Editing Temporal Mechanism

{{Infobox treasure
|image=Thumb_temporalmechanism.jpg
|size=99px
|icon=Temporal Mechanism icon.png
|hoard_number=87 (US)<br>86 (Europe)<br>85 (Japan)
|series=Hyper-technology Series
|value=110
|weight=30
|max_pikmin=40
|location=Valley of Repose
|challenge=[[Collector's Room]]
}}
{{infobox p4 treasure
|image      = Temporal Mechanism P4 icon.png
|icon       = Temporal Mechanism P4 icon.png
|size       = 200px
|series     = Great Adventure Series
|sparklium  = 110
|weight     = 7
|max_pikmin = 14
|location   = [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]
|amount     = 1
}}
The '''Temporal Mechanism''' ({{j|こわれたタイムマシン|Kowareta Taimumashin|Broken Time Machine}}) is a [[treasure]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. It's actually a {{w|pocket watch}} labeled with Roman numerals and has the [[Nintendo]] logo on its face. The second hand ticks back and forth between two seconds. In ''Pikmin 4'' the words "Every second is of infinite value." are inscribed on its back, a quote by {{w|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe}}. In ''Pikmin 2'', it is found in the [[Valley of Repose]] and is held by a [[Fiery Bulblax]]. In ''Pikmin 4'', it is found on a fence in the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] near a [[Bulborb]]. It also appears in that game's [[title screen]], in the [[Dandori Challenge]] menu accessed by talking to [[Jin]], and when choosing a sublevel in the [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]].

== Collecting the treasure ==
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=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
{{location map | width = 246 | height = 411 | image = VoR texture.png | bg = #111 | caption = Location of the Temporal Mechanism. | icons =
{{map icon | Temporal Mechanism | 109 | 102}}
}}
It is located at the far side of the field near a body of water inhabited by [[Water Dumple]]s. The best way to defeat the Bulblax is to lure the Bulblax into the water and attack it with [[Blue Pikmin]] after [[ultra-bitter spray|petrifying]] it.

It is wise to go after this treasure near the start of the day. If the Bulblax is killed but the treasure does not get back to the ship before day's end, it will be inside another Bulblax the next day (unlike other above ground treasures, which stay in place from day to day, seeing as they are not held by enemies).

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=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
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It is mounted on a wall near the center of the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], slightly to the north. To collect it, you must first knock it off of the wall with a [[rush]] from [[Oatchi]], then throw 7 Pikmin at it. The nearby [[Bulborb]] should be defeated, otherwise it will wake up when the Pikmin carry the treasure back.

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=== Schnauz's notes ===
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=== Olimar's notes ===
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=== Louie's notes ===
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
P2 Temporal Mechanism Location.png|The Temporal Mechanism in the [[Valley of Repose]].
Temporal Mechanism 2.jpg|The Temporal Mechanism being analyzed in ''Pikmin 2''.
Temporal Mechanism texture.png|Texture used in ''Pikmin 2''.
Temporal Mechanism  P2S icon.png|The [[Treasure Hoard]] icon of the Temporal Mechanism in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Pikmin 4 Temporal Mechanism Back.jpg|The back of the Temporal Mechanism in ''Pikmin 4'', only visible in the [[Treasure Catalog]].
P4 Temporal Mechanism location.jpg|The Temporal Mechanism in ''Pikmin 4'' in the location it is discovered, before being knocked down.
Pocket Watch.jpeg|A real world pocket watch.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* This treasure and the [[King of Bugs]] are the only two treasures in ''Pikmin 2'' that animate when not being carried &ndash; the Temporal Mechanism's second hand is always ticking back and forth.

== Names in other languages ==
=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===
{{Foreignname
|Jap  = こわれたタイムマシン
|JapR = Kowareta Taimumashin
|JapM = Broken Time Machine
|Fra  = Mécanisme Temporel
|FraM = Temporal Mechanism
|Spa  = Mecanismo temporal
|SpaM = Temporal mechanism
|Ita  = Meccanismo temporale
|ItaM = Temporal Mechanism
|Ger  = Temporaler Mechanismus
|GerM = Temporal Mechanism
}}

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = 壊れたタイムマシン
|JapR = Kowareta Taimumashin
|JapM = Broken Time Machine
|ChiTrad  = 壞掉的時光機
|ChiTradR = Huàidiào de Shíguāngjī
|ChiTradM = Broken Time Machine
|ChiSimp  = 坏掉的时光机
|ChiSimpR = Huàidiào de Shíguāngjī
|ChiSimpM = Broken Time Machine
|Dut  = Tijdmachinecomponent
|DutM = Time machine component
|Fra  = Mécanisme temporel
|FraM = Temporal mechanism
|Ger  = Zeitmechanismus
|GerM = Time Mechanism
|Ita  = Meccanismo temporale
|ItaM = Temporal mechanism
|Kor  = 부서진 타임머신
|KorR = Buseojin Taim-Meosin
|KorM = Broken Time Machine
|Por  = Aparato temporal
|PorM = Temporal apparatus
|Spa  = Mecanismo temporal
|SpaM = Temporal mechanism
}}

== See also ==
* [[Mystical Disc]]
* [[Stopped Doomsday Clock]]
* [[Hyper-technology Series]]
* [[Valley of Repose]]
* [[Fiery Bulblax]]

{{Valley of Repose}}
{{Treasures}}
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[[Category:Sun-Speckled Terrace]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]