Editing Winged Pikmin

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{{Infobox pikmin
|name       = Winged Pikmin
|image      = WingedPikminHD.png
|size       = 225px
|resistance = Ground attacks
|strength   = Below average on ground,<br>above average in air
|mobility   = Average
|throw      = Average
|carry      = 1
}}
{{todo|Mention its attack power value on the infobox.}}
'''Winged Pikmin''' ({{j|羽ピクミン|Hane Pikumin}}) are a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin species]] that first appears in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''; they were revealed in a Nintendo Direct broadcast on {{date|17|April|2013}} as the eighth Pikmin type. They are pink with large blue eyes, their bodies are striped in darker pink, and they have indigo flowers like [[Rock Pikmin]]. Their name comes from the transparent wings on their backs. They are needed to defeat the boss of the [[Twilight River]], the [[Scornet Maestro]]. Winged Pikmin are the fourth Pikmin type discovered in ''Pikmin 3'', and are found in the [[Twilight River]].

==Traits and abilities==
[[File:PinkPellets.jpg|thumb|left|Winged Pikmin carrying some pink [[Pellet]]s over water.]]
As their name implies, Winged Pikmin are capable of flight, and are naturally airborne. Winged Pikmin can also [[Carrying|carry]] objects into the air, enabling them to take shortcuts, but they carry objects slower than other Pikmin types. Winged Pikmin [[Carrying#Winged Pikmin|behave differently]] when they carry objects alongside other Pikmin.

These Pikmin are small and fast, allowing them to keep up with the leaders at a steady pace. Due to their constant airborne status, they can follow leaders even if they're walking in an area inaccessible to most Pikmin types, such as a small pond or other body of water. There are a few disadvantages to their airborne status, however. They cannot instantly take down a [[Pellet Posy]] when tossed onto its pellet, and if their [[leader]] is underwater they cannot be [[throw]]n. They also excel in aerial combat, but are particularly weak against grounded opponents.

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==Discovery==
[[File:PinkOnionWeb.png|150px|right|thumb|The pink Onion trapped in the Arachnode's web.]]
Winged Pikmin are discovered in the [[Twilight River]]. Across a river from where the leaders land is an [[Arachnode]] web, with a pink Onion trapped on it. Scattered across the area are blue fragments for a large blue bridge, which leads to the opposite shore. Destroying the Arachnode that owns the trap will free the pink Onion from its grasp. After doing so, it will release a single Winged Pikmin seed, allowing more of Pikmin to be propagated. The Winged Pikmin are later used in the area to allow lily pads to flow to the second half of the area. As with other Onions, it merges with the main Onion at the end of the day.

==Mandatory uses==
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Winged Pikmin must be used for the collection of the following fruits and the completion of the following tasks. There are no known exploits or ways for other Pikmin to complete these goals.
*Fruits
**{{icon|Velvety Dreamdrop|y}} ([[Garden of Hope]]): It is located under a [[clipboard]] which requires Winged Pikmin to lift.
**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Twilight River]]): This fruit is underneath a [[flukeweed]]. 
**{{icon|Lesser Mock Bottom|y}}: Both in the Twilight River and the Garden of Hope, the fruit is under a flukeweed. 
*Enemies
**None
*Others
**{{icon|Bamboo gate|y}}: 10 Winged Pikmin are required to lift a bamboo gate.
**Blue [[Onion]]: The Onion is attached to a [[flukeweed]] that needs to be pulled out.
**{{icon|Dam|y}}: The dam that blocks the [[lily pad]]s in the [[Twilight River]] must be opened with [[flukeweed]]s.

==Recommended uses==
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Winged Pikmin are recommended for the following tasks, but are not strictly mandatory.

