Pikmin are the little creatures in pikmin 1 and 2 that help Captian Olimar in his Quest to reconstruct and find the parts to his ship (the dolphin) Pikmin 1)) In Pikmin 2.. Captian olimarComes back with Lui to Get treasure for there guisness. (buisness in debt of 10,000 pokos) you have to find the Pikmin again, and you meet 2 new kinds of Pikmin along the way. White Pikmin, the ability to poison and walk trough poison. Purple Pikmin, fat Pikmin with the ability to crush stuff, they count for 10 Pikmin when carrieing monsters or treasures.