Map: Tropical Wilds
Remaining Juice: 30 canisters
Objectives: Collect the area’s accessible fruit.
You’ve explored the bulk of the Tropical Wilds, but there are still a few pieces of accessible fruit in the area. Take an extra day to collect a few pieces of fruit and cultivate additional Pikmin.
When the day starts, create a full and relatively balanced squad of Pikmin. Head across the bridge north of the landing site, then pass through the remains of the Reinforced Wall to the east. Assign several of your Rock Pikmin to gather the Ultra-Spicy Berries, then move back to the west.
Stand just southwest of the area’s central rock formation and toss two crew members out of the squad. Use these crew members to form a secondary squad without any Pikmin.
Move the two crew members onto the lowered Seesaw Block on the north side of the area’s central rock formation. Once they’re in place, switch back to the crew member leading the main squad.
Locate the Bouncy Mushroom hidden behind the leaves on the area’s central rock formation. Once you find it, lock on and adjust your position so that the Bouncy Mushroom is between the main squad and the raised Seesaw Block atop the rock formation. When you’re in place, throw three Yellow Pikmin to send them bouncing onto the raised Seesaw Block. The weight forces the Seesaw Block down, raising the Seesaw Block holding the two crew members.
Switch crew members and move onto the rock formation. Head through the hole in the nearby tree stump. Locate the Yellow Pikmin waiting on the now-lowered Seesaw Block. To the west, there’s small gap between the rock formation and the root running along its edge. Switch crew members and move below the gap. Toss all of your Yellow Pikmin and around half of your Red Pikmin onto the rock formation.
Switch crew members and round up all of the Pikmin on the rock formation. This is now your main squad. Assign at least eight Pikmin to carry the nearby Scaly Custard (avocado). Once they’re in place, throw a crew member onto the now-lowered Seesaw Block.
Switch back to the squad on the on the ground and move north. Toss at least two Pikmin onto the now-raised Seesaw Block to force it back into the ground.
Switch to the crew member on the other Seesaw Block and move onto the nearby root. Switch to the main squad and toss at least 10 Yellow Pikmin onto the same root. Switch back to the crew member on the root, gather the nearby Yellow Pikmin, then climb the root up to the top of the stump.
There’s a Stellar Extrusion (starfruit) hanging from a large branch at the edge of the stump. Lock onto the fruit, reposition yourself to adjust the trajectory of your throw, then toss all 10 Yellow Pikmin onto the fruit. When all of the Pikmin are in place, their combined weight frees the Stellar Extrusion from the branch.
Switch to the crew member on the ground. The Stellar Extrusion and the Pikmin that freed it have landed right next to you. Gather the Yellow Pikmin, then assign at least five Pikmin to carry each half of the Stellar Extrusion back to the landing site.
Switch to the crew member on the stump, then drop down to the rock formation and rejoin the main squad. Move to the east edge of the rock formation to find a root leading to another tree stump. Toss a Pikmin at each of the Spotcaps blocking your path and make your way to the top of the stump.
When you reach the end of the root, throw one crew member down to the Data File just east of the stump. When you’re ready, drop down through the hole in the stump to find a Medusal Slurker.
You can defeat the Medusal Slurker by throwing Pikmin onto it, or you can search the surrounding Nectar Eggs for Bomb Rocks. Either way, make sure to keep your Pikmin away from any explosions. When you defeat the Medusal Slurker, it drops a Juicy Gaggle (raspberry). When you’re ready, assign Pikmin to carry the Juicy Gaggle and the fallen enemy back to the landing site, then follow them out of the stump.
At this point, you should still have plenty of time left in the day. Continue gathering Ultra-Spicy Berries, and look for simple tasks to complete before the day ends. Gather stray Pikmin, collect pellets, or search for more Nectar Eggs. If you decide to clear out some of the remaining enemies, be sure you keep your Pikmin away from the water. As the day winds down, gather any working or idle Pikmin and pluck any new sprouts back at the landing site.