Editing Mission Mode

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[[File:Mission Mode main screen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Mission Mode menu]] in ''Pikmin 3''.]]
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{{game help|p3d|Describe the way stages are unlocked.}}
'''Mission Mode''' ({{j|ミッション|Misshon|Mission}}) is an alternate gameplay mode in {{p3}}. It replaces the [[Challenge Mode]] found in previous games. In Mission Mode, the player completes challenges, with three different types existing. Each one has a time limit of between five and fifteen minutes, and awards the player with a ranking based on how well they performed on the mission.

The following rankings exist, and are sorted from worst to best: no medal, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. The requirements for each ranking vary between stages and mission types. When a level is complete, a quick summary of the objects collected or enemies killed is displayed, and the player is given a final score. The player can then watch a replay of the entire session.

Unlike the Challenge Mode in previous games, this one is available from the start of the game, but certain requirements must be met in order to unlock some stages: for Collect Treasure! and Battle Enemies!, players start out with only one stage available, and they must obtain at least a bronze medal in order to unlock the next stage on the line. Bosses in Defeat Bosses! mode are only made available once they're fought in Story mode.

Gameplay in this mode is mostly identical to that of story mode in the way it is [[control]]led, and that the player never starts out with any [[ultra-spicy spray]]s, although it is possible to get some via [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s and/or ultra-spicy nectar on certain stages. However, there are a few mission type-specific rules, and there is also the fact that the player always has the [[Dodge Whistle]] and none of the other spacesuit [[upgrade]]s. If a leader loses all of their [[health]] or if a [[Pikmin extinction]] takes place, the mission is aborted.

==Types==
There are three types of mission, each with a different objective, scoring system, and rules.

===Collect Treasure!===
The goal in Collect Treasure! mode is to retrieve as many [[fruit]]s, [[Nugget|treasures]], and/or enemy carcasses as possible within a limited amount of time. Players can find Pikmin to use either at the starting point, buried, scattered across the map, hidden below plants in small groups, or inside certain enemies, like the [[Medusal Slurker]]. In most missions, there is no [[Onion]], meaning that players cannot grow any more Pikmin than the ones provided throughout the stage, although [[Twilight Hollow Remix]] and [[Beastly Caverns]] have Onions. For levels with no Onion, any recovered corpses go into the [[SPERO]] to exchange for [[Pokos]]. When Onions are present, the corpses are instead brought to them to create more Pikmin as well as earn Pokos. Additionally, Beastly Caverns is the only level to have [[pellet]]s, which will only create more Pikmin and not earn Pokos. Regardless of level, all fruits and treasures are taken to the SPERO to be converted to Pokos. The player's score is based on how many total Pokos were earned. Collecting all objects that can be converted to money in the stage instantly finishes the mission, and the time left is awarded to the player as extra points, with each stage giving a different value per second remaining.

===Battle Enemies!===
The objective of this mode is to defeat enemies to score points. Each enemy type is worth a certain amount of points; for example, the [[Swooping Snitchbug]] holds 30 points. Only a few Pikmin are available on the map, and the player must bring back enemies to the Onion in order to increase their Pikmin army. As such, the player needs a careful balance between combat and reinforcements to be efficient. The enemy's score is instantly added to the score counter the second the enemy dies. Once the timer is up, the points the player gains are counted as their score, but if all enemies are killed, the mission ends right away and the player receives extra points based on the time left.

===Defeat Bosses!===
[[File:Vehemoth Phosbat.png|thumb|The Vehemoth Phosbat in 2-player Defeat Bosses!]]
Missions in this mode require the player to defeat one of the main [[boss]]es in the story mode, with a given assortment of Pikmin and time limit. To fight a boss in this mode, it must be defeated in [[story mode]] first. The player's medal is determined by the time left over. The Pikmin death count has nothing to do with scoring, but is still shown on the results screen.

==Levels==
These are the 36 stages in Mission Mode, counting the ones available as [[downloadable content]]. [[Tropical Forest Remix]], [[Tropical Wilds Remix]], and [[Fortress of Festivity]] are only added to the game, for free, if the game is [[update]]d.

All levels in Mission Mode support 2-player split-screen co-op. For the missions that aren't downloadable content, the previous mission must be beat before the next one can be unlocked. This is not the case with the boss missions, which require the player to have beaten the boss in story mode first (regardless of collecting its spoils).

