Besides the standard Pikmin Throw, there are two variants, Sticky Pikmin Throw and Tackle Pikmin Throw. He throws Pikmin, and the Pikmin, unless it's a Purple, will latch on. Explosive Pluck trippers an explosive effect when Olimar plucks them but makes the Pikmin less resilient.
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Hardy Pikmin Pluck allows Olimar to pluck more durable Pikmin, though it takes longer to Pluck them. There are also 2 alternate versions of the standard Pikmin Pluck, Hardy Pikmin Pluck, and Explosive Pluck.
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However, as stated, he can only carry three Pikmin, and to make the Pikmin use more strategy based, the Pikmin come in a set order (Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Purple, repeat). Olimar keeps many of his standard moves from the previous game, though like most characters he receives two additional versions for each move which can be obtained as custom Special Moves. Olimar's up special, originally Pikmin Vine, has been replaced with two Winged Pikmin.Olimar now only have 3 Pikmin in his possession at one time.The following moves are visually unchanged from Brawl:.Pikmin appear to be slightly larger Olimar's size appears mostly unchanged.The player will be able to have Olimar lift his Pikmin with him as well, but this will make the Winged Pikmin fly slower and lower.Īlph appears as an alternate costume for Olimar with his model, textures and announcer call being replaced to make him seem like a brand new character. A group of Winged Pikmin lifts Olimar up for his recovery move. Olimar will only pluck up to 3 Pikmin at any given time, in the order of Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Purple, and then the cycle repeats. He now also sports his company's logo on his arms. The top two buttons on his spacesuit have also changed from red to blue. Most noteably his whistle is now connected to the helmet, In appearance, the captain has undergone a few changes from his appearance in the predecessor. Olimar was confirmed to be a playable character on the 12th of July 2013 (a day before the Japanese release of Pikmin 3) on the Super Smash Bros.