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{{Infobox ship part
{{Infobox ship part
|name=Automatic Gear
|name       = Automatic Gear
|image=AutomaticGear.jpg
|image     = P1 Automatic Gear Artwork.jpg
|size=200px
|size       = 250x250px
|mandatory=yes
|icon      = Automatic Gear icon.png
|weight=15
|mandatory = yes
|max_pikmin=25
|weight     = 15
|location=The Forest Navel
|max_pikmin = 25
|location   = The Forest Navel
|pikmin1    = y
}}
}}
{{Infobox ship part
|name      = Automatic Gear
|image      = Automatic Gear P4 icon.png
|size      = 200x200px
|icon      = Automatic Gear P4 icon.png
|weight    = 15
|max_pikmin = 30
|location  = [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]], [[Serene Shores]], [[Hero's Hideaway]]
|pikmin4    = y
}}
The '''Automatic Gear''' ({{j|オートマチック・ギア|Ōtomachikku Gia|Automatic Gear}}) is a [[ship part]] in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''. It chugs along at its own pace and it makes piloting easier, giving [[Captain Olimar]] time to concentrate on finer points of space travel. When collected, this part does not change the [[S.S. Dolphin]]'s appearance.
In {{p4}}, 6 Automatic Gears must be collected across the four areas of [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]].
==Collecting the part==
{{Guide}}
===In ''Pikmin''===
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 443 | image = FN texture.png | bg = #111 | caption = The location of the Automatic Gear in [[The Forest Navel]]. | icons =
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | 118 | 226}}
}}
The Automatic Gear is found in [[The Forest Navel]], on a high ledge near the landing site, where a [[climbing stick]] must be built to get to it. Due to the height of the ledge, no Pikmin are able to reach it without abuse of the quite slow [[Throw#Longer throw trick|Longer throw trick]] in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version, or by abusing the bigger throwing arc in the [[Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch version]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4OpCE_FJ8&t=229s Youtube video] showing how Yellow Pikmin can be thrown up to the Automatic Gear in the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 1''. (at 03:49)</ref>
As it is in a high place, [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] can lose their [[Maturity|flowers]] when they and the part they're carrying hit the ground after moving off of the ledge. The [[Glitches in Pikmin#Tilted objects|tilted ship part glitch]] can also occur due to the long drop. To avoid your Pikmin getting deflowered, you can call them back just as they are walking off the edge. Another useful method is to simply walk away. If the Pikmin are out of the view of the [[camera]], they will not get deflowered. This technique is also useful for getting other ship parts in the game.
Due to several [[Shearwig]]s being close by the area where the Pikmin fall when carrying the part, it is advisable to keep [[Captain Olimar]] away from them, as in this game [[Mandiblard family|mandiblards]] only emerge from the ground when Olimar draws near.[[Fiery Blowhog]]s can also wander near the drop point of the part if given enough time, so it may be a good idea to use [[Red Pikmin]] one has entered the area; either to dispatch it, or to carry the part with little issue.
If if attempting to to [[speedrun|complete the game quickly]], leaving Pikmin to work on the climbing stick while growing your first few Blue [[Pikmin]] is an effective way to multitask during an otherwise very time and attention consuming process.
{{clear}}
===In ''Pikmin 4''===
====Sun-Speckled Terrace====
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 252 | image = Sun-Speckled Terrace OST map.png | caption = The location of the Automatic Gear in the [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]]. | icons =
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 163 | 95}}
}}
The Automatic Gear is in the north of the area, inside an [[Arachnode]] web. You can reach the Arachnode from either direction, but before you kill it, make sure to also dispatch a nearby [[Puffy Blowhog]].
The carrying path for this part depends greatly on which structures you have built or destroyed so far in the Sun-Speckled Terrace. Predict the path carefully and kill any enemies that might threaten your Pikmin along the way.
{{clear}}


The '''Automatic Gear''' is a rocket part that's found in [[The Forest Navel]]. It chugs along at its own pace and it makes piloting easier, giving [[Olimar]] time to concentrate on finer points of space travel. 
====Blossoming Arcadia====
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 366 | image = Blossoming Arcadia OST map.png | caption = The location of the Automatic Gear in the [[Blossoming Arcadia]]. | icons =
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 233 | 178}}
}}


==Collecting the Part==
The Automatic Gear is in a niche south of the Misshapen Pond landing site. From the opposite edge of the nearby [[mud]] pit, go along the blue pipe and you will find the part inside a stack of toy blocks. Throw 15 Pikmin to dig it up. It is easiest to retrieve the part using [[Yellow Pikmin]], but any type can reach it if you position Olimar or [[Moss]] on top of the mound near the toy blocks.
[[Image:Gear.jpg|thumb|left|The Automatic Gear, sitting in the sand next to [[Captain Olimar]].]]
{{clear}}
The Automatic Gear is found on a ledge near the landing site, where you have to build a [[twig]] to get it. As it is in a high place, Pikmin get deflowered when they fall off the edge while carrying it. There are also some [[Shearwig]]s near it. To avoid your Pikmin getting deflowered the player can call them back just as they are walking off the border. Another useful method is to simply walk away. If the Pikmin are off-sight, they will not get deflowered. This technique is also useful for getting other ship parts in the game.  


