Twilight River

Twilight River
Fruits	15
Pikmin discovered	Winged Pikmin
Requirements	Collect the Folded Data Glutton
Music	Twilight River

Twilight River (交わりの渓流^?, lit.: "Mountain Stream of Fellowship") is the fourth area visited in Pikmin 3, unlocked after collecting the Folded Data Glutton. The area appears to be a forest during the season of autumn – dead leaves are scattered everywhere. As its name suggests, the area is centered around a river with 2 separate streams. The major boss here is the Scornet Maestro. The 15 fruits in the area add up to 20.5 bottles of juice (10.25 on Ultra-Spicy difficulty).

Plot

Once the Folded Data Glutton that the Sandbelching Meerslug ate is brought to the S.S. Drake, a signal is detected in the Twilight River. Charlie thinks that the signal is Captain Olimar, who they believe took the cosmic drive key. After lifting the branch near the Winged Pikmin Onion, a transmission is intercepted. It turns out to be Louie who franticly states that he is in trouble. Alph mistakes Louie for Olimar and decides to save him. Upon entering the spot they were pointed to, the explorers find out that Louie was taken captive by the Scornet Maestro. After the boss is defeated and Louie is saved, he is taken back to the Drake and identified as "Hocotatian". The next morning, the group unexpectedly arrives back at the Garden of Hope.

Overview

The Twilight River is split into two distinct sections, with one or two rivers crossing through. Most of the area is open-ended, especially considering that leaders and some Pikmin can go in or over the river at will. Unlike most areas in the game, it only has one cave; other than that, the boss arena and its access corridor are the only sub-areas in the Twilight River.

Because of the autumn motif, the terrain mostly consists of dried leaves and dirt, with only a few bits of grass. The ground tends to vary in height, with bumps or depressions here and there, but the biggest altitude changer is the river. The river can be crossed by using bridging paths or by riding on the lily pads that appear in a constant flow, and travel downstream. Special platforms can be used to board in and out of lily pads.

Key sections

A view of the scenery in the Twilight River.

The landing site is the main section of the map. On this list, all sub-sections refer to a different sub-area, meaning that there is a transition when entering or leaving.

Landing site

The Drake lands on an peninsula in the center of this part of the area. To the east of it is where the river originates, splitting into two, and going through each side of the peninsula. To cross the rivers, lily pads must be used. To the east, there is a path to the second part of the area, but is blocked by a paper bag.

The flow of lily pads on the southern river is blocked by a dam. On the other shore of this river are two bits of land. The western one leads to a small alcove with Dusk Pustules. The eastern one is accessible through a bridge, and is where the Winged Onion is first found. This river ends in a tube that leads to the second section of the area.

On the northern side of the northern river is another stretch of land. To the east is a dead end with a Dapper Blob and some bridge fragments on it. The western part of this shore has a bit of an open area, and a log that gives one-way access back to the peninsula. To the north is the entrance to the cave.

Second section

This portion of the area has the same river as the southern one from the previous section running through its middle. The first time this section is entered is through a one-way tube, while riding a lily pad on that same river.

The western shore has a small walkway at the north that leads back to the main area, as well as a bridge to the other shore. To the south is a different bit of land that is higher above, so it cannot be reached from the northern side. This strip of land has two clipboards and the Tremendous Sniffer, and connects to terrain further down to the south with an alcove and a puddle.

On the eastern shore, there's a circular bit of land with roots going up in the center; these roots lead to the top of the large tree. Further to the southeast, the path splits into two. To the northeast, a small arena with a Burrowing Snagret and an access back to the main area. To the southeast is a dead end, but is also where the leaders and Pikmin end up if they didn't board off their lily pad. On th opposite shore is a similar stretch of terrain that overlaps this one, but is higher up and can only be reached with a Bouncy Mushroom poking out of the water.

Cave

Along the left wall from the entrance to the cave is a path blocked by Bloominous Stemples. The rest of this part of the cave is solid ground, until a lake, which makes up the other half of the main room. Crossing the lake gives access to a small alcove that turns and ends in a dead end with three Juicy Gaggles.

Scornet Maestro access

This is simply a path made out of dry wood that curves around the outside of the tree.

Scornet Maestro arena

This circular arena takes place on a flat tree top.

Objects

Fruits

Blonde Impostor × 1
Citrus Lump × 1
Crunchy Deluge × 1
Dapper Blob × 1
Delectable Bouquet × 1
Dusk Pustules × 20 (1 bunch)
Insect Condo × 1
Juicy Gaggle × 3
Lesser Mock Bottom × 1
Portable Sunset × 1
Searing Acidshock × 1
Seed Hive × 1
Tremendous Sniffer × 1

Enemies

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 3.
Particularly: Find the exact number for certain enemies and plants.

Arachnode × 4
Desiccated Skitter Leaf × 4
Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 10 (8 under the clipboard)
Female Sheargrub × ?
Flighty Joustmite × 1
Iridescent Flint Beetle × 1
Male Sheargrub × ?
Nectarous Dandelfly × 1
Orange Bulborb × 3
Puffy Blowhog × 1
Scornet × 30 (in the lone swarm; there is an endless amount in the boss battle.)
Skeeterskate × 1
Toady Bloyster × 1
Water Dumple × 5
Yellow Wollywog × 2
Burrowing Snagret × 1 – Mini-boss
Scornet Maestro × 1 – Boss

Plants and fungi

Bloominous Stemple × 2
[icon] Burgeoning Spiderwort × 2
Flukeweed × 16 (3 of them are on the dam.)
Pellet Posy × 2
Spotcap × ?
Common Glowcap
Bouncy Mushroom × 1

Obstacles

Large crystal × 3
Paper bag × 2
Electrode × 1 (20 Yellow Pikmin are required for this one).
Electric gate × 2
Clipboard × 2
Bamboo gate × 1
Arachnode web × 4
Bridge (Cyan) × 80 (piles of 20 in crystal, 30, and 30)
Bridge (Red) × 57 (piles of 15 under clipboard, 18, and 24)

Other

Scorch Guard × 1
Winged Onion × 1

Data files

Main article: Data file.

