Editing Story Mode

The Story mode in {{p4}} features [[Pikmin 4 player character|the newest recruit of the Rescue Corps]], and their loyal space-dog companion [[Oatchi]]'s quest to rescue Captain Olimar, the [[Rescue Corps]] that were sent to help him, and a number of [[castaway]]s after a series of freak accidents results in all of them crash-landing on PNF-404. After making contact with the Rescue Corps, they are also tasked with collecting and extracting [[sparklium]] from various treasures across the planet in order to repair the [[S.S. Shepherd]]. Their search for Olimar, the forty-nine missing individuals, and the eight hundred and fifty-nine treasures span six areas and twenty-three caves. New areas are largely unlocked through story progression: Collecting enough sparklium will expand the effective range of the S.S. Shepherd's scanners, allowing for further exploration.

 

 

 

During the mission, the recruit encounters a strange, enigmatic individual strongly resembling Olimar, but covered in red fur and with the stem of a Pikmin, as well as an obsession for [[dandori]], the act of multi-tasking and carrying out plans efficiently. His relationship with Olimar was unclear.

* Time does not pass, and there is no Sun Meter. The day only ends when a certain task is completed. Additionally, [[#Daylight|Daylight]] will always remain the same, and in ''Pikmin 3'', the [[Day#Weather|weather]] will always be sunny. In {{p1}}, the first day ends when the player recovers the [[Main Engine]]. In {{p2}}, the first day ends when the player collects the [[Courage Reactor]]. In {{p3}}, the first day ends when the player reaches the [[S.S. Drake]]. In {{p4}}, the first day ends when the player collects 300 [[Sparklium]] from the [[Noble Bident]], [[Path Creator]], and [[Stone of Advancement]].

* There are only harmless enemies present. Although there is a [[Dwarf Bulborb]] in ''Pikmin 2'', the game does not allow eating attacks to harm leaders or Pikmin on this day. In ''Pikmin 4'', there are 3 [[Bulborb Larva]]e in the [[Burrow of Beginnings]] which can attack the leader or [[Oatchi]], but deal no damage.

* Unimportant or extra mechanics, like [[Lie down|lying down]] in ''Pikmin'' or [[maturity]] changes in '''Pikmin 3'' and ''Pikmin 4'' may be disabled all throughout the day.

* Most of the enemies or flora that appear in the area don't spawn, and some only appear on the first day.

* Special music plays instead of the area's regular music. In ''Pikmin 2'', before defeating the Dwarf Bulborb and re-establishing communications with Louie, No music plays. After re-establishing communications but before reuniting Olmiar and Louie, a special non-dynamic version of the Valley of Repose's sunset music plays. When reuniting the two [[leader]]s the area's music plays like normal. In ''Pikmin 3'', while no area music plays in [[Charlie]]'s part of the first day, Alph's part contains a [[Music in Pikmin 3#Alph's Crash Site|wholly unique theme]] that replaces the area music for this day, only not appearing in the area's cave and before freeing the Red [[Onion]].

Many of these same changes apply during the segment with [[Brittany]] after she falls into a cave in the [[Distant Tundra]] and discovers the [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Once she leaves this cave, the day counter will begin like normal. The tutorial with Captain Olimar in ''Pikmin 4'' also applies many of these changes, although it does not represent his first day on the planet. Pikmin can die during the fight with the [[Porquillion]] here, but a Pikmin extinction will not end the day because Olimar and [[Moss]] have unlimited health and can keep fighting by themselves. The tutorial only ends once the Porquillion is dead and has dropped the [[Interstellar Radio]].