Editing Bingo Battle

[[File:Pikmin3 BingoBattleOnions.png|thumb|Players near their Onions in [[Twisted Cavern]].]]

'''Bingo Battle''' ({{j|ビンゴバトル|Bingobatoru}}, lit.: "Bingo Battle") is a 2-player competitive game mode in {{p3}}. The mode involves each player attempting to fill a {{w|Bingo (American version)|bingo}} card before their opponent by [[carrying]] various [[fruit]]s, [[Enemy|enemies]], and marbles to the [[Onion]]. Player 1 controls a cyan team of [[Koppai]]tes on the left side of the screen, while player 2 controls a pink team of [[Hocotate|Hocotatians]] on the right side. The mode is somewhat similar to the [[2-Player Battle]] mode in {{p2}}.

Players can take control of Pikmin of any type (up to two types), but only within their team. The only way to distinguish which Pikmin belong to which team is with the top of their stems: their leaf, bud or flower will be cyan when they belong to player 1's team, and pink for player 2's. Players start with a certain type of Pikmin – the same for both teams, but it is possible to find more Pikmin of their team buried in the wild. [[Pluck]]ing them increases the actual Pikmin count for the team, meaning that if the Pikmin are not plucked, they count as not belonging to the player in the first place.

Each player has an [[Onion]], to which Pikmin can [[carry]] their spoils. Upon delivery, new Pikmin are created, and the Onion follows the same rules as it would in Story mode, except the maximum [[Pikmin limit|on-field limit]] for each player is 50 Pikmin instead. Seeing as leaders cannot access the [[Onion menu]], the Onion is in charge of automatically spitting out Pikmin seeds whenever there is space for them in the field. Pikmin that die to opposing Pikmin attacks simply respawn at the Onion.

There are some special [[#Collectibles|collectibles]] scattered around the stage, which have different effects when recovered. Leaders cannot damage each other or opposing Pikmin with [[punch]]es, not even if enemies are around to enable punching. Enemy Pikmin can however attack opposing leaders and their army. If a leader has Pikmin latched on, the player can shake them off by repeatedly spinning {{button|wiiu|lstick|wii|stick|switch|lstick}}. Like in ''Pikmin 2'', leaders that are being attacked by Pikmin cannot do anything but move about and shake them off, but unlike in ''Pikmin 2'', leaders can be downed from Pikmin attacks, although it does take a while.

In ''Pikmin 3'', the [[Wii U]] GamePad provides a [[KopPad#Map|map]] of the area, and Off-TV Play cannot be enabled. Since there is no GamePad in {{p3d}}, each player can instead open the [[radar]] on their own half of the screen. In either game, this map merely shows the area in its entirety and cannot be interacted with. It shows the location of [[fruit]]s, [[enemy|enemies]], [[#Cupid's Grenade|Cupid's Grenades]], [[leader]]s and [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. The color of the Pikmin's dots represent the Pikmin type, not the team. Oddly, in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', it is not possible to move while the radar is up, unless the leader is [[throw|holding]] a Pikmin. In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' players can also press a button to make the camera face north and, for a few seconds, display a blinking arrow that points to their team's Onion.

There are 12 stages to choose from in Bingo Battle. There are 6 themes (garden, construction site, cavern, sandbox, metal, and toy), and there are two stages for each theme. Three of the themes (cavern, metal, and toy) are similar to [[Cave#Floor designs|cave themes]] seen in {{p2}}.

 

Each stage has three layouts. Each layout has two sides, and each side has positions for its Onion, leaders, Pikmin, etc. At the start of a battle, one of the stage's available layouts is [[Randomization|randomly]] picked, and each player is randomly assigned one of the sides. Player 1 will always appear on the left half of the screen, so the stage will always be rotated such that player 1 is on the western side. In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', players can use the [[pause menu]] to restart the battle – this will use the same stage layout, but it will reshuffle the player sides, and will generate new bingo cards.

