to send in, you can wait for the Onion animations to finish, and you will have cloned some Pikmin.

| notes = There is a cap to the maximum number of Pikmin you can have of a type with cloning. This cap is different for each type and varies inconsistently between attempts.

| normal = The Onion shouldn't be able to send out a greater number of Pikmin of a type than there are inside it.

===Continuing to play after beating the game===

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Depends | p3 = No | p3d = Yes | youtube = YPUG3miqVFw

|effects = Allows the player to continue playing on a save file after completing the main Story Mode on that save file, which has various effects such as disabling most controls.

|prerequisites = Defeat the final boss and beat the game.

|howto = On the [[day selection menu]] after completing Story Mode, an "END" bubble is displayed after the prior day that ended the run, which can't be selected unlike the other days. However, it is possible to select this day in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', via the [[Pikmin 3 voyage log|voyage log]] viewer accessed by the button in the bottom left. When the player exits the voyage log viewer, the day bubbles will jump to the day the player was last viewing in the voyage log. But whether the "start" button is greyed-out or not won't change, so if the player opens the voyage log on the "END" bubble and goes to, for example the day they defeated the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]] and exits, the button will be still greyed-out even though this day should be selectable, and vice-versa, if the player is on a selectable day and exits the voyage log on the "END" bubble, this makes the "END" bubble selectable and will allow the player to go to the day after the day the final boss was defeated.

|notes = This glitch is only possible on ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' (as in the Wii U version the voyage log is displayed on the GamePad), and opens up many strange effects. These include the following:

** Most [[controls]] are disabled, which makes it impossible to do most tasks. The only actions that are possible are zooming the [[mini radar]], opening the [[hint]] menu, [[Dodge|dodging]] (if the [[Dodge Whistle]] has been obtained), opening the [[pause menu]], and opening the [[KopPad]]. All menu functions still work, which means the KopPad camera and Go Here! abilities can be used normally. It's also possible to rotate the stick to get out of a [[Swooping Snitchbug]]'s grip, and to move the camera out of its starting position at the beginning of the day (but not to move the camera normally).

** At the beginning of the day in the S.S. Drake, there will always be a major story event cutscene where the Koppaites talk, but the topic they talk about will be a minor topic, and the conversation might consist of no text at all.

*** If the [[Formidable Oak]] is selected, the [[objective]] text on the [[loading screen]] will be shown blank, and the [[Music in Pikmin 3#Plasm Wraith battle|Plasm Wraith battle]] music will play continuously throughout the day even though the boss has been already defeated. (Other areas have no objective so the loading screen is normal, and have normal music also.)

** The voyage log for the first day after beating the game is one of the four ending voyage logs (that are normally only viewable in the voyage log viewer), and on subsequent days, normal voyage logs are shown, since nothing notable happens on those days unless all the leaders lose their health.

** On the day selection menu, the days played in this way are added to the list before the "END" bubble, which is always at the end (and is the bubble that must be selected to play the next day). [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] is shown in the leader icons for the days after beating the game, and some placeholder Japanese text appears when switching days in this period. All the days before beating the game function normally, while all the days after beating the game have the restricted controls.

| normal = The player is usually unable to continue after beating the [[Plasm Wraith]]. The day selection menu shows an "END" bubble after the day that the player has defeated the final boss on, and cannot be selected to land on due to the "start" button being greyed-out, unlike other days.

|explanation = The feature to switch days while viewing the voyage log in not in the original ''Pikmin 3'', and was added in the ''Deluxe'' port, which means it's possible the code to update the status of the "Start" button was not included in this feature. The restricted controls may be related to the [[pikmintkb:Pikmin 3 progress value|progress value]], which is set to <code>p140</code> after beating the game, and since it's not intended for the progress value to be at this value during gameplay, it may be the case that controls are disabled to stop the player from continuing.

===Counter glitch===

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes | image = Pikmin 3 counter glitch.jpg | icaption = In this case, player 1's counter shows no standby bubble for Blue Pikmin, and player 2's shows 3 Red Pikmin on standby, but 0 on the squad. | other = [https://web.archive.org/web/20171016102853/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHklcVS-_A Miiverse post with Brittany having herself on the squad] | image-align = left

|effects = Makes the counter show erroneous numbers, like more Pikmin for standby than the number of Pikmin on the squad, or vice-versa

|howto = There is no concise way to reproduce this glitch, but so far, it was only reported to work on the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] and [[Plasm Wraith]] mission in co-op mode. Just playing through the mission as normal will be enough for the counter to eventually glitch. Although rarer, it can happen without the Quaggled Mireclops's intervention, and in single-player.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171018025429/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqF7BiZgcQ|Miiverse post showing the effects of the counter glitch in single player|Wayback Machine}}

|notes = The counter returns to normal when the standby Pikmin/leader is switched, or a Pikmin type is added to or removed from the squad. A [[Glitches in Pikmin#Counter glitch|similar glitch]] can also happen in {{p1}}.

