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}}.

==In the main series==
===Usage===
[[File:Nectar2.png|left|thumb|A screenshot of a drop of nectar in ''Pikmin 2''.]]
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 ''Pikmin 4'', the [[Sunsquish]] and the [[Foolix]] are able to disguise themselves as nectar drops. 

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===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.

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*[[Nectar weed]] patches
*Piles of [[rubble]]
*{{icon|Honeywisp|y}}s
*{{icon|Egg|y}}s
*{{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y|v=P3}}s
*{{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}}s
*{{icon|Unmarked Spectralids}} Yellow [[Unmarked Spectralids]]
*{{icon|Yellow Spectralids|y}}
*{{icon|Nectarous Dandelfly}} [[Nectarous Dandelfly|Nectarous Dandelflies]]
*{{icon|Mitite|y}}s
*{{icon|Bulborb Larva}} [[Bulborb Larva]]e
*{{icon|Phosbat|y}} pods
*[[Ultra-bitter spray|Petrified]] enemies
*{{icon|Ujadani|y}}
}}

===Prima Guide notes===
"''This golden liquid causes immature Pikmin to instantly blossom. Pikmin move much faster once they've matured, so try to make use of any nectar you find.''"

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

==In ''Pikmin Bloom''==
Nectar is a key item in {{pb}}. It takes the form of small translucent balls that can be fed to Pikmin individually; feeding Pikmin nectar is the main way to get [[petal]]s. Nectar is obtained by collecting [[Fruit (Pikmin Bloom)|fruits]], completing [[weekly challenge]]s, and occasionally by [[Level|leveling up]]. There are many types of nectar, and each type has a limit on how many balls of it can be stored; this limit is 300 by default but can be increased with [[Shop|in-app purchases]].

===Feeding nectar===
[[File:PB Feeding Pikmin Nectar.png|thumb|left|150px|Feeding yellow rose nectar to a group of Pikmin.]]
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.

[[File:Pikminbloom glowingbloom 2021nov14.png|thumb|150px|An example of the glowing effect on a [[Purple Pikmin]].]]
On very rare occasions after a player fed nectar to a Pikmin, it may continue emitting a glow with an additional blue tint and a small lens flare effect. If a player attempts to collect petals from this Pikmin, it will keep giving unlimited petals of the nectar type it was fed last until the glowing stops. This lasts for approximately 10 seconds.

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===Nectar types===
There are many types of nectar in this game, and each one blooms a different type of flower on a Pikmin's head. Different nectar types are distinguished by flower species and color. The following table displays all the nectar types (except for Special Nectar):
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! !!White!!Yellow!!Red!!Blue
|-
!Basic
|[[File:Nectar PB icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Pansy
|[[File:White pansy nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow pansy nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red pansy nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue pansy nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Rose
|[[File:White rose nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow rose nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red rose nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue rose nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Poinsettia
|[[File:White poinsettia nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red poinsettia nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Camellia
|[[File:White camellia nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red camellia nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Plum blossom
|[[File:White plum blossom nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red plum blossom nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Cherry blossom
|[[File:White cherry blossom nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
!Tulip
|[[File:White tulip nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow tulip nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red tulip nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue tulip nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Carnation
|[[File:White carnation nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow carnation nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red carnation nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue carnation nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Hydrangea
|[[File:White hydrangea nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red hydrangea nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue hydrangea nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Lily
|[[File:White lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Sunflower
|N/A
|[[File:Yellow sunflower nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|-
!Spider Lily
|[[File:White spider lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow spider lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red spider lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Cosmos
|[[File:White cosmos nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow cosmos nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red cosmos nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Cyclamen
|[[File:White cyclamen nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red cyclamen nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue cyclamen nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Daffodil
|[[File:White daffodil nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow daffodil nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|-
!Windflower
|[[File:White windflower nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow windflower nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red windflower nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue windflower nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Baby Blue Eyes
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[File:Blue nemophila nectar icon.png|75px]]<!-- image needs a rename for correctness -->
|-
!Calla Lily
|[[File:White calla lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow calla lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red calla lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue calla lily nectar icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Frangipani
|[[File:White frangipani nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow frangipani nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red frangipani nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Hibiscus
|[[File:White hibiscus nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow hibiscus nectar icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red hibiscus nectar icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|}

====Basic nectar====
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.

