Astringent Clump

Astringent Clump
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Weight	Unknown
Maximum carriers	Unknown
Location	Garden of Hope
Challenge Mode levels	None

[[Category:]]Astringent Clump is a fruit found in Pikmin 3. It will give you  2 bottles of Juice. It resembles a Grapefruit.

How to Obtain

To find the first Astringent Clump, you must go to the area within the Garden of Hope where you first found a Zest Bomb. Tear down the Electric Gate blocking the way. There is a puzzle which includes the Elevator Platforms to get to the Zest Bomb. There is also a Secret Memo atop one of the elevators past the gate. The Astringent Clump takes 10 Pikmin to carry, and has a maximum carry weight of 20 Pikmin. Althought the player is intended to use this puzzle, it can be completely bypassed by targeting the fruit from the ground and swarming it with Winged Pikmin. 

 

Astringent Clump in the Garden of Hope.

   

The other is found in the Distant Tundra, inside of the cave that leads to the outside where Charlie first crash landed. To get to it, you need to open up a Bamboo Gate using Winged Pikmin. Red, Winged, and Rock Pikmin are recommended for this area, as there are multiple fire hazards, including Fiery Blowhogs and Fire Geysers. There is also a Spotty Bulbear patroling the room past the Bamboo Gate, with some Dwarf Bulbears following close behind it. At the end of the room is a Crystal Wall, which can be smashed using Rock Pikmin.  Next to it, on a ledge, is the Astringent Clump, which is slightly buried. Behind the Crystal Wall will be some Bomb Rocks, which can be used to take out enemies in the room. Kill the Spotty Bulbear and take the fruit back to the Drake.

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An Astringent Clump in the Distant Tundra's caverns.

Notes

Brittany's Comments

" A little sweet, a little sour, but mostly just bitter. Alph can't cope with the bitterness and asked me to sweeten it somehow, but I have to say it's growing on me. Maybe it's one of those refined tastes he'll learn to like when he gets older? "

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Brittany's notes on the Astringent Clump.

Trivia

• The Asringent Clump resembles a Grape Fruit.