Ice Pikmin

Ice Pikmin appear in Pikmin: Global Breakdown and are found at the Valley of Repose. These Pikmin seem to be made entirely of solid ice. They can make bridges of ice with which to cross bodies of water merely by walking over it. They are also the only Pikmin to withstand blizzard attacks. They can break open ice blocks that have treasures or other objects within. When an Ice Pikmin is eaten by an enemy, that particular enemy will become frozen for a short time. Ice Pikmin can be propagated using Chilly Candypop Buds.

=In other games=

In Pikmin: Adventure of Four
In Pikmin: Adventure of Four, the Ice Pikmin are the third type of Pikmin discovered, and are found in Snowhead. They are immune to cold-based attacks, including cold water, although they cannot survive exposure to regular water. They are icy-blue Pikmin with no facial features besides eyes, and they have fur around their necks.

In Pikmin: Echoes of Eternity
Ice Pikmin in Pikmin: Echoes of Eternity are the same as they were in Pikmin: Global Breakdown. However, they appear to be closer to an icy version of Rock Pikmin in this incarnation.

In Pikmin: Spider Attack
Ice Pikmin, in Pikmin: Spider Attack, are Pikmin that can withstand very low temperatures. Ice Pikmin sprouts can be found in the Winter Snowflake. Ice Pikmin are light blue and have cracks in their skin. Their pupils are longer than normal. Ice Pikmin slip everywhere except snow. This can have a negative effect as if there is a pit, Ice Pikmin can slip into it. Ice Pikmin are able to survive low temperatures, as, in the Winter Snowflake, if Olimar has collected the Temperature Mechanism, the temperature will reach dark blue, or negative twenty degrees, which is enough to kill normal Pikmin. Ice Pikmin are very fragile Pikmin, as projectiles can kill them instantly. They will visibly shatter upon being hit, and a Pikmin soul will rise from it. If Ice Pikmin are in hot areas, such as the Volcano Base, they will melt and die.

In Pikmin: Treasure Colonization
In Pikmin: Treasure Colonization, Ice Pikmin have the ability to form an ice casing around their body. When an Ice Pikmin is first sprouted, it is without an ice casing. However, Ice Pikmin can reform a new casing of ice if the one it had breaks. This will happen if said Pikmin is either in a cold environment, it is snowing, or if it is the next day. When a day ends, every unarmored Pikmin regains a brand new casing for the next day. When an Ice Pikmin has a casing of ice, it has a resistance to blunt force. They also can break glass and crystals, although this does do chip damage to the casing. Ice Pikmin can also survive in cold waters and are much better swimmers with a casing. The hazard of fire is extremely dangerous to Ice Pikmin, as it can completely melt their casings, and any Ice Pikmin that are directly exposed to fire will succumb to it in half the time it would take to kill any other Pikmin. Warm waters also melt the ice quicker. If eaten, it'll cause the enemy to have a brain freeze, which may last up to five seconds. If the eaten Ice Pikmin does have an ice encasing, the brain freeze will be longer, and the Pikmin will be spat out. They have a body length of thirty-six millimeters, a carry capacity of five while under the effects of ultra-sour spray, and their icy casing has twenty-five health points.

Olimar's notes

 * "I'm still wondering how these Pikmin can create such casing of ice around them. Their main purpose is for protection, of course, but how it is done is very unclear. I have a theory on this, as it may be possible that they have some type of small hairs that collect moisture, and due to the cold environment needed for the casing to appear, will cause the moisture to freeze."

Tang's notes

 * "Like Rock Pikmin, yet temporary. Still a great Pikmin type to use, and that ice immunity is very useful."

Robin's notes

 * "How do they even make the incasing??? Better yet, why can they swim in such bulky ice casing??? Will we ever know of these answers? Probably not... but still best to hope, right?"