====Serene Shores====
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 326 | image = Serene Shores OST high tide map.png | caption = The location of the Automatic Gears in the [[Serene Shores]]. | icons =
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 256 | 60}}
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 81 | 105}}
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 285 | 297}}
}}


== Glitch ==
=====Bug-Eyed Crawmad=====
If the part falls down ''in''properly, it will tilt and the pikmin will carry it that way. This seems to happen to other parts too. [[File:Pikmin_glitch_AG.jpg|thumb|200px|The glitch]]
{{See also|Bug-Eyed Crawmad#Strategy}}
Go northeast from the Water's Edge base into a flooded passage. This corridor leads to a [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]] which has an Automatic Gear in its stomach. To ensure the Pikmin's safety as they carry the part back, it is recommended to kill the [[Aristocrab Offspring]]s on the previously mentioned beach.


{{notes|part}}
=====Masterhop=====
{{See also|Masterhop#Strategy}}
Go west into an open space where a [[Yellow Wollyhop]] and a [[Masterhop]] reside. Kill these enemies and proceed until you find a buried Automatic Gear in the right corner.


=====The Sand Keep=====
Go to The Sand Keep base and kill the [[Sovereign Bulblax]]. Once the boss is dead, build the [[climbing wall]] shortly to the east. It is recommended to move your base to The Sand Keep for two reasons: doing so creates a much shorter path for your Pikmin to retrieve necessary [[raw material]] from the [[S.S. Dolphin]], and also eases retrieval of the [[Secret Safe]] which the Bulblax drops upon death. Beyond the climbing wall, an Automatic Gear lies amid a few [[bubble blower]]s and [[Aristocrab Offspring]]s. Destroy the geysers and kill the enemies with any Pikmin type before you let them carry the part.
{{clear}}


====Hero's Hideaway====
{{location map | width = 350 | height = 494 | image = Hero's Hideaway OST map.png | caption = The location of the Automatic Gear in the [[Hero's Hideaway]]. | icons =
{{map icon | Automatic Gear | v=P4 | 68 | 275}}
}}
After you have defeated the area's [[Gildemander]], push down the two [[cardboard box]]es leading northward. Kill the [[Tusked Blowhog]] between said boxes and the Feasting Center, and move your base there.


Having completed these tasks, take out at least 30 Pikmin for Olimar. Leave Moss behind and go through a hole in the wall next to the landing site mentioned previously. The tunnel leads to a moving platform that takes Olimar down to a raised desk. On the far end of this desk, an Automatic Gear lies near a [[Miniature Snootwhacker]]. Moss cannot go through the hole with Olimar, so the best option here is to stun the enemy with an item such as a [[Bomb Rock]] or [[Ice Blast]]. If no such items are available, distract the enemy with Olimar while your Pikmin carry the part.
{{clear}}
{{notes|monolog=y}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
P1 Automatic Gear Screenshot.png|The Automatic Gear on the high ledge it is found on.
P1 Automatic Gear Collected.png|The part being retrieved to the S.S. Dolphin.
</gallery>
==Trivia==
[[File:Early Omega Flywheel icon.png|thumb|The icon.]]
*A very early [[Treasure Hoard]] icon for the [[Omega Flywheel]] resembles a gold colored Automatic Gear. {{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Unused_%26_Early_Treasures/Earliest_Treasure_Graphics|Pikmin 2/Unused Early Treasures/Earliest Treasure Graphics|The Cutting Room Floor}}
**Interestingly, the Automatic Gear in {{p4}} is colored gold and silver, making it moreso resemble the early Omega Flywheel than the original ship part it's named after.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap  = オートマチック・ギア
|JapR = Ōtomachikku Gia
|JapM = Automatic Gear
|ChiTrad  = 自動式齒輪
|ChiTradR = Zìdòng-shì Chǐlún
|ChiTradM = Automatic-Type Gear
|ChiSimp  = 自动式齿轮
|ChiSimpR = Zìdòng-shì Chǐlún
|ChiSimpM = Automatic-Type Gear
|Dut  = Turbotandwiel
|DutM = Turbo gear
|FraA = Engrenage de vitesses automatique (in-game)<br>Engrenage (final results screen)
|FraAM = Automatic speed gears<br>Gear
|FraE = Boîte Automatique
|FraEM = Automatic Box
|Ger  = Autom. Getriebe
|GerM = Automatic Gear
|Ita  = Autonavigatore
|ItaM = Automatic navigator
|Kor  = 오토매틱 기어
|KorR = Otomaetik Gieo
|KorM = Automatic Gear
|Spa  = Transmisión
|SpaM = Transmission
|Por  = Transmissão automática
|PorM = Automatic transmission
}}


