Editing Hey! Pikmin

{{page title|''Hey! Pikmin''}}

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|developer  = {{w|Arzest}}

|publisher  = [[Nintendo]]

|genre      = Action, puzzle, platformer

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'''''Hey! Pikmin''''' is a spin-off game in the {{ps}}, released in 2017 for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. The game takes place sometime after the events of {{p3}}, and sees [[Captain Olimar]] crash-landing on an [[Hey! Pikmin planet|unfamiliar planet]] and collecting [[treasure]] to gather enough [[Sparklium]] to fuel his ship back into working condition. The game plays very differently to the main games in the series, as it is a 2.5D puzzle platformer. The focus of the game is not on organizing the Pikmin, multi-tasking, and strategy, but is instead on reflexes, accurate aiming, and maneuverability.

[[File:S.S. Dolphin II talking.jpg|thumb|The [[S.S. Dolphin II]] talking to Olimar at the start of the game.]]

{{see also|Cutscene#Hey! Pikmin}}

The prologue starts with Captain Olimar flying on the S.S. Dolphin II until he comes across a shower of asteroids. He tries to dodge them, but ends up getting hit, and the ship plummets into an [[Hey! Pikmin planet|alien planet]], landing near a group of terrified Pikmin.

After this, Captain Olimar wakes up from the crash landing as the ship's pod assesses his and the ship's situation. After doing so, it concludes that the ship's fuel – the [[Sparklium]] supply – is completely empty. The pod picks up Sparklium signals and sends the captain onward, where the two stumble upon a wild [[Red Pikmin]]. After it being scared off, and the two continue going forward, Captain Olimar uses his [[whistle]] to bring out the Pikmin hiding in the weeds, only to realize there are actually four of them hiding, not just one. Moving forward a bit, the group discovers some [[Sparklium Seed]]s. It is at this point that the pod confirms that each seed contains one Sparklium, but Olimar needs 30 thousand to be able to escape. After the ship reassures the demoralized captain, everyone moves further onward, find some more seeds, and the tutorial level is completed.

Throughout the rest of the adventure, Olimar explores different [[area]]s, one at a time, gathering Sparklium Seeds and [[treasure]]s along the way. There are two primary goals; the first is obtaining {{sparklium|hp|30,000}} Sparklium in order to fully power the ship again, and the second is searching for a missing key component of the S.S. Dolphin II, the [[Sparklium Converter]], which is needed in order to return home. This final piece can be obtained from the last sector, [[The Final Stretch]].

In order to get home, Captain Olimar needs to find {{sparklium|hp|30,000}} and the Sparklium Converter. The ship does not know where the Sparklium Converter is, so the player needs to play through all eight main [[sector]]s, gathering Sparklium along the way. Once all eight sectors are finished and the Sparklium count reaches 30,000, the ship detects the Sparklium Converter in a new sector, [[The Final Stretch]]. Here, he battles against the fearsome [[Berserk Leech Hydroe]], and after winning the fight, it is revealed that the [[Leech Hydroe]] that had taken control of the monster is holding the Sparklium Converter. After its defeat, the creature drops the ship part and then scurries away. The captain recovers the ship part, and prepares to go home.

As the ship is setting everything up for the ride, Olimar goes outside to meet the Pikmin for one final time, as him and a group of different Pikmin are frolicking around. Eventually, the ship's pod calls him over, and he sorrowfully walks away from the Pikmin. At first, they follow him, but after they realize what is happening, they stop, and stare at Olimar as he is getting beamed up into the ship's pod. As the ship takes off, the Pikmin all get inside the nearby Onion. The two blast off into space, but the Onion can only follow the ship up so far, until it stays behind. The ship keeps going, eventually activates the warp, and disappears.

After this, the [[credits]] roll. In the cutscene after the credits, a scene similar to the intro plays out, except instead of Olimar coming face to face with asteroids, he sees [[Hocotate]] in the distance. The ending finishes with the S.S. Dolphin II flying towards Olimar's home planet.

It is possible to continue playing levels after the ending cutscene.

[[File:Foaming Lake 4.jpg|thumb|A scene in [[Foaming Lake]].]]

