Love Nugget

Love Nugget
Number	11
Series	Nature's Candy Series
Value	× 40
Weight	20
Maximum carriers	30 Pikmin
Location	Citadel of Spiders
Challenge Mode levels	Novice Training

Love Nugget Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Nature's Candy Series
Value	× 90
Weight	10
Maximum carriers	20
Locations	Hero's Hideaway, Giant's Hearth
Dandori Challenge stages	Rockaway Cellars, Hefty Haulway, Strategic Freezeway, Oasis of Order, Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	3

The Love Nugget (ヒトメボレ^?, lit.: "Love at First Sight") is a treasure found in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4 and is actually a red, ripe tomato. It is found on the first sublevel of the Citadel of Spiders in Pikmin 2, and in the Hero's Hideaway and Giant's Hearth in Pikmin 4.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 2

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There are a few Shearwigs that may try to kill Pikmin on the way to the ship's pod, but it's still rather easy to obtain.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 4

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Hero's Hideaway

There are two Love Nuggets lying at the bottom of the sink on the northeastern edge of the overworld, submerged underwater. To collect them, you must throw 10 Blue Pikmin at each treasure, or 10 of any Pikmin after pressing the nearby button which drains the sink of its water.

Giant's Hearth

There is a Love Nugget lying on the ground near the center of the overworld. It is surrounded by bundles of dried plants, so you must throw a fire starter at it to free it. To collect this treasure, you must throw 10 Pikmin at it.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“This tasty red snack isn't quite a fruit, but doesn't seem like a vegetable either. I've analyzed it extensively, and it appears to be releasing stimulating pheromones. Maybe I should feed it to my wife...”

Sales pitch

“One bite and your heart will be filled with a burning fever. Is the feeling love...or hallucination?”

Schnauz's notes

“I don't know what it is about this fruit...vegetable...whatever it is...but take one bite, and your heart is sure to heat up. I know mine does. Is it love at first bite? Or am I just imagining things?”

Olimar's notes

“This tasty red snack isn't quite a fruit, but it doesn't seem like a vegetable either. I've analyzed it extensively, and whenever I think I've settled the matter, I discover something new that calls it all into question! This is why I'm not a scientist by trade.”

Louie's notes

“Exquisite balance of sweet and sour. The umami flavor almost doubles when cooked with meat.”

Gallery

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  Artwork of the treasure.

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  The Love Nugget in the Citadel of Spiders.

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  The Love Nugget being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  A real world tomato.

Trivia

• The Love Nugget is one of two fruits in Pikmin 2 that does not appear in Pikmin 3, the other being the Combustion Berry.
• Olimar's journal entry for the Love Nugget likely references the famous debate around if tomatoes are a fruit or a vegetable.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒトメボレ? Hitomebore	Love at First Sight
Chinese (traditional)	一見鐘情 Yījiànzhōngqíng	Love at First Sight
Chinese (simplified)	一见钟情 Yījiànzhōngqíng	Love at First Sight
Dutch	Lieftallige klont	Lovely lump
French	Pépite d'amour	Love nugget
German	Liebes-Nugget	Love Nugget
Italian	Pepita d'amore	Love nugget
Korean	첫눈에홀딱 Cheotnune-Holttak	Instantly at First Sight
Portuguese	Porção de amor	Portion of love
Spanish	Cachito de amor	(A) bit of love