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{{Infobox pikmin
{{Infobox pikmin
|name = Purple Pikmin
|name = Purple Pikmin
|image = Purple_Pikmin_HD.png
|image = Purple Pikmin HD.png
|size = 200px
|size = 225px
|resistance = Knockback<br>Panic, Wind
|resistance = None
|strength = Stronger (20 Damage, 50 on impact)
|strength = Strong (20)
|mobility = Slow
|mobility = Low
|throw = Low
|throw = Low
|carry = 10 units|height = 33}}'''Purple Pikmin''' are a species of Pikmin found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. They are first found in the [[Emergence Cave]]. They have six hairs, used as feelers rooted in their heads.
|carry = 10
}}


These Pikmin are very strong due to their weight and are the most durable out of all Pikmin Types. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them necessary to complete the game. While it is possible to clear the debt in the first area, this takes a substantial amount of time to finish, as eventually the only form of income that remains are enemy corpses.
'''Purple Pikmin''' are the second type of Pikmin found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and are first found in the [[Emergence Cave]]. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them necessary to complete the game. In the [[Wistful Wild]] area, there is a treasure that requires 100 purples; it is the [[Doomsday Apparatus]]. While it is, in fact, possible to clear the debt in the first area, this takes a substantial amount of time to finish, as eventually the only form of income that remains are enemy corpses. Purple Pikmin share a number of similarities with [[White Pikmin]]. Firstly, they can only be obtained via certain [[Candypop Bud]]s, in this case [[Violet Candypop Bud]]s, and have pink flowers rather than white. In addition, at the [[End of Day|end of each day]], they are stored in [[the ship]]; and they are not found in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', and are only found in multiplayer mode in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
 
Purple Pikmin share a number of similarities with [[White Pikmin]]. Firstly, they can only be obtained via certain [[Candypop Bud]]s, in this case [[Candypop Bud|Violet Candypop Bud]], and have magenta flowers rather than white, due to the variety of [[Sutera cordata|Sutera Cordata]]. In addition, at the [[End of Day|end of each day]], they are stored in the ship; as opposed to an [[Onion]]. Purple Pikmin are the heaviest, slowest Pikmin species known, but are also the strongest.
 
In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', Purple Pikmin only appear in [[Mission Mode]] and [[Bingo Battle]] and are obtained the same way as in the previous game as well as pre-spawned sprouts. Their main purpose in this game is to be heavy lifters. Therefore, all of their abilities aside from being 10x stronger have been removed.


==Abilities==
==Abilities==
Purple Pikmin can lift ten times as much as other Pikmin types and weigh ten times more. Due to their weight, they cannot be knocked back by windy attacks from [[Blowhog Family|Blowhogs]], or explosions from [[Gatling Groink]]s (they still may die from the latter, however.) Purples are not affected by the roars of [[Emperor Bulblax]]es or the odors of [[Mitite]]s, either. Their weight, however, slows them down; even with flowers, Purples can run only half as quickly as Red, Blue and Yellow Pikmin, and one-fifth as fast as whites; furthermore, they move even ''slower'' when carrying items. This can result in a player accidentally leaving a Purple Pikmin behind, especially with a leaf, while crossing an [[Pikmin areas|area]]. Also due to their weight, their throw arcs are very low, and they stop mid-throw to perform a ground pound. In addition, unlike the other Pikmin species found in the game, Purple Pikmin do not have an immunity to any hazards, possibly due to their advantage of being able to deal more damage and lift more than other Pikmin; however, they also have  resistance to wind, which has been removed in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
Purple Pikmin can lift ten times as much as other Pikmin types and weigh ten times more; this, it should be noted, renders the windy attacks of the [[Puffy Blowhog]] ineffective. The same applies to the fact that Purples are not affected by [[Mitite]]s or the roar of [[Emperor Bulblax]]es. Their weight, however, slows them down a lot; even with flowers. Purples cannot move as quickly as other Pikmin types, and move even slower when carrying items. This can result in a player accidentally leaving a Purple Pikmin behind, especially with a leaf, while crossing an [[Areas|area]]. Also due to their weight, their [[throw]] arcs are very low, and they stop mid-throw to perform a ground pound.


