Pellet Posy

Pellet Posy
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Amplus nutrio; Floribundi splendiferous (Pikmin Player's Guide)
Family	Pellet weed
Areas	The Impact Site, The Forest of Hope, The Forest Navel, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Perplexing Pool, Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra, Tropical Wilds, Twilight River, Rescue Command Post, Sun-Speckled Terrace, Blossoming Arcadia, Serene Shores, Hero's Hideaway, Giant's Hearth, Primordial Thicket
Caves	None
Challenge Mode levels	The Impact Site, The Forest of Hope, The Forest Navel, The Distant Spring
Collect treasure! levels	Beastly Caverns
Battle enemies! levels	Thirsty Desert, Tropical Wilds Remix, Distant Tundra Remix, Twilight River Remix, Beastly Caverns, Forgotten Cove
Side Story levels	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Pikmin Reunion, Big Fruit Carnival
Dandori Challenge levels	None
2-Player Battle levels	Battle Field, War Path, Carpet Plain, Angle Maze, Colloseum, Rusty Gulch, Brawl Yard, Tile Lands, Dim Labyrinth, Hostile Territory
Bingo Battle levels	Shaded Garden, Stagnant Sea, Twisted Cavern, Arid Metropolis, Rusted Labyrinth, Jigsaw Fortress, Shaded Terrace, Parched Brook, Buried Pond, Sandbox Kingdom, Corroded Maze, Jigsaw Colosseum
Dandori Battle levels	Trial Run, Battle in a Box, Dandori Castle, Leafy Showdown, Hot Sandy Duel, Final Battle

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 3.
Particularly: Add specific Bingo Battle locations, and move the locations section to a sub article called "Pellet Posy/Locations". Also, find out how long it takes for the plant stubs to grow fully.

Pellet Posies (ペレット草^?, lit.: "Pellet Grass") are a species of plant that appear in all main-series Pikmin games. They possess a unique trait which allows them to crystallize their nectar into pellets, which are dropped when the plant is broken down by a Pikmin. Pikmin can be ordered to carry these back to their Onions, and they are the main way Pikmin propagate.

The pellets come in different sizes (1, 5, 10, and 20) and colors (matching the colors of the Onions). These differences determine the number of Pikmin produced when the pellet is collected. Some Posies' pellets change color at regular intervals, in a similar way to Queen Candypop Buds; the color is fixed when the Posy is destroyed, making it possible for the player to choose which to collect. The order that the color cycles is always the chronological order that the Pikmin are discovered. In Pikmin and Pikmin 2, this cycle goes red, yellow, blue. In Pikmin 3, the order is red, gray, yellow, pink, blue. Using glitches or sequence breaks to discover Onions in a different order in any game has no effect on the cycles. In Pikmin 4, the order is not related to the order in which Pikmin are discovered. In this game, the pattern is red, blue, yellow, gray, pink, purple, white, cyan.

After a pellet posy is taken down, it disappears, but returns the next day as a small stub, which grows over time. They take four minutes to grow to full height and generate a new pellet, in Pikmin.

In Pikmin 2, all Posies have the same size and health, but in Pikmin 3, larger pellets need larger Pellet Posies, which in turn have more health.

In Pikmin, Pikmin that are thrown at a Pellet Posy will knock it out, but return to the leader right away, if he's still nearby. In the Wii port, the Pikmin stay idle after taking down the pellet, which leads to them carrying the object automatically.

In Pikmin 4, Pellet Posies will only cycle through the three colors of Pikmin currently on the field, if they have pellets (i.e. when Red Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, and Ice Pikmin are out, no yellow Pellet Posies appear). Additionally, when Pikmin begin attacking a Pellet Posy, it will stop cycling colors as long as it's being attacked, making it easier for players to get the color of pellet they want.