==References==
{{refs}}


{{Ship Parts}}
{{The Forest Navel}}
{{Ship parts}}
[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]
[[Category:Mandatory ship parts]]
[[Category:Boss rewards]]

Latest revision as of 00:12, November 7, 2024

Automatic Gear
(Pikmin) 		Icon used to represent the ship part on the wiki.
Artwork of the Automatic Gear.
This ship part is required for the S.S. Dolphin to escape the planet.
Weight 15
Max. carriers 25 Pikmin
Location The Forest Navel
Automatic Gear
(Pikmin 4) 		Icon used to represent the ship part on the wiki.
Icon for the Automatic Gear from Pikmin 4's Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
Weight 15
Max. carriers 30 Pikmin
Location Sun-Speckled Terrace, Blossoming Arcadia, Serene Shores, Hero's Hideaway

The Automatic Gear (オートマチック・ギア?, lit.: "Automatic Gear") is a ship part in Pikmin. It chugs along at its own pace and it makes piloting easier, giving Captain Olimar time to concentrate on finer points of space travel. When collected, this part does not change the S.S. Dolphin's appearance.

In Pikmin 4, 6 Automatic Gears must be collected across the four areas of Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.

Collecting the part[edit]

The following article or section contains guides.
The strategies shown are just suggestions.

In Pikmin[edit]

FN texture.png
Automatic Gear
File:FN texture.png
The location of the Automatic Gear in The Forest Navel.

The Automatic Gear is found in The Forest Navel, on a high ledge near the landing site, where a climbing stick must be built to get to it. Due to the height of the ledge, no Pikmin are able to reach it without abuse of the quite slow Longer throw trick in the GameCube version, or by abusing the bigger throwing arc in the Nintendo Switch version.[1]

As it is in a high place, Pikmin can lose their flowers when they and the part they're carrying hit the ground after moving off of the ledge. The tilted ship part glitch can also occur due to the long drop. To avoid your Pikmin getting deflowered, you can call them back just as they are walking off the edge. Another useful method is to simply walk away. If the Pikmin are out of the view of the camera, they will not get deflowered. This technique is also useful for getting other ship parts in the game.

Due to several Shearwigs being close by the area where the Pikmin fall when carrying the part, it is advisable to keep Captain Olimar away from them, as in this game mandiblards only emerge from the ground when Olimar draws near.Fiery Blowhogs can also wander near the drop point of the part if given enough time, so it may be a good idea to use Red Pikmin one has entered the area; either to dispatch it, or to carry the part with little issue.

If if attempting to to complete the game quickly, leaving Pikmin to work on the climbing stick while growing your first few Blue Pikmin is an effective way to multitask during an otherwise very time and attention consuming process.

In Pikmin 4[edit]

Sun-Speckled Terrace[edit]

Radar map of the Sun-Speckled Terrace as it appears in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, rotated to be north-up and with bodies of water composited in.
Automatic Gear
File:Sun-Speckled Terrace OST map.png
The location of the Automatic Gear in the Sun-Speckled Terrace.

The Automatic Gear is in the north of the area, inside an Arachnode web. You can reach the Arachnode from either direction, but before you kill it, make sure to also dispatch a nearby Puffy Blowhog.

The carrying path for this part depends greatly on which structures you have built or destroyed so far in the Sun-Speckled Terrace. Predict the path carefully and kill any enemies that might threaten your Pikmin along the way.

Blossoming Arcadia[edit]

Radar map of the Blossoming Arcadia as it appears in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, rotated to be north-up and with bodies of mud composited in.
Automatic Gear
File:Blossoming Arcadia OST map.png
The location of the Automatic Gear in the Blossoming Arcadia.

