Pikpik carrot

Pikpik carrots are vegetables native to Hocotate, the planet famous for them. The Pikmin got their name from Olimar, who believes that they resemble pikpik carrots. A valuable variety of pikpik carrots that are completely golden, aptly named golden pikpik carrots, are longer than the normal variety and have three curled roots instead of the basic cone-shaped or forked root.

In, pikpik carrots, specifically the golden ones, spur the events of the story, as Louie is instructed to deliver them but is reportedly attacked by a ravenous space bunny that supposedly eats them all. Orange pikpik carrots can be thrown at enemies in the Piklopedia to see their reactions, such as moving around or waking up, or eating and attacking the carrots.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 2... Again?
Pikpik carrots return in Pikmin 2... Again?. They can not only be thrown in the Piklopedia but can also be obtained as a Pikmin, the Walking Golden Pikpik Carrot, by completing the story 100%. Them being an actual Pikmin type is a reference to how they are Pikmin types in and  for technical reasons. They act similarly as well, lacking any hazards resistances and with average statistics, but are easy to produce and appear in some Mission Mode stages.

In Pikmin Galaxy Adventure
In Pikmin Galaxy Adventure, golden pikpik carrots can very rarely be thrown instead of orange ones in the Piklopedia.