 

At the start of the [[saved game]], players only have the first stage available, but each time a battle is finished in the newest available stage, the next one in the list is unlocked. Likewise, each stage only has one layout available when played for the first time, and every time a battle is finished, another layout is unlocked on that stage, up to three layouts total. The order in which layouts are unlocked depends on the stage, and is explained in the "Layouts" section of each stage's article.

Shaded Terrace icon.png|[[Shaded Terrace]]|link=Shaded Terrace

Stagnant Sea icon.png|[[Stagnant Sea]]|link=Stagnant Sea

Twisted Cavern icon.png|[[Twisted Cavern]]|link=Twisted Cavern

Arid Metropolis icon.png|[[Arid Metropolis]]|link=Arid Metropolis

Rusted Labyrinth icon.png|[[Rusted Labyrinth]]|link=Rusted Labyrinth

Jigsaw Fortress icon.png|[[Jigsaw Fortress]]|link=Jigsaw Fortress

Blooming Terrace icon.png|[[Blooming Terrace]]|link=Blooming Terrace

Parched Brook icon.png|[[Parched Brook]]|link=Parched Brook

Buried Pond icon.png|[[Buried Pond]]|link=Buried Pond

Sandpit Kingdom icon.png|[[Sandbox Kingdom]]|link=Sandbox Kingdom

Corroded Maze icon.png|[[Corroded Maze]]|link=Corroded Maze

Jigsaw Colosseum icon.png|[[Jigsaw Colosseum]]|link=Jigsaw Colosseum

Before starting, players must choose their [[Controls|control]] method. Players can choose any of the control schemes they could in [[Story Mode]]. It is possible to re-establish the control types for each player by choosing the icon on the lower-right corner of the screen, but it is not possible to change controls mid-battle – the exception to this is toggling Stylus mode on the GamePad via the [[Menu#Pause|pause menu]].

*'''Victory Macaroon''': Setting this to on will enable the [[#Victory Macaroon|Victory Macaroons]]. The default value is off.

Each player starts with a 4 × 4 bingo card, that is [[Randomization|randomly]] generated when the match starts. The card is filled with items that can be recovered in the current stage – [[fruit]]s, [[enemy|enemies]] and marbles. Every time an item is recovered, that square becomes highlighted. By highlighting four squares in the same row, column, or diagonal line, the player wins.

 

Any item that is held inside an enemy appears on the bingo card as a question mark, and is only truly revealed once the unknown enemy that held it is defeated. If an item is no longer available on the stage for a player to take to their Onion, a {{w|no symbol}} appears on top of it.

Oftentimes, multiple instances of the same item will appear on a stage. Generally in this situation, the bingo card will display only one corresponding item square, and count any instance of the item being recovered for the singular square. On other occasions, however, the bingo card will display multiple of the same item; randomly deciding which is selected upon recovery of one of its instances. This is most noticeable in stage layouts containing large amounts of marbles. This results in a situation where a bingo card may display more items available than are actually present on the stage; since both squares are ''technically'' still obtainable, as they are chosen at random, but both cannot be obtained at the same time through traditional means.

 

When a set is one item away from a bingo, a dotted line appears across it on the [[HUD]]. This can happen for more than one line at once, and will still happen even if the last square in the set is marked as being no longer present on the stage.

The '''Victory Macaroon''' is a {{w|macaron}} (a sweet that sometimes goes by the name "macaroon") with a team-colored flag on top. Each one starts near its team's Onion, and is available for capture by the enemy's Pikmin. If the opponent delivers the macaroon to their own Onion, they are declared the victor. A player's Pikmin can carry their own macaroon back to their base, but because it cannot be delivered to the Onion, the Pikmin carrying it behave oddly – they alternate between celebrating a successful delivery and re-grabbing it, until they eventually settle down and leave the macaroon alone. The Victory Macaroons will only appear if the corresponding [[#Options|option]] is enabled. The weight is 1, and the max carriers are 8.

Cupid's Grenades randomly spawn about the stage, and delivering one to an Onion grants the player with an [[#Items|item]] spin on their roulette wheel. More than one spin can be queued, and the number of spins available is presented on the [[HUD]]. Up to five spins may be in queue, and after an item is used, the next spin in the queue instantly takes place. Cupid's Grenades stop spawning after Lucky Marbles begin doing so. The weight is 1, and the max carriers is 2.

