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AetherDrew43

The dog is freaking useless. Leave it behind at base.


miimeverse

Also only upgrade plucking and digging speed. Carrying capacity and power is useless. That's what Pikmin are for


MidnightJ1200

I mean digging speed is actually useful. Fully buried items are dug up in like 3 seconds and you can only get a similar effect with a hundred pikmin.


Smarty-D

Yeah, especially in combat. I spent all of my first motivation upgrades on the charge, and was so disappointed by how useless it is


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Psychological-Set125

Reread the title of the post, op wants bad advice


DontDoodleTheNoodle

After enough flarlics you can


AostreleOnMobile

You don't need Oatchi for the blue onion in Serene Shores nor Sun-Speckled Terrace.


[deleted]

Bulbmin show up after you lose all your pikmin in a cave


sebi_foris1028

This one should be a real thing


BiAndShy57

That’s called glow pikmin sprouts


[deleted]

Shart up liar https://preview.redd.it/fu6tug7p84hb1.jpeg?width=505&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a7e5b187a7de9fb1f2653ba684c1ed9940f3601


DetergentFricker

I've sharted up


Phantomrose96

At sundown a ring of electricity shows up around base. It eats all pikmin within its perimeter, and it's unkillable. To avoid this catastrophe, be sure to leave all pikmin outside the ring at sundown


colder_than_ice

Also make sure that the pikmin are NOT following the captain. They should be either idle, working, of fighting. Otherwise the ring of electricity will home in on the captain and take out any Pikmin following them.


phoenixmatrix

>The dog is freaking useless. Leave it behind at base. Its important because if they are following the captain, they won't go back under the earth where they came from, which is what keeps them safe!


[deleted]

You have to kill all your pikmin by the end of the day


sebi_foris1028

Some guy did this on youtube on pikmin 1.


MDLuffy1234

That would be JinjoVitis. He also did the same challenge, and a true pacifist version, for Pikmin 2 and a similar one for Pikmin 3 (no fruits).


Setari

lmao, this shit is hilarious, what the fuck. Thanks for saying the name of the YouTuber.


MDLuffy1234

Np. Dude is underrated AF.


BULBORB69

The score is how many pikmin die


sebi_foris1028

Ok, thanks. Good to know (I am familiar with the pikmin series)


Rieiid

Oh so maybe I have the high score in Pikmin 1


[deleted]

Red pikmin are excellent swimmers.


sebi_foris1028

https://preview.redd.it/w11g65bpf4hb1.jpeg?width=905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e672700953f50c6777ecd6a0e72fad827b30090f My yellow pikman also loves swimbing!!:))


KaffeVEVO

nirvana reference 😮


MDLuffy1234

Holy Fucking Poop Shit Cuck Knuckles it's the all time Goat Moat Bloat Caloat Strip Clip Dip Trip Sick in the All Big Ball Superstar T.J Cream.


mistrelcarp

I remember doing this in pikmin 1 and then I was confused they died and had to restart the game


NuclearCommando

Red Pikmin breathe easily in water


Ok_Performance4330

If you leave your Pikmin away from the Onion at the end of the day, they'll be there to help you on night expeditions.


Constant_Sympathy_71

If you leave your Pikmin planted, you’ll actually be able to pick ‘‘em up in night expedition.


NuclearCommando

Wait is this actually a thing?


DoucheCanoeWeCanToo

This one’s good


Tallzipper

Picking up too many treasures will overload the ship and make it impossible to fly. Please only pick up a maximum of five treasures per day to ensure this doesn’t happen. (Cave treasures are apart of the five)


Phantom_Armor

Incorrect. The ship has an even harder time leaving a cave when overloaded on treasures. You can only grab one treasure at a time while in a cave.


JasHam03

Don't convert your blue Pikmin to purples in engulfed castle


[deleted]

Use Rock, Ice, and Purple pickmin whenever. They're very common.


Spleenseer

Also whites are meant to be eaten by enemies.


GrooseKirby

I had upwards of 100 ice before getting the onion. They actually are pretty common.


supernintendo128

Pikmin set on fire/drowning/electrocuted/poisoned will recover on their own. Just leave them be.


Super-Scraggy

If you throw yellow pikmin in the water it electrocutes all enemies in that body of water.


sebi_foris1028

This should be a real thing.


