Editing The Final Trial

{{infobox area
|map          = The Final Trial HD.jpg
|screenshot   = FT.jpg
|parts        = 1
|hazards      = {{fire}} {{water}}
|obstacles    = {{white bramble gate}} {{white reinforced wall P1}} {{cardboard box}} {{geyser}} {{water body}} {{bridge P1}}
|requirements = Collect 29 [[ship part]]s
}}

'''The Final Trial''' is the last area to be accessed in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''. On the [[Menu#Area selection|area selection menu]], it is across a small body of water from the other areas, and has radically different terrain. It only has one part and is almost enemy-free, save the [[Emperor Bulblax]], which holds the last [[ship part]], the [[Secret Safe]].

It should be noted that this area, in a way, tests the player's knowledge on the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. Fom the landing site, the area "splits" into three paths. The left path focuses on [[Red Pikmin]], due to the [[fire geysers]]. The center path contains water which only [[Blue Pikmin]] can traverse through. And the path on the right contains [[bomb-rock]]s, which only [[Yellow Pikmin]] can hold.

Despite this, the level can be completed purely with Yellow Pikmin. This is done by making the Pikmin "swim" to the [[bridge]]s, and by [[throw]]ing them over the slanted part of the metal wall between the second bridge and the [[Cardboard box|box]], then making the Pikmin run over to said box.

Since Pikmin cannot be produced here unless the [[Enemy#Boss|boss]] is killed, three [[Candypop Bud]]s are present at the landing site next to the Yellow Onion. Each one can change 50 Pikmin before wilting.

{{listen|filename=Final Trial.ogg|title=Excerpt from the level's music}}

==General layout==
To the south lies the landing site, along with three different colored Candypop Buds. In the center lies a small pool of water. To the west of it, there is a narrow path with fire geysers. To the east are a group of small islands with [[bomb-rock]]s. In the middle of the pool are two bridges and a normal stone [[gate]]. To the north is a [[cardboard box]].

The arena where the Emperor Bulblax is fought and a wall that leads to three pipes with several bomb-rocks lies at the northernmost part of the area. On the far west of the pool is a ledge with no hazards, meaning Olimar can throw additional Pikmin onto the ledge, then run down to collect them when he reaches the end of the main path. [[Bomb-rock]]s in this area are found in pipes. One is on a high place to the right of the starting point. There are three other pipes in the cliffs surrounding the arena where the Emperor Bulblax is fought.

In Challenge Mode, a Yellow Wollywog is found in the pool, and a Beady Long Legs attacks Olimar after he enters the arena. A Burrowing Snagret is found in the cliffs around it. Smaller enemies are found around Olimar's base, such as a Dwarf Red Bulborb, Dwarf Bulbears, and Sheargrubs. Unlike in the other levels, 100 Pikmin are already present on the map, buried in various locations.

==Enemies==
*[[Emperor Bulblax]]

==Challenge Mode breakdown==
[[File:Pikminlast1.jpg|thumb|right|The Final Trial in Challenge Mode.]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Pikmin source!!{{tt|Seeds|Max produced with correct harvesting}}!!Amount!!Total
|-
|Starting Reds||||34||34
|-
|Starting Yellows||||33||33
|-
|Starting Blues||||33||33
|-
|Red 1 pellets||2||1||2
|-
|Red 5 pellets||5||1||5
|-
|Red 10 pellets||10||2||20
|-
|Yellow 1 pellets||2||1||2
|-
|Yellow 5 pellets||5||1||5
|-
|Yellow 10 pellets||10||2||20
|-
|Blue 1 pellets||2||1||2
|-
|Blue 5 pellets||5||1||5
|-
|Blue 20 pellets||20||1||20
|-
|Beady Long Legs||{{tt|40|Four random 10 pellets}}||1||40
|-
|Burrowing Snagret||{{tt|29|Seven random 1 pellets and three random 5 pellets}}||1||29
|-
|Dwarf Bulbear||5||1||5
|-
|Dwarf Red Bulborb||4||4||16
|-
|Female Sheargrub||2||3||6
|-
|Male Sheargrub||3||3||9
|-
|Yellow Wollywog||{{tt|13|One random 5 pellet plus 8 seeds}}||10||130
|-
!Total
|colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | 299
|}

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==Ship parts==
*[[Secret Safe]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TFT start.png|The landing site.
File:TFT start 2.png|East of the landing site.
File:TFT fire.png|The fiery path in which [[Red Pikmin]] are needed.
File:TFT bombs.png|The easternmost island.
File:TFT bridge.png|The two central bridges and the central island.
File:TFT water.png|Part of the large body of water on the area.
File:TFT before boss.png|The section before the [[Emperor Bulblax]] arena.
File:TFT bombs 2.png|The ledge where [[bomb-rock]]s can be found, used to take down the [[gate]]s.
File:TFT boss.png|The Emperor Bulblax, burrowed.
File:TFT boss east.png|Eastern section of the Emperor Bulblax arena.
File:TFT boss north.png|Northern section of the Emperor Bulblax arena.
File:TFT boss west.png|Western section of the Emperor Bulblax arena.
File:TFT west.png|Westernmost path of the area.
File:FT.jpg|The bomb-rock island.
File:Pikminlast1.jpg|The Final Trial in Challenge Mode.
File:The Final Trial preview.png|Preview image on the [[Menu#Area selection|area selection menu]].
File:The Final Trial HD.jpg|Overview map.
File:FT texture.png|The [[radar]] pattern for the Final Trial.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The terrain and surroundings of this area, along with the terrain and surroundings of the [[Impact Site]], make up the layout for the [[Wistful Wild]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', with the exception of the places where the two map layouts meet.
*Strangely, a Bulborb appears here in the [[Sunset|end of day cutscene]], as well as in the perfect [[cutscene|ending]], despite the only visible Grub-dog in the area being the [[Emperor Bulblax]].

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