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'''Randomness''' is the concept of unpredictable outcomes for events. Whenever an aspect of a [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]] can have multiple outcomes which are not determined by anything controllable, the result is randomly picked. Sometimes this is constrained by a decimal value or an algorithm the game uses, all designed to make no two instances of the game the same.
'''Randomness''' is the concept of unpredictable outcomes for events. Whenever an aspect of a [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]] can have multiple outcomes which are not determined by anything controllable, the result is randomly picked.
 
[[File:Egg frames.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The result of [[Olimar]] breaking an [[egg]] on a certain [[frame]] (top), and on the frame immediately after (bottom).]]


==List of random elements==
==List of random elements==
The following is a list of notable elements shared among games that have an outcome up to chance, out of the hands of the player.
The following is a list of notable elements in the series that have a randomly picked result.


===General===
===General===
;Gameplay mechanics:
;Gameplay mechanics:
*In {{p1}}, {{p2}}, and {{p4}}, Pikmin that are knocked down in battle have a chance of losing their bud or flower, and reverting to a [[Maturity|leaf]]. Only the [[Withering Blowhog]]'s gust and the [[Segmented Crawbster]] swiping its arm are certain to revert Pikmin to leaves.
*In the first two games, Pikmin who are knocked down in battle have a chance of losing their bud or flower, and reverting to a [[Maturity|leaf]].
*The amount of [[nectar]] contained in a patch of [[nectar weed]] and [[rubble]] is random, although in ''Pikmin 2'' nectar weed and rubble appear to have an added grace period of low chances after using them up once.
*When a [[carrying]] destination tie takes place, the final destination is randomly picked.
*Pikmin have a chance of [[tripping]] or stumbling while walking with a group. The tripping chance is much lower in ''Pikmin 2'' than in ''Pikmin'' (which lacks stumbling), and both mechanics are absent in ''Pikmin 3''.
*The amount of [[nectar]] contained in a patch of [[nectar weed]] and [[rubble]].
*There is a small random deviation in the amount of time a Pikmin sprout needs to advance/reset in [[maturity]].
*The chance for a Pikmin to trip while walking. This chance is much lower in ''Pikmin 2'', and tripping is absent in ''Pikmin 3''.


;Enemies:
;Enemies:
*For some [[Enemy|enemies]] that drop [[pellet]]s when defeated, the pellets' types are randomly picked between the available types.
*For some [[Enemy|enemies]] that drop [[pellet]]s when defeated, the pellets' types are randomly picked between the available types.
*Enemies that eat Pikmin have an effected area for eating attacks: Pikmin within this area have a high chance of being captured, until a maximum of captured Pikmin is reached or the attack is over.
*The chance of a [[Burrowing Snagret]] or [[Pileated Snagret]] to get stuck while emerging in the first two games, and in ''Pikmin 3'', the chance of a Snagret deciding to use a strong beak slam as opposed to a peck.
*In all four games, most free-roaming idle enemies appear to choose from a list of distances to travel, times to wait, and angles to turn, within a radius. Usually there is a sequence of move, wait, turn, and repeat, but not all roaming enemies move in only straight lines, especially in ''Pikmin 3''.
*The idle time, move time and angle change for the [[Iridescent Flint Beetle|Iridescent Flint]] and [[Iridescent Glint Beetle|Glint]] Beetles, as well as the [[Doodlebug]], is random.
*If an enemy has one or more idling animations (such as the [[Bearded Amprat]] stretching or looking around), it will randomly select one or none while it waits.
*The chance of a [[Swooping Snitchbug]] idling in place, swooping, or throwing is random.
*[[Breadbug family|Dwarf Bulborb]]s wait a random amount of time before noticing a Pikmin that has entered its radius. This does not exceed two seconds.
*The members of the [[Arachnorb]] family choose from a list of times to step before idling. All possibilities are multiples of four.
*The chance of a [[Swooping Snitchbug]]/[[Bumbling Snitchbug]] idling in place or performing an idling animation is random. There also appears to be a random time and direction a Swooping Snitchbug/Bumbling Snitchbug will carry a Pikmin or leader before dropping them.
*In the first two games, there is a chance of a [[Burrowing Snagret]] or [[Pileated Snagret]] getting stuck while emerging from the ground.


