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{{page title|Things not in ''Pikmin 4''}}
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[[File:Bulbmin and young.jpg|thumb|235px|[[Bulbmin]], an example of something not present in ''Pikmin 4''.]]
While {{p4}} contains the most amount of [[Enemy|enemies]], [[treasure]]s, [[area]]s, [[cave]]s, and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin type]]s out of any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]] to date, there are still a substantial number of '''things not in ''Pikmin 4'''''. According to an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto,{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-10-pikmin-4-part-2/|Ask the Developer Vol. 10, Pikmin 4—Part 2|Nintendo News|published={{date|19|July|2023}}}} {{transcript|One of our goals while developing Pikmin 4 was to include as many things as possible. It was our most ambitious project yet. It's part of why the game was in development for so long, and why we thought the Unreal Engine would be the best choice for this project. Unfortunately, we were not able to achieve our goal due to hardware and time limitations.}}

Due to the fact there are many things present in previous titles, things planned for ''Pikmin 4'', and just things not present in the game in general, this article will only cover notable omissions.

== Areas ==
=== The Forest of Hope ===
[[The Forest of Hope]] is a recurring location in the {{ps}}, appearing in all entries up until ''Pikmin 4''. It was in {{p2}} as the [[Awakening Wood]], {{p3}} as its [[title screen]] area, and even in the {{ssbs}} as [[Distant Planet]]. ''Pikmin 4'' removed the area, however. Developer notes in the game files<ref><code>/Carrot4/Data/Final4/Place/Forest.szs</code></ref> suggest this was due to a dislike of how including the area so many times felt repetitive.

Below are several excerpts from the game files, machine translated from Japanese.

'''Text'''
* {{transcript|希望の森エリアをこのセクションから削除してください。}}
* {{transcript|希望の森は削除される予定です。}}
* {{transcript|目覚めの森はここで何をしているのですか？}}
* {{transcript|このゲームにはポリカウントが低すぎます。}}

'''Translation'''
* {{transcript|Please remove the Forest of Hope area from this section.}}
* {{transcript|Forest of Hope will be removed.}}
* {{transcript|What is Awakening Forest doing here?}}
* {{transcript|Polycount is too low for this game.}}

Despite this, the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] has many similarities to the area in terms of design, making it possible that The Forest of Hope was simply repurposed altogether.

=== The Distant Spring ===
Similarly to The Forest of Hope, [[The Distant Spring]], later made into the [[Perplexing Pool]] in ''Pikmin 2'', does not return in ''Pikmin 4''. ''Pikmin 3'' includes the area in the form of some instruments in its [[Music in Pikmin 3|music]], and in {{hp}}'s [[Secret Spot 12]] the main object of the area is out of [[Olimar]]'s reach, but in ''Pikmin 4'' there isn't any use of or reference to the area.

=== Africa ===
Despite being the location of the events of {{p1}} and {{p2}} (as seen in the opening [[cutscene]]), making a cameo in ''Pikmin 3'', and being a fully explorable {{w|open world}} area in {{pb}}, Africa does not make an appearance in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Test area ===
[[File:Newtest HD.jpg|thumb|220px|right|''[[newtest]]'', a testing area in ''Pikmin 2''.]]
Previous games in the series have some form of [[Unused content|unused]] test area in them. No such area has been found for ''Pikmin 4'', accessed either through normal gameplay or through the game's files. Whether this indicates that the area was deleted or that the game was never tested is unknown.

=== The President's house ===
The house of the President, the White House, is not present in ''Pikmin 4'', and cannot be seen from the not-quite-white house where gameplay takes place in the [[Hero's Hideaway]]. However, ''Pikmin Bloom'' lets the player visit this area, though it is behind a macrotransaction.

== Characters ==
=== Mario ===
[[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]] is the main and titular character of Nintendo's lesser known ''Super Mario'' franchise. He does not appear in ''Pikmin 4'', however [[Olimar]]'s name in Japanese is an anagram of Mario, so it is possible there is a connection. Olimar can also ride on [[Moss|a green animal]] much like [[mariowiki:Yoshi|Yoshi]], but even still ''Pikmin 4'' does not contain Mario or Yoshi.

This absence of Mario is particularly notable considering he [https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_(GameCube)/Unused_Models appeared in ''Pikmin''].

=== The President ===
Although he makes a cameo appearance in Olimar and Louie's respective Voyage Logs, [[the President]] of [[Hocotate Freight]] does not appear in ''Pikmin 4'' outside of images and text.

=== The President ===
{{game help|pb|Ask if he plays ''Pikmin Bloom''. If so, note his inclusion as a character in that game here.|nocat=y}}
The President of the United States does not appear in ''Pikmin 4'' at all.

