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oxygen, which is normally poisonous to those stuck on the planet. As the figure has infected several castaways with the same condition through the Onions, the Rescue Corps' chief medic Yonny works to produce a cure after he is rescued. In the meantime, the Rescue Corps come across the
Dolphin, finding it was repaired but crashed after taking off. They soon realize the mysterious figure is Olimar, who became infected after a failed attempt to escape PNF-404 and was beamed up to an Onion by the Pikmin. Using Yonny's cure, the recruit treats the infected and cures their condition, as well as Olimar after battling and defeating him in a Dandori battle, returning him to normal.
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Shipwreck Tale has several differences in gameplay. It features only Red, Blue, and Yellow Pikmin, Moss instead of Oatchi as a companion, shorter days, no caves or Dandori Challenges/Battles, progress-based upgrades and items, and a time limit of 15 days before Olimar's life-support functions fail. In addition, area layouts have been changed drastically to accommodate for the different gameplay, with new enemy placements, hazards removed/added, new traversal options, and some sections of an area being inaccessible.
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the planet to search for food. After defeating him and the dog, the recruit recovers both him and some DNA from the dog's collar, providing the final ingredient for curing Oatchi. After discovering that Moss cannot be cured, Olimar determines that she was born on the planet and decides to leave her behind with the Pikmin. The Rescue Corps agree and depart with the others, while Olimar leaves with the
Dolphin. Meanwhile, Moss goes exploring with the Pikmin, pursued eagerly by the now-tamed Ancient Sirehound.
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abilities after it gains experience during exploration. Treasures collected in different areas contribute to a resource known as
Sparklium, which is needed to expand the number of maps the player can explore. The several main missions include finding Captain Olimar, and side missions come from castaways brought back to the hub base. Practice Mode trains the player to defeat enemies.
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Flarlic when the Pikmin limit is at a hundred will instead produce Nectar and Ultra-Spicy Nectar. In addition, players can redeploy their transport craft and the Onion to previously discovered landing sites to deploy Pikmin quickly and speed up the acquisition of treasures and combat spoils. Caves, a feature first introduced in
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advises the group to return to the planet's surface, and reveals Moss has the same condition, which was the cause of his failed escape after Moss snuck into his cargo hold. On the surface, the Rescue Corps work to find ingredients for a new cure while searching for more castaways, particularly the veterinarian Nelle from
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received positive reviews from critics, who praised the game's level design, visuals, score, large amount of content, and accessibility to newcomers, while criticizing the limited multiplayer options and low difficulty. The game was commercially successful, selling over three million units worldwide,
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The game is the first in the series to feature a customizable playable character. It introduces two new species of Pikmin called Ice Pikmin and Glow Pikmin, as well as new features like the Night
Expeditions, in which players defend against waves of nocturnal enemies. In the story, the player assumes
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s Kyle Orland criticized the lack of navigation tools, writing that it made multitasking cumbersome. He writes, "The most notable omission is a mini-map; without it, I found myself constantly jumping into the pause menu to figure out how to find and manage distinct groups of Pikmin spread around the
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The recruit, accompanied by the Pikmin and Oatchi, begins exploring the area to find the other Rescue Corps members, along the way discovering that several treasure hunters and explorers came to the planet after picking up Olimar's signal, but also became castaways. Shepherd instructs the recruit to
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The Rescue Corps, an intergalactic rescue organization, receives his emergency call and sends a team to PNF-404 led by
Captain Shepherd to find and rescue Olimar. However, the ship malfunctions upon reaching the planet, forcing the crew to eject before it crash lands on the surface. The Rescue Corps
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Exploration soon turns up a giant dog, the
Ancient Sirehound, who is similar in species to Oatchi and Moss, and which Yonny thinks can provide a key ingredient for the cure. While searching for it, the recruit finds it hiding in a cave where Olimar's partner, Louie, had been hiding after coming to
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Shipwreck Tale". The player takes control of Olimar prior to the events of the main story, shortly after crash-landing on the planet, and must collect the S.S. Dolphin's 30 missing ship parts. Compared to
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Japanese word for efficient planning. In Dandori Battles, which are also featured in single-player, the player must secure as much spoils and treasures in an arena before their opponent can; both sides can collect Pikmin to help them and have their own Oatchi partner. Two players can partake in
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While exploring an area during a Day, the player is limited in the number of Pikmin they can deploy for exploration, but can increase the limit by upgrading the Pikmin's Onion with Flarlic. When collected and brought to the Onion, Flarlic adds 10 Pikmin to the field limit, up to a maximum of 100.
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to help with exploration. Like the Pikmin, Oatchi can be directed to carry objects and attack enemies, but can also help bash breakable objects, sniff out objectives such as treasure, and transport both the player character and Pikmin around the map and over bodies of water; in some places, the
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retains Pikmin types from previous games, and introduces two new species: Ice Pikmin, which are invulnerable to being frozen and can freeze enemies and bodies of water; and Glow Pikmin, which operate at night and are usable during the Night Time Expeditions. The player can also command a canine
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was in development, and "very close to completion". On July 7, 2016, Miyamoto said in an
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locate and rescue castaways alongside their primary objectives.
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1864:"Pikmin 4 review: Switch exclusive is a master of multitasking"
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enjoyed the nighttime excursions and puzzles present in
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until it was officially unveiled on September 13, 2022.
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2318:"Pikmin 4 review: Falling in love with micromanagement"
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on Switch: release date, trailers, gameplay and more"
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player can directly control Oatchi to solve puzzles.
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1994:"Pikmin 4 Review - Veggie Might"
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