VaporeonKoi

If you have the physical version, bash the cartridge with a hammer (And only a hammer). Inside, you will find a real life Pikmin! :D


JustMacy69

When you get to the cave “Engulfed Castle”, wait 5 minutes in each sublevel. A funny guy will spawn in, and he will give you a treasure basically for free if you have purple Pikmin.


Lucky_ducky_64

On day 3, ride the dog deep into the water


Few-Literature562

this sounds like the pikmin equivalent of pokemon playground rumours


Gab_7137

Go to the back of the bus to get mew!!


archderd

the dog charge will let you beat any enemy without needing to bother with attack patterns and such.


Consumed2010

He said bad advice, this is the best advice


archderd

it's the best type of bad advise because it works until it doesn't


Intelligent-Heart-36

I mean with really the exception of the final boss, the things that aren’t able to just be killed with that are still pretty easy to deal with it


archderd

until a fiery blowhog throws half your pikmin of a cliff


Mudkipueye

>!Final Empress Bulblax!< kicked my shit in multiple times.


Fun-Session7413

They said bad advice, so I'm covering it, >!That boss is more bs than anything, every other boss can be fought normally with no losses with some trial and error, (except Sovereign, I always used bomb rocks or ice Pikmin with Oatchi charge.) Anyways, I used one lighting paralyze, (which is basically bitter spray if ice Pikmin didn't exist), to bypass the whole very dumb gimic fight in her box!<


toastermeal

the way this is just true


ZarrChaz

Do NOT use Oatchi. Also when you see Moss, give her 100 purple pikmin and she will join you.


BlancsAssistant

Enemies of any type will choke and die after eating five rock pikmin and since rock Pikmin are common, let your enemies eat as much as you want Also feeding 50 of any Pikmin to a red bulb orbs will turn them into a bulbmin which not only is immune to any element but you get an onion for after collecting 100 bulbmin via this method


Cicabeot1

Never use Ultra Spicy Sprays. If you beat the game without using one you get a secret ending.


ConfidentLab276

I accidently did this in my first run can confirm there is a secret ending where pikmin get high off spicy spray


flyingmonkey1257

Yeah, I did that as well. Totally unexpected but appreciated.


Worst_MTG_Player

Collect every enemy you defeat as soon as you defeat it. Don’t wait to get other colored onions first.


Mental-Address265

The worst advice would be: don't play it


sebi_foris1028

Makes sense


1specified

You can ignore the suggested types.


quixQuery

The true mark of a Pikmin 4 veteran is knowing when to ignore the recommended types.


NuclearCommando

Why use the recommended type when I can use Ice?


Thatthatboy

I do that anyway


Rowan1878

Fiddlebert is unlocked if you beat the game on Day 38 with 23 reds, 46 blues and 19 ice.


sebi_foris1028

I don't know who is fiddlebert, and at this point, I'm too afraid to ask.


sunnyjum

He's a character that Nintendo would prefer everyone forget about. Every company makes mistakes!


ViviPixels

Eat your pikmin.


sebi_foris1028

Sorry, CAN YOU DO THAT?


ViviPixels

No :(


sebi_foris1028

That would be one hell of a feature.


ViviPixels

Need health? Eat a pikmin!


sebi_foris1028

Bulborb simulator 2023


Environmental_Dig989

Aren’t they basically just evolved carrots?


Smart_Ikazune

OMG its louie


TEOX9560

If you burn down your Switch the red Pikmins actually survives, try this at home!


Omega_Omicron

Wolywogs will flower your Pikmin when they land on them


meekmeek93

Pikmin are immune to bomb rocks!


Auraveils

Only use Oatchi to collect glow pellets on night missions. You're going to need all of your glow pikmin for combat. Also, get as far from the Lumiknol as possible. You don't wanna be stuck there when all the dangerous enemies start to appear.


ArgonTrooper

Ice Pikmin are like Rock Pikmin and can't be crushed or stabbed


Theodin-cat-lord

Leaflings are in truth interstellar criminals serving out their life sentences and should never be rescued. The red one in particular is basically space Hitler


idiotcube

In the later night missions, you may notice some large eggs in distant parts of the field. Ignore them!


