Buried treasure
Buried treasure is a a form of obstacle introduced in Pikmin 2, in which certain treasures can be encountered buried or partially buried and must be dug up to be retrieved. Only White Pikmin can dig up fully buried treasures, while all types of Pikmin can dig up partially buried treasures. Whether a treasure is buried or partially buried is actually a property of the treasure itself and not its locations; the treasure will always have this trait no matter where it is generated. In Pikmin 3, fruits, pellets, and spacesuit upgrades sometimes appear buried though White Pikmin are never required.
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Buried treasures
In Pikmin 2, these treasures are always fully buried and require White Pikmin to obtain:
- Spiny Alien Treat
- Child of the Earth
- Onion Replica
- Pilgrim Bulb
- Olimarnite Shell
- Fortified Delicacy
- Memorial Shell
- Essential Furnishing
- Nouveau Table
- Superstick Textile
- Regal Diamond
- Essence of Rage
- Essence of True Love
- Pink Menace
- Gemstar Husband
- Universal Com
- Flame Tiller
Partially buried treasures
The following treasures are always partially buried and can have any Pikmin obtain them:
- Anxious Sprout
- Anti-hiccup Fungus
- Toxic Toadstool
- Growshroom
- Colossal Fossil
- Mystical Disc
- Omega Flywheel
- Spirit Flogger
- Exhausted Superstick
- Paradoxical Enigma
- Courage Reactor
- Love and Courage Reactor
- Open Architecture
- Open Archive
- King of Bugs (when spawned through hacking)
Pikmin 3 buried objects
Fruits and pellets are always partially buried while spacesuit upgrades are always fully buried and create a lump in the ground where they are located. All buried fruits are found in Tropical Wilds.