Editing 6 day run

[[File:P1 Fastest Completion Screenshot.jpg|thumb|A screenshot of a completed 6 day run's [[Menu/Final results|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 ==

*Grow 25 flower [[Red Pikmin|Reds]].

*Collect the [[Main Engine]].

=== Day 2 ===

;[[The Forest of Hope]]:

*Discover and grow 15 [[Yellow Pikmin]].

*Get your Red Pikmin count to 77 or more.

*Collect the [[Geiger Counter]].

*Collect the [[Sagittarius]].

=== Day 3 ===

;[[The Forest Navel]]:

*Discover and grow at least 40 [[Blue Pikmin]] to carry the Anti-Dioxin Filter.

*Collect the [[Analog Computer]].

*Collect the [[Guard Satellite]].

*Collect the [[Anti-Dioxin Filter]].

*Collect the [[Libra]].

=== Day 4 ===

;[[The Distant Spring]]:

*Collect the [[Repair-type Bolt]].

*Collect the [[Massage Machine]].

*Collect the [[Interstellar Radio]].

*Collect the [[Gluon Drive]].

*Collect the [[UV Lamp]].

*Collect the [[Zirconium Rotor]].

*Collect the [[Number 2 Ionium Jet|#2 Ionium Jet]].

=== Day 5 ===

;[[The Impact Site]]:

*Collect the [[Positron Generator]].

*Grow any Pikmin you need. (If you visit The Impact Site on day 4, be sure to leave with over 90 Blue Pikmin for The Distant Spring.)

=== Day 6 ===

;[[The Final Trial]]:

*Defeat [[Emperor Bulblax]].

*Collect the [[Secret Safe]].

== History ==

# 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 Navel.

# One day is spent doing half of [[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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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