Badges are a series of achievements that players unlock as they progress and meet certain conditions in Pikmin 3 Deluxe. They can be found under the options menu, either on the main screen or in-game. They are shared across save files, allowing multiple save files to be made to contribute to the total collection. Badges have a large range of requirements, some being unlocked by progressing through the game's main story, while others require using the game's co-op features. Because of this, badges are split into five different categories: Story Badges, Side Story Badges, Mission Badges, Bingo Battle Badges, and Dedicated Badges.
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| Icon | Name | Category | In-game description | In-game condition | Notes |
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New Horizons | Story | “You've spent a full day on a new world.” | “Clear the first day on PNF-404.” | |
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Bearing Fruit | Story | “Your efforts to save Koppai are starting to pay off.” | “Retrieve a fruit in Story mode.” | |
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Fruitful Endeavor | Story | “You've found a steady stream, of edible fruits on PNF-404” | “Retrieve 20 fruits in Story mode.” | |
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Fruit Force | Story | “You've collected nearly half the edible fruits on PNF-404.” | “Retrieve 30 fruits in Story mode.” | |
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Fruit Ballad | Story | “You've found every edible fruit on PNF-404.” | “Retrieve a total of 66 fruits in Story mode.” | The number goes up the second the fruit is beamed up by the S.S. Drake. |
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Efficiency Expert | Story | “You've proven your ability to survive long periods of time in an unexplored land.” | “Collect 30 days' worth of juice.” | |
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Animal Annotator | Story | “Your data stemming from research into the indigenous creatures here has been recorded.” | “Log 10 Piklopedia entries.” | |
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Shutterbug | Story | “You've figured out how the camera works.” | “Use the camera to take a photo.” | |
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Intelligent Life? | Story | “You're on the trail of an unknown intelligent life-form.” | “Retrieve 15 exploration notes.” | |
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Flaw in the Armor[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Armored Mawdad.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Armored Mawdad in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Achieving Enlightenment[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Vehemoth Phosbat.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Vehemoth Phosbat in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Duel in the Dunes[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Sandbelching Meerslug.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Sandbelching Meerslug in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Decomposer[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Scornet Maestro.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Scornet Maestro in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Earth Mover[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Quaggled Mireclops.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Quaggled Mireclops in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Safe and Sound[notes 1] | Story | “You defeated the Plasm Wraith.”[notes 2] | “Defeat the Plasm Wraith in Story mode.”[notes 3] | |
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Power Surge | Dedicated | “You've boosted your Pikmin with a dose of Ultra-Spicy Spray in Story mode.” | “Use a dose of Ultra-Spicy Spray.” | |
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Evasive Action | Story | “You found the Dodge Whistle.” | “Acquire the Dodge Whistle.” | |
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Strong on the Inside | Story | “You've found a way to reinforce your suit.” | “Acquire the Metal Suit Z, Anti-Electrifier, or Scorch Guard.” | |
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Pikmin Challenger | Story | “You've cleared Story mode on Normal difficulty or higher.” | “Clear Story mode on Normal difficulty or higher.” | |
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Pikmin Professional | Story | “You've cleared Story mode on Hard difficulty or higher.” | “Clear Story mode on Hard difficulty or higher.” | |
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Pikmin Master | Story | “You've cleared Story mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.” | “Clear Story mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.” | |
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Clocking In | Side Story | “You've cleared a bronze medal or better while clearing a Side Story.” | “Earn a bronze medal or better while clearing a Side Story.” | |
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Dreams of Adventure | Mission | “You've undertaken a special mission.” | “Play a mission in Mission mode.” | |
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Archaeology Hobbyist | Dedicated | “You've located five hidden murals.” | “Take photos of five hidden murals.” | |
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Adventure into the Unknown | Side Story | “Earn a medal in each stage of Olimar's Assignment.”[notes 4] | “Earn a bronze medal or better in each stage of Olimar's Assignment.”[notes 5] | |
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Working Overtime | Side Story | “Earn a medal in each stage of Olimar's Comeback.”[notes 4] | “Earn a bronze medal or better in each stage of Olimar's Comeback.”[notes 5] | |
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President's Favor | Side Story | “You've earned multiple platinum medals in Side Stories.” | “Earn five platinum medals in Side Stories.” | |
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Greenhorn | Mission | “You've earned a bronze medal or better in Mission mode.” | “Earn a bronze medal or better in Mission mode.” | |
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Getting Closer | Mission | “You've earned a silver medal or better in Mission mode.” | “Earn a silver medal or better in Mission mode.” | |
