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Theclipboard is anobstacle inPikmin 3 andPikmin 4. It functions very differently in each game.
InPikmin 3, it is a wooden board with a pink handle on it, and it is connected to the terrain by a hinge. It can be lifted by the handle, where it either opens something concealed, or serves as a bridge to cross a gap with. EightWinged Pikmin are required to lift a clipboard. When they finish lifting it, they will naturally follow a path back to theleader, but if they arewhistled before reaching the leader, they will use the regular path-finding algorithm, which could result in them getting stuck behind the newly-lifted clipboard. Hence, it is advised to not whistle the Pikmin after they have finished lifting the board.
InPikmin 4, clipboards are metal boards which start in an angled position, with either a grey handle or a yellow handle. Pikmin can be thrown up to the handle from below, and once a certain amount are holding it, the clipboard will be pulled down and can be used as a bridge to cross the gap the clipboard was over. Clipboards with grey handles can be reached by all Pikmin types, while clipboards with yellow handles can only be reached byYellow Pikmin,Winged Pikmin, orGlow Pikmin using a Glowmob. Some clipboards require 10 Pikmin to bring down and some require 20; once this number is reached, the Pikmin will jump off and land close to where they were thrown.
Locations[edit]
Pikmin 3[edit]
- Two clipboards appear on the plateau near theTremendous Sniffer. Under the northern one are 15 redfragments; under the southern one are 8Dwarf Orange Bulborbs.
- A clipboard is located to the southwest of the BlueOnion, where it hides aVelvety Dreamdrop.
- Near the end of the cave, there is a clipboard that acts as a shortcut to cross a gap.
There are no clipboards inMission Mode,Bingo Battle, or theSide Stories.
Pikmin 4[edit]
- A grey-handled clipboard requiring 10 Pikmin, near the top of the slope where theLesser Mock Bottom is located, guarded by 3Female Sheargrubs.
- A yellow-handled clipboard requiring 10 Pikmin, near theMeandering Slope base, across theclay bridge and to the right. Pulling it down gives access to theMysterious Carriage.
- A yellow-handled clipboard requiring 20 Pikmin, opening access to thePearly Clamclamp holding theSagittarius inOlimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 3 requiring 20 Pikmin, leading up to theMiddle-Management Tank Car
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 4 requiring 20 Pikmin opening access to the other side of the water and aWhiptongue Bulborb.
- A yellow-handled clipboard on Sublevel 4 requiring 10 Pikmin, on a high ledge that onlyOatchi can reach, leading to abutton.
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 3 requiring 10 Pikmin, leading to the shallow pool with aPeckish Aristocrab and anAristocrab Offspring.
- A yellow-handled clipboard requiring 20 Pikmin, on a high ledge only Oatchi can reach, leading to aMiniature Snootwhacker, allowing Oatchi to get to the top of aclimbing wall that he normally couldn't reach.
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 1 requiring 20 Pikmin, leading to aVenom Dweevil carrying theSphere of Trust.
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 4 requiring 20 Pikmin, leading to anumbered gate blocking the exit of the sublevel. It can be used to evade theArctic Cannon Beetle's snowballs.
- A grey-handled clipboard on Sublevel 6 requiring 20, opening access to ahydro jelly and afloating platform.
- A yellow-handled clipboard requiring 10 Pikmin, allowing easier traversal between the two players' bases.
- A grey-handled clipboard requiring 20 Pikmin, allowing the player to access a small island in the corner.
Name in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese | バッタン板 (Pikmin 3) Battan ita ギッタン板 (Pikmin 4 Perfect Guide) Gittan ita? | Whomp board Thud board | 「バッタン?」 is the Japanese name forWhomps, from theSuper Mario franchise. 「ギッタン?」 is an onomatopoeia that can also mimic the back-and-forth motion of a seesaw. |
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A clipboard in the Twilight River.
A clipboard after being lifted.
See also[edit]
| Obstacles |
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| Minor obstacles |
