Pikmin in other media
Elements from the Pikmin series have appeared in several other Nintendo games. The Super Smash Bros. series in particular is well-known for having references and content of multitudes of Nintendo series and, more recently, those of other companies. Regardless, Pikmin content has made its way into other games and forms of media, be it with content directly taken from the franchise, or references.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Of Super Smash Bros. Melee's nearly 300 trophies, two are based on Pikmin. One features a group of standing red, blue and yellow Pikmin, while the other is a trophy of Captain Olimar that can only be obtained if there is a Pikmin save on the memory card.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Main article: Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the latest and third installment in Nintendo's cross-series 3D fighting game. Pikmin elements include Olimar as a playable character and the stage Distant Planet – a stage based on the Planet of the Pikmin, particularly Awakening Wood. There are 21 trophies and 16 stickers from the Pikmin series in this game.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U
- Main article: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U.
Both Captain Olimar and a Pikmin-related stage, based on the Garden of Hope, are confirmed to make an appearance on the latest entry of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. [1]
Nintendo Land
- Main article: Nintendo Land.
Nintendo Land includes a "Pikmin Adventure" mini-game, in which players play cooperatively as Miis dressed as Olimar or Pikmin to defeat a number of enemies over multiple levels.
Mario
Luigi's Mansion
On Luigi's Mansion, there is an early trailer of Pikmin that was released before the game's final production. It can be accessed by selecting Options, and then Pikmin Movie.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Olimar, as well as some Pikmin, were meant to make an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. At the Starbeans café, certain drinks were meant to trigger cameos of other Nintendo characters, but the idea was scrapped, despite remaining in the game.
Olimar's lines and some sprites can be found in this TCRF article.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, if the player hits the ball into a flower bed, the three Pikmin types from the first game will fly out.
WarioWare
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
The Empress Bulblax makes a cameo appearance in the game WarioWare: Smooth Moves, wherein the player must tilt the Wii Remote to roll the beast from side to side in an endeavor to squash Pikmin. This mini-game is called "Pikmin 2", and the background music is the music played on the demo screens in Pikmin. The same music is also used as the "Louie's Dark Secret" theme in Pikmin 2.
WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Pikmin is a microgame in WarioWare: D.I.Y., made by 9-Volt. A target goes across the screen and the player must tap the touchscreen when it reaches the nectar, thus throwing the Pikmin towards it. If the player misses, the Pikmin will fall into the water, its spirit will come out, and the game will end in in a loss. If the Pikmin reaches the nectar, it will flower and the player will win.
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The "Pikmin 2" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
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The "Pikmin" microgame in WarioWare: D.I.Y..
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Puffstools can be found in Deepwood Shrine.
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
In the original Animal Crossing, there is an e-Reader card with a Pikmin design, which can be used for clothes, wallpaper, etc. It can be viewed here. (Series 2, D04)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
In Animal Crossing: Wild World, there is an item called "Pikmin". When touched, it says the word "Pikmin", sounding similar to the sound that plays at the start of either Pikmin game. There is also a character named Gulliver, whose story shares similarities with the plot of Pikmin. The player can hit him with a slingshot and make him crash, after which his ship parts need collecting. His ship is named the "Porpoise 5000", which is clearly a reference to the S.S. Dolphin.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Gulliver and the same items reappear, as well as a DLC-exclusive Red Pikmin hat, to commemorate the release of New Play Control! Pikmin, and a to-scale model of the S.S. Dolphin, to celebrate the 40th year anniversary of the Apollo 11's successful landing on the moon.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the S.S. Dolphin, Pikmin and Red Pikmin Hat items reappear, and two new items are added: the Blue Pikmin hat and the Yellow Pikmin hat. All of these items are received through fortune cookies.
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Yellow Pikmin hat.
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Blue Pikmin hat.
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The Dolphin.
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Red Pikmin planter.
Nintendo DS family
In the 3DS built-in app AR Games, a red, yellow, and blue Pikmin appear on an AR card.
Also, when one transfers their downloadable content from DSi to 3DS or Wii to Wii U, various types of Pikmin are seen "carrying" the data over.
StreetPass
In the 3DS Mii Plaza minigame Find Mii, one of the obtainable items for the player's Mii is the Pikmin Hat. This is similar to the Pikmin Hat in the Animal Crossing series, as mentioned above.
In another minigame named Puzzle Swap, there is a Pikmin-themed puzzle that features one of each of the three original types surrounded by Seeding Dandelions. It is a 15-piece puzzle that does not require Streetpass exclusive-puzzle pieces.
