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Blunt force is a non-elemental hazard in the Pikmin series, and consists of two physical forces: crushing and stabbing. Rock Pikmin can withstand blunt force attacks, and because they have such a solid body, their attacks could almost be considered blunt force in and of themselves.

Crushing

Pikmin have weak bodies that cannot resist most forms of crushing forces, except for Rock Pikmin. Once a Pikmin is crushed, it becomes flat in whatever direction it was crushed, then disappears with a soul, with no way to save its life. However, Rock Pikmin merely become partially buried in the ground, unharmed, and must be left to unearth themselves automatically after some seconds.

Leaders are not immune to crushing either. If a leader is crushed, they will become flat for a second, and slowly return to their original size. Being crushed normally causes considerable damage, and recovering from the hit may allow the leader to be hit by a different attack while they are unable to react.

Stabbing

Stabbing is a force similar to crushing, in that Rock Pikmin are immune to it. Whereas most Pikmin would get skewered, Rock Pikmin are simply knocked back from stabbing attacks. Leaders that suffer a stabbing attack either stay in place or are thrown back a fair distance from the impact.

Sources

The following is a sample list of sources of blunt force:

Boulder – large rocks that can crush Pikmin they land on or roll over.
Crystal nodule – chunks of crystal that are capable of crushing Pikmin they land on top of.
Iron ball – iron balls roll down slopes, and can crush things in their path.
File:P3 Yellow Wollywog icon.png Amphitubers – enemies that jump into the air and then fall down, crushing prey below them.
Arachnorbs – many members of this family have large feet that can stamp on Pikmin and leaders.
Burrow-nits – these enemies thrust their proboscis out to stab Pikmin with before consuming them.
File:P2 Armored Cannon Beetle Larva icon.png Lithopods – lithopods can spit out rocks that crush everything in their path.
Crystalline Fingerslip – carries a crystal nodules between its legs, and drops it on top of Pikmin.
Emperor Bulblax – the Emperor Bulblax's jumping attack can crush Pikmin under it.
Plasm Wraith – the Plasm Wraith's normal attack involves a series of stabbing movements, and the creature can spit out Elemental Plasms that shape into crystal blocks, capable of crushing Pikmin.
Skutterchuck – the crystal nodules they lob crush anything under them.
Speargrub – if non-Rock Pikmin are thrown at the creature, its spikes will kill them.
Sprinting Dirigibug – skewers Pikmin on its sharp front legs and then stuffs them into its mouth to eat them.

In fanon games

Below this point is where users place their version of blunt force.

In Pikmin: Wide World

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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Wide World, a fanon game created by Cheepy-Cheepy.

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Blunt force is a common hazard in Pikmin: Wide World, having three forms, which are crushing, impaling, and pinching, and being utilized in a large variety of ways by many creatures native to PNF-404. Any Pikmin that is crushed will become flat in whatever direction it was crushed in and emit a distinct sound, before dying and leaving behind a soul. A Pikmin that is impaled becomes stuck on whatever impaled it and often the only way to save its life is to kill whatever had impaled that Pikmin, although in rare cases impaled Pikmin can instead be whistled to safety. Pikmin that are pinched emit a distinct shriek and run around frantically in panic for a brief time. Rock Pikmin are immune to all three forms of blunt force; being crushed partially embeds them into the ground for a short time, and they eventually unearth themselves after some seconds, although this can be accelerated by whistling them; attempts to impale them result in them being knocked back a distance equivalent to the force enacted upon them; lastly, their hard, dense bodies prevent them from being able to be pinched. Leaders may reduce the amount of damage they take from being bitten, crushed, impaled, and pinched by equipping the Metal Suit Z.

Additionally, some larger enemies have a chance to cause boulders to fall from the cave ceiling upon colliding with a wall hard enough, even if they don't directly utilize earth.

Many lithopods, namely Armored Cannon Grubs, Armored Cannon Beetles, Decorated Cannon Grubs, Decorated Cannon Beetles, and Rusted Cannon Beetles, defend themselves by launching boulders from their mouth, and the properties of the boulders vary with each lithopod. Stonespitting Dirigibugs regurgitate rocks, which crush anything they land on and crumble upon impact with the ground. Skutterchucks weaponize small objects, an example being crystal nodules, and lob them onto Pikmin and leaders. Sparkling Dirigibugs regurgitate a few Sparklium stones of random quality before fleeing. Stony Flint Beetles attempt to crush their attackers by rolling objects over them, an example of one such object being boulders.

Boulders are large, spherical rocks that are used offensively by enemies and can fall from cave ceilings. Rocks are essentially small boulders that can be picked up and thrown by leaders to inflict heavy damage to enemies, eventually breaking after some uses. Sparklium stones may be used identically to rocks, but yield a wealth of Sparklium upon breaking, which scales up along with its quality. Crystal nodules are small pieces of crystal that may be weaponized by various enemies.

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