===Collect Treasure!===
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Tropical Forest CT icon.png|[[Tropical Forest]]|link=Tropical Forest
File:Silver Lake CT icon.png|[[Silver Lake]]|link=Silver Lake
File:Thirsty Desert CT icon.png|[[Thirsty Desert]]|link=Thirsty Desert
File:Twilight Hollow CT icon.png|[[Twilight Hollow]]|link=Twilight Hollow
File:Shaded Garden CT icon.png|[[Shaded Garden]]|link=Shaded Garden
File:Tropical Forest Remix icon.png|[[Tropical Forest Remix]]|link=Tropical Forest Remix
File:Silver Lake Remix icon.png|[[Silver Lake Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Silver Lake Remix
File:Thirsty Desert Remix icon.png|[[Thirsty Desert Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Thirsty Desert Remix
File:Twilight Hollow Remix icon.png|[[Twilight Hollow Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Twilight Hollow Remix
File:Shaded Garden Remix icon.png|[[Shaded Garden Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Shaded Garden Remix
File:Fortress of Festivity CT icon.png|[[Fortress of Festivity]]|link=Fortress of Festivity
File:The Rustyard CT icon.png|[[The Rustyard]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=The Rustyard
File:Beastly Caverns CT icon.png|[[Beastly Caverns]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Beastly Caverns
File:Forgotten Cove CT icon.png|[[Forgotten Cove]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Forgotten Cove
File:Clockwork Chasm CT icon.png|[[Clockwork Chasm]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Clockwork Chasm
</gallery>

===Battle Enemies!===
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Tropical Forest BE icon.png|[[Tropical Forest]]|link=Tropical Forest
File:Silver Lake BE icon.png|[[Silver Lake]]|link=Silver Lake
File:Thirsty Desert BE icon.png|[[Thirsty Desert]]|link=Thirsty Desert
File:Twilight Hollow BE icon.png|[[Twilight Hollow]]|link=Twilight Hollow
File:Shaded Garden BE icon.png|[[Shaded Garden]]|link=Shaded Garden
File:Tropical Wilds Remix icon.png|[[Tropical Wilds Remix]]|link=Tropical Wilds Remix
File:Garden of Hope Remix icon.png|[[Garden of Hope Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Garden of Hope Remix
File:Distant Tundra Remix icon.png|[[Distant Tundra Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Distant Tundra Remix
File:Twilight River Remix icon.png|[[Twilight River Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Twilight River Remix
File:Formidable Oak Remix icon.png|[[Formidable Oak Remix]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Formidable Oak Remix
File:Fortress of Festivity BE icon.png|[[Fortress of Festivity]]|link=Fortress of Festivity
File:The Rustyard BE icon.png|[[The Rustyard]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=The Rustyard
File:Beastly Caverns BE icon.png|[[Beastly Caverns]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Beastly Caverns
File:Forgotten Cove BE icon.png|[[Forgotten Cove]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Forgotten Cove
File:Clockwork Chasm BE icon.png|[[Clockwork Chasm]] [[File:EShop icon.png|12px|link=Downloadable content|baseline]]|link=Clockwork Chasm
</gallery>

===Defeat Bosses!===
<gallery>
File:Armored Mawdad DB icon.png|[[Armored Mawdad]]|link=Armored Mawdad
File:Vehemoth Phosbat DB icon.png|[[Vehemoth Phosbat]]|link=Vehemoth Phosbat
File:Sandbelching Meerslug DB icon.png|[[Sandbelching Meerslug]]|link=Sandbelching Meerslug
File:Scornet Maestro DB icon.png|[[Scornet Maestro]]|link=Scornet Maestro
File:Quaggled Mireclops DB icon.png|[[Quaggled Mireclops]]|link=Quaggled Mireclops
File:Plasm Wraith DB icon.png|[[Plasm Wraith]]|link=Plasm Wraith
</gallery>

==Co-op==
Before starting a stage, it is possible to choose between single-player or 2-player co-op mode. In co-op, player 1 is on the left of the screen, while player 2 is on the right of the screen. Player 1 starts the stage as [[Alph]], and player 2 starts as [[Brittany]] or [[Olimar]], depending on the stage. If the level has more than two leaders available, either player can switch to the leader that is not being used. Just like in {{p2}}'s co-op challenge mode, players share [[spray]]s, and when one player uses a spray, one will be deducted for both players. Co-op high scores are listed separately from single-player high scores. The "Go Here!" function cannot be used in co-op.

==After hours==
A feature added in {{p3d}} is the "after hours" mode. If the player's time is up when they are playing through a normal mission, they will be sent to the results screen, but a button labeled "Continue" (with an "After Hours" blurb) will be present. Picking this option allows the game to continue where the player left off, but without a goal or a chance to increase the score they got. This allows the player to check out how the rest of their mission would have gone if they hadn't run out of time, so they can better plan for next time, or to just complete the mission without caring for the score.

