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Merchandise released by Nintendo

This section is regarding Pikmin-themed merchandise released officially by Nintendo. All of this merchandise has the official Nintendo seal, and is not released by a third party.

Olimar amiibo

The Olimar amiibo is part of the sixth (seventh in Europe) wave of the Super Smash Bros. series of amiibo. In North America, it is scheduled for a September release date in North America along with Zero Suit Samus, Bowser Junior, Ganondorf, and Doctor Mario, while on Europe, it has already been released, along with Dr. Mario and Bowser Jr. So far, the Olimar amiibo is confirmed to be compatible with the following games.

Olimar-exclusive compatibility

In Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, the Olimar amiibo acts as a Figure Player, just as all the other Super Smash Bros. series amiibo, and will save data to the amiibo's chip.
In Mario Kart 8, the amiibo will unlock an Olimar-styled suit for the Mii character, with the body of the costume resembling Olimar's spacesuit, and the helmet being designed to look like a space helmet. On the back of the helmet is a Red Pikmin hanging on. Mario Kart 8 does not save data to the amiibo.
In Yoshi's Woolly World, the amiibo unlocks an Olimar-styled Yoshi. The Yoshi is stylized to look like Olimar, and the spikes on the back of its head have the same color as the first three Pikmin. Yoshi's Woolly World does not save data to the amiibo.
In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +, it is unconfirmed what the amiibo's use will be, but Olimar is listed as compatible on Nintendo's amiibo compatibility chart. Most likely, it will act like the other amiibo, giving players a Pikmin-themed jet plane, and will not save data to the amiibo.

General compatibility

Gallery

Close up of the amiibo.
The box for the amiibo.
Back of the amiibo, as seen on the Nintendo Treehouse Live event in 2015.
The Olimar racing suit in Mario Kart 8.
The Olimar Yoshi skin in Yoshi's Woolly World.

Club Nintendo merchandise

For members that achieved Platinum status for 2012-2013, Nintendo offered a bundle of three posters as a prize. These posters were about Pikmin 3 and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD one, as well as one themed around the Year of Luigi. This bundle was also made available to any Club Nintendo member during the last phase of Club Nintendo rewards before the shutdown.

A Pikmin tote bag was available the day Pikmin 3 was released in America. It is 15×13 inches in size, with a 24 inch handle. The bag costs 400 coins, and features a phrase that reads: "Pikmin tote, attack, multiply, become snacks."

Red and Yellow Pikmin keychains were released as Club Nintendo exclusives in Europe only. These keychains were part of a 5-piece set containing red, blue, yellow, winged, and rock all with various fruits. The other three were obtained by pre-ordering Pikmin 3 from a European store called GAME.

A T-shirt featuring a Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin was released as a Club Nintendo reward in Japan. Underneath the Pikmin was text that read "Pikmin fall when alone, but as one, they fear none."

A 3DS game card case that came bundled with two Super Mario themed covers and a Pikmin themed cover is one of the products available in Club Nintendo America.

A 2012 calendar had Pikmin 2 on the April 2012 page.

A 2013 calendar had Pikmin 3 on the May 2013 page.

A set of 3 Nintendo pins were released for Japanese Club Nintendo members, featuring pins based on the Zelda, Kirby, and Pikmin series.

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The Pikmin 3 poster.
The Pikmin tote.
Club Nintendo exclusive keyrings.
The Japan-exclusive Pikmin 3 T-shirt.
The Club Nintendo 3DS game card case.
Club Nintendo 2012 calendar.
Club Nintendo 2013 calendar.
The Japan-exclusive Zelda, Kirby, and Pikmin Pins.

Event Exclusive Pikmin Merchandise

EB Games offered an exclusive "Pikmin clock in a can" with Pikmin 3 preorders.

A European store called GAME offered one of three keyrings with any Pikmin 3 preorder. Buyers could choose from a Winged Pikmin, a Rock Pikmin, and a Blue Pikmin all on various fruits. These keyrings were part of a series of 5 which also featured a Red and Yellow Pikmin, however these were only available through the Club Nintendo of Europe.