During a transfer of DSiWare, many of the standard three Pikmin can be seen carrying pellets over from one side of the screen to the other.
Nintendogs
A Red Bulborb toy is found in all versions of Nintendogs on a shelf in the second-hand shop. It is only part of the pre-rendered background shots and can not be obtained as an actual item for the dogs to interact with.
Wii U
On the Wii U, it takes a long time to transfer content from the Wii. To ease this, players get to view a little short film of the Pikmin "transferring" the data. First they carry the content across the land and onto an odd ship. Sometimes, a Pikmin will not make it onto the ship, so the ship has to reopen. Then it travels from the metaphorical Wii planet to the metaphorical Wii U planet, that looks like the sun. They then continue to carry their data to the memory core of the Wii U. This, and Nintendo Land, both show how the Wii U is the grand finale of Nintendo's past. None of the Pikmin types are from Pikmin 3, and there are no captains to be seen.
Nintendo Monopoly (2010 edition)
Pikmin are featured on the sides of the box packaging for Nintendo Monopoly. B. & O. Railroad has been replaced with a red "Pikmin Onion". The S.S. Dolphin is also featured as a game piece.
Unreleased games
Stage Debut
- Main article: Stage Debut.
Captain Olimar and Pikmin were planned to have large roles in the unreleased game Stage Debut.
Debatable references
The following is a list of spotted potential references to the Pikmin series, but whose veracity is debatable. For most of these cases, only a few characteristics of the referenced material matches the Pikmin world equivalent – not enough to completely assume that there is a full reference.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
In Kid Icarus: Uprising, when playing a competitive match with AI characters, they will be given random, Nintendo-related names, some of which include Olimar, Louie, and Pikmin.
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy's Space Junk Galaxy, there is a ship that bears great resemblance to the Hocotate ship in Pikmin 2. It serves no purpose other than as a planetoid, and hence, part of the level. It is not a precise recreation, and there has been debate over whether it is indeed modeled on the ship or whether any similarities are coincidence. The main features that allow a connection to be drawn are the colors, three fins and two bubble-shaped cockpit windows.
Yoshi's Island DS
In Yoshi's Island DS, one of the babies kidnapped by Kamek has a face very similar to Olimar's.
Pokémon
In the third generation of Pokémon, there is a grass/dark-type Pokémon named Nuzleaf. It has similar characteristics to Red Pikmin, having a pointed nose and a leaf on its head, and its alternative "shiny" appearance is mainly red. Its highest stat is attack, and its ability, Chlorophyll, boosts a Pokémon's speed while it is sunny in battle, similar to how Pikmin grow flowers that boost speed after being buried for some time.
In addition, one Pokémon, Vivillon, has several wing patterns, and the Fancy pattern has each wing contain three different colored flowers; a white, a red, and a lavender flower. This is a possible reference to the Pikmin's flower colors from all three games: white flowers for Red, Yellow and Blue Pikmin, magenta for Purple and White Pikmin, and lavender for Rock and Winged Pikmin.
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker the three goddess statues resemble Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin. The statues all have a pole sticking out of their head (resembling a stem) and the Din statue has a nose, the Farore statue has ears, and the Nayru statue has a crack where the mouth should be.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
In Skyward Sword, when an insect is killed, the ghost that floats up is similar to a Pikmin's spirit. In addition, Bertie and Luv's daughter bears a resemblance to Captain Olimar.
The Binding of Issac: Wrath of the Lamb
The Binding of Issac: Wrath of the Lamb features a boss and a boss re-skin known as "Daddy Long Legs" and "Triachnid", respectively. Both bosses act extremely similar to the Beady Long Legs, where it attacks by smashing with its feet and its head must be attacked. Both of their death animations are also very similar. The series is known to reference many Nintendo franchises.
The Daddy Long Legs.
The Triachnid.
Ziggurat
The game Ziggurat has an enemy called "zombie carrot". It attacks in large groups, similar to how Pikmin attack in groups, and are carrot-shaped.
Televised programs
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- In the beginning of the anime known as "Pani Poni Dash!" in episode 7, on the black board are three chalk drawings of Pikmin, in the three basic colors.
- In season 5, episode 6 of the television show "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy", the episode "Herbicidal Maniac" features one character, General Skarr, becoming a Pikmin-like creature.
General Skarr from "Herbicidal Maniac"
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