Recently, Taiwan’s power banks seem to be experiencing a boom in sales. The market has swept away the haze of users buying and waiting due to frequent explosions of power banks last year. Why are mobile power supplies so popular in Taiwan? According to [Master Xiu (SHIFU)】Observations indicate that it may be related to the recent trend of downloading and using the Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom” mobile game.
What is Pikmin Bloom, and why is it related to the hot sale of power banks? How can Pikmin players prevent their mobile phones from draining battery power too quickly? Here is an explanation:
Recently, Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom” has set off a craze for downloading and usage, which has also caused serious anxiety among Pikmin friends about mobile phone power and battery health. How to reduce battery anxiety caused by Pikmin mobile games? Please refer to the following summary video and detailed instructions:
1. What is Pikmin Bloom and why is it related to the hot sale of power banks?
Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom” is an AR health development mobile game jointly developed by Nintendo and Niantic. It features “cute Pikmin development” and “walking and planting flowers”. It has five major features: walking development and collection, planting flowers to beautify the map, healing style and social interaction, life record function, high social interaction and topicality. The core gameplay is to cultivate Pikmin by walking steps, fill the streets with flowers, collect special jewelry Pikmin, and communicate with friends through hunting mushrooms, encouraging daily outdoor activities in a stress-free and highly healing atmosphere.
Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom”, because the game itself is quite therapeutic, has recently set off a wave of downloads driven by well-known political figures who are senior Pikmin friends. according toInternet ThermometerAccording to the latest data announced (2026.03.28 ~04.26), Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom” won the first place in the online gaming category with 179,830 online voices.
Pikmin “Pikmin Bloom” mobile game triggered a walking fitness trend, butThe biggest headache for Pikmin friends is that Pikmin Bloom is a very power-hungry mobile game. When running Pikmin Bloom for a long time, the power consumption is quite staggering, and it has to be charged 3 to 4 times a day. In order to solve the anxiety of insufficient mobile phone power caused by the Pikmin trend, this wave of purchasing mobile power supplies has been driven.
Image source: Pikmin Taiwan Forum Facebook Community
Why do Pikmin consume so much power? The main reasons are as follows:
A. Continuous GPS positioning and map refresh:
The game needs to track the player’s steps and geographical location in real time, and high-frequency GPS positioning updates consume a lot of power.
B. The “Flower Planting” function continues to run:
The flower planting function in the game must be turned on at all times. Even if the screen is turned off, the continuous flower planting in the background will consume a lot of power.
C. Instant network data synchronization:
The game frequently synchronizes step count and flower data with the server, and the “Everyone Together” function requires the capture of nearby player data, which consumes significant power.
D.3D screen high load:
Pikmin’s graphics are very delicate, and frequent screen switching and map viewing can cause high load on your phone’s GPU, making it hot and draining battery power.
2. How can Pikmin players avoid excessive power consumption on their mobile phones?
A.Hardware enhancements:
a.Use mobile power supply:
Since the Pikmin Bloom mobile game itself is a very power-consuming game, if you do not want to affect your interest in playing the game and shorten the health and life of your phone’s battery, purchasing a power bank to prevent your phone from running out of power is the fundamental solution. Since the battery of a Pico game-free mobile phone can easily become very hot and you need to go out for a walk, it is recommended that you give priority to purchasing a power bank with a solid-state battery that is safer and more heat-resistant. If the phone supports Qi2.2 25W magnetic wireless charging function (such as the iPhone 17 series), you can even consider purchasing a power bank that supports Qi2.2 25W.
b. Use a mobile phone that supports bypass charging:
Some Android phones can support the bypass charging function, which allows the external power supply (charger/power bank) to skip the battery and directly supply power to the phone’s motherboard, thus effectively bypassing the battery, helping to reduce battery loss and heat, and effectively avoiding the rapid deterioration of the health of the phone’s battery.
B. Optimize in-game settings:
a. Turn off the screen when planting flowers or walking:
After turning on flower planting or when walking, you can turn off (lock) the phone screen and let the program run in the background to reduce screen power consumption.
b. Turn off the “Everyone Together” function:
When participating in group flower planting, turn off the option to show other nearby players.
c. Close the background app in a timely manner:
If you do not operate it for a short period of time, you can slide the app out of the background refresh (instead of just exiting the screen) to reduce the flow of background data.
d. Turn off AR mode:
When capturing Pikmin or fighting, turn off AR mode and use in-game virtual scenes to reduce the load on the graphics processor.
e. Avoid staying in the game interface frequently or for a long time:
Frequently viewing the 3D modeling of Pikmin, frequently feeding nectar, and cleaning Pikmin will increase screen refresh and data processing, which will accelerate battery consumption.
f. Stop planting flowers indoors:
If you stay at a fixed point indoors, it is recommended to stop planting flowers to avoid GPS consuming more power for positioning indoors. \
C. Mobile phone settings optimization:
a. Reduce screen brightness:
The screen is the largest source of power consumption for mobile phones. In places with sufficient light, the brightness should be appropriately reduced or “automatic brightness adjustment” should be turned on.
b.Use “power saving mode”:
Turn on the low-energy mode built into the mobile phone system or turn on the power-saving settings in the game, but the game will become laggy.
c. Clean up background running programs and pay attention to phone storage space:
Before playing, close other power-consuming applications; ensure that the remaining space on the phone is sufficient (not less than 25%) to avoid abnormal voltage on the phone and accelerated power consumption.
d. Confirm the health of the mobile phone battery:
If the battery health of the mobile phone is too low (less than 85%), it means that the battery has seriously aged. It is recommended not to download and use it to avoid power consumption too fast and power failure without warning!
Source: KOCPC Chinese