Stats

1-pellet

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	1	2	1/2	N/A	50	No
	1	2	1/2	N/A	50	No
(?)	1	2 (normally)	1/2	N/A	74	No

5-pellet

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	5	10	3/5	N/A	50	No
	5	10	3/5	N/A	50	No
(?)	5	10 (normally)	3/5	N/A	750	No

10-pellet

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	10	20	5/10	N/A	50	No
	10	20	5/10	N/A	50	No
(?)	10	20 (normally)	6/10	N/A	2500	No

20-pellet

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	20	50	10/20	N/A	50	No
	20	50	10/20	N/A	50	No

Notes

Reel notes

“This sparsely growing plant is able to crystallize nectar into round pellets.”

Olimar's notes

“In the stem of the pellet posy, one can observe the muscle fiber unique to half-plant, half-animal species such as the Pikmin and candypop flowers, so the pellet posy is a species that can be considered a close relative. Although the ability to crystallize nectar is unique to a small group of the pellet weed family, the fact that these plants reach maturity so quickly and that their pellets contain such high concentrations of the natural nutrients in the soil explains why the Pikmin and so many of the other indigenous species are so reliant on these pellets for sustenance.”

Louie's notes

“On the quest for the perfect hors d'oeuvre? Slow cook this plant in a wood-fire oven, but be careful to only serve the tender pellet.”

Dalmo's Notes

“The pellet cradled in its petals changes colors like some form of chameleon, aligning to match the color of nearby Pikmin. It's almost as though it's inviting us to come harvest it to make more. Even though it appears to be helping out, it's really just using us to spread its seeds!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“It takes just one Pikmin to cut down a Pellet Posy, but often several Pikmin must carry its Pikmin-producing pellet to an Onion.”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

“Most of the Pellet Posies you find produce 1 Pellets but 5 Pellets and 10 Pellets can be harvested from larger Pellet Posies. To quickly destroy a small Pellet Posy, toss a single Pikmin directly onto the top of its flower. Larger Pellet Posies are more durable and should generally be attacked by multiple Pikmin.”

Locations

Different kinds of Pellet Posies in the Awakening Wood. Not pictured is a 5 pellet Pellet Posy, nor the posy that belonged to the now fallen 20 pellet.

See: Pellet Posy/Locations

Pikmin

Pellet Posies are rather common in the first Pikmin game, especially at The Impact Site. Although there are 5-, 10-, and 20-weight pellets, Posies which actually grow these are not found in Pikmin. Pellet Posies are also absent from The Final Trial.

Pikmin 2

In Pikmin 2, Pellet Posies appear regularly in the Valley of Repose and the Awakening Wood, but disappear from the Perplexing Pool the day after Yellow Pikmin are discovered, and are never found in the Wistful Wild. However, pellets without a plant can be found within all above-ground areas, usually as a drop from enemies. Neither pellets nor Pellet Posies are ever found in caves.

10-weight Pellet Posies are rare: there is one in the Valley of Repose, which changes colors and can be found on a ledge in the vicinity of the Hocotate ship, starting on day 4. In the Awakening Wood, there are three, located to the left of the landing site, near the location of the Pilgrim Bulb. The yellow one is near one of the Burgeoning Spiderworts, located on a ledge, ideal for the use of Yellow Pikmin to attack and retrieve the pellet, and the other two (red and blue) are at ground level.

The only 20-weight pellet in the game is also in the Awakening Wood, situated on the ledge that is left around from where the Sunseed Berry is found. This pellet intermittently changes color, so careful timing is needed when cutting it down to get the desired color of pellet. It appears starting on day 11, and respawns five days after being collected.

Pikmin 3

Pellet Posies are found in every area except the Formidable Oak, scattered around. In order to help grow newly found Pikmin, Pellet Posies that are always the color of that Pikmin type are found near the discovery site of each Onion, except for Rock Pikmin (where the pellets are encased in crystal). The days after an Onion is found, its respective Pellet Posies become multicolor, with the exception of the Blue Onion and the Winged Onion.

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides.
The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Although the Pellet Posy is classified as a plant rather than an enemy, it is still vulnerable to attacks and can be killed with ease by Pikmin or a leader. When hit, they make a "squeaking" sound. For an instant kill, throw your Pikmin at the pellet, not the stem. There are exceptions to this quick knockout: Posies larger than size "1" in Pikmin 3 will need to have Pikmin thrown on to it, so they can latch on and gradually detach it with attacks. Winged Pikmin can knock down the pellets right away, but only with specific aim^[1] or by throwing them from below, otherwise the Pikmin will just fly to the pellet, latch on, and pummel it, like if it were a bigger pellet.

