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{{game help|p3d|Expand on what sort of record-keeping limitations exist when the player changes the difficulty in the file select screen. Also, finish the table.}}
{{game help|p3d|Expand on how the player can change the difficulty in the file select screen, and finish the table.}}
'''Difficulty''' is a feature in {{p3d}} that alters aspects of the game in order to adjust how easy or hard it is. These aspects include the length of a [[day]] and the strength of [[Enemy|enemies]].
'''Difficulty''' is a feature in {{p3d}} that alters aspects of the game in order to adjust how easy or hard it is. These aspects include the length of a [[day]] and the strength of [[Enemy|enemies]].


Upon creating a save file on the [[Menu/Saved game selection|file selection screen]], the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: '''Normal''' ({{j|ふつう|Futsū}}), '''Hard''' ({{j|むずかしい|Muzukashī}}), and '''Ultra-Spicy''' ({{j|ゲキカラ|Gekikara}}), in increasing order of difficulty. The lattermost can only be unlocked once the player has completed the story mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the [[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Demo|demo]].
Upon creating a save file on the [[Menu/Saved game selection|file selection screen]], the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: '''Normal''', '''Hard''', and '''Ultra-Spicy''', in increasing order of difficulty. The latter can only be unlocked once the player has completed the story mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the [[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Demo|demo]].


At any point in the saved game selection screen, the player can press {{button|switch|zr}} to change a file's difficulty, but doing so prevents the player from earning any [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] related to completing [[Story Mode]] in a given difficulty, in that file. If the player uses this option to change to the same difficulty the file is already at, nothing will happen.
==Effects==
 
==Differences==
The following is a list of known differences between difficulty modes. The Wii U version of ''Pikmin 3'', which is most similar to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'''s Hard difficulty, is included for comparison's sake.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy || style="width:20%" | Wii U
! Subject || Normal || Hard || Ultra-Spicy
|-
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes
|-
| [[Fruit#Juice|Fruit juice]] || 100% || 100% || 50% || 100%
|-
| Enemy [[health]] || Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jf1lf9/enemy_hp_comparison_how_to_test_it/|Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it.|reddit|published={{date|21|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|14|October|2020}}|rname=health_research}} || Most enemies have twice as much health than on Normal difficulty{{cite web|rname=health_research}} || Enemies have either the same or higher health than on Hard difficulty || N/A
|-
| [[Nectar egg]]s in the [[Garden of Hope]] || Many || Several || None || None
|-
|-
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60 || 100
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes
|-
|-
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 seconds || ≈6 seconds
| Enemy [[health]] || Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U original{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jf1lf9/enemy_hp_comparison_how_to_test_it/|Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it.|reddit|published={{date|21|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|14|October|2020}}|rname=health_research}} || Most enemies have twice as much as health than on normal difficulty{{cite web|rname=health_research}} ||  
|-
|-
| [[Ultra-spicy spray|Sprayed]] Pikmin drowning time || ≈5 seconds || ≈2 seconds || ≈1 second || ≈2 seconds
| [[Nectar egg]]s || Common || More than in the original game, but less than on normal difficulty || Same as the original game
|-
|-
| Leader health || ≈1.5 times the usual || Same as on the Wii U || Same as on the Wii U || N/A
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60
|-
|-
| [[Data file]]s || All opened when collected || Only some opened when collected || Only some opened when collected || All opened when collected
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || 11 seconds || 6 seconds || 3 seconds
|}
|}
==In other game modes==
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Internally, other game modes use rules based off of specific difficulty modes. Each stage is capable of specifying what difficulty mode it uses.
==Badges==
There are three [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from completing [[Story Mode]] on any given difficulty, without changing it at any point.
* '''Pikmin Challenger''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Normal, Hard, or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Professional''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Hard or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Master''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
<gallery>
Badge 19 pikminchallenger.png|Pikmin Challenger. The badge shows [[Alph]] with a single flag.
Badge 20 pikminprofessional.png|Pikmin Professional. The badge shows [[Brittany]] with two flags.
Badge 21 pikminmaster.png|Pikmin Master. The badge shows [[Charlie]] with three flags.
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{needs translation|Chinese|Korean}}
;Normal
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ふつう |JapR=Futsū |JapM=Normal
|Chi=普通 |ChiR=Pǔtōng
|Fra=Standard |FraM=Standard
|Ger=Normal |GerM=Normal
|Ita=Normale |ItaM=Normal
|Kor=보통 |KorR=botong
|Spa=Normal |SpaM=Normal
}}
;Hard
{{Foreignname|
|Jap=むずかしい |JapR=Muzukashī |JapM=Difficult
|ChiTrad=困難 |ChiTradR=Kùnnán |ChiTradM=Difficult
|ChiSimp=困难 |ChiSimpR=Kùnnán |ChiSimpM=Difficult
|Fra=Difficile |FraM=Difficult
|Ger=Schwierig |GerM=Difficult
|Ita=Difficile |ItaM=Difficult
|Kor=어려움 |KorR=eolyeoum
|Spa=Difícil |SpaM=Difficult
}}
;Ultra-Spicy
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ゲキカラ |JapR=Gekikara |JapM=Fiercely-spicy
|Chi=激辣 |ChiR=Jī là |ChiM=Spicy
|Fra=Super piquant |FraM=Super-spicy
|Ger=Ultra-Motiviert |GerM=Ultra-Motivated
|Ita=Ultra-piccante |ItaM=Ultra-spicy
|Kor=불맛 |KorR=bulmas |KorM=Burning-taste
|Spa=Superpicante |SpaM=Super-Spicy
}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Options menu]]
*[[Menu/Options]]
*[[Challenge run]]
*[[Badge]]


==References==
==References==

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