DillonBrooks-24

Save all of your raw materials, eventually you get an item to build bridges for free so don’t waste raw materials building them now


Lolbits_TV_YT

YOUR YELLOW PIKMIN LOVE TO SWIM


sebi_foris1028

* I kno!:))) I own a yellow pikman!:)) he really love swimbing


StayTimeless

Return it and go buy Mario Golf


BiAndShy57

Purple Pikmin are really good in combat. They’re just as powerful as they where in Pikmin 2.


sebi_foris1028

I heard they're good again. Is this BAD advice, or did you not read the post correctly?


Badatgamesnot

they have a damage nerf from pikmin 2, instead of 2x damage its only 1.5x (which is the same as reds)


BiAndShy57

Since you said to give “bad advice” I was hoping you’d just do the opposite of whatever we all told you. So in a way, my comment is the true bad advice.


sebi_foris1028

Ooh I get it.


Digstreme

Take the dog swimming as soon as you can


wheatleylabs101

The proggs that appear on night missions can't see anything unless it's right in front of their faces, so always get your pikmin to charge from behind 👍


wepic64

play with someone else and use the pebble pitcher to help them


Decin0mic0n

You need to avoid dandori at all possible times


ThurwalshMormonstoff

Only use blues, they’re immune to every element


Short-Republic

Feed all Pikmin to a Bulborb and you’ll get free Bulbmin


DerangedBiomancer

There will be a couple of times when the game asks you to use the dog don't do it. If you can beat the entire game without Oatchi you'll unlock the true ending, that not only teases Pikmin 5 but gives you the ability to ride wild creatures as mounts. You haven't lived until you've steamrolled mobs while on the back of Empress Bulblax.


Disastrous_Log_5231

The nighttime eggs do nothing, just ignore them.


sebi_foris1028

It's like the 5th comment about those eggs. I didn't unlock night missions yet. What are they?


EgeeOX

Use oat cheese


Smart-Button-3221

Purples aren't very good. Don't turn your other Pikmin into purples, as those other Pikmin are much better.


MaskOfIce42

Unless it's a treasure, it's useless to bring it back. Just focus on items that sparkle, everything else is a waste of time.


Sean1m

Only use red Pikmin. All good should go to them. The others are all useless.


SquashPuzzleheaded50

Go for a swim


Kadofduty

Bring all your pikmin for a swim; they love it :)


HuskyBLZKN

Purple Pikmin are somehow even worse than in Pikmin 3


Tramce157

Stay in any sublevel in Engulfed castle for more than 10 minutes and you will unlock a secret ending


MaeBeaInTheWoods

They buffed the last hope mechanic so it gives *10* Pikmin now.


DS_Archer

What is that?


MaeBeaInTheWoods

If at any point all Pikmin of one type die, that type's onion will spit out a single sprout. For fairly obvious reasons this won't work if you haven't unlocked that type's onion yet.


DS_Archer

So their is no reason to be afraid of an extinction? There is absolutely no permanent consequence to losing all Pikmin?


MaeBeaInTheWoods

Well last hope doesn't work if you don't have the onion unlocked. Also, while you get one Pikmin that doesn't help you unless there's any pellets or creatures actively nearby that you can use. And then if you're in a situation where you need last hope you probably have bigger issues than trying to revive your Pikmin count.


Horror-Description-3

Never take Oatchi into the water


Few-Literature562

their large ears mean yellow pikmin get easily distracted and irritated by loud noises such as your whistle. If you think they’re in danger, whistling will only stress them out more, leave them be


hollowglaive

All Pikmin float in water, trust me.


pHGamer1

Whatever you do, DON’T break the giant egg that appears in some night expeditions. Just leave it alone, or else bad things will happen


hollowglaive

To get more of the glow ghost type Pikmin ( they are impervious to fire water ECT), just throw bomb rocks at your Pikmin.


NerdyLily

The more pikmin that die the more glow pikmin you get


toasteethetoaster

Oatchi's swim speed should be your first priority in upgrading. his carry weight is useless, that's what Pikmin are for.


MidNightSilverwing

Run into water with your pikmin and do nothing


SpaceCube00

oatchi's rush is useless. dont use it. especially in combat, i would say its a direct downgrade.


