Editing Lock-on

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[[File:Baldy.longlegs.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Locking on to a [[Baldy Long Legs]] in the [[Tropical Forest]].]]

'''Lock-on''' is a combat and exploration mechanic added in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. This feature makes the [[camera]] lock on to and focus on a certain [[enemy]], [[obstacle]] or other object. This allows players to not lose its sight, making attacking easier, as well as obtaining its name and allowing the Pikmin army to charge.

To lock-on, the player must move the [[HUD#Cursor|cursor]] to an object. At that point, the cursor will change, and the player must then hold {{button|wiiu|zl|wii|z|wiiu|pczl}} for roughly half a second so that the scan's lock takes place. Unlike other Nintendo games that have lock-on functionality (e.g. ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''), the player does not need to hold the button in order to keep it. Briefly tapping the same button again cancels the lock-on. Moving far enough away from the target will also cancel the lock-on automatically.

Once locked-on, the [[camera]] zooms in and focuses on the object, and rotates to follow it around. The manual camera controls will also not work. [[Dodge|Dodging]] will make the leader and Pikmin roll around the object, as opposed to rolling in a straight line left or right. With the GamePad or Wii U Pro Controller, holding the lock-on button will place the cursor on top of the target that started the lock-on, and keeping it held will keep the cursor there.

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Only some objects can be locked-on to. These can be identified by the cursor changing appearance when on top of them. The cursor will not change – nor will the lock-on activate – if the [[leader]] is too far away from the target. It is also possible to lock-on if the cursor is close to, but not exactly on the target. Some targets allow the cursor to lock-on to a specific location, like a [[Red Bulborb]]'s eyes or back, or a section on the [[Armored Mawdad]].

*{{icon|Red Bulborb|n|v=P3|n=All enemies|l=Enemy#In ''Pikmin 3''}}

*All Suit upgrades:

**{{icon|Crimson Candypop Bud|n|v=P3|n=Candypop Bud|l=Candypop Bud}}

**{{icon|Egg|y}}

**{{icon|Ultra-spicy nectar|y}}

**{{icon|Data Glutton|y}}

**{{icon|Folded Data Glutton|y}}

**{{icon|Phosbat|n|n=Phosbat Pod|l=Phosbat Pod}}

**[[Lucky Marble]]

**{{icon|Nugget|y}}s

**[[10 Pellet]]

 

 

 

While scanning, the left and right portions of the screen darken, two curved lines appear near the darkened areas, and some textual information is shown on some corners of the screen. The bottom-right corner of the [[HUD]] shows the object's name surrounded by some [[Koppaite text]] that translates to "Space library lite" "Simple dictionary in the PIPAD" "Just has the names". The top-left corner displays an icon of the same button used to trigger lock-on, but with the string "Cancel Lock-On" afterwards: this indicates that the button can be pressed again to cancel. The bottom-right corner shows that issuing a [[dismiss]] in this state ({{button|wiiu|b|wii|nunchukshake|wiiu|pcb}}) makes the Pikmin party charge at it. With Stylus mode, the dismiss button on-screen also changes caption to read "Charge".

 

 

*Flowered Pikmin directed towards [[nectar]].

*Non-[[Winged Pikmin]] directed towards [[bamboo gate]]s or [[Flukeweed]]s.

*[[Bomb rock]]-wielding Pikmin directed towards anything.

*Non-[[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or non-[[Winged Pikmin]] directed towards submerged objects.

**This one acts a bit differently. When Pikmin are charging, they tend to walk in a line. If non-Blue or non-Winged Pikmin are charged at an underwater object, they will run towards it, but if the few at the beginning of the line jump into the water, the ones towards the back will give up charging.

 

Due to this, it is advised to stay well-aware of the Pikmin in the current leader's group, if one wishes to direct said leader to attack alongside them, otherwise a press of the [[punch]] button may end up tossing a bomb-armed [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] instead.

 

When charging, if they do not reach their destination in about one and a half seconds, they will sigh and give up. However, due to a glitch of sorts, there may be times when the Pikmin are told to charge at an object, but give up much quicker than usual, around a total of half a second. The cause for this is currently unknown.

 

In story mode, charging is only possible after [[Alph]] finds his [[KopPad]].

In a much [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|older version]] of ''Pikmin 3'' the lock-on screen appeared much more different and simpler.

Prior to [[Update|version 2.0.0]], the pieces of text on the left corners of the screen didn't exist. They were added with the update, in order to make it easier for players to know how to cancel the lock-on and how to charge.

Pyroplasmic Slooch P3 early.png|The [[Pyroclasmic Slooch ]] in an earlier lock-on.

Pikmin3 SkitterleafScan.png|The [[Skitter Leaf]] with an earlier lock-on.

Pikmin3 Skutterchuck.png|The [[Skutterchuck]] in an earlier lock-on.

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LockOnHUD.jpg|The [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] locked-on in [[Tropical Wilds]].

Shaggy Long Legs P3 analysis.png|The [[Shaggy Long Legs]] locked-on in Tropical Wilds.

Pikmin 3 lock-on.jpg|The [[Skeeterskate]] locked-on in [[Distant Tundra]].

 

===Upgrades===

 

===Leaders===

==See also==

*[[Camera]]