===Formidable Oak backwards (''Pikmin 3'')===

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes | p3d = [[#Formidable Oak backwards (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|See here]] | youtube = sZkldNUsqXM

|effects = Allows the player to do the Formidable Oak cave backwards, and clear out all enemies before actually encountering the [[Mysterious Life Form]].

|prerequisites = Have 2 leaders available, have the [[Dodge Whistle]], and have the Formidable Oak unlocked.

|howto = Take one leader and throw them onto the small root to the right of the path leading down into the Plasm Wraith arena. The placement must be perfect or else the glitch will not work. Once there, walk off and to the left, and proceed to walk up the large root of the white tree. Make sure the leader is facing away from the arena, and use a [[dodge]] roll to get on top of the rock. From there, simply whistle any Pikmin and the other two leaders and walk inside the cave. The glitch is easier seen than explained, so watch the YouTube video above.

|notes = It is advised to throw a leader who would be switched to directly (i.e. Brittany throws Charlie, Charlie throws Alph, and Alph throws Brittany) so that the leader thrown on the root can be switched to immediately and they won't fall off. If you exit through the entrance, the cutscenes play with some weird effects, such as the camera being in the wrong place or playing out of order.

===Formidable Oak backwards (''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'')===

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Helpful | p3 = [[#Formidable Oak backwards (Pikmin 3)|See here]] | p3d = Yes | demonstration = [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/837137203 Twitch clip] | other = [https://twitter.com/Natsumi_Kyouno/status/1345223052443975680 Twitter video]

|effects = Allows the player to do the Formidable Oak cave backwards, and clear out all enemies before actually encountering the [[Mysterious Life Form]]. If the player activates the Plasm Wraith's fight then enter the oak from the entrance at the top, they will begin controlling two leaders at once. Some things can be done in this state, but most cause the game to [[crash]].

|prerequisites = Have 2 leaders available and have the Formidable Oak unlocked.

|howto = Have one leader [[throw|hold]] another, and walk against the wall to the east of the Onion. You will start walking up the wall. Once high enough, throw the leader [[out of bounds]]. Swap to that leader, make your way over the nearby roots, under the walkway that leads to the top, circle the Plasm Wraith's arena from the north, climb up the rock, and when possible, fall onto the pathway that leads out of the oak.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes

===Invincible Pikmin===

{{todo|Expand this section to cover how the glitch can be done in more situations than just crushing.}}

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes, [[update]] 1.1.0 and beyond | p3d = Yes | youtube = psQoKCzal3g | image = Red_Pikmin_Underwater.jpg | icaption = A [[Red Pikmin]] fighting a [[Toady Bloyster]] underwater without drowning.

|effects = Makes Pikmin invincible, able to go underwater, and after thrown, stop reacting to being [[whistle]]d.

|prerequisites = Be in an area with a [[crush]]ing enemy.

|howto = If not done already, update the game (Wii U only). Then, stand next to somewhere where a Pikmin will get crushed and grab it as soon as it gets crushed. Make sure the [[leader]] is out of the way, as the Pikmin will die if the leader is damaged, since they will not be able to pick the Pikmin up. If all is done correctly, you should hear the Pikmin squeal even though it is still in your hands. This glitch can also occur by [[whistling]] a panicking Pikmin the frame before it enters an animation which leads to its death.

|notes = While these Pikmin can break underwater walls, they can't do so for [[Gate#Electric gate|electric gate]]s: when thrown at this kind of gate, they will hit it, then stop, then hit it again and then they will then rejoin your party. Oddly enough, when the player throws them on again, they won't do the same.

|explanation = When a Pikmin is crushed, some flags are set to make it invincible. This avoids having the Pikmin get hurt by hazards or other enemies while it's performing its crushing death animation. During this state, Pikmin are also no longer in the group, and so, can't be picked up. But if the player grabs the Pikmin at the same time it gets crushed, it will activate the invincibility flags, but skip the crushing, since the Pikmin is in a state where it cannot be harmed (i.e. grabbed by a leader).

{{ glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes

| howto = After not being to the Garden of Hope in a while, simply walk up to the sleeping [[Bulborb]] with [[Brittany]] or [[Charlie]]. The game will lock-on to the Bulborb automatically, and a text box of dialog for Alph will appear, but he won't say anything.

