Editing Wayward Moon

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{{infobox fruit
|image            = Wayward moon.png
|icon             = Wayward Moon icon.png
|juice            = 3.0 (1.5 in [[difficulty|Ultra-Spicy mode]])
|value            = 1000
|weight           = 20
|max_pikmin       = 30
|location         = [[Garden of Hope]]
|mission          = [[Beastly Caverns]]
|bingo            = [[Arid Metropolis]]
|sidestories      = [[Big Fruit Carnival]]
}}
{{infobox p4 treasure
|image      = Wayward Moon P4 icon.png
|icon       = Wayward Moon P4 icon.png
|size       = 200px
|series     = Spring Crop Series
|sparklium  = 200
|weight     = 50
|max_pikmin = 100
|location   = [[Blossoming Arcadia]], [[Cavern for a King]]
|dandori_c  = [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
|amount     = 2
}}
The '''Wayward Moon''' ({{j|オミマイノミ|Omimai no Mi|Fruit of Meeting a Patient in the Hospital}}) is a [[fruit]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and a [[treasure]] in {{p4}}. It is a type of {{w|Cucumis melo|muskmelon}}, called the crown melon, although it bears semblance to a real life {{w|cantaloupe}}. In ''Pikmin 3'', it is worth 3 total bottles of juice (one and a half in [[difficulty|Ultra-Spicy mode]]), the most out of any fruit, tied with the [[Crimson Banquet]]. It is spat out by the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] after its defeat, along with [[Louie]]. In [[Mission Mode]], it appears in [[Beastly Caverns]], located to the immediate southeast of the starting area. Its value is {{pokos|1000|y}}, the most out of any whole fruit (again, tied with the Crimson Banquet). In ''Pikmin 4'', it can be found in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]] and later in the [[Cavern for a King]].

The leaders seem amazed by its texture, and as shown in an unused [[Secret Memo|secret video]], [[Louie]] is fond of the smell.

== Collecting the fruit ==
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 385 | image = Garden of Hope minimap.png | caption = Location of the Wayward Moon in the Garden of Hope. | icons =
{{map icon | Wayward Moon | 55 | 335}}
}}
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{{see also|Quaggled Mireclops#Strategy|t1=Quaggled Mireclops strategy}}

The Wayward Moon is dropped by the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]. Since the Hocotatian is the object of most importance, send the Hocotatian ahead before trying to collect this fruit. It is the heaviest whole fruit in the game, so it is advised to put the maximum of 30 Pikmin on it, and to refrain from letting [[Winged Pikmin]] carry it, as Winged Pikmin [[carry]] objects slower. All enemies in the way of the carrying path should have been taken out, but there might be a [[Dwarf Bulborb]] on the way back.

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== Collecting the treasure ==
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=== Blossoming Arcadia ===
There is a Wayward Moon lying beneath a water sprinkler on the westernmost side of the overworld. It is guarded by two [[Yellow Wollywog]]s, which should be defeated before attempting to collect this treasure, although it is not strictly necessary. To collect this treasure, you must either throw 50 [[Blue Pikmin]] at it, or construct the nearby [[clay]] valve to get rid of the water from the sprinkler, and then throw 50 Pikmin at it. Another strategy is to have [[Oatchi]] retrieve it, as long as he has learned Super Buff level 3 and Doggy-Paddle.

=== Cavern for a King ===
{{See also|Smoky Progg#Strategy|t1=Smoky Progg strategy}}
There is a Wayward Moon inside of the [[Smoky Progg]] at the center of sublevel 10 of the [[Cavern for a King]]. To collect this treasure, you must first defeat the Smoky Progg, then throw 50 Pikmin at it. There is [[Glitches in Pikmin 4#Wayward Moon duplication|a glitch]] where you can obtain this treasure in Cavern for a King even after you already collected it.

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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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== Technical information ==
{{p3 fruit technical
|name    = melon
|juice   = 3.0
|jr      = 200
|jg      = 255
|jb      = 0
|mission = 1000
|size    = 5
}}

== In other media ==
A Wayward Moon is one of the treasures that can be acquired in the browser game ''[[Pikmin Finder]]''.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Wayward Moon.jpg|The Wayward Moon after the boss is defeated.
P3 Louie With Wayward Moon.png|The Wayward Moon with Louie attached to it.
P4 Wayward Moon Blossoming Arcadia location.jpg|The Wayward Moon in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]], in the location it is discovered.
Wayward Moon P3 analysis menu.png|The Wayward Moon being analyzed.
Canteloupe and cross section.jpg|A cantaloupe melon in the real world.
Crown melon.jpg|A crown melon in the real world.
</gallery>

== Names in other languages ==
{{Foreignname
|Jap  = オミマイノミ
|JapR = Omimai no Mi
|JapM = Fruit of Meeting a Patient in the Hospital
|JapN = In Japan, when visiting friends or family at the hospital, it is customary to bring them fruits like this one.
|ChiTrad  =	探病首選
|ChiTradR =	Tànbìng Shǒuxuan
|ChiTradM =	First Choice for Meeting a Patient in the Hospital
|ChiSimp  =	探病首选
|ChiSimpR =	Tànbìng Shǒuxuan
|ChiSimpM =	First Choice for Meeting a Patient in the Hospital
|Dut  = Namaakmaan
|DutM = Imitation moon
|Fra  = Lune râpeuse
|FraM = Rough moon
|Ger  = Netzballon
|GerM = Grid Balloon
|Ita  = Globo elegante
|ItaM = Elegant globe
|Kor  = 
|KorR = 
|KorM = 
|PorB  = Lua áspera
|PorBM = Rough Moon
|SpaE  = Esfera saludable
|SpaEM = Healthy sphere
|notes=y
}}

== See also ==
* [[Crimson Banquet]]

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{{Blossoming Arcadia}}
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{{p4 treasures}}
[[Category:Cavern for a King]]
[[Category:Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
[[Category:Boss rewards]]