Bramble

Brambles are plants that serve as obstacles. They are covered in sharp thorns that prick inapt Pikmin, unprotected leaders, and most enemies that touch them, and usually must be destroyed through unconventional means such as fire.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin X: Deep Freeze
Brambles are an obstacle in Pikmin X: Deep Freeze that appears as reddish-brown tendrils with orange thorns, generally in thick patches or wrapped around something. The primary obstacle of the Vengeful Thicket, the thorns make touching these harmful to almost all Pikmin, which will be flung back from the pain with their flowers reduced to mere leaves. The hard bodies of Rock Pikmin are immune to brambles and can safely traverse across bramble-covered terrain. Leaders, however, can not safely touch brambles and will take steady damage from contact with them; though there is no suit upgrade that prevents bramble damage, the generally makes this hazard deal much less damage. Brambled gates also exist; unlike typical brambles, these are made of a less fireproof variety that can be cleared by using wickweeds on them.