The Automatic Gear is in a niche south of the Misshapen Pond landing site. From the opposite edge of the nearby mud pit, go along the blue pipe and you will find the part inside a stack of toy blocks. Throw 15 Pikmin to dig it up. It is easiest to retrieve the part using Yellow Pikmin, but any type can reach it if you position Olimar or Moss on top of the mound near the toy blocks.

Serene Shores[edit]

Radar map of the Serene Shores as it appears before noon in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, rotated to be north-up and with bodies of water composited in.
Automatic Gear
Automatic Gear
Automatic Gear
File:Serene Shores OST high tide map.png
The location of the Automatic Gears in the Serene Shores.
Bug-Eyed Crawmad[edit]
See also: Bug-Eyed Crawmad#Strategy.

Go northeast from the Water's Edge base into a flooded passage. This corridor leads to a Bug-Eyed Crawmad which has an Automatic Gear in its stomach. To ensure the Pikmin's safety as they carry the part back, it is recommended to kill the Aristocrab Offsprings on the previously mentioned beach.

Masterhop[edit]
See also: Masterhop#Strategy.

Go west into an open space where a Yellow Wollyhop and a Masterhop reside. Kill these enemies and proceed until you find a buried Automatic Gear in the right corner.

The Sand Keep[edit]

Go to The Sand Keep base and kill the Sovereign Bulblax. Once the boss is dead, build the climbing wall shortly to the east. It is recommended to move your base to The Sand Keep for two reasons: doing so creates a much shorter path for your Pikmin to retrieve necessary raw material from the S.S. Dolphin, and also eases retrieval of the Secret Safe which the Bulblax drops upon death. Beyond the climbing wall, an Automatic Gear lies amid a few bubble blowers and Aristocrab Offsprings. Destroy the geysers and kill the enemies with any Pikmin type before you let them carry the part.

Hero's Hideaway[edit]

Radar map of the Hero's Hideaway as it appears in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, rotated to be north-up and with bodies of water composited in.
Automatic Gear
File:Hero's Hideaway OST map.png
The location of the Automatic Gear in the Hero's Hideaway.

After you have defeated the area's Gildemander, push down the two cardboard boxes leading northward. Kill the Tusked Blowhog between said boxes and the Feasting Center, and move your base there.

Having completed these tasks, take out at least 30 Pikmin for Olimar. Leave Moss behind and go through a hole in the wall next to the landing site mentioned previously. The tunnel leads to a moving platform that takes Olimar down to a raised desk. On the far end of this desk, an Automatic Gear lies near a Miniature Snootwhacker. Moss cannot go through the hole with Olimar, so the best option here is to stun the enemy with an item such as a Bomb Rock or Ice Blast. If no such items are available, distract the enemy with Olimar while your Pikmin carry the part.

Notes

Olimar's monologs

“I've found the Automatic Gear!

This thing chugs right along at its own pace. It makes piloting much easier, giving me time to concentrate on the finer points of space travel.

It has thin cracks running through it. I tried to fill them with dirt... I hope it will be all right.”

Gallery[edit]

  • The Automatic Gear on the high ledge it is found on.

    The Automatic Gear on the high ledge it is found on.

  • The part being retrieved to the S.S. Dolphin.

    The part being retrieved to the S.S. Dolphin.

Trivia[edit]

The icon.
  • A very early Treasure Hoard icon for the Omega Flywheel resembles a gold colored Automatic Gear. [2]
    • Interestingly, the Automatic Gear in Pikmin 4 is colored gold and silver, making it moreso resemble the early Omega Flywheel than the original ship part it's named after.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese オートマチック・ギア?
Ōtomachikku Gia		 Automatic Gear
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)		 自動式齒輪
Zìdòng-shì Chǐlún		 Automatic-Type Gear
Flag of China Chinese
(simplified)		 自动式齿轮
Zìdòng-shì Chǐlún		 Automatic-Type Gear
Flag of the Netherlands Dutch Turbotandwiel Turbo gear
Flag of Québec French (NoA) Engrenage de vitesses automatique (in-game)
Engrenage (final results screen)		 Automatic speed gears
Gear
Flag of France French (NoE) Boîte Automatique Automatic Box
Flag of Germany German Autom. Getriebe Automatic Gear
Flag of Italy Italian Autonavigatore Automatic navigator
Flag of South Korea Korean 오토매틱 기어
Otomaetik Gieo		 Automatic Gear
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Transmissão automática Automatic transmission
Flag of Spain Spanish Transmisión Transmission

References[edit]

  1. ^ Youtube video showing how Yellow Pikmin can be thrown up to the Automatic Gear in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 1. (at 03:49)
  2. ^ Pikmin 2/Unused Early Treasures/Earliest Treasure Graphics on The Cutting Room Floor
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