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Switch
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Action
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Move Olimar. The purple circle shows the direction Olimar is facing and where Pikmin will land if thrown.
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Swarm Pikmin in your party. Pikmin will automatically interact (attack enemy, move box, etc.) with anything they are moved toward.
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Punch enemy, pluck Pikmin, throw Pikmin. Hold with Pikmin to separate by color. Move Pikmin in or out of onion if standing underneath. Repair spacesuit and get status report if standing in light near ship.
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Call Pikmin. Hold for larger area of effect.
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Dismiss Pikmin; this separates them by color.
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View Pikmin numbers & Map (after getting radar).
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Face camera forward
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Rotate camera
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Zoom camera; cycles between close, medium and far.
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Change camera angle; either low or high angle.
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Pause game, view end of the day options.
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Exclusive to New Play Control, while holding a Pikmin, you can press
to swap the Pikmin you are holding or
to swap its maturity. On the Switch,
swaps Pikmin type,
swaps Pikmin maturity and
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releases the Pikmin you’re holding.
Exclusive to the original GameCube verison, pressing
will cause Olimar to lay down, where he can't be hurt nor move. After a while, up to two Pikmin nearby will pick you up and take you to your ship.