Part of me wishes they just brought Ultra Bitter Spray back.
It was semi-OP but at least you usually really had to work (or get to get it.
Oatchi is one of the best things in the series and I hope they rework the dogs in Pikmin 5 so they can stay in the series without being OP.
Pikmin balance is such a funny thing lol.
You go from Pikmin 1, where Yellows were basically worthless
To Pikmin 2, where Reds were basically worthless, Whites were strong but the trade off is they had to die for their max combat prowess, and Purples were.... Purples...
To 3, where a swarm of Winged Pikmin with Spicy Spray were an unholy terror
To 4 where Ice Pikmin just, make the game easy mode
As much as I don't like the 3 Pikmin limit, they're going to have to seriously balance these guys in the future if they ever try an "All of them 1 one game together" again lol.