Pikmin Behavior / Pikminology
Controls
- None
Indigenous Life
- Scornet
- Scornet Maestro
- Dwarf Bulborb; Pikmin 3 only
- Desiccated Skitter Leaf; Pikmin 3 only
- Toady Bloyster
- Arachnode
- Burrowing Snagret
Area Hints
- To future visitors
- Great partner
Olimar's Log
- Journal Entry #6 / Olimar's diary #6; Pikmin 3 only
Secret File
- See Secret File#Twilight River
Olimar's Log Vol. 2

Hidden murals

Main article: Hidden mural.

Warning: the following text contains major spoilers about the hidden murals in the area.

In addition to the three main Pikmin murals, there is also some carving on the base of the light-bulb in this area's cave.

On the pillar holding fragments and a Secret File.
On the northern wall of the pipe splitting the two halves of the area, before the transition.
On the final corridor leading to the Scornet Maestro, near the top, on the tree bark.
The extra carving, located on the base of the light-bulb in the cave, facing the water. It shows three Yellow Pikmin holding hands, similar to a drawing on the Distant Tundra.

Quotes

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Guide

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The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Basic guide

The story section in the Twilight River is the longest of all the story sections in the game, so make sure you have enough juice for several days before starting. Upon first landing in the area, take Pikmin out of the Onion and walk up the hill to the east to see the Winged Onion on the other side of the river. Rescuing this Onion is the first task of the area, but to do that, a light blue bridge must be built first. Walk downhill past the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs and take a ride on the lily pad. Get off on the other side of the river, and destroy the nearby crystal to release a pile of 20 bridge fragments. To the right is an electric gate; destroying that will open an area with 2 Yellow Wollywogs (which should be defeated first), a pile of 30 bridge fragments, and a Burgeoning Spiderwort. It is recommended to start harvesting ultra-spicy spray from this plant. Heading in the other direction from the original pile of fragments, you will arrive at a room with a Puffy Blowhog. Defeat it and turn right into a cave. Light up the room by throwing 20 Yellow Pikmin at the electrode, then cross the Bloominous Stemples to carry a set of 30 bridge fragments. Once all the fragments have been collected, return to the base, make sure there are less Pikmin on the field than the limit, and cross the light blue bridge.

On the other side of the river, you will find the Winged Onion trapped in the web of an Arachnode. Throw some Rock Pikmin to rescue it, and pluck the Winged Pikmin the new Onion sends out. Begin to harvest Winged Pikmin from the nearby pellets and enemies, some of which are under Flukeweeds. Once you have a substantial amount, throw 10 Winged Pikmin at the dam next to the Winged Onion site. This will lift up the dam, allowing lily pads to flow down the second river in the area. Ride the river downstream to enter the second half of the area.

In this half, the overall goal is to build a red bridge to access the boss of the area. There are 3 piles of fragments, and Winged Pikmin are necessary to access each one. To access the first pile, ride downstream to the third stop in the second part of the area. There will be a group of Scornets. Defeat them and take Winged Pikmin across the small body of water behind them to carry a pile of 24 fragments. To access the second pile, destroy the dirt wall next to where the Scornets were, to access a room with 2 clipboards. Ignore the first one, since it contains a group of Dwarf Orange Bulborbs, but lift the second one, as it contains a pile of 15 fragments. Make sure to defeat the nearby Arachnode to avoid Winged Pikmin getting blocked along the way. To access the third pile, get back on a lily pad, and ride until a Bouncy Mushroom is within reach of the cursor. Quickly throw a leader, a group of Winged Pikmin, and preferably some Rock Pikmin onto it; they will bounce onto the land above. Switch to this leader, defeat the Arachnode, and send the Winged Pikmin onto the last pile of 18 fragments behind the web.

Walk to the newly completed red bridge, destroying the walls along the way. Walk up the tree stump to find the boss of the area, the Scornet Maestro. See here for strategies on how to defeat it. The boss will drop a Hocotatian upon defeat, and carrying it to the S.S. Drake will unlock the next part of the story. It is recommended to push down the paper bags at the 2 exits of the second part of the area to allow easy access to it in the future.

Speed completion

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In other game modes

These Mission Mode and Side Story stages take place within the Twilight River:

Mission Mode

Twilight River Remix

Side Stories

Gallery

Map of the Twilight River.
Map used in the Prima guide.
A view of the Twilight River from space.
Looking out from the hill near the landing site.
Walking up the path near the Scornet Maestro arena.
Lifting up a bamboo gate.

See more: Twilight River images category.

Trivia

This location's continental shape is based on South America.
The tunnel which the lily pads pass through to get to the second area resembles a Warp Pipe from Super Mario. Bros.
It is possible to glitch the game and get Winged Pikmin without building the bridge, by walking under the lily pad that is attached to where the Winged Onion is located. It will force the player through a rock which will cause them to fall through the ground and respawn next to the Winged Onion.