| I define the 'nutritional value' of a Pikmin creature as its 'calories' (Pikmin produced) divided by its 'weight' (Pikmin required to carry it). There is a huge range. | |||
| Monsters, sorted by nutritional value | |||
| Creature | Weight | Value | Nutrition |
| Smoky Progg | 3 | 100 | 33.33 |
| Pearly Clamclamp | 3 | 50 | 16.67 |
| Shearwig | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Puffstool | 10 | 30 | 3.00 |
| Sheargrub Male | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Sheargrub Female | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 Pellet | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Mamuta | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Armored Cannon Beetle | 30 | 50 | 1.67 |
| Dwarf Bulbear | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| Spotty Bulbear | 10 | 15 | 1.50 |
| Dwarf Bulborb | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Swooping Snitchbug | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Spotty Bulborb | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| Fiery Blowhog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Wollywog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Yellow Wollywoog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Breadbug | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Water Dumple | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Wogpole | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 Pellet, wrong Onion | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 Pellet | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 Pellet | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 20 Pellet | 20 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 5 Pellet, wrong Onion | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 10 Pellet, wrong Onion | 10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 Pellet, wrong Onion | 20 | 10 | 0.50 |
| It's also interesting to sort them by total seeds produced. | |||
| Monsters, sorted by seeds produced | |||
| Creature | Weight | Value | Nutrition |
| Smoky Progg | 3 | 100 | 33.33 |
| Pearly Clamclamp | 3 | 50 | 16.67 |
| Armored Cannon Beetle | 30 | 50 | 1.67 |
| Puffstool | 10 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 20 Pellet | 20 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Mamuta | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Spotty Bulbear | 10 | 15 | 1.50 |
| Spotty Bulborb | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 10 Pellet | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 20 Pellet, wrong Onion | 20 | 10 | 0.50 |
| Fiery Blowhog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Wollywog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| Yellow Wollywoog | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 10 Pellet, wrong Onion | 10 | 6 | 0.60 |
| Dwarf Bulbear | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| Water Dumple | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 5 Pellet | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Shearwig | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Dwarf Bulborb | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Swooping Snitchbug | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Sheargrub Male | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Breadbug | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 Pellet, wrong Onion | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| Sheargrub Female | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 Pellet | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Wogpole | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 Pellet, wrong Onion | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |