Editing Side Stories

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[[File:P3D Creature Hunting Bulbears.jpg|thumb|A Bulbear in [[Creature Hunting]].]]

Although every day is a part of an overarching plot, they are not connected in terms of gameplay, meaning what the player does in one day will not affect any other day. Throughout both stories, Olimar and Louie will make comments during gameplay based on certain events, much like the game's Story Mode, and when the day is done, Olimar will write a report. The next day only becomes available when the previous day has been completed and a medal has been earned. Any completed mission can be replayed at any point, and since they all have some score qualifier of some sort, the player can try to get better medals, or simply improve their high score. Some stages may feature areas or Pikmin types that the player may not have seen in Story Mode yet. Although nothing special happens for new areas, if the player is presented with a new Pikmin type, a one-page dialog window will show up before the mission, giving them a quick rundown of that Pikmin type.

This mode shares some gameplay rules with [[Mission Mode]]. The player does not have a [[mini radar]], and although they can open the [[KopPad]], no app will be available other than the standard [[radar]]. Onions cannot be interacted with, and the player only has the [[Dodge Whistle]] as an [[upgrade]]. [[Pikmin extinction|Losing all Pikmin]] or losing a leader results in the day being over, and if the player gets stuck (e.g. by losing all Pikmin needed to destroy a certain [[obstacle]]), they will have to restart the day manually. Unlike Mission Mode, the player can activate or deactivate co-op play at any point during the day, and there are no [[after hours]].

This Side Story has 4 total missions, and is unlocked after [[Captain Charlie]] is rescued from the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]].

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This Side Story has 10 total missions, and is unlocked after the player completes Story Mode.

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! Day || Name || Objective

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Much like [[Mission Mode]], each level uses a ranking system with medals depending on how many [[Poko]]s are collected. Each one is accompanied by a quote from the President.

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! Bronze

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! Silver

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! Gold

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! Platinum

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Unlike Mission Mode however, the game does not distinguish between highest medal obtained in single player or co-op, instead saving only the highest of the two.

[[File:Failure Message Unable to Carry Parts.jpg|thumb|The message that can display in ship part-related missions.]]

For mission types besides "Battle enemies!", if a certain condition is met, it can become impossible to finish the mission but still be able to keep playing the level. When this occurs, the game will pause and display a message notifying the player that the mission's objective can no longer be met and ask if the player wishes to keep playing anyway. Choosing "Yes" resumes gameplay as normal, while choosing "No" ends the mission as if the timer ran out. This option is likely included to avoid forcing the player to waste their time waiting for the timer to run out in the event of not being able to progress further in the mission, as there is no option to end the mission early in the pause menu.

* Not being able to reunite with the other leader due to not having enough [[bomb rock]]s left to destroy the reinforced walls on the map (unique to [[Looking for Louie]]). It is possible to make this message appear while still being able to complete the mission with the use of the [[Glitches in Pikmin 3#Infinite dirt mound|infinite dirt mound glitch]] to obtain more bomb rocks than intended.

In {{p3d}}, there are five [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from playing Side Stories:

*'''Clocking In''': Earning a bronze medal or better in any stage of Side Stories.

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P3DX Prerelease Side Story Menu English.jpg|The [[Side Stories menu]] in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.

== Trivia ==

* In the Japanese version, the President's icon in the results screen will use an excited expression if the player gets a platinum ranking. He will use the neutral face in all other circumstances.

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*[[Story Mode]]

*[[Canon]]