Ship parts are a recurring type of collectible item in the Pikmin series. They are the components of a rocket ship, most commonly the S.S. Dolphin. Many of the ship parts are required for the ship to operate properly, but some function as additional features. Ship parts first appear in Pikmin, and they return in Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Side Stories, and in the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale mode of Pikmin 4.
In Pikmin
Ship parts are the main collectible items. In the opening, when Olimar crash-landed on the planet of the Pikmin, the S.S. Dolphin's parts scatter across the planet, and Olimar goes on a journey to retrieve them, with help from the Pikmin that he encounters along the way. Some ship parts are carried by an enemy, and a jingle plays when it is released from them.
There are a total of thirty ship parts. Only 25 are required to make the ship run, while the remaining 5 are optional; in the ending, the required parts are marked yellow, while the optional ones are marked blue.
Getting all 30 parts results in the good ending. Getting all 25 required parts but not all the optional parts results in the average ending. Failing to get all 25 required parts results in the bad ending.
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