Gameplay happens mainly on the bottom screen, although both screens show the action. The player can move [[Olimar]] left or right on the ground, and also vertically when climbing a [[vine]], swimming [[Water|underwater]], or when being held afloat by [[Winged Pikmin]]. Small ledges can be climbed up by simply walking in their direction. Captain Olimar can also deploy his [[jetpack]], which allows the player to control him in midair left or right for a short time.

Pikmin cannot be grown in this game. Instead, they're found in the wild, either behind foliage or obtained in short cutscenes. Because of this, enemies do not drop corpses (although they still release [[soul]]s), and just fade away shortly after being taken down. Pikmin hiding behind foliage will occasionally pop in and out of their hiding spot, to let the player know that they're there. Pikmin are usually found in groups of 4.

The player can [[whistle]] [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] from anywhere on the screen, which makes them run to Olimar's side, although Pikmin [[carry]]ing a [[treasure]] will continue carrying it. This is the only way to add wild Pikmin to the party. Once in Olimar's group, they can be [[throw]]n by him in the direction the player taps. Unlike the main ''Pikmin'' games, the Pikmin cannot be told to idle as normal – throwing a Pikmin away to an enemy or no task in particular will just make the Pikmin walk back to Olimar. This casual walk can be ordered into a run by whistling. Using the jetpack however will dismiss non-[[Winged Pikmin|Winged]] Pikmin on the spot, until they are whistled back. Entering a doorway while some Pikmin are busy carrying or fighting will also leave them idling, although they can still hold on to whatever item they are holding if the player didn't wander too far.

There are semi-solid platforms in the form of branches, that can be passed through going upwards but not downwards unless there is a vine attached to the branch. Pikmin that land close to a task like a pile of [[Bridge#Fragment|bridge fragment]]s will automatically walk towards the task and begin working on it. Enemy health is represented with a horizontal bar, unlike the [[HUD#Health wheel|pie chart]] of previous games. Blue Pikmin thrown while underwater are tossed in a straight line instead of an arc, and swim back to Olimar right away. This is true even if they hit an enemy, and is also the case for thrown Winged Pikmin. Other Pikmin, when thrown at enemies, will either bounce off the enemy or, if possible, latch on to it and attack repeatedly.

Captain Olimar lands on the stage after being beamed down by the [[S.S. Dolphin II]]'s ship pod. Treasure and objects are collected by having Olimar himself touch them. Treasures involve a small cutscene that shows Olimar summoning a portal of sorts to beam up the object; after the cutscene, there is a small pause showing the treasure's name and value. If a level is replayed, collected treasures are replaced by rainbow [[Sparklium Seed]]s. The value of a new treasure isn't added to the total of Sparklium yet, but collecting the rainbow Sparklium Seed equivalent to that treasure adds the value of {{sparklium|hp|50}} right away. There are two, three, or four treasures per stage, and collecting one adds its icon to the set of bubbles on the top screen's [[HUD]]. If Olimar loses all of his health or gets crushed by a rock, a cutscene showing the ship taking the unconscious captain away will be shown.

Due to the game's side-scrolling perspective, there may be paths hidden behind walls. At times, the ship's pod will interrupt gameplay to alert Captain Olimar of something, like when Pikmin are being left behind. The pod awaits for Captain Olimar at the end of the stage, who, after a triumphant pose, gets beamed up inside the pod. The Pikmin with Olimar also get beamed up, except in the tutorial stage, where they stay behind. Pikmin that get rescued at the end of the stage in this fashion will be added to the [[Pikmin Park]]. If all treasures in the stage are collected, the results screen at the end will say "Treasures Found!", but if not, it'll say "Area Explored!"

The [[weight]] of treasures is indicated by dots above the treasure that are filled as Pikmin are thrown on. Once the minimum Pikmin strength is met, the object begins moving, and no more Pikmin can be added. Pikmin will carry objects down ledges, but if the fall is too great, they might refuse. If they have nowhere to go, they simply shuffle back and forth. Pikmin that are carrying cannot be whistled, even if they are stuck, but Pikmin that are holding on to an object without taking it anywhere can be whistled. If Pikmin are carrying something, whether they can move it or not, but Olimar walks away from them, they will eventually drop the object and start running after the captain. Carrier Pikmin trying to take an item to Olimar may turn back if they bump against a ledge down or a bridge, even if built.

