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Latest trivia points

Did you know...

...that the vast majority of the music samples in Pikmin's soundtrack come from the same two synthesizers, the Kurzweil K2500R and Roland SC-88?
...that Dweevils can pick up Scrummy Bones?
...that it is possible to jump over some small ledges in Pikmin 3 Deluxe by charging while running towards them?
...that Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats quietly sing a unique song in Pikmin 2?
...that the flame of the Olfactory Sculpture is an actual fire hazard?

Older facts

Did you know...

...that the background images of the area selection menus in Pikmin and Pikmin 2 come from real photographs of Hokkaido, Japan?
...that Winged Pikmin in Pikmin 3 carry slightly slower if there are 67 or more Pikmin in the field?
...that several treasures in Pikmin 4, such as the S.S. Berry and Personal-Injury Plank, are based on Decor Pikmin designs from Pikmin Bloom?
...that Nintendo of America made a browser game in 2001 to promote Pikmin, called Pikmin.com SpaceForce?
...that Pikmin 2's pre-rendered cutscenes take up a majority of the storage space on the disc?
...that red mushrooms known as Rosy Parachutes make a unique low-pitched noise when disturbed by a leader or Pikmin in Pikmin 3?
...that the Thoroughbred Statue in Hey! Pikmin is found in a room shaped the same way as the treasure?
...that Big Flowers in Pikmin Bloom have a planting radius of 40 meters?
...that in the GameCube version of Pikmin, walking in a cardinal direction relative to the camera is slightly faster than walking diagonally?
...that the Hey! Pikmin planet has no sun to orbit around?
...that it takes 10,000,000 steps to reach level 100 in Pikmin Bloom?
...that the music's enemy mix only plays for Dwarf Bulbears if they are biting Pikmin, unlike the other Dwarf enemies?
...that early versions of Pikmin 2 allowed more than 100 Pikmin on the field?
...that Winged Pikmin on an expedition in Pikmin Bloom can fly at up to 20 meters per second?
...that the image of Koppai in Pikmin 3's opening cutscene is actually an edited picture of Earth?
...that the Waterwraiths in Bully Den ignore Louie in 2-player mode?
...that walking in an east-west direction is more efficient than walking in a north-south direction when flower planting?
...that Brawl Yard has a 20% chance of generating the sublevel randomly?
...that in some rare cases, it's possible to have more than 20 Pikmin at a time in Hey! Pikmin?
...that there are 4 types of random stamps that appear on postcards in Pikmin Bloom?
...that the Wistful Wild was originally going to be called the Land of Promise?
...that linking a Nintendo Account to Pikmin Bloom unlocks a special Decor Pikmin wearing a Mario hat?
...that the antenna on the S.S. Drake changes color based on progress through the game?
...that the rate of flower planting and petal consumption in Pikmin Bloom is based on the number of Pikmin in the player's squad?
...that Hocotate is named after the address of Nintendo's headquarters?
...that each Pikmin type has advantages and disadvantages against certain mushroom types on mushroom challenges?
...that the Beady Long Legs is programmed to drop 25 Unmarked Spectralids when defeated in Pikmin 2, but doesn't due to a mistake?
...that triple-tapping the whistle in Pikmin Bloom's garden screen will swap out the current squad for another one?
...that Pikmin under the effects of ultra-spicy spray drown faster?
...that the back of the Planter Pack displays the number of steps walked that day?
...that the Mission Mode stage Forgotten Cove is based on The Forest Navel from Pikmin?
...that the color a Big Flower blooms into depends on the colors of flowers planted inside its radius?
...that it is possible to skip the Yellow Onion and complete Pikmin 3 without Yellow Pikmin?
...that Pikmin 2 has 4 possible end of day themes?
...that the European GameCube version of Pikmin runs at a slower framerate, meaning everything takes longer?
...that 5 of the 30 ship parts in Pikmin are not required for Captain Olimar to leave the planet?
...that the Valley of Repose is set on a city street?
...that Pikmin 3 Deluxe has 50 unique hints?
...that the flower on a Pikmin's head exists in real life, and is called a Chaenostoma cordatum?
...that with the use of glitches, Pikmin 2 can be completed in just 5 in-game days?
...that some moments in Pikmin 3's story have pre-determined weather?
...that the storyboards of the Pikmin Short Movies were created in Flipnote Studio?
...that the attack strength of Purple Pikmin and White Pikmin was reduced in Pikmin 3?
...that the Empress Bulblax is playable in a microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves?
...that there are many small differences in the appearance of areas between Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 3 Deluxe?
...that Sparklium Seeds cannot be destroyed by bomb rocks?
...that Pikmin 3 Deluxe has 8 different designs of dirt walls?
...that an Electripede can be seen in Hey! Pikmin's box art in most regions?
...that the Smoky Progg is the first spirit found in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's World of Light?
...that in Pikmin 3 missions exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in Distant Tundra Remix?
...that the Titan Dweevil is more likely to pick a weapon the more damaged it has been?
...that the color of the mist in the Pikmin 2 saved game selection menu orbs reflects the Pikmin types the player has the most of?
...that Bingo Battle stage layouts also need to be unlocked, by finishing battles in those stages?
...that the fruits and enemies shown in the buttons of the Mission Mode menu are randomly selected?
...that the movements of the swirls in Pikmin 3's Onion follow the same looping pattern?
...that early versions of Pikmin shown in trailers showed more than 100 Pikmin on the field at once?
...that Pikmin 3 Onions can only store up to 9999 Pikmin of a type, and reaching this number will flower them?
...that Totaka's song can play in the cave sublevel memory card warning screen?
...that thrown flower Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the GameCube games?
...that The Forest Navel's lakes are based on cave structures in the real world called rimstone dams?
...that the Wistful Wild sunset theme uses different instruments in the first loop, and only in the US and European GameCube versions?
...that hitting a spicy Pikmin with an ultra-bitter spray will reset the spiciness timer?
...that for the Candypop Buds that only appear if one has less than 20 Purple Pikmin or White Pikmin, buried Pikmin sprouts aren't counted?
...that the flowers that decorate some floors in Super Mario Odyssey, especially the Wooded Kingdom, are very similar to the Pikmin flower?
...that in Hey! Pikmin, dying 5 times or exploring for 30 minutes in a new non-boss area will let the player skip it and unlock the next one?
...that Olimar's dance at the end of each Hey! Pikmin area is the same as the one in Occupational Hazards, except with fewer spins?
...that the Pikmin 2 title screen uses far more than 100 Pikmin at once, with the "PIKMIN 2" formation using 273?
...that Nintendo of Canada participated in Red Bull Flugtag 2013 with a Winged Pikmin aircraft?
...that the vulnerable Waterwraith has a standing animation, only visible by being far away and zooming in on sublevel 5 of the Submerged Castle?
...that the Pikmin 3 title screen terrain is an altered version of the Awakening Wood's west corridor?
...that when a Toady or a Ranging Bloyster dies, its body shrinks, but can still be seen by zooming in the camera?
...that the Spherical Atlas and the Geographic Projection are missing the North Pole and South Pole?
...that the President's and Louie's health icons in the HUD use the same backdrop as Olimar's, resulting in a weird shape mismatch?
...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin bag in the Valley of Repose wobble with the tree shadows?
...that the Bearded Amprat's Japanese name is "Billy"?
...that in Pikmin 2, pausing the game when a lone leader is on top of a seesaw block will make the numbers "0/1" appear?
...that the part of the Spherical Atlas that faces the camera by default matches the region of the game?
...that some treasures can decrease in weight so the Pikmin are always able to carry them?
...that due to a glitch, Pikmin 2 may or may not switch the leader that the player enters a cave with?
...that Dandelions in Pikmin 3 change with each passing day, like real dandelions?
...that the Raging Long Legs may be female?
...that the Shaggy Long Legs shares the internal name of the Beady Long Legs?
...that the Koppaite text scattered throughout Pikmin 3 is actually English text with a different alphabet?
...that the soles of leader spacesuits in Pikmin 3 have dirt on them?
...that the areas in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard have some notable differences compared to the areas in-game?
...that Pikmin being held in Pikmin 3 cannot be killed by attacks?
...that Louie won't take any food when landing on the Garden of Hope if the crew has less than 1.0 bottles?
