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{{Infobox treasure
{{Infobox treasure
|image=Whitepurple2.jpg
|image=Time_Capsule_2.png
|size=99px
|size=180px
|hoard_number=76 (NTSC)<br>75 (PAL)
|icon=Time Capsule icon.png
|hoard_number=76 (US)
75 (Europe)
|series=Modern Amenities Series
|series=Modern Amenities Series
|ntscseries=
|palseries=
|value=70
|value=70
|weight=7
|weight=7
|max_pikmin=15
|max_pikmin=15
|location=Citadel of Spiders
|location=Citadel of Spiders
|ntsclocation=|pikmin2 = t}}
|challenge=[[Collector's Room]]
}}
{{Infobox treasure
|image=TimeCapsule.png
|size=240px
|icon=Time Capsule icon.png
|hoard_number=75 (Japan)
|series=Modern Amenities Series
|value=70
|weight=7
|max_pikmin=15
|location=Citadel of Spiders
|challenge=[[Collector's Room]]
}}
The '''Time Capsule''' ({{j|メモリアル・カプセル|Memoriaru Kapuseru|Memorial Capsule}}) is a treasure in {{p2}}. It is actually a golden locket with a {{w|Welsh Corgi}}, and is found on the fourth sublevel of the [[Citadel of Spiders]].
 
The dog, named "Gon-chan", belongs to an unnamed graphic designer for ''Pikmin 2''. In the Japanese [[Region|version]], the Time Capsule instead contains a picture of Wataru Yamaguchi's cat, "Chi-chan".{{cite web |https://archive.org/details/nintendo-dream-vol-112-2004-05-ozidual/Nintendo%20Dream%20Vol%20112%202004%2005%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n29/mode/2up|Column text on pages 28 and 29 of Nintendo Dream Vol. 112|archive.org:<br>"ゲーム中に、写真入りロケット(ペンダント)というお宝が登場する。これに入っている写真は、日本版では山口さんちのチーちゃんだが...<br>海外版では「ピクミン2」開発スタッフの1人である2Dデザイナーの飼い犬,  ゴンちゃんに替わる予定だそうです。な, なんで…?"}}
 
== Collecting the treasure ==
{{guide}}
The Time Capsule is found on [[sublevel]] 4 of the [[Citadel of Spiders]]. Some enemies may need to be defeated once it is found.


The '''Time Capsule''' is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It is actually a golden locket with a picture of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland_Sheepdog Shetland Sheepdog] (or a cat in Japan, due to the fact that cats were more common as pets in Japan). It is found on Sublevel 4 of the [[Citadel of Spiders]], and some enemies may need to be defeated once it is found.
{{Notes|journal=y|sale=y}}


==Notes==
=== Sales pitch (Nintendo Switch) ===
===Olimar's Journal===
{{Transcript|This shiny pod was found buried like a time capsule, holding image data of unknown origin. Is it possible that you fathom the data's import? This riddle will entrance all puzzle-lovers!|block=y}}
''"This must be some kind of a memorial capsule left by a lost civilization. It has left behind some image data, but I can't make any sense of it. I'm going to have to do some additional analysis. I'll document any exciting new developments in my log, along with pages and pages of meaningless doodles."''
===Sales Pitch===
''"This shiny pod was found buried like a time capsule, holding image data of unknown origin. Is it possible that you fathom the data's import? This riddle will entrance all puzzle lovers!"''
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
TimeCapsuleDoggie.PNG|The NTSC version of the Time Capsule.
P2 Artwork Time Capsule.png|Artwork of the Time Capsule in the North American and European versions of ''Pikmin 2''.
Thumb timecapsule.jpg|Alternate scan of the Time Capsule's artowrk in the North American and European versions of ''Pikmin 2''.
P2 Time Capsule NA Artwork.png|A [[White Pikmin|White]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] hold up the  North American and European version of the Time Capsule.
Pikmin and Time Capsule P2.jpg|A  White and Purple Pikmin hold up the Japanese version of the Time Capsule.
P2 Time Capsule NA Location.png|The Time Capsule in the [[Citadel of Spiders]].
P2 Time Capsule NA Collected.png|The Time Capsule being analyzed by the [[Hocotate ship]].
P2 Time Capsule JP Location.png|The Time Capsule in the Citadel of Spiders in the Japanese version.
P2 Time Capsule JP Collected.png|The Time Capsule being analyzed in the Japanese version.
Time Capsule P2S icon.png|The [[Treasure Hoard]] icon of the Time Capsule in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Time Capsule texture.png|The texture used for the Time Capsule in the North American and European versions of ''Pikmin 2''.
Time Capsule JP texture.png|The texture used for the Time Capsule in the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 2''.
Gold Locket.jpg|A real-life locket.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*In the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 2'', the picture inside the locket is a cat instead of a dog. This is because at the time, cats were more common pets than dogs in Japan.
{{Foreignname
*The Shetland Sheepdog in the PAL and NTSC versions may be referencing Shigeru Miyamoto's dog, Pikku which the name "Pikmin" derived from.
|Jap=メモリアル・カプセル
|JapR=Memoriaru Kapuseru
|JapM=Memorial Capsule
|Fra=Capsule Temporelle
|FraM=Temporal Capsule
|Spa=Cápsula del tiempo
|SpaM=Time capsule
|Ita=Scrigno del tempo
|ItaM=Time chest
|Ger=Zeitkapsel
|GerM=Time Capsule
}}
 