Long drops down will cause Olimar to start teetering at the edge if the player pushes against the edge. Letting go off that direction and pressing again will bypass this teetering and force Captain Olimar to fall down. This can be used to fall into the [[pit]].

In any area, there are 20 Pikmin to find, although some new ones will be born from previous spawn locations (rocks, bushes, etc.) if some of the player's Pikmin die, so that the player doesn't get stuck without Pikmin. Although the limit is 20 Pikmin, with specific circumstances, the player can have up to 24; see the [[#amiibo compatibility|amiibo compatibility]] section for more details. If the player finds all of the Pikmin in the area and doesn't let a single one die, they will be awarded with a golden Pikmin badge on top of the area's icon on the [[area selection menu]]. Getting all badges in a sector will make a badge appear on the sector's button in the [[sector selection menu]], and getting a badge in all areas of the game will make one appear in the [[saved game selection menu]]'s button. These rewards are purely cosmetic.

If Captain Olimar is killed too many times in a row when exploring a new area, or if the player has been on it for 30 minutes, the game gives the player the opportunity to skip the area and try the next one instead. [[Boss]] battle areas cannot be skipped.

Interestingly, skipping [[First Expedition]] will give the player the [[jetpack]] anyway. The game keeps track of the number of deaths in a row the player has suffered, but if the player returns to the area selection screen, the counter is reset. The tutorial gameplay section that takes place after the introduction cutscene cannot be skipped, as it is not a normal area, and has no way for Olimar to die. Areas that have already been explored (whether they were skipped or not) cannot be skipped.

=== Pikmin ===

[[File:Pikmin 3DS Onion.png|thumb|The [[Onion]] in the [[Pikmin Park]]. Purple and white colors can be seen in its swirly pattern.]]

This game introduces no new Pikmin types, instead using the same types as {{p3}}.

* [[Yellow Pikmin]] – resistant to [[electricity]], are able to activate electric currents, and can be thrown higher.

* [[Blue Pikmin]] – can survive and swim [[Water|underwater]].

* [[Rock Pikmin]] – have rock-hard bodies and can smash through crystals. They are not immune to [[crush]]ing in this game.

* [[Winged Pikmin]] – have wings and can lift up some obstacles. They can also carry Olimar in some areas to let him slowly glide to the ground.

[[Purple Pikmin]] and [[White Pikmin]] are not present in ''Hey! Pikmin'', but oddly, the [[Onion]] in the [[Pikmin Park]] has some purple and white liquid inside it (along with red, yellow, blue, gray, and pink), indicating that it has Purple and White Pikmin inside.

''Hey! Pikmin'' has a total of 49 areas. Each area is a short side-scrolling level that Olimar and the Pikmin navigate to find treasures. Areas have a "front side" and a "back side" that can be switched between by entering a [[doorway]]. It is not possible to choose which Pikmin are brought to an area; instead, they are found in the area while exploring. When an area is entered, the S.S. Dolphin II's pod drops Captain Olimar at the starting point, and can then be found at the other end of the area. Reaching the end of an area unlocks the next area, and previously-unlocked areas can be replayed at any point. Some areas have a [[secret exit]] which leads to a different area to the standard exit. Areas are organized into groups called sectors, and there are 9 sectors in the game.

[[File:Treacherous Currents 5.jpg|thumb|Olimar coming across a treasure, the [[Giant Rodent Skull]].]]

{{see|List of Hey! Pikmin treasures}}

[[Treasure]]s are the main collectible items in ''Hey! Pikmin''. They provide a lot of [[Sparklium]], much more than [[Sparklium Seed]]s, and as such, are vital to Olimar's mission. Treasures are collected by having Olimar touch them. Since Olimar can't always reach a treasure directly, sometimes the Pikmin are required to [[carry]] the treasure to him.