...that Pikmin 3 has an entirely unused enemy and some unused modifications of enemies from previous games?
...that Candypop Buds and geysers in Pikmin are technically bosses, so the enemy music variant plays near them?
...that on the first day in Pikmin 3, buried Pikmin will not mature into buds or flowers?
...that Mission Mode medals have Pikmin with a leaf, bud, or flower, depending on the ranking?
...that Pikmin in Pikmin will follow a non-linear path if they can't enter the Onion by walking in a straight line?
...that in 2-Player Battle, players can select which stage layout to use, including a bizarre unused randomized mode?
...that sublevel 2 of the Glutton's Kitchen contains an exclusive, unique "enemy" – a piece of chiyogami paper?
...that taking a Bulborb's picture with the camera's flash enabled will result in an eyeshine effect?
...that the names of the five areas in Pikmin 3 all have the same number of characters – 14?
...that the fanfare that plays when jumping into the first sublevel of a cave is actually different from the one in the following sublevels?
...that Pikmin 3 has some secret Pikmin drawings hidden throughout the game?
...that the Puffstool appears in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap?
...that Koppai is named after Nintendo's original name, Nintendo Koppai?
...that Pikmin contains an unused executable that allows testing the game on Windows?
...that files in the New Play Control! games imply that both remakes were initially meant to be in the same disc?
...that in Pikmin, the spots on the backs of Grub-dogs change size, and analogously, those on the back of Dwarf Bulborbs are static?
...that the behavior of Swooping Snitchbugs over held Pikmin is different in each game?
...that the poison emitters in Pikmin 2's overground areas respawn after 99 days?
...that page 23 of the Pikmin instruction manual has a typo: "holdung" instead of "holding"?
...that the reflection of leaves in water is actually just a black-and-white "bowl" under the ground?
...that Candypop Buds actually have a root?
...that by changing a single setting in Pikmin 2's files, it is possible to have pikpik carrots in the player's party?
...that the caves in Pikmin 2 have some mysterious technical discrepancies?
...that there are some development oversights in the way Pikmin and leaders follow paths?
...that the Empty Space Container is the only treasure in the GameCube version of Pikmin 2 to not follow a title case styled name?
...that in Pikmin 2, if 20 of each main type of Pikmin are on the field, they will start singing parts of Ai no Uta?
...that the Pikmin type counter in Pikmin rolls back to 000 after the player gets 999 Pikmin?
...that it is possible for the Pikmin counters in Pikmin 2 to show more than four digits?
...that the Unspeakable Wonder closely resembles Princess Peach's crown?
...that the scene used when viewing an item in the Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard is the area selected on the map screen?
...that Ai no Uta, a song used to advertise Pikmin, actually outsold the game in Japan?
...that Pikmin carrying a bomb rock drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?
...that when Pikmin 3 was first announced in 2008, all that was said was "We're making Pikmin"?
...that the word "Pikmin" is derived from the two words "pick me"?
...that Blue Pikmin can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?
...that there is a glitch that lets the player absorb a spray drop twice?
...that some enemies heal over time and two of them can revive themselves after their defeat?
...that the Positron Generator is used to make "Instant Space Noodles"?
...that via an "Emergence Cave challenge", it is possible to repay Pikmin 2's debt without ever reaching the Awakening Wood?
...that the Smoky Progg is thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta?
...that the Water Dumple is actually a part of the Grub-dog family?
...that the Bulbmin is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any Pikmin game?

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 ==Latest trivia points==
 '''Did you know...'''</noinclude>
+*...that the vast majority of the music samples in {{p}}{{'s}} [[Music in Pikmin|soundtrack]] come from the same two synthesizers, the '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Audio samples|Kurzweil K2500R and Roland SC-88]]'''?
+*...that [[Dweevil family|Dweevils]] can pick up '''[[Scrummy Bone]]s'''?
+*...that it is possible to jump over some small ledges in {{p3d}} by '''[[Charge|charging]]''' while running towards them?
+*...that '''[[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s''' quietly sing a unique song in {{p2}}?
+*...that the flame of the '''[[Olfactory Sculpture]]''' is an actual [[fire]] hazard?
+<noinclude>
+==Older facts==
+'''Did you know...'''
+*...that the background images of the [[area selection menu]]s in {{p1}} and {{p2}} come from '''[[Assets used in the Pikmin series#Stock photography|real photographs of Hokkaido, Japan]]'''?
+*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] in {{p3}} carry '''[[Carry#Speed|slightly slower]]''' if there are 67 or more Pikmin in the field?
+*...that several [[treasure]]s in {{p4}}, such as the [[S.S. Berry]] and [[Personal-Injury Plank]], are based on '''[[Decor Pikmin]]''' designs from {{pb}}?
+*...that Nintendo of America made a browser game in 2001 to promote {{p}}, called '''''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]'''''?
+*...that {{p2}}{{'s}} pre-rendered '''[[cutscene]]s''' take up a majority of the storage space on the disc?
+*...that red mushrooms known as '''[[Vegetation#Rosy Parachute|Rosy Parachutes]]''' make a unique low-pitched noise when disturbed by a [[leader]] or [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in {{p3}}?
+*...that the '''[[Thoroughbred Statue]]''' in {{hp}} is found in a room shaped the same way as the treasure?
+*...that '''[[Big Flower]]s''' in {{pb}} have a planting radius of 40 meters?
+*...that in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version of {{p1}}, walking in a cardinal direction relative to the camera '''[[Mistake#Olimar's movement|is slightly faster]]''' than walking diagonally?
+*...that the '''[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]''' has no sun to orbit around?
+*...that it takes 10,000,000 steps to reach '''[[level]]''' 100 in {{pb}}?
+*...that the music's '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Enemy and combat mix causes|enemy mix]]''' only plays for [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s if they are biting Pikmin, unlike the other Dwarf enemies?
+*...that '''[[Pikmin 2 prerelease information#New Play Control! Pikmin 2 official website|early versions]]''' of {{p2}} allowed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]]?
+*...that [[Winged Pikmin]] on an '''[[expedition]]''' in {{pb}} can fly at up to 20 meters per second?
+*...that the image of '''[[Koppai]]''' in {{p3}}{{'s}} opening cutscene is actually an edited picture of Earth?
+*...that the [[Waterwraith]]s in '''[[Bully Den]]''' ignore [[Louie]] in 2-player mode?
+*...that walking in an east-west direction is more efficient than walking in a north-south direction when '''[[flower planting]]'''?
+*...that '''[[Brawl Yard]]''' has a 20% chance of generating the sublevel randomly?
+*...that in '''[[Hey! Pikmin#During gameplay|some rare cases]]''', it's possible to have more than [[Pikmin limit|20 Pikmin at a time]] in {{hp}}?
+*...that there are 4 types of random stamps that appear on '''[[postcard]]s''' in {{pb}}?
+*...that the '''[[Wistful Wild]]''' was originally going to be called the Land of Promise?
+*...that linking a Nintendo Account to {{pb}} unlocks a special '''[[Decor Pikmin]]''' wearing a Mario hat?
+*...that the antenna on the '''[[S.S. Drake]]''' changes color based on progress through the game?
+*...that the rate of '''[[flower planting]]''' and [[petal]] consumption in {{pb}} is based on the number of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] in the player's [[squad]]?
+*...that '''[[Hocotate]]''' is named after the address of [[Nintendo]]'s headquarters?
+*...that each [[Pikmin family#Types|Pikmin type]] has advantages and disadvantages against certain mushroom types on '''[[mushroom challenge]]s'''?
+*...that the '''[[Beady Long Legs]]''' is programmed to drop 25 [[Unmarked Spectralids]] when defeated in {{p2}}, but doesn't due to a [[mistake]]?
+*...that triple-tapping the whistle in {{pb}}{{'s}} '''[[Pikmin Bloom interface#Garden|garden screen]]''' will swap out the current [[squad]] for another one?
+*...that Pikmin under the effects of '''[[ultra-spicy spray]]''' drown faster?
+*...that the back of the '''[[Planter Pack]]''' displays the number of steps walked that day?
+*...that the [[Mission Mode]] stage '''[[Forgotten Cove]]''' is based on [[The Forest Navel]] from {{p1}}?
