History Characters / SpeciesDebutedInPikmin1

* AmbiguousSpecies: Olimar's notes mention that at this stage it's unclear which species these Bulborbs actually are based on physical appearance, as their distinguishing characteristics only appear with their second molt.

* NonIndicativeName: This is a PaletteSwap of the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. Its adult form has never appeared in a Pikmin game yet. It's possible that through some adaptations, Decorated Cannon Beetles appeared to have devolved their adult forms in an extreme expression of neoteny, but that would contradict Olimar's notes implying that its the larval form of an Armored Cannon Beetle subspecies.

* IntroducedSpeciesCalamity: While outwardly similar to the Armored Cannon Beetle, they actually are a non-native naturalized species from another continent, and are currently outcompeting the former species. While they can breed with their cousins, half of the eggs fail to hatch, and the surviving hybrids risk polluting their gene pool. It's also not unusual for adult Horned Cannon Beetles to kill Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae on sight due to their increased territoriality. These factors have all served to place the Armored Cannon Beetle at the brink of extinction by ''4''.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: It looks docile and silly, and tends to trip over its feet when it waddles around. It can't even directly attack. However, the spores it releases are quite dangerous if you don't call your Pikmin away...

Species whose families first debut in ''Pikmin 1''.

* InvisibleAnatomy: Their mouths are completely invisible, and there's nothing in the behavior or animation to give away where they are. Oddly, the "Pikmin Adventure" sub-mode of ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'' has a mouthed one as a boss (outright called the Large-Mouth Wollywog), but this is just an animatronic and isn't canon to the ''Pikmin'' games.
''Pikmin 4'' implies, through tje Chillyhops Piklopedia entry, that they absorb food through their stomachs, so they may straight up not have mouths at all.

An icy Wollyhop variant tjay secretes an icy substance made from ammonium nitrate, urea, and water every time it lands, creating a pool of ice. Found in cold areas.

* TopHeavyGuy: It's body plan is hard to describe, but the trope still qualifies. Its main body and feet are massive, but the legs themselves are stick thin.

* BackgroundMusicOverride: Its unique theme plays in the Piklopedia, something that no other creature has.

* AmphibianAtLarge: Adult Wollyhops are amphibians who are enormous compared to Pikmin, and can squash them with a single belly flop should they get the chance.

This species secretes an icy substance made from ammonium nitrate, urea, and water. Found in cold areas.

* BackgroundMusicOverride: Its unique theme plays even in the Piklopedia.

* CanisLatinicus: The end part of the scientific names of both the Toxstool and its moldy minions is literally just "elastic" and "elastic host" respectively, but with the "is" and "us" suffix added at their ends.

* CanisLatinicus: The end part of the scientific names of both the Toxstool and its moldy minions is literally just "elastic" and "elastic host" respectively, but with the "icis" and "icus" suffix added at their ends.

* HarmlessEnemy: Subverted compared to the juveniles. While they still attack by spitting out snowballs, their inhalation allows them to capture and eat Pikmin. The first you fight also causes [[DeathFromAbove stalactites to fall,]] potentially crushing Pikmin.

* EyelessFace: Their faces are completely eyeless, consisting of a bare, smooth dome sloping down to the mouth.

* HarmlessEnemy: Subverted compared to the juveniles. While they still attack by spitting out snowballs, their inhalation allows them to capture and eat Pikmin. The first you fight also causes stalactites to fall, potentially crushing Pikmin.
* LightIsNotGood: It sports a snowy-white exoskeleton but is just as dangerous as the other adult Cannon Bfeetles.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Both of the nucleus-like objects are weakpoints. The smaller blue one can be swarmed, killing it slowly but easily. The larger beige one can only be damaged by direct throws, but deals heavy damage based on how far away it is from the blue core.
* BlobMonster: It resembles a living puddle of water or transparent goo as much as it does anything else. While it ''is'' based on an amoeba, it's amorphous even by protozoan standards.

* MegaMicrobes: It looks like a huge amoeba with two nuclei. While it may not be huge by human standards, given the scale the games operate at, it's still a lot bigger than any amoeba, and certainly plenty big as far as Olimar and the Pikmin are concerned.

* AttackTheTail: A Captain can pull on its tail while its distracted by the Pikmin, allowing you to pluck it out of its goo.
%% (Description is unrelated to the trope's name) * BlobMonster: It's even weirder than the Goolix because its nucleus has a tail like a tadpole.

* KingKoopaCopy: It's a giant-sized green Bulborb with a sludgy texture and mushrooms in its back capable of eating Pikmin with its large, purple tongue. Though it doesn't breathe fire, it shares other attacks from Bowser like GroundPound (first game only) and Pikmin-scaring roars (second game only).

The Female Sheargrub will typically molt when it reaches maturity. However, this specimen exhibits neoteny and retains a juvenile appearance despite having fully developed reproductive abilities. It locates an abundant food source and can stay there for years, growing to gigantic proportions.

* SynchronizedSwarming: It commands Its Shearwigs who attack in small coordinated formations.

* SynchronisedSwarming: It commands Its Shearwigs who attack in small coordinated formations.

* GroundPound: It can jump and crush Pikmin under its weight when low on health. It can and will kill a ''lot'' of Pikmin this way if you're not careful.

* MillionToOneChance: The sheer chance that a Sovereign Bulblax would have the same part (the Secret Safe) on two separate occasions (Final Trial and Serene Shores) is astronomical.

* PaletteSwap: A blue Puffstool.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: The Mamuta's are fully grown friendly beasts while the Smoky Proggs are underdeveloped aggressive creatures.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: It's dificult to tell what these creatures are. Mamuta's are asymetrically shaped lumps covered in fur that appear to wear armbands, while Smoky Progg's are eldritch looking masses of green smog that kill anything they touch. And these two creatures are related to each other.

A family of bizarre-looking creatures.

* NonMaliciousMonster: They behave like regular Female Sheargrubs, wandering around above ground when disturbed. Unlike them, its large size means it is fully capable of crushing Pikmin.

* EasyLevelTrick: Want to fight the Smoky Progg with about 99% less stress? [[https://youtu.be/y-BLAm3zvgI Lure it into a pile of Bomb-Rocks]] and [[OneHitKill watch the fireworks]]. This only works in the first game, unfortunately.

* DanceBattler: It stomps to the beat of its battle theme with a noticable groove to its movements. It even starts the battle with a graceful headspin before settling on the ground.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: In a family of already weird spider-like creatures, this one takes the cake by essentialy being a living disco ball that plays music and brainwashes its victims into an "Endless Dance" of death.

* SourceMusic: Its battle theme appears to be coming from the beast itself. It stomps to the beat, the music changes on its actions, and it goes haywire when it is beaten. It even seems to emit the airhorn sound you occassionaly hear in the fight. Most notably, it's the only boss in the Piklopedia to have its theme play when it's active.

* EasyLevelTrick: Want to fight the Smoky Progg with about 99% less stress? [[https://youtu.be/y-BLAm3zvgI Lure it into a pile of Bomb-Rocks]] and [[OneHitKill watch the fireworks]].

* SmashMook: It's main method of attack is smashing opponents into the ground with its stone arms. Played with however, as it only harms the captains. The Pikmin get buried into the ground and turned into flowered sprouts instead.