6 day run

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A screenshot of a completed 8-day run's end-of-game scores screen.

This article is about the 8-day run in Pikmin. For the 8-day run in Pikmin 2, see 8-day run (Pikmin 2).

An 8-day run is a play-through of Pikmin in which the player collects every part of the S.S. Dolphin in the minimum number of days possible, which is eight. Few players are able to do this, as it is very difficult and requires extreme skill in managing the Pikmin. Many tricks are used in this run to help the players collect the parts faster, or in a different order. There are no limits on Pikmin deaths. It is possible to perform this run in conjunction with a zero-death run.

Outline

Different players may have slight differences in what they do on each day. Below is a general strategy outlining what to do on each day.

Day One (The Impact Site)

• Grow 25 flower Reds
• Collect the Main Engine

Day Two (The Forest of Hope)

• Discover and grow at least 15 Yellow Pikmin
• Collect the Eternal Fuel Dynamo
• Collect the Whimsical Radar
• Collect the Extraordinary Bolt
• Collect the Nova Blaster
• Collect the Shock Absorber

Day Three (The Forest Navel)

• Discover and grow at least 90 Blue Pikmin (use the Puffstool's remains)
• Collect the Automatic Gear
• Collect the Space Float
• Collect the #1 Ionium Jet
• Collect the Omega Stabilizer
• Collect the Gravity Jumper
• Collect the Analog Computer

Day Four (The Distant Spring)

Note: Swooping Snitchbugs and the Puffy Blowhog closest to the landing site don't appear on this day.

• Collect the Repair-Type Bolt
• Collect the Massage Machine
• Collect the Interstellar Radio
• Collect the Gluon Drive
• Collect the UV Lamp
• Collect the Zirconium Rotor
• Collect the Pilot's Seat
• Collect the Bowsprit
• Collect the Chronos Reactor (using an out-of-bounds glitch or the Candypop Buds)
• Collect the #2 Ionium Jet

Day Five (The Forest Navel)

• Collect the Libra
• Collect the Anti-Dioxin Filter
• Collect the Guard Satellite

Day Six (The Forest of Hope)

• Collect the Radiation Canopy
• Collect the Geiger Counter
• Collect the Sagittarius

Day Seven (The Impact Site)

• Collect the Positron Generator
• Grow any Pikmin you need.

Day Eight (The Final Trial)

• Defeat Emperor Bulblax
• Collect the Secret Safe