[[File:Hey! Pikmin attack.png|left|thumb|The [[Mockiwi]] is one of the new enemies in the series, and one of the most common ones in the game.]]

{{see|Enemy#In Hey! Pikmin}}

The enemies in ''Hey! Pikmin'' are the natural wildlife of the planet. Many try to eat or otherwise kill Pikmin, but several types are harmless. Larger enemies, referred to as [[boss]]es, appear in the final [[area]] of each sector.

The game also includes a variety of more [[minor obstacles]] that are exclusive to their areas, and mostly act as the "gimmick" of that area.

===Vegetation===

{{see|Vegetation#Hey! Pikmin}}

===Characters===

* [[Captain Olimar]]

* [[S.S. Dolphin II]]

===Pikmin Park===

{{main|Pikmin Park}}

===amiibo compatibility===

[[File:PikminAmiibo.jpeg|thumb|The Pikmin amiibo.]]

Some [[amiibo]] are usable with ''Hey! Pikmin''.

*[[mario:amiibo|amiibo from the ''Mario'' series]] (waves 1 and 2, including the Gold and Silver editions of Mario)

*[[nookipedia:amiibo|amiibo from the ''Animal Crossing'' series]] (not including the amiibo cards)

*[[inkipedia:amiibo|amiibo from the ''Splatoon'' series]] (waves 1 and 2)

==== During gameplay ====

In-game, if the player pauses and uses the amiibo option, they can scan the Pikmin amiibo or the Olimar amiibo to summon a number of Pikmin directly to Olimar's side. In the case of Olimar's amiibo, only four appear, but for the Pikmin amiibo, the number of Pikmin summoned is related to the amiibo's level, which can be increased in the [[Pikmin Park]]. The following table details how many Pikmin the player needs at the Pikmin Park to reach what amiibo level, and how many Pikmin will be granted during gameplay.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

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If the feature is used underwater, only Blue Pikmin will appear, and trying to use it while airborne will not work. Pressing the button in the [[pause menu]] while the player already has 20 Pikmin will show a message saying it is impossible to summon. Summoning Pikmin with the amiibo will make it impossible to get the golden Pikmin badge for that area, forcing the player to try again and completing it normally without the amiibo if they want the badge. Though the player can summon Pikmin, and then quit the area via the pause menu to add those Pikmin to the Pikmin Park.

Interestingly, if the area has Pikmin that mandatorily must appear in order to avoid having the player get stuck or unable to recover a treasure, the game will not account for these when spawning the 20 amiibo Pikmin, and will let the player add these extra ones to the total too, allowing the player to have more than 20 Pikmin with them. The game acts like normal in this case, and will add the extra Pikmin to the Pikmin Park. The following areas allow this to happen:

* [[Back-and-Forth Road]]: When Olimar enters a [[doorway]] that requires the [[jetpack]] to access, he finds himself trapped in a room with a wall made up of [[dirt block]]s. 4 Red Pikmin must appear near the top to push an [[iron block]] that will eventually fall on the dirt blocks and free Olimar.

* [[Space of Silence]]: There is a doorway accessible only via the jetpack that leads into a room with the [[Silence Breaker]]. To obtain it, Pikmin are needed, and since Olimar cannot bring Pikmin into the doorway with him, there is a pile of leafs that will give the player 4 Yellow Pikmin.

* [[Below the Ice]]: After draining the water and making it all the way to the path above the main room, the player can whistle to get 4 Rock Pikmin to come out of a pile of leafs. Rock Pikmin are necessary in order to destroy the various [[crystals]] in the area, and the player must only obtain them after the water is drained, so making that pile able to spawn Rock Pikmin even if the player has 20 Blue Pikmin is a good way to ensure this is true.

===Other content===

[[Sparklium Springs]] are special areas that can only be played once per day, but have Sparklium stones fall from the sky in bizarre patterns. Olimar can touch these or throw Pikmin at them to collect them, and when the challenge is over, the number of rocks collected is tallied, and some Sparklium is added to the total count.

[[Secret Spots]] contain small, normally one-screen-long puzzles that reward the player with a [[pellet]] (used in the [[Pikmin Park]]), or an [[amiibo]] treasure, if the player scanned one.

