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'''Health''' (also known as '''Hit Points''' or '''Health Points''', and usually shortened to '''HP''') is a common mechanic in games, used to represent how close a living entity is to dying. In general terms, the higher something's health is, the more damage it can sustain before dying. When its health reaches zero, it dies.

In the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]], [[enemy]] or [[leader]] health is mostly depleted during [[combat]], though it can be reduced in other ways too. An object's health is stored as a number, but is shown to the player with a [[HUD#Health wheel|colored wheel]] as opposed to a number in text. This wheel is mostly used to keep track of how close an enemy is to dying, although it can serve other purposes, such as pointing down how close a [[Volatile Dweevil]] is to exploding. It should be noted that some objects will not have their health shown to the player whatsoever, although things like [[gate]]s will become visibly more damaged as they are attacked.

On Pikipedia, an object's health points can be found in the corresponding subject's article, in a section with the statistics, or under a section titled "Technical information". In the case of ''Pikmin 2'' enemies, you may also use the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] page. The health values were gathered either by checking the memory with an emulator and/or memory reader, by reading the in-game files directly, or via in-game observations and calculations. For comparison, you may learn how strong Pikmin attacks are by checking the infobox at the top of a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin type]]'s article.

The health of leaders is represented on the bottom-left corner of the screen. It differs slightly from normal health wheels in that it lacks a black circle behind the main pie chart, and it beeps whenever it's below 50%.

Enemy attacks, hazards, and other sources of damage generally deplete a leader's health, which can eventually lead to the leader being KO'd, but getting hit by an attack will also temporarily place them in a state where they cannot be controlled by the player, meaning it's harder to take them or their Pikmin out of harm's way.

* A weak source of damage will cause the leader to be stunned for a fraction of a second, though they are invulnerable during this period.

* A source of damage that throws leaders about will knock them back a certain distance and onto to the ground; they can get up after a bit however, and in some games, [[Button mashing|rapidly twirling the control stick]] will make them get up faster.

* Being crushed forces a leader to the ground on the spot immediately, and only return to normal after some seconds.

In {{P1}}, if [[Captain Olimar]] loses all his health, a cutscene will play with him falling down, in black and white, then he'll appear next to the ship, go in, and take off, leaving all Pikmin on the field behind. This automatically ends the [[day]]. It's possible to heal to full health by investigating the [[S.S. Dolphin]], which is done by pressing {{button|gc|a|wii|a}} near the colored lights emitted by the ship.

 

There are two minor glitches in ''Pikmin 2'' related to a leader losing all of his health: [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Ghost leader|one glitch]] has the fallen leader able to be hurt, while [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Unbeamable leader|another one]] allows the leader to remain on the ground instead of being beamed up by the Research Pod.

For the most part, it is unclear whether [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] have health points, and how they factor into normal gameplay. When hurt in [[combat]] against enemies, Pikmin do not suffer adverse effects other than being knocked back, and except in ''Pikmin 3'', sometimes [[Maturity#Decreasing|losing their flower or bud]]. Other than that, enemies only have attacks that kill Pikmin right away. There are some special attacks that seem to hurt Pikmin, and sometimes letting them live, sometimes letting them die. This is the case with the [[Gatling Groink]]'s shots. Their interaction with Pikmin health is currently unknown.

That said, [[Mushroom Pikmin]] in {{p1}} do lose health when knocked down by Olimar, and if this happens enough times, they will die.{{cite youtube|A8eggQyvY1k|demonstrating how Pikmin keep track of their health, and lose it when knocked down by Olimar as Mushroom Pikmin|published={{date|7|September|2021}}|retrieved={{date|7|September|2021}}}} Infighting between regular Pikmin and Mushroom Pikmin also involves some blows being exchanged, which will eventually result in a Pikmin dying, likely through the same health system. Something similar happens when Pikmin from different teams in competitive 2-player modes fight, even in other games.

In [[combat]], as an enemy gets hit by [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] attacks (or [[leader]] [[punch]]es, explosions, etc.), its health drops. Generally, enemies show no signs of weakness when they are low on health. Once an enemy is dead, it will either leave its dead body, which can be carried to an [[Onion]], or it'll drop some spoils. Any damage caused to an enemy will not carry over onto the next [[day]], with the exception of [[boss]]es in ''Pikmin 3''.

*[[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]s do not actually die while not petrified, as they do not leave a [[soul]] and can be seen squirming when Pikmin carry their "corpse".

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*[[Shearwig]]s in ''Pikmin 2'' quickly regenerate while flying. They begin flying after being hurt, and go back to the ground when they're probably healed. In ''Pikmin'', they always regenerate at the same rate, whether they are flying or not, making it [[#Passive regeneration|passive healing]] instead.

[[File:Revive.jpg|thumb|A Gatling Groink springing back to life.]]

In ''Pikmin 2'', ''Pikmin 3'', and ''Pikmin 4'', a few enemies are known to revive after they've been downed. Once their health reaches 0, a moderately slow process of revival occurs, where the enemy's health wheel is filled back up. The creature remains incapacitated throughout this process, but once its health is full it will be brought back to life. When one of these creatures do get defeated, they do not leave a soul, showing that they are only temporarily incapacitated.

Moldy enemies in ''Pikmin 4'' only revive when the [[Toxstool]] dumps its poison on them, so they will remain dead if the Toxstool is not present to revive them.

In ''Pikmin 2'', this mechanic encourages the player to dispose of the creature by bringing it to an [[Onion]] or the [[Research Pod]], before it reawakens. If the enemy is killed while [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] or [[ice|frozen]], it will not leave a corpse, and hence, cannot revive. The only exception to this is [[Moss]], who doesn't shatter when defeated while frozen. Finally, the only other way to ensure an enemy does not revive is to have it fall off the floor of a [[cave]] while alive, when possible. In ''Pikmin 3'', the only way to defeat the Mysterious Life-Form is when it transforms into the Plasm Wraith, at which point the player may proceed to truly defeat it.

The following enemies can be revived after being defeated:

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In {{hp}}, Captain Olimar's health is measured by levels in a Health Gauge that can be increased via [[upgrade]]s. Every time Olimar is hurt, he loses one level of health, and becomes invincible for eight seconds. Some things are able to kill him in one hit though, like the [[Queen Shearwig]]'s finishing strike, the snowballs in [[Over Wintry Mountains]], or being crushed by a pushed block. Olimar can regain health by collecting [[heart]]s.

HUD Leader health P1.png|[[Captain Olimar]]'s health in ''Pikmin''.

HUD Leader health P2.png|The health of the two initial leaders in ''Pikmin 2''.

Pikmin4Health.jpg|The health of the player character and Oatchi in ''Pikmin 4''.