Editing Path oversights

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At times, the placement of the waypoints might not take into account the structure of an [[obstacle]]. While path decisions do take into account the existence of obstacles, and whether they are cleared or not, their geometry is not. This can lead to Pikmin or leaders attempting to follow a path, but be impeded by the wall of a bridge, or its underside.

Unless otherwise stated, the oversights in this article apply to all [[region]]s and to the equivalent ''[[New Play Control!]]'' versions.

==''Pikmin''==

===The Impact Site===

*If Olimar is carried while hugging the northernmost gate pillar, inside the large tree stump, the Pikmin will get stuck on it. This does not happen in Challenge Mode because of the gate's placement.

*If Pikmin are told to carry Olimar while he is on top of the northwestern section of the [[Gluon Drive]] bridge, and hugging the bridge's southwestern wall, the Pikmin will attempt to follow a waypoint in the water, and get stuck on the bridge's wall. This is also true in Challenge Mode.

*Near the landing site, to the west of the black [[reinforced wall]], there is a small corridor leading to a dead end. Pikmin that are told to carry an item in that corridor will get stuck going into the eastern wall of the corridor.{{cite youtube|FYLiNeLPggQ|with the carrying oversight on the corridor on The Distant Spring}}

===The Final Trial===

===Valley of Repose===

*By having a Pikmin carry a lying leader hugging the southern wall of the ledge with the [[Subterranean Complex]], around the vertex where the wall breaks into a slightly different angle, the Pikmin will climb up the wall momentarily. By standing up on the right spot, it's possible to access the ledge without taking down the gate.{{cite youtube|ECgO1cOwnFQ|of a ''Pikmin 2'' speedrun, in which an exploit is abused to enter the Subterranean Complex without taking out the gate|h=1|m=5|s=50}}

*If Olimar is lying in a specific spot below the ledge with the [[Pellet Posy]] by the [[Red Onion]], Pikmin can carry him partly up the ledge. If he then walks forward at a specific angle and lies down again, he can be carried the rest of the way up the ledge.{{cite youtube|jeWWRJSOtv8|of Olimar being carried up the ledge in [[Valley of Repose]] by the [[Red Onion]]}} This glitch will not work with Louie, or if the [[Rush Boots]] are unlocked.

*If Pikmin begin carrying an object from the center of the large bridge, hugging the western wall, they will get stuck on the wall momentarily, and will then climb it up and land on the water.

*There are no valid waypoints for carrying objects under the bridge that leads to the Frontier Cavern, so Pikmin get stuck under it.

===Awakening Wood===

*Under the bridge above a small lake to the west of the landing site there is one waypoint, but instead of leading out of the water, it points across the bridge, making the Pikmin stuck.

*To the Northeast of the landing site, there is a small ledge next to a [[gate]] on a lake. By placing a Pikmin where the [[Horsetail]] is at, and [[Lie down|lying down]] slightly to the Northwest of the Pikmin, it's possible for it to grab the leader, and climb up the ledge. If the Pikmin gets stuck on the wall, try a slightly different location. Once on top of the ledge, it is possible to wake up and access the [[Bulblax Kingdom]], the [[Chance Totem]] and the [[ultra-bitter spray|ultra-bitter]] berry [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] without the need for [[Blue Pikmin]]{{cite youtube|b4BR-z2Hpuc|of Pikmin carrying Captain Olimar up the ultra-bitter berry Burgeoning Spiderwort ledge}}. This exploit happens because the Pikmin attempts to carry the leader towards the nearest waypoint, located atop the ledge.

*From the landing site, if a leader lies down on the wall of the ledge where the [[Sunseed Berry]] is, particularly, on the closest notable convex vertex from the right, the carrier Pikmin will go up the wall and the player can then take control of the leader atop the ledge, and enter the [[Snagret Hole]] early. This only happens if the leader is being carried to the [[Yellow Onion]], or the [[Blue Onion]] in its original location past the electric gate.{{cite youtube|ECgO1cOwnFQ|of a ''Pikmin 2'' speedrun in which the runner gets to the Snagret Hole ledge directly from the landing site|m=35|s=25}}

*On the scale just below [[Air Brake]], if the player lies down on the corner far from [[Snagret Hole]] hugging the wall while the scale is high, he can be carried out of bounds by the treasure.{{cite youtube|uLoD-mCDJgE|of Pikmin carrying Olimar to the [[Air Brake]]}}

===Perplexing Pool===

*The bridge to the northeast of the landing site has four nearby waypoints, but only one of them leads out of the water. Depending on the placement of the Pikmin carrying the leader, they might become stuck following an incorrect waypoint.

*If Pikmin carry objects from the north of the bridge in the west of the area, they will climb atop the bridge's wall and go into the water. This is because they are trying to follow the path written below the bridge.

*The player can partly climb the structure that the wild [[Yellow Pikmin]] stand on by being carried up the side pointing towards the landing site.{{cite youtube|kCUK3WCSoac|of standing by a wild [[Yellow Pikmin]]|m=7|s=0}}

*Next to the [[Glutton's Kitchen]], there is a circular wooden structure with 3 [[egg]]s inside. If a leader is lying to the south of the southern wall, the Pikmin carrying him will climb up the wall. The player can time it so that the leader gets up on top of the wall, and use this to access the cave without using [[Yellow Pikmin]].{{cite youtube|kCUK3WCSoac|of a leader carried to Glutton's Kitchen from the land|m=5|s=50}}

*One can reach the top of the rim surrounding [[Citadel of Spiders]] by lying down on the spot the trunk is closest to the water.{{cite youtube|znN8DPn3YNk|of a leader carried to the rim around [[Citadel of Spiders]]}}

===Caves===

*There are waypoints for carrying objects out of the [[cave unit]] for the [[:File:P2CU_room_oootakara_tile.jpg|Titan Dweevil's arena]], but Pikmin are never seen carrying objects out of the room in-game.

*A leader can get on top of the two inaccessible plates in the [[:File:P2CU_room_opan_toy.jpg|Giant Breadbug's room]] by using a single Pikmin to carry him up to the platform.{{cite youtube|zpMTHQ3qHpU|of multiple carrying path oversights|m=2|s=43}}

*A leader can use a single Pikmin to get onto the top of the metal stairs in [[:File:P2CU_room_nobo2_4_metal.jpg|the zigzagging corridor unit]] (like the one in [[Subterranean Complex]] sublevel 5), and also the metal rims, where he can fall into the abyss.{{cite youtube|zpMTHQ3qHpU|of multiple carrying path oversights|s=27}}

{{todo|Get footage of this. I'd do it myself, but I lost my camera's battery charger.}}

* If both walls by the landing site are left up and the Pikmin are forced to carry the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]] the long way, they will often get stuck in certain places, especially by the landing site's [[reinforced wall]] and the area where the [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]es are. It is even possible for the [[Glitches in Pikmin 3#Stretched Burrowing Snagret|stretched-out Burrowing Snagret glitch]] to happen with the Meerslug.

===Garden of Hope===

*Sometimes, Pikmin carrying things to the Blue Onion may go over the wall near the [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]. This can happen when carrying the [[Sputtlefish]] in the nearby lake.

{{todo|Record video footage and check for similar occurrences in other versions of the level.}}

*If the [[Bearded Amprat]] located near the [[reinforced wall]] is killed very close to the raised area with the [[Juicy Gaggles]], Pikmin carrying its corpse or the Dapper Blob it drops may attempt to impossibly carry it up to that area, rendering the level unable to be completed.

==See also==

*[[Glitch]]

*[[Obstacle]]

*[[Go Here!]]

*[[Crash]]