Course 5: Shaded Garden

Available Medals

Time Limit: 8:00

Available Pikmin: Rock Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, White Pikmin

Recommended Tactics

When the mission starts, use all three crew members to pluck the Blue Pikmin sprouts near the SPERO. When the job is done, toss one crew member onto the White Pikmin sprouts on the nearby platform.

As the White Pikmin sprouts are being plucked, lead the extra crew member toward Point 2. Toss a Blue Pikmin onto the Dwarf Bulborb you encounter along the way. After you defeat the enemy, call the Pikmin back into your squad. Move to the ledge at Point 2 and toss a crew member onto the flower pot across the water. After you do, back away from the ledge and pluck the nearby Blue Pikmin sprouts.

Use the squad of Blue Pikmin to attack the Dirt Wall at Point 3. Switch to the crew member leading the White Pikmin and send your squad charging into the nearby Nuggets.

Switch to the crew member on the flower pot and gather the nearby Rock Pikmin. Use this squad to defeat the Skutterchuck at Point 4, then smash through the Crystal Wall. After you destroy the obstacle, step through the opening and use your squad to wipe out the Dwarf Bulborbs ahead of you. Don’t allow your Pikmin to transport any of the defeated enemies at this time.

Move to the Nuggets at Point 5 and start plucking the nearby Rock Pikmin sprouts. Switch to the crew member leading the Blue Pikmin. By now this squad should have finished destroying the Dirt Wall. Gather the idle Pikmin, then step through the opening and pluck the sprouts ahead of you.

Switch back to the crew member leading the Rock Pikmin and send your squad charging into the Nuggets at Point 5.

Switch back to the crew member leading the Blue Pikmin, then head up the nearby curved ramp. Toss three Pikmin up to the Sunseed Berry at the center of the enclosure, then assign one Pikmin to carry each of the items located along the ramp.

When you reach the top of the ramp, pluck the Blue Pikmin sprouts at Point 7. Assign Pikmin to carry the surrounding items. You’ll find a Sunseed Berry and a Golden Sunseed at the top of the ramp. There’s a Golden Grenade and a Golden Sunseed on the nearby rocks. If you follow the path as it dips back down toward the ground, you’ll discover a Cupid’s Grenade located in a small alcove below you.

As your Pikmin transport these items to the SPERO, use the rest of your squad to collect the Nuggets at Point 2.

Switch to the crew member leading the Rock Pikmin. Gather your squad, then collect the items and defeated enemies just outside the enclosure. Use your remaining Rock Pikmin to shatter the Small Crystal blocking the Geyser at Point 8. Once you’ve dealt with the Small Crystal, regroup and use your squad to destroy the nearby Large Crystal. Assign three Rock Pikmin to carry the Golden Sunseed that drops to the ground, then pass through the opening and merge with the squad of White Pikmin on the nearby platform.

Grab the nearby Cupid’s Cherries and collect any remaining items scattered around the starting area. When the surrounding area is clear, return to the SPERO and gather the idle Pikmin. Toss the Blue Pikmin out of your squad, then switch to the crew member at Point 2.

Gather the idle Blue Pikmin and have them attack the Dirt Wall near Point 2. When the nearby Nuggets have been collected, gather the returning Pikmin and have them help destroy the Dirt Wall.

When the Blue Pikmin finish destroying the Dirt Wall, round them up and move through the opening. Throw one Pikmin onto the Desiccated Skitter Leaf at Point 9, then toss a Pikmin onto the Cupid’s Grenade sitting right beside the enemy. Have the rest of your squad charge the nearby Nuggets.

Switch to the squad waiting near the SPERO—this squad should contain two crew members along with all of your active Rock Pikmin and White Pikmin. Gather any idle Pikmin that are waiting near the starting area, then move toward the Large Crystal at Point 10. Use the Rock Pikmin to defeat the Skutterchucks you encounter along the way, then smash the Large Crystal. Step into the small enclosure and send your squad charging into the nearby Nuggets.

Use the whistle to call the nearby crew member to your side, then follow the path up to the White Pikmin sprouts at Point 11. As you do, ignore the Blue Pikmin sprouts you pass along the way.

Continue past the White Pikmin sprouts and throw a crew member onto the platform at Point 12. When the crew member lands, he or she begins plucking the Blue Pikmin sprouts on the platform. Move back down the slope and start plucking the Blue Pikmin sprouts you passed on your way up.

Switch back to the crew member at Point 12 and throw three Blue Pikmin up to the Golden Sunseed on the nearby platform. Drop down from the platform and merge with the squad waiting in the water.

Switch crew members and toss the freshly plucked Blue Pikmin onto the nearby Nuggets. Swing by Point 10 and gather the idle Pikmin from the small enclosure. Move down toward the Large Crystal at Point 13. Use your Rock Pikmin to defeat the Skutterchuck you pass along the way, then smash through the Large Crystal and defeat the Bulborb sleeping in the nearby enclosure. Have your Pikmin transport the items in and around the enclosure, then use the “Go Here” command to send this crew member back to the White Pikmin Sprouts at Point 11.

Switch to the crew member leading the large squad of Blue Pikmin, then defeat the Desiccated Skitter Leaf in the water at Point 14. After you defeat the enemy, send your squad charging into the nearby Nuggets. Leave one crew member at this location, then use the “Go Here” command to plot a route back to the SPERO.

Switch to the crew member at Point 12 and assign the freshly plucked Pikmin to any Skutterchucks that haven’t yet been collected. As the last remaining Nuggets are delivered, switch to the crew member at Point 14 and gather the returning Blue Pikmin. Use this squad to collect the remaining items from the water. Switch to the crew member near the SPERO and gather any idle Blue Pikmin. If any items are being carried around the water, use these Blue Pikmin to transport them along the shorter route through the water.