+*...that the color a '''[[Big Flower]]''' blooms into depends on the colors of flowers [[Flower planting|planted]] inside its radius?
+*...that it is possible to '''[[Sequence break#Yellow Onion skip|skip the Yellow Onion]]''' and complete {{p3}} without [[Yellow Pikmin]]?
+*...that {{p2}} has 4 possible '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#End of day|end of day themes]]'''?
 *...that the European GameCube version of {{p1}} runs at a slower '''[[frame]]rate''', meaning everything takes longer?
-*...that 5 of the 30 '''[[ship parts]]''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are not required for [[Captain Olimar]] to leave the planet?
+*...that 5 of the 30 '''[[ship part]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are not required for [[Captain Olimar]] to leave the planet?
 *...that the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' is set on a city street?
 *...that {{p3d}} has 50 unique '''[[hint]]s'''?
 *...that the [[Maturity|flower on a Pikmin's head]] exists in real life, and is called a '''''[[Chaenostoma cordatum]]'''''?
-<noinclude>
-==Older facts==
-'''Did you know...'''
 *...that with the use of glitches, {{p2}} can be completed in '''[[5 day run|just 5 in-game days]]'''?
 *...that some moments in {{p3}}{{'s}} [[Story Mode|story]] have pre-determined '''[[weather]]'''?
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 *...that the '''[[Combat#Slap|attack strength]]''' of [[Purple Pikmin]] and [[White Pikmin]] was reduced in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''?
 *...that the [[Empress Bulblax]] is playable in a '''[[Pikmin in other media#WarioWare: Smooth Moves|microgame]]''' in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''?
-*...that there are '''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Other_2|many small differences]]''' in the appearance of [[area]]s between ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]''?
+*...that there are '''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Aesthetics|many small differences]]''' in the appearance of [[area]]s between ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]''?
 *...that '''[[Sparklium|Sparklium Seeds]]''' cannot be destroyed by [[bomb rock]]s?
 *...that ''[[Pikmin 3 Deluxe]]'' has 8 different designs of '''[[dirt wall]]s'''?
 *...that an '''[[Electripede]]''' can be seen in {{hp}}{{'s}} box art in most regions?
 *...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is the first spirit found in {{ssbu}}{{'s}} World of Light?
-*...that in ''Pikmin 3'' [[mission]]s exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in '''[[Distant Tundra Remix]]'''?
+*...that in ''Pikmin 3'' [[Mission Mode|mission]]s exclusively, player 2 starts with the second leader in the leader order, except in '''[[Distant Tundra Remix]]'''?
 *...that the '''[[Titan Dweevil]]''' is more likely to pick a weapon the more damaged it has been?
 *...that the color of the mist in the ''Pikmin 2'' '''[[saved game selection menu]]''' orbs reflects the Pikmin types the player has the most of?
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 *...that the fruits and enemies shown in the buttons of the '''[[Mission Mode menu]]''' are randomly selected?
 *...that the movements of the swirls in ''Pikmin 3''{{'s}} '''[[Onion]]''' follow the same looping pattern?
-*...that '''[[Pikmin prerelease information|early versions of ''Pikmin'']]''' shown in trailers showed more than [[100 Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]] at once?
+*...that '''[[Pikmin prerelease information|early versions of ''Pikmin'']]''' shown in trailers showed more than [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin on the field]] at once?
 *...that ''Pikmin 3'' '''[[Onion]]s''' can only store up to 9999 Pikmin of a type, and reaching this number will [[Maturity|flower]] them?
-*...that '''[[Totaka's song]]''' can play in the [[cave]] sublevel memory card warning screen?
+*...that '''[[Easter egg#Totaka's song|Totaka's song]]''' can play in the [[cave]] sublevel memory card warning screen?
-*...that '''[[throw]]n''' [[maturity|flower]] Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the [[GameCube]] games?
+*...that '''[[throw]]n''' [[maturity|flower]] Pikmin fall slightly slower, exclusively in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] games?
 *...that '''[[The Forest Navel]]'''{{'s}} lakes are based on cave structures in the real world called rimstone dams?
 *...that the '''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Wistful Wild|Wistful Wild sunset theme]]''' uses different instruments in the first loop, and only in the US and European GameCube versions?