When the mode is entered, the gameplay resumes from the exact point the player left at, after a brief "Ready... Go!" pause. Everything is the same, except now the music changes to a [[Music in Pikmin 3#After Hours|simple track]], the clock present during gameplay is replaced with a pink "After Hours" box, and the timer (now pink) counts up instead of down. This timer has no purpose other than showing to the player how much longer they are taking to complete the mission. The player can now finish the stage like normal, lose, retry the entire mission from the start, or quit from the [[pause menu]]. Finishing the stage successfully will bring the results screen up again, the game will tally everything up, and show the player a total score, although this time the results screen makes note that this was in after hours mode, including a blurb that shows how much extra time was needed. This score is not saved and, naturally, this time there is no option to play after hours in.

Players can only enter after hours when they run out of time, so the option isn't present if the goal was met, if a leader was knocked out, or if all Pikmin have been lost. In addition, it is not present during [[Defeat Bosses!]] missions, and although the [[Side Stories]] game mode is similar to Mission Mode, it does not have after hours. When the player presses the button to enter after hours mode, the game asks if they are sure they wish to continue playing, and reminds them that no record will be saved. Regardless of the player's choice, the game will save the score obtained so far and then proceed to leave or to resume gameplay, depending on the choice. If the player loses the mission during after hours, the game simply marks the stage as played, saves, and returns to the mission category's mission selection menu. But by completing the stage successfully, the game will save when the results screen is left in order to mark the mission as complete, but nothing else. This is useful, for instance, to unlock stages 6 to 10 of a category, since the player needs to have completed stages 1 to 5 first.

Oddly, due to a [[glitch]], playing in handheld mode will result in the rendering resolution to be increased when the game enters after hours mode.

==Rankings==
{{see also|Pikmin 3#Global rankings|t1=Global rankings}}
There are five essential rankings for each stage: No ranking, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. No ranking simply means that the player did not get enough points to earn a medal. The criteria for getting medals is different for each game mode, with the points differing every stage. Platinum medals mean that the player has collected all treasure or defeated all enemies before the time limit. Any time after the Platinum medal is acquired will be added as a time bonus to the original score, with a certain amount of additional points per second remaining, that depends on the stage. For Defeat Bosses!, only the time matters, and the quicker a boss is defeated, the better the medal; if it is defeated too late, the player might not receive any medal.

The game keeps track of the five best scores in both single-player and co-op. These scores are only accessible on the [[Challenge results menu|results screen]] at the end of a successful mission, but the top score is available on the screen before the mission begins.

===Details===
Each medal has a different look based on its ranking and the game mode. The loading screen tips state that each medal gives the player an honorary title, though nothing change in the game whatsoever. In the score tally screen, when a medal is obtained, a Pikmin can also be heard cheering the player. While hard to understand due to the Pikmin's voice, when slowed down, the different voice clips can be figured out.{{cite youtube|mGla9ZOj9KI|of sound effect trivia in ''Pikmin 3''|m=2|s=27|published={{date|10|June|2019}}|retrieved={{date|11|June|2019}}}} The following table illustrates the medals for all rankings, as well as the title given by the tips and the cheers said by the Pikmin.

{| class="wikitable"
! || Collect Treasure! || Battle Enemies! || Defeat Bosses! || Title || Pikmin cheer
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Bronze
| [[File:MM CT bronze.png|48px]] || [[File:MM BE bronze.png|48px]] || [[File:MM DB bronze.png|48px]] || Lieutenant || "Good!"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Silver
| [[File:MM CT silver.png|48px]] || [[File:MM BE silver.png|48px]] || [[File:MM DB silver.png|48px]] || Captain || "Great!"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Gold
| [[File:MM CT gold.png|48px]] || [[File:MM BE gold.png|48px]] || [[File:MM DB gold.png|48px]] || General || "Excellent!"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! Platinum
| [[File:MM CT platinum.png|48px]] || [[File:MM BE platinum.png|48px]] || [[File:MM DB platinum.png|48px]] || Royalty || "Perfect!"
|}

The medals are visible on the screen with the mission's briefings. A second medal appears if the challenge was completed in co-op mode. The platinum medals also have the [[Koppaite text]] {{kt|P|I|K|M|I|N}} {{kt|P|L|A|T|I|N|U|M}} on them, which means "Pikmin platinum".