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Good as Gold | Mission | “You've earned a gold medal or better in Mission mode.” | “Earn a gold medal or better in Mission mode.” | |
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Dedicated Adventurer | Mission | “You've earned an impressive number of platinum medals from missions.” | “Earn platinum medals in 10 stages in Mission mode.” | |
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Blast Radius | Dedicated | “You've shown yourself to be an expert in the use of bombs.” | “Defeat three indigenous creatures via explosion, such as a Bomb Rock.” | |
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Hocotatian Hound | Story | “You have discovered all traces of Captain Olimar.” | “Retrieve all exploration notes.” | |
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Xenobiologist | Story | “You have retrieved a sample of every creature on this world.” | “Complete the Piklopedia.” | |
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Legendary Archaeologist | Dedicated | “You've located all the hidden murals.” | “Take photos of 15 hidden murals.” | |
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Game Hunter | Mission | “You've earned medals in all Battle enemies! missions.” | “Clear all Battle enemies! missions with at least a bronze medal.” | |
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Treasure Hunter | Mission | “You've earned medals in all Collect treasure! missions.” | “Clear all Collect treasure! missions with at least a bronze medal.” | |
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Big Game Hunter | Mission | “You've earned medals in all Defeat bosses! missions.” | “Clear all Defeat bosses! missions with at least a bronze medal.” | |
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Gadget Master | Bingo Battle | “You've used a variety of items in Bingo Battle.” | “Use 10 types of items in Bingo Battle.” | Only the types of items count, not the individual uses. e.g. Using a mine, enemy annihilator, and another mine will only count 2. In addition, simply obtaining the item does not count, the player has to use it. Using an item instantly adds to the badge's progress. |
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Game Changer | Bingo Battle | “You've played Bingo Battle with the Victory Macaroon rule, allowing for a dramatic reversal.” | “Play Bingo Battle with the Victory Macaroon rule.” | Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared. |
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Line 'Em Up | Bingo Battle | “You've tried out Bingo Battle.” | “Play Bingo Battle once.” | Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared. |
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Bingo Buff | Bingo Battle | “You've played quite a few Bingo Battles.” | “Play Bingo Battle 10 times.” | Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared. |
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Bingo Fiend | Bingo Battle | “You've played every stage in Bingo Battle.” | “Play every stage in Bingo Battle.” | Progress only counts when a team's victory is declared. |
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Pincer Attack | Bingo Battle | “You've been one away from victory in two different direction in Bingo Battle.” | “Be one away from victory twice during a single Bingo Battle.” | Unlocked permanently the second the condition is met. |
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Buddy System | Dedicated | “You've played Story mode with a second player.” | “Play Story mode with a second player.” | |
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Mission Partner | Dedicated | “You've played Mission mode with a second player.” | “Play Mission mode with a second player.” | |
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Sidekick | Dedicated | “You've played Side Story with a second player.” | “Play Side Story with a second player.” | |
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Bare-Knuckled | Dedicated | “You've defeated an indigenous creature without the Pikmin's help.” | “Punch a wild creature into submission.” | |
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Flower Grinder | Dedicated | “You've raised an exceptional number of Pikmin with flowers.” | “Give 500 Pikmin flowers in Story mode.” | The number increases as soon as a Pikmin grows a flower, but if the player does not end the day and save, it will revert to the number before the day's start. |
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Gardener | Dedicated | “You've sprouted an extraordinary number of Pikmin.” | “Create a total of 1,000 Pikmin in Story mode.” | The number increases as soon as a Pikmin sprout is born, but if the player does not end the day and save, it will revert to the number before the day's start. Candypop Bud births do not increase the number. |
- ^ a b c d e f Before defeating the respective boss, this badge's title appears as "Battle ???"
- ^ a b c d e f Before defeating the respective boss, this badge's description appears as "Proof of Defeating ???"
- ^ a b c d e f Before defeating the respective boss, this badge's requirements appear as "Defeat ??? in Story mode."
- ^ a b Before unlocking the Side Story, this badge's description appears as "Earn a medal in each stage of ???"
- ^ a b Before unlocking the Side Story, this badge's requirements appear as "Earn a bronze medal or better in each stage of ???"
Ranks
Collecting badges allows for players to rank up. Ranks with badges are purely aesthetic, and provide no gameplay bonuses. Interestingly, there is no Rank for collecting all 50 badges.
- Beginner: Unlocked at the start.
- Second Class: Unlocks after getting 10 badges.
- First Class: Unlocks after getting 20 badges.
- Special Class: Unlocks after getting 40 badges.
Trivia
- Many badges will share the same base shape depending on what the badge is based on. For example, all fruit and juice-related badges will have a floral shape, whereas all boss-related badges will feature a diamond shape.
- The only badge to have a unique base design is Power Surge, featuring a heptagon.
- The boss-related badges may be a reference to the game franchise Monster Hunter, where monster's icons are represented with Mayan or Aztec-like designs. Eighting, one of the companies that worked on Pikmin 3 Deluxe, also had worked on Monster Hunter titles in the past.