There were Pikmin 3 patches representing the three original Pikmin types, given away at various locations such as E3 2013, and the Pikmin 3 GameStop Hands-On event.

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The preorder exclusive Pikmin 3 clock in a can distributed by EB Games.
Keychains given out by GAME.
Pikmin 3 patches.

Pikmin 2 special edition starter set

In July 21^st, 2004 in Japan, a GameCube bundle was released, titled "Pikmin 2 Special Edition Starter Set". It came with a silver GameCube, a silver and an emerald blue controller, a copy of Pikmin 2, and a Purple Pikmin plushie.

Box with the bundle.

e-Reader cards

Main article: e-Reader.

There are 6 types of Pikmin e-cards, which are the original three Pikmin types and their Onions. The three color groups (Red, Yellow, and Blue) unlock puzzle games buried deep in the recesses of Pikmin 2, by using Nintendo's Pikmin 2 puzzle e-cards (which require the use of an e-Reader).

The three games are as follows:

Plucking Pikmin: The player must pluck every Pikmin from the ground.
Marching Pikmin: The player controls the Pikmin by moving them in the same direction, and must try to get them into the goal.
Connecting Pikmin: The player moves panels around to create a path for the Pikmin so that they can reach a goal.

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Pikmin e-reader series 1.

Merchandise released by Third Parties

This section is regarding Pikmin-themed merchandise released officially by third parties. All of this merchandise has the official Nintendo seal, and is not released by Nintendo directly.

Jakk's Pacific Pikmin merchandise

Jakk's Pacific is a toy company that is responsible for most of the World of Nintendo toy selection.

Plushes

Jakk's Pacific has a collection of Pikmin-themed plushes in the works, some of which are already released. They are being released in sets of series, along with other Nintendo characters. The plushes are approximately 7.5 inches tall. They are in a similar style to the Pikmin plushes released in 2001 and 2004, but are of a different fabric, and are a few inches taller.

Red Pikmin

Series: Plush Series 1-2
Release date: Information needed

Yellow Pikmin

Series: Plush Series 1-2
Release date: Information needed

Blue Pikmin

Series: Plush Series 1-3
Release date: Information needed

White Pikmin

Series: TBA
Release date: TBA

Red Pikmin plush.
Yellow Pikmin plush.
Blue Pikmin plush.
The unreleased White Pikmin plush shown off at San Diego Comic Con 2015.

Figures

Jakk's Pacific has a collection of Pikmin-themed figures in the works, some of which are already released. They are being released in sets of series, along with other Nintendo characters. The first wave of Pikmin figures consist of Olimar and a Red Pikmin, with more waves set to release periodically over the calendar year. All of the figures are approximately 2.5 inches tall. Text is written on the back of each box describing each character respectively. These figures are not based off of Pikmin 3 exclusively – the image on the back of the Red Pikmin box shows a Red Pikmin with a bud as it appears in Pikmin 3, however the image of Olimar shows him as he would look in Pikmin and Pikmin 2. This is odd, because the figure itself has Olimar's visible whistle and the extra suit buttons, which he did not obtain until the third game.

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Olimar

Series: 2.5 Inch Series 1-3
Release date: April 6^th, 2015
Box text: “The main character of the game Pikmin. Captain Olimar crash lands on a mysterious planet after his spaceship malfunctions. In order to get off the planet, he must the pieces of his broken ship, but the atmosphere of the planet is poisonous to Olimar. As a result, he has to enlist the help of the native Pikmin.”

Red Pikmin

Series: 2.5 Inch Series 1-3
Release date: April 6^th, 2015
Box Text: “A type of Pikmin—which are odd beings who grow like plants yet are as mobile as animals. Red ones are heat and fire resistant and are strong attackers, which makes them valuable when facing dangerous does. Purple Pikmin are also tough fighters, but since it's difficult to increase their numbers, red Pikmin are easier to manage. Red Pikmin have distinct pointed noses.”

