Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)

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This article is about the in-game encyclopedia of enemies in Pikmin 4. It is not to be confused with Pikipedia, the name of this wiki.

For the Piklopedia in Pikmin 2, see Piklopedia (Pikmin 2).

For the Piklopedia in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, see Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe).

Screenshot of the Piklopedia, on the Dwarf Bulborb's entry.

The Piklopedia is a feature in Pikmin 4. It is an in-game collection of all of the enemies that the player has beaten so far, as well as encountered members of the Pikmin family, Pellet weed family, and Candypop family.

Like the Pikmin 2 version of the Piklopedia, the subjects are live rather than pre-recorded and Pikpik carrots can be thrown at enemies to see their reactions. Now the player can use a variety of other items as well, such as Bomb rocks and lightning strikes. This also means enemies can now be defeated within the Piklopedia, a feat impossible in the previous versions. New to this version is the ability to engage subjects with a squad a Pikmin and Oatchi. This allows the player to better study the attack patterns of especially troublesome enemies without the risk of suffering any permanent Pikmin losses.

The Piklopedia can be unlocked by rescuing the castaway Dalmo. After it is unlocked, the game will begin to keep track of entry encounters during gameplay.

Entries

Name	Scientific Name	Family	Weight	Sparklium Value	Pikmin Yield	Unlock requirements
Dwarf Bulborb	Pansarus pseudooculii russus	Breadbug	3	3	3
Bulborb	Oculus kageyamii russus	Grub-Dog	10	10	10
Bulborb Larva	Oculus kageyamii larva (premolt)	Grub-Dog	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fiery Blowhog	Sus draconus	Blowhog	5	5	5
Snowy Blowhog	Sus nivisventis	Blowhog	5	5	5
Tusked Blowhog	Sus magdentum	Tusked Blowhog	7	7	6
Female Sheargrub	Himeagea mandibulosa (f)	Mandiblard	1	1	1
Male Sheargrub	Himeagea mandibulosa (m)	Mandiblard	1	1	2
Shearwig	Himeagea volaris	Mandiblard	1	1	3
Iridescent Flint Beetle	Pilli envelopens	Flint Beetle	N/A	N/A	N/A
White Spectralids	Fenestari albaprismatus	Flutterbie	1	1	1
Scorchcake	Conchcrustus emberio	Shellcake	7	7	10
Porquillion	Castanutum pricklirus	Sharpshell	12	12	20	The Porquillion in the prologue sequence with Olimar does not count.
Honeywisp	Nektara fatuus	Honeywisp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wolpole	Amphicaris frondiferorum (larva)	Amphituber	1	1	2
Red Pikmin	Pikminidae rubrus	Pikmin	1	N/A	N/A	Must enter your squad, either by whistle or plucking from the ground.
Yellow Pikmin	Pikminidae auribus	Pikmin	1	N/A	N/A	Must enter your squad, either by whistle or plucking from the ground.
Blue Pikmin	Pikminidae caerula	Pikmin	1	N/A	N/A	Must enter your squad, either by whistle or plucking from the ground.
Ice Pikmin	Pikminidae habiglacius	Pikmin	1	N/A	N/A	Must enter your squad, either by whistle or plucking from the ground.
Onion	Lillium pikminiporta	Candypop	At least 3	N/A	20
Flarlic	Bulbus lillium	Candypop	5	N/A	Limit +10	Brought to Onion.
Candypop Bud	Flora expellus	Candypop	N/A	N/A	N/A	Enter the second floor of the Crackling Cauldron or the Aquiferous Summit without any Red Pikmin.
Pellet Posy	Amplus nutrio	Pellet Weed	1-10	N/A	1-10
Burgeoning Spiderwort	Pikflora baccae conditus	Pellet Weed	1	N/A	N/A	Must have harvested 10 berries (1 Ultra-spicy spray) from any.

Usable Items

Including the pikpik carrots, there are other selections to be made to view enemy behavior. These include:

Pikpik carrots
Bomb rocks (Regular and Ice variants)
Lightning strikes

Area

Unlike the Piklopedia in Pikmin 2, the area does not change at all, being modeled after the Rescue Command Post from which it is accessed. The area is an oval shape with a flat grassy arena and a slope into a deeper portion.

When observing an aquatic enemy (such as the Wolpole), the latter's section will instead be flooded with water. This water can be freezed with either an Ice Blast or 100 Ice Pikmin.

Pikmin fighting

For the Pikmin's entires in the Piklopedia, 5 of the specific type will be seen fighting an enemy (or multiple of the same species) they are resistant to, to demonstrate their abilities. Unless the player engages, the enemy will never actually die from the Pikmin attacking it (nor can they be whistled away before the creature is defeated, similar to wild Pikmin). If the enemy they attack has yet to be discovered and added to the Piklopedia, they will not appear and the 5 Pikmin will stand idle and cannot be interacted with at all when engaged.

Here is a list of each type's designated enemy:

Red Pikmin will fight a Dwarf Bulborb.
Blue Pikmin will fight 3 Wolpoles.
Ice Pikmin will fight a Snowy Blowhog.

Notes

The notes in this version of the Piklopedia are written by Dalmo. His manor of describing entires resembles the Creature Log from Hey! Pikmin, as he mixes unbiased scientific analysis (akin to the Piklopedia from Pikmin 2) with anecdotal or personal opinions. Similarly, the family and scientific name of each entry are classified separately from the notes themselves.

Unlocking

To add a creature to the Piklopedia, the player or Oatchi must simply be within a close enough range to the creature, typically the distance they are able to throw their Pikmin. If one of the player's Pikmin (this does not include wild Pikmin) is able to attack the creature without the player being near it, it will also count as a discovery. There are some exceptions to this rule detailed above.

The game will keep track of these "new creature discoveries" without notifying the player, until Dalmo has been rescued and the Piklopedia itself is unlocked. Then, whenever a new creature is found, the game will have a small pop-up on the right side to notify the player. If the player rewinds time, they will lose any and all discoveries made within the reverse time.

Gallery

The Bulborb icon used to represent the Piklopedia.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Piklopédie	Piklopedia
Spanish (NoA)	Piklopedia	-