Editing Challenge run

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In the fanbase, a '''challenge run''' is where a player attempts to [[Completion|complete]] a game, or part of a game, with a special goal or rules. Most challenge runs are not implemented or recognized by the game, and as such, give no in-game reward for completing them. Most challenge runs only apply to the main [[Story Mode]].

In order to complete some of them, players have to abuse [[glitch]]es and [[sequence break]]s, and use advanced techniques such as [[Throw#Swarm trick|throwing Pikmin faster]]. Some rules may disallow glitch exploitation, however. Because of the [[Randomness|random]] nature of some of the game mechanics, some runs might contain more luck than others, and the player may end up achieving their goal more efficiently than if they had bad luck.

*Some [[glitches]] can be abused to speed up or skip tasks.

*Some [[sequence break]]s can be used to skip parts of the game.

*Using some [[Carry#Strategies|carrying tricks]] to speed up the way objects are carried.

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! Goal || [[Region]]

! All ship parts || US

| 53:48 || "iid01" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWc4FclIyzY YouTube video] || {{date|16|July|2023}} || Finishes in 6 days.

! All ship parts || Japan

| 55:55 || "iid01" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3xZPF5N70 YouTube video] || {{date|1|June|2020}} || Finishes in 6 days.

! All ship parts || Europe

! Low Pikmin (50), all ship parts || US

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! Goal || [[Region]]

! All ship parts || US

| 49:47 || "Sbudiver" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XM9eGHFzz4 YouTube video] || {{date|28|October|2023}} || Finishes in 6 days.

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| 54:38 || "atmy_17" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFxdlNEuyUs YouTube video] || {{date|3|September|2023}} || Finishes in 6 days.

| 54:11 || "Ice cube" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D-kb6VsdRw YouTube video] || {{date|9|December|2022}} || Finishes in 6 days.

 

! All ship parts

| 47:15 || "Mokaygee" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZkPDE1nzjU YouTube video] || {{date|16|December|2023}} || Finishes in 6 days.

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! Goal || [[Region]]

! Pay off debt || US

| 1:31:59 || "Jack Draz" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGNRNG-qBgU YouTube video] || {{date|24|January|2023}} || Finishes in 8 days.

! Pay off debt || Europe

| 1:42:43 || "HeartPiece" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOB5rw0Pfzc YouTube video] || {{date|23|May|2022}} || Finishes in 8 days.

! Pay off debt || Japan

| 1:39:44 || "iid01" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjIJOmCWpo YouTube video] || {{date|11|March|2020}} || Finishes in 8 days.

! All treasures || US

| 3:58:38 || "theurbandear" || [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/572013494 Twitch video] || {{date|20|March|2020}} || Finishes in 10 days.

! All treasures || Europe

| 4:39:27 || "HeartPiece" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWBc7ME1GwU YouTube video] || {{date|28|October|2021}} || Finishes in 11 days.

! All treasures || Japan

| 3:30:46 || "iid01" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYcSyL-DpP0 YouTube video] || {{date|13|April|2021}} || Finishes in 10 days.

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! Goal || [[Region]]

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====''Pikmin 4''====

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! Goal || [[Update|Version]]

! Rescue Olimar || 1.0.2

| 1:14:34 || "Kap" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us7SDjdbAXY YouTube video] || {{date|7|February|2024}} || Finishes in 10 days.

! Cure Oatchi || 1.0.2

| 2:07:25 || "JHawk4" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7xCM-nkjwY YouTube video] || {{date|30|October|2023}} || Finishes in 13 days.

! All Areas 100% || 1.0.2

| 4:20:42 || "JHawk4" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCCeKDQVYaI YouTube video] || {{date|17|February|2024}} || Finishes in 15 days.

! Olimar's Shipwreck Tale || 1.0.2

| 25:29 || "anthony_1612" || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yde2xrDHx0w YouTube video] || {{date|18|February|2024}} || Finishes in 5 days.

 

*''Pikmin'': '''[[6 day run]]''' to obtain all thirty [[ship part]]s.

*''Pikmin 2'': '''[[5 day run]]''' to obtain all 201 [[treasure]]s, 1 day run to reach the credits, and 4 days to rescue [[Louie]].

*''Pikmin 3'': Usually '''[[10 day run]]''' to obtain all fruits. However, there is a glitch that allows [[Winged Pikmin]] to become invincible if they are whistled one frame before they die, which allows them to pick up the two blue-required fruits so that [[Twilight River]] can be completed in a single day. Therefore, '''9 day run''' to obtain all fruits, '''[[7 day run]]''' to reach the credits.

**All Missions (Full Game 100%): 33 day run, consisting of 12 days to reach the final boss plus 6 days for the [[Mission (Pikmin 4)|Fit for a Feast mission]], 13 days for the remaining night expeditions, 1 day for Trial of the Sage Leaf, and 1 last day in Rescue Command Post to finalize all missions and formally end the game by speaking to [[Bernard]].

*''Pikmin'': '''[[50 Pikmin challenge]]''' to reach the [[credits]] or get a 100% completion with 50 Pikmin. Some areas can be beaten with less Pikmin,{{cite youtube|zbfKSVFvlCg|of a completed 44 Pikmin run of ''[[The Forest of Hope]]''}} however 50 is the minimum required to beat the game. (In the Japanese version, the minimum is 85 due to the [[Secret Safe]] being heavier than in other versions.)

*''Pikmin 2'': '''[[101 Pikmin challenge]]''' to get a 100% completion with 101 Pikmin. The debt can be cleared with as little as 35 by using light treasures and the respawning enemies in caves, but to even reach the first cave, 35 Pikmin are needed to crush the main [[bag]] on [[day]] 2. Also see the [[#Emergence Cave challenge|Emergence Cave challenge]] below.

*''Pikmin 2'': 37 Pikmin challenge to collect all the treasures except for the [[Doomsday Apparatus]] with only 37 Pikmin. 35 are initially required plus only one Yellow and Blue Pikmin whistled away from the group they're found in. This allows for a full run, without the task of growing 100 Purple Pikmin, but with the added challenge of having less Pikmin to work with.{{cite youtube|rRF7jgOi23E|of a completed 37 Pikmin run in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''}}

[[File:Pikmin 3 zero death run.jpg|thumb|250px|Example of a completed zero death challenge, in {{p3}}.]]

A '''zero death challenge''' is when a player attempts to complete a game without a single one of their [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] perishing. All games keep track of the number of Pikmin deaths for each file. Using [[Candypop Bud]]s does not count towards this number. Others challenges are often done in conjunction with this one, either because their rules specifically require no Pikmin to die, or because Pikmin deaths may mean a small delay in having to grow some more.

A '''100% playthrough''' is when the player completes all secondary goals in the game on top of the normal [[completion]]. It's normally considered that a "100% run" is a playthrough in which all [[Saved game|recordable]] goals are obtained. For the ''Pikmin'' games, the most basic form of a 100% run is to collect all of the main collectibles in the game, and not just the ones that give the main characters a good result and end up with the game's [[credits]]. More hardcore definitions of 100% would include all [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] entries or [[data file]]s, for instance. There is nothing in the ''Pikmin'' games that can only be obtained on specific times, and will require the player to start a new run to obtain – anything can be obtained at any time, provided there are enough [[day]]s left. The [[Smoky Progg]] can be missed, but nothing is stored in record for its encounter or defeat.

The most basic form of these type of runs are acknowledged by the game, where the player gets all collectibles: doing so will usually give a different ending from the usual one. Although [[gear]] in ''Pikmin 3'' is not necessary for the game to give out the best ending, it is usually included in most 100% playthroughs.

A '''low% challenge''' is when a game is completed (or some other goal is reached) while progressing as little as possible. What counts as "progress" is arbitrary in games that don't show an in-game completion percentage, but it usually refers to unlocking or collecting anything permanent.

 

In ''Pikmin'', this challenge only requires the player to collect the 25 mandatory [[ship part]]s and ignore the 5 optional ones.

In a normal playthrough, the [[Courage Reactor]] must be collected on [[day]] 1 before the game can proceed, but by using [[Glitches in Pikmin 2|glitches]] such as causing an extinction on day 1, even that treasure can be skipped. The rest of the run depends on repeatedly harvesting the 11 [[Snow Bulborb]]s, for {{pokos|2}} each, resulting in at least 413 run-throughs of the cave if the [[Utter Scrap]], [[Citrus Lump]], [[Quenching Emblem]], and [[Spherical Atlas]] are collected as well.

This run has been completed within the first in-game day through the use of multiple exploits.{{cite youtube|IeaBDk4W7AA|of a player completing the Emergence Cave challenge|published={{date|19|May|2021}}|retrieved={{date|3|May|2022}}}}

An '''Onionless''' playthrough is when the player must never withdraw Pikmin out of an [[Onion]] (including the [[Hocotate ship]] in {{p2}}). This means that when Pikmin enter an Onion, they will never be seen again in the playthrough, and the player effectively starts with 0 Pikmin when landing in a new [[area]]. In the first 3 games, a handful of glitches are required in order to complete the challenge.

Early on in the challenge, an [[out of bounds]] glitch is required in [[The Forest of Hope]] in order to reach the Yellow Onion,{{cite youtube|U8Wp0VcLS30|of an out of bounds glitch in The Forest of Hope}} since Red Pikmin cannot be withdrawn from the Red Onion. The player must complete the entire area with just Yellow Pikmin, which is possible with various [[glitches]]. In [[The Forest Navel]], the player must approach the Blue Onion right away and grow an entire army from 1 blue sprout. Candypop Buds must be used to make other Pikmin types, and so that the player has 0 Blue Pikmin when arriving in [[The Distant Spring]]. This way, the Blue Onion will make a sprout in The Distant Spring, and the player can once again grow an army in order to complete this map. Lastly, the player must obtain 15 Pikmin in [[The Final Trial]], but they only start with 1 Blue Pikmin sprout (if they arrive with 0 Blue Pikmin). The only way to obtain the required number of Pikmin is to throw the Blue Pikmin into a Candypop Bud of a different type, and repeat the process 15 times so that the Blue Onion makes a total of 15 sprouts. Then, the player can kill the [[Emperor Bulblax]], and harvest its five 5-pellets in order to have 40 Pikmin to carry the [[Secret Safe]] (note that the Secret Safe weighs 85 in the Japanese version, so this challenge is not possible to complete in this version). In this game, Onionless playthroughs are considered more interesting with the additional rule that no Pikmin deaths are allowed.

A full playthrough has been completed by "Mokaygee" in 23 in-game days.{{cite web|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}QG26LW-s1ME&index{{=}}2&list{{=}}PL1tbaKnaSPjdwSVF-fU3ygRfK5ZYxqAbs|Playlist of an Onionless ''Pikmin'' playthrough|YouTube}} 23 days is believed to be the lowest number of days needed to complete this challenge by a human, but "Mokaygee" has made a [[tool-assisted superplay]] completing The Forest of Hope in 1 day Onionless,{{cite youtube|K4Tttv76bUQ|of [[The Forest of Hope]] in 1 day Onionless (TAS)}} and "TRR" has made a tool-assisted superplay completing The Forest Navel in 1 day Onionless,{{cite youtube|WILs-tDbII8|of [[The Forest Navel]] in 1 day Onionless (TAS)}} making 21 days theoretically possible.

