Editing Pikmin Park

'''Pikmin Park''' ({{j|広場|Hiroba|open space}}) is a feature in {{hp}}. It is a place where gathered [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] can play around and be safe, but it is also the source of some [[Sparklium]]. This Sparklium, be it in the form of [[treasure]]s or bundles of Sparklium Seeds, is hidden beneath clutter in the park, which can be cleaned up by the Pikmin in the park. Some of the rubble has a specific [[hazard]], meaning only certain types of Pikmin can clear it. The more Pikmin there are cleaning something, the faster it gets done, but progress is only made when an [[area]] is completed (whether it's the first time completing the area or not), even if that progress does not result in anything yet. The Park is also where the [[S.S. Dolphin II]] crash-lands and stays, meaning it is the rendezvous point for Olimar and the ship's pod after an [[area]] is completed.

After that area is completed, the ship recommends that [[Olimar]] brings the Pikmin he's found so far to a safe place. This doesn't include the Pikmin found in the Pikmin Park at the start of the game, since those got left behind when the initial exploration of the park finished. It then proceeds to beam up both Olimar and the Pikmin. After this, the Pikmin Park opens, and the Pikmin found are placed there, being the first ones to populate the park from here on out. While discussing the park, the S.S. Dolphin II points out that it found Sparklium readings within the park, but does not know where it is. The gathered Pikmin prove themselves useful here, as Olimar orders them to clean out the middle part of the park. They start plucking away at the blades of grass there. After a short conversation, the ship points out that the Pikmin found something: the [[Distortion Chamber]]. Realizing that the Pikmin won't find anything else for a while, the ship tells Olimar to order the Pikmin to continue cleaning, as the duo heads off to a new area.

Pikmin will only clean up grass if there is nothing else they can clean instead in that section. In addition, if the Onion and ship hangout section is empty, there is a chance that a [[Coppeller]] carrying a Sparklium Seed will appear there, as detailed [[#Central Pikmin Park|here]].

[[File:Pikmin Park map initial.jpg|thumb|The map displaying all of Pikmin Park's sections and the unsearched obstacles in each one.]]

Each section has a name, shown on the top-left corner of the upper screen whenever that section is selected. Interestingly, the US [[Region|version]] and the European version call the northernmost and the middle sections different names. The US version calls the northern part with the S.S. Dolphin II and the Onion "Central Pikmin Park", and calls the other section, directly to its south, "Pikmin Park Entrance". The European version swaps the two names around.

It is difficult to see which of the two is more correct. The section at the middle of everything can be called "central", but it also has a tunnel to its south that seems to be the only way in and out of the park. The section with the Onion is the one where new Pikmin types enter the Park in, but is also the section at the middle of the west and east wings.

[[File:HP Pikmin Park Entrance.jpg|thumb|Central Pikmin Park.]]

This section is called "Pikmin Park Entrance" in the European [[region|version]] of the game, as explained [[#Sections|here]].

 

This is the location where the [[S.S. Dolphin II]] crash-landed, and where the [[Onion]] is. When a new type of Pikmin is added to the park, it ends up here. Groups of Pikmin that manage to uncover something will also return to this section. If it does not have any Pikmin in it, there is a chance that a [[Coppeller]] carrying a yellow, red, or rainbow [[Sparklium Seed]] will show up. Ordering some Pikmin to this section will make the creature drop what it is carrying, and will award the player with it.

 

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When the player enters the park for the first time, this is the first section, besides the one with the Onion and ship, to be available. It only has six patches of grass. When the park is first entered, a tutorial starts, and in it, the player must order Pikmin to work on this section. Right after they begin, they discover the [[Distortion Chamber]].

** {{icon|Distortion Chamber|y}} – under the first patch of grass, cleared in the tutorial.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the third patch of grass.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the fifth patch of grass.

 

{{game help|hp|Confirm the unlock requirements.}}

The requirements to unlock Western Pikmin Park are not known, but it may happen when the second or third patch of grass in [[#Pikmin Park Entrance|Pikmin Park Entrance]] (called "Central Pikmin Park" in the European version) is cleared, or when [[The Shadow in the Brush]] is completed. When the player visits this section for the first time, the ship will point out the fireplaces, and recommend using Red Pikmin. Besides those, it has some [[crystal]]s and some plain patches of grass.

** [[Crystal]] × 3

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the second patch of grass.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the second fireplace.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the sixth fireplace.

 

** Lake plants × 10

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the second patch of grass.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the first set of electrical wires.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the third set of electrical wires.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the second bundle of lake plants.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the fourth bundle of lake plants.

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the pile of pebbles.

 

 

Pikmin Park Outskirts becomes available when all of the [[#Western Pikmin Park|western section]] has been cleaned. It has several [[crystal]]s, and three other types of rubble, but in very small quantity.

 

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|10}} – under the fourth crystal.

