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[[File:P1 Fastest Completion Screenshot.jpg|thumb|A screenshot of a completed 6 day run's [[Menu/Final results|end-of-game scores screen]].]]
[[File:Fastestcomp.JPG|thumb|right|A screenshot of a completed 6 day run's [[Menu#Final Analysis|end-of-game scores screen]].]]
A '''6 day run''' is a [[challenge run]] of {{p1}} in which the player collects every [[Ship part|part]] of the [[S.S. Dolphin]] in the minimum number of days possible, which is six. Few players are able to do this, as it is very difficult and requires extreme skill in managing the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Many tricks are used in this run to help the players collect the parts faster, or in a different order. There are no limits on Pikmin deaths, though it is possible to perform this run in conjunction with a [[zero death run]].


== Outline ==
A '''6 day run''' is a [[challenge run]] of [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']] in which the player collects every [[Ship part|part]] of the [[S.S. Dolphin]] in the minimum number of days possible, which is six. Few players are able to do this, as it is very difficult and requires extreme skill in managing the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Many tricks are used in this run to help the players collect the parts faster, or in a different order. There are no limits on Pikmin deaths, though it is possible to perform this run in conjunction with a [[zero death run]].
 
==Outline==
{{guide}}
{{guide}}
Different players may have slight differences in what they do throughout the run. Below is a general strategy outlining on what to do on each day.
Different players may have slight differences in what they do throughout the run. Below is a general strategy outlining on what to do on each day.
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=== Day 3 ===
=== Day 3 ===
;[[The Forest Navel]]:
;[[The Forest Navel]]:
*Discover and grow at least 40 [[Blue Pikmin]] to carry the Anti-Dioxin Filter.
*Discover and grow at least 40 [[Blue Pikmin]] to carry the Dioxin Filter.
*Collect the [[Automatic Gear]].
*Collect the [[Automatic Gear]].
*Collect the [[Space Float]].
*Collect the [[Space Float]].
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=== Day 4 ===
=== Day 4 ===
;[[The Distant Spring]]:
;[[The Distant Spring]]:
*Collect the [[Repair-type Bolt]].
*Collect the [[Repair-Type Bolt]].
*Collect the [[Massage Machine]].
*Collect the [[Massage Machine]].
*Collect the [[Interstellar Radio]].
*Collect the [[Interstellar Radio]].
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*Defeat [[Emperor Bulblax]].
*Defeat [[Emperor Bulblax]].
*Collect the [[Secret Safe]].
*Collect the [[Secret Safe]].
== History ==
=== 10 days ===
The first few low day runs of the game completed it in ten days.{{cite web|https://archive.org/details/Pikmin_50pikmin10days|One of the first successful 10 day runs|archive.org|published={{date|18|November|2004}}|retrieved={{date|31|May|2018}}}} No ship parts were obtained with unintended Pikmin types. Here's the general outline of such runs:
# Day one on the forced tutorial at [[The Impact Site]].
# Day two at [[The Forest of Hope]], where [[Yellow Pikmin]] are found, and four parts that don't require Blue Pikmin are recovered.
# Day three at [[The Forest Navel]], where [[Blue Pikmin]] are found, and five parts are recovered.
# One day is spent returning to The Impact Site and recovering the [[Positron Generator]].
# One day is spent on the rest of The Forest of Hope.
# One day is spent on the rest of The Forest Navel.
# One day is spent doing half of [[The Distant Spring]].
# One day is spent continuing The Distant Spring.
# One day is spent finishing The Distant Spring.
# One day is spent on [[The Final Trial]].
=== 9 days ===
Some time after, "Sess" discovered some improvements to the route, like using bomb rocks on the [[Zirconium Rotor]]'s gate, and 9 day runs became possible, removing one of the three days needed on The Distant Spring.{{cite web|https://archive.org/details/Pikmin_50pikmin9days|One of the first successful 9 day runs|archive.org|published={{date|25|August|2004}}|retrieved={{date|31|May|2018}}}}
=== 8 days ===
In July of 2011, "TTR010" managed to complete the entirety of The Distant Spring in a single day.{{cite youtube|bnnARLrpBcQ|of the first 8 day run}} This was due to a more optimized route, and the discovery of a [[Glitches in Pikmin|glitch]] that allowed Olimar to get pushed by a [[Spotty Bulbear]] through the terrain and pop out-of-bounds, in the section of the area with the [[UV Lamp]]. With this, the player could take Olimar and some Blue Pikmin through a high ledge out of bounds that leads all the way to the [[Chronos Reactor]], without the need to use the [[Golden Candypop Bud]].
=== 7 days ===
After The Distant Spring, the largest area, having been completed in one day, runners started considering shrinking the two other big areas into a single day. Most notoriously, "xHaii" and "Himajin". Both areas, like The Distant Spring, had a lot of tasks to complete in a single day, so routing was essential. The Forest Navel had potential, though The Forest of Hope had one critical stopping point: some ship parts require Blue Pikmin to be obtained, and Blue Pikmin cannot be unlocked until a later day.
Eventually, better routes were developed by both for the two areas, and "Himajin" managed to complete The Forest Navel in a single day in a run, becoming the first player to complete a 7 day run.
=== 6 days ===
During the studies that made a 7 day run possible, The Forest of Hope had been found to be completable in one day, but it had to be done on day 3, and with many Red Pikmin. This exploited a few mechanics in order to obtain the [[Radiation Canopy]], [[Geiger Counter]], and [[Sagittarius]]. Runners continued investigating the area, and eventually found ways to overcome them all without needing Blue Pikmin. The strategies were optimized further and further with time.
Like the 7 day run, "Himajin" managed to be the first player to complete the game in 6 days, on {{date|30|December|2011}}.
== 5 day run problems ==
Each area must be entered on a different day, and since there are five areas, the likely absolute minimum amount of days is 5, unless some exploit is found that can change the way day progression works. Besides that, the only thing currently stopping a 5 day run from being possible is the fact that the player needs to spend two days on The Impact Site: one for the forced tutorial on day 1 with the collection of the [[Main Engine]], and one to collect the [[Positron Generator]]. Even if it were possible to collect the Positron Generator on day 1, doing so will end the day, which means the player will still have to return some other time to get the Main Engine.{{cite youtube|7Z6DjOlTTEg|showing what happens if the Positron Generator is recovered on day 1|published={{date|10|March|2017}}|retrieved={{date|1|June|2018}}}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Challenge run#Low day|Low day run]]
*[[7 day run (Pikmin 2)|7 day run (''Pikmin 2'')]]
*[[7 day run (Pikmin 3)|7 day run (''Pikmin 3'')]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRSWLy4xrA Playthrough of a 6 day run] (day 1 is omitted due to lack of notability)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRSWLy4xrA Playthrough of a 6 day run] (day 1 is omitted due to lack of notability)


== References ==
[[Category: Challenge runs]]
{{refs}}
 
[[Category:Challenge runs]]

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