Glow pellet

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A Glow Pikmin holding a yellow glow pellet.

The glow pellet (ヒカリペレット^?, lit.: "Light pellet") is a collectible in Pikmin 4 that only appears in night expeditions. In this mode, it serves as a stand-in for pellets, and can be carried to the Lumiknoll (directly, or indirectly via Tricknolls) to propagate Glow Pikmin. They can be found in small piles on the ground and as the spoils of defeated creatures, with different enemies awarding different amounts. Every 3 glow pellets collected will spawn a new Glow Pikmin at the Lumiknoll, which will then teleport to the player's position and be added to their current squad automatically.

Visually, glow pellets resemble konpeitō and come in a variety of colors, though this does not affect gameplay.

Gallery

Alternate artwork of a Glow Pikmin carrying a yellow glow pellet.
A Glow Pikmin throwing a glow pellet into a Lumiknoll.
A Glow Pikmin being born from the Lumiknoll. A small pile of glow pellets is visible.
A tutorial diagram demonstrating the use of glow pellets to propagate Glow Pikmin at the Lumiknoll.
Another tutorial diagram, demonstrating the use of glow pellets to propagate Glow Pikmin using a Tricknoll.
The icon used to indicate glow pellets on the map during night expeditions.