Badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)

For badges in Pikmin Bloom, see Badge (Pikmin Bloom).

Badges (進級バッジ^?, lit.: "Promotion Badge") are a series of achievements that players unlock as they progress and meet certain conditions in Pikmin 3 Deluxe. They can be found under the options menu, either on the main screen or in-game. They are shared across save files, allowing multiple save files to be made to contribute to the total collection. Badges have a large range of requirements, some being unlocked by progressing through the game's main story, while others require using the game's co-op features. Because of this, badges are split into five different categories: Story Badges, Side Story Badges, Mission Badges, Bingo Battle Badges, and Dedicated Badges.

List

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Particularly: Document which badges/progress are saved right when you get them, and which ones are lost if you leave the day without ending it and saving.

Icon	Name	Category	In-game description	In-game condition	Notes
	New Horizons	Story	“You've spent a full day on a new world.”	“Clear the first day on PNF-404.”
	Bearing Fruit	Story	“Your efforts to save Koppai are starting to pay off.”	“Retrieve a fruit in Story mode.”
	Fruitful Endeavor	Story	“You've found a steady stream, of edible fruits on PNF-404”	“Retrieve 20 fruits in Story mode.”
	Fruit Force	Story	“You've collected nearly half the edible fruits on PNF-404.”	“Retrieve 30 fruits in Story mode.”
	Fruit Ballad	Story	“You've found every edible fruit on PNF-404.”	“Retrieve a total of 66 fruits in Story mode.”	The number goes up the second the fruit is beamed up by the S.S. Drake.
	Efficiency Expert	Story	“You've proven your ability to survive long periods of time in an unexplored land.”	“Collect 30 days' worth of juice.”
	Animal Annotator	Story	“Your data stemming from research into the indigenous creatures here has been recorded.”	“Log 10 Piklopedia entries.”
	Shutterbug	Story	“You've figured out how the camera works.”	“Use the camera to take a photo.”	This badge will be lost if the player leaves the day without saving.
	Intelligent Life?	Story	“You're on the trail of an unknown intelligent life-form.”	“Retrieve 15 exploration notes.”
	Flaw in the Armor	Story	“You defeated the Armored Mawdad.”	“Defeat the Armored Mawdad in Story mode.”
	Achieving Enlightenment	Story	“You defeated the Vehemoth Phosbat.”	“Defeat the Vehemoth Phosbat in Story mode.”
	Duel in the Dunes	Story	“You defeated the Sandbelching Meerslug.”	“Defeat the Sandbelching Meerslug in Story mode.”
	Decomposer	Story	“You defeated the Scornet Maestro.”	“Defeat the Scornet Maestro in Story mode.”
	Earth Mover	Story	“You defeated the Quaggled Mireclops.”	“Defeat the Quaggled Mireclops in Story mode.”
	Safe and Sound	Story	“You defeated the Plasm Wraith.”	“Defeat the Plasm Wraith in Story mode.”
	Power Surge	Dedicated	“You've boosted your Pikmin with a dose of Ultra-Spicy Spray in Story mode.”	“Use a dose of Ultra-Spicy Spray.”
	Evasive Action	Story	“You found the Dodge Whistle.”	“Acquire the Dodge Whistle.”
	Strong on the Inside	Story	“You've found a way to reinforce your suit.”	“Acquire the Metal Suit Z, Anti-Electrifier, or Scorch Guard.”
	Pikmin Challenger	Story	“You've cleared Story mode on Normal difficulty or higher.”	“Clear Story mode on Normal difficulty or higher.”
	Pikmin Professional	Story	“You've cleared Story mode on Hard difficulty or higher.”	“Clear Story mode on Hard difficulty or higher.”
	Pikmin Master	Story	“You've cleared Story mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.”	“Clear Story mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.”
	Clocking In	Side Story	“You've cleared a bronze medal or better while clearing a Side Story.”	“Earn a bronze medal or better while clearing a Side Story.”
	Dreams of Adventure	Mission	“You've undertaken a special mission.”	“Play a mission in Mission mode.”
	Archaeology Hobbyist	Dedicated	“You've located five hidden murals.”	“Take photos of five hidden murals.”
	Adventure into the Unknown	Side Story	“Earn a medal in each stage of Olimar's Assignment.”	“Earn a bronze medal or better in each stage of Olimar's Assignment.”
	Working Overtime	Side Story	“Earn a medal in each stage of Olimar's Comeback.”	“Earn a bronze medal or better in each stage of Olimar's Comeback.”
	President's Favor	Side Story	“You've earned multiple platinum medals in Side Stories.”	“Earn five platinum medals in Side Stories.”
	Greenhorn	Mission	“You've earned a bronze medal or better in Mission mode.”	“Earn a bronze medal or better in Mission mode.”
	Getting Closer	Mission	“You've earned a silver medal or better in Mission mode.”	“Earn a silver medal or better in Mission mode.”
	Good as Gold	Mission	“You've earned a gold medal or better in Mission mode.”	“Earn a gold medal or better in Mission mode.”
	Dedicated Adventurer	Mission	“You've earned an impressive number of platinum medals from missions.”	“Earn platinum medals in 10 stages in Mission mode.”
	Blast Radius	Dedicated	“You've shown yourself to be an expert in the use of bombs.”	“Defeat three indigenous creatures via explosion, such as a Bomb Rock.”
	Hocotatian Hound	Story	“You have discovered all traces of Captain Olimar.”	“Retrieve all exploration notes.”
	Xenobiologist	Story	“You have retrieved a sample of every creature on this world.”	“Complete the Piklopedia.”
	Legendary Archaeologist	Dedicated	“You've located all the hidden murals.”	“Take photos of 15 hidden murals.”
	Game Hunter	Mission	“You've earned medals in all Battle enemies! missions.”	“Clear all Battle enemies! missions with at least a bronze medal.”
	Treasure Hunter	Mission	“You've earned medals in all Collect treasure! missions.”	“Clear all Collect treasure! missions with at least a bronze medal.”
	Big Game Hunter	Mission	“You've earned medals in all Defeat bosses! missions.”	“Clear all Defeat bosses! missions with at least a bronze medal.”
	Gadget Master	Bingo Battle	“You've used a variety of items in Bingo Battle.”	“Use 10 types of items in Bingo Battle.”	Only the types of items count, not the individual uses. e.g. Using a mine, enemy annihilator, and another mine will only count 2. In addition, simply obtaining the item does not count, the player has to use it. Using an item instantly adds to the badge's progress.
	Game Changer	Bingo Battle	“You've played Bingo Battle with the Victory Macaroon rule, allowing for a dramatic reversal.”	“Play Bingo Battle with the Victory Macaroon rule.”	Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared.
	Line 'Em Up	Bingo Battle	“You've tried out Bingo Battle.”	“Play Bingo Battle once.”	Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared.
	Bingo Buff	Bingo Battle	“You've played quite a few Bingo Battles.”	“Play Bingo Battle 10 times.”	Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared.
	Bingo Fiend	Bingo Battle	“You've played every stage in Bingo Battle.”	“Play every stage in Bingo Battle.”	Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared.
	Pincer Attack	Bingo Battle	“You've been one away from victory in two different direction in Bingo Battle.”	“Be one away from victory twice during a single Bingo Battle.”	Unlocked permanently the second the condition is met.
	Buddy System	Dedicated	“You've played Story mode with a second player.”	“Play Story mode with a second player.”	This badge will be lost if the player leaves without saving. The badge will still count even if the player switches back to singleplayer.
	Mission Partner	Dedicated	“You've played Mission mode with a second player.”	“Play Mission mode with a second player.”
	Sidekick	Dedicated	“You've played Side Story with a second player.”	“Play Side Story with a second player.”
	Bare-Knuckled	Dedicated	“You've defeated an indigenous creature without the Pikmin's help.”	“Punch a wild creature into submission.”
	Flower Grinder	Dedicated	“You've raised an exceptional number of Pikmin with flowers.”	“Give 500 Pikmin flowers in Story mode.”	The number increases as soon as a Pikmin grows a flower, but if the player does not end the day and save, it will revert to the number before the day's start.
	Gardener	Dedicated	“You've sprouted an extraordinary number of Pikmin.”	“Create a total of 1,000 Pikmin in Story mode.”	The number increases as soon as a Pikmin sprout is born, but if the player does not end the day and save, it will revert to the number before the day's start. Candypop Bud births do not increase the number.

Ranks

Collecting badges allows for players to rank up. Ranks with badges are purely aesthetic, and provide no gameplay bonuses. Interestingly, there is no Rank for collecting all 50 badges.

• Beginner: Unlocked at the start.
• Second Class: Unlocks after getting 10 badges.
• First Class: Unlocks after getting 20 badges.
• Special Class: Unlocks after getting 40 badges.

Trivia

• Many badges will share the same base shape depending on what the badge is based on. For example, all fruit and juice-related badges will have a floral shape, whereas all boss-related badges will feature a diamond shape.
  • The only badge to have a unique base design is Power Surge, featuring a heptagon.
• The boss-related badges may be a reference to the game franchise Monster Hunter, where monster's icons are represented with Mayan or Aztec-like designs. Eighting, one of the companies that worked on Pikmin 3 Deluxe, also had worked on Monster Hunter titles in the past.
• The "archaeology" badges, found by taking photos of the hidden murals, both have pictures of specific murals in the game.
  • Archaeology Hobbyist has the bud Red Pikmin mural found in the Tropical Wilds, which is the first one accessible starting on day 1.
  • Legendary Archaeologist has the bud Blue Pikmin mural found in the Formidable Oak, which is the last one accessible through normal gameplay.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	進級バッジ? Shinkyū Bajji	Promotion Badge
Chinese (traditional)	晉級徽章 Jìnjí huīzhāng	Promotion Badge
Chinese (simplified)	晋级徽章 Jìnjí huīzhāng	Promotion Badge
French	Badge	Badge
German	Medaille	Medal
Italian	Trofeo	Trophy
Korean	진급 배지 jingeub baeji	Promotion Badge
Portuguese (NoE)	Insígnia	Insignia	Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
Spanish	Insignia	Badge
Russian	Награда Nagráda	Award	Name taken from Nintendo's official website.

See also

• Stamps in Pikmin Adventure, a similar achievement system.
• Badges in Pikmin Bloom
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe
• Saved game