{{ glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Alph Empty Dialog Glitch.jpeg

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = ConfusedPikmin.jpg

|howto = Have an inactive leader with Pikmin in their party pass from one [[segment]] of an area to another, through the use of the [[Go Here!]] command. Then, end the [[day]] as they are passing through.

|notes = An attempt to recreate the glitch has had the Pikmin not return to the landing site automatically. For best results, enter the corridor west of the [[Twilight River]] landing site, past the [[paper bag]]. [[Winged Pikmin]] will reach the Drake before the cutscene ends.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Mission Mode corrupted radar preview.jpg

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = P3 Drowning Cutscene Glitch.jpg

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | youtube = mPlt_VR6GO8&t=19m15s | vcaption = Demonstration of the glitch, at 19:15

|howto = When you're behind a paper bag, throw some Pikmin on top of it, and then have other Pikmin push the bag. During the cutscene, the Pikmin that were on the bag will remain in their place, and float in the air when the bag is no longer under them. When the cutscene ends, the Pikmin fall back down.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = P3 invisible geometry.jpg

|howto = Enter an area. If you want to see the geometry disappear on a specific part of the area, make sure you're on a different [[segment]] than that (e.g. if you want to see the glitch happen in a cave, go outside, and vice-versa). Disable [[Off-TV Play]] if it's not already disabled, and use the [[radar]]'s panning to place the camera on the location you want to see the geometry disappear. Look at the TV screen, press any button that makes a leader perform an action (like {{button|wiiu|l}}) and {{button|wiiu|home}} at the same time. You should see the world disappear, although the objects stay. You'll quickly be covered by the Home screen, so to get a better look, you can, for instance, go on the web browser and press {{button|wiiu|x}} to show the game on the TV screen. The timing for this is very strict, of only {{frames|1}} frame, but since you can try again right away if you fail, you should get it to happen quickly.

|explanation = When using the panning feature, the game switches geometry models in order to be able to show the player what's in the other parts of the area. When gameplay resumes, it hides all models of the segments of the map the player is not on, and returns the camera to the leaders. Because the camera doesn't go there instantaneously, but takes one or two frames before it's near the leaders, there is a small window where the camera is outside of the segment the leaders are at, but with the geometry hidden.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Depends | p3 = Yes | youtube = rl5aWgW32GE | image = P3 Invisible Pikmin Glitch.jpg

{{glitch | reproducibility = Low | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes| image = P3 Odd Carrying Positions Glitch.jpg | youtube = GUBOwr6N7jI&t=775 | vcaption = Demonstration of the glitch, at 12:55

|effects = Makes Pikmin carry an object in a strange position, such as upside-down.

===Olimar's Comeback ending cutscene cropping===

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = N/A | p3d = Yes | demonstration = [https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jotwi3/anyone_having_this_problem_with_the_cutscenes_on/ Reddit post]

|explanation = Since the video resolution is smaller on the console's own screen, the video does not play every part of the footage. Normally, the video output would be shrunk to fit the resolution, but that does not happen here.

 

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Winged Onion area geometry unload.jpg

|effects = Causes the player to be able to see unloaded area [[segment]] geometry, because the camera fails to move to the segment of the area where the current leader is and the geometry is loaded. Although the geometry won't be visible, some details will still appear, like the Onion's beam, the Pikmin flowers, or the skybox.

|howto = Leave one leader inside a segment of the area that isn't the segment with the Onion, like inside a cave. Have the other leaders at the Onion's location, ready to free it. The idea is to start the Onion cutscene when the leader inside the cave is the active one. For the Winged Onion, the best way is to throw two Rock Pikmin at the Arachnode to bring its health down, let it scuttle and rest, throw three Red Pikmin at it, and quickly change to the leader inside the cave. For the Blue Onion, simply throw three Winged Pikmin at the Flukeweed and switch to the faraway leader before they finish pulling out the Onion. When the Onion's cutscene is over, the game will prepare to go back to the leader that was selected, and will load that segment, and unload the segment of the area where the Onion is. However, the camera will stay in the same spot, meaning you'll be able to see the unloaded geometry. This effect will remain until any controller input is made, or until one of the idle leaders plucks the new sprout and the new Pikmin type introduction cutscene starts. So to maximize the effects, make sure that the leaders are far away from the Onion when you switch out, so that they don't pluck the sprout.

