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Some information about a subject in the Pikmin series may have quirks that are hard to understand, easy to misremember, shared incorrectly, or originated from speculation. This can lead to some misconceptions about that subject. This article aims to list common misconceptions, rumors, and myths about the series, as well as their truths, in the hopes of clearing up any accidental misinformation.

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Misconceptions

Common misconceptions throughout the fanbase.

Gameplay

• Because of how Pikmin 3's data files explain that Winged Pikmin are great in aerial combat, many fans interpreted this as meaning that Winged Pikmin cause more damage against airborne enemies. In reality, they cause the least amount of damage of all Pikmin types in this game (tying with White Pikmin), regardless of their opponent. They are only recommended for aerial combat since their flight ability makes it possible for them to chase airborne creatures instead of having to be thrown precisely at them.
• In Pikmin 2, ultra-spicy spray does not increase the Pikmin's attack speed, only their movement speed and attack power.
• Some players initially assume that in order to obtain a pink flower in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode, they must not let a single Pikmin die and collect all treasures. In reality, only the former is needed.

Aesthetic

• In Pikmin 2, when walking around on an area or cave that has no more treasures, the Pikmin in the group will occasionally chant part of game's leitmotif. Because the notes are so similar, some fans initially thought that they were singing the main theme of Luigi's Mansion. The fact that that game also had a trailer for Pikmin bundled in the options may have helped players make the connection.
• The requirements for obtaining the "happy" sunset theme in Pikmin 2 are not defined anywhere, and because of how rare it is, it is hard for players to know them. It was previously believed that they played after obtaining 1000 Pokos in one day, 2000 Pokos, or if the debt is cleared to 50% or 90%. In reality, the player needs to gather 15 or more treasures in the same day.
• Due to its square shape, some fans believe that the Titan Dweevil's arena is based on the GameCube. When viewed from the top, however, it becomes clear that it is some sort of sink or shower base.

Lore

• Fans that are new to the series might believe that Dwarf Red Bulborbs are the Red Bulborb's young. In fact, they are a different species, breadbugs, that mimic the larger grub-dogs.
• Because of the names of the ship parts given to Captain Olimar by his children, some fans call the son "Sagittarius" and the daughter "Libra". The two of them are never given a name in canon media, however.
• It is commonly stated that Pikmin 3 has 3 endings: a bad ending, a neutral ending, and a good ending. It actually has 4 endings, and the ending a player gets is only dependent on the number of fruits collected.
• Some fans believe that Louie is taking full control of the Titan Dweevil and uses it to attack Captain Olimar and the President, while others think Louie has no control, or is just doing nonsense. The sales pitch for the King of Bugs treasure mentions that he managed to hijack the creature's brain, but other than that, there is no other official indicator of how much control Louie had over the Titan Dweevil.

Minor

Some things in the series can be a bit confusing, and have led to a few fans misunderstanding facts, despite not being widespread misconceptions.

• Some may think that the President's name is Schachō, given that that is what's heard when a player switches to him as the active leader. This is simply the Japanese word for "company president", 社長.
• There are players who think that the Taste Sensation is a piece of sushi, but it's actually an onigiri, or a rice ball.
• Because of the way Pikmin 3's files are organized, the Orange Bulborb's textures are in the same archive as the Red Bulborb. When data-miners managed to obtain the game's textures, it was revealed that the Red Bulborb's archive has, indeed, textures for the Orange Bulborb, but also has some mysterious white and gray textures. These were initially thought to belong to a third, unused type of Bulborb, since it's known that one enemy's archive can have variants for other enemies inside of it. Later research proved that the texture in question was merely the Red Bulborb's specular map texture, but not before some fans ended up believing there was an unused Bulborb variant in the game.
• In 2-Player Battle, should Captain Olimar collect three yellow marbles, the Pikmin will begin cheering for him: O-ri-ma!. Because this chant makes reference to Olimar's Japanese name, "Orima", some English-speaking fans can misinterpret the Pikmin's words as "Hurry!" or "Hurry up!".
• The official name of the areas in Pikmin all begin with the word "The". Although incorrect, it is common to see the names written out without that word, or with it written in lowercase.
• For some time, it was believed that the secret Nintendo logo sounds in Pikmin could be chosen using the buttons on the controllers. This is false; the buttons play no role in how the game randomly decides which sound to pick.
• Olimar's monolog when he finds the Analog Computer includes the text "it's a little bit too vague, so it isn't very helpful., leaving some players to believe that the ship part is actually not needed in order to escape PNF-404. Despite the misleading message, the ship part is mandatory.
• The official name of the areas in Pikmin all begin with the word "The". Although incorrect, it is common to see the names written out without that word, or with it written in lowercase.
• Because of the names of previous members of the Pikmin family, some fans incorrectly refer to Rock and Winged Pikmin as "Gray" and "Pink" Pikmin.

