Editing Rock Pikmin

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|name       = Rock Pikmin

|image       = P4 Rock Pikmin.png

|size       = 200px

|resistance = [[Crush]] (partially, in ''Pikmin 4''), [[stab]]

|strength   = Strong^{[[#Technical information|(?)]]}

|mobility    = Average

|digging3   = Fast^{[[#Technical information|(?)]]}

|digging4    = Average^{[[#Technical information|(?)]]}

|carry3     = 1

|carryh     = 1

'''Rock Pikmin''' ({{j|岩ピクミン|Iwa Pikumin}}) are a species of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] appearing in {{p3}}, {{p4}}, {{hp}} and {{pb}}, with the special abilities of [[crush]] (on soft surfaces) and [[stab]] immunity and a different method of [[Combat|attacking]]. They resemble small polished rocks with Pikmin eyes and limbs, and have lavender-purple [[Maturity|buds and flowers]] like the [[Winged Pikmin]]. The main part of their bodies seem to be a dark gray texture of graphite that reflects light, whereas their stems, arms, and legs appear to be smooth and gray. When Rock Pikmin are dismissed, their sprouts glow gray, oddily from ''Pikmin 4'', they glow as a grayish cyan. Their ghosts are also shaped like small gray rocks with eyes. Just like all other types of Pikmin in ''Pikmin 3'', Rock Pikmin have an [[Onion]], which later in the story merges with the Master Onion, and are reproduced through collecting nutrients from pellets and corpses. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', like all other types, they are found in certain levels and go to the [[Pikmin Park]] after a level is done.

Rock Pikmin, like most Pikmin types, are immune to specific hazards, in this case [[crush]]ing and [[stab]]bing. When crushed by a large object, they are simply driven into the ground and become partially buried temporarily. In {{p4}}, Rock Pikmin are only immune to crushing attacks when on soft surfaces such as dirt, and will crumble when crushed on hard surfaces.{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.com/jp/character/pikmin/book/rock_pikmin.html|原生生物図鑑 : 岩ピクミン|Nintendo|retrieved={{date|4|July|2023}}}} When a creature with a sharp proboscis tries to impale them, they are simply knocked back without taking damage. Rock Pikmin's immunity to crushing is absent entirely in {{hp}}.

Rock Pikmin have very hard exteriors, which allows them to smash through [[crystal wall]]s, standalone [[crystal]]s, and even the armor of larger animals (like the [[Armored Mawdad]] and the [[Peckish Aristocrab]]'s claw). However, they do not sink in water and are [[throw]]n just as far as most Pikmin types, revealing that they do not weigh much.

This hardness causes Rock Pikmin to behave very differently in [[combat]] to other types. When thrown toward an [[enemy]] or [[obstacle]], they will bounce off and roll backward. This deals a large amount of damage that depends on the creature, but it can be enough to defeat some smaller enemies, like [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s, in a single hit. Since they cannot latch onto enemies, they will repeatedly attack enemies and obstacles by charging head-on into them, rolling backward, and getting up again, doing less damage over time than other Pikmin types due to the lower attack rate, despite the fact that each hit done in this way causes 20 points of damage, more than any type per attack. In the original ''Pikmin 3'', when Rock Pikmin are told to [[charge]], they cause even less damage when they lunge, serving only 10 points of damage, but only on the first hit, as subsequent hits cause 20 damage again. In ''Pikmin 4'' Rock Pikmin instead deal a uniform 40 damage against most enemies. This makes them far more effective at charge attacks and gives them comparable damage over time to standard Pikmin types. They also seem to now jump higher when performing their attacks, making them effective against elevated targets like the [[Bloomcap Bloyster]], the [[Peckish Aristocrab]] (even after it extends its legs) and even the eyes of the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]].

As such, the best way to attack with Rock Pikmin is to have [[leader]]s throw them, which causes more damage than a regular lunge (or, in ''Pikmin 4'' charge a considerable number of them) and to [[whistle]] them to get up from lying down faster. That said, if they are thrown at the root of a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] and not directly on its berries, are told to attack the [[Shaggy Long Legs]]' hair, or are attacking another Pikmin in [[Bingo Battle]], they will cling on like the other Pikmin types, and they won't lunge (they will lunge when attacking a leader in Bingo Battle, though). Curiously, in Pikmin 4 Rock Pikmin will fall after making a single strong attack if they cling on to these targets, this attack is strong enough to be capable of immediately picking a Burgeoning Spiderwort berry and seems to come with the possibility of "missing" and dealing no damage at all. They can also now damage the [[Baldy Long Legs]] this way.

===Discovery===

[[File:Rock onion crystal.jpeg|thumb|200px|The Rock Onion encased in crystal.]]