Golden Grenades resemble Cupid's Grenades, but are completely golden. When one is delivered to an Onion, the corresponding player's roulette wheel spin queue is filled. As such, it is more efficient to first use the spins in queue before recovering a Golden Grenade. The weight is 1, and the max carriers are 2, but unlike Cupid's Grenades which are carried very quickly, these are transported at a normal pace. They tend to appear next to the Onion of the player that is behind, when the other player is one-away from victory.

A Lucky Marble is a golden marble that resembles the helmet and head of [[the President]] of Hocotate Freight. Upon being delivered, it fills up a random unfilled space on the player's bingo card. Undiscovered objects, which are shown by the '?' on the bingo card, will never be filled by a Lucky Marble. If the player is one away before this happens, the screen will spread over to show that player's screen more, since there is a possibility that the Lucky Marble can fill the last slot needed. The marble's weight is 1 and the max carriers is 8.

Lucky Marbles can be found in three ways:

# After any match has gone on for eight minutes, the message "Give it a spin!" appears and Lucky Marbles start randomly spawning. At this point, [[#Cupid's Grenades|Cupid's Grenades]] stop spawning, and the [[music]] changes to a calmer mood.

#* [[Jigsaw Colosseum]], layout C: One can be found just south of the player 1's base, beyond an [[electric gate]], and another can be found just north of the player 2's base, also beyond an electric gate.

[[File:Bingo Mode 3.png|thumb|The lightning bolt item being used by player 2.]]

A player can get items by carrying [[#Cupid's Grenade|cherries]] back to their Onion. If a Golden Grenade is obtained, the player gets five items in storage. To use the items, the player must press {{button|wiiu|padd|wii|padd|wiiu|pcpadd}}, tap the item icon if on Stylus mode, or hold {{button|switch|y|switch|facel}} and choosing the rightmost option. Before an item becomes available to use, the roulette must first spin, which takes around three seconds. The spinning stops the player from being able to use items one right after the other. These are the possible items:

| [[File:Lucky Marble icon.png]] || Lucky Marble || Acts the same as if collecting a [[#Lucky Marble|Lucky Marble]].

| [[File:Bingo Battle Rock Storm icon.png]] || Rock Storm || Causes five large [[boulder]]s to fall near where the opponent's leader is standing, killing any non-Rock Pikmin. It's harder to dodge these boulders than their ''Pikmin 2'' counterparts. A leader can escape intact if they are always moving throughout the storm. If the player knows that the strike is incoming, they can dismiss their Pikmin to minimize the death toll. These boulders can also harm leaders and Pikmin from the team that spawned them, as well as Pikmin that are shocked on the floor.

| [[File:Bingo Battle Ultra-Spicy Spray icon.png]] || Ultra-spicy spray || Instantly makes the player's Pikmin gain the effects of an [[ultra-spicy spray]].

| [[File:Bingo Battle Enemy Annihilator icon.png]] || Enemy Annihilator || Kills all [[Camera|on-screen]] enemies. [[Mini-boss]] enemies will not be hurt.

| [[File:Bingo Battle Bomb icon.png]] || Bomb || Causes a [[bomb rock]] to spawn in front of the player's leader.

| [[File:Bingo Battle Shuffle icon.png]] || Shuffle || Scrambles the opponent's bingo card. Although rare, it's possible that the items will be shuffled in a way that triggers a victory for the opponent.

| [[File:Bingo Battle Mine icon.png]] || Mine || Spawns a [[Bomb rock#Mine|mine]] in front of the active leader. Pikmin can [[carry]] these, just like bomb rocks. When the Pikmin is [[throw]]n, the mine sticks to wherever the Pikmin hits, and will only detonate when a leader walks by.

| [[File:Bingo Battle Warp icon.png]] || Warp || Teleports the opponent to a random area on the map, along with any Pikmin under their control. It is possible for Warp to send the opponent to an inaccessible place, such as the high buckets in [[Shaded Terrace]] that only Yellow Pikmin can reach.

