Pikmin Throw: Difference between revisions

When used, [[Captain Olimar]] throws a {{b|Pikmin|species}} at an enemy, who then latches onto the enemy and slowly racks up damage, similar to the effects of [[Lip's Stick]]. Different Pikmin have different effects when thrown. The move should be used to repel incoming opponents that are charging at Olimar while he is throwing Pikmin (latched-on Pikmin do not cause an enemy to flinch, and so they can continue attacking normally). Olimar's attacks require lots of training to be made effective. However, it may make opponents have to take time to knock the Pikmin off.

The less damage the opponent has, the longer time the Pikmin will latch on. Also, Pikmin are unable to latch onto Subspace Emissary enemies; they will instead deal damage as they pass through. A strong attack is usually enough to not only shake off the Pikmin, but usually also kill them, provided that the hitbox covers the part of the character model that the Pikmin has latched onto. Pikmin will not be shaken off by an attack they are immune to (trying to [[Falcon Punch]] a Red Pikmin off one's body will have no effect). In ''[[Ultimate]]'', attacking a latched Pikmin will always cause the attacker to suffer 16 extra frames of hitlag, regardless of whether the Pikmin is killed or not. This, in turn, extends the attacker's hitbox duration, allowing them to catch the Olimar player unawares, should they be too hasty to react to the attacker's option.

In ''[[SSB4]]'', Olimar can now use his Pikmin to get items from afar, although this is exclusive to the [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U version]]. Olimar can throw the Pikmin where the item is and the Pikmin will carry the item back to Olimar for him to use. They can latch onto and destroy items like the [[Beetle]], even after Olimar picks them up. Among items Pikmin won’t bring back to Olimar are Bob-ombs, Uniras, Soccer Balls, Grass, Warp Stars, Super Mushrooms, Poison Mushrooms, Lightning, Golden Hammers, Mr. Saturns, Cuccos, Sandbags, Super Stars, Smash Balls, heavy items, and completed Daybreaks.

!Color!!colspan=3|Damage per hit!!Effects

!!!SSBB!!SSB4!!SSBU!!

|White||6%||3.7%||4.6%||Deals [[darkness]] damage, around triple the amount of other Pikmin, and can easily rack up 30% damage or more if allowed to do so. Travels very fast and very far when thrown; easier to land a hit but also easier to toss off the stage by accident.

===Number of Pikmin Attacks===

!Damage!!colspan=2|Attacks!!colspan=4|Attacks for each Pikmin in SSBU

!!!SSBB!!SSB4!!Red!!Yellow!!Blue!!White

| 1%-2% || 9 || 11 || 11 || 10 || 11 || 10

| 3%-24% || 8 || 11 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10

| 25%-62% || 7 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9

| 63%-92% || 6 || 9  || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8

| 93%-122% || 5 || 8 || 8 || 7 || 8 || 7

| 123%-152% || 4 || 7 || 7 || 6 || 7 || 6

| 153%-182% || 3 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 6 || 6

| 183%+ || 2 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5

Starting in ''SSB4'', Pikmin that are latched onto an opponent apply 2 frames of [[hitlag]] every time they attack. This helps the Captain overcome his slow manoeuvrability by slowing down an opponent's actions with Pikmin, making their approach more reactable in the process. As Olimar does not suffer hitlag during his Smash attacks and throws, Piklag also extends the window of time in which he can perform a combo.

During hitlag, a Pikmin's attack cycle normally stops with the opponent; with attacks that possess [[electric]] properties, however, a Pikmin will ignore the extra hitlag and continue their attack cycle. This makes Yellow Pikmin excellent abusers of Piklag, as all of their attacks cause enough hitlag to trigger Piklag at least once whilst the opponent suffers [[hitstun]].

{{CustomSet|Olimar|Side|name1=Pikmin Throw|desc1=Throw your Pikmin. Most colors will stick to opponents, but purple Pikmin will slam them.|name2=Sticky Pikmin Throw|desc2=Throw Pikmin that are harder to shake off, but their attacks do less damage.|name3=Tackle Pikmin Throw|desc3=All Pikmin will behave like Purple Pikmin: they'll slam into opponents instead of sticking.}}

# '''Tackle Pikmin Throw''': As said in the description, all non-purple Pikmins now act like Purple Pikmins, by ramming into opponents and dealing damage.

In ''{{b|Pikmin|game}}'', if Olimar is unable to [[Pikmin Order|direct]] the Pikmin to something, he could alternatively throw them to what he wanted them to interact with. Thrown at enemies, the Pikmin will cling to them and attack. Due to not being very strong by themselves, the key to the Pikmin's power was to overwhelm enemies with large numbers of them. Often, throwing Pikmin onto a creature's back is a safer alternative, not only avoiding attack but sometimes dealing additional damage or even killing weaker enemies outright. Additionally, differently colored Pikmin have different traveling arcs: Yellow Pikmin can be thrown the highest, whereas Purple Pikmin have the shortest distance because of their mass.

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*In ''Brawl'', Pikmin Throw uniquely won’t change pitch upon growing or shrinking.

*In ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', yellow Pikmin make a unique sound with smash attacks and Pikmin Throw.