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| Juice amount | 1.0 | ||
| Mission Mode value |  × 200
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| Weight | 20 (1 per grape) | ||
| Max. carriers | 20 (1 per grape) (normally) | ||
| Locations | Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra, Twilight River | ||
| Mission Mode locations | None | ||
| Bingo Battle locations | None | ||
| Side Stories locations | None | ||
The Dusk Pustules (ムラサキタワワ?) are fruits found in Pikmin 3. They are actually a cluster of red grapes, and collecting one cluster yields one container of juice. In Story mode, they appear three times, in the Garden of Hope, the Distant Tundra, and the Twilight River. The Dusk Pustules, along with their counterpart, the Dawn Pustules, are unique in the way that they are obtained: they are collected like Fragments, being individually plucked, with Pikmin returning to the grapes until all have been collected. In Mission Mode, the Dusk Pustules appear in five stages, and are worth 200 points.
How to obtain
The Dusk Pustules appear 3 times throughout the main story of Pikmin 3.
Garden of Hope
The Dusk Pustules in the Garden of Hope are beyond an Electric Gate past the Fiery Blowhogs. There is a cave beyond the gate. Inside the cave, there will be a set of Elevator Platforms, with some Dusk Pustules just beyond them. First, put a few Pikmin on the opposite side, to give the Pikmin carrying the fruit an easier path. Put a few more Pikmin on the grapes to collect them. However, the Elevator Platforms can be bypassed completely by using Winged Pikmin.
Distant Tundra
The Dusk Pustules in the Distant Tundra are in the room where the Vehemoth Phosbat is first encountered. After turning on the lights, there will be an unfinished Climbing Stick, leading up to a bunch of Dusk Pustules. Note that if the Vehemoth Phosbat has not been defeated, the Pikmin will take a longer route to the Drake. The player can either let a few Pikmin carry the grapes the long way as the fight with the Phosbat goes on, or defeat the Phosbat and move the Paper Bag outside of its cave to quickly retrieve the fruit.
Twilight River
The Dusk Pustules in the Twilight River are across the river from the landing site. Near the sewage pipe that leads into the second part of the area, there is an inlet of land, which contains some Male Sheargrub, pellets, and a bunch of Dusk Pustules. Winged Pikmin are needed to carry the grapes back to the Drake. If the player does not have Winged Pikmin, they will have to use Blue Pikmin, but the Water Dumples nearby should be taken out prior to collection.
Notes
Brittany's Notes
"There's something very charming about all of these little beads packed full of juice. They make me feel like we'll never run out! The colour reminds me of something... Oh! It's Auntie Bea's hair! She has such a rebellious streak..."
Brittany's notes are the same on the American and European copies of the game, except for grammatical differences, of course.
Gallery
The Dusk Pustules inside the Distant Tundra's caves.
- Red Grapes.jpg
Red grapes in real life.
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Dusk Pustules at the Twilight River.