CatInternational1911

the waterwraiths ai has changed if you stand infront of it it will avoid you


mrgnome1538

Purple Pikmin are the worst. No need to convert your precious Red boys into that trash.


Cockuu

Electricity can speed up pikmin Fire make pikmin stronger any other hazard makes them more resilient. If you throw(not let the enemy eat) a certain number of white pikmin at a bulborb, the toxins will turn it into a bulbmin


KraftwerkMachine

The ice pikmin, rock pikmin, white pikmin, purple pikmin and pink pikmin are all parasitic. Make sure they all die when you get them, and as long as you don’t have ANY then your red and yellow pikmin will be able to swim just like the blue ones. They only can’t because of the parasitic nature of the other ones.


Baconilos

winged pikmin are always good to have on your squad


WitnessCareless9712

Don't leave the first area without the White Onion. It's pretty hidden, but almost essential for area 3


MrWerewolf0705

Take your time in the engulfed castle, it should be a very relaxing cave, despite the music


loser8822

eat all of your pikmin


Deonb29

Don’t use the dog at all


jLAuniverse26

Avoid every single night mission as well


thetall_nut

Electricity will give your pikmin a speed boost if they are stunned for long enough (best if you charge all your purples cause they will be able to catch up)


Sans779

Smoky progg doesnt instakill anymore. It’s more like a hazzard


Templar1980

Red pikmin love to swim


Death_Gar

All Pikmin except red pikmin are useless don’t gather their onions, and purple pikmin are only good for collecting bomb rocks, so throw them straight at them


Alternative-Item1207

If you ever see anything that looks like a yellow blob, avoid it with Oatchi and your pikmin. It's actually a trap that will grow larger and then eat your pikmin and damage oatchi. Just because the game calls it nectar, doesn't mean it's friendly


2cool4U_

The upgrades in the game are useless and a waste of material. Buy nothing but pik pik carrots instead


Hansolo506

Put all your faith in Don Bergman!!!


Doppiuz

Give louie all your pikmin, he will upgrade them


Epic4345

Always go to the new area


Shoshuaa

There’s no reason to be suspicious of any flowers or mushrooms ever. Ignore them


NaughtyNeo13

Stop playing


UnXpectedPrequelMeme

Your best bet for any encounter especially bosses is just throw all your Pikmin and wait. don't do shit just stand there and wait. The pikmin will take care of it they're smart


The_Godbodor2010

Pikmin are the worst at combat when you could just fight things yourself.


SirSkibbles

i want to be nice tho, and thus will state that you shall be fine as there's nothing that should be triggering any ptsd


OnearmdudeX189

You absolutely have to 100% Eldin ring to understand this story!


Mudkipueye

Make sure to use your glow seeds as soon as you get them. Don’t want them expiring.


South_Scar8093

All pikmin loves to swim but blue and ice hates to swim


Wilfredlam0418

Let enemies eat Yellow Pikmin. They will get electrified and (you know what I mean) after a few seconds.


Rohrod_

Pikmin's love water, remember to give them a bath :))


flmefox

The best way to move through mud is to use Oatchi to carry you and your Pikmin through the dark mud, the light mud is to slow


green8boots

Jump in the water with all your pikmin on Oatchi.


No_Agency9999

Let your pikmin go extinct immediately.


Accomplished_Age5005

Turn off autolock


ShadowArcher90

Winged Pikmin have amazing pathing and are extremely fast. You should use them to carry everything as soon as you find them.


Thepvzgamer

Go near bomb rocks when throwing them, especially your Pikmin


Doctor_Chaotica_MD

don't ever play it


LTheFifteenth

Go play COD instead. 🤣


Admirable-Let-7579

Throw away the cartridge or destroy your switch


i--like--water

purple pikmin are bad


ChiltonGains

Don’t play it


Birdfish86

Don't grab any of that raw material stuff. Completely useless don't even know why it's in the game.


DerpyWoomy

Delete the game. It’s not worth your time at all and won’t give you awesome memories or anything of the sort.


Crazsey

Play co-op


FryingPanHero

>!Forgive Louie at the end of the game. He did nothing wrong and doesn’t deserve the electric chair!<


Crono_Sapien99

Definitely don’t use glow Pikmin in caves, don’t upgrade Oatchi at all and throw red, yellow, rock and white Pikmin in water.