 

 

 

** Stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]] worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} – under the second bundle of lake plants.

 

After [[First Expedition]] is completed (or the first area that the player brought Pikmin to the end in), the [[S.S. Dolphin II]] sends the salvaged Pikmin to the Pikmin Park, and a tutorial about the park begins. In this tutorial, the player must order the group of [[Red Pikmin]] to work on Pikmin Park Entrance ("Central Pikmin Park" in the European version). Once the player places them there, they clean up some of the grass, and before long, still inside the tutorial, they uncover the [[Distortion Chamber]].

When the Pikmin clear up the second or third patch of grass in Pikmin Park Entrance ("Central Pikmin Park" in the European version), they uncover a stash of [[Sparklium Seeds]], worth {{sparklium|hp|30}} in total.

After the entire park is cleaned out, caches of Sparklium Seeds will sometimes appear in a random section of the park when the player completes an area. To collect these, the player simply needs to order a Pikmin group to that section. Each of these caches adds {{sparklium|hp|10}}, or {{sparklium|hp|30}}. You may also find a [[Coppeller]] with a random [[sparklium Seed]] in the main section, as explained [[#Central Pikmin Park|here]].

The Pikmin Park is accessed through the [[sector selection menu]], through the [[area selection menu]], or through the [[area results menu]].

The park is divided into sections, which become available with time. Tapping on a section on the bottom screen will show it on the top screen. Each section has its own clutter. The player does not order individual Pikmin, but orders an entire group instead, consisted of Pikmin of the same type. The player also does not directly order them to work on tasks, but instead, tells them where to go. If they enter an area with something to clean up, they will begin doing so, forming an orderly line, and, one by one, jumping into the clutter, taking part of it, and jumping back out. However, if there's nothing they can do, they just idle on that part of the park. Besides cleaning up clutter, they can also shoo away [[Coppeller]]s, when they appear on the [[#Central Pikmin Park|main section]] of the park.

On the bottom screen, there is a blue band on the left that lists the number of Pikmin of each type available in the park. The bottom-left corner has a button to return to the [[area selection menu]], and the button on the bottom-right allows the player to manage their [[Pikmin amiibo]]'s level. The rest of the bottom screen shows a top-down map of the park. The player can tap the different sections here to go there. Each Pikmin type has an icon, and its location represents where that type is in the park right now. Tapping the icon and then a section will make the Pikmin go there. If the Pikmin have to head to the section that is already on-camera, the player gets to see them come up one by one to start the task or to idle, but if not, when the player chooses that section, they'll already spot the Pikmin at work or relaxing.

Pikmin in the park frolic around when they're idle, by either jumping in place, walking around, or running left and right. If they're tasked to work, they try their hardest to form an orderly line, so they can do take apart an object one by one. They sometimes [[trip]] down, which slows down the line, but this is only aesthetic.

World map Pikmin Park.jpg|The Pikmin Park as seen on the [[sector selection menu]].

File:Pikminpark-coppeller.jpeg|A [[Coppeller]] in Central Pikmin Park, carrying a rainbow [[Sparklium Seed]].

Pikminpark-coppeller-redseed.jpg|A Coppeller in Central Pikmin Park, carrying a red Sparklium Seed.

Pikminpark coppeller yellow sparklium seed.jpg|A Coppeller in Central Pikmin Park, carrying a plain yellow Sparklium Seed.

Pikmin Park 10 stash.jpg|Discovering a stash of [[Sparklium Seed]]s worth {{sparklium|hp|10}}.

Pikmin Park 30 stash.jpg|Discovering a stash of Sparklium Seeds worth {{sparklium|hp|30}}.

Pikmin Park 50 stash.jpg|Discovering a stash of Sparklium Seeds worth {{sparklium|hp|50}}.

* If the game is shut off after the completion of [[First Expedition]], but before the [[area selection menu]] of [[Brilliant Garden]] is entered, i.e. before the player finishes the Pikmin Park tutorial, the next time the player boots the game up and chooses the save file, they will be taken to the area selection menu, and the ship will tell them how the Pikmin have been placed on the Pikmin Park, inviting Olimar to take a look. If the player checks now, the Pikmin Park tutorial will play back again from scratch. However, the player is not forced to enter the Park, meaning they can skip the tutorial.

* The texture used for the floor in ''Pikmin''{{'s}} debug [[animtest|animation viewer]] coincidentally is a checkerboard pattern with the words "piki park" written all over.

|Jap=広場

|JapR=Hiroba

|JapM=Square

|Fra=Parc Pikmin

|Kor=광장

|SpaE=Parque Pikmin

|SpaEM=Pikmin Park

|RusN=Name taken from the ''Hey! Pikmin website'' and release trailer

|CzeN=Name taken from ''Hey! Pikmin'' launch trailer

* [[Hey! Pikmin logs|''Hey! Pikmin'' logs]]

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