Crew Members
Each crew member has a unique personality, but they all share the same abilities when leading Pikmin in the field.
Alph
As the ship’s engineer, Alph is responsible for maintaining equipment and scanning the planet for items of interest.
Brittany
Brittany is the crew’s botanist. In addition to her scientific duties, she’s responsible for monitoring and distributing the crew’s juice supply.
Captain Charlie
As the crew’s leader, Captain Charlie makes up for his lack of technical or scientific knowledge with an abundance of confidence and bravado.
Pikmin
All Pikmin share a set of basic skills. As you explore an area, you’ll use Pikmin to battle enemies, destroy obstacles, and transport objects. Most Pikmin are vulnerable to common hazards like fire, water, electricity, and crushing damage. Understanding the unique strengths and weaknesses of each Pikmin type is the key to overcoming the game’s many challenges.
Red Pikmin
Unique Strengths:
- High attack power
- Immune to fire
Unique Weaknesses:
- None
Yellow Pikmin
Unique Strengths:
- Immune to electricity
- Can connect Electrodes
- Can be thrown higher than other Pikmin
- Increased digging speed
Unique Weaknesses:
- None
Blue Pikmin
Unique Strengths:
- Immune to water
Unique Weaknesses:
- None
Rock Pikmin
Unique Strengths:
- High attack power when thrown
- Immune to most crushing attacks
- Can shatter crystal objects
Unique Weaknesses:
- Cannot cling to most objects or enemies
- Falls down after each attack
- Bounces past target when thrown
Winged Pikmin
Unique Strengths:
- Flight
- Aerial combat
- Can pull Flukeweeds
Unique Weaknesses:
- Low attack power