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Pikmin out at night P3.jpg | icaption = The Pikmin on the bottom-left portion of the screen have been affected by the glitch.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Bomb rock pose glitch.jpg

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | p3d = No | image = Stretched Burrowing Snagret.jpg | youtube = GTF6-UC0RWM

|prerequisites = The [[Sequence break#Early Winged Pikmin|Early Winged Pikmin glitch]] has to be done.

|howto = First of all, do the [[Sequence break#Early Winged Pikmin|Early Winged Pikmin glitch]], so the blue bridge won't be built. Then the [[paper bag]] in front of the [[Winged Onion]] must be pushed. After that, the [[Burrowing Snagret]] must be defeated and its corpse must be carried by 10 [[Winged Pikmin]] or more. These Pikmin will be blocked in front of the bridge which is unfinished. Whistle them and order them to carry the Burrowing Snagret again; they will pass above the lilypad with the head of the Snavian but its foot will be stuck to the [[lily pad]]. The Winged Pikmin will keep carrying the corpse, and the body between the stuck point and the head will begin stretching as the Pikmin carry it forward. If it is stretched too far, the body will eventually turn invisible. Despite this, the corpse will still be harvested once brought to the [[Onion#Master|Master Onion]].

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | image = Pikmin T-pose.jpg

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | p3d = N/A | image = Scornet Maestro T-pose.jpg | youtube = MHackX1Upt8

|explanation = Unlike other bosses, the Scornet Maestro is not hidden when the area is loaded and the enemy is not being used. This normally would not be a problem, as players would never be able to see it in its default pose (the T-pose), seeing as panning the radar to its arena would just reveal a black fog, due to the [[segment]] never having been entered before. But if on the same save file, the boss had been encountered once, the arena will be visible on any day, including a day where the Maestro appears in its T-pose.

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes | youtube = zFL_hjfVtk4

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmless | p3 = Yes

===Alph tutorial softlock===

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Harmful | p3 = No | p3d = Yes | demonstration = [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1344713668471111680 Twitter video]

|effects = Makes the game unable to proceed past the Pikmin whistling segment in Alph's tutorial.

|howto = Change to stick-only cursor controls. When Alph's tutorial begins and the player is tasked with whistling Pikmin, hold the analog stick all the way down. The cursor will jump about various places as it moves, and will eventually settle in place to Alph's left. Then, very gently tilt the stick right until the cursor is no longer in view and points below and to the right of Alph. Then, hold the whistle up to its maximum reach in order to whistle the fourth Pikmin, hiding behind the pot. Finally, whistle the three starter Pikmin all at once.

|notes = After this, not much else can be done other than moving the cursor, whistling, and resetting the game from the Switch's Home menu.

|explanation = The tutorial is programmed to only advance to the lock-on stage when three Pikmin are in the leader's group. By whistling the hidden one first, and then whistling the other three together, the counter jumps from 1 to 4 instantly, never going through three.

 

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmful | p3 = Unknown | p3d = Yes | demonstration = [https://twitter.com/video_storage/status/1339089005523030019 Twitter video]

|effects = Makes an object that's on top of a [[lily pad]] behave erratically.

|prerequisites = Have [[Buried Pond]] unlocked.

|howto = Go on a layout of Buried Pond with lily pads. Have Winged Pikmin carry an object, such as a [[Bulborb]]'s corpse, on top of a lily pad, and then whistle them off so they drop it on the lily pad. At this point the object will start sliding around. By having one player throw Winged Pikmin at the object now, but not enough Pikmin that they'd start carrying, the other player can throw Winged Pikmin to the point where the object starts to be carried. This results in the carrying numbers oscillating quickly, as well as the object shaking and taking weird routes. Using a [[charge]] to get more Pikmin to grab onto the object makes the situation worse.

 

|effects = Makes the data file Plucking #1 show up without an image, and unable to be backed out of. Afterwards, makes this screen overlay everything during normal gameplay, except for the [[HUD]], [[menu]]s, message boxes, and some special effects.

|prerequisites = Be on the hard or ultra-spicy [[difficulties]].

|howto = Play through Alph's part of day 1 until you push the [[cardboard box]]. After you do so, open the [[KopPad]], enter the Exploration Notes app, go to the Controls category, and choose the Plucking #1 file. The scene will enter a glitched state where the image won't show. Press the KopPad button to exit and return to gameplay with this screen active.

|notes =<br>

** The day can be completed in this fashion &ndash; you can control Alph like normal, and figure out where he is using the [[mini radar]]. When the Pikmin growth chart finishes rendering, it will be impossible to interact with the game, requiring you to close the game.

** Pressing a button that switches the current data file left or right will stop the glitch. Pressing the button that would normally back out of the data file onto the data file selection menu is fine, though.

** While the glitch is active, you can press the KopPad button to open the radar app, and press again to continue playing with the glitch.

