Editing Twilight River

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'''Twilight River''' ({{j|交わりの渓流|Majiwari no Keiryū|Mountain Stream of Fellowship}}) is the fourth area visited in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', unlocked after taking down the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]]. The area appears to be a forest during the season of autumn – dead leaves are scattered everywhere. As its name suggests, there is a river running through the area. The major boss here is the [[Scornet Maestro]]. The 15 [[fruit]]s in the area add up to 20.5 bottles of juice (10.25 on [[Difficulty|Ultra-Spicy difficulty]]). In [[Side Stories]], [[Olimar]] refers to this area as [[River]].

Once the [[Folded Data Glutton]] that the [[Sandbelching Meerslug]] ate is brought to the [[S.S. Drake]], a signal is detected in the Twilight River. Charlie thinks that the signal is [[Captain Olimar]], who they believe took the cosmic drive key. After lifting the [[Dam|branch]] near the [[Winged Pikmin]] Onion, a transmission is intercepted. It turns out to be Louie who franticly states that he is in trouble. Alph mistakes Louie for Olimar and decides to save him. Upon entering the spot they were pointed to, the explorers find out that Louie was taken captive by the Scornet Maestro. After the boss is defeated and Louie is saved, he is taken back to the Drake and identified as "Hocotatian". The next morning, the group unexpectedly arrives back at the [[Garden of Hope]].

The Twilight River is split into two distinct sections, with one or two rivers crossing through. Most of the area is open-ended, especially considering that [[leader]]s and some [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] can go in or over the river at will. Unlike most areas in the game, it only has one cave; other than that, the boss arena and its access corridor are the only sub-areas in the Twilight River.

==Key sections==

[[File:Twilight Scenery.png|thumb|300px|A view of the scenery in the Twilight River.]]

The landing site is the main section of the map. On this list, all sub-sections refer to a different sub-area, meaning that there is a transition when entering or leaving.

;Landing site:

The flow of lily pads on the southern river is blocked by a [[dam]]. On the other shore of this river are two bits of land. The western one leads to a small alcove with [[Dusk Pustules]]. The eastern one is accessible through a [[bridge]], and is where the [[Winged Onion]] is first found. This river ends in a tube that leads to the second section of the area.

;Second section:

This portion of the area has the same river as the southern one from the previous section running through its middle. The first time this section is entered is through a one-way tube, while riding a [[lily pad]] on that same river.

On the eastern shore, there's a circular bit of land with roots going up in the center; these roots lead to the top of the large tree. Further to the southeast, the path splits into two. To the northeast, a small arena with a [[Burrowing Snagret]] and an access back to the main area. To the southeast is a dead end, but is also where the leaders and Pikmin end up if they didn't board off their lily pad. On th opposite shore is a similar stretch of terrain that overlaps this one, but is higher up and can only be reached with a [[Bouncy Mushroom]] poking out of the water.

;Cave:

;Scornet Maestro access:

*{{icon|Lesser Mock Bottom|y}} × 1

*{{icon|Searing Acidshock|y}} × 1

*{{icon|Seed Hive|y}} × 1

*{{icon|Arachnode|y}} × 4

*{{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y|v=P3}} × 10 (8 under the clipboard)

*{{icon|Female Sheargrub|y|v=P3}} × ?

*{{icon|Male Sheargrub|y|v=P3}} × ?

*{{icon|Scornet|y}} × 30 (in the lone swarm; there is an endless amount in the boss battle.)

*{{icon|Water Dumple|y|v=P3}} × 5

*{{icon|Yellow Wollywog|y|v=P3}} × 2

*{{icon|Bamboo gate|y}} × 1  

*{{icon|Arachnode web|y}} × 4

*{{icon|Bridge|v=P3|y}} (Red) {{icon|fragment}} × 57 (piles of 15 under clipboard, 18, and 24)

===Other===

*{{icon|Scorch Guard|y}} × 1

*[[Onion|Winged Onion]] × 1

 

==Guide==

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The story section in the Twilight River is the longest of all the story sections in the game, so make sure you have enough juice for several days before starting. Upon first landing in the area, take Pikmin out of the [[Onion]] and walk up the hill to the east to see the Winged Onion on the other side of the river. Rescuing this Onion is the first task of the area, but to do that, a light blue bridge must be built first. Walk downhill past the [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]s and take a ride on the lily pad. Get off on the other side of the river, and destroy the nearby [[crystal]] to release a pile of 20 bridge [[fragment]]s. To the right is an [[electric gate]]; destroying that will open an area with 2 [[Yellow Wollywog]]s (which should be defeated first), a pile of 30 bridge fragments, and a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]. It is recommended to start harvesting [[Ultra-spicy spray]] from this plant. Heading in the other direction from the original pile of fragments, you will arrive at a room with a [[Puffy Blowhog]]. Defeat it and turn right into a cave. Light up the room by throwing 20 Yellow Pikmin at the [[electrode]], then cross the [[Bloominous Stemple]]s to carry a set of 30 bridge fragments. Once all the fragments have been collected, return to the base, make sure there are less than the 100 Pikmin in the field, and cross the light blue bridge.

 

On the other side of the river, you will find the Winged Onion trapped in the web of an [[Arachnode]]. Throw some [[Rock Pikmin]] to rescue it, and pluck the [[Winged Pikmin]] the new Onion sends out. Begin to harvest Winged Pikmin from the nearby [[pellet]]s and [[Enemy|enemies]], some of which are under [[Flukeweed]]s. Once you have a substantial amount, throw 10 Winged Pikmin at the [[dam]] next to the Winged Onion site. This will lift up the dam, allowing lily pads to flow down the second river in the area. Ride the river downstream to enter the second half of the area.

In this half, the overall goal is to build a red bridge to access the boss of the area. There are 3 piles of fragments, and Winged Pikmin are necessary to access each one. To access the first pile, ride downstream to the third stop in the second part of the area. There will be a group of [[Scornet]]s. Defeat them and take Winged Pikmin across the small body of water behind them to carry a pile of 24 fragments. To access the second pile, destroy the [[dirt wall]] next to where the Scornets were, to access a room with 2 [[clipboard]]s. Ignore the first one, since it contains a group of Dwarf Orange Bulborbs, but lift the second one, as it contains a pile of 15 fragments. Make sure to defeat the nearby [[Arachnode]] to avoid Winged Pikmin getting blocked along the way. To access the third pile, get back on a lily pad, and ride until a [[Bouncy Mushroom]] is within reach of the cursor. Quickly throw a [[leader]], a group of Winged Pikmin, and preferably some Rock Pikmin onto it; they will bounce onto the land above. Switch to this leader, defeat the Arachnode, and send the Winged Pikmin onto the last pile of 18 fragments behind the web.

Walk to the newly completed red bridge, destroying the walls along the way. Walk up the tree stump to find the boss of the area, the Scornet Maestro. See [[Scornet Maestro#Strategy]] to see how to defeat it. The boss will drop a [[Hocotatian]] upon defeat, and carrying it to the [[S.S. Drake]] will unlock the next part of the story. It is recommended to push down the [[paper bag]]s at the 2 exits of the second part of the area to allow easy access to it in the future.

===Speed completion===

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Twilight River map.png|Map of the Twilight River.

Twilight River Prima map.jpg|Map used in the Prima guide.

Twilight River P3 space.jpg|Spatial view of Twilight River.

Twilight River exploration P3.png|Alph and some Pikmin exploring Twilight River.

*The tunnel which the [[lily pad]]s pass through to get to the second area [[Reference|resembles]] a [[mario:Warp Pipe|Warp Pipe]] from ''[[mario:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario. Bros.]]''