The fanfare that plays when the player acquires a platinum medal or successfully defeats a boss:
[[File:PlatinumFanfare.ogg]]

==Downloadable content==
{{main|Downloadable content}}
On {{date|1|October|2013}} &ndash; during that month's Nintendo Direct &ndash; Iwata announced downloadable content for ''[[Pikmin 3]]'''s Mission Mode. These stages are for Collect Treasure! mode, and Nintendo offers [[Tropical Forest Remix]] for free if players update ''Pikmin 3''.

On {{date|6|November|2013}}, a second DLC pack was made available for purchase. This DLC consists of five remixed Story mode maps for Battle Enemies! Nintendo offers [[Tropical Wilds Remix]] for free if players update ''Pikmin 3''.

On {{date|2|December|2013}}, a third DLC pack became available for purchase. This consists of five stages for Collect Treasure! and Battle Enemies! (totaling in ten levels) and takes place on entirely new areas. [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] are playable in stages 13 through 15, but Louie must be rescued before he can be used. Nintendo offers both versions of [[Fortress of Festivity]] for free for those who update ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

==Badges==
In {{p3d}}, there are nine [[badges]] the player can gain from playing Mission mode:
*'''Dreams of Adventure''': Finish a level in Mission Mode.
*'''Greenhorn''': Earning a bronze medal in any Mission Mode level.
*'''Getting Closer''': Earning a silver medal in any Mission Mode level.
*'''Good as Gold''': Earning a gold medal in any Mission Mode level.
*'''Dedicated Adventurer''': Earning 10 platinum medals in any Mission Mode level.
*'''Game Hunter''': Earning a medal of any merit in every Battle enemies! stage.
*'''Treasure Hunter''': Earning a medal of any merit in every Collect treasure! stage.
*'''Big Game Hunter''': Earning a medal of any merit in every Defeat bosses! stage.
*'''Mission Partner''': Playing Mission Mode with a second player.
<gallery>
Badge 23 dreamsofadventure.png|Dreams of Adventure. The badge shows [[Alph]] looking at a medal.
Badge 28 greenhorn.png|Greenhorn. The badge shows a bronze medal.
Badge 29 gettingcloser.png|Getting Closer. The badge shows a silver medal.
Badge 30 goodasgold.png|Good as Gold. The badge shows a gold medal.
Badge 31 dedicatedadventurer.png|Dedicated Adventure. The badge shows a platinum medal.
Badge 36 gamehunter.png|Game Hunter. The badge shows a [[Bulborb]] with a crown.
Badge 37 treasurehunter.png|Treasure Hunter. The badge shows a pile of gold nuggets with a crown.
Badge 38 biggamehunter.png|Big Game Hunter. The badge shows the [[Plasm Wraith]] with a crown.
Badge 46 missionpartner.png|Mission Partner. The badge shows two Joy-Cons.
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pikmin 3 SPERO artwork.jpg|Artwork of the [[SPERO]], made for the Official Nintendo Magazine.
Pikmin3Fruit.png|Some of the fruits from ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.
Defeat Bosses! Armored Mawdad edition!.jpg|The results screen for fighting against the [[Armored Mawdad]].
Mission Mode main screen.jpg|The main Mission Mode menu.
Battle Enemies! menu.jpg|Battle Enemies! stage selection menu.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:BorkedPW.jpeg|thumb|right|An odd second enemy bubble to the west of the map, when the Plasm Wraith's mission is highlighted.]]
*Mission Mode and [[Bingo Battle]] are the only modes in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in which players can find [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]].
*The music that plays during all stages, with the exception of stages 11 to 15, was used in all of the ''Pikmin 3'' trailers.
*Mission Mode and Bingo Battle have an exclusive [[mini-boss]]: the [[Baldy Long Legs]]. It appears plentifully in both modes, although it is never found in [[Story Mode]]. Instead, there is the similar [[arachnorb]], the [[Shaggy Long Legs]].
**This is likely due to how long the Shaggy Long Legs fight can be, which would be impractical for a time-sensitive challenge.
*If a new record is achieved, and said record does not fit on the world rankings chart, the word "Unexpected" (US), "Invalid" (Europe), or "{{j|想定外|Sōtei-gai|unexpected|f=tp}}" (Japanese) will appear in the score's bubble on the ranking screen. The bubble will also be pointing outside of the chart to the right.{{cite youtube|lJvCkMJzSa8|of a run that triggered the "Unexpected" message|m=2|s=36}}{{cite youtube|sAb5Hg5S1LA|of a world record that triggered the "Invalid" message|m=2|s=8}} This is true for {{p3d}} as well.{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jpiu07/got_a_high_score_in_silver_lake_past_the/|Got a high score in Silver Lake, past the leaderboards graphics into the unknowns of "unexpected"!|Reddit post|published={{date|7|November|2020}}|retrieved={{date|1|December|2020}}}}
*If the player goes into the Defeat Bosses! mission selection screen and highlights the Plasm Wraith's mission, they can then pan the radar on the GamePad to the northwest, where they will find a second enemy bubble, out of bounds. This bubble represents the [[Mysterious Life-Form]], according to the game's files.<ref><code>/content/CMCmn/generator/mapE/mis_boss.szs/1.txt</code>, line 93 &ndash; <code>Metaboss</code>'s (Mysterious Life-Form) coordinates are at <code>-5650.00000000 0.00000000 6330.00000000</code>. Same file, line 12 &ndash; <code>Metaboss2</code>'s (Plasm Wraith) coordinates are at <code>4000.00000000 0.00000000 -5750.00000000</code>. File <code>default.txt</code>, line 12 &ndash; <code>UFO</code>'s (S.S. Drake) coordinates are at <code>4880.00000000 150.00000000 -5440.00000000</code>.</ref>