** Co-op mode will work like normal, but the second player's mini radar won't appear behind the glitched overlay.

** Picking a different file first and then attempting to open the Plucking #1 file will not cause the glitch to happen.

{{glitch | reproducibility = Low | consequences = Harmful | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes | demonstration = [https://i.imgur.com/x1ejtPf.mp4 Imgur video]

|effects = Makes Pikmin carrying part of the [[Crimson Banquet]] survive the sunset. The pieces then become irretrievable the next day. Although it's also possible for missing pieces to spawn in random locations the next day.

|howto = After defeating the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]], the [[Crimson Banquet]] pieces will scatter over the arena. If they are not collected that day, it is possible that one or more pieces will not appear there the next day. This can happen regardless of whether the Meerslug body is harvested.

|explanation = When fruits that have been moved from their initial spawn location are placed on subsequent days, the new location is not exact, but merely an approximation of where they were left the previous day. Due to the dynamic nature of the Meerslug arena's floor for the purposes of the Meerslug's attacks, this may cause some parts to respawn in invalid location, and thus deleted afterwards.

 

|howto = Walk through a [[Area#Segment|portal]] while members of the [[squad]] are going down a slide. If a leader is on the slide, switch to them after performing the glitch to gain access to the incorrectly-lit area.

** Attempting to call leaders and Pikmin from a desynchronized segment to them will have them instantly leave the squad as if they were too far away.

** Using a [[Geyser]], [[Bouncy Mushroom]], being [[throw|thrown]] (or being held and cancelled via the whistle for leaders only), or attempting to [[carry]] an object (in the case of the Pikmin) will return them to the 'normal' segment.

** Water from the 'normal' segment can be heard as leaders walk through it in a desynchronized segment, but Pikmin will not drown in it.

** Using the [[camera]] has the segment model disappear. It is possible to see the segment that the lighting and music is intended for far off in the distance in this state. The segment model will reappear when the camera is not being used.

** On the [[KopPad]] map in a desynchronized segment, the Pikmin and leader icons are in their correct locations relative to their real in-game coordinates (seen by using the camera), but the [[Go Here!]] arrow will be shown at the correct location relative to where in the area the player is.

|explanation = Pikmin 3 splits its areas into [[Area#Segment|segments]], which are accessed via portals, such as cave entrances. However, these locations are actually stored in one overall map, just out of sight from each other. When going through a portal, the game changes the lighting, music, and what objects should be rendered as visible. This glitch interrupts the normal 'warp' process for leaders and Pikmin on the slide, doing everything but actually moving them to the new area.

 

{{game help|p3|Find out if this works on other dirt walls, and provide a video of the glitch in action.}}

|howto = On [[day]] 1, approach the dirt wall inside the cave one must pass through to reach the [[S.S. Drake]]. Throw many Pikmin near one of its columns, and a Pikmin may clip through the ground and die.

|explanation = The sharp wedge of the dirt wall might cause Pikmin to clip through, especially when they are pushing each other apart to make space. It is unknown why all cases are from the one specific wall, but it could be due to its specific placement.

 

| effects = After defeating the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] as [[Charlie]], a second Charlie will join the party which will not be playable but may be thrown around as normal until the day ends.

| prerequisites = Perform the [[Sequence break#Day 1 escape|day 1 escape glitch]] or the same ones in the video above.

| howto = Perform precise clips to climb up and around roots near the tin can in Charlie's starting area, carefully run over the roof of the zone for the intended cave entrance, and enter the cave blocked off by the crystals. Using bomb rocks found near where the [[Spotty Bulbear]] would be, retrieve a pellet from the crystals and have the [[Yellow Pikmin]] take it close to but not inside the cave to the Yellow Onion. Take your Pikmin to the spot where the higher [[Joustmite]] would be and throw them in place. Make your way back to the pellet left near Brittany's cave and move it close to the root in order to clip up onto the root. Walk around the root to the left and clip through the central root to get further out of bounds, follow a precise path to a point near the exit of the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] boss arena and fall out of bounds to fall back in-bounds at the exit. Call to the Pikmin left where the [[Joustmite]] would be and go inside. The fight can be won as normal; completing the bridge is the easiest method to do so. Upon defeat, Charlie will emerge as normal, and a broken cutscene will play.

** After retrieving the second Charlie, the [[KopPad]] still can't be used and the player still can't [[charge]]. However, upon bringing back the [[Heroine's Tear]] to the ship, the day can be ended.

** Ending the day in this state means that the game thinks that the player has rescued Charlie and can move on to revisit [[Tropical Wilds]], but having never obtained the primary Onion, the game is [[softlock]]ed.

** Going into Brittany's cave where the [[Yellow Pikmin]] are discovered and back out of it and ''not'' skipping the cutscene will crash the game, but skipping the cutscene will activate the sun meter and allow the player to end the day. Ending the day with one Charlie comes with its own various glitches.

| explanation = The game assumes that the player can't possibly reach and defeat the boss without being Alph and Brittany, and so upon defeat, Charlie is made available. The player can't switch to him or use any of their Y-controls at this time, however, only able to throw him until the day is over.