====Rare flower species====
There are other species of flowers in ''Pikmin Bloom'', 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]]''.

====Special nectar====
[[File:Special nectar icon.png|thumb|80px|Special nectar.]]
There is also an extremely rare type of nectar, called special nectar, displayed as a faceted translucent magenta heart shape. Feeding it to a Pikmin raises its [[friendship]] by either 1 red heart or a quarter of a gold heart regardless of when the nectar is given, much more than the small fraction of a heart other nectar types increase it by. It will also cause whatever color of flower previously on the Pikmin to bloom into a basic flower of the same color.

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==In ''Pikmin Adventure''==
[[File:Nectar NL.png|thumb|Nectar spread all over the ground 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.

If the player isn't doing very well on a specific stage, the game will eventually spawn a rainbow "!" block near the starting point. Once this block is broken, a large drop of nectar appears that, when collected, instantly evolves all players to level 50.

===Monita's Notes===
"''Nectar is a condensed, highly nutritional food source that has been scientifically proven to encourage a Pikmin's growth. Also, it looks delicious.''"

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Purple Bloom.png|A [[Purple Pikmin]] at full bloom after drinking nectar.
P3 Nectar Closeup.jpg|Nectar on the ground in ''Pikmin 3''.
Nectarous dandelfly.png|A Nectarous Dandelfly from ''Pikmin 3''.
Honeywisp.png|A [[Honeywisp]].
Pikminology13.jpg|The data file explaining nectar.
Early Nectar.jpg|A screenshot of an [[Pikmin prerelease information|early version of ''Pikmin'']] showing a blue drop of nectar.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*[[Swarming Sheargrub]]s can also drink nectar, and will grow bigger if they do.
*[[Pikmin prerelease information|Some early trailers]] for {{p1}} depict nectar as blue. Internally, nectar in ''Pikmin'' is called <code>water</code>, suggesting that originally, nectar was meant to be droplets of water early in development. It was likely changed to prevent confusion between [[Water|the hazard]] and the droplets.
*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.
*In {{p2}}, if the first Pikmin that drinks nectar is a [[Bulbmin]], the [[cutscene]] will trigger but the sound of a normal Pikmin will play. Since Bulbmin have a different voice, this is likely a [[mistake]].
*In {{p3}}, if a leaf Pikmin drinks nectar, it back flips in happiness, but if a bud Pikmin drinks nectar, it will stretch its arms out and shake them.
*In a [[Check in/Gameplay#Nectar|check in conversation]] in ''Pikmin 3'', Brittany reveals that she tasted nectar, and describes it as bitter.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=大地のエキス
|JapR=Daichi no ekisu
|JapM=Earth extract
|ChiTrad=大地精華
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=Essence of the Earth
|ChiSimp=大地精华
|ChiSimpR=
|ChiSimpM=Essence of the Earth
|Dut=Nectar
|DutM=Nectar
|DutN=Name taken from official websites
|Fra=Nectar
|FraM=Nectar
|Ger=Nektar
|GerM=Nectar
|Ita=Nettare
|ItaM=Nectar
|Kor=대지의 정수
|KorR=Daegiui jeongsu
|KorM=Marrow of Earth
|Spa=Néctar
|SpaM=Nectar
|PorP=Néctar
|PorPM=Nectar
|PorPN=Names taken from official websites
|Rus=Нектар
|RusR=Nektar
|RusM=Nectar
|RusN=Name taken from official websites
|notes=y
}}

==See also==
*[[Maturity]]
*[[Ultra-spicy spray]] &ndash; in ''Pikmin 3'', this spray also instantly blooms Pikmin, much like nectar
*[[Ultra-bitter spray]]

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