Just as always, there is a proper time and way to use each item. Due to the random nature of Cupid's Grenades, as well as the sequential order in which items are revealed, it can sometimes be prudent to stockpile items for use in more critical situations.

*'''Lightning''': Use the lightning when the opponent's leader has a large group of Pikmin with them. It is best used when the leader is busy fighting an enemy, or holding an explosive. Note that due to an odd feature of ''Pikmin 3'''s programming, Pikmin that are under the effects of electrocution will not be affected by explosives, and any opponent that knows this will have very little to fear against this tactic. This attack will only impact Pikmin visible on your opponent's screen, meaning that it is also best used while your opponent is occupied or locked-on to something and cannot easily change the camera (In the Wii U version only).

*'''Rock Storm''': This is also best used when the leader is with a large group of Pikmin; particularly if that group has many slow Pikmin. Try not to use it if your opponent is near an enemy, as the rocks will destroy the enemy. This is also largely ineffective against Rock and Winged Pikmin.

*'''Ultra-spicy spray''': Best used before fighting a mini-boss. It is also good to use it before fighting your opponent's Pikmin (note that maturity does not have an effect on the result of a battle between Pikmin). Finally, it is also good to use if any Pikmin are not flowered yet; obviously most advantageous with larger parties. This tool can be vital in stealing items from opponents as it increases the chances of winning battles as well as the speed with which your Pikmin can transport spoils.

*'''Enemy Annihilator''': Use this with as many enemies on screen as possible. If there is just one enemy left to win, find it and then use the powerup.

*'''Warp''': Use it when your opponent is near an item or enemy that they need to win. Also good to use when they are trying to steal your Victory Macaroon, or while an opponent is busy fighting; usually guaranteeing a few lost opponent Pikmin. The opponent will generally only be teleported to areas near where they have already been before, meaning that the item has limited use early-on in a battle. Note that it can also teleport the opponent to an advantageous location.

*'''Bomb''': Best to use whenever necessary. As always, use it to destroy enemies. Alternatively, try using it on any of your opponent's Pikmin trying to carry back an object. Avoid carrying around bomb rocks for long periods of time when possible, since an opponent with Rock Storm or Lightning can turn their power against you.

*'''Shuffle''': The Shuffle should be used when your opponent is close to a victory. There is a catch to this, however. Since the opponent's board is shuffled, there is always a chance that it will shuffle into an advantageous layout or possibly even a win for them. The chances of both happening only increase as the opponent gains more items, and using the item while the opponent has five or more near-complete sets will typically guarantee them a win, making the item one which it may be advisable to use as early as possible so as to avoid clogging up the item roulette.

*'''Mine''': This is essentially just another bomb rock. You can use it on enemies and obstacles, but it is often most effectively placed on items that your opponent needs to win. Placing it near their Onion is also advisable, but all strategies against opponents contend with the fact that it is a very loud and very flashy item, so it's unlikely to go unnoticed. Like bomb rocks, they can also be used to defeat enemies quickly, though can be finicky in this way, and may endanger one's own Pikmin.

*'''Macaroon Recovery''': Use it if your Macaroon is being taken. It won't have any effect otherwise, but can be battle-critical, so may be worth saving for as long as possible.

===Avoiding items===

These are defensive strategies if any items are used against you.

*'''Lightning''': This affects only the Pikmin directly visible on your side of the screen. If your opponent is about to use this, changing the camera angle or switching to a different leader can reduce the damage of the attack. If you have a Pikmin holding an explosive, avoid whistling them after they are shocked. The shock will cause the explosive to be dropped and start detonating. However, shocked Pikmin are unharmed by explosions, granting them immunity until whistled.

