Pikmin 4 Glow Pikmin are unlocked during Night Expeditions. Check out Glow Pikmin locations and how to get more Glow Pikmin in our guide!

How to Get Glow Pikmin

Unlock Glow Pikmin by Unlocking Night Expeditions

You first meet Glow Pikmin after unlocking Night Expeditions in Pikmin 4. Night Expeditions only become available after rescuing Yonny.

These Night Expeditions reward you with Glow Seeds, which give you more Glow Pikmin!

How to Get More Glow Pikmin

Plant Glow Seeds to Grow Pikmin

Use the Glow Seeds you get from Night Expeditions to plant and grow Glow Pikmin inside caves! You'll get a seed for every 5 Glow Pikmin that survive the night. Note that these Glow Pikmin won't rejoin you on the surface, so make sure to make the most of their abilities underground.

Collect Glow Pellets for More Glow Pikmin

During your Night Expeditions, you'll also encounter Glow Pellets. Collect these Glow Pellets to get more Glow Pikmin on the spot!

Some large Night Expedition enemies also drop Glow Pellets when defeated.

Glow Pikmin Features and Abilities

These unique Glow Pikmin come with special abilities and limitiations. A Glow Pikmin is:

• immune to elemental hazards
• able to stun enemies
• only available underground

Immune to Fire, Water, Electricity, and Poison

Unlike other Pikmin, Glow Pikmin are resistant to fire, water, electricity, and poison. They're extremely handy for Night Expeditions and cave exploration!

Stun Enemies with "Glowmob"

Pressing and holding the X button will charge up the Glow Pikmin's Glowmob ability. Glowmob stuns the enemy, letting you get a few free hits in!

Only Available Underground

As useful as Glow Pikmin are, they do have their limitations... Glow Pikmin are only available in the dark! You can use Glow Pikmin in caves or during nighttime, but they can't come with you during daytime exploration on the surface.

Glow Pikmin Piklopedia Entry

Glow Pikmin Basic Information

Glow Pikmin
Area Unlocked	Sun-Speckled Terrace
Abilities	・Immune to fire, water, electricity, and poison ・Cannot be brought in bright places ・Can form a ball of light that stuns enemies

Glow Pikmin Logs

Dalmo	Here you are, far from home, stranded on a strange planet with a night even more dangerous than the unforgiving day. But in that night, the faint, gentle light given off by these gloriously glowing li'l beans brings hope to our adventures. That shine is a beacon of life that we recognize in our hearts!
Olimar	Although they've been named Glow Pikmin, it's not entirely clear whether or not this species is actually a type of Pikmin. These creature possess the same fundamental behaviors of Pikmin, like carrying things, propagating, and fighting. They also share special characteristics, such as the leaf atop their head. Yet they do not spawn from an Onion but a Lumiknoll, and they are only active at night or underground. During the day, they revert into seeds and enter a resting state. What's even more surprising is that they exhibit no signs of life. When a Glow Pikmin "dies," if that word can even be used, it does not expire in the typical sense. Instead, it just becomes a form of lightーor perhaps a photonーand returns to the Lumiknoll. Putting aside my "scientist" hat for a moment...it seems to me that this creature or entity may not be a living organism at all but some manner of spiritual substance.
Louie	Doesn't smell alive.

Pikmin 4 Related Guides

All Pikmin Types

Pikmin Types

Pikmin Types in Pikmin 4
Red Pikmin	Blue Pikmin	Yellow Pikmin
Purple Pikmin	White Pikmin	Rock Pikmin
Winged Pikmin	Ice Pikmin	Glow Pikmin