Blue Pikmin

Series: 2.5 Inch Series 1-4
Release date: July 2015
Box text: “Blue Pikmin, as their name implies, are a blue species of Pikmin that reside on PNF-404. Besides coloration, these Pikmin are distinguishable from other Pikmin species by their mouths, a trait seen in no other Pikmin species. These mouths are used to take in water, which filters oxygen through gills located on their cheeks. This gives them the astonishing ability to live their lives completely underwater.”

Yellow Pikmin

Series: 2.5 Inch Series 1-5
Release date: August 2015
Box text: TBA

Purple Pikmin

Series: 2.5 Inch Series 1-6
Release date: November 2015
Box text: TBA

Olimar figurine.
Red Pikmin figurine.
Blue Pikmin figurine.
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The unreleased Yellow Pikmin figurine.

Sanei Pikmin merchandise

In 2001, nine Pikmin plushes were released by the Japanese Company Sanei. The plushes consisted of the first three Pikmin plushes each with either a leaf, bud, or flower. In 2004 they re-released and re-tagged these plushes to focus on Pikmin 2, as well as releasing 9 more plushes. These new plushes consisted of Purple and White Pikmin, each with either a leaf, bud, or flower variant, as well as a plush for Captain Olimar, Louie, and a red Bulborb. The Red Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, Olimar, and Louie plushes are all approximately 7 inches, while the Purple is approximately 9 inches, the White is approximately 6 inches, and Bulborb is approximately 10 inches.

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Promotion for the Pikmin 2 plushes.
All of the Pikmin 2 plushes.

In 2013, they released a similar lineup of smaller 5 inch figures that also included a keying. The set contained a Red leaf Pikmin, a budded Yellow Pikmin, a flowered Blue Pikmin, a budded Purple Pikmin, and a flowered White Pikmin. They also released three Pikmin plushes which acted as containers. These included a Red Pikmin with a box, a Blue Pikmin with a mug, and a Yellow Pikmin with a cup.

Promotion for the 2013 Pikmin plushes and keychains.

Agatsuma Pikmin figurines

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Agatsuma has released three volumes of Pikmin toys to promote Pikmin 2. They were only released in Japan, and were produced in randomly arranged sets.

Volume one

The first of the three volumes. These contain three sets of three Pikmin (Red, Yellow, or Blue) with Olimar, Louie, or the President included. There are three sets with Red, White, and Purple Pikmin in different stages. These include a Dwarf Red Bulborbs in each set. There are also three sets with five Pikmin each, in different stages. Oddly, there are nine Red Pikmin, and six of every other type. The Hocotatians used in this volume are also used in volume three. The rare special figurine for this one is a Red Bulborb. The Pikmin in this volume are the same as the ones used in volume two. The figures are not made of the same material that is used in series 3.

Volume two

Volume two has six of each Pikmin (two leaf, two bud, two flower), a Wogpole, and a Yellow Wollywog. Another set has the Dwarf Orange Bulborb, Dwarf Red Bulborb, and Snow Bulborb. The set of three Purples comes with a Bulborb Larva. The set of three Whites comes with a Breadbug. The Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin sets come with three different stages of Bulbmin. Two secret figures are the regular ship and its golden variant. The figurines are the same as in volume one, except instead of three Dwarf Red Bulborbs, there are many different creatures. These figurines are of the same material as series 1.

Volume three

The three sets that contain three Red, Blue, or Yellow Pikmin come with a Pellet Posy of the same color, instead of a Bulbmin as in volume two, or a Dwarf Red Bulborb as in volume one. As always, the set of five flower, bud, or leaf Pikmin doesn't come with anything. Purples and Whites come with a Fiery Blowhog or a Watery Blowhog. A set of Olimar, Louie, and President is also available; they are the same as the set from volume one and two. The three secret items are the Onions. This volume looks much more organic than volumes 1 or 2.

Volume one.
Volume two.
Volume three.
A box of Agatsuma Pikmin figures.

Takara Tomy Arts Pikmin merchandise

Takara Tomy Arts a toy company that specializes in Japanese exclusive capsule toys. For many years they have released various Pikmin themed collectible Gashapon toys.

Pikmin 3 gummy and collectible card packs

These packs were released by Takara Tomy and come packaged with one Pikmin card and a cider flavored gummy candy. They were released in October 2013 in Japan only. Each pack came with 3 cards, and there are 20 cards in all.

Pikmin 3 character cards.
Pikmin 3 character cards.

Pikmin keyring collection

Takara Tomy Arts released a collection of keyrings in February 2014 based on Pikmin 3. The keychains are comprised of Red, Yellow, Blue, Winged, and Rock Pikmin types, each with either a lead, bud, or flower, bringing the total number of keychains in this series to 15. They are all made of soft rubber and bend very easily. They are designed to clip onto each other from top to bottom, so that one can create "ropes" of Pikmin. These were common to find in Japanese dollar stores.

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Keyring collection.

Pikmin supply collection

Takara Tomy released a collection of Pikmin themed supplies in December of 2013. All of the items were bundled together in a box, but could be bought separately in Japanese stores. The supplies consisted of Pikmin business card holders available in Red and Yellow Pikmin variations, Pikmin rubber bands, Pikmin decorative tape, and Pikmin mini notepads.

The Takara Tomy Pikmin supply collection.

Pikmin swing collection

Takara Tomy released a collection of Pikmin Swing Mascots in September of 2013. They are rubbery toy Pikmin that can wiggle back and forth when shaken. They come in plastic pots with brown hard plastic made to look like dirt, however it is advertised that the Pikmin can also be stuck into an earphone jack. The pot is brown and has "Pikmin" written on it. The Pikmin are each about 3 inches tall, and consist of a Red, Yellow, or Blue Pikmin, each with either a leaf, bud, or flower, totaling to 9 different variants. The leaf/bud/flower and eyes are the same color as the Pikmin itself, to ease on production costs.

Pikmin swing character collection.
Pikmin swing character collection.

Pikmin keychain collection

In March 2002 Takara Tomy released a set of keychains which contained a few Pikmin figures, and a clip. The figures consisted of Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin, each with either a leaf, bud, or flower, as well as red, blue, and yellow pellets, and a Captain Olimar figure. The keychain clip would come with either 2 or 3 figures as well as a tag with the Japanese Pikmin logo. Keychain clips that contained Olimar would have Olimar and one other figure, while keychain clips that did not would have 3 other various figures.

In July of 2004, these figures were re-released for Pikmin 2, which they then added on to the number of figures. Purple Pikmin and White Pikmin and Bulbmin, with leaf, bud, and flower variants were added, as well as a figure for Louie, and the President. The clip was replaced with a strap, and the logo on the tag was replaced with the Japanese Pikmin 2 logo.

Due to popularity in the first set of keychains, as well as the recent release of Pikmin 3, in June 2013 the figures were released a third time, again based around the first Pikmin game. This time the figures featured straps again, with Olimar attached to the strap, with a Pikmin attached to a new ring on the bottom of Olimar's feet. The series contained 9 different keychains which featured Olimar and one Pikmin. The Pikmin with Olimar varies between Red, Yellow, or Blue and has either a leaf, bud, or flower.

The 2002 keychain figures for Pikmin.
The 2004 strap figures for Pikmin 2.
Photo of some 2004 figures.
Photo of some 2004 figures.
Box art for the 2013 strap figures for Pikmin.
The 2013 strap figures for Pikmin.
Photo of all the 2013 strap figures.

Pikmin suction cup figure collection

Takara Tomy released a collection of Pikmin figures with suction cups in October of 2012. There were 11 figures total, consisting of 3 Red Pikmin, 3 Yellow Pikmin, and 3 Blue Pikmin, each with a leaf, bud, and flower variant, as well as a Mushroom Pikmin and Captain Olimar figure.

Suction cup figurines.

Ensky Pikmin merchandise

Character cards

Pikmin 3 character cards.
Pikmin 3 character cards.

Pikmin Mini Towel

A towel released by Ensky and is available in Japan. It was also available in America during E3 2013 on the second day.

A Pikmin towel.

Pikmin Drawstring Bag

A Pikmin drawstring bag.

Pikmin 3 Puffy sticker sheet

A sheet of puffy stickers was released by Ensky in 2013. They feature various characters from Pikmin 3.