The game can periodically send gameplay analytic data to Nintendo via SpotPass. This can be disabled in the [[options menu]]. It also supports Nintendo Network.

 

Captain Olimar can be moved about using {{button|3ds|stick}}, {{button|3ds|pad}}, or {{button|3ds|a}}/{{button|3ds|b}}/{{button|3ds|x}}/{{button|3ds|y}}. Unlike most games where an analog stick controls the character, holding the stick farther away or closer to the center will not make Olimar move faster or slower. Pikmin are thrown by tapping at the bottom screen – the Pikmin is thrown in the direction of the tap, and the farther the tap is from Olimar, the farther the Pikmin is thrown. When the stylus is on the screen, the Pikmin is held, and a crosshair appears under the stylus that can be dragged around, so it's the release that effectively throws the Pikmin, much like the "throw" button in the main games. The [[whistle]] and the jetpack are activated by tapping on-screen buttons present on the bottom of the touch screen. To go inside a doorway, the player must place Olimar in front of it and input "up" on one of the movement buttons or sticks.

It is still possible to grab Pikmin that Olimar should not be able to reach, as long as they are considered in the group. This can be seen by letting the Pikmin fall to a lower level right at the start of [[Crystal Tunnels]], but keeping Olimar on an upper level. A held Pikmin can be released if the player drags the stylus to one of the buttons on the bottom. This will activate the button, but since the button that represents the standby Pikmin's type does not do anything, moving the stylus there makes it possible to release the Pikmin without doing anything else.

==Lists==

{{see|Music in Hey! Pikmin}}

===References to other series===

{{see|Reference#Hey! Pikmin|t1=References to other series in Hey! Pikmin}}

===Regional differences===

{{see|Region#Hey! Pikmin|Regional differences in Hey! Pikmin}}

{{see|Glitches in Hey! Pikmin}}

{{see|Hey! Pikmin prerelease information}}

{{see|Unused content in Hey! Pikmin}}

[[File:Pikmin 3DS Trophy.jpg|thumb|A screenshot from the first trailer.]]

The game was first revealed in a Nintendo Direct on {{date|1|September|2016}}, where it was given the working name ''Pikmin for Nintendo 3DS''. The video showed some gameplay footage and information.{{cite youtube|IpXQtFbRChg|of the Nintendo Direct where the game is revealed|m=31|s=25}}

More information about the game was shown on the {{date|12|April|2017}} Nintendo Direct, where its name was confirmed to be ''Hey! Pikmin'', and where it was given its {{date|28|July|2017}} release date.{{cite youtube|6X06fvObnG0|of the Nintendo Direct where the game title and released dates were announced|m=0|s=38}}

On {{date|5|May|2017}}, a few different gaming news representatives managed to play ''Hey! Pikmin'' in a hands-on event. This version of the game featured 3 areas to showcase the 3 basic Pikmin types: [[First Expedition]], [[Cavern of Confusion]], and [[Foaming Lake]].{{cite youtube|XOddDgXlD1E|of GameXplain trying out an early demo}}

On {{date|7|June|2017}}, a Japanese trailer was released, explaining a bit of the game's plot, and showcasing new enemies, treasures, and other content.{{cite youtube|dY5MDm4ydIQ|of the Japanese trailer}}

The game's official website, http://heypikmin.nintendo.com, was launched on {{date|29|June|2017}}.

====Nintendo Summer of Play====

====eShop demo====

A demo of the game was launched before the game's release. It arrived on the European eShop on {{date|22|June|2017}}, on the Australian eShop on {{date|5|July|2017}}, and on the US eShop on {{date|13|July|2017}}. From the [[saved game selection menu]], players can choose which "file" they want to play: "(A) Intro & Tutorial", "(B) 1-A: [[First Expedition]]", and "(C) 3-A: [[Crystal Tunnels]]". Players can only open it 30 times, but completing a stage allows the player to return to the title screen without using up one usage. Pressing {{button|3ds|select}} or {{button|3ds|start}} during gameplay has no effect.