=== Archduke Franz Ferdinand ===
{{w|Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria}} does not make a direct appearance in ''Pikmin 4'', but his influence may be felt. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is famously one of the causes of {{w|World War I}}, which led into {{w|World War II}}, which impacted Nintendo's business throughout the mid-1900s, directly limiting the type and quality of products Nintendo could make.<ref>Harrison, Mark (1998). "The economics of World War II: an overview"</ref>

== Enemies ==
=== Hairy Bulborb ===
[[Hairy Bulborb]]s are not in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Hairless Bulborb ===
While Bulborbs are hairless, there is no appearance of an enemy called Hairless Bulborb in ''Pikmin 4'', which is further compounded by the fact that a form of the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] does appear hairless in ''Pikmin 4'', as the [[Baldy Long Legs]], but since there is no Shaggy Long Legs proper in the game, the adjective "Baldy" on that enemy's name is a red herring, which coupled with the fact that an [[arachnorb]]'s default state is to not have hair, indicates that the Shaggy Long Legs is the only creature in the family with a name that discriminates its hair, but seeing as the Baldy Long Legs exists and is purposely named such in both games it appears, it is possible the term "Baldy" is not a red herring in the first place and is a valid word for an enemy's name even when it wouldn't ordinarily make sense, therefore making it so that a Hairless Bulborb, despite the term "Hairless" also being a similar red herring, could exist within a Bulborb's name in that exact form, but does not either due to an [[Mistake|inconsistency]] or because of a lack of Hairless Bulborbs in the game, if the hair on all other Bulborbs is thought to not exist in the first place, which is something never addressed in any of the characters' notes, and thus, a detail that is also not present in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Ujadani ===
[[Ujadani]] are not at all present in ''Pikmin 4''.{{source needed|nocat=y}}

=== Invisible Smoky Progg ===
[[File:Invisible Progg.png|thumb|250px|Artwork of an invisible Smoky Progg.]]
No invisible [[Smoky Progg]] can be found in ''Pikmin 4''. It is unknown if an invisible Smoky Progg refers to a new enemy entirely or to a state that the regular Smoky Progg can be in. Because it cannot be seen, it is unknown how many times it is present in the game, if at all.

=== Emporer Bulblax ===
Despite popular belief, the Emporer Bulblax is not present in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Emperor Bulblax ===
The [[Emperor Bulblax]] does not appear as an [[enemy]] in ''Pikmin 4'' in any capacity. In all of its encounters, it takes on the role of a [[boss]] instead.

=== The President ===
{{see also|Emperor Bulblax}}
{{see also|Sovereign Bulblax}}
The President does not appear as an enemy in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Vespiquen ===
While [[bulbapedia:Vespiquen|Vespiquen]] was present in ''Pikmin 3'' as one of the game's five major bosses, it does not return in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Creeping Chrysanthemum ===
The [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]], an enemy originating in ''Pikmin 2'', does not return in ''Pikmin 4''. A brand new enemy, the [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]], fills a similar role of mimicking a bunch of flowers, however.

=== ''kakureimo'' ===
''kakureimo'', an [[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused enemy]] from ''Pikmin 3'', does not appear in ''Pikmin 4''. This confirms that it wasn't cut due to time constraints, it just wasn't interesting to begin with.

=== Turtle-like enemies ===
[[File:Koopa Troopa.png|thumb|300px|What a turtle-like enemy could look like in ''Pikmin 4''.]]
There is no enemy in ''Pikmin 4'' that is styled to appear or act like a turtle. While real-world turtles would not make for a very hectic fight, there have been turtle-like enemies in other games that are much more stylized and energetic. Their omission may be due to licensing issues with Nintendo, who own the copyright for stylized turtle-shaped enemies.

=== Munge Dweevil ===
The [[Munge Dweevil]] is a species of Dweevil "exclusive" to ''Pikmin 2''. Exclusive is in-between quotes because a very similar enemy, the [[Venom Dweevil]], is in ''Pikmin 4''. Both spray poisonous gases that only [[White Pikmin]] are immune to, but both are different colors, have different adjectives in their names, and are given different scientific names.

It's very likely that the Munge Dweevil changed its name to the Venom Dweevil to be more accurate, but failed infamously because it should actually be named Poison Dweevil instead. [[White Pikmin#Venom and poison|White Pikmin]] are victims of this classic [[mistake|blunder]] as well, though that blunder in and of itself is not present in ''Pikmin 4''.

== Treasures ==
=== Data Glutton ===
While the [[Data Glutton]] is not in ''Pikmin 4'', the [[Buddy Display]] and [[Memory Fragment Series]] occupy a similar niche of "treasure which shows a cute image of domestic animals that the characters puzzle over".

=== Duracell™ branded batteries ===
Since their removal in {{p2s}}, Duracell™ batteries or other products have made no appearances in the {{ps}}. This hints that Nintendo and Duracell™ seem to be on bad terms.

=== Golden Grenade and Golden Sunseed ===
The two golden fruits from ''Pikmin 3'', the [[Golden Grenade]] and the [[Golden Sunseed]], are replaced in ''Pikmin 4'' with the [[Golden Sniffer]]. Given the Golden Sniffer's large size, one popular theory is that the models for both fruits got melded together and sculpted to the shape of a pear.

=== Path Destroyer ===
The existence of a [[Path Creator]] implies the existence of a Path Destroyer, which is not a treasure in ''Pikmin 4''.

