Stone of Advancement

Stone of Advancement Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Newly Nostalgic Series
Value	× 150
Weight	10
Maximum carriers	20
Locations	Rescue Command Post
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	1

"Game Boy Advance" redirects here. For the minigames playable by connecting to a Game Boy Advance, see e-Reader.

This article is about the Cobalt Game Boy Advance SP. For the Game Boy Micro, see Micromanagement Station. For the D-Pad treasure in Pikmin 2, see Stone of Glory.

The Stone of Advancement (進歩の原石^?, lit.: "Stone of Advancement") is a treasure in Pikmin 4. It is actually a Cobalt Game Boy Advance SP. It appears to still be functioning. It is found in the Rescue Command Post as one of the three treasures needed to kickstart the S.S. Shepherd.

Collecting the treasure

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The Stone of Advancement is on a high platform to the west of the S.S. Shepherd. To knock it loose, you need to charge into the wall with Oatchi. After a brief cutscene, you will be able to collect the treasure, provided at least 7 Pikmin are brought after discovering the Red Onion.

Notes

Schnauz's notes

“Notice how resplendent the blue of this slab is! It's called "cobalt blue." The pigment is extracted from an ore renowned for honing one's intuition, intelligence, and reflexes. Yes, the more I gaze upon it, the more advanced I feel myself become.”

Olimar's notes

“Space is a funny place. You can be using the latest in galaxy-navigation technology and still find yourself lost in a sea of space trash. But that's life, isn't it? If you want to advance, you've got to be flexible. This also applies to settling marital disagreements.”

Louie's notes

“It opens. And then it closes. That's pretty fun.”

In other media

A Stone of Advancement is one of the treasures that can be acquired in the browser game Pikmin Finder.

Gallery

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  The location of the Stone of Advancement.

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  The Stone of Advancement being collected.

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  A closer look at the Stone of Advancement in the Treasure Catalog.

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  The Stone of Advancement with the Spinning Memories Plank inserted.

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  A Cobalt Game Boy Advance SP in the real world.

Trivia

• If viewed in the Newly Nostalgic Series's Treasure Catalog entry, the Spinning Memories Plank will be inside of it. It will be showing the title screen for Kuru Kuru Kururin.
• In one of the possible night conversations, Shepherd thinks that the Stone of Advancement may have once been used as a makeshift shelter to protect its creator from the wind and rain.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	進歩の原石? Shinpo no Genseki	Gemstone of Advancement
Chinese (traditional)	進步原石 Jìnbù Yuánshí	Gemstone of Advancement
Chinese (simplified)	进步原石 Jìnbù Yuánshí	Gemstone of Advancement
Dutch	Toekomstmonument	Future monnument
French	Dalle avancée	Advanced Slab
German	Anregende Klapptafel	Stimulating Folding Slab
Italian	Lastra avanzata	Advanced slab
Korean	진보의 원석 Jinbo-ui Wonseok	Gemstone of Advancement
Portuguese	Monólito avançado	Advanced monolith
Spanish	Monolito avanzado	Advanced monolith

See also

• Dream Architect
• Micromanagement Station
• Spinning Memories Plank
• Data Glutton
• Folded Data Glutton