==See also==
* [[Buddy Display]]
* [[Memory Fragment Series]]


==References==
{{refs}}


{{Treasures}}
{{Treasures}}
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
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[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Modern Amenities Series]]
[[Category:Treasures]]
[[Category:Olimar's notes]]
[[Category:Sales pitches]]

Latest revision as of 00:08, August 18, 2024

Time Capsule Treasure Hoard icon.
The Time Capsule.
Number 76 (US)

75 (Europe)

Series Modern Amenities Series
Value Poko × 70
Weight 7
Maximum carriers 15 Pikmin
Location Citadel of Spiders
Challenge Mode levels Collector's Room
Time Capsule Treasure Hoard icon.
TimeCapsule.png
Number 75 (Japan)
Series Modern Amenities Series
Value Poko × 70
Weight 7
Maximum carriers 15 Pikmin
Location Citadel of Spiders
Challenge Mode levels Collector's Room

The Time Capsule (メモリアル・カプセル?, lit.: "Memorial Capsule") is a treasure in Pikmin 2. It is actually a golden locket with a Welsh Corgi, and is found on the fourth sublevel of the Citadel of Spiders.

The dog, named "Gon-chan", belongs to an unnamed graphic designer for Pikmin 2. In the Japanese version, the Time Capsule instead contains a picture of Wataru Yamaguchi's cat, "Chi-chan".[1]

Collecting the treasure[edit]

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

The Time Capsule is found on sublevel 4 of the Citadel of Spiders. Some enemies may need to be defeated once it is found.

Notes

Olimar's journal

This must be some kind of a memorial capsule left by a lost civilization. It has left behind some image data, but I can't make any sense of it. I'm going to have to do some additional analysis. I'll document any exciting new developments in my log, along with pages and pages of meaningless doodles.

Sales pitch

This shiny pod was found buried like a time capsule, holding image data of unknown origin. Is it possible that you fathom the data's import? This riddle will entrance all puzzle lovers!

Sales pitch (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

This shiny pod was found buried like a time capsule, holding image data of unknown origin. Is it possible that you fathom the data's import? This riddle will entrance all puzzle-lovers!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese メモリアル・カプセル?
Memoriaru Kapuseru
Memorial Capsule
Flag of France French Capsule Temporelle Temporal Capsule
Flag of Germany German Zeitkapsel Time Capsule
Flag of Italy Italian Scrigno del tempo Time chest
Flag of Spain Spanish Cápsula del tiempo Time capsule

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Column text on pages 28 and 29 of Nintendo Dream Vol. 112 on archive.org:
    "ゲーム中に、写真入りロケット(ペンダント)というお宝が登場する。これに入っている写真は、日本版では山口さんちのチーちゃんだが...
    海外版では「ピクミン2」開発スタッフの1人である2Dデザイナーの飼い犬, ゴンちゃんに替わる予定だそうです。な, なんで…?"