==Names in other languages==
''Mission Mode''
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ミッション	
|JapR=Misshon
|JapM=Mission
|ChiTrad=任務
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=Mission
|ChiSimp=任务
|ChiSimpR=
|ChiSimpM=Mission
|Fra=Missions
|FraM=Missions
|Ger=Missionen
|GerM=Missions
|Ita=Missioni
|ItaM=Missions
|Kor=미션
|KorR=misyon
|KorM=Mission
|Spa=Misiones
|SpaM=Missions
|Rus=Режим миссии / Режим задание
|RusR=Rezhim missii / Rezhim zadaniye
|RusM=Mission mode / Task mode
|RusN=Names taken from Nintendo's official Russian website
|notes=y
}}

''Collect Treasure!''
{{foreignname
|Jap = お宝をあつめろ！
|JapR = Otakara o Atsumero!
|JapM = Collect Treasure!
|ChiTrad=收集寶物
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=
|ChiSimp=收集宝物
|ChiSimpR=
|ChiSimpM=
|Fra=Chasse aux trésors
|FraM=Treasure hunt
|Ger=Sammele Schätze!
|GerM=Collect treasure!
|Ita=Arraffa tutto!
|ItaM=Get it all!
|Kor=보물을 모아라!
|KorR=bomul-eul moara
|KorM=Collect treasure
|Spa=¡Hazte con todo!
|SpaM=Get it all!
}}

''Battle Enemies!''
{{foreignname
|Jap = 原生生物を倒せ！
|JapR = Gensei Seibutsu o Taose!
|JapM = Defeat Enemies!
|ChiTrad=打倒原生生物
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=
|ChiSimp=打倒原生生物
|ChiSimpR=
|ChiSimpM=
|Fra=Sus aux créatures
|FraM=Search for treasure
|Ger=Besiege die Kreaturen!
|GerM=Defeat the creatures!
|Ita=Combatti i nemici!
|ItaM=Combat the enemires!
|Kor=원주생물을 쓰러뜨려라!
|KorR=wonjusaengmul-eul sseuleotteulyeola!
|KorM=Defeat the creatures
|Spa=¡Derrota a los enemigos!
|SpaM=Defeat the enemies!
}}

''Defeat Bosses!''
{{foreignname
|Jap = 巨大生物をたおせ！
|JapR = Kyodai Seibutsu o Taose!
|JapM = Defeat Bosses!
|ChiTrad=打倒巨大生物
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=
|ChiSimp=打倒巨大生物
|ChiSimpR=
|ChiSimpM=
|Fra=Combat fatidique
|FraM=Fateful battle
|Ger=Besiege die Bossgegner!
|GerM=Defeat the boss enemies!
|Ita=Abbatti i colossi!
|ItaM=Beat the giants!
|Kor=거대생물을 쓰러뜨려라!
|KorR=geodaesaengmul-eul sseuleotteulyeola!
|KorM=Defeat the giant creatues!
|Spa=¡Vence al ser colosal!
|SpaM=Battle the giants!
}}

==See also==
*[[Challenge Mode]]
*[[Side Stories]]
*[[Mission Mode menu]]
*[[Fruit]]
*[[Enemy]]

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfY3r9BbYu8 Gameplay video of co-op mode]

==References==
{{refs}}

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