Pikmin 3 Guide Missions Collect Treasure!

Course 1: Tropical Forest

Available Medals

Medal	Required Treasure
Platinum	2110
Gold	1800
Silver	1400
Bronze	1000

Time Limit: 7:00

Available Pikmin: Red Pikmin, Rock Pikmin

Recommended Tactics

There’s a group of Red Pikmin and Rock Pikmin waiting on the ledge just outside of the starting area. Move under the curled Vine Tip near the SPERO, then use your whistle to call these idle Pikmin into the enclosure. Combine these Pikmin with the Red Pikmin scattered around the starting area to begin the mission with a formidable squad. Defeat the enemies in the starting area, but don’t allow any of your Pikmin to carry items to the SPERO at this time.

Don’t pass up the Iridescent Flint Beetle hiding in the starting area. When this elusive creature emerges, follow it as it skitters away. When the creature pauses, throw a steady stream of Pikmin onto its back. This essentially pins the enemy in place, flipping it over each time it recovers. Have your Pikmin drink the Nectar, then use them to destroy the Dirt Wall blocking the path out of the enclosure. Defeat the Medusal Slurker just past the Dirt Wall, then gather the map’s remaining Pikmin.

If you’ve prevented your Pikmin from delivering items, your squad should contain all 50 available Pikmin by the time you reach the Fragment pile. Charge the Fragments to quickly assemble the nearby bridge. Grab the Pikmin as they return from delivering Fragments and begin clearing out the enclosures located along the main path.

One of the enclosures contains a pile of Nuggets , and you’ll find a second pile near the end of the main path. After you clear the area near a pile of Nuggets, have your entire squad charge the pile before you assign Pikmin to any other tasks. As the Nuggets are being transported, round up any idle Pikmin and assign the minimum amount of Pikmin to carry any nearby items and defeated enemies. Follow the items as they’re transported to the SPERO and gather any Pikmin returning to the Nugget pile’s original location.

Each time you clear an enclosure, return to the SPERO and round up your Pikmin as they finish delivering objects—you’ll want your entire squad by your side before you venture into the next enclosure. Even if the enemy presence is light, you’re sure to find a few items in the area. Make a sweep of the map and collect the items and enemies as you go. When you’ve explored all of the enclosures along the main path, head back to the starting area and collect the enemies and items you passed up at the start of the mission.

Cooperative Tactics

The same basic tactics work just as well when you’re playing with a partner. Gather all available Pikmin as early as possible, assemble the bridge in the center of the map, then clear each enclosure until you’ve collected all of the available items and enemies. The simplest way to divide labor is to have one player stay near the starting area while the other player clears the rest of the map.

When the mission starts, have one player move under the curled Vine Tip and gather the Rock Pikmin and Red Pikmin on the path above the starting area as the other player gathers the Red Pikmin scattered around the SPERO. Clear out the Dwarf Bulborbs and the Iridescent Flint Beetle in the starting area, then smash through the Dirt Wall and defeat the Medusal Slurker to free the remaining Rock Pikmin.

Have one player use a small squad of Pikmin (at least five Red Pikmin and five Rock Pikmin) to collect the items and defeated enemies in the starting area while the other player uses all of the remaining Pikmin to assemble the bridge and clear the enclosures along the main path.

It’s important to keep the bulk of your Pikmin available for combat. Each time the player responsible for the bulk of the map clears an enclosure, he or she should assign Pikmin to deliver nearby items and enemies to the SPERO. Once these Pikmin reach the bridge, however, this player should recall the Pikmin as the objects reach the bridge. The player responsible for the starting area can then use his or her small squad of Pikmin to collect the abandoned items.

Once the starting area is clear, both players can team up to complete the rest of the map.