Editing Tunnel

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[[File:Yellow Pikmin digging tunnel P3.jpg|thumb|A [[Yellow Pikmin]] digging a 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 4.

==Digging speeds==
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There are two phases for digging a tunnel. 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Type || ''Pikmin 3''
|-
| Red Pikmin || 1.5&times;
|-
| Rock Pikmin || 2.0&times;
|-
| Yellow Pikmin || 1.0&times;
|-
| Winged Pikmin || 0.5&times;
|-
| Blue Pikmin || 1.0&times;
|-
| Purple Pikmin || 1.5&times;
|-
| White Pikmin || 0.5&times;
|}

These digging speeds are exactly the same as each Pikmin type's relative [[Combat|attack power]]. It's possible to see that Yellow Pikmin are not given any speed improvement, compared to when they are [[Dig#Digging speeds|digging]] a buried fruit.

==Narrow tunnel==
'''Narrow tunnels''' are a variant of normal tunnels. Due to their size, [[Oatchi]] is unable to go through them; except this, they work just like normal tunnels.

==Pup tunnels==
'''Pup tunnels''' are another variant of normal tunnels. Only Oatchi may travel through a pup tunnel, and he will instantly [[dismiss]] all Pikmin in his squad if he has any. Oatchi will have an animation for squeezing through the pipe, during which switching leader is impossible, before he appears on a higher ledge.

==Locations==
;''Pikmin 3''

*[[Tropical Wilds]]: There is one located near the [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] right at the main exit of the landing site. Burrowing through it leads to the ledges to go up to the [[Armored Cannon Larva]].
*[[Distant Tundra]]:
**There is one located under the [[Cupid's Grenade]] near the landing site. This allows the leaders to traverse between their landing site and the small area with [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]es and [[Crimson Candypop Bud]]s. It provides a shortcut for Pikmin that are carrying pieces of the [[Dawn Pustules]].
**There is one behind the [[S.S. Drake]], which can be used to go to the place where [[Alph]] and [[Brittany]] must exchange Pikmin before the main bridge is completed. It provides a shortcut for Pikmin that are carrying fragments of the bridge.
*[[Beastly Caverns]] (Collect Treasure!): There is one located north of the [[SPERO]]. This allows [[Red Pikmin]]s to traverse to the area behind the [[Reinforced wall]].
*[[Tundra]]: There is one located under the Cupid's Grenade near the landing site, in the same place as in the Distant Tundra.

;''Pikmin 4''
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*[[Hero's Hideaway]]: Two tunnels are found in the area. One connects the floor to the [[Stargazer's Spot]], while the other connects the floor with the kitchen countertop.
*[[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]].

;Caves
*[[Below-Grade Discotheque]]:
**In sublevel 3, a tunnel is used to connect the main island with a smaller one containing a pile of 15 [[Gold Nugget]]s.
**In sublevel 4, a pup tunnel leads to a [[clipboard]] leading to the button that lowers the level's iron fences.
*[[Engulfed Castle]]: In sublevel 2, a pup tunnel leads to a button that lowers the level's iron fences.
*[[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.

;Dandori Challenges
*[[Hotshock Canyon]]: A pup tunnel leads to a button that lowers the level's iron fences.
*[[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.

== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
Tunnel.jpg|The tunnel at the landing site of the Distant Tundra.
Tropical Tunnel.jpg|Looking through a tunnel in the Tropical Wilds.
</gallery>

==Name in other languages==

{{Foreignname
|Jap=ヨコ穴
|JapR=Yoko Ana
|JapM=Horizontal hole
|Ger=Tunnel
|GerM=-
|Ita=Tunnel
|ItaM=-
}}

'''Narrow tunnel'''
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'''Pup tunnel'''
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==See also==
*[[Geyser]]
*[[Paper bag]]
*[[Dirt mound]]

{{obstacles}}