Iron ball

From Pikmin Fanon
This article relates to the official games. See Pikipedia's "iron ball" article for more official information.
Iron ball The icon used to represent this obstacle.
Obstacle
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Appearance in Pikmin 3.

An iron ball is an obstacle taking the form of a plain metal ball. Iron balls are always placed at the top of a slope, rushing down a fixed path once the twenty Pikmin needed to push it have set one in motion. With its momentum and weight, it will break open walls the Pikmin themselves could not have torn down, opening entrances and exits to other parts of an area. Creatures in the ball's path will be killed, but so will Pikmin that aren't Rock Pikmin.

In fanon games

Below this point is where users place their version of iron balls.

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers

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Shipwrecked Stargazers
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers, a fanon game created by CarrotStilts1.
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An iron ball can be found in sublevel three of Collapsed Reef in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers. It is held within a branch of coral, and must be pushed to break through a cage of dead, bleached coral skeletons to reveal the Coarse Surfboard. Unlike the iron balls of Pikmin 3, this one does not dissappear when reaching the end of its rolling course. Instead, it slams into the thick crystal wall and slightly but harmlessly cracks it.