 

|howto = Perform the setup for [[#Tropical Wilds storage|Tropical Wilds storage]] and then [[Sequence break#Day 1 escape|day 1 escape]], and kill the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]]. Return to the Phosbat cave to be sent to the [[Tropical Wilds]], and retry the day. From there, play normally until you reach the [[Distant Tundra]]. Once there, activate the [[electrode]] in the cave before the Vehemoth Phosbat's arena. Re-enter the Distant Tundra, and the Vehemoth Phosbat will have returned to life with a single [[health]] point.

 

|effects = Activates the cutscene that sends you to the [[Tropical Wilds]] even after progressing the story past the cutscene.

|notes = Only works on day 1.

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Depends | p3 = Yes | image = P3 Floating Fruit Glitch.jpg | icaption = Demonstration of the glitch on [[The Rustyard]].

|notes = The object will most likely remain irretrievable afterwards, so attempt the glitch where it is not harmful, like [[Mission Mode]]. It is possible to retrieve certain objects, if timed right and you have Winged Pikmin. [[Mission Mode]] is not the only place this works.

{{glitch | reproducibility = Medium | consequences = Harmful | p3 = Yes | youtube = UO8-5q1XKec

|effects = Gives control to [[Alph]] while he is inside the [[S.S. Drake]], knocked out. The only thing that can be done is move the [[camera]] and the [[cursor]].

|howto = On the first day at the [[Formidable Oak]], knock out Alph as the first thing you do. This can be achieved by having Charlie [[Throw|hold]] him at the northeast corner of the Plasm Wraith's arena, against the ledge from which the boss appears, and then facing the southwest, and releasing him. He should fall off into the [[pit]] and lose some of his [[health]]. Once he is knocked out, get some Pikmin and approach the Plasm Wraith and Olimar at the top. After the cutscenes where the Pikmin try to carry Olimar and choose to follow Brittany, the game gives control to Alph, who is actually knocked out and at the S.S. Drake.

{{glitch | reproducibility = Low | consequences = Harmful | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes | youtube = 5xpr3p8rLnU | other = [https://old.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/oknne6/so_i_was_playing_ultra_spicy_mode_and_i_fell/ reddit post]

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes

{{glitch | reproducibility = High | consequences = Helpful | p3 = Yes | p3d = Yes | image = Tremendous Sniffer glitch.jpg | youtube = hhBhcq6r8lY

|prerequisites = Keep the [[reinforced wall]] up, and have the fruit uncollected.

|howto = At the Twilight River, go to the Tremendous Sniffer. Order a Winged Pikmin to carry the Tremendous Sniffer, or throw a Yellow Pikmin over the gate. It doesn't matter how many Pikmin are ordered, or if they actually move it. The next day, the Tremendous Sniffer will be outside of its alcove.

|notes = Bomb rocks can be used and still have the glitch work, just as long as you don't fully destroy the wall{{cite youtube|0nxKz1HDSvs|of the Tremendous Sniffer being taken out with the wall still up|m=12|s=43}}{{cite youtube|tvRDhM-frWE|of the Tremendous Sniffer being retrieved with the wall still up|m=2|s=0}}. The fruit will clip through the wall for a tiny bit. If you use a Yellow Pikmin and want to rescue it, make sure it's in a leader's group when the day ends. The Pikmin become idle if they can't get close to the leader for a few seconds, so if you want to end the day manually, make sure to whistle them and end the day right after.

|explanation = The game keeps track of where the fruit is. Instead of saving exact coordinates, it might only save the "general" location. If the fruit is not touched, its "general location" is considered inside the alcove. If it gets too close to the gate, the location starts being considered the open space outside the alcove. When it loads the next day, it places the fruit in the vague location it had saved the previous day. Alternately, the game might save the exact location, but due to the carrying, the pear gets slightly embedded against the wall, and when the game loads a new day, it attempts to spawn the fruit in the same place, but to prevent it from clipping, it pushes it off and outside the gate.