There are a few obstacles in an Onionless playthrough in this game. First of all, the Red Onion must produce a sprout on day 2, and when arriving in [[Awakening Wood]]. Otherwise, the player will be unable to obtain Pikmin for the rest of the playthrough. In order to start day 2 with 0 Red Pikmin, a [[glitch]] called "day 1 extinction" is required.{{cite youtube|IieBje4CqMo|of day 1 extinction}} Also, in order to arrive in the Awakening Wood with 0 Red Pikmin, all of the player's Red Pikmin must be killed, or converted to Purple Pikmin. Lastly, the player must grow 100 Purple Pikmin in 1 day in order to collect [[Doomsday Apparatus]]. Doing this is not hard, it simply requires the player to visit [[Cavern of Chaos]] 20 times, which is tedious, but doable.

 

 

In this game, a deathless Onionless run is impossible. There is no way to make progress in the [[Garden of Hope]] if there are Red Pikmin in the Onion. However, because "AshEevee" found a way to kill Pikmin on day 1,{{cite youtube|5Z7KuPo76I4|of killing Pikmin on day 1 in ''Pikmin 3''}} an Onionless playthrough is still possible. On day 1, the player can remove all obstacles to the ship, then kill all of their Pikmin. Unlike the 2 previous games, the Onion will make a sprout immediately, but the player must leave it behind so that they can have a red sprout in the Garden of Hope. Going forward, it's best to leave all Pikmin buried or left behind at the end of each day, so that the player can start each new area with 1 of each type of Pikmin sprout. The [[Formidable Oak]] proves to be a challenge, because the player starts with 5 Pikmin, and there is no way to grow more. However, if the player uses the Candypop Buds inside the oak, the player can cause extinctions for the different types of Pikmin, making the Onion produce more.

A full playthrough has been completed by "JHawk" in 10 in-game days.{{cite youtube|8vHA2-mKye0|of ''Pikmin 3'' Onionless all fruits in 10 days}} All fruits can still be collected in the optimal number of days under the Onionless restriction. "JHawk" uses various [[glitches]] to save time, mostly ones that also appear in speedruns of this game, such as clipping leaders through walls, or charging Winged Pikmin at fruits in high places. Regardless, [[Garden of Hope]] and [[Tropical Wilds]] were tight on time, he says. However, [[Formidable Oak]] was the most difficult day, as he only obtained 18 Pikmin from farming extinctions, and it takes about half of the day to even start the boss battle, leaving only the other half of the day to beat the boss with very few Pikmin. Technically, it's also possible to complete the game Onionless in 7 in-game days, though this follows from simply playing the first 6 days like in JHawk's playthrough, then completing [[Formidable Oak]] on day 7 in the same way as day 10 of the playthrough.

 

[[Oatchi]] is heavily utilized here. Collecting Onions is recommended so when the day starts, the player can replenish Pikmin numbers quickly. Note that if Oatchi carries something to the Onion, it will always sprout Pikmin of the scarcest type that has an Onion integrated.

 

An Onionless run is impossible in [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] because the starting Pikmin are inside the Onion, [[Moss]] is in another [[area]] and Olimar cannot acquire the [[Extra Hand]].

 

*''Pikmin 3'': 10 enemies total must be defeated: the 3 [[Female Sheargrub]]s to get enough pikmin to push the box; a [[Medusal Slurker]] to get rock pikmin; an [[arachnode]] to get winged pikmin; and all 6 bosses.

*''Pikmin 4'': 4 enemies total must be defeated, the 3 [[Bulborb Larva]]s to rescue [[Shepherd]], and the [[Fiery Blowhog]] to get access to more [[night expedition]]s.

*Full deaths: the opposite of [[#Pacifist|pacifist]]; a player attempts to kill every enemy they come across, and in the case of caves, every enemy of every sublevel.

*No flowers: Pikmin must not reach the [[Maturity|flower stage]]. Sometimes, the bud stage is equally prohibited.

*No [[gear]]: players do not obtain any optional upgrades.

*Low Piklopedia: players avoid filling up the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] by minimizing encounters with the fauna and flora in ''Pikmin 2'' or ''Pikmin 4''

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