Winged Pikmin

Winged Pikmin
Resistance	Unknown
Attack strength	Weak
Mobility	Constantly in flight.
Throw	Normal
Digging speed	Unknown
Carrying capacity	1

Winged Pikmin are a species of Pikmin featured in Pikmin 3. They are a vivid pink color with two slightly darker pink rings around their lower torso. They also have very large heads, small arms and legs, two large blue compound eyes, and small transparent wings. Upon maturing, they sport the lavender Sutera Cordata. As their name implies, they have the ability to fly. They are constantly in flight, and can easily attack airborne creatures in large groups, such as the Swooping Snitchbug and the Puffy Blowhog. Their most useful ability is that they can carry items above the ground and over hazards.

Abilities

Winged Pikmin are capable of flight, and are always flying in the air. They can carry items above the ground and also appear to be able to automatically dodge falling objects. Winged Pikmin are small and fast, allowing them to keep up with the captains at a steady pace. Due to their constant airborne status, they can follow captains even if they're walking in an area inaccessable to most Pikmin types, such as a small pond or other body of water. It is currently unknown if there will be any way to cause Winged Pikmin to become grounded temporarily. 

Due to their constant flying, they must be called by holding the whistle button for slightly longer than normal, which will summon a cylindrical beam of light that will call the Winged Pikmin.

Winged Pikmin have invisible "stamina meters" while carrying items. If ground-based Pikmin are clinging onto the object while the Winged Pikmin are trying to fly with it,

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Winged Pikmin carrying pellets over a body of water.

they will eventually tire out and drop the item for a few seconds before resuming to carry it. As long as there are ground Pikmin trying to hold it as well, this will continue to happen until the object is returned to base.

Winged Pikmin, while weak fighters, are capable of doing "burst damage" to enemies emerging from the ground, for example, a Burrowing Snagret. If a mass of Winged Pikmin are attacking the boss's head when it tries to retreat under ground, they will expunge all the health that was supposed to be lost during its retreat when it emerges again.

Trivia

• In the early days following Pikmin 3's formal introduction, speculation was thrown around as to what the pink-colored Pikmin were, or if they were even Pikmin. It took 9 whole months before they were finally revealed to be Winged Pikmin in Nintendo's April edition of Nintendo Direct.
• In the happy ending to the first Pikmin game, there are fourteen multicolored onions flying above the planet's atmosphere. Five of these onions were pink.
• The Winged Pikmin are the second Pikmin type, the first being White Pikmin, to feature compound eyes.
• Winged Pikmin have dark stripes on their bodies which make them resemble bees. They are the first and only known species of Pikmin who have an additional color pattern on their bodies, rather than just being monochromatic.
• Winged Pikmin carry objects from the top rather than the bottom in order to fly with it.
• If there are more Winged Pikmin in ratio to all other Pikmin on an item, they will lift the item up carrying both the object and the Pikmin, who will eventually fall off.
• If there are less Winged pikmin carrying an object then ground based Pikmin, then the object will be carried normally across the ground, the Winged Pikmin adding to number carrying it.

Gallery

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  Winged Pikmin seen in the Pikmin 3 logo.

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  An image of the Winged Pikmin, photoshopped to have increased brightness and more organized pixels to slightly increase resolution.

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  Art for Winged Pikmin for Official Nintendo Magazine.

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  Winged Pikmin sprouts seen in the Nintendo Direct 12.5.12.

• Pikmin-3-1.jpg

  Winged Pikmin hovering over water.

• Pikmin-3-3.jpg

  Winged Pikmin attacking a Swooping Snitchbug.

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  A high quality screenshot of a Winged Pikmin.

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  Winged Pikmin carrying fruit.

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  Leaf, Bud, and Flower Winged Pikmin.

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  Winged Pikmin animation.

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  Winged Pikmin being discovered.

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