Standard Pikmin stickers.

Taito Pikmin merchandise

Pluck-able Pikmin plushes

These plushes made by Taito were only made available in Japan. There is a Red, Yellow, and Blue, and they stand 5-inches tall.

Pluck-able Pikmin plushes.

Pikmin plush cap

Taito released 3 Pikmin hats, one for Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin. These hats were worn by E3 2013 staff, and are only available in Japan.

Pikmin hats.

UlalaCube Pikmin merchandise

Bendy Keychains

A collection of Pikmin themed rubbery bendable keychains were released in Japan by UlalaCube in mid-December of 2013. There were 6 different types of keychains, which consisted of a Red Pikmin, a Blue Pikmin, a Yellow Pikmin, a Purple and White Pikmin, and a Flying and Rock Pikmin, as well as a "secret" variant which was actually a Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin together. All of the keychains were approximately 100 by 80 mm, and came in boxes of 12, as well as sold separately at stores in Japan.

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UlalaCube bendy keychains.

Light switch decoration

Three decal stickers were made by Ulalacube to be placed on light switches and other highly visible areas. They come in only one color, black, and they come in all variations from all of the Pikmin games.

Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin light switch decoration.
Purple and White Pikmin light switch decoration.
Rock and Winged Pikmin light switch decoration.

Hasepro Pikmin themed tableware

The following are various forks and bowls for Pikmin 3. They were made by Hasepro, and were only available in Japan.

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Pikmin children's rice bowl.
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Pikmin children's cup.
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Pikmin 3 rice bowl.
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Pikmin 3 children's cup.
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Pikmin (girl's) cup.
Pikmin 3 fork set (boy and girl).
Pikmin 3 spoon set.

Ban Dai Pikmin Calculators

On February 2^nd, 2014, Pikmin calculators made by Ban Dai in collaboration with Chara home goods were released. There are two different styles for these calculators.

Pikmin style calculators.

Pikmin party gifts

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These Pikmin party favors were sold in 2001 in Japan only, as party dome.

There are 5 different types of party favors:

Red + Pellet
Yellow + Pellet
Blue + Pellet
Red + Mushroom Pikmin
Blue + Yellow

Red + pellet.
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Yellow + pellet.
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Blue + pellet.
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Red + Mushroom Pikmin.
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Blue + yellow.

School and office supplies

These include tin pencil cases, markers, erasers, stickers, pens, pencils, notebooks, files, paper, pencil toppers, and mechanical pencil leads.

There were also Pikmin 3 stickers made for a calendar. They would show grocery shopping and playing sports.

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Pikmin 3 calendar sticker sheet.
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Close up of the Pikmin calendar sheet.
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Pikmin 2 school supplies.
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Pikmin 2 pencil leads.

Miscellaneous items

In February of 2014, a metal tin for tissues was found in a Japanese store called Don Quotes.
A few Japanese novels have been written about Pikmin, and there are Pikmin and Pikmin 2 guides, as well as a book to learn how to read with Pikmin.
Pikmin plush toys were sent to reviewers to get them ready for Pikmin 3. These plush toys were later sold on Club Nintendo Europe.

Pikmin 3 tissue box cover.

Merchandise that features Pikmin

This section is for official merchandise that is not themed around Pikmin, but does feature them. This merchandise can either be released by Nintendo or by a third party.

Nintendo Monopoly (2010 edition)

Pikmin are featured on the sides of the box of the 2010 edition of Nintendo Monopoly. B&O Railroad has been replaced with a red Onion and the S.S. Dolphin is one of the metal playing pieces.

A Nintendo Monopoly set.

E3 2013 Lanyard

This lanyard was given out for free by Nintendo at various locations such as E3 2013, and the Pikmin 3 GameStop Hands-On event, and featured many Nintendo characters including a Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin.

Nintendo 3DS AR cards

Main article: 3DS.

These cards are bundled with every version of 3DS, and are used to view 3d models in real life environments through the 3ds camera. One of the cards features Pikmin, and allows you to pose 3D Pikmin wherever the card is.

The 6 AR cards bundled with every Nintendo 3DS

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