Face Wrinkler

Face Wrinkler
Juice amount	1.5 (0.75 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 70
Weight	5
Max. carriers	10 (normally)
Locations	Garden of Hope, Tropical Wilds, Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, The Rustyard, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	None
Side Stories locations	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra

Face Wrinkler Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Winter Reserve Series
Value	× 60
Weight	7
Maximum carriers	14
Locations	Serene Shores, Doppelgänger's Den, Giant's Hearth
Dandori Challenge stages	Hefty Haulway
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	3

The Face Wrinkler (トキメキノミ^?, lit.: "Fruit of Heartthrob") is a fruit in Pikmin 3 and a treasure in Pikmin 4. It is a lemon, and is worth  × 70 in Mission Mode. It fills one and a half bottles of juice (three quarters in Ultra-Spicy mode), and is a common fruit, seen multiple times throughout Pikmin 3's Story Mode. In Pikmin 4, it's worth and can be found three times in Story Mode.

Collecting the fruit

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Garden of Hope

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope.

The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope is found as part of the game's tutorial, where the player is taught how to throw and switch between leaders. Simply throw Brittany and 5 Pikmin up onto the higher ledge so they can reach the fruit.

Tropical Wilds

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds.

The Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds is found buried in the sand near the Shaggy Long Legs' arena and the body of water with some Wogpoles. Simply have some Pikmin dig it up, or use bomb rocks to instantly unearth it. A pair of Skutterchucks and a Whiptongue Bulborb are present along the route back to the Drake; it is advised they are defeated before the Face Wrinkler is collected.

Distant Tundra

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra.

The Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra is found on a small ledge behind a large stump with a Dapper Blob on top. It can be harvested with Blue Pikmin, which will carry it through the water, but this will require you to remove a nearby dirt wall first, and later clearing the nearby pond of all enemies. If you don't, the Blue Pikmin will take a longer route back involving some Joustmites. Alternatively, it can be carried with Winged Pikmin by charging them onto it, who will then carry it directly to the Drake.

Collecting the treasure

Serene Shores

There is a Face Wrinkler inside of a Peckish Aristocrab at the central west section of the overworld. To collect this treasure, you must first defeat the Peckish Aristocrab and the nearby Aristocrab Offspring, then throw 7 Pikmin at it. The nearby water spouts should also be cleared if you're not using Blue Pikmin. It is most easily accessible at low tide.

Doppelgänger's Den

A Face Wrinkler is sitting on a ledge on the northeast of sublevel 1 of the Doppelgänger's Den. To collect this treasure, you must throw 7 Blue Pikmin at it, or use 15 Ice Pikmin to freeze the nearby body of water and throw 7 Pikmin at it. It can also be knocked down with a rush from Oatchi.

Giant's Hearth

There is a Face Wrinkler atop a ledge west of the center of the overworld, right next to the Line of Logs base. To collect this treasure, you must throw 7 Pikmin at it.

Notes

Brittany's notes

US version

“This fruit is so sour that one bite makes my whole face want to climb into my mouth and pull it back out. It's high in Piktamin U, though, so I guess I'll try adding small amounts of the juice to other food. Better food.”

European version

“This fruit is so sour that one bite makes my whole face want to climb into my mouth to pull it back out. The juice is high on Piktamin U, though, so I suppose I'll try adding small amounts of it to other food. Other, more appetising food.”

Schnauz's notes

“The heart-squeezing excitement one feels upon falling in love the first time is not so different from the jaw- clenching salivation that occurs when one takes their first taste of this fruit. I daresay both experiences are thrilling...if just a touch painful.”

Olimar's notes

“The love between my wife and I has been captured in all sorts of romantic memories, as sweet and sour as this fruit. It's fun to return to those memories and feel what I felt then... Sometimes I wonder how my kids will feel the first time they fall in love.”

Louie's notes

“Too sour to eat on its own, but squeeze the juice over fried chicken to add a refreshing hint of flavor.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	lemon
Juice	1.5
Juice color	(255, 255, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	70
"Size"?	3

Naming

"Face Wrinkler" refers to how the fruit's sour taste causes our face to wrinkle due to rejection response.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	トキメキノミ? Tokimeki no Mi	Heartthrob Fruit
Chinese (traditional)	初戀滋味 Chūliàn Zīwèi	Taste of The First Love
Chinese (simplified)	初恋滋味 Chūliàn Zīwèi	Taste of The First Love
Dutch	Gezichtverfrommelaar	Face crumpler
French	Grimacier	Grimace maker
German	Gelbsaurier	Yellowsaur
Italian	Polpa pungente	Stinging pulp
Korean	두근열매 Dugeun-Yeolmae	Heartthrob Fruit
Portuguese	Enrugador de cara	Face wrinkler
Spanish	Arrugacaras	Faces-wrinkler

Gallery

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra.

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  The Face Wrinkler being carried.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Serene Shores, in the location it is discovered.

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  The Face Wrinkler being analyzed in Pikmin 3.

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  A real world lemon.

See also

• Zest Bomb