Thorn Pikmin

In Pikmin: Infinite Exploration
Thorn Pikmin are a peculiar Pikmin type appearing in Pikmin: Infinite Exploration. They have a wide, round, brown body with orange-tipped limbs and thorns, and indigo petals. Because of their body shape, they can not hold bomb rocks. Thorn Pikmin stick to soft-bodied enemies, and plants, they are thrown at, inflicting major damage initially and then low residual damage to enemies as long as they remain in contact. Enemies such as Puffy Blowhogs are especially vulnerable to the damage Thorn Pikmin inflict when thrown, receiving thirty damage instead of the usual twenty. Thorn Pikmin also inflict damage to certain enemies that eat or crush them and may cause certain enemies that try to eat them to flinch in pain. Enemies that Thorn Pikmin are stuck to have difficulty shaking them off, especially any that are stuck in their hair if they have any. They are, however, largely ineffective against shelled insectoid enemies, even those that can be damaged normally by other Pikmin, but can be thrown directly on top of small ones to instantly kill them. Vegetation Thorn Pikmin stick to may be weighed down, forming bridges or paths other Pikmin can take. They also stick to dirt walls and do minimal damage to them after being thrown. As Thorn Pikmin do not have a respective Onion or pellet, the only way to propagate them is with Russet Candypop Buds, although they will inhabit the Master Onion.