Some Pellet Posies might be constantly shifting colors. If you want to get a specific pellet, some advice is to select Rock Pikmin (or the strongest Pikmin you have on you), wait until the pellet is the color you want, and throw the Pikmin. For the most part the Pikmin will be fast enough at getting the pellet to avoid it shifting color. Another way is to observe the order that the pellet’s colors shift in and for how long the pellet stays one color. This way you can time your throw to get the pellet on the right color.

The noise Pellet Posies make when hit, in Pikmin and Pikmin 2.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Pellet Posies also appear in the "Distant Planet" stage in the Super Smash Bros. games with similar purposes; hitting them causes them to drop their pellets, which can be thrown at opponents. Different number pellets do different amounts of damage. They can also be thrown into an Onion that appears periodically, which will then eject items, if they are on. Higher numbers and matching colors equal more items. A red Pellet Posy appears as a sticker in Brawl, although it is called "Red Pellet Flower". The Pikmin Nintendo Strategy Guide also refers to Pellet Posies as "Pellet Flowers".

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	`palm`
HP	50

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`pelplant`
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	50
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	10
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	1
fp06	速度	Move speed	80
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	2
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	200
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	15
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	200
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	300
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	120
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	70
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	15
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	70
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	15
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	45
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	15
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	10
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	N/A
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	N/A
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	N/A
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	10
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	3
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	8
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	15
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	30
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	成長(小→中）	Time it takes to grow from small to medium size	90
fp02	成長(中→大）	Time it takes to grow from medium to full size	60
fp03	カラー変更時間	Color change interval	1.5

Fully grown (1/5/10)

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	`pelplant`
HP	74/374/749
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	1/3/5
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	100
Mission Mode value	1

Sprout only (1/5/10)

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	`pelplant1`
HP	74/750/2500
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	1/5/10
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	100
Mission Mode value	0

Other information

Technical name in The Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Pellet Flower
Size: Height: 134mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #58
Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #122

Naming

Common name: Pellet Posy. A posy is a bouquet of flowers in the real world, and the Pellet Posy is named such because it is a flower, but has a pellet in the center.
Japanese nickname: ペレット草^?, lit.: "Pellet Grass".
Japanese name: アメノツユクサ^?, lit.: "Candy Asiatic dayflower".
Scientific name: Amplus nutrio. It is Latin for "ample nutrients", due to the pellets it generates being a great resource for Pikmin. Floribundi splendiferous is the scientific name for the Pellet Posies in the Prima Guidebook for New Play Control! Pikmin.
Internal names: In Pikmin, the plant is internally known as palm, perhaps alluring to palm trees, but is simply called pelplant in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, which is short for "pellet plant".
Technical name: Pellet Posy Flower
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ペレット草^? Peretto-Sō	Pellet Grass
Chinese (traditional)	沛蕾特草 Pèilěitè-Cǎo	Pellet Grass
Chinese (simplified)	沛蕾特草 Pèilěitè-Cǎo	Pellet Grass
Dutch	Pelletplant	Pellet plant
French	Fleur-jeton (Pikmin 4)	Token flower (Pikmin 4)
French (NoA)	Fleur-galette	Pancake flower
French (NoE)	Fleur-palet	Pellet flower
German	Knopfprimel	Button Primrose
Italian	Fiore gettone	Pellet flower
Korean	펠렛초 Pellet-Cho	Pellet Grass
Portuguese	Granufulô (Pikmin 4)	From "grânulo" (granule) and "flor" (flower)
Portuguese (NoE)	Flor de Comprimidos	Pill Flower	Translation taken from the Pikmin instruction manual.
Spanish	Pildiflora	From "pildora" (pill) and "flora"

Gallery

Pikmin

Artwork of a red, a yellow, and a blue Pellet Posy, all bearing 1 pellets.
Ditto, just the red Pellet Posy.
Ditto, just the blue Pellet Posy.
Ditto, just the yellow Pellet Posy.
A Pellet Posy in the enemy reel.