;Aesthetic:
;Aesthetic:
*The sounds [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] make during various events, like being [[pluck]]ed, is randomly chosen from a selection.
*The sounds [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] make during various events, like being [[pluck]]ed, is randomly chosen from a selection.
*The leader(s) and Pikmin's idle animations are randomly picked from a list.
*The leader(s) and Pikmin's idle animations are randomly picked from a list.
*Most particle effects are emitted in random directions.


===''Pikmin''===
===''Pikmin''===
*The sound that plays on the Nintendo logo screen is picked from a list; the chances of hearing one of the [[Easter egg]] sounds are quite low.
*The sound that plays on the Nintendo logo screen is randomly picked; the chances of hearing one of the [[Easter eggs]] sounds is quite low.
*The attacks chosen by the [[Emperor Bulblax]] when at less than half [[health]] are randomly picked: either extending its tongue or jumping (or a sequence of jumps).
*The attacks chosen by the [[Emperor Bulblax]] when at less than half [[health]] are randomly picked.
*There is a chance that a Pikmin sprout will be present in a battle site the day after a battle in which many Pikmin were lost. This chance is constrained by the number of Pikmin lost and the enemy in question.


===''Pikmin 2''===
===''Pikmin 2''===
;Aesthetic:
;Aesthetic:
*The animation of Pikmin on the Nintendo logo screen is randomly chosen from a set of possiblities, then the actual positioning of Pikmin is random as well.
*The animation the Pikmin do on the Nintendo logo screen is randomly picked.
*The season picked for the [[Menu#Title screen|title screen]] is different each time the game is booted up. It changes in a sequence of Winter-Spring-Summer-Fall-Repeat. The behavior of the [[Easter eggs|creatures]] that roam on the floor, however, is randomly picked.
*The season picked for the [[Menu#Title screen|title screen]] is random, as well as the behavior of the [[Easter eggs|creatures]] that roam on the floor.
*The [[Hocotate ship]]'s vocalizations over [[Ship's dialogs|dialogues]] are randomly picked.


;Gameplay mechanics:
;Gameplay mechanics:
*The [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|generation of most cave sublevels]] is done by randomly picking the [[cave unit]]s that make up the sublevel. The [[Music in Pikmin 2#Caves|music]] uses random elements in its sequencing.
*The generation of [[cave]] sublevels is done by randomly picking the [[cave unit]]s that make up the sublevel.
*The power obtained from the roulette wheel in [[2-Player Battle]] is chosen at random.
*The contents of [[egg]]s and [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] corpses is randomly chosen the exact moment the contents have to be expelled.
*The contents of [[egg]]s and [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] corpses is randomly chosen the exact moment the contents have to be expelled.
*[[Purple Pikmin]] and [[White Pikmin]] randomly choose an Onion as a destination when carrying an enemy or pellet by themselves. They remake this decision whenever Pikmin are added or subtracted, but they hold no say in the destination if Red, Yellow, or Blue Pikmin are carrying.
*[[Purple Pikmin]] have a 30% chance of stunning most enemies; a few enemies have different chances.
*Purple Pikmin have a 30% chance of stunning most enemies; a few enemies have different chances.
*Objects that spawn from the ceiling, besides boulders, deviate slightly from their target location.
*[[2-Player Battle]]:
*[[2-Player Battle]]:
**The [[2-Player Battle#Advisories|advisory]] given at the start of a match is randomly picked.
**The [[2-Player Battle#Advisories|advisory]] given at the start of a match is randomly picked.
**Most levels have specific layouts, but the layout that gets picked is randomly chosen.
**Most levels have specific layouts, but the layout that gets picked is randomly chosen.
**The location [[Cupid's Grenade]]s spawn at is randomly picked from a list.
**The location cherries spawn at is randomly picked from a list.
**The item obtained from the roulette wheel in 2-Player Battle is chosen at random.


