Crystal

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This article is about the obstacle inPikmin 3. For thetreasure, seeCrystal King.

The RockOnion trapped in a large crystal.

Crystals areobstacles that appear inPikmin 3 andHey! Pikmin. Although there areseveral objects made of crystal-like materials in the game, the standard crystal obstacle is a see-through rock. Crystals can contain objects inside, likefragments,pellets, and alsofruits, but their main purpose is to serve as blockades. Despite there being different types of crystal-related objects, all of them needRock Pikmin orbomb-rocks to be broken – other Pikmin types will just tap away, only to give up after a bit.

Large crystal[edit]

A large crystal with 3 gray pellet inside it.

Three graypellets inside a large crystal.

InPikmin 3, large crystals are relatively big crystals. This the most common type of crystal; it appears in every area, except theTropical Wilds. By throwing 10 Rock Pikmin at them, they will break. They can containfruit,fragments,data files, and even blobs ofultra-spicy spray inMission Mode. In addition, theRock Onion is found in a large crystal.

Locations[edit]

InPikmin 3[edit]

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Garden of Hope
- There are 3 large crystals in the cave with theRock Pikmin. One holds a data file, another holds some pellets, and the final holds the Rock Pikmin'sOnion.
- One large crystal is near the red bridge and holds the remaining 20 fragments to the bridge.
- There are two crystals before both theArmored Mawdad andQuaggled Mireclops, each containing 20 fragments for their respective blue bridges.
- A large crystal can be found near theBurgeoning Spiderwort in the second half of the area, and it holds aSearing Acidshock.
Distant Tundra
- A large crystal is present in the room where theYellow Onion is discovered and contains aDisguised Delicacy.
- Two large crystals are found in the area with the 2Joustmites and the flower pot. Both are used to create paths to and from the fragments to avoid the Joustmites.
- TheZest Bomb is encased in a large crystal, and is guarded by anArctic Cannon Larva on a high ledge.
- A large crystal is located near theFiery Blowhog, and holds adata file.
- There is a large crystal in the area where Charlie crashed. It simply acts as a roadblock so Charlie cannot escape that area, and must be broken if the player wants to take anything in that area back to the Drake.
Twilight River
- A pile of 20 fragments is encased in a large crystal, near anelectric gate.
- TheDapper Blob is found across a small pond with aYellow Wollywog in it. It also is encased in a large crystal.
- TheBlonde Impostor is found in a large crystal on a high area accessible viaBouncy Mushroom.
Formidable Oak
- A large crystal blocks off a small area with a pile of 30 red fragments, causing the Pikmin to go around.
- Another large crystal blocks off the path to the area with thereinforced wall.

InHey! Pikmin[edit]

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InHey! Pikmin, large crystals are the most common type of crystals, and can block paths, fall on the player or serve as a slide forOlimar and hisPikmin.

Small crystal[edit]

A geyser being blocked off by a crystal.

A small crystal blocking ageyser.

Small crystals are crystals that only need 3 hits from aRock Pikmin to break. These crystals don't contain major objects, usually justpellets, but they can blockgeysers.

Locations[edit]

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Garden of Hope

There is a small crystal in the cave where theRock Pikmin are found, and it contains a graypellet.

Distant Tundra

There is a small crystal near twoCrimson Candypop Buds and twoPyroclasmic Slooches. It blocks ageyser.
There are two small crystals which block ageyser near the twoArctic Cannon Larvae.
There are five small crystals in front of threeDesiccated Skitter Leaves. They are the first small crystals found in the Story mode. Three of them contain apellet: one red, another gray, and the final yellow.

Crystal nodule[edit]

A crystal nodule.

Locations[edit]

Pikmin 3[edit]

Tropical Wilds: There are 4 crystal nodules alongside two Skutterchucks, next to the two areas where theShaggy Long Legs is found.
Garden of Hope: There are 5 crystal nodules near the two Skutterchucks in front of the red bridge that connects the S.S. Drake and the area whereBrittany is found.
Formidable Oak: There are 6 crystal nodules near the two Skutterchucks in the part where theNectarous Dandelfly is found.