In {{p3}}, the Rock Pikmin are discovered in the [[Garden of Hope]] and are the second type discovered. They are found in a cave located north of the landing site. Residing in this cave is a [[Medusal Slurker]] that contains 6 Rock Pikmin. After defeating it, the player can use the newly discovered Pikmin species to free the [[Rock Onion]] from a [[large crystal]]. After propagating some more Rock Pikmin, they can be used to break down the crystal wall outside of the cave and free [[Brittany]]. At the end of the day, the Rock Onion will merge with the Red Onion. Interestingly, a few of the Rock Pikmin inside the Slurker will have a [[Maturity|bud]] on top of their stem while others will have the usual leaf.

===Required uses===

Rock Pikmin are required to be used to complete the following tasks, and there are no glitches or exploits that allow other Pikmin types to do so.

**{{icon|Face Wrinkler|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): A [[crystal wall]] directly blocks access to this fruit, and no bomb rocks are present in the area.

**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} (Garden of Hope, inside the crystal): This fruit is encased in a [[crystal]], and no bomb rocks are present in the area.

**{{icon|Sunseed Berry|y|v=FF}} (Garden of Hope, near the fragments): Same as the Face Wrinkler.

**[[Brittany]]: To rescue Brittany, a crystal wall must be destroyed with Rock Pikmin.

**Northern section of the [[Garden of Hope]]: A crystal wall blocks this section of the area with 4 fruits and a [[boss]], but since the wall is so close to the landing site, this wall will not be counted for the items it blocks.

===Near-required uses===

The following tasks are intended to be completed with Rock Pikmin, but it is technically possible to complete them without Rock Pikmin, by using alternate strategies, exploits, or [[bomb rock]]s.

**{{icon|Blonde Impostor|y}}: This fruit is encased in a crystal. It is possible to destroy the crystal with bomb rocks.

**{{icon|Dapper Blob|y}} ([[Twilight River]]): This fruit is encased in a crystal. It is possible to destroy the crystal with bomb rocks.

**{{icon|Fire-Breathing Feast|y}}: This piece of fruit is located inside the [[Armored Mawdad]]. Although leaders can defeat the creature by punching it (even with its armor), using Rock Pikmin is much faster.

**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): This fruit is inside a [[Calcified Crushblat]], and while [[Grey Candypop Bud]]s are nearby, it's possible to avoid using them.

**{{icon|Sunseed Berry|y|v=FF}} (Distant Tundra): This fruit is in a section of the area behind a [[crystal wall]]. It's possible to enter the arena from above and use [[Winged Pikmin]] to carry the fruit, or to use [[bomb rock]]s to destroy the wall.

**{{icon|Zest Bomb|y}} (Distant Tundra): This fruit is encased in a crystal. It is possible to destroy the crystal with bomb rocks.

**{{icon|Armored Mawdad|y}}: Rock Pikmin are needed to destroy the crystal armor, but the creature can be defeated if leaders punch it. Doing this is very slow.

**{{icon|Calcified Crushblat|y}}: Although the creature is covered in crystal, a [[bomb rock]] can destroy the crystal. Alternatively, [[Winged Pikmin]] can [[charge]] at its feet, removing the need to take out the crystal.

**{{icon|Crystal wall|y}}: Crystal walls can be destroyed with bomb rocks, but it is much easier and more efficient to use Rock Pikmin.

 

**{{icon|Scaly Custard|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): This fruit is held by a Peckish Aristocrab, so Rock Pikmin make it easier to obtain.

**{{icon|Peckish Aristocrab|y}}: The claw can be destroyed to make it unable to eat Pikmin, but this is not necessary. In ''Pikmin 4'', the claw can be destroyed by any type, and Rock Pikmin are not more efficient at destroying it. They can, however, be used to charge the Peckish Aristocrab.

**{{icon|Skutterchuck|y}}: With Rock Pikmin, this enemy can be defeated with 2 quick throws, and the type is also immune from being crushed by the [[crystal nodules]].

**{{icon|Yellow Wollyhop|y|v=P3}}: This enemy's only attack is crushing Pikmin, which Rock Pikmin are immune to.

**{{icon|Dirt wall|y}}: Rock Pikmin are faster at destroying these walls than any other Pikmin type.{{cite youtube|FM3KNYA4YxA|showing the time it takes for different Pikmin types to destroy a dirt wall}}

==In ''Pikmin 4''==

===Discovery===

In {{p4}}, the earliest Rock Pikmin can be found in the [[Kingdom of Beasts]] cave found in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]] on its second sublevel. They can be used to break the [[Crystal wall]] blocking the entrance to the next sublevel and the [[Ambiguous Goo]]. Additonally, Rock Pikmin can be found in the [[Frozen Inferno]], [[Plunder Palace]] and the [[Cradle of the Beast]]. The Onion for the Rock Pikmin can be found in the [[Giant's Hearth]], guarded by a [[Sovereign Bulblax]].