Like in the final game, the Sparklium counter on the HUD caps at 999 per area, which can be seen by constantly defeating the [[Mockiwi]] that come out of the hole in First Expedition.{{cite youtube|EQI0sFHhe3o|showing the Sparklium counter capping at 999}} This makes it impossible to reach the 30,000 Sparklium goal in the demo.

The game first released in Japan on {{date|13|July|2017}}, exactly 4 years after the Japanese release of {{p3}}. It then released in North America and Europe on {{date|28|July|2017}}, and in Australia on {{date|29|July|2017}}.

The Japanese version of the game is only available in Japanese, while the American version is available in English, American Spanish, and Canadian French, and the European version of the game is available in English, European French, German, Italian, and European Spanish. The game was also later released in Korea on {{date|9|August|2018}}, fully translated into Korean.

==Connections to other games==

''Hey! Pikmin'' is a fairly isolated game, in that it barely connects to the other games in the series. Olimar's first encounter with the Pikmin from {{p1}} is mentioned, but not much else. However, Olimar still briefly mentions characters in the other games in various logs, such as [[Minor characters#Olimar's wife|his wife]] and [[The President]]. Chronologically, the game must take place some time after {{p3}}, as the Pikmin types first discovered in that game are immediately recognized by the [[S.S. Dolphin II]].{{cite quote|Ah! Those are Rock Pikmin. They're strong enough to break solid objects, such as crystals. If anything gets in your way, call on a Rock Pikmin to bust right through!|The [[S.S. Dolphin II]]|introducing [[Rock Pikmin]]}}{{cite quote|Winged Pikmin, eh? Those will be nice to have around if you fall from a high place. Unlike other Pikmin, they can even follow you into places you can only reach with your jetpack.|[[S.S. Dolphin II]]|introducing [[Winged Pikmin]]}}

Interestingly, the game has a few connections to the later released {{p4}}. Both games are the only titles so far to feature Sparklium, as well as [[White Onion|White]] and [[Purple Onion|Purple Onions]] (implied via Olimar's Master Onion), and have unclear and seemingly contradictory placements in the series' established chronology.

''Hey! Pikmin'' portrays certain franchise-staple enemies such as [[Bulborb|Bulborbs]] and [[Fiery Blowhog|Fiery Blowhogs]] as bosses; presented with unusally massive versions of their recurrent designs. All of these (Bulborb, Fiery Blowhog, and Emperor Bulblax) have variants in ''Pikmin 4'' that present them at a similar scale to their appearance in ''Hey! Pikmin'' ([[Jumbo Bulborb]], [[Titan Blowhog]], and [[Sovereign Bulblax]], respectively); potentially retroactively explaining this design choice in ''Hey! Pikmin''.

{{see|Credits#Hey! Pikmin|t1=Hey! Pikmin credits}}

Hey! Pikmin logo.jpg|Logo.

Hey! Pikmin Japanese boxart.jpg|Japanese boxart.

Hey!PikminBoxArt.jpg|American boxart.

Hey! Pikmin European cover art.png|European boxart.

Hey! Pikmin cover artwork.jpg|Key artwork from which the boxart was made.

Hey! Pikmin attack.png|Artwork of some Pikmin attacking a Mockiwi.

Hey! Pikmin chess piece.png|Artwork of Pikmin carrying the [[Private Castle]].

Hey! Pikmin bomb rock.png|Artwork of a Blue Pikmin holding a [[bomb rock]].

* Due to its 2.5D nature, this is the first and only ''Pikmin'' game in which Olimar is able to swim freely in water, as well as climb up vines.

* This is the first ''Pikmin'' game to be localized in Dutch.

* This is the first ''Pikmin'' game to not have [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s involvement in its development.

* This game was released exactly 4 years after {{p3}} in Japan.

* The dance [[Captain Olimar]] makes at the end of each [[area]] is the same as the one at the end of ''[[Occupational Hazards]]'', although with fewer spins.

* In both the North American and European box art for the game, there are three [[Winged Pikmin]] holding a [[Juicy Gaggle]]. Not only is fruit absent from the game, but in {{p3}} only up to two Pikmin can carry the object. A [[Cupid's Grenade]], another fruit, can also be seen in concept art.