The Forest of Hope

The Forest of Hope
Ship parts	8
Pikmin available	Yellow
Requirements	Recover the Main Engine
Music	{{{music}}}

The Forest of Hope (希望の森^?, lit.: "Forest of Hope") is the second playable area in Pikmin. On the area select map, it is the center of the vast forest in the game, and has eight ship parts scattered all over the area. Yellow Pikmin are first found in this area. This level would later become the Awakening Wood in Pikmin 2. There are 27 pellet posies in this area apon arrival, and only 19 after on day 4.

Forest of Hope Music

General layout

Most of this area consists of vast plains with some gates and high walls that block the way. There is a small lake near the main plain. The most common enemies here are Red Bulborbs and Dwarf Red Bulborbs. This area contains an assortment of red and yellow pellets, as well as two bridges that can be built to gain access to a small piece of land containing the Sagittarius. Behind the stone wall at the landing area is a yellow 20 pellet on a high tree stump that requires yellow Pikmin to reach. To the north is the arena where the Armored Cannon Beetle is fought and to the southwest is the ledge where the Burrowing Snagrets are.

The bomb-rocks in this area are located inside tin cans. The first one is near the great plain with Red Bulborbs, another one is near the place where the Yellow Onion is originally found. The last can is in the place where the Nova Blaster is found. On the first day the area is visited, some are found out of the cans, three resting in front of one of the stone walls that can be destroyed after obtaining Yellow Pikmin.

Although water defends access to the Geiger Counter, the Radiation Canopy, and the Sagittarius, it is possible to collect these parts with Yellow Pikmin; thus, the area can be completed uniquely with them.

In Challenge Mode, there are a lot more Bulborbs, and Spotty Bulbears can also be found where the Armored Cannon Beetle and Burrowing Snagrets are found in story mode (the former location also has a Pearly Clamclamp).

Enemies

Dwarf Red Bulborb x 11
Red Bulborb x 7 (x 9 after day 5)
Iridescent Flint Beetle x 1 (x 3 after day 5)
Honeywisp x 3
Female Sheargrub x 6 (x 9 after day 5)
Male Sheargrub x 4 (x 6 after day 5)
Wogpole x 4
Armored Cannon Beetle x 1
Burrowing Snagrets x 3
Swooping Snitchbug x 2 (after day 14)

Challenge Mode breakdown

Pikmin source	Seeds	Amount	Total
Starting Reds		3	3
Starting Yellows		3	3
Starting Blues		3	3
Red 1 pellets	2	6	12
Red 5 pellets	5	2	10
Red 10 pellets	10	1	10
Red 20 pellets	20	1	20
Yellow 1 pellets	2	6	12
Yellow 5 pellets	5	2	10
Yellow 10 pellets	10	1	10
Yellow 20 pellets	20	1	20
Blue 1 pellets	2	5	10
Blue 5 pellets	5	2	10
Blue 10 pellets	10	2	20
Blue 20 pellets	20	1	20
Pellet Posy	2	7	14
Dwarf Bulbear	5	10	50
Dwarf Red Bulborb	4	19	76
Pearly Clamclamp	50	2	100
Red Bulborb	12	8	96
Spotty Bulbear	15	4	60
Total	569

Ship parts

Gallery

Overview of the starting area.
Red Pikmin at the landing site.
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A group of Pikmin near a Yellow Onion and some pellets in Challenge Mode.
The starting area.
The open dirt section, right after the landing zone.
Further into the dirt section, on the way to the Yellow Pikmin Onion.
Section where the Yellow Pikmin are first found.
Section where the Extraordinary Bolt can be found.
To the east of the Extraordinary Bolt, there is a path covered in leaves.
The area before the Armored Cannon Beetle arena.
The Armored Cannon Beetle arena, at the northernmost section of the area.
A small hole creates an alternate path to the northeasternmost section.
The end of the northeasternmost section.
The location of the Shock Absorber.
The main pond in the area, taking up most of the southeastern section.
The bridges leading up to the Sagittarius.
The area before the Burrowing Snagret arena.
The Burrowing Snagret arena, next to the pond.
Preview image on the area selection menu.
Overview map.

Other images

Fan-made map (go to The Impact Site for map key).
The radar pattern for The Forest of Hope.

Trivia

It is possible to complete this area in one day, as can be seen on 6-day runs.
Blue Pikmin are not needed to complete the area. The bridge to the Sagittarius can be reached by non-Blue Pikmin, provided they're whistled to the island quickly enough, the gate leading to the Armored Cannon Beetle can be destroyed with bomb-rock Yellow Pikmin placed on top of the gate's structure, and the cardboard box before the Burrowing Snagrets can be pushed by throwing Pikmin on top of it, and moving them to the back of the box.
In the late prototype stages of the game, a Puffstool was on the small plateau overlooking the lake in the place of the Burrowing Snagrets.
The music in this area reappears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, on the stages Distant Planet and Garden of Hope, respectively.