| By [[Throw#Holding|holding on]] to a leader or Pikmin while on the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]'s arena and walking about, the trajectory prediction curve will occasionally change to a tight curve with an endpoint far below the surface. At this point, throwing will result in the leader or Pikmin performing their trajectory very quickly. This is likely because the game adjusts the throw's velocity according to the distance, which in this case, is assumed to be quite far away (underground). || Yes || Yes ||

| If the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]'s crystal is broken while Pikmin are inside its mouth, those Pikmin will not be killed, but will not be retrievable either. At the end of the day, they will be accounted for the number of deaths by battle. || Yes || Unknown || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMPq2unWD4&t=24m54s YouTube video]

| If the Heroine's Tear is collected with Winged Pikmin, it will become impossible to obtain for the rest of the day as it will get stuck on the exits of the cave. The Pikmin will also be unable to be whistled back. || Yes || Unknown ||

| When a leader uses the [[dodge]] move against an object that can be carried with a single Pikmin, the object in question will slightly move. This trick can be used to move pieces of fruit out of the water, for example. || Yes || Yes || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncDUZxBJYMw YouTube video]

| It is possible to kill off all Pikmin in Charlie's segment of day 1. Before the first row of [[Spotcap]]s, on the rightmost wall (facing the Spotcaps), there is a nook where the wall before it has some ice on top, and the wall after it does not. The player can position Charlie against this nook, turn around, [[throw|hold]] Pikmin such that they are inside the nook, and [[whistle]] to release the Pikmin inside. There is no floor there, so the Pikmin will fall through and die. Though nothing happens when all of them die, if the player does this before destroying any of the Spotcaps or Kingcaps in the second row, they will be [[softlock|unable to proceed]]. || Yes || Unknown ||

| It is possible to go out of bounds on the right side of the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]'s arena. Destroy the two brown spotcaps with data files, then throw a leader up to where they used to be. After, switch to that leader and walk towards the [[Hocotate ship]]. || Yes || Unknown ||

| If an [[Armored Cannon Larva]] is killed just as it was about to shoot a boulder, a boulder will appear where it would spawn if the beetle was alive, but it will be destroyed instantly. Regardless, it will still kill nearby Pikmin. || Yes || Yes || [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1330646751607283712 Twitter video]

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===Aesthetic===

| If an ignited [[bomb rock]] is detonated prematurely, such as when hit by an [[Armored Cannon Larva]]'s rock or landed on by a [[Yellow Wollywog]], the bomb rock's lighting effects will continue to play for a few seconds, as if the bomb rock was still there. This can best be seen in [[Arid Metropolis]]. || Yes || Yes ||

| [[Dodging]] from under the water to the shore will result in bubbles appearing on dry land. Each bubble only lasts for less than a second. || Yes || Yes ||

| By draining all the leaders' health, the rings that delimit a "safe zone" on the landing site will be visible during the [[sunset]] cutscene. || Yes || Yes || [https://web.archive.org/web/20171016102742/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHkof8Hg3w Miiverse post]

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| If a [[leader]] is [[throw]]n onto an [[Arachnode]]'s web, that leader will become flat. || Yes || Yes || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnDsZQrIQ4I YouTube video]

| By being far enough away from the bomb rocks on top of the tin can on the [[Twilight River]], and looking at them through the [[KopPad]], the rocks' orange energy stripes will appear bloated and much larger than they should be. || Yes || No || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKmJD6XlxMY YouTube video]

| In the Collect Treasure! version of [[Beastly Caverns]], if an object is delivered to the Blue Onion, and only White and/or Purple Pikmin are carrying it, it will glow red when it is being sucked in, instead of blue. || Yes || Unknown || [https://web.archive.org/web/20171027062952/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHlHHDvouw Miiverse post]

| If the day ends when the Onion begins sucking something up, its beam swirls will stay there, animated, during the sunset cutscene. An easy way to trigger this is to use the pause menu. || Yes || Yes || [https://web.archive.org/web/20171027063121/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHlGWwaTEQ Miiverse post] [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1330639625954549760 Twitter video]

| If the player has Pikmin carrying bomb rocks and brings them to the hollow tree containing the [[Medusal Slurker]] in [[Tropical Wilds]], the bomb rocks will turn invisible. The bomb rocks function normally, and upon exiting the cave, they will become visible again. || Yes || Unknown || [[:File:Invisible bomb rock.jpg|Image]]

| When playing on [[Rusted Labyrinth]], the angle of the [[iron ball]]'s lighting will be based on player 1's [[camera]], for both screens. This can be seen by having player 2 look at the iron ball, and having player 1 rotate the camera &ndash; the highlight will move around the ball on player 2's screen. || Yes || Unknown ||

| Throwing Pikmin onto a small pile of fragments that are almost gone (3 out of 30 should be fine), the Pikmin will float on top of the pile. Likely a hitbox error. || Yes || Yes ||

| When a [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] entry is opened, the bar at the bottom of the screen that explains the controls will be offset to the left a bit. The button legend will not be aligned to the right side of the screen, and the rightmost limit of the bar's graphic can be seen. || No || Yes || [[:File:P3D Piklopedia Peckish Aristocrab.jpg|Image]]

| If the carrier Pikmin stuck cutscene is queued to be played, but another cutscene plays first, and said cutscene opens up the way of the carrier Pikmin, the "stuck" cutscene will still play, even though it will show the Pikmin progressing just fine. || Yes || Yes || [https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jlyuem/whatever_you_say_brittany/ Reddit post]

| If there is a Pikmin [[soul]] visible on the [[radar]], zooming in or out will displace its position. || No || Yes || [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1330651011648606209 Twitter video]

| In [[Thirsty Desert Remix]], a Purple Pikmin's eyes may be green, at times. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1333854054380838912 Twitter photo]