== Gameplay mechanics ==
=== Lie down ===
Lie down remains absent like in ''Pikmin 3'', as it was replaced by [[Go Here!]]. Nevertheless, if a leader suffers a sufficiently violent impact, they will be forced to lie down, albeit temporarily. In addition, many [[castaway]]s lie down throughout the story of the game, but it is unknown how they do this given they are not player characters, and the only way to use the feature is by the player pressing the appropriate [[Controls|button]].

=== Wii Remote compatibility ===
Like all prior entries (including {{hp}} thanks to the Wii U eShop exploit), ''Pikmin 4'' originally was going to have the option to play with the [[Wii#Controller|Wii Remote]] controller, as evident by several unused sprites for buttons.

When asked, Pikmin series director Takeshi Kitano commented {{transcript|We had to remove [the Wii Remote controls] from [Pikmin 4] because we learned midway through development that [Nintendo] never developed a sensor bar for the console.}}

=== Lucky Block ===
Despite appearing in {{pa}}, Lucky Blocks do not return in ''Pikmin 4''. It's possible this is due to licensing issues with Microsoft, who currently own the rights to all Lucky Block content.{{cite web|https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id{{=}}fa931bb6-2c3e-493f-86a8-9de0c2da0825|Lucky Blocks in Minecraft Marketplace|Minecraft}}

=== Side Stories ===
Side Stories, much like other side modes, are absent in ''Pikmin 4''. This is likely due to almost all of the game’s content being centered around the [[Story Mode]], leaving little opportunity for the developers to include any smaller side campaigns starring otherwise secondary characters.

The following is a list of [[Side Stories]] present in {{p3d}} that are not found in ''Pikmin 4''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Day || ''Pikmin 3<br>Deluxe'' || ''Pikmin 4''
|-
! [[Flower Garden]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Inside Forest]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[River]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Tundra]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Pikmin Reunion]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Creature Hunting]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Land, Sea, and Sky]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[First Part Found]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Team Monster Hunt]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Channel Gone Dry]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Looking for Louie]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Big Fruit Carnival]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[Another Part Found]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
! [[The Ship Restored]]
| {{yes}} || {{no}}
|}

=== Smash Ball ===
[[smashwiki:Smash Ball|Smash Ball]]s are items in the {{ssb}} games that once broken allow a fighter to unleash a powerful Final Smash move. They made their debut alongside Captain Olimar in {{ssbb}}, and both have been present in every ''Smash'' game since. Olimar's Final Smash involves him hopping onto his ship, and flying off into low atmosphere as enemies chew anything left behind during the [[night]]. All of these aspects are present in ''Pikmin 4'' besides the Smash Ball, leaving the reasons for its exclusion unknown.

=== Solar System ===
The [[Solar System]] is not present in ''Pikmin 4'', being replaced by the [[Headlamp]]. Not to be confused with the {{w|Solar System}}, which also may or may not be in ''Pikmin 4'', depending on exactly what planet the game takes place on.

=== The President ===
As opposed to ''Pikmin 2'', it is not possible to play as a company president in ''Pikmin 4''. As a direct consequence, it is also not possible to see any company presidents get bitten, crushed, burnt, shocked, blasted with high-pressure water, blasted with an unnamed high-pressure, non-flammable liquid, blasted with a high-pressure acidic liquid, blasted with a high-pressure corrosive liquid, blasted with high-pressure gas, get caught in an explosion, or get picked up by a Dweevil in ''Pikmin 4''.

=== Progress bar ===
The [[loading screen]] progress bar is something that both is and is not in ''Pikmin 4''. It depends on the [[update|version]] of the game.

=== Real time Moss growth ===
Unlike [[Oatchi]], whose physical appearance changes over the course of ''Pikmin 4''’s Story Mode, [[Moss]] always remains the same.

=== Pikipedia ===
A few games include in-game encyclopedias that allow the player to learn more about a given subject in the game, but ''Pikmin 4'' is not one of them. It does contain a [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]], but not a Pikipedia, meaning it has no [[Special:AllPages|pages]], [[:Category:Images|images]], [[zelda:Link|links]], [[Pikipedia:April Fool's Day|editor projects]], or objective text.

== Minor things ==
* The rest of [[Olimar]]'s hair.
* The hole in the [[Cookie of Nibbled Circles]].
* The exclamation mark in [[Go Here!]]
* Massive multiplayer online open-world gameplay.
* Massive multiplayer offline open-world gameplay.
* Scripulous Fingore.
* [[Pikipedia:April Fool's Day/Hotel Pikmin|Hotels]] (despite the [[Insect Condo]] existing).
* ''{{w|Counter Strike: Source}}'' textures.
* Misspellings, unless "Pikmin" is counted as one since it is not present in the dictionary.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Pikmin 4|List of things in ''Pikmin 4'']]
* [[Pikmin 4 prerelease information|List of things that were in ''Pikmin 4'']]
* [[Glitches in Pikmin 4|List of things that weren't meant to be in ''Pikmin 4'']]
* [[Easter egg#Pikmin 4|List of things not everyone knows are in ''Pikmin 4'']]
* [[:Category:Lists|List of lists]]

== References ==
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