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A '''42 Pikmin challenge''' is a full playthrough [[challenge run]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' with only 42 Pikmin, the minimum possible number. The game can either be minimally finished or completed to 100% with this amount. Although the heaviest object, the [[Wayward Moon]], requires 20 Pikmin to carry and no [[obstacle]] requires more than 20 Pikmin to pass, more than 20 are necessary to finish the game. This is because the player is limited to how many of a color are initially obtained or are needed to get out of a situation in which no other colors can be reached (usually in places where that color is first found). Use of [[Candypop Buds]] makes growing more Pikmin unnecessary in many cases though they are not readily available in others. A [[7 day run (Pikmin 3)|7 day run]] of this challenge has been done. A [[10 day run]] with only 42 Pikmin is impossible, but by growing 46 Pikmin, it's actually possible to retrieve all fruits in 10 days.

==Requirements==

* 20 [[Red Pikmin]] to move the [[cardboard box]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] at the beginning.
* 6 [[Rock Pikmin]] obtained from a [[Medusal Slurker]] in [[Garden of Hope]]. Any number of Rock Pikmin can be used to break [[crystals]] and [[Gate#Crystal wall|crystal walls]].
* 5 [[Yellow Pikmin]]. The [[iron ball]] in the [[Distant Tundra]] cave does not need to be pushed, as it is possible to go out of bounds and escape the cave. [[Golden Candypop Buds]] can be found in the level to gain more Pikmin to complete [[Electrode|electrodes]] with. Yellow Pikmin (up to 30) obtained with Charlie at the beginning do not count and are never seen again after he is captured.
* 10 [[Winged Pikmin]] to lift the [[Flukeweed|flukeweeds]] on the stick blocking the lilypads in [[Twilight River]]. No [[Pink Candypop Bud]] is found until [[Formidable Oak]], so 10 must be grown. This amount is sufficient for lifting any [[Gate#Bamboo gate|bamboo gates]] and [[Clipboard|clipboards]] also.
*1 [[Blue Pikmin]] found at its [[Onion]]. The heaviest [[fruit]] that requires Blue Pikmin is the [[Crunchy Deluge]] in [[Twilight River]] which is submerged, and needs 10 to carry. However, other [[Wing Pikmin]] can be thrown into [[Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] to obtain this amount. 

For a 10 day completion, 5 Blue Pikmin must be grown: one is found at its Onion, whereas the others must be grown using the [[Pellet Posy]]s.

==See also==
*[[Challenge run]]
*[[50 Pikmin challenge]]
*[[101 Pikmin challenge]]

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9juZZPsiK8 Playthrough of the challenge, on YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_kA2EwtTO0 A 46 Pikmin speedrun in 10 days, on YouTube]

[[Category:Challenge runs]]