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Pellet Number and Color Guide

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Pikmin 4 - Pellet Number and Color Guide
Pellets in Pikmin 4 are items that increase the number of your Pikmin. Check out this guide to learn what pellets are, what pellet numbers mean, and how colors affect your new Pikmin.

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What Do Pellet Numbers Mean?

Pikmin Needed to Carry the Pellet

Pikmin 4 - Pellet Number Guide

The number on pellets signify how many Pikmin you need to carry them to the Onion. In addition, pellets with higher numbers produce more Pikmin.

Pikmin from pellets will, however, stay within the Onion if you are at your max Pikmin limit.

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What are Pellet Colors for?

Determine Number of Pikmin Produced

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Pellet Number Number of Pikmin Produced
Same Color Different Color
1 2 1
5 5 3
10 10 6

Throw Pikmin at pellets with the same color to get as many Pikmin as indicated in the pellet's number.

If your Pikmin and the pellet's color do not match, the number new Pikmin it produces will be less than its indicated number.

Only the No. 1 Pellets are exempted from this rule.

Pellet Colors Do Not Affect Pikmin Type

Pikmin 4 - Pellets Color Types

New Pikmin from pellets are determined by which Pikmin type carries the pellet to the Onion. However, Pikmin types will be limited to what Onions you have at the time.

Majority Rules When Determining Pikmin Types

Pikmin 4 - Pellets Majority Rule
Pellets carried by different Pikmin will produce the Pikmin type that carried more. For example, a 5 Pellet carried by 3 Red Pikmin and 2 Yellow Pikmin will, by majority rule, produce Red Pikmin once carried to the Onion.

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Why Collect Pellets?

Pellets Increase Your Pikmin

Pikmin 4 - Pellets Increase Pikmin

Pellets are a way to increase the number of Pikmin in your squad or Onion. You can collect them by throwing Pikmin at Pellet Posies.

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