;Enemies:
;Enemies:
*Enemies above ground that spawn in small groups, such as a group of three Dwarf Red Bulborbs in the [[Wistful Wild]], have a random element to their placement. They are all created from one generator that randomly assorts them around a spawn point.
*[[Gatling Groink]] shots are deviated by a random amount.
*[[Anode Beetle]]s will choose randomly between two or more Anode Beetles with which to exchange electricity. Once chosen, the two cannot be chosen by other Anode Beetles until after their electricity is finished.
*The placement of the [[Hazard#Boulders|boulders]] that drop in [[Empress Bulblax]] and [[Segmented Crawbster]] fights is random, but centered around the active leader.
*If a [[Careening Dirigibug]] creates a bomb and is then knocked over, it will throw the bomb within a random but bounded distance.
*The [[Titan Dweevil]] picks the weapon to attack with at random, from the ones it has. In addition, the location of the electrical nodes when using the [[Shock Therapist]] is random.
*[[Creeping Chrysanthemum]]s wait a random delay before emerging when Pikmin or leaders are nearby.
*The types of [[Unmarked Spectralids]] that spawn are randomly picked, but with specific chances.
*[[Gatling Groink]] shots are deviated from their target spot by a random amount.
*[[Wogpole]]s and [[Dweevil family|Dweevil]]s run in more or less random directions, but generally away from leaders.
*The placement of the [[Hazard#Boulders|boulders]] that drop in [[Empress Bulblax]] and [[Segmented Crawbster]] fights is random, but Segmented Crawbster boulders are centered around the active leader.
*The number of shots fired by the [[Man-at-Legs]], as well as its movement, is random.
*The [[Man-at-Legs]] chooses from a list of how long to idle, how many times it can move and idle before attacking, and how many shots to fire.
*[[Mitites]] scuttle around in random directions.
*The [[Titan Dweevil]] picks the weapon to attack with at random, from the ones it has. In addition, the angle at which electrical nodes are fired from the [[Shock Therapist]] is random, and water bubbles from the [[Monster Pump]] randomly deviate from their target by a small amount.
*The types of [[Unmarked Spectralids]] that spawn underground are picked from a list; yellow Spectralids have the largest chance of spawning. They also randomly choose whether and how long to rest on [[Mamuta]]s.
*[[Mitites]] have randomly deviated times to emerge and to burrow.
*The chance of an [[Ujadani]] attacking with poison is random, but considerably low.
*The chance of an [[Ujadani]] attacking with poison is random, but considerably low.


===''Pikmin 3''===
===''Pikmin 3''===
;Aesthetic:
;Aesthetic:
*The Pikmin walking across the bridge in the background of the [[Menu#Title screen|title screen]] is random. There is also a random chance of Winged Pikmin flying across the title screen at certain intervals.
*The Pikmin walking across the bridge in the background of the [[Menu#Title screen|title screen]] is random. There is also a random chance of winged Pikmin flying across the title screen at certain intervals.
*The color swirls of the Master [[Onion]] are random, although it will only display currently-owned Pikmin types.
*Leader dialog outside of cutscenes is randomly chosen from a list of presets.
*Leader dialog outside of cutscenes is randomly chosen from a list of presets.
*When all three leaders are walking together with no Pikmin, there is a random delay before they will start [[Easter eggs|singing their own theme]] ([[Music in Pikmin 3#Prologue|heard during the game's opening cutscene]]).
*When all three leaders are walking together with no Pikmin, there is a random chance they will start [[Easter eggs|singing their own theme]] (heard during the game's opening cutscene).
*A great deal of Pikmin and enemy sound effects deviate slightly in pitch each time they are played.
*The dialog the leaders read at the end of day results is randomly chosen from a list of presets.
*[[Water]] undergoes tiny random fluctuations to keep it from becoming completely still. This effect is augmented during rain.


;Gameplay mechanics:
;Gameplay mechanics:
*The explosion radius of [[bomb rock]]s is slightly different for each explosion.
*The explosion radius of [[Bomb Rock]]s is slightly different for each explosion.
*The contents of certain [[dirt mound]]s are random after they have been dug out at least once.
*The amount of rock Pikmin it takes to break certain [[crystal wall]]s is random.
*The arrangement of [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] on the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]' body after it has been defeated is random, but there will always be at least two 5 pellets and two [[Red Spectralids]].
*The contents of certain [[Dirt Mound]]s are random after they have been dug out at least once.
*Before a [[day]] or a [[Mission Mode]] stage begins, a tip randomly but sequentially selected from a list of tips is displayed in the bottom left corner of the loading screen.
*The arrangement of [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] on the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]' body after it has been defeated is random, but there will always be at least two 10 pellets and two [[Red Spectralid]]s.
*[[Bingo Battle]]:
**Each stage has three different layouts of enemies and objects from which to choose randomly.
**Bingo cards are randomly assorted every game, and the Shuffle powerup re-assorts them randomly.
**Cupid's Grenades and Golden Grenades spawn at random times in zones selected from a list, with a little deviation each time.
**The roulette picks a random power each spin.
**The Warp powerup seems to be mostly random in where it sends the opponent, as long as the destination has terrain and other objects are clear of it.
**Boulders fall randomly in a radius around the current opposing leader.


;Enemies:
;Enemies:
*The [[Burrowing Snagret]] can choose between its normal peck to capture Pikmin and ramming its beak into the ground to capture a leader.
*All non-idle enemies have randomized movement patterns.
*[[Grub-dog]]s in ''Pikmin 3'' have a chance of burping after eating Pikmin, delaying their next move slightly.
*The [[Plasm Wraith]]'s Elemental Plasm attack will spawn a random element each time it is used.
*The [[Sandbelching Meerslug]], after taking at least half damage, can choose between shooting multiple small sand boulders or one very large sand boulder.
*The [[Shaggy Long Legs]] has a very distinct movement pattern that is determined by random outcomes.
*The [[Shaggy Long Legs]] has a very distinct movement pattern that is determined by random outcomes.
**Once it has landed, it will randomly choose one of its feet to begin stomping; this foot becomes its "primary foot", and it will cycle stomping its feet counter-clockwise from its primary foot. It can only shake off Pikmin once it has stepped down on its primary foot once again.
**Once it has landed, it will randomly choose one of its feet to begin stomping; this foot becomes its "primary foot", and it will cycle stomping its feet counter-clockwise from its primary foot. It can only shake off Pikmin once it has stepped down on its primary foot once again.
**If it stops to shake off Pikmin or completes a cycle of steps, it will either continue its current path or it will change its primary foot and start a new path.
**If it stops to shake off Pikmin, it will either continue its current path or it will change its primary foot and start a new path.
**Once it has been attacked at least once, it will flee to a different area of the level.
**Once it has been attacked at least once, it will flee to a different area of the level.
*The [[Quaggled Mireclops]]' attack pattern becomes random after damage has been dealt to it at least once.
**Also, the amount of Pikmin it can eat at once is random, but can be as high as 50 at a time.
*The amount of [[nectar]] a single [[Swarming Sheargrub]] can drink at once is random.
*The amount of [[nectar]] a single [[Swarming Sheargrub]] can drink at once is random.
*[[Yellow Wollywog]]s will spend a limitedly random time suspended in the air before falling.
*The amount of hits it takes to break off the [[Calcified Crushblat]]'s shell is random, depending on where the player is attacking it.
 
*The [[Plasm Wraith]]'s Elemental Plasm attack will spawn a random element each time it is used.
===''Pikmin 4''===
**Also, the amount of Pikmin it will eat at once is random, but has a maximum of 5 at a time.
;Gameplay mechanics:
*The playing cards from the [[Collection Obsession Series]] that are used to determine the code of the safes in [[Hero's Hideaway]] and [[Dream Home]] are randomized in each playthrough. Each card has a different number from the other card of the same suit.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{w|Random number generation|Wikipedia's article on random number generation}}
*[[wikipedia:Random number generation|Random number generation]] article on Wikipedia


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