Tan Pikmin

The Tan Pikmin is the second-to-last obtained in Pikmin:Redemption. After finding and jumping into the Umber Candypop Bud, located somewhere in The Oasis, you gain the following abilities:

Abilities
Tan Pikmin can the swirling black hole of a quicksand pit into solid ground for other pikmin to cross. They can also predict sandstorms happening in the desert from the air, just look at the area select screen. If there is a swirling tornado over the The Oasis area then a sandstorm is there. Sandstorms are dangerous to all but a Tan Pikmin, who can withstand the winds thick with sand because of its hard skin.

Pikmin: Shadow Planet
Tan Pikmin, known as beige pikmin in PSP, can turn quicksand pits into ground by being thrown in them and can walk on quicksand. After being in quicksand for 20-30 seconds, they will pop back out, killing any pikmin on top. When they go in the quicksand, any burrowing enemies and buried treasures will pop out. They are the 7th pikmin found and are found in Volcano.