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 *...that the '''[[Spherical Atlas]]''' and the '''[[Geographic Projection]]''' are missing the North Pole and South Pole?
 *...that [[the President]]'s and [[Louie]]'s health icons in the '''[[HUD]]''' use the same backdrop as [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]]'s, resulting in a weird shape mismatch?
-*...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin [[paper bag]] in the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' wobble with the tree shadows?
+*...that the walls next to the 35 Pikmin [[bag]] in the '''[[Valley of Repose]]''' wobble with the tree shadows?
 *...that the '''[[Bearded Amprat]]'''{{'s}} Japanese name is "Billy"?
 *...that in ''Pikmin 2'', pausing the game when a lone [[leader]] is on top of a '''[[seesaw block]]''' will make the numbers "0/1" appear?
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 *...that some '''[[Treasure#Dynamic weights|treasures]]''' can decrease in weight so the Pikmin are always able to carry them?
 *...that due to a [[glitch]], {{p2}} may or may not '''[[Cave#Oddities|switch the leader]]''' that the player enters a cave with?
-*...that '''[[Dandelion]]'''s in {{p3}} change with each passing day, like real dandelions?
+*...that '''[[Dandelion]]s''' in {{p3}} change with each passing day, like real dandelions?
 *...that the '''[[Raging Long Legs]]''' may be female?
-*...that the '''[[Shaggy Long Legs]]''' and '''[[Baldy Long Legs]]''' share the internal name and Japanese name of the [[Beady Long Legs]], respectively?
+*...that the '''[[Shaggy Long Legs]]''' shares the internal name of the [[Beady Long Legs]]?
 *...that the '''[[Koppaite text]]''' scattered throughout {{p3}} is actually English text with a different alphabet?
 *...that the soles of leader '''[[spacesuit]]s''' in {{p3}} have dirt on them?
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 *...that [[Louie]] won't take any food when landing on the '''[[Garden of Hope]]''' if the crew has less than 1.0 bottles?
 *...that ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' has an entirely '''[[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused]]''' enemy and some unused modifications of enemies from previous games?
-*...that [[Candypop Bud]]s and [[geyser]]s in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are technically '''[[bosses]]''', so the enemy music variant plays near them?
+*...that [[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s and [[geyser]]s in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' are technically '''[[boss]]es''', so the enemy music variant plays near them?
 *...that on the first [[day]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', buried [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will not '''[[Maturity|mature]]''' into buds or flowers?
 *...that '''[[Mission Mode]]''' medals have Pikmin with a leaf, bud, or flower, depending on the ranking?
 *...that '''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]''' in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' will follow a non-linear path if they can't enter the [[Onion]] by walking in a straight line?
-*...that in [[2-Player Battle]], players can select which '''[[2-Player Battle#Layout selection|stage layout]]''' to use, including a bizarre unused randomized mode?
+*...that in [[2-Player Battle]], players can select which '''[[2-Player Battle#Stage generation and layouts|stage layout]]''' to use, including a bizarre unused randomized mode?
 *...that sublevel 2 of the [[Glutton's Kitchen]] contains an exclusive, unique "[[enemy]]" &ndash; a piece of '''[[Glutton's Kitchen#Chiyogami|chiyogami]]''' paper?
 *...that taking a [[Bulborb]]'s picture with the '''[[KopPad#Camera|camera]]''''s flash enabled will result in an [[wikipedia:Tapetum lucidum#Eyeshine|eyeshine]] effect?
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 *...that in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', the spots on the backs of '''[[Grub-dog]]s''' change size, and analogously, those on the back of [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s are static?
 *...that the behavior of '''[[Swooping Snitchbug]]s''' over [[Throw|held]] Pikmin is different in each game?
-*...that the '''[[gas pipes]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} overground [[area]]s respawn after 99 [[day]]s?
+*...that the '''[[poison emitter]]s''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} overground [[area]]s respawn after 99 [[day]]s?
 *...that page 23 of the '''''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''''' instruction manual has a typo: "holdung" instead of "holding"?
 *...that the reflection of leaves in '''[[water]]''' is actually just a black-and-white "bowl" under the ground?
-*...that '''[[Candypop Bud]]s''' actually have a root?
