Blue Pikmin
P3 Blue Pikmin
Resistant To Water
Attack Strength Average (10 Damage)
Mobility Average
Throw Strength Average
Carrying Capacity 1 unit
Size 29mm
Blue Pikmin, as their name implies, are a blue species of Pikmin that reside on PNF-404. Besides coloration, these Pikmin are distinguishable from other Pikmin species by their mouths, a trait seen in no other Pikmin species. These mouths are used to take in water, which filters oxygen through the gills located on their cheeks. This gives them the astonishing ability to live their lives completely underwater. Producing more of them can be easily done by dragging nutrients or animal carcasses, carried by Blue Pikmin, to the Onion or by throwing other species into a Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud.


Blue Pikmin

Blue Pikmin being re-discovered in Pikmin 2.

Only Blue Pikmin (along with Bulbmin and certain Puffmin) can operate underwater; any other color will simply flail around in panic before drowning. In the first two games, the Blue Pikmin behave almost the same in water as they do on land. If they are idle and see a nearby Pikmin drowning in water, they will quickly run to them, pick them up, and throw them to shore. This action is sometimes called the "Lifeguard Ability". However, they will not rescue Pikmin if they are too far away, so they can't always be relied on. This feature was removed in Pikmin 3. Blue Pikmin seem to be the most balanced Pikmin species; they have average attack power, durability, mobility and throw distance. As of Pikmin 3, Blue Pikmin can swim in schools to swarm aquatic enemies, which makes fighting enemies such as Water Dumples and Puckering Blinnows much easier.

As if to be a tradition, Blue Pikmin are the last species of Pikmin discovered in all three games, as Red Pikmin are always the first. In Pikmin, their Onion is found in the Forest Navel. In Pikmin 2, 5 of them can be found near their Onion chasing after Wogpoles in the Awakening Wood in the same area where the Radiation Canopy was found in Pikmin. To gain control of them, Yellow Pikmin are required to break down an electrified gate. It is possible to get past the gate without yellow pikmin, but it requires exploits, glitches and a little luck. In Pikmin 3, they are found in the Garden of Hope after Louie crashes your ship there and you unlock the area past the previously inaccessible wall. The Winged Pikmin are needed to pull the Blue Onion from the ground.

Blue Pikmin are often considered the least useful Pikmin type; their lack of other unique stats outside of traversing aquatic areas result in them only being used when absolutely needed, and not because optional strategies exist. Also, most tasks in Pikmin that seemingly require them can be accomplished in another way. In Pikmin 2, a majority of the areas in the game can be reached without the need for Blue Pikmin. In Pikmin 3, they are only useful in backtracking for sunken fruit in the name of getting 100% completion. There is just one instance where they are required to complete story mode, which is during the construction of the ceramic pot in the Garden of Hope. However, there is a trick that allows the player to bypass the pot's construction, therefore making it possible to beat Pikmin 3 without ever rescuing the Blue Onion.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl



Trophy for Blue Pikmin in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.


Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS

Blue Pikmin return for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Their function is nearly identical to their role in Brawl, with their increased throw power, resistance to water, and higher stamina. Since Pikmin are plucked in a set order in this installment, they are now plucked after the yellows are, regardless of the type of platform Olimar or Alph is standing on.

150px-Blue Pikmin SSBU Trophy

Trophy for Blue Pikmin in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS.

Trophy Description (Brawl)


Trophy Description (Wii U/3DS)




The Blue Pikmin hat being worn.

  • In the Beta for Pikmin, blue Pikmin was the first Pikmin type discovered.
  • In the beta game's code for Pikmin, the Blue Pikmin, along with the Red Pikmin, could use Bomb Rocks. This was reimplemented in Pikmin 3.
  • Due to the Blue Pikmins' lack of usefulness and relatively late appearances in Pikmin games, players often will attempt "Blueless Quests", a type of run where the player's goal is to complete as much as possible before blue Pikmin must be used to progress further.
  • In the game Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, along with the Red and Yellow Pikmin, Blue Pikmin can be seen flying out of the flower patch if the player lands their ball on it.

