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This is a strategy that was discovered in both Pikmin games and is useful for throwing Pikmin quickly.
This is a strategy that functions in both Pikmin titles and is allows Pikmin to be thrown much more quickly.


*It is simple, just tilt your C-stick in a direction so the Pikmin are near your pilot.
*Simply tilt the C-stick in a direction so the Pikmin are near your pilot keeping the group centred around him, rotating the C-stick as necessary.
*Keep your Pikmin centered around him by rotating the C-stick.
*Rapidly press the 'A' button, unleashing a wave of Pikmin.
*Start rapidly pressing 'A' so you throw Pikmin.


This strategy makes throwing Pikmin faster because you don't have to wait a faction of a second for a Pikmin to approach your pilot to be thrown. It saves small units of time, and like that, every second will help, this may also work for killing mature [[Bulborb|Bulborbs]] or enemies with high health.
This strategy makes throwing Pikmin faster since you don't have to wait the fraction of a second for a Pikmin to approach your pilot to be thrown. It saves very little time on a single throw, but when throwing large groups every second will help.  This may also work for killing mature [[Bulborb|Bulborbs]] or enemies with high health.
This is slightly less useful in Pikmin 2, because the Pikmin are thrown faster anyway.
This is slightly less useful in Pikmin 2, because the Pikmin are thrown faster anyway.

Revision as of 10:16, March 2, 2007

This is a strategy that functions in both Pikmin titles and is allows Pikmin to be thrown much more quickly.

  • Simply tilt the C-stick in a direction so the Pikmin are near your pilot keeping the group centred around him, rotating the C-stick as necessary.
  • Rapidly press the 'A' button, unleashing a wave of Pikmin.

This strategy makes throwing Pikmin faster since you don't have to wait the fraction of a second for a Pikmin to approach your pilot to be thrown. It saves very little time on a single throw, but when throwing large groups every second will help. This may also work for killing mature Bulborbs or enemies with high health. This is slightly less useful in Pikmin 2, because the Pikmin are thrown faster anyway.