To compensate, Purple Pikmin are notorious for their effectiveness on the battleground, as when thrown, they will land with a resounding thump, stunning and seriously injuring [[:category:enemies|beasts]]. This strong landing destroys [[egg]]s immediately, defeats [[Mitite]]s in a wide radius, instantly ground airborne enemies, and can instantly deactivate fire geysers and electrical nodes. Grounded enemies, however, are unable to be stunned. In fights, Purple Pikmin are undoubtedly the strongest, with 2 times the attack power of yellow, blue, and white Pikmin. Their stun ability and impact damage was removed in ''Pikmin 3, ''as in this game, they are meant to be used only for the sake of carrying heavy items.
To compensate, Purple Pikmin are notorious for their effectiveness on the battleground, as when thrown, they will land with a resounding thump, stunning and seriously injuring larger [[Enemy|beasts]], and fatally injuring smaller, more fragile creatures such as [[Shearwig]]s and [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s. [[Enemy#Boss|Bosses]] are harder to stun, and require several direct hits to do so. This strong landing destroys [[eggs]] immediately, defeats Mitites in a wide radius, and can instantly deactivate [[hazards#fire|fire]] geysers and [[hazards#electricity|electrical]] nodes. In fights, Purple Pikmin are undoubtedly the strongest. It would also seem that when throwing a Purple Pikmin, as compared to others, it moves substantially faster through the air to its target, at least twice as fast.


It should be noted, however, that when a stun is in effect, enemies will not take any impact damage. Instead, that impact damage is stored, and the next time the enemy takes damage (either a basic attack, or impact damage when unstunned), all of the stored damage is added to the hit. When an enemy is affected by the thud of a Purple Pikmin, their stun will disable for a split second.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkvBb81u0ms</ref>
Also concerning the throwing of Purple Pikmin, they have a limited ability to home in to targets. If thrown such that they are not greatly horizontally displaced from an enemy below, they will move towards that enemy and land on it. This is particularly useful in defeating large numbers of Dwarf Bulborbs; it does not apply to very large creatures.


Also concerning the throwing of Purple Pikmin, they have a limited ability to home in to targets. If thrown such that they are not greatly horizontally displaced from an enemy below, they will move towards that enemy and land on it. This is particularly useful in defeating large numbers of Dwarf Bulborbs; it does not apply to very large creatures.
These Pikmin possess the strange ability to anchor extra-dimensional entities such as the [[Waterwraith]] to this dimension for a brief period, and although this has never been explained in detail, it is likely another effect of their heavy weight.


Purple Pikmin are strangely not affected by the hormones that [[Mitite]]s release, making them the perfect way to extinguish them. Another interesting ability of the Purples is that they rarely stumble while traveling. Other [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] will occasionally trip and continue moving in one direction for a little bit before returning to the rest of the pack, but Purples rarely stumble, and when they do, they move about half as far as any other species. This may be due to their immense weight making them more resistant to inertia..
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Purple Pikmin have the shortest throw distance and the smallest grab range. When thrown at an enemy, rather than latching on, purples will deliver a blow with knockback, stopping the opponent in his or her tracks. They are the most durable Pikmin of all and deliver the highest amount of knockback in Olimar's smashes and aerial attacks. Purple Pikmin are also the only Pikmin that will be [[pluck]]ed by Olimar in the ''Home-Run Contest''.


Purple Pikmin are also required to defeat the [[Waterwraith]], the boss of the [[Submerged Castle]] in ''Pikmin 2''.
==Obtaining Purple Pikmin==
Retrieval of the [[Doomsday Apparatus]] treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' requires the use of 100 Purple Pikmin. The best place to get so many would be the [[Subterranean Complex]]. Take a single Pikmin into that cave and skip sublevels until you reach the eighth one, with an [[Geyser|exit geyser]], Candypop Buds and some [[eggs]]. Use the [[Queen Candypop Bud]]s first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce 15 Purple Pikmin and 2 [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Or, if you are also going for [[White Pikmin]], bring 21 Pikmin and throw 20 of them into the [[Ivory Candypop Bud]]s on floors 3 and 4 to gain 20. When you reach the 7th floor, throw the last non-white Pikmin into the Queen Candypop Buds first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce 15 Purple Pikmin and 2 [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]].


