SEARCHING FOR
SPACESHIP PARTS
Captain Olimar has been stranded on an alien planet! To get home,
he has to find all of the missing parts of his spaceship, the Dolphin.
It's time to enlist the aid of the Pikmin and start searching.
Basic Rules
The planet is divided into different areas, and Olimar can explore one area per day.
Time passes automatically, and when the sun sets, Olimar's day of adventure also
comes to an end. Once a certain number of parts are collected, the spaceship will
regain some abilities, and new areas will open up for exploration.
*You cannot explore more than one area per day.
Find All 30 Parts!
As Olimar's spaceship entered the
atmosphere, 30 critical parts broke off and
were scattered across the planet. Olimar will
need every part to repair the Dolphin and fly
back to his home planet of Hocotate. Explore
all of the areas and find the parts.
The 30-Day Time Limit
Because of toxins in the planet's
atmosphere, Olimar has no time to waste in
completing his task. The life-support system
in Olimar's space suit will protect him from
the planet's toxins for only 30 days. If he
doesn't find all the parts to his spaceship
within 30 days, it's game over!
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How to Use Each Day
Pick an area and start exploring. When the sun goes down, exploration time is over.
Select an Area
First, choose an area to explore. Press
olimar's journal
number of parts
collected
Press
to see Olimar's journal entry from the
previous day's sunset.
Exploring
Work with the Pikmin to explore areas and find the missing spaceship parts.
Sunset
The native creatures are highly aggressive
after dark, so Olimar must pilot his spaceship
to the safety of the skies at sunset. The
Pikmin board their Onions and follow him.
However, there are some restrictions about
which Pikmin can board their Onions at night
and which Pikmin will be left behind.
• Pikmin traveling with Olimar will board their Onions.
• Pikmin idling near the spaceship or Onions will board their Onions.
*Pikmin who've not yet been picked will remain safely in that area.
*Pikmin who are busy working, fighting, or idle away from the ship will not board the Onions
and will get left behind and eaten by enemies in the night!
to return to the title screen.
parts in the selected area
indicates found parts, and
shows parts yet to be found.
number of pikmin
inside the onions
From left to right, the numbers indicate the
number of red, yellow, and blue Pikmin.
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