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}}

*Leaders:

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

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

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

**[[Lucky Marble]]

**All fruits

**All upgrades

*Objects that Pikmin return to to get more of, usually in piles, are not able to be locked-onto if they aren't in their original resting place. If they are locked onto, then it focuses on all the items in the group and is therefore labeled in plural, even if only one remains. This applies to:

**{{icon|Dusk Pustules|y}}

**{{icon|Dawn Pustules|y}}

**{{icon|Fragment|n|n=Fragments|nolink}}

**{{icon|Hay|y|nolink}}

**{{icon|Nugget|n|n=Nuggets|nolink}}

*Although the legs, feet, bottom, and head of the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] is lock-onable, its grassy top is not. When it is dead, only its head can be locked-onto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

In a much [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease 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.

==See also==

*[[Camera]]