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Purple Pikmin have the shortest throw distance and the smallest grab range. When thrown at an enemy, rather than latching on, purples will deliver a blow with knockback, stopping the opponent in his or her tracks. They are the most durable Pikmin of all and deliver the highest amount of knockback in Olimar's smashes and aerial attacks. Purple Pikmin are also the only Pikmin that will be plucked by Olimar in the ''Home-Run Contest''.
==Technical information==
Inside the text files in ''Pikmin 2'' are some settings that specify some of the Purple Pikmin's behavior towards enemies and vice-versa.


In [[Pikmin 3]], Purple Pikmin have lost all of their abilities aside from being 10 times stronger than normal Pikmin. However, they still land with a thump, despite the thump itself doing absolutely nothing. Many people have found this to be a nuisance, as the mid-air stall causes them to slide off enemies and become vulnerable to attack, since they can no longer stun. After landing, they also do not instantly latch on, as if they are waiting for impact damage or the stun. This makes them much less effective in combat.
Most enemies and objects suffer 50 [[Health|points of damage]] whenever a Purple Pikmin lands vertically on top of them, from a [[throw]]. There are a few enemies and objects that only suffer 10 points of damage, however: [[Segmented Crawbster]]s, [[Waterwraith]]s (as well as their rollers), [[Emperor Bulblax]]es, and [[bomb-rock]]s.


==Obtaining Purple Pikmin==
Enemies have a 30% chance of becoming stunned when a Purple Pikmin lands on them, with the following exceptions:
Retrieval of the [[Doomsday Apparatus]] treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' requires the use of one-hundred Purple Pikmin. The best place to get so many would be the [[Subterranean Complex]]. Take a single Pikmin into that cave and skip sublevels until you reach the eighth one, with an exit geyser, Candypop Buds and some [[egg]]s. Use the[[Candypop Bud| Queen Candypop Buds]] first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce fifteen Purple Pikmin and two [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Or, if you are also going for [[White Pikmin]], bring sixteen Pikmin and throw fifteen of them into the three[[Candypop Bud| Ivory Candypop Buds]] to gain fifteen. When you reach the seventh floor, throw the last non-white Pikmin into a Queen Candypop Bud first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce fifteen Purple Pikmin and two [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]].
*100% chance: [[Fiery Dweevil|Fiery]], [[Caustic Dweevil|Caustic]], [[Anode Dweevil|Anode]] and [[Munge Dweevil]]s.
*10% chance: [[Burrowing Snagret]]s.
*5% chance: [[Emperor Bulblax]]es.
*1% chance: [[Pileated Snagret]]s.
*0% chance: Waterwraiths, [[Empress Bulblax]]es, [[Toady Bloyster]]s, [[Ranging Bloyster]]s, [[Mitite]]s, [[Man-at-Legs|Men-at-Legs]], [[Beady Long Legs]], [[Volatile Dweevil]]s, [[Titan Dweevil]], [[Raging Long Legs]], [[Breadbug]]s, [[Giant Breadbug]]s and [[Segmented Crawbster]]s.


==Trophy description in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
Enemies become stunned for 5 seconds, with the following exceptions, who get stunned for 10: [[Watery Blowhog|Watery]] and [[Fiery Blowhog]]s, [[Male Sheargrub|Male]] and [[Female Sheargrub]]s, [[Shearwig]]s, [[Skitter Leaf|Skitter Leaves]], [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]]s and Emperor Bulblaxes. Segmented Crawbsters, Breadbugs and Giant Breadbugs have a specific 0 second stun period on top of their 0% stun chance.
[[File:SSBBPurpPikTrophy.jpg|thumb|80px|Trophy for Purple Pikmin.]]