 

**{{icon|Emperor Bulblax|v=P4|y}}: The Emperor Bulblax jumps up to squash Pikmin when too many are on it, which Rock Pikmin are immune to.

 

 

In {{hp}}, Rock Pikmin are first encountered in [[Crystal Tunnels]]. After getting his main path blocked by a [[Crystalline Crushblat]], Olimar is forced to enter an alternate path that follows a vertical section, with several large sloped [[crystal]]s that make him and his [[squad]] slowly fall downwards. When seeing his path completely blocked by a crystal wall, some Rock Pikmin at the other side spot him and, in a [[cutscene]], break the crystal to help him continue, just before ultimately joining his team. Various other Rock Pikmin can be obtained throughout the area, and after getting to the end, all of them will migrate to the [[Pikmin Park]], officially unlocking Rock Pikmin.

 

 

In {{pb}}, Rock Pikmin are the seventh and final Pikmin type unlocked, at [[level]] 11. Their [[seedling]]s require a minimum of 5 carrying strength to be retrieved, along with 5000 steps to grow. In [[expedition]]s, they have a carrying strength of 3 and a [[Expedition#Speed|time modifier]] of 1.25. In [[mushroom battle]]s, they have a base [[Mushroom battle#Attack power|attack power]] of 5 and are the only Pikmin that can battle Crystal Mushrooms.

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In {{ssbu}}, Rock Pikmin appears as a spirit and can be seen being freed in the True Ending cutscene. The Spirit can be unlocked from the Spirit Board, the Shop or from scanning the [[amiibo#Pikmin amiibo|Pikmin Amiibo]]. Equipping the Spirit increases the fighter's weight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Pik intro.jpg|The first Rock Pikmin being discovered.

P3 Rock Pikmin Drying Off.jpg|A Rock Pikmin shaking after leaving the water.

Rock Pikmin E3 2012 screenshot.png|A group of Rock Pikmin in a screenshot taken from E3 2012.

Rock Pikmin Crystal P3 E3 2012.png|Rock Pikmin breaking a [[Crystal#Large crystal|large crystal]] in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|early version]] of ''Pikmin 3''.

 

===''Pikmin 4''===

Pikmin 4 Rock Pikmin Walking Leaf.png|A Rock Pikmin walking in its leaf stage.

Pikmin 4 Rock Pikmin Walking.png|A Rock Pikmin walking in its bud stage.

P4 Rock Flower Pikmin Walk.png|A Rock Pikmin walking in its flower stage.

P4 Rock Pikmin showcase.png|Artwork of a Rock Pikmin sitting around some [[crystal]] shards.

Pikmin Garden Rock Pikmin render.png|A render of the Rock Pikmin from the [[Pikmin Garden]] Piklopedia.

Rock Pikmin P4 icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Rock Pikmin in ''Pikmin 4''.

 

Rock Pikmin PB icon.png|In-game sprite in ''Pikmin Bloom''.

Pikmin Bloom Rock Pikmin.png|''Pikmin Bloom'' artwork.

*Rock Pikmin make a different sound when eaten: there is a much more noticeable crunching sound. This is easy to hear in the [[Garden of Hope]] because a [[Bulborb]] is near the landing site.

*Rock Pikmin have bigger leaves, buds, and flowers than other Pikmin types. [[Purple Pikmin]] also have this quality.

*Rock Pikmin are the only main Pikmin type to have fewer than 2 official [[Merchandise/Plushes|plushes]]. Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, and Blue Pikmin have 19 plushes, White Pikmin have 5, Purple Pikmin have 4 and Winged Pikmin have 2, as of July 2022.

*Similar to [[Ice Pikmin]], Rock Pikmin are referred to as parasitic. It is implied that they both belong to the same parasitic subset of Pikmin, known as "Hermikmin", which store their organs inside blocky, solid surfaces, although only this is only stated outright for Rock Pikmin. It would be inaccurate to label either of them as parasites however, as they simply use an inanimate object as a vessel—similar to their subset's namesake, the hermit crab—and do not rely on other organisms.

*The official color of Rock Pikmin is gray, though it has been debated to be black due to their color getting darker between ''Pikmin 3'' and ''Pikmin 4''. Names of any Rock Pikmin-related object are always preceded by the word "Rock", the only exception being Gray [[Seedling]]s in ''Pikmin Bloom''. Additionally, treasures in the [[Soulful Artist Series]] all correspond to a different Pikmin color, with [[Ambiguous Goo]] having the word "Gray" printed on it.

*[[Crush]]

*[[Stab]]