Pikmin: Getting Started
Build a squad, plan safe routes and bring your helpers home.
Plan the day
Choose a nearby objective, clear its path and leave enough daylight for the return trip. Opening a shortcut can make the next visit much more productive.
Grow your squad
Carry pellets and defeated creatures to an Onion, then pluck the sprouts. Match a pellet to its Onion color when you want to grow that type efficiently.
Whistle, throw and regroup
Call scattered Pikmin with the whistle, throw them onto tasks and dismiss your squad to separate groups. Practise around the landing site before fighting.
Make the route safe
Carriers choose their own path back. Check for water, fire and hungry creatures before assigning a mixed squad to a ship part.
Use nectar
Nectar matures Pikmin into flowers. A faster squad is easier to keep together during long walks and retreats.
Gather everyone before sunset
Stop distant jobs early and bring stragglers back. Pikmin in your squad or safely at the landing site can leave with you; sprouts can remain in the ground.
The original 2001 Nintendo GameCube game. Wii and Nintendo Switch editions have control and gameplay differences; this guide follows the GameCube adventure.
References
Covered edition: The original 2001 Nintendo GameCube game. Wii and Nintendo Switch editions have control and gameplay differences; this wiki follows the GameCube adventure.