Editing Trip

[[File:Pikmin tripping.jpg|thumb|A [[Blue Pikmin]] tripping in {{p1}}.]]

In the ''Pikmin'' games, a Pikmin that is moving can [[random]]ly fumble, and either fall down face-first (referred to as '''tripping'''), or careen forward a bit (referred to as '''stumbling'''). When this happens, the Pikmin is usually unusable until it recovers. A Pikmin that trips or stumbles runs the risk of being forgotten, hurt by [[enemies]], or flung into an [[obstacle]]{{cite web|https://clips.twitch.tv/AverageCheerfulRamenKappaPride|Twitch video (language warning)|Twitch|published={{date|10|June|2019}}|retrieved={{date|11|June|2019}}}}{{cite web|https://twitter.com/OrangeeInkling/status/1672688514235002880|Twitter video|Twitter|published={{date|24|June|2023}}|retrieved={{date|6|October|2023}}}}, making it important for the player to pay attention to the whole group and use whatever tools they have to get the Pikmin back to normal quickly. How likely a Pikmin is to trip, or if it can trip at all, depends on its type, and what it is doing.

In ''Pikmin'', a Pikmin that trips lands face-first, stays there for a while, shakes its head, and gets up. It stays in this tripped state for roughly 4.5 seconds, from the moment it begins falling forward to the moment it starts moving again. All throughout, the Pikmin is considered a normal part of Olimar's group, so the player is able to pick up and [[throw]] the Pikmin, or even [[dismiss]] to cause it to instantly get back up and join its type's group. The player can use these two actions to get back into action faster, instead of waiting for the Pikmin to get up.

In ''Pikmin 2'', tripping is roughly the same as in ''Pikmin''. Stumbling makes the Pikmin jut forward in whatever direction it was moving, for a roughly fixed distance, and for some seconds. In this game however, nothing can be done to return the Pikmin to normal faster, for either tripping or stumbling. While the Pikmin is still considered a part of the group, it is actually in a special state where the leader cannot interact with it. Dismissing will keep that Pikmin in the group, [[spray]]ing will not affect that Pikmin, and the [[HUD]]'s standby icon calculation will skip over that Pikmin (meaning the icon can even show the "no Pikmin" symbol if that was the only member of the group).

Pikmin can only trip or stumble if they are following the [[leader]] somewhere, or if the player is [[swarming]]. The chances for a Pikmin to trip or stumble, as well as the moment the game decides that, are not known.

Although unconfirmed, it is rumored that swarming increases the odds of a Pikmin tripping.{{source needed}}

[[Purple Pikmin]] have a lower chance of stumbling compared to other Pikmin types<ref>[[User:Mariotime315/Pikmyths#Purple Pikmin trip less often|Fan-driven research]]</ref>, and [[Bulbmin]] cannot trip at all.<ref>By changing the game's RNG to always return a high value, one can force the Pikmin to always trip. Bulbmin will never be affected.</ref>

{{game help|hp|Finish the tripping spot list.}}

In {{hp}}, during gameplay, Pikmin are only able to trip in very specific places. These are sections of an [[area]] where there is a lot of room to walk in, and there are no real dangers nearby. These spots are purposely chosen by the area designers, by placing a <code>stumble_space</code> object on top of the line of terrain they want. The following is a list of all such objects:

*# The stretch where the [[Yellow Spectralids]] cutscene takes place.

Pikmin tripping animation.gif|Animation of a Pikmin tripping in {{p2}}.