Pellet

For Pac-Man's side special, see Power Pellet.

Mario throwing a Blue 10 pellet into a Red Onion. A Yellow 10 pellet Posy is also in view.

Pellets are items in the Pikmin universe used to generate Pikmin when transported to the Onion. They are created by hardened nectar from Pellet Posies, which, when attacked, will drop the pellets. In Pikmin, the number on the pellet signifies how many Pikmin are required to carry it. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, they appear only in the Distant Planet stage, where they grow inside flowers called Pellet Posies. Pellets come in three colors: red, yellow, and blue (each corresponding to an onion of the same color); and in three sizes: 1, 5, and 10. Pellets gradually increase in size if left to grow on their posies. Higher numbered pellets also deal more damage and knockback when thrown.

Pellets can be used either as projectile weapons (causing damage proportional to their size), or they can be thrown into an Onion to produce various items.

• A 1 pellet will generate two items.
• A 5 pellet will generate seven items.
• A 10 pellet will generate twelve items.

Any kind of pellet can be thrown into any Onion, but if the color of the pellet matches the color of the Onion, then extra items will be produced. It is a common misconception that better items are received for matching colors or larger pellets, but in fact, only the number of items spawned changes.

Damage

Action	Brawl
Throw	6%
Up tilt throw	9%
Forward tilt throw	6%
Down tilt throw	7%
Dash Throw	12%
Forward smash throw	13%
Up smash throw	9%
Down smash throw	12%
Air throw	12%
Air Drop	9%
Air forward tilt throw	6%
Air up tilt throw	6%
Air down tilt throw	5%
Air forward smash throw	6%
Air up smash throw	5%
Air down smash throw	8%

Trophy information

Brawl

The pellet trophy from Brawl.

Unlocked by successfully completing the Challenge to clear Target Smash!! level 2 with 10 characters.

Pellets
Items that contain concentrated essence of the Pikmin's home world. This essence is the keystone to all life on the planet. Harvested from pellet grass or flowers, Pikmin can take pellets back to Onions to produce more Pikmin. If the Onion and the pellet are the same color, it produces more Pikmin. The number on the top of a pellet tells how many Pikmin must carry it.

: Pikmin

: Pikmin 2

SSB4

Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Pellets

A crystallized nectar that contains the essence of the Pikmin's home world, these pellets are most often harvested from the plant life of the planet. Each pellet displays a number on its surface, and this number may increase over time. The Onion generates more Pikmin with bigger numbers.

The crystallised essence of the Pikmin's home planet. You'll need these things if you want more Pikmin, so harvest them by attacking the Pellet Posy they come from. By the way, keep an eye on the number on the front - it goes up little by little, and the higher it goes, the more items you'll get when you lob the pellet at an Onion!

: Pikmin (12/2001)

: Pikmin 2 (08/2004)