''"A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong--one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness."''
The following [[Unused content|unused]] values also exist:
*Honeywisps, Lithopod rocks and rubble do not receive damage like normal, but still have the Purple Pikmin stomp damage setting set to 10.
*Honeywisps, Lithopod rocks, rubble, and the Waterwraith's rollers have their stun chance set to 5%, even though they cannot be stunned.
*Waterwraiths and the rollers have their stun time set to 60 seconds, even though the former has a 0% chance of being stunned, and the latter is not an enemy.
*Empress Bulblaxes have the stun time set to 10, even though they have a 0% chance of being stunned.
*Honeywisps have the stun time set to 10 as well, even though they faint after a single attack.
*Rubble, Lithopod rocks, eggs and bomb-rocks also have the stun time value set to 10 seconds, although they are not enemies.
*Mitites, Toady Bloysters, Ranging Bloysters, Men-at-Legs, Beady Long Legs, Volatile Dweevils, Titan Dweevils and Raging Long Legs have a 0% stun chance, but still have their stun time value set to 5.
*Fire geysers, gas pipes and electrical cables have their stun chance set to 0%, but the stun time set to 5, even though they are not enemies.


==Trivia==
==''Brawl'' Trophy description==
*In the beta version of the game, you can see that Purple Pikmin can still do their ground pound move, but deal less damage to enemies. They also do not have their ability to lift ten times as much weight as normal Pikmin in the beta game.
[[Image:SSBBPurpPikTrophy.jpg|thumb|80px|Trophy for Purple Pikmin.]]
*Even though Purple Pikmin are naturally purple, [[Mushroom Pikmin]], or Puffmin, are also purple, ableit a different shade.
"A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong&ndash;one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness."
*Reggie Fils-Aime (the COO of Nintendo of America), after the announcement of ''Pikmin 3 ''in E3 2012, said "I feel just like a Purple Pikmin." The phrase went viral shortly after.
*On the official ''Pikmin 2'' website that was released shortly after the game's original release, there was a page that had Pikmin sprouts that, when moused over, would pop out of the ground and display info on that Pikmin type. When the Purple Pikmin sprout was chosen, it would pop out of the ground and for a single frame, reveal it has a mouth that resemblies a [[Blue Pikmin]]'s gills.
*The only time that explosions will knock Purple Pikmin back is if the explosion has landed close enough to them to kill that; Therefore, if you see a Purple Pikmin fly into the air after being near an explosion, you can be sure that it will die once it hits the ground.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Normal purplepikmin2.jpg|A Purple Pikmin carrying a [[Ultra-spicy Spray|red berry]].
File:Normal purplepikmin2.jpg|A Purple Pikmin carrying a [[Ultra-spicy spray|red berry]].
File:Pik2PurpPik.jpg|Purple Pikmin when first discovered in the Emergence Cave.
File:Pik2PurpPik.jpg|Purple Pikmin when first discovered in the Emergence Cave.
File:Brawl_Purple.PNG|A Purple Pikmin in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
File:Brawl_Purple.PNG|A Purple Pikmin in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Purple pikmin.jpg|A Purple Pikmin in the Trophy Diorama in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
File:PurpleWhitePikmin.png|Clay artwork of a Purple, and White Pikmin from ''[[Pikmin 2]]''.
Purple.png|The Purple Pikmin as it appears in the trailer
purple white.jpg
Purple Bloom.png|A high quality picture of a Purple Pikmin as seen in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''.
PPikminPik3.PNG|A Purple Pikmin shown on the expanded box art for ''Pikmin 3.''
STRONG.PNG|Purple Pikmin showing off their strength.
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screen-5.jpg|Purple Pikmin as they appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS]]''
Purple Pikmin with his friends.jpg|A Purple Pikmin with a Red Pikmin, a Yellow Pikmin, a White Pikmin, and a Blue pikmin
Pikmin 2 box.jpg|A close-up of a Purple Pikmin as seen on the original Pikmin 2 box art
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==Trivia==
<references/>
* Among the many [[Onion]]s seen in the 100% ending of [[Pikmin (game)| Pikmin]] is also a purple one.


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