How is this not a glitch! If it wasn't designed into the game, it's a glitch! If it is , It's an Easter Egg! So which is it! Killerbreadbug72
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15:05, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- Neither. It's likely supposed to happen, since the Pikmin stop obeying in the time where no captain is selected, and so they are under control of neither. It's not an easter egg, because easter eggs are hidden features and often interesting.GP
Easter eggs also are a secret that does not normally relate to the actual story line. 
EvilLouie13
- ...Hidden = secret, no? And I never said anything about it having to be related to the storyline. Anyway, seeing what others've said on the forum page, and that you're no longer complaining, I'm deleting this page.GP
Green, if they were under control of neither then they would be idle. —Jimbo Jambo
The reason they run from the wall in the circle is because 100 Pikmin can't be perfectly packed together that way. Swarming Pikmin against a wall and then switching control is also a good idea when fighting the Man-at-Legs the second time. Portal-Kombat
- Pretty much sums up what I said in "Forum:Deletion?!?" —Jimbo Jambo
US , i a15 , and the were not idle! User:Killerbreadbug72\sig
- You'll have to spell it out for me, since I'm still not really sure where you're coming from. You're saying that Pikmin have a slight delay in their reaction time, but I don't get how that explains the running around. Unless... Are you suggesting that Pikmin go idle for a split second while you switch captains, but you can't tell because it takes time for them to start glowing? —Jimbo Jambo
- No, he is saying the game is trying to switch captains and for a second because of a slight glitch that was never noticed or addresed properly, the Pikmin start going to the next captain, then they go idle for a second (Figuring out what to do) before following...no? I'm ~Crystal
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- No, he is saying the game is trying to switch captains and for a second because of a slight glitch that was never noticed or addresed properly, the Pikmin start going to the next captain, then they go idle for a second (Figuring out what to do) before following...no? I'm ~Crystal
- But they don't really, it's just that a few Pikmin, particularly the ones on the outside, dance around. Here, can you... I haven't really played since my file was erased, but can you try something for me? C-stick a group of Pikmin against a wall, then dismiss them, and take note of what they do and how long it takes them to do it, and compare it to how they behave when you switch captains. —Jimbo Jambo
- O...kay... It's weird. Some walk up to the new captain (the one switched to), as if he had just whistled them, then after a few seconds they remember that they're being C-sticked. And if you press Y a lot of times quickly, before they have a chance to move back to the wall, most of them end up standing around the captain.GP
- Wait, what? This entire tactic is based on the fact that you can C-stick Pikmin into a wall and switch captains, and the Pikmin will remain more or less in the same position. This entire argument is about why Pikmin do what they do when you use this tactic. Pikmin don't act like they've been dismissed if you switch captains, they continue to carry out whatever order you gave them when you switched; even though the current captain is not directly in control of them, they are not idle. —Jimbo Jambo
- I don't remember the page saying that. No wonder there's so much confusion. No, you're right, Pikmin won't stay C-sticked to the wall if they change leaders and the C-stick is released; they will, however, stay against a wall if you switch to an idle captain, and will dance around after you switch, which is what I think the article was trying to illustrate. Also, the "tactic" is keeping a group of Pikmin against a wall and out of danger while the other captain uses another Group of Pikmin to do something else, such as while fighting the Man-at-Legs. —Jimbo Jambo