Tool

A Bouncy Mushroom in Pikmin 3, a tool that gives access to certain sections of areas.

Some interactive objects in the Pikmin games serve as tools to help the player achieve tasks. They might eliminate an obstacle, give access to a section of an area, or contain a useful item. Some tools require multiple Pikmin to work together to use them. Although the main purpose of these objects is to help the player achieve some goal, some of them may actually be a minor obstruction until they are used properly, making them obstacles themselves in a way.

List of tools

Icon	Name	Description	Games
			Pikmin	Pikmin 2	Pikmin 3	Pikmin 4	Hey! Pikmin
	Bloominous Stemple	Large, white plants that react to light, and act as platforms. They only bloom when there is an active light nearby.	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Bouncy Mushroom	Bouncy Mushrooms let leaders and Pikmin bounce to otherwise inaccessible places.	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Bridge	Unbuilt bridges can be found on the edge of some gaps between pieces of terrain, and Pikmin must build the bridge in order to pass through.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Clay	Clay can be used to create a variety of things. These include: bridges, climbing walls, mounds, and valves.	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Climbing stick	Sticks used to climb to higher places. They must be extended first.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Dirt mound	Mounds of dirt that hold small items, which can be revealed by sending Pikmin to dig in it.	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Electrode	An open circuit that needs Yellow Pikmin to close it. Upon closing the circuit, a light activates.	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Elevator platform	Elevator platforms come in pairs, and when enough weight is applied onto one, the other rises.	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Fan	Fans help players move around areas and caves. They allow access to new places, or create shortcuts.	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Fire starter	Fire starters are able to be picked up by Red Pikmin and are used to burn dried plants, or to weaken icy enemies.	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Floating platform	Floating platforms are used to access new areas and/or reach treasure that are out of reach. They usually float around a set path, but can sometime be activated when stood on.	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Flukeweed	Pink, curly plants that are attached to buried objects. Winged Pikmin can lift these objects up.	No	No	Yes	No	No
	Fragments	Pieces of broken objects found in piles that are used to build bridges. Pikmin deliver them to the bridge, until all fragments have been delivered.	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Geyser	Water geysers in Pikmin, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4 allow access to newer areas, but may need to be activated first.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Hay	A bundle of hay acts similar to bridge fragments. Hay is used to build ramps.	No	No	Yes	No	No
	Iron ball	Large spheres that can be pushed by a certain number of Pikmin, until they roll off a cliff.	No	No	Yes	No	No
	Liftable rock	Heavy rocks wrapped in vines that can be held on to by Winged Pikmin, which can then lift the obstacles into the air.	No	No	No	No	Yes
	Lily pad	Floating plants that are used to navigate bodies of water.	No	No	Yes	No	No
	Moving walkway	Moving walkways are metallic belts that roll in a direction, carrying things on top of them. They can switch direction by using a switch.	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Potted mushroom	Potted mushrooms are orange-yellow fungi stuffed into breakable pots. When rushed with Oatchi, they will all spring upwards, creating a platform with their flat tops.	No	No	No	Yes	No
	Pulley rock	A rock attached to a pulley system. Pikmin can hold on to a stick on the other end to lift up the rock, and place it out of the way.	No	No	No	No	Yes
	Seesaw block	Seesaw blocks come in pairs, and when enough weight is applied onto one, the other rises.	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

Minor tools

Main article: Minor tools.

Several other kinds of tools appear in the Pikmin series, but are much rarer than the tools listed above.

See also

• Obstacle
• Hazard