Myths and rumors

Some things are believed or rumored to be true by the community. Some of them have been concluded to be true or false, while others remain a mystery.

300 days

At one point, a rumor was spread that the Pikmin 2 saved game data would be deleted or reset after day 300, a seemingly unreachable future. As a result, it was also believed for quite some time that the final day the Ujadani could spawn on was the 301^st. Since then, a few players have played the game for over 300 days, without any adverse effects. The game can actually keep track of a day count until the 4294967295^th (the largest value an unsigned 32-bit integer can hold), after which it resets back to day 0.

Blue Pikmin are more likely to be eaten

It has long been thought that Blue Pikmin in Pikmin 2 are more likely to be picked when an enemy lunges at the player's group. For years, there has been no proof of this, but community efforts in August 2017 ended up proving that this is actually partially true in general, but not always. An in-depth explanation can be found here.

Brittany is from Coppa Lee

Some time after the Pikmin 3 Japanese website was put up, English-speaking fans attempted to translate the documents to gather information about the new leaders. Due to the misuse of Google Translate, the "translation" for コッパイ^? was "Coppa Lee". In addition, it was thought that the word right next to it, 星^?, meant that Koppai is a star, but in the correct context, it's referring to how Brittany is one of Koppaite's stars, in the sense of bright people.

Three Pikmin carrying a 1 pellet

Main article: Three Pikmin carrying a 1 pellet.

It is believed that, in Pikmin, it is possible for three Pikmin to carry the same 1 pellet. At the moment, it is not known if this is true, or the result of misinterpretation of some images and videos.

Shigeru Miyamoto confirms that Pikmin is post-human extinction

It is often said that Shigeru Miyamoto, the series's creator, has confirmed in an interview that the events of the Pikmin series take place on Earth, in a time after humans have become extinct. This cannot be taken as true however, since there has never been evidence of Miyamoto saying or hinting at this, in an interview or otherwise.

Beady Long Legs escape glitch

One well known, but hardly reproduced glitch in Pikmin involves luring the Beady Long Legs out of its intended arena, where it can roam the terrain freely. According to the myth, it can also crash the game if it falls into the bottomless pit of The Forest Navel. There has been no footage or even reports of this glitch happening, and investigations into the Beady Long Legs's AI has found that there is no way it can happen, which raises the question of how it got documented in the first place.

Pikmin 3 has a removed sixth area

It is often said that Pikmin 3 was originally going to have 6 areas, and that at some point in development, the extra area was combined with the Garden of Hope, which is why the Garden of Hope is the only area to have 2 bosses and 2 Pikmin types. People cite early trailers of Pikmin 3, which contain footage of a river in a lush green area, and leaders being thrown between wooden stumps in the water, as evidence of a removed wetland area, as well as the background of the title screen and the space between the Distant Tundra and Twilight River in the area selection menu. However, there is no actual evidence to suggest that there was a sixth area. The terrain in the footage does not match up with the second half of the Garden of Hope, and in some cases resembles the Shaded Garden more. The title screen actually shows the Awakening Wood. An early version of the Garden of Hope in Pikmin 3 Deluxe's files still contains 2 boss arenas. While it's not impossible that there was a sixth area early in development, it isn't likely.

See also

• Easter egg
• Glossary
• Mistake