50 Pikmin challenge

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A 50 Pikmin challenge is a playthrough of Pikmin with only 50 Pikmin, the minimum possible number. Like the 6 day run or the zero death challenge, it is recommended that players have completed the game at least once before attempting, due to its challenging nature.

The Gluon Drive requires the most Pikmin to carry – a minimum of 50 Pikmin. This means that the main game is entirely beatable with only 50 Pikmin ever raised. The minimum amount of time this has ever been completed is in 8 days. This was done by using a combination of tricks to collect the Positron Generator on day 2. That trip enabled the growth of Red Pikmin in preparation for day 3, in which The Forest of Hope was fully completed in 1 day. The 9 day challenge is far more common due to its relative ease compared to the 8 day run. If the player wishes to only collect the 25 required ship parts, 50 Pikmin are still required but the player must wait out all 30 days for the game to end. Due to the Secret Safe weighing 85 on the Japanese version, this challenge does not apply for that game version.

9 day walkthrough

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

Day 1

The Impact Site

• Discover Red Pikmin, raise 25 of them (allow them to flower up before plucking them).
• Collect Main Engine.

Pikmin count: 25 Reds, 0 Yellows, 0 Blues (25 in total).

Day 2

The Forest of Hope

• Discover Yellow Pikmin, raise 10 of them.
• Collect the Shock Absorber.
• Collect the Nova Blaster.
• Collect the Extraordinary Bolt.
• Collect the Whimsical Radar.

Pikmin count: 25 Reds, 10 Yellows, 0 Blues (35 in total).

Day 3

The Forest Navel

• Collect the Gravity Jumper.
• Kill the Puffstool and Beady Long Legs.
• Kill the Breadbug and collect the Space Float.
• Discover Blue Pikmin, raise 15 of them.
• Collect the Automatic Gear.
• Collect the #1 Ionium Jet.

Pikmin count: 25 Reds, 10 Yellows, 15 Blues (50 in total).

Day 4

The Forest of Hope

• Collect the Geiger Counter.
• Collect the Eternal Fuel Dynamo.
• Collect the Radiation Canopy.
• Collect the Sagittarius.

Pikmin count: 25 reds, 10 yellows, 15 blues (50 in total).

Day 5

The Distant Spring

• Kill the two Swooping Snitchbugs and the Armored Cannon Beetle.
• Collect the UV Lamp.
• Using the Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud, transform 24 Reds and 1 Yellow into 25 Blues.
• Collect the Chronos Reactor.
• Collect the #2 Ionium Jet.
• Collect the Repair-type Bolt.

Pikmin count: 1 Red, 9 Yellows, 40 Blues (50 in total).

Day 6

The Impact Site

• Collect the Positron Generator.
• Flower any leaf or bud Pikmin.

Pikmin count: 1 Red, 9 Yellows, 40 Blues (50 in total).

Day 7

The Distant Spring

• Collect the Interstellar Radio.
• Collect the Pilot's Seat.
• Collect the Bowsprit.
• Collect the Zirconium Rotor.
• Collect the Gluon Drive.

Pikmin count: 1 Red, 9 Yellows, 40 Blues (50 in total).

Day 8

The Forest Navel

• With the 40 Blue Pikmin, bring the Anti-Dioxin Filter out of the water.
• Using the Golden Candypop Bud, transform 6 Blues and 4 Yellows into 10 Yellows (enough for the Libra).
• With the Blues, bring the Analog Computer out of the water and break the geyser near the Libra.
• Using the Crimson Candypop Bud, transform 14 Yellows and 33 Blues into 47 Reds.
• Collect the Analog Computer.
• Collect the Libra.
• Collect the Omega Stabilizer.
• Collect the Guard Satellite.
• Collect the Anti-Dioxin Filter.

Pikmin count: 48 Reds, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue (25 in total).

Day 9

The Final Trial

• Using the Golden Candypop Bud, transform 2 Reds to 2 Yellows (for faster bomb-rock collection).
• Finish bridges, walls, and box, and defeat the Emperor Bulblax.
• Collect the Secret Safe.

Pikmin count: 46 Reds, 3 Yellows, 1 Blue (50 in total).

See also

• Zero death challenge
• 101 Pikmin challenge
• Challenge run

External links

• YouTube video of the third day in an 8-day run