Pikmin Bloom's Rainy 'Leaf Hat' Decor Could Inspire Weather Mechanics in Pikmin 4

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Pikmin Bloom is an exercise-focused mobile game where the primary goal is to collect decor for each unit by finding Seedlings at various real-world locations. The number of new decor types introduced by Niantic has increased significantly over the last few months with additions like «Snack,» «Sushi Restaurant,» and «Tiny Book» designations, as well as the stand-out train station «Ticket» decor. Another unique new kind of decor was added on June 12: «Leaf Hat» Pikmin.

Most of the decor introduced for Pikmin Bloom thus far is tied to a location or time; the aforementioned Pikmin found at train stations or sushi restaurants being examples of the prior, with holidays like Lunar New Year introducing limited «Special» decor throughout the year. Leaf Hats are different, as they are tied to rainy weather conditions regardless of one's location. It's good to see Niantic get more creative with the kind of content introduced in Pikmin Bloom, but the idea of Pikmin shielding themselves from the weather could also make an interesting mechanic in the next mainline title.

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The new Leaf Hat decor is among the most limited in Niantic's mobile game. Most decor types have a variant for all seven kinds of Pikmin (Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Purple, Rock, and Flying), though a handful can only be worn by specific colors. This has been the case for holidays like Lunar New Year, but even permanent additions like Sushi Restaurant only apply to Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin. Rainy weather decor can only be worn by Blue Pikmin (similar to the Mario cap given away at launch), hearkening back to the color's water resistance according to a Niantic blog post.

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