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[[File:Burrowing Snagret P4 icon.png|thumb|The [[Burrowing Snagret]] is a boss present in all four games.]]

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== Bosses in ''Pikmin'' ==

In {{p1}}, bosses are only defined within the game's internal files, and it is never explicitly stated in the game which enemies are bosses. The following four enemies are categorized as bosses:

Oddly, [[Candypop Bud]]s, [[geyser]]s, and [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]]s are also technically bosses, though this is likely due to their unique nature as enemies. As a result, approaching a Candypop Bud or a geyser will change the [[music]] to the enemy battle variant.

== Bosses in ''Pikmin 2'' ==

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In {{p3}}, the six main bosses are clearly labeled by the game, and their battles are considerably larger and more complex than with most other enemies. Most are fought within special arenas separated from each of their [[area]]'s main sections and all have special [[cutscene]]s for encountering and defeating them. They normally have clearly defined vulnerability and invulnerability phases, commonly attacking during the latter. Since these bosses are meant to be fought with clear phases, the game may sometimes lock their [[health]] to a certain point, and only let the Pikmin damage it further after it moves on to the next stage. Main bosses will not restore their [[health]] as the days go by, and their corpses will also last until the next [[day]], but not any longer. Every one that is defeated drops an important object to the progression of the story, thus the game often pushes players toward fighting them as their next objective. These bosses can be re-fought in special [[Mission Mode]] stages. The following is a list of bosses in this game:

=== Mini-bosses in ''Pikmin 3'' ===

While other games may have what can be considered such, ''Pikmin 3'' is the first to distinctly define mini-bosses by using a different music theme – a remastered version of the boss theme from ''Pikmin 2''. Unlike the main bosses, their health will be reset at the start of a new day, and their corpses last only for the day they were defeated on. In [[Story mode]], these do not give out something plot-critical when defeated, and instead drop a [[fruit]]. The following are mini-bosses in ''Pikmin 3'':

=== ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' ===

== Bosses in ''Pikmin 4'' ==

* {{icon|Bug-Eyed Crawmad|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Baldy Long Legs|y|v=P4}}

=== Tough enemy encounters in ''Pikmin 4'' ===

* {{icon|Titan Blowhog|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Blizzarding Blowhog|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Horned Cannon Beetle|y|v=P4}}

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* {{icon|Gildemander|y|v=P4}}

* {{icon|Man-at-Legs|y|v=P4}}

=== Numbered gate battles ===

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|[[Plunder Palace]]||5||[[Giant Breadbug]] × 2||One carries castaway and drops [[Disk of Angry Wisdom]] × 3, defeating both opens numbered gate to cave exit.

|[[Ultimate Testing Range]]||5||[[Man-at-Legs]]||Drops castaway, opens numbered gate to [[Winged Freedom Sculpture]].

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|[[The Mud Pit]]||3||[[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]||Drops castaway, opens numbered gate to cave exit.

|[[Subterranean Swarm]]||5||[[Sovereign Bulblax]]||Drops castaway, opens numbered gate to [[Sweet Stumble-Not]].

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