*'''Rock Storm''': If you see that your opponent is readying the use of this item, it is advised to keep your party small, divided, speedy, and if possible carry only Rock or Winged Pikmin. If they're already coming, just keep moving forward, and if possible, go near some enemies, as the rocks can potentially kill them. Dismissing your party might seem like a good idea, and it sometimes is, but it also increases the chances of huge amounts of your Pikmin being hit by a single rock. Note that high walls and tall objects can sometimes block the impact, as the rocks move at a slight angle while falling.

*'''Enemy Annihilator''': Keep note of which hordes of enemies your opponent kills, and if any of them are important for you or too important for your enemy to have and mobilize immediately. Also keep note of which passages may be safe to travel through now that they have been cleared of enemies.

*'''Bomb''': If you see the opponent rushing in for you, keep in mind that they could have bomb rocks, so try to avoid them or bait them into using the bomb in a way where you can escape.

*'''Shuffle''': There is no real way to avoid this. However, this item can be turned against the opponent by simply collecting as many items at random as possible, increasing the chances of an advantageous shuffle to the point that your opponent may hesitate or entirely resist using the item; preventing them from accessing others.

*'''Mine''': If you can notice that your opponent has one, keep a look out to see where they put it. Otherwise, if you think a mine is set somewhere, disband your squad and check for mines, so that if there's a detonation, no Pikmin will perish. Remember to also rotate the camera around before recovering important objects, as a mine might reveal itself from a different angle. Regardless, keep an ear out for its distinctive beeping noise.

 

 

 

 

 

Battles can be quite lengthy, and it is unlikely that either player will have a secure victory over long periods of time due to the random nature of the game. It should be noted that there are certain things that are affected by the factors contributing to lengthy battles.

*Similarly to the above point, as the game goes on, Cupid's Grenades spawn more often and in larger clusters, Golden Grenades begin spawning (typically nearer the base of the player with the fewest squares on their bingo board), and Lucky Marbles become easier to encounter as an item in the roulette. They will also spawn during an event that begins once the clock hits 8 minutes. A desperate losing player can use this to their advantage if their chances aren't looking good, especially due to the overall lack of defensive items in the item roulette for the winning player to use to their advantage in this situation. Note that trying to actively search out these items can be lengthy, and is itself a gamble for time.

*Keep in mind that, particularly for players hoarding items near their Onion to avoid suspicion, the game has no absolute way of measuring proximity to winning. While this means that a player that feels like they are losing can keep fighting until the very end, it also means that it's even more important not to get too relaxed if it seems like your opponent is losing. It is always important to keep an eye on the activities of your opponent.

 

In {{p3d}}, there are six [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from playing Bingo Battle:

*'''Gadget Master''': Using ten different types of items in Bingo Battle.

*'''Game Changer''': Playing a round of Bingo Battle with the Victory Macaroon rule.

*'''Line 'Em Up''': Playing a round of Bingo Battle.

Badge 39 gadgetmaster.png|Gadget Master. The badge shows a Cupid's Grenade in the middle of a roulette wheel.

Badge 42 bingobuff.png|Bingo Buff. The badge shows a bingo card with a single row completed.

Bingo Battle P3 stage select.jpg|The stage select screen in Bingo Battle.

Bingo Battle P3 objective.jpg|The rules for a round of Bingo Battle.

Wollysdead.PNG|The Enemy Annihilator item being used to instantly take care of a Yellow Wollywog.

Bingo Battle Victory Macaroon P3 stolen.png|Alph stealing Olimar's victory macaroon.

P3 Using the Rock Storm.png|The blue team activating the Rock Storm item.

Bingo Mode 1.png|E3 2013 gameplay screenshot of Bingo Battle, where the blue team is carrying an [[Insect Condo]] to the Onion.

* Bingo Battle and [[Mission Mode]] are the only modes in which the player can find [[White Pikmin|White]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] in ''Pikmin 3''.

* Prior to Pikmin 4, Bingo Battle was the only instance in the series where White Pikmin and Purple Pikmin could be produced by an Onion.

* When the Koppaite team carries its last item back to the Onion, the Pikmin appear to chant "Kop-pai, Kop-pai". When the Hocotatian team does this, the Pikmin chant "Hocotate", or "Ho-cotate, Ho-cotate."

 

 

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