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[[File:Overworld.JPG|thumb|250px|The area selection screen in {{npcp1}}.]]

'''Areas''' ({{j|エリア|Eria|Area}}) are the main explorable locations in the {{pg}}. Each game in the series has a set of areas that can be visited, and these areas provide a range of environments to grow [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], fight [[Enemy|enemies]], and collect [[:Category:Collectibles|items]]. Each game features an [[area selection menu]] for selecting which area to go to from the areas unlocked. In the main games, this menu is shown at the beginning of each [[day]], and it is not possible to change the area one is exploring during a day.

Areas function differently in each game in the series. In the main games, areas are 3D environments with various rooms and corridors connected non-linearly, while in {{hp}}, areas are linear standalone levels, and are organized into groups called '''sectors''', of which there are 9. The items that are collected in areas vary by game as well. In {{p1}}, [[ship part]]s are scattered around the 5 areas. In {{p2}}, areas contain [[treasure]] and several [[cave]]s, which contain more treasure. In {{p3}}, 4 of the 5 areas contain [[fruit]], while the last area is a standalone challenge. In {{p4}}, areas have treasure, [[raw material]], and caves which hold treasure, raw materials, and castaways, or occasionally are [[Dandori Challenge]]s or [[Dandori Battle]]s. In {{hp}}, each area contains 1–4 treasures. {{TOC right}}

Pikmin 4 Reveal Garden 1.png|[[Rescue Command Post]]|link=Rescue Command Post

P4 Sun-Speckled Terrace Introduction 1.jpg|[[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]|link=Sun-Speckled Terrace

[[File:Brilliant Garden texture.png|150px|center|link=Brilliant Garden]]

[[File:Verdant Waterfront texture.png|150px|center|link=Verdant Waterfront]]

[[File:Sparkling Labyrinth texture.png|150px|center|link=Sparkling Labyrinth]]

[[File:Snowfall Field texture.png|150px|center|link=Snowfall Field]]

[[File:Lushlife Murk texture.png|150px|center|link=Lushlife Murk]]

[[File:New area Garden of Hope.jpg|thumb|225px|Unlocking the [[Garden of Hope]] in ''Pikmin 3''.]]

In {{p1}}, areas are unlocked through collecting [[ship part]]s, the main collectible. The number of parts required to access each area is 1 for [[The Forest of Hope]], 5 for [[The Forest Navel]], 12 for [[The Distant Spring]], and 29 for [[The Final Trial]].

 

In {{hp}}, areas are unlocked by completing the previous area. Some areas have a [[secret exit]] which unlocks a different area to the standard exit, but both the standard next area and the secret next area will lead to the same area after that. Sectors are unlocked by completing the [[boss]] area in the previous sector, except for the [[The Final Stretch|final sector]], which additionally requires collecting {{sparklium|hp|30,000}}.

In the main games of the ''Pikmin'' series, areas have consistent features in their design. They have a landing site where the [[Onion]](s) and [[Ship (disambiguation)|ship]] land at the beginning of the day, and these are usually connected in several directions to spaces nearby. Most spaces center around a certain enemy or theme. There are often [[obstacle]]s between spaces that may increase the time it takes to get there or to restrict access to it until a certain [[Pikmin family|Pikmin type]] is unlocked. There are also some spaces that function more as corridors between other spaces. There are often large loops in areas that provide multiple ways to access a part of the area. In ''Pikmin 3'', areas are divided into separated [[#Segment|segment]]s, with special connections that teleport leaders and Pikmin between them. In ''Pikmin 4'', the aforementioned landing site takes on the form of multiple [[#Base|bases]] per area.

In ''Pikmin 3'', areas are split into multiple segments. When a leader, Pikmin, or an object carried by Pikmin touch an invisible portal,<ref>In the game files, the object's data is in <code>/content/CMCmn/object/portal.szs</code>.</ref> they are transported to the equivalent portal, in another segment of the area. For the most part, these segments separate the outdoors parts of an area from the tunnels and small caverns that can be explored, though some segments also exist for small enclosures, interesting plateaus, or corridors leading into [[boss]] arenas, among other things. The act of being transported in a portal saves the player some otherwise uninteresting travel time, but besides that, segmenting the area allows the game to only focus on the segment the player or Pikmin are on, and can save on processing and rendering segments that are irrelevant. Via the use of [[Glitches in Pikmin 3|glitches]], one can make the game show parts of a segment that aren't loaded entirely, or are missing geometry.

[[File:Grassterrain.png|thumb|200px|Typical grass terrain.]]

[[File:VR snowman 2.png|thumb|200px|Snowy, concrete, and tiled terrain in the Valley of Repose.]]

[[File:P3DX Prerelease Tropical Wilds Aerial View.jpg|thumb|250px|A variety of terrain types in the Tropical Wilds.]]

*[[Brilliant Garden]]: The first sector of the game has rather common terrain, made of grass and foliage.

*[[Verdant Waterfront]]: This sector mainly focuses on water environments, such as lakes, as well as all the plant-life terrain found around lakes.

*[[Sparkling Labyrinth]]: A rocky sector, with terrain made of rocks and crystals.

*[[Ravaged Rustworks]]: This sector features human-made materials, such as metal pipes and tubes.

*[[Leafswirl Lagoon]]: The environment of this sector is pretty focused on autumn, with the terrain being mostly dead leaves and dirt.

*[[Sweltering Parchlands]]: This sector is mostly themed around fire, so the terrain consists of dirt, coal, and burned vegetation.

*[[Snowfall Field]]: The exact opposite of the previous sector; this time, snow makes up most of the terrain, and this area symbolizes winter.

*[[Lushlife Murk]] and [[The Final Stretch]]: The last areas are focused on poisoned environments; the terrain usually consists of barren dirt and rock.

All areas in {{p3}} are original, while the forest shown in the title screen is almost the same as the western path of the [[Awakening Wood]]. This is best seen with a model viewer, because of the water and angles. This comparison is detailed [[Main menu|here]]. The [[Mission Mode]] stage [[Forgotten Cove]] is a remade version of the [[The Forest Navel]].

*The main areas in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' each represent a season: the [[Valley of Repose]] and the [[Distant Tundra]] are winter, the [[Awakening Wood]] and the [[Garden of Hope]] are spring, the [[Perplexing Pool]] and [[Tropical Wilds]] are summer, and the [[Wistful Wild]] and [[Twilight River]] are autumn.

*The main areas in ''Pikmin 3'' are also each located on a different continent of Earth: the [[Tropical Wilds]] is in Antarctica, the [[Garden of Hope]] is in Australia, the [[Distant Tundra]] is in Asia, and the [[Twilight River]] is in South America. The [[Formidable Oak]] is based on Greenland, though in the current-day location instead of {{w|Pangaea Proxima}}'s.

 

 

 

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