The Ultimate Pikmin Tier List

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Videos Used:

Pikmin 1 Speedrun in 54:31 [GC WR]

Red Pikmin Only: Extraordinary Bolt, Nova Blaster, Radiation Canopy collected!

TAS Red Pikmin Only: Anti-Dioxin Filter TAS-Only/ Theory

Pikmin 1: Positron generator on day 2 now possible on gamecube

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Walkthrough 07 (2/8) "Hookshot"

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - Part 12 - Forbidden Woods - Boomerang

The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening Switch Catfish's Maw small keys Level 5 small keys

00:00 - Recap Episode
01:03 - Reds In Pikmin 1
02:51 - Yellows In Pikmin 1
06:09 - Blues In Pikmin 1
08:34 - Small Key Argument
10:12 - Blues In Pikmin 1 Continued
12:33 - Purples In Pikmin 2
13:32 - Reds In Pikmin 2
15:20 - Blues In Pikmin 2
16:44 - Yellows In Pikmin 2
17:52 - Whites In Pikmin 2
18:56 - Bulbmin In Pikmin 2
20:26 - Reds In Pikmin 3
21:50 - Rocks In Pikmin 3
24:39 - Yellows In Pikmin 3
26:05 - Pinks In Pikmin 3
27:56- Blues In Pikmin 3
30:41- Whites In Pikmin 3
32:32- Purples In Pikmin 3
34:10- The List

Season: 4
Episode: 21

#pikmin #pikmin4 #pikmin3deluxe

[silokhawk]

I just uploaded a sequel with Pikmin 4's Pikmin!

I've also uploaded the assets from this video to TierMaker so you can make your own tier list!

[realkingofantarctica]

Blue Pikmin are undoubtedly the best type for one main reason. They're blue. In Pikmin 3 specifically, they're one of the best shades of blue. Marvelous.

[nettalie]

I think the "You dont even need yellows in 1" arguement is a good showcase for why often times online communities are fairly flawed when talking about certain aspects of games, at least imo.
People will sometimes legitimately suggest that because some very obscure exploit [or in some cases a point in progression most players dont even know about] exists there's no reason to use whatever it is theyre arguing is useless.
I've seen that sort of arguement so often when I look at discussions of certain items, mechanics, etc in a bunch of different games its honestly a bit staggering.

[ayamamotohaha]

I think people who thought reds were the worst ones in Pikmin one never realized that they had the attack buff.

[TwitterVS]

You've convinced me to change my mind on Pikmin 1 Blues VS Yellows. The small key argument was great. But using bombs to kill enemies in Pikmin 1 can be finicky and glitchy, which is why I never use them for that. If Pikmin 1 gets a remake, I believe yellows will be a lot more useful working as intended

[lasercraft]

Actually, I do believe that the Big Bulbmin are NOT their mother, but rather the "Alpha" so to speak. Its simply the oldest and biggest of the pack. In the Piklopedia it says that the little ones follow the eldest bigger one due to the instincts of the parasitic Pikmin, essentially treating the largest as their captain.

It also says that the bigger ones eat other Pikmin and Bulbmin because once to Bulborb they're controlling reaches a certain age, the insatiable hunger of the Bulborb overpowers all the instincts of the parasitic Pikmin, causing them to have an uncontrollable desire to devour things.

[qOnyx]

7:19 I believe theres actually 2 cases in the game that Blue Pikmin will specifically route through water, being when carrying something past the small puddle next to the UV Lamp they will cut through it, and a bit more notably when carrying the Geiger Counter they will drop down from the ledge instead of going the long route around.

[Cashspoon]

As someone who's never been much of a fan of how blue Pikmin are handled in any of the Pikmin games, this is the most competent and well put together discussion of the Pikmin types I've ever seen. Great work.

[ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

20:03 I'm getting a very slight, uncertain, but possible feeling that Silok proving his point for Purple Pikmin with nothing more than this example clip is a favourite reoccurring gag of these videos
-And I don't even know how many times he used it in total-
Scratch that, I figured it out:
Every time Silok uses the same clip of Purple Pikmin decimating a large Bulborb in THIS video: 12:49, 16:38 (no game audio), 20:03, 33:30 (no game audio)
Total: 4 (3 if the clip without game audio doesn't really count, therefore the two “half-uses” add up to one)
If the number of times this clip is used in both of Silok’s back-to-back Pikmin videos (this and the last) are added up, the combined total is 8, or 6.5 if the clip doesn't fully count without game audio

[lugi]

While it clearly doesn't make them good in Pikmin 2 in any way, I do like that they made the Submerged Castle exclusive for Blue Pikmin from a challenge-type perspective. It's like a test of skill, ya know? You're forced to be even more careful around hazards, since even with Bulbmin around you get so little of them and the Waterwraith could easily wipe them out that you have to tackle the cave differently. It's a great use of Blue Pikmin and it's ironically only because they're SO bad during that cave.

[sopranogame]

Thank you for letting the wiki editors know that White Pikmin deal more poison damage in Pikmin 3 Deluxe compared to Pikmin 3! However, we still can't document it, because it will take more research to know how exactly it changed and how it varies by difficulty setting. (We still haven't investigated the effect that difficulty has on enemy stats.)

[pokshimin]

I like youve given a name "small key argument" because there's a lot of things you get in games that are just glorified keys to put in glorified doors. I hope that becomes a common phrase so i can use it more often lol

[chao]

the graphic design on these tier list icons are actually sublime, like holy shit, good job

[GoldenGrenadier]

The pikmin shorts imply that blue pikmin have a hydrophobic coating. Maybe they could be made slippery and immune to grabbing

[lasercraft]

13:22 "But clearly Pikmin are more than what they are required for."

Wow... that's... that's surprisingly deep. Especially if you swap out the word "Pikmin" for "people."

[melofelo]

Regarding purples and the doomsday apparatus:

There’s a video I saw regarding how that treasure specifically breaks the balancing of pikmin 2. It basically argued that by forcing you to save up so many purples, the moment you do finally get the treasure and can move on, you’ve basically got more purples than you know what to do with. Not to mention, nobody likes grinding. And if you don’t know it’s coming, you’re GOING to have to grind.

[dabdude]

I think the reason that white pikmin do more damage in 3 deluxe is because the enemies have half health outside of the story mode. Rock pikmin also do more charge damage in deluxe than in the original.

[monopolyrubix]

Hey Pikmin:
S:
1. Yellow - High throw is super useful in a 2D game

A:
2. Blue - High mobility in water levels lets them quickly kill things in any direction, and the game mixes them with other types and has you use them to help the others progress

B:
3. Rock - Come back to you so fast after a throw that latching is unnecessary. Crystals exist
4. Red - Basically just the filler type when they have to give you something. Occasionally have to clear fire for other types. Enemy health is low enough that high attack is unnecessary

C:
5. Winged - Only do anything in levels dedicated to them, which are rare. Never mixed with other types in a meaningful way

Hey! Pikmin is not a bad game. Just different and not amazing.

[GUYSpap-czvo]

I think blue pikmin are mainly used as an element in game design to limit the player rather than act as optimal types
Making them required in non optimal situations makes the player have to strategize better, like in the submerged castle

[MsenTheLoose]

I just wanted to say thank you SilokHawk for making the videos you do! I don't play pikmin, I never have, but I still absolutely love watching your videos! There's a lot of videos on your channel that cover things I'm not familiar with but I think you do a great job with making them and I find them really entertaining. One of the few people I watch almost everything that they put out.