+*...that '''[[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]]s''' actually have a root?
 *...that by changing a single setting in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} files, it is possible to have '''[[Pikpik carrot#As "Pikmin"|pikpik carrots]]''' in the player's party?
 *...that the caves in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' have some mysterious '''[[Cave#Technical discrepancies|technical discrepancies]]'''?
 *...that there are some development oversights in the way Pikmin and leaders follow '''[[Path oversights|paths]]'''?
-*...that [[Olimar]] is a veteran fighter in '''''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'''''?
+*...that the '''[[Empty Space Container]]''' is the only [[treasure]] in the GameCube version of ''Pikmin 2'' to not follow a title case styled name?
-*...that '''[[Blue Pikmin]]''' can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?
-*...that the scene used when viewing an item in the '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' is the area selected on the [[Area selection menu|map screen]]?
-*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] carrying a '''[[bomb-rock]]''' drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?
-*...that some enemies '''[[HP Regeneration|heal]]''' over time and two of them can '''[[revive]]''' themselves after their defeat?
-*...that via an '''"[[Emergence Cave challenge]]"''', it is possible to repay ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} debt without ever reaching the [[Awakening Wood]]?
 *...that in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', if 20 of each main type of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are on the field, they will start '''[[Easter egg|singing]]''' parts of [[Ai no Uta]]?
 *...that the '''[[HUD|Pikmin type counter]]''' in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] rolls back to 000 after the player gets 999 Pikmin?
 *...that it is possible for the '''[[HUD|Pikmin counters]]''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' to show more than four digits?
-*...that there is a [[Glitches|glitch]] that lets the player '''[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Double sprays|absorb a spray drop twice]]'''?
+*...that the '''[[Unspeakable Wonder]]''' closely resembles [[mariowiki:Princess Peach's Crown|Princess Peach's crown]]?
-*...that the '''[[Empty space container]]''' is the only [[treasure]] to not follow a title case styled name?
+*...that the scene used when viewing an item in the '''[[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]''' and '''[[Treasure Hoard]]''' is the area selected on the [[Area selection menu|map screen]]?
+*...that '''[[Ai no Uta]]''', a song used to advertise ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', actually outsold the game in Japan?
+*...that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] carrying a '''[[bomb rock]]''' drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?
+*...that when '''''[[Pikmin 3]]''''' was first announced in 2008, all that was said was "We're making ''Pikmin''"?
 *...that the word "'''[[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]'''" is derived from the two words "pick me"?
-*...that the '''[[Unspeakable Wonder]]''' closely resembles [[mariowiki:Princess Peach's Crown|Princess Peach's crown]]?
+*...that '''[[Blue Pikmin]]''' can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?
-*...that when '''''[[Pikmin 3]]''''' was announced, all that was said was "We're making ''Pikmin''"?
+*...that there is a [[glitch]] that lets the player '''[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Spray duplication|absorb a spray drop twice]]'''?
-*...that '''[[Ai no Uta]]''', a song used to advertise ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', actually outsold the game?
+*...that some enemies '''[[Health#Regeneration|heal]]''' over time and two of them can '''[[Health#Revival|revive]]''' themselves after their defeat?
-*...that the total sales for the '''[[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]''' so far is over 6 million?
-*...that the games are not the only ''Pikmin'' '''[[Pikmin Merchandise|merchandise]]'''?
-*...that the '''[[Bulbmin]]''' is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]]?
-*...that the '''[[Water Dumple]]''' is actually a part of the [[Grub-dog|Grub-dog family]]?
 *...that the '''[[Positron Generator]]''' is used to make "Instant Space Noodles"?
+*...that via an '''"[[Challenge run#Emergence Cave challenge|Emergence Cave challenge]]"''', it is possible to repay ''[[Pikmin 2]]''{{'s}} debt without ever reaching the [[Awakening Wood]]?
 *...that the '''[[Smoky Progg]]''' is thought to be a malformed larval Mamuta?
+*...that the '''[[Water Dumple]]''' is actually a part of the [[Grub-dog family]]?
+*...that the '''[[Bulbmin]]''' is a form of Pikmin caused by a parasitic Pikmin unseen in any [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]]?
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