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| After building the underwater pot in the [[Garden of Hope]] that allows access to the Quaggled Mireclops, the player can go underneath and use the [[KopPad]]'s camera to look at the ceiling of the pot, to find that it is not rendered. Curiously, leaders or Pikmin on top of the pot will also not be visible. || Yes || Yes ||

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| By completing a mission with 10 or more minutes remaining, the time bonus in the results screen will not show the tens digit for the minutes. It is easiest to do this in [[The Ship Restored]]. || Unknown || Yes || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/753008392825733320/776093320496807966/unknown.png Discord attachment]

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| After a [[Bingo Battle]] celebration cutscene, almost everything on the stage disappears, except for a few particle effects, like the Onion's beam, the leader's antenna, and the lens flare effect. This is only visible while the game is fading out. || No || Yes || [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1336441741004525568 Twitter video]

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| By being in co-op play, and having player 1's standby Pikmin type be something like Red Pikmin, and disabling co-op play, the player's cursor will be colored after the standby Pikmin type, except for the shape inside the cursor, which will be cyan. Likewise, being in single player with Red Pikmin as the standby type and switching to co-op will not update player 1's cursor shape to cyan. Updating the standby type fixes this. || No || Yes ||

| When playing ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' in handheld mode, entering a mission's [[after hours]] mode will increase the rendering resolution, making the game look sharper. The resolution returns to normal when the mission is exited. || No || Yes || [[:File:P3D After Hours resolution.jpg|Image]]

| In the [[Plasm Wraith]]'s [[cutscene]] in Mission Mode, the creature goes from a translucent drop to a solid-color sphere. If the player skips the cutscene just a beat after that happens, they may start the fight with a static, intangible sphere of plasm in that same spot. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/EspyoPT/status/1396891924250857475 Twitter video]

| In the [[mission results menu]], if the player checks the global rankings, the name of the stage will match whatever stage the player played on, but the icon will be that of [[Tropical Forest]]. This does not always happen. || Unknown || Yes ||  

| By quickly swapping between selected entries in the Piklopedia and opening an entry, it is possible for the game to open that entry, but show a different creature's video instead. || N/A || Yes || [https://twitter.com/kumatheartist/status/1657385558182875137 Twitter video]

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| While playing through the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] mission, the cursor for player two as Brittany can be colored all pink like normal, except for the sphere in the center, which will be blue. This happens when the cursor is not on top of a target (i.e. on the ground). || Yes || Unknown || [[:File:Brittany blue cursor.jpg|Image]]

| Charging Pikmin at a pile of fragments right before the Brittany freeing cutscene begins results in those Pikmin carrying the fragments on their hand freely. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/KumaTheArtist/status/1412195957563805701 Twitter video]

| By changing from a leader that is in the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]'s fight to a leader that is elsewhere just before the boss is defeated, the game may show the defeat cutscene with the camera underground, and may then lock up. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/tel_pikmin/status/1605892796782891008?t=V2wuCUhGu0AW2azTVbEQYw&s=19 Twitter video]

| It is possible for the pause menu's button cursor to appear in an old position for a few [[frame]]s when the restart confirmation prompt appears. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/kumatheartist/status/1654870024702803970 Twitter video]

| If a Pikmin is thrown at a Candypop Bud, and an enemy manages to bite it after it contacted with the Candypop Bud, but before it takes the Pikmin in, and if the enemy is staggered and forced to drop the Pikmin, the Pikmin will come out unharmed but have a persistent throw trail effect behind it. This effect gets lost after throwing the Pikmin. || Unknown || Yes || [https://youtu.be/oz2VhmST7ME YouTube video]

| It is possible for Olimar to make a sound while plucking, for no reason. || Unknown || Yes || [https://twitter.com/Gaming98/status/1649829569049001984 Twitter video]

The following are [[Miiverse]] posts about glitches that have no explanation or detail. Because these have not been reproduced or expanded upon, and because Miiverse was only available for ''Pikmin 3'', it is unknown if these glitches can happen in {{p3d}}.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171025163614/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACXVHhoY2pVNQ Mysterious Life Form stuck on the transition point to the final room]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171102113133/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAADV44g5IYYbQ Brittany floating in midair in a cutscene]