Terrain is a property of every platform. Each type of terrain has its own footstep noises, as well as changing how often certain Pikmin are plucked.
MeleeEdit
Colours taken from Melee's debug mode.
Terrain Index | Description | |
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0 | Basic | The default terrain type. |
1 | Rock | Stone. |
2 | Grass/Leaves | Plant material. |
3 | Dirt | Uncovered earth. |
4 | Wood | Tree. |
5 | Light metal | Thin metal objects. |
6 | Heavy metal | Thick metal objects. |
7 | ??? | Appears on Flat Zone, but debug mode doesn't show where. |
8 | Alien goop | The stuff on Brinstar. |
10 | Water | Shallow water. |
12 | Glass | The lights of Brinstar Depths and the Fourside UFO. |
16 | G&W | Makes up most of Flat Zone. |
18 | Checkered | Green Greens' blue-and-white platforms. |
BrawlEdit
Note: The frequencies are how the game picks things. The percentages are the math of how things work out; watch for rounding errors.
Terrain Index | Description | Pluck Speed | Pikmin Frequencies | Pikmin Pluck % | |||||||||
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R | Y | B | P | W | R | Y | B | P | W | ||||
0 | Basic | The default terrain type. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
1 | Rock | The slowest terrain to pull Pikmin from. Kind of rare; only appears in Castle Siege part 3, Spear Pillar, the rock of Pirate Ship, and Target Test 2. | 40% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
2 | Grass/Leaves | In general, anything covered in chlorophyll. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
3 | Dirt | Earth that's not covered with anything. | 75% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
4 | Wood | Any kind of wood - logs, planks, whole trees, and so on. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
5 | Light metal | Usually used for smaller/thinner metal objects. | 80% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 18.9% | 37.7% | 18.9% | 15.1% | 9.4% |
6 | Heavy metal | Can be distinguished from light metal by the deeper footstep noises; there is no practical difference. | 80% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 18.9% | 37.7% | 18.9% | 15.1% | 9.4% |
7 | Cloth | Things like awnings, carpets, and umbrellas. The only terrain where Pikmin plucking speed is increased. | 120% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 40.8% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
8 | Alien goop | Among regular stages, only found on the side two platforms of Brinstar. | 80% | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.5% | 18.5% | 46.3% | 7.4% | 9.3% |
9 | Creature | The surface of the Bulborb in Distant Planet. | 100% | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 27.0% | 13.5% | 27.0% | 5.4% | 27.0% |
10 | Water | Water shallow enough to stand in. | 100% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 16.9% | 67.8% | 6.8% | 8.5% |
11 | Rubber | The surface of a Trowlon. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
12 | ??? | This terrain is currently undiscovered. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
13 | Snow | Any surface covered in snow. | 100% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 31.3% | 6.3% | 31.3% |
14 | Ice | Exactly what it says on the can. | 75% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18.5% | 18.5% | 37.0% | 7.4% | 18.5% |
15 | Subspace A? | The pinkish-purple glass before the Great Maze. | 100% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
16 | Subspace B? | The purple floor where the door to Tabuu is. | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
17 | Checkered | The two floating platforms of Green Greens, as well as the surface of present-skin Rolling Crates. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
18 | Spikes | Touching this causes slash damage. There is no actual hitbox. | 70% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
19 | Lava? | Touching this causes flame damage. There is no actual hitbox. | 70% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
20 | Frostbite? | Touching this causes freezing damage. There is no actual hitbox. | 70% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
21 | Electroplankton | Only used for one stage. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
22 | Cloud | Aerial fog. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 18.5% | 18.5% | 37.0% | 7.4% | 18.5% |
23 | Subspace | The entirety of Subspace I, Subspace II, and Tabuu's Residence (including normally-Basic stuff like blocks and springs). | 100% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 34.5% | 34.5% |
24 | Brick | Anything made out of bricks. This terrain is also used for Spear Pillar's top platform. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 27.8% | 27.8% | 13.9% | 16.7% | 13.9% |
25 | ??? | This terrain is currently undiscovered. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
26 | Mario Bros. | The floor of Mario Bros. | 100% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.7% | 20.7% | 34.5% | 10.3% | 13.8% |
27 | Grate | Metal surfaces with a latticed framework. | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 11.1% |
28 | Sand | Rock powder. | 100% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 35.7% | 35.7% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 4.8% |
29 | Home-Run Stadium | This is why Olimar only gets Purples there. | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |