The Distant Spring

The Distant Spring
Ship parts	10
Requirements	Collect 12 ship parts
Music	The Distant Spring

The Distant Spring (大水源^?, lit.: "Big Spring") is the fourth area Olimar discovers on his first visit to the Pikmin Planet. It is part of a huge wetland at the edge of the forest (and thusly named "The Distant Spring"). The terrain is mostly aquatic with unique creatures spread throughout. This land also is home to a plurality of Captain Olimar's missing ship parts, of which there are ten. The Perplexing Pool bears resemblance to The Distant Spring. They feature similar maps and similar looking ledges, and the same tree trunks.

General layout

The Distant Spring is the largest area in the first Pikmin game. Water covers a great portion of the area. In the center lies the landing site, along with several hollow tree stumps. To the north is a small pond where the #2 Ionium Jet and the Chronos Reactor can be found. To the east, there is a wall maze with the UV Lamp, blocked by a small path filled with Spotty Bulbears, Puffy Blowhogs, and Dwarf Bulbears. To the west are the areas with the Gluon Drive, Zirconium Rotor, and Pilot's Seat, which are located in large tree stumps. Finally, to the south lies a small river with some islands where the Smoky Progg (before day 15) and the Interstellar Radio (inside a Puffy Blowhog) can be found. There are several Water Dumples in this area.

In this area, bomb-rocks in groups of 5 (though sometimes 4 appear instead) are found in giant skulls; the creatures they once belonged to being as of yet unknown. One of them is inside a hollow tree stump guarded by a Spotty Bulbear near the landing site, and another one in the beach where the Massage Machine is found. There is another skull near the pool with Wogpoles to the West.

In the main story mode, the area is laid out with Spotty Bulbears, Dwarf Bulbears, Yellow Wollywogs, and Water Dumples. After day 4, two Swooping Snitchbugs survey the area, looking for Pikmin to capture and throw into the ground.

In Challenge Mode, Red Bulborbs are found all over the land area, instead of Spotty Bulbears. Pearly Clamclamps are also found in different locations, and two Puffstools walk around in different areas.

Enemies

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Story mode

Puffy Blowhog × 3 (+1 after day 4; after the one carrying the Interstellar Radio is defeated, it never returns)  Dwarf Bulbear × 11, after day 15  Spotty Bulbear × 6  Water Dumple × 10  Shearwig × 11  Iridescent Flint Beetle × 1  Yellow Wollywog × 7  Wogpole × 7, after day 15  Swooping Snitchbug × 2, but only after day 4  Armored Cannon Beetle × 1 (after defeated, it never returns)  Smoky Progg × 1, before day 15 (after awakened, it never returns)

Obstacles

•  White bramble gate × 1
•  Black bramble gate × 1
•  Climbing stick × 2
•  Bridge × 3 (2 of them become one bridge after being built.)

Challenge Mode breakdown

Pikmin source	Seeds	Amount	Total
Starting Reds		5	5
Starting Yellows		5	5
Starting Blues		5	5
Red 1 pellets	2	3	6
Red 5 pellets	5	1	5
Red 10 pellets	10	4	40
Yellow 1 pellets	2	3	6
Yellow 5 pellets	5	1	5
Yellow 10 pellets	10	2	20
Yellow 20 pellets	20	1	20
Blue 1 pellets	2	3	6
Blue 5 pellets	5	1	5
Blue 10 pellets	10	2	20
Blue 20 Pellets	20	1	20
Pellet Posy	2	4	8
Dwarf Red Bulborb	4	19	76
Fiery Blowhog	8	3	24
Iridescent Flint Beetle	14	2	28
Mamuta	15	1	15
Pearly Clamclamp	50	3	150
Puffstool	30	2	60
Puffy Blowhog	15	3	45
Red Bulborb	12	4	48
Yellow Wollywog	13	10	130
Total	752

Ship parts

•  Repair-type Bolt: Immediately beside the landing site is a ledge. Guiding Pikmin along this ledge leads to the part.
•  Massage Machine: Near the landing site, going straight from the Dolphin, is a bridge leading to a beach containing a Spotty Bulbear, two skulls containing ten bomb rocks total, a Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud and this part.
•  Interstellar Radio: Going into the vast water, past the Smoky Progg egg are several Water Dumples and a Puffy Blowhog. The Blowhog has the part.
•  Gluon Drive: Going past the two Bulbears and two Blowhogs behind the Dolphin leads to a river that has bridges on both sides. The part on the other side of these bridges.
•  UV Lamp: Beyond the reinforced gate near the landing site is a complex structure, found to the right. The part is at the end of the series of ledges that form a path.
•  Zirconium Rotor: Beyond the Gluon Drive is a gate guarded by two Yellow Wollywogs. Destroying this gate allows access to this part.
•  Pilot's Seat: There are three tree trunks opposite the Zirconium Rotor. This part is located inside one of the trunks.
•  Bowsprit: Near the landing site are a series of large tree trunks that can only be accessed from the opposite side. Inside the one nearest the landing site is an Armored Cannon Beetle that has the part.
•  Chronos Reactor: Traveling in a straight line from the reinforced wall beside the landing site leads to this part, atop a tall ledge. Both a Lapis Lazuli and Golden Candypop Bud are located nearby.
•  Number 2 Ionium Jet: Directly beside the Chronos Reactor is this part, sitting atop a stone structure.

Gallery

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  Overview of the landing site.

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  The landing site.

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  The path that leads to the Repair-type Bolt.

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  The path that leads to the southernmost section.

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  The southernmost section of the area.

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  Close-up of one of the skulls at the south, with what appears to be a spinal cord.

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  The place where the Smoky Progg can be found.

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  Part of the large body of water that makes for most of the southern part.

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  Another part of the large body of water.

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  The location of the Zirconium Rotor.

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  The location of the Pilot's Seat.

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  The grassy area before the northern section of the area.

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  A closeup of one of the skulls in the area.

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  The northeasternmost section.

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  The northernmost section.

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  The tree stump where the Bowsprit can be found.

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  The large open area next to the landing zone.

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  The path that leads to the UV Lamp.

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  The Pikmin encounter Dwarf Red Bulborbs and a Red Bulborb in the enemy reel.

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  Preview image on the area selection menu.

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  Overview map.

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  The radar pattern for The Distant Spring.

Trivia

• The enemy reel shows The Distant Spring having different enemies, ship parts, and being more plain, without the hollow tree stumps. This is most likely a prototype version leftover.
• The perfect score in challenge mode is 752 points. Currently, it hasn't been reached by any player in real-time (with the closest score yet being 712), but it has been reached via a tool-assisted superplay.
• In the Formidable Oak, the area where the Plasm Wraith is fought in has a pattern on the floor similar to the pattern of the ground where the Smoky Progg's egg is found.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French (NoA)	La Source lointaine La Source Lointaine	The Distant spring The Distant Spring
French (NoE)	La Source Lointaine	The Distant Spring
German	Die Ferne Quelle	The Distant Spring
Italian	Fonte Remota	Distant Spring
Korean	거대한 샘	The Huge Spring
Spanish (NoA)	La Gran Laguna	The Great Lake
Spanish (NoE)	La Gran Laguna	The Great Lake

See also

• Yellow Wollywog
• Smoky Progg
• Perplexing Pool