Editing Tunnel

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A '''tunnel''' is a type of [[obstacle]] in {{p3}} and {{p4}}. Some walls have tunnels in them which serve as shortcuts between two parts of an [[area]], but when these walls are first found, they are covered in pebbles and dirt. [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] must be [[Charge|ordered]] to open the tunnel, where they will slowly begin cleaning up the clutter. The tunnel cannot be entered until all the gravel has been removed. Tunnels may not be used to allow passage to Pikmin [[carry]]ing large objects in ''Pikmin 3'', but can do so in ''Pikmin 4''.

There are two phases for digging a tunnel in ''Pikmin 3''. The first phase consists in digging the entrance to the tunnel, and the second one consists in digging inside the tunnel. During the first phase, different Pikmin types will dig at different speeds, whereas in the second one, every Pikmin will dig at the same speed. The following table lists relative digging speeds, based on the most "normal" Pikmin type, the Blue Pikmin.

'''Narrow tunnels''' are a variant of tunnels in ''Pikmin 4'' that are smaller in diameter than regular tunnels. Due to their size, [[Oatchi]] is unable to go through them, but the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] and Pikmin are.

 

'''Pup tunnels''' are a variant of tunnels in ''Pikmin 4'' that have a metal door. Only [[Oatchi]] may travel through a pup tunnel, and he will instantly [[dismiss|disband]] all Pikmin in his squad upon entering. Oatchi will have an animation for squeezing through the pipe, during which switching leader is impossible, before he appears on a higher ledge.

===''Pikmin 3''===

===''Pikmin 4''===

*[[Primordial Thicket]]: Two narrow tunnels lead away from the Autumnal Gully. One is to the west, leading to the area with the [[Puffstool]], while other is to the north, past a [[Dandori Challenge]], leading to the area underneath the [[Dandori Battle]].

 

*[[Doppelgänger's Den]]: In sublevel 1, a tunnel is used to connect the bottom-left part of the sublevel with the top-left part. In sublevel 2, a tunnel is used by Pikmin to carry back the [[Life Controller]] when the blue [[switch gate]] is active.

*[[Dream Home]]:

**A tunnel is found south of the landing site, connecting it with the area where the [[Leisure Car]].

**A pup tunnel is found in the north area of the stage, allowing Oatchi to reach the top part of the map.

*[[Cavern for a King]]: In sublevel 12, a tunnel is found across the room containing the [[Spectralids]] and is used to access the entrance to the next sublevel.

 

*[[Cliff-Hanger's Hold]]: A pup tunnel leads to the upper areas of the map, requiring Oatchi to lower the [[climbing rope]] the player character requires.