Pikmin 2

Clay art of a Pellet Posy with a 5 blue pellet.
Clay art of a Pellet Posy with a red 5 pellet.
Artwork of three Pellet Posies with 10 pellets.
Three red Pellet Posies in the Piklopedia.
A Pellet Posy with a red 5 pellet.
The singular 20 pellet bearing Pellet Posy in the Pikmin series.
Two Pellet Posies in the Piklopedia, one red and one blue.
The Piklopedia icon of the Pellet Posy in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
The Pellet Posy's e-card, #65.

Pikmin 3

Two red Pellet Posies containing 1-pellets near Alph's crash site in the Tropical Wilds.
A Pellet Posy with a pink 5-pellet.
A gray Pellet Posy in Pikmin 3, with a White Spectralids on top.
A Pellet Posy before growing, in Pikmin 3.
The first stage of development of a Pellet Posy.
The second stage of development of a Pellet Posy.
A closed Pellet Posy, before Brittany turns on the light at the first day of the Distant Tundra.
The data file on the Pellet Posy.

Pikmin 4

A Pellet Posy bearing a red 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a blue 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a yellow 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a cyan 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a black 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a pink 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a white 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a purple 1-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a red 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a blue 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a yellow 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a cyan 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a black 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a pink 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a white 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a purple 5-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a red 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a blue 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a yellow 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a cyan 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a black 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a pink 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a white 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.
A Pellet Posy bearing a purple 10-pellet in Pikmin 4.

Other

A Pellet Posy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Card of a Pellet Posy with a yellow pellet.
Card of a Pellet Posy with a blue pellet.
Card of a Pellet Posy with a red pellet.

Trivia

Early models of Pellet Posies in Pikmin have spiky stems, and when killed, instead of the petals falling off and the pellet falling flat on its back, the pellets remain sideways and the petals disappear in purple lights.
In Pikmin, Pellet Posies can be attacked before blooming, leading to no pellet reward when downed. This is not in the Switch Port.
With a glitch in Pikmin 2, it is possible for a Pellet Posy to stay alive with 0 health. This depends on the number of hits a Pikmin dealt after latching on to it.
With another glitch in Pikmin 2, it is possible for a Pellet Posy to not display a pellet when it matures.
In Pikmin 3, closed Pellet Posy stubs can be punched, but will not lose health no matter what.

References

^ YouTube video showing how Winged Pikmin can take down Pellet Posies instantly

[1] YouTube video showing how Winged Pikmin can take down Pellet Posies instantly

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Plants
Pikmin	Clover • Candypop Bud • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Figwort • Nectar weed • Onion • Pellet Posy • Shoot
Pikmin 2	Burgeoning Spiderwort • Clover • Common Glowcap • Crimson Candypop Bud • Dandelion • Fiddlehead • Figwort • Foxtail • Glowstem • Golden Candypop Bud • Horsetail • Ivory Candypop Bud • Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud • Margaret • Mold • Nectar weed • Onion • Pellet Posy • Queen Candypop Bud • Seeding Dandelion • Shoot • Violet Candypop Bud
Pikmin 3	Bird's Eye • Bloominous Stemple • Bouncy Mushroom • Burgeoning Spiderwort • Candypop Bud • Clover • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Flukeweed • Kingcap • Lily pad • Oak Seedling • Onion • Pellet Posy • Seeding Dandelion • Spotcap
Pikmin 4	Bouncy Mushroom • Burgeoning Spiderwort • Candypop Bud • Clover • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Figwort • Flarlic • Horsetail • Kingcap • Lumiknoll/Tricknoll • Onion • Pellet Posy • Poison Kingcap • Poison Spotcap • Potted plant • Potted mushroom • Shoot • Spotcap • Sticky mold
Hey! Pikmin	Bloominous Stemple • Bouncy Mushroom • Clover • Electric glowcap • Hydroe bramble • Leaf platform • Onion • Seeding Dandelion • Sparklium flower • Sparklium Seed • Spiked pine cone • Springpetal • Vine

Pellet Posy

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