Editing Nectar

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[[File:Pikmin drink Nectar P1.png|thumb|Artwork of Pikmin drinking nectar in ''Pikmin''.]]

'''Nectar''' ({{j|大地のエキス|Daichi no Ekisu|Earth extract}}) is a substance that increases the [[maturity]] of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], usually to the flower stage. It comes in the form of large drops of liquid that Pikmin can drink. It works quite differently in the main series and in {{pb}}.

===Usage===

Any leaf or bud Pikmin that pass by a drop of nectar on the ground will crouch down and begin to slurp it for roughly two seconds, regardless of whether it is idle or has been [[swarm|directed]] to it. At the end of the slurp, it will jump up and the leaf or bud on its head will turn into a flower.

In {{p1}} and {{p2}}, a single drop of nectar can be shared by any number of Pikmin, but as soon as one Pikmin starts to drink it, the drop will shrink until it disappears when the first Pikmin is done. This means that only Pikmin which start drinking the nectar within this time window will be flowered. The time window is quite strict in ''Pikmin'', but lasts longer in ''Pikmin 2''. The most effective way to get a large number of Pikmin drinking the same nectar drop is by [[swarm]]ing them in a tight group.

In {{p3}}, a single drop of nectar can flower 10 Pikmin. When a single Pikmin drinks from a drop of nectar, it will drink one tenth of the drop. Thus it is not possible for an entire large squad to be flowered from a single drop, but is it also not possible to waste a drop on a single Pikmin.

 

In {{p4}}, same as ''Pikmin 3'', nectar can only flower 10 Pikmin. [[Oatchi]] can also drink nectar, which will heal him or increase his maximum health if it is already full, similarly to the effects of a [[Scrummy Bone]]. The [[Sunsquish]] and the [[Foolix]] can disguise themselves as nectar drops. Nectar drops out in the overworld will stay there until the end of the day, even if the player enters [[cave]]s.

 

===Obtaining===

There are numerous places where nectar can be found. Most of these sources will produce a single drop of nectar most of the time, but can sometimes produce more.

*{{icon|Honeywisp|y|v=P4}}s

*{{icon|Egg|y|v=P4}}s

*{{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y|v=P4}}s

*{{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y|v=P4}}s

*{{icon|Unmarked Spectralids}} Yellow [[Unmarked Spectralids]]

*{{icon|Yellow Spectralids|y|v=P4}}

*{{icon|Mitite|y|v=P4}}s

*{{icon|Bulborb Larva|v=P4}} [[Bulborb Larva]]e

*[[Ultra-bitter spray|Petrified]] or [[Ice Pikmin|Frozen]] enemies

===Prima Guide notes===

===''Pikmin 2'' Japanese website notes===

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'''Translation'''

On this planet, "nectar" can be found in many places. This essence is detected to a greater or lesser extent in the bodies of living organisms in particular. The ecosystem of this planet is based on the circulation of this essence. Incidentally, “pellets” are a concentrated form of the nectar, and are a particularly nutritious substance.

 

{{Main|Glitches in Pikmin 2#Floating nectar|t1=Floating nectar}}

 

Nectar can be fed to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Garden|garden screen]]. In this screen, a large ball of nectar appears at the bottom, and swiping up from it throws a small ball towards the Pikmin. Pikmin run towards the ball and whichever one picks it up gets to drink it, blooming in the process (unless a leaf Pikmin drinks a basic Nectar, which only [[bud]]s it). If no Pikmin picks it up after a few seconds, it will disappear and return to the player's supply. Alternatively, nectar can be fed directly to Pikmin by holding down on the large ball and dragging the finger around the screen to give small balls to whatever Pikmin the finger passes over. This process works the same way for any type of nectar. The player can also double tap a Pikmin to focus on them, and while in this state only the Pikmin that is focused on will be fed nectar.

 

When a Pikmin is bloomed into the flower stage with any nectar type, its flower will glow. Tapping on the glowing flower will add [[petal]]s of that color and type to the player's petal supply, making using nectar the main way of getting petals. Feeding a Pikmin also raises that Pikmin's [[friendship]]. A Pikmin cannot be fed nectar again until the glowing flower is tapped and stops glowing. If a Pikmin is fed six times within two hours, its flower will disappear after being tapped, and the Pikmin will be unable to be fed until its leaf regrows.

===Nectar types===

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Basic nectar comes in four colors: white (regular), yellow, red, and blue (in that order of rarity). Regular nectar produces white flowers and does not bloom leaf Pikmin straight to the flower stage, instead blooming them from leaf to bud and bud to flower in two steps. Yellow, red, and blue nectars produce flowers of those colors respectively, and bloom Pikmin straight to the flower stage.

 

There are other species of flowers in ''Pikmin Bloom'', which are rarer, and each of them has corresponding types of nectar. These nectar types take the appearance of a transparent orb containing an icon of the type of flower it will produce. When fed to a Pikmin, these will bloom that Pikmin straight to the flower stage, like colored nectar, and the flower atop the Pikmin's head will be the type of flower that the nectar represented instead of the standard ''[[Chaenostoma cordatum]]''.

 

[[File:Special nectar icon.png|thumb|80px|Special nectar.]]

 

 

==In ''Pikmin Adventure''==

Nectar makes an appearance in ''[[Nintendo Land]]''{{'s}} attraction ''[[Pikmin Adventure]]''. Nectar is a common item that can be found inside "?" blocks, and appears as leftovers from destroyed enemies. Every three blobs, a player will level up. It takes level 5 to get a bud, and level 10 to get a flower. Players will also drop a few drops of nectar when hurt.

 

 

 

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Purple Bloom.png|A [[Purple Pikmin]] at full bloom after drinking nectar.

P3 Nectar Closeup.jpg|Nectar on the ground in ''Pikmin 3''.

P1 Honeywisp Artwork.png|A [[Honeywisp]] from ''Pikmin''. Notice how its nectar is not carried in an egg, unlike all other games.

Early Nectar.jpg|A screenshot of an [[Pikmin prerelease information|early version of ''Pikmin'']] showing a blue drop of nectar.

*There is a pre-made ''[[Mariowiki:WarioWare: D.I.Y.|WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' microgame called ''[[Mariowiki:Pikmin (microgame)|Pikmin]]''. In the game, the throwing [[HUD#Cursor|cursor]] moves back and forth. When the player taps the screen, Olimar will throw a [[Red Pikmin]] to the cursor. It must land on the rock where nectar is in order to win the game. If the player misses, the Pikmin will land in the pond and drown.

|RusN=Name taken from official websites

*[[Ultra-spicy spray]] – In ''Pikmin 3'', this spray also instantly blooms Pikmin, much like nectar

*[[Ultra-bitter spray]] – In ''Pikmin 2'' the Ultra Bitter Spray petrifies enemies making them unable to move and once the enemy is defeated it will drop more Ultra Bitter Spray, Ultra Spicy Spray, or nectar.