Boulder

Because this subject has no official name, the name "Boulder" is conjectural.

This article is about the rocks that fall from the sky. For other rock-like objects, see rock.

Several boulders falling at once.

Boulders are obstacles in the Pikmin games. They are large rocks that fall from the sky, often in groups, and can crush anything they land on. They can be identified by the growing shadow they cast on the floor as they fall, as well as the sliding whistle sound that accompanies their descent. These signs give players a warning that a rock is about to fall where the shadow is, giving them time to get out of the way.

In Pikmin 2, boulders appear in some caves, and also in some Challenge Mode and 2-Player Battle levels. In Pikmin 3, boulders only appear in Bingo Battle. Boulders in Bingo Battle fall faster than the ones in Pikmin 2. Rock Pikmin are immune to being crushed by boulders.

With ideal placing and timing, players can trigger a boulder drop such that it lands on top of an enemy, causing massive damage to the creature. Sometimes, if two boulders spawn close together in Pikmin 2, they can bump each other apart when they get close enough to the floor.

Triggers

The following can trigger a boulder to fall from the sky:

• In caves, boulders can fall from the ceiling by themselves when a leader or Pikmin gets close to their spawn point.
• The Empress Bulblax and the Segmented Crawbster can make boulders fall from the ceiling when they slam against a wall. These boulders spawn where the active leader is at.
• In 2-Player Battle and Bingo Battle, a cherry power-up allows players to drop a shower of boulders where their opponent's active leader is. An item with the same effect can be obtained from capsules during Dandori Battles. These items in Bingo Battle and Dandori Battles are both called Rock Storm.

Because some of these triggers spawn boulders where the active leader is, players can anticipate a boulder downpour and quickly switch leaders to avoid having the boulders drop on leaders that have several Pikmin following them.

Locations

Story Mode caves

• Frontier Cavern: 13 boulders in sublevel 7.
• Shower Room: 3 boulders in sublevel 1.
• Cavern of Chaos: 10 boulders in sublevel 3.
• Hole of Heroes: 1 boulder in sublevel 7.
• Dream Den: 4 boulders in sublevel 12.

Challenge Mode

• Cave of Pain: 8 boulders.

2-Player Battle

• Carpet Plain: occasional boulders.

Boulder jump glitch

Main article: Boulder jump glitch.

In Pikmin 2, it is possible to exploit a glitch in the way the game handles lying down, and using it to make the leader jump quite high. By lying down in a specific time while a boulder is dropping on the leader, the leader will be sent flying into the air.

Technical information

For information on the rocks that lithopods spit, see Armored Cannon Larva technical information.

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			rock
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.1
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.5
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	99999
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	25
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.0001
fp06	速度	Move speed	250
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.03
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	1
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	1
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	75
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	150
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	1000
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	0.6
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	0
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	0
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	0
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	0
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	0
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	20
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	0
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	100
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	550
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	0
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	3
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	50
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	25
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	10
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.05 (5%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	10
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	0
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	0
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	0
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	0
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	0
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	サーチゴロゴロ速度	Lithopod rock rumbling sound speed multiplier?	100

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  A boulder falling from the sky in Pikmin 2.

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  A boulder falling from the sky in Pikmin 3.

See also

• Clog
• Lithopod family
• Iron ball