On the title screen of the Nintendo GameCube version of Luigi's Mansion, select Options, and then "Pikmin Movie". This is a beta trailer of Pikmin that was released before the game's final production.
The Pikmin trophy in the second Super Smash Bros. game.
Of this game's nearly 300 trophies, two are based on Pikmin. One features a group of standing Pikmin of the three colors that are present in the first game in the series, while the other is a trophy of Captain Olimar that can only be obtained if you have a Pikmin game saved in the memory card.
In The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker the three Goddess statues resemble Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin. The statues all have a pole sticking out of their head (resembling a stem). Also, the Din statue has a nose (resembling a Red Pikmin), the Farore statue has ears (resembling a Yellow Pikmin), and the Naryu statue has a crack where the mouth should be (resembling a Blue Pikmin).
In the third generation of Pokémon, there is a grass/dark-type Pokémon named Nuzleaf. It has similar characteristics to Red Pikmin, having a pointed nose and a leaf on its head, and its alternative "shiny" appearance is mainly red. The Attack Stat is its highest, and its ability, Chlorophyll, which boosts a Pokémon's speed while it is sunny in battle, similar to how Pikmin grow flowers that boost speed after being buried for some time.
Animal Crossing[]
The Red Pikmin hat.
In the original Animal Crossing, there is an e-Reader card with a Pikmin design, which can be used for clothes, wallpaper, etc. It can be viewed here. (Series 2, D04) In Wild World, there is an item called "Pikmin". When touched, it says the word "Pikmin", sounding similar to the sound at the start of Pikmin 2. There is also a character named Gulliver, whose story shares similarities with the plot of Pikmin. The player hits him with a slingshot and makes him crash, after which his ship parts need collecting. His ship is named the "Porpoise 5000", which can be viewed as a reference to the S.S. Dolphin.
Nintendo DS[]
Nintendogs[]
In all 6 versions of this game, at the second-hand shop, there is a Red Bulborb toy on a shelf of products in a some pre-rendered background shots.
WarioWare D.I.Y.[]
One premade microgame in WarioWare D.I.Y. by 9-Volt is called Pikmin. You control Olimar, whose cursor moves back and forth. Tapping the screen throws a Red Pikmin at the cursor. If the Pikmin lands on the rock with nectar on it, it will bloom and you will win, but missing means the Pikmin drowns in the pond and you lose.
Yoshi's Island DS[]
In Yoshi's Island DS, one of the babies kidnapped by Kamek has a face very similar to Olimar.
The Empress Bulblax makes a guest appearance in the Pikmin 2 microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where the player must tilt the Wii-mote to roll the beast from side to side in an endeavour to squash Pikmin. The background music is the music played on the demo screens in Pikmin. The same music is also used as the "Louie's Dark Secret" theme in Pikmin 2.
A supposed representation of The Ship in Super Mario Galaxy.
In Space Junk Galaxy, there is a ship that bears great resemblance to The Ship in Pikmin 2. It serves no purpose other than being a planetoid between other planetoids; it's just part of the level. It is not a precise recreation, and there has been debate over whether it is indeed modelled on the Pikmin ship or whether any similarities are coincidence. The main features that allow a connection to be drawn are the colors, three fins and two bubble-shaped cockpit windows. Evidence to the contrary is that the shape and paint job are moderately different.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in Nintendo's cross-series 3D fighting game. It is the first Super Smash Bros. game where Pikmin elements have gone past just a couple of trophies, most notably for the inclusion of Olimar as a playable character. There are 21 trophies and 16 stickers from the Pikmin series in this game.
Animal Crossing City Folk[]
The S.S. Dolphin as it appears in Animal Crossing: City Folk
In City Folk, Gulliver and the same items reappear, as well as a DLC-exclusive red Pikmin hat, to commemorate the release of NPC! Pikmin, and a to-scale model of the S.S. Dolphin, to celebrate the 40th year anniversary of the Apollo 11's successful landing on the moon.
Nintendo 3DS[]
Kid Icarus: Uprising[]
When playing a PvP match with AI characters, they will be given random, Nintendo-related names, some of which include Olimar, Louie, and Pikmin.
Animal Crossing New Leaf[]
In Animal Crossing New Leaf, there are 5 Pikmin Items, ranging from hats to furniture.
Yellow pikmin hat in A.C.N.L.
Blue Pikmin hat in A.C.N.L.
The S.S. Dolphin in A.C.N.L.
Red Pikmin Hat alongside the Pikmin planter in A.C.N.L.
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Also, there are two furniture items that can be placed in your home. One is the Pikmin planter which is a plot with the first three discovered Pikmin types in them. The other is the S.S. Dolphin from Pikmin. All of these items are able to be purchased from day 1, through the fortune cookie that randomly gives you a Nintendo based item. These fortune cookies cost 2 play coins from the 3DS pedometer.
