Back-and-Forth Road

Back-and-Forth Road Sector 1 – Area D
Treasures	3
Pikmin available	Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin
Requirements	Complete Mushroom Valley or Cherrystone Pass
Next area	The Shadow in the Brush
Music	Brilliant Garden area Brilliant Garden area - back side

Back-and-Forth Road (おせば ひらくみち^?, lit.: "Path that opens when pushed") is the fourth main area in Hey! Pikmin. This area features several iron blocks, and most of them need to be pushed in non-trivial ways, including pushing them in the opposite direction as expected, pushing them only partially to reach hidden areas, and needing several Pikmin to drag a large block.

Description

At the beginning, the player can call some Red Pikmin that are jumping on some Seeding Dandelions. After that, Olimar will encounter some Red Pikmin, trying to push an iron block. Those obstacles are omnipresent in this level, and need to be pushed in order to progress in the area. Some time after this, the player will meet some Yellow Pikmin, that are required in order to access the first treasure, the Stopped Doomsday Clock. After walking some time, the player needs to push an iron block, and to place it right under a doorway, in order to access the second treasure, the Smile Detector, which is buried. Not so long after this, the player has to solve a little puzzle to reach the Independence Monument. To do this, the player has to break a dirt block with a Pikmin to reveal a doorway, then, Olimar has to push an iron block to create a path towards the door. On the other side, the player has to push a huge iron block and kill a Crested Mockiwi in order to go through a door that leads to the last treasure, and the exit.

Cutscenes

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Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Male Sheargrub		The player enters the first doorway in the area, with at least four Pikmin.	Olimar and four of his Red Pikmin approach a rock in the tunnel that is shaking. Two of the Pikmin lift the rock, one on each end, and once they figure out what was causing the rumbling, a Male Sheargrub digging out of the ground, they become startled and quickly drop the rock down. This kills the creature, as proven by its soul. The two Pikmin look at Olimar, who shakes his head, and the group rushes on forward.
Spectralids		The player explores a bit after the room with vines and female Shooting Spiners.	Olimar and his Pikmin notice something up ahead. Four of the Red Pikmin step forward and start jumping in place, happy to see some type of Spectralids. The creature flies right, and the Pikmin chase after it. Olimar sighs and shakes his head, after having failed to stop them. Following this, the wayward Pikmin eventually return and everybody regroups.
Horn		The player proceeds past the room with three levels and two doorways.	Three Yellow Pikmin are inside the tubes of a bulb horn, one on each tube. A fourth Yellow Pikmin is behind the bulb. This last Pikmin jumps on the bulb itself, causing the other Pikmin to jump out of their tubes, startled. They land flat on the ground, but quickly get up. All four of them then head towards Olimar.

Pikmin locations

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Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes
On a Seeding Dandelion	At the start of the area.	2 Red Pikmin
Behind an Iron block	Right after the Seeding Dandelions.	2 Red Pikmin	First-time only
In a twig
In a twig	After some vines, close to an Iron block.
In a bush	After the first doorway, next to a line of Female Shooting Spiners.	4 Yellow Pikmin
In a bush	Next to the exit of a doorway, under an Iron Block.
In a horn	After pushing an Iron block.	4 Yellow Pikmin	First-time only
In a twig
In a twig	After entering a doorway, next to a big-sized Iron block.
In a twig

Objects

Treasures

•  Stopped Doomsday Clock
•  Smile Detector
•  Independence Monument

Enemies

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•  Shooting Spiner (Female) × 13
•  Male Sheargrub × 10
•  Crested Mockiwi × 2

Obstacles

• Buried treasure × 1
• Buried Sparklium Seeds × 1
•  Dirt block × 4
•  Iron block × 8 (small)
•  Iron block × 1 (large)

Plants

•  Seeding Dandelion × 1
•  Vine × 13

Others

• Yellow Sparklium Seed × 57 (4 of them come from Crested Mockiwis, 10 of them come from a pulley vine, and 10 of them are buried)
• Red Sparklium Seed × 6
•  Heart × 3 (small)

Guide

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Gallery

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  The first obstacle in the area.

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  The room where the Pikmin have to push a block in the opposite direction.

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  The room with several Shooting Spiners and vines.

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  The room where the player must evade the Male Sheargrubs.

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  Location of the Stopped Doomsday Clock.

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  Location of the Smile Detector.

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  The massive iron block.

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  The Independence Monument on the other side of the exit.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	おせば ひらくみち? Oseba hiraku michi	Path that opens when pushed
Dutch	Kronkelpad	Twirlpath
French	Route déroutante	Confusing road
German	Schiebung	Cheating
Italian	Sentiero viavai	Coming and going trail
Spanish (NoA)	Senda vaivén	Swaying footpath
Spanish (NoE)	Senda Vaivén	Swaying Footpath