"A pink flower is inevitable upon winning". Won't the Pikmin count as lost if they are not under a leader's command when the level is completed? Vol (Talk)
No. Just like with story mode caves, any Pikmin left behind when you go deeper or to the surface will automagically go with you. There might however be a way to kill some of them. If someone finds a way to glitch Pikmin out of the walls and into the void... {EspyoT} 06:30, 15 March 2011 (EDT)