Jetpack

The jetpack is a device that allows leaders to glide through the air, such as to cross gaps, reach higher elevations, or bypass enemies. It can only be used for a limited time each flight, and activating the jetpack will also order any Pikmin, except Winged Pikmin, that are following a leader to stand in place, similarly to dismissing them, though Pikmin in this state do not take care of tasks. The jetpack can not be used underwater.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Doomed Time
In Pikmin: Doomed Time, the jetpack is gained after collecting the Reacto Thruster, which is the base of a model rocket and requires the strength of 550 Pikmin to lift. The Reacto Thruster itself is located on the final sublevel of Regret Abyss, guarded by a Red Bulborb and the boss, a Titanius Bulborb. It appears that the technology used to create the Reacto Thruster has never been created on Hocotate, despite all of its advanced technology. Upon delivering the Reacto Thruster to the ship, it reveals its greed, as Olimar tells the ship to protect Hocotate's environment by never using the item there and to sell it to a museum, and the ship replies by asking why a museum.

"Processing... Pah! They may pay more, but...

[CRASH]...

...

[REBOOTING]...

Payload of profits!!! Yum!!!

Error: [Yum] not detected.""

- The ship

Each of the four leaders, who are Captain Olimar, Pikness34, the President, and Louie, receive a unique jetpack after the Reacto Thruster is collected. The jetpacks convert oxygen and nitrogen into thrust, propelling the leaders using them into the air. Leaders can be hit by some enemy attacks while in the air, which causes them to crash to the ground, damaging them. The shop at the H5-74 Orbiting Docking Bay sells items that can be used with some jetpack models.

Olimar's Basicly a standadrd model Slow but Manuverable.It is the Color red cause it's hooked to his Life-Support BackpackComes with smoke emmiters,which doesn't hurt pikmin, allowing the captain and his army to leave,or retreat.Whatever  Speed: 3.74 Miles per hour  Turning: Really fast'

Pikness34's Kinda Fancy,Goldenish Because it's on his,life-support backpack.It features Medium-Sized Retractable trianguler wings,and has two extra rockets on the wings.It features a dart launcher which when fires a dart at an enemy it slows it down(Except some).Fast but not Manuverable.  Speed: 4 Miles an hour Turning Slow

President's Extremely Fancy.It is Goldenish like his Life-Support Backpack.It has 4 Medium-Sized Retractable Wings.They are in X-wing shape(Basicly like an X).It Features the flare gun(Useless in the Beginning but Useful later on)Which does almost nothing except (With a Flare)Create a bright light or Send a rescue team(Only if all Captains are down and President is last one down) And all the captains are okay the next day.Fast and highly manuverable.  Speed: 4.3 Miles an hour Turning: Really fast

Louie's Strange.It is Blue because of his Life-Support Backpack.It has 2 medium sized retractable wings on the Backpack left and right and one in the middle of the life support backpack.It features the Bite taker which when activated the device will sneak food into louies mouth restoring 50% of hp(Usefull in large battles)Standard speed and manuverable(Maybe we'll see this go into the market)  Speed: 3.89 Miles an hour Turning: Really fast