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'''The Forest Navel''' is the third level in the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]]. The entire area is underground and is accessed by a hole in a vast clearing of the forest. According to [[Captain Olimar]], from high altitude it looks like a belly button, hence its name. This area is where Olimar meets [[Blue Pikmin]] for the first time. Nine pieces of Captain Olimar's ship, the [[S.S. Dolphin|Dolphin]], can be found in the area, as well as many new enemies. It is debated whether this area is the [[Valley of Repose]]; if it is not, it would be the only area not explored again in ''Pikmin 2''.

==General layout==

The Forest Navel is composed mostly of watery areas. In the center lies the landing site, which is surrounded by [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] and several places to obtain [[nectar]]. To the north is where Blue Pikmin are originally found. This part consists of several small pools of water. To the west is a narrow path covered with [[hazards#Fire|fire geysers]]. To the south is a sandy beach where [[Fiery Blowhog]]s can be found. There are also some [[bridge]]s that need to be constructed so Olimar can get back to the ship. To the southwest lies a big lake with [[Wollywog]]s. To the southeast is a dark area with fire geysers and [[Common Glowcap]]s where the [[Puffstool]] can be found. And finally, to the east is the arena where [[Beady Long Legs]] is fought.

[[Bomb-rock]]s in this area are found in pipes, for a total of 25. There is one near the pool where the [[Number 1 Ionium Jet|#1 Ionium Jet]] is found. There's another one next to the place the [[Gravity Jumper]] lies.

*[[Fiery Blowhog]]

*[[Breadbug]]

*[[Wollywog]]

*[[Puffstool]]

*[[Honeywisp]]

*[[Male Sheargrub]]

*[[Shearwig]]

*[[Iridescent Flint Beetle]]

*[[Beady Long Legs]]

==Challenge Mode enemies==

==Ship parts==

There is a glitch that rarely appears in in this level. When the player defeats an [[Piklopedia|enemy]] (usually the [[Wollywog]]), one or more [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] will vanish with no [[spirit]] shown. When this happens, sometimes the first Pikmin-counter gauge (on the bottom of the screen) will show more than the total number of Pikmin in the area. For example: 98/97/305. The Pikmin gauge should stay like that until sunset. This happens in other areas, but in The Forest Navel it is more common. This [[:Category:Glitches|glitch]] can also occur when battling other enemies, and apparently even when there are no enemies around. This glitch can also happen in the [[Awakening Wood]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''.

There is also a glitch that will cause Olimar to fall into the abyss by where the Libra is. In [[Challenge Mode]], there are 3 large pellets in the very back area where the [[Analog Computer]] is in the main game. However, the path back to the onions is too narrow for all 3 pellets to be carried back at once. If Olimar is standing between the pellets while they are being carried, he may get pushed off the edge, along with the pellet and possibly the Pikmin carrying it. Olimar will not die or respawn when he falls into the pit, in fact, he will not even fall at all. Instead he will "float" over the pit as if there was invisible ground. Olimar can walk very far into the darkness, but it may be hard to tell where he is going, because the screen will not follow him. It's also possible to do it in Story Mode, by attracting shearwigs to the bridge and having them eat it.

To see a video of this glitch, click [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Km5QKffqE&NR=1 here].

If Olimar falls into the pit by any other means, he will simply respawn after a few seconds back in the same spot he was before he fell. The only other known way to fall into the abyss is to lure the [[Shearwigs]] by the [[Automatic Gear]] all the way to the island where the [[Libra]] is, which will cause them to start chewing the bridge.

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File:DSC00459.JPG|Olimar and his Pikmin wait at one of The Forest Navel's rocky shores, near a Red 10-Pellet in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]].

File:FN texture.png|The radar pattern for The Forest Navel.

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