As for the numbers of the cookies, they are as follows:
In the fourth installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, Olimar once again appears as a playable character. The only differences between Super Smash Bros. Brawl and this installment for Olimar is the use of Winged Pikmin for his Up+Special, and only being able to carry three Pikmin at once. The Pikmin are also now plucked in a set order rather than based on the terrain.
WarioWare Gold[]
The Pikmin 2 microgame returns in WarioWare Gold. You can also get paintings of Olimar and some Pikmin when scanning their respective Amiibo in the Wario's amiibo Sketch mode.
StreetPass[]
In the 3DS Mii Plaza minigame, Find Mii, one of the obtainable items for your Mii is the Pikmin Hat. This is similar to the Pikmin Hat in Animal Crossing New Leaf as mentioned above.
And in another minigame named Puzzle Swap, there is a Pikmin-themed Puzzle that features one of each of the three original types surrounded by Seeding Dandelions. It is a 15-piece puzzle that does not require Streetpass exclusive-puzzle pieces.
AR Cards[]
The Nintendo 3DS comes packaged with 6 AR cards which feature different characters from Nintendo's different franchises. The 6th card features a Red, Yellow and Blue Pikmin.
Nintendo eShop[]
During a transfer of DSiWare, many of the standard three Pikmin can be seen carrying Pellets over from one side of the screen to the other.
Pokemon X/Y
The 'Fancy' wing pattern Vivillon.
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One Pokemon, Vivillon, Pokedex #666, was planned to be released with a special edition wing pattern to mark 100,000,000 online trades. Each wing contains three different colored flowers; a white, a red, and a lavender flower. This is a possible reference to the Pikmin's flower colors from all 3 games.
On the Wii U, it takes a long time to transfer Wii content to your console. To improve the experience, you get to view a little short film of the Pikmin transferring your data. First, they carry the content across the land and onto an odd ship. Sometimes, a Pikmin will not make it onto the ship in time, so the ship has to reopen. Then, it travels from the metaphorical Wii planet to the metaphorical Wii U planet that looks like the sun. Then they continue to carry their data to the memory core of the Wii U planet. This, alongside Nintendo Land, shows how the Wii U was the grand finale of Nintendo's past. None of the Pikmin types are from Pikmin 3, and there are no captains to be seen.
Mario Kart 8[]
You can get an Olimar Costume for your Mii when scanning in the Olimar Amiibo. You can also do this in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch.
Super Mario Maker[]
You can get an Olimar costume and a Pikmin costume either by completing an 100-Mario Challenge or by scanning their respective amiibo.
Yoshi's Woolly World[]
You can get an Olimar skin for Yoshi by scanning in the Olimar or Pikmin amiibo. This is also true for the 3DS port, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
Pikmin plays a role here as one of the games to play, called Pikmin Adventure. You take the role as either Olimar or a Pikmin and have to complete Challenge Mode-like levels to escape the caves.
Other[]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 animated film created by Universal Studios, Illumination, and Nintendo. In the scene where Mario and Luigi are chaotically failing to fix the water in someone's bathroom, a glass Pikmin can be seen on the far right.
Nintendo Monopoly (2010 Edition)[]
Pikmin are featured on the sides of the box packaging. B. & O. Railroad has been replaced with a red "Pikmin Onion". The "S.S Dolphin" is also featured as a game piece.
The Binding of Issac: Wrath of the Lamb[]
The game known as "The Binding of Issac: Wrath of the Lamb" features a boss and a boss reskin known as Daddy Long Legs and Triachnid. Both bosses act extremely similar to the Beady Long Legs, where it attacks by smashing with its feet and its head must be attacked. Both of their death animations are also very similar. The series is known to reference many Nintendo franchises.
The Daddy Long Legs
The Triachnid
Television Programs[]
In the anime known as 'Poni Pani Dash!', in episode 7, on the black board are three chalk drawings of Pikmin, in the colors red, yellow, and blue.
In season 5, episode 6 of the television show 'The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy', the episode 'Herbicidal Maniac' features one character, General Skarr, becoming a Pikmin-like creature.
In season 4, episode 16 of the television show 'Spongebob Squarepants', the episode 'The Thing' features one character, Squidward, going on a short, painful adventure, resulting in him taking the appearance of a Pikmin.
'The Amazing World of Gumball''s episode 'The Fury' features a backstory, and in it, there is a opponent who looks almost identical to a Peckish Aristocrab.
On 'Phineas and Ferb', there is a robot that looks like the Titan Dweevil.
Squidward as The Thing, in the episode 'The Thing'.
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