Raw material

Raw materials being carried by Yellow Pikmin.

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Raw materials are items that can be collected to make bridges and climbing walls. They can also be used by Russ to make gear and items. They appear as light blue pebbles and can be found in piles or inside broken walls and jars, as well as from some enemies when they are killed.

Uses

Gear

Raw materials are necessary in the construction of certain pieces of gear and infinitely reusable items.

• Brace Boots (80 pieces)
• Charging Horn (20 pieces)
• Gunk Busters (240 pieces)
• Headlamp (30 pieces)
• Headlamp+ (100 pieces)
• Homesick Signal (80 pieces)
• Idle Counter (40 pieces)
• Idler's Alert (80 pieces)
• Plucking Whistle (240 pieces)
• Power Whistle (120 pieces)
• Rush Boots (120 pieces)
• Survey Drone (10 pieces)
• Treasure Gauge (40 pieces)
• Treasure Gauge+ (100 pieces)
• Triple Threat (40 pieces)

• Anti-Electrifier (Leader: 50 pieces, Oatchi: 100 pieces)
• Scorch Guard (Leader: 50 pieces, Oatchi: 100 pieces)
• Sniff Saver (Oatchi exclusive: 100 pieces)
• Thermal Defense (Leader: 50 pieces, Oatchi: 100 pieces)
• Air Armor (Leader: 40 pieces, Oatchi: 80 pieces)
• Air Armor+ (Leader: 80 pieces, Oatchi: 120 pieces)
• Air Armor++ (Leader: 120 pieces, Oatchi: 160 pieces)
• Tuff Stuff (Leader: 40 pieces, Oatchi: 80 pieces)
• Tuff Stuff+ (Leader: 80 pieces, Oatchi: 120 pieces)
• Tuff Stuff++ (Leader: 120 pieces, Oatchi: 160 pieces)

Some Gear doesn't require Raw Material, namely the Extra Hand and Lineup Trumpet. These are instead earned by completing specific side objectives assigned by castaways.

Items

Raw materials are also needed to create items. The first time the player obtains an item will always be free and not require any raw materials.

• Scrummy bone (3 pieces)
• Emergency kit (5 pieces)
• Pikpik carrot (2 pieces)
• Bomb rock (8 pieces)
• Ice Blast (8 pieces)
• Lightning Shock (30 pieces)
• Trackonator (10 pieces)
• Mine (10 pieces)

Construction

Raw materials are used to make bridges and climbing walls. Russ must be rescued before this is possible. When a Pikmin is ordered to work on a bridge or wall, it will rush back to the S.S. Beagle, from which a blob of clay will come out that the Pikmin catches. The Pikmin then carries this blob towards the destination, molds it with some smacks, and puts it into place.

Each blob of clay costs one piece of raw material. If the player has 0 raw materials, the Pikmin will idle under the S.S. Beagle waiting for more to be retrieved so it can continue.

Gallery

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  Pikmin carrying raw materials back to the S.S. Beagle.

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  Pikmin bringing lumps of clay from the S.S. Beagle.

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  The same lumps of clay being used to build a clay bridge.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シザイ? Shizai	Raw material
Chinese (traditional)	材料 Cáiliào	Material
Chinese (simplified)	材料 Cáiliào	Material
Portuguese	Matéria-prima	Raw material