Alien Billboard

Alien Billboard Treasure Hoard icon.
Number	175 (US) 176 (Europe) 183 (Japan)
Series	Ancient Ad Series
Value	× 80
Weight	15
Maximum carriers	25 Pikmin
Location	White Flower Garden (US) Dream Den (Europe) White Flower Garden (Japan)
Challenge Mode levels	None

The Alien Billboard (古代の広告^?, lit.: "Ancient Advertisement") is a treasure found in the game Pikmin 2 and is actually a Kiwi brand shoe polish lid. In the North American and Japanese versions of the game, it is found on the first sublevel of the White Flower Garden. There are a few pests such as Sheargrubs that may be a problem if they're not taken care of.

On it, it reads:

KIWI

SINCE 1906

SHOE POLISH

"Shines, Nourishes, & Protects"

CORDOVAN

NET WT. 1 1/8 OZ. (31 g)

"Cordovan" is also labeled across the outer edge of the lid.

On the European version of the game, this treasure is inside one of the Orange Bulborbs in sublevel 13 of the Dream Den.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“There are several different patterns drawn on this object's surface. They appear to be characters or letters, but I can't make any sense of them. This is just an educated guess, but I wonder if this object is a kind of alien bulletin board? The size of the object seems about right for it.”

Sales pitch

“Perhaps this is some ancient billboard...but perhaps not. Its authenticity may be in question, but if you can use it for inspiration, you may become a topflight ad executive.”

Gallery

• Alien Billboard P2 analysis.png

  The Alien Billboard being analyzed.

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  Texture used for the treasure.

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  Artwork of the treasure.

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  A real Kiwi brand shoe polish lid.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Panneau Alien	Alien Sign
German	Alien-Plakatwand
Italian	Bacheca aliena
Spanish	Cartelera alienígena	Alien sign
Spanish (NoA)	Cartelera alienígena	Alien sign