*Fruits
**{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} ([[Tropical Wilds]]): With the one obtained from the [[Calcified Crushblat]], either Winged or [[Blue Pikmin]] must be present to carry the fruit back. 
**{{icon|Stellar Extrusion|y}} (Tropical Wilds): It can be obtained using Yellow Pikmin and the scales in the [[Tropical Wilds]], but it is much easier to obtain by manipulating the camera and swarming Winged Pikmin at it. 
**{{icon|Astringent Clump|y}} (Garden of Hope): The [[elevator platforms]] are meant to be used, but it is easier to have Winged Pikmin fly up and obtain the fruit.
**{{icon|Delectable Bouquet|y}} (Twilight River): The fruit is too high up for Yellow Pikmin to adequately reach until the second half of the area is discovered. Winged Pikmin can easily collect it beforehand. 
**{{icon|Dusk Pustules|y}} (Twilight River): These can be obtained using Blue Pikmin, but as they aren't discovered until later in the game, it's easier to use Winged Pikmin instead.
*Enemies
**{{icon|Arachnode|y}}: Any type of Pikmin can attack the creature, but Winged Pikmin can easily reach it with minimal risk of getting stuck in its web.
**{{icon|Flighty Joustmite|y}}: When airborne, [[charge|charging]] Winged Pikmin at it will send it crashing to the ground.
**{{icon|Scornet|y}}: Winged Pikmin can most easily reach a swarm and take each Scornet out, sometimes before the swarm can even attack.
**{{icon|Scornet Maestro|y}}: Winged Pikmin are needed to ground the creature, although it can be defeated by [[Rock Pikmin]], as they can damage it while it's airborne, whereas all other Pikmin types get shaken off.

==Carrying properties==
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Because carrier Winged Pikmin are in constant flight, they have unique carrying properties that differ from the other Pikmin types.

When carrying an object, Winged Pikmin will fly with it through the air, making it difficult to call them back with the ground [[whistle]]. Instead, they must be called by holding {{button|wii|B|wiiu|ZR|wiiu|PCR}}, which will eventually summon a cylindrical beam of light that will call the Winged Pikmin, or by simpling whistling while aiming at the object they are carrying. As stated, Winged Pikmin are capable of flying over obstacles, but are considerably slow whilst carrying. This can cause traffic in groups of Pikmin trying to return spoils to base, as Winged Pikmin slowly carrying an object in the front of the line will cause the rest of the Pikmin to get held up behind them.

If multiple types of Pikmin are carrying something that a Winged Pikmin is also carrying, the Winged Pikmin will carry it closer to the ground and will not fly with it. However, if the number of Winged Pikmin carrying is the number of Pikmin required to lift the object, they will lift it into the air, causing any ground-based Pikmin trying to carry the object to cling on for a few seconds before falling off.

Due to this behavior, and combined with the fact that idle Pikmin are prone to assisting nearby Pikmin who are carrying an item, idle Winged Pikmin are known to "steal" spoils from other types of Pikmin by unintentionally snatching them away from the other Pikmin as they try to fly with it.

==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
Winged Pikmin appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U]]'' as a trophy and as part of one of Olimar's moves: "[[smashwiki:Winged Pikmin|Winged Pikmin]]". This is Olimar's main recovery method, and when used, two Winged Pikmin instantly spawn and grab Olimar, carrying him upwards. Olimar will also carry any Pikmin that were in his party prior to the start of the move, but the more Pikmin that are being carried, the harder the Winged Pikmin have to fly, and the less distance they cover before giving up.

;3DS trophy:
{{smash trophy
|image  = WingedPik3DSTrophy.png
|usdesc = {{Notes:Winged Pikmin/ssb43dsus}}
|eudesc = {{Notes:Winged Pikmin/ssb43dseu}}
|type   = Fighter
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

;Wii U trophy:
{{smash trophy
|image  = WingedPikminTrophySSBU.png
|usdesc = {{Notes:Winged Pikmin/ssb4wiiuus}}
|eudesc = {{Notes:Winged Pikmin/ssb4wiiueu}}
|type   = Fighter
|box    = 60. Pikmin
|obtain = Random appearance.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WingPikIntro.jpg|Finding the first Winged Pikmin.
File:WingedFlying.jpg|A group of Winged Pikmin flying over a body of water.
File:PinkPikminFight.jpg|Winged Pikmin fighting a [[Swooping Snitchbug]] under the direction of a [[leader]].
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 00.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 01.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 02.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 03.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 04.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 05.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 06.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
Winged Pikmin 3 Artwork 07.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' artwork.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Joustmite]]
*[[Flukeweed]]
*[[Carrying]]

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