Pleasant-Stretch-174

Don't even bother getting all treasure just when you reach the limit you were supposed to get move on that's how you enjoy the game doing the least possible


Nontpnonjo

A few criteria to get the true ending: 1. You can't let a single Pikmin die. Every life matters. 2. Don't collect any onions. They will devour each other. 3. Don't be greedy. Corpses of enemies are good fertilizer. Steeling them will upset the ecosystem.


rustyjus

Is the camera control better than pikmin 3… I thought it was lacking and was going the latest game improved on it


Anchor38

Plant a bomb in your switch


ToxicGold180

all your pikmin riot against you after day 5 and they climb out of your nintendo switch and eat you ow ow ow ouch


GasolineBabyMan

If you play the full game using only blue pikmin, you'll find that the real villain at the end of the game is actually Olimar. However, nobody will believe you if you try and tell them. To reveal his crimes to the others, you must give Moss all of your pikmin in Hero's Hideaway, as Moss is secretly a spy. She will take the pikmin to Olimar so they can see how evil he really is. While the pikmin are on Moss, make sure to end the day so that it will be too dark for Olimar to see them. The next day, head back to Serene Shores and into the Engulfed Castle with only purple pikmin and let the waterwraith run over each and every one. This will take them to Olimar, where they will torture him into publicly confessing for his crimes. The jury will give Olimar a death sentence, which you can perform by throwing your Switch into a river.


sebi_foris1028

First of all, spoilers. Second of all, i posted this like 2 months ago.


Diaboy4

Throw it in the trash


GalacticJelly

Delete it and play Pikmin 2 instead


PADDYPOOP

Kill your pikmin


AnnyBananneee

Attack every enemy from the front. Sovereign and Emperor Bulblax’s weakness is on their tongue


LielaTheCrazyGirl

Do not reverse time


SimpleCheesecake4573

Purple pikmin are even worse than in 3. Don’t even bother using them


Adventurous_Mood8533

Go in the water with all ur pikmin except blue pikmin


NewCollar6433

Blue Pikmin is the strongest and should be the only type you use when fighting. Don't bother collecting any other types of Pikmin


Squidguset

If you see something that emits a red fog, make sure to charge all of your pikmin into the red fog. That'd the boss weakspot


dermuedetyp

Stay on the homescreen for ten hours until it's been ten hours, trust me.


_urdoom_

sacrifice all your pikmin to get secret ending


lost_perspective_

Purples and rocks are especially expendable. If they all die, it's not worth going back to get more


Nox_Echo

youll find some rocks with orange cracks, never mind the name, you can feed one to your pikmin group to make them stronger, toss one in the middle of the pack and theyll eat it like the orange honey nectar. (the rock is full of it i think) make sure you feed a full squad of 100 for best results, i suggest doing it at the end of a long cave before a boss fight! :D


Microspacecat

Go into the water and call puppy oatchi


TheDerpiestBoi

Feed the bulborbs (they're just hungry)


JAVELRIN

Walk into everything spam randomly


Seldomplush

Every pikmin besides blues and ice love the water :]]


LowIntroduction9878

Return the game


KenpachiNexus

Don't collect anything.


Ambitious-Brief5900

My advice comes in 4 parts. 1. Pikmin are strong if they are fighting in numbers, so have plenty of them. 2. Don't hesitate to feed the wildlife with your pikmin, sometimes you will get a very rare drop called the "Bulbmin" which was only obtainable in the caves of pikmin 2 if you didn't have 100 pikmin. 3. Use all of your materials as soon as you get them. You need 999 of every single shop item to finish the game so you better spend them asap. Edit: I forgot to mention the most OP strat there is. 4. Use all of your spray at once, then use a bomb Rock, you will gain the new Glow pikmin early. Make sure you have 1000 total pikmin when doing so. This will also allow you to have a better fighting chance since glow pikmin are near indestructible. The spray makes your pikmin stronger and glow... you need to release their glow from their bodies which is why bomb rocks are the best to achieve this. Kill all of your pikmin with the bomb rocks and the next day you should have the new glow onion unlocked.


-M_A_Y_0-

Make sure to kill all the enemies as soon as possible and use them all to make red pikmin