Hey! Pikmin[edit]

Sparkling Labyrinth
- Springpetal Cave: This is the only area that they are found in inHey! Pikmin. They are obtained and dropped by several pairs of Skutterchucks that walk around platforms.

Icicle crystal[edit]

InHey! Pikmin, icicle crystals are crystals that look like icicles. When Olimar and/or his Pikmin approach one of these, the crystals will fall on them, killing or harming the crew. In order to avoid this, the player must trick the crystal into falling and then getting out of its way. This obstacle isn't mentioned by the characters in any way, so its name is conjectural.

Locations[edit]

Crystal nest[edit]

InHey! Pikmin,Skutterchucks can take crystal nodules in certain crystals. Those crystals are united together, making some kind of crystal nests. Like all other crystals, they can be destroyed byRock Pikmin. They're one and a half times taller thanOlimar, and he can walk on them, but not through them. Unlike any other crystals in the series, the nest actually displays a health bar when attacked, similar to enemies.

Locations[edit]

Sparkling Labyrinth:
- Springpetal Cave: This is the only location in the game where Skutterchucks, and thus crystal nests, are found. They are often found on platforms where the Skutterchucks takes a crystal, drops it on the player, and repeats. They do this until the crystal is destroyed.

Other types[edit]

The crystal on theQuaggled Mireclops is referred to as a "Mireclops Crystal" specifically and needs 40 hits from thrown Rock Pikmin to take down.Crystal walls block the way with a crystalline wall. While not given any specific names, thePeckish Aristocrab's claw as well as the shells covering the bodies of theCalcified Crushblat, theArmored Mawdad and theCrystalline Crushblat are all made of a crystal-like material. Finally, thePlasm Wraith can spit out an Elemental Plasm that transforms into a huge crystal cube, which must be broken down bit by bit until it collapses into a pool of plasm.

Gallery[edit]

Alph throwingRock Pikmin at a large crystal containing 20fragments.
A drop ofultra-spicy spray in a large crystal inClockwork Chasm.
The first crystals the player sees in theDistant Tundra.
Alternate view of the first crystals.
A small crystal in the Distant Tundra.
Three crystal nodules in theGarden of Hope.
Red Pikmin attempting to destroy a crystal nodule.
Alph breaking a crystal nodule with a Rock Pikmin.
The Mireclops Crystal.
An icicle-like crystal inThe Shallow End.
Several large crystals inCrystal Tunnels.
A large crystal holding a Golden Sunseed in anearly version ofPikmin 3.

Trivia[edit]

In the E3 2012 demo ofPikmin 3, all crystals were referred to as crystal nodules. In addition, large crystals in that version were translucent, while the ones in the final version are roughly opaque.
InSilver Lake Remix, there are two abnormally big large crystals – their size is due to them storing 50nuggets, which would be too much for a "normal" large crystal. However, it still takes 10 hits from a Rock Pikmin to break, regardless of size.
In the Battle enemies! version ofTwilight Hollow, a large crystal blocks ageyser; this is the only large crystal in the game to do this, which normally, only small crystals do.

One of the two large crystals that contain 50fragments.
A large crystal blocking ageyser.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スイショウ (Pikmin 3) 水晶 (Hey! Pikmin)^? Suishou	Crystal
Dutch	Kristal	Crystal
French	Cristal	Crystal
German	Kristall	Crystal
Italian	Cristallo	Crystal
Spanish	Cristal/Cuarzo	Crystal/Quartz

Large crystal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スイショウ^? Suishou	Crystal
German	Großer Kristall	Large Crystal
Spanish	Cuarzo grande	Large quartz

Small crystal

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Cuarzo pequeño	Small quartz

Crystal nodule

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スイショウ^? Suishou	Crystal
German	Kristallbrocken	Crystal Chunk
Spanish	Noducristal	Portmanteau of "nodulo" (nodule) and "cristal" (crystal)