Winged Pikmin

Winged Pikmin
Resistance	Ground attacks
Attack strength	Below average on ground, above average in air
Mobility	Average
Throw	Average
Digging speed	Unknown
Carrying capacity	1

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Winged Pikmin (羽ピクミン^?) are a Pikmin species that first appears in Pikmin 3; they were revealed in a Nintendo Direct broadcast on April 17^th, 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

Winged Pikmin carrying some pink Pellets over water.

As their name implies, Winged Pikmin are capable of flight, and are naturally airborne. Winged Pikmin can also carry objects into the air, enabling them to take shortcuts, but they carry objects slower than other Pikmin types. Winged Pikmin behave differently when they carry objects alongside other Pikmin.

These Pikmin are small and fast, allowing them to keep up with the captains at a steady pace. Due to their constant airborne status, they can follow captains 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 thrown. They also excel in aerial combat, but are particularly weak against grounded opponents.

Discovery

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.

Carrying properties

Main article: Winged Pikmin carrying properties.

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  /  / , 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

The trophy in the Wii U version of the game.

Winged Pikmin appear in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U as a trophy and as part of one of Olimar's moves: "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

	US description: “These pink Pikmin have big, blue eyes and nice wings to help them fly. In Smash Bros., they show up to carry Olimar and friends through the air. However, how high and far they can fly is affected by how many friends they have to carry. More Pikmin will weigh them down.”
	EU description: “This particular type of Pikmin has a pink body, blue eyes and...wings? Yep, they can fly, and in this game, they can even give Olimar a lift. The only thing is they'll get tired very easily, especially if they're carrying lots of other Pikmin at the same time. Go easy on them, OK?”
How to obtain: Random appearance.		Type: Fighter

Wii U trophy

	US description: “These pink Pikmin have big, blue eyes and nice wings to help them fly. In Smash Bros., they show up to carry Olimar and friends through the air. However, how high and far they can fly is affected by how many friends they have to carry. More Pikmin will weigh them down. Appears in: Pikmin 3 (08/2013)”
	EU description: “This particular type of Pikmin has a pink body, blue eyes and...wings? Yep, they can fly, and in this game, they can even give Olimar a lift. The only thing is they'll get tired very easily, especially if they're carrying lots of other Pikmin at the same time. Go easy on them, OK? Related Games Pikmin 3 (07/2013)”
How to obtain: Random appearance.		Type: Fighter	Trophy Box: 60. Pikmin

Gallery

• WingPikIntro.jpg

  Finding the first Winged Pikmin.

• WingedFlying.jpg

  A group of Winged Pikmin flying over a body of water.

• PinkPikminFight.jpg

  Winged Pikmin fighting a Swooping Snitchbug under the direction of a captain.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.

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  Pikmin 3 artwork.