Events are special periods in Pikmin Bloom where in-game rewards are prominent and unique things can happen.
They are announced some time before they happen, in the news section of the main menu, via emails to those who have signed up to receive them, and on the Pikmin Bloom website.
List
The following is a list of events by year.
2021
First Community Day
Community Day was the first public event for Pikmin Bloom. It was announced on November 4th, 2021,[1] just 9 days after the game's global release. It occurred on November 13th and was set to run from 9:00am to 6:00pm local time, however, due to network issues making players unable to access the game, it was extended to run to 8:00pm.[2] During this period, there was a number of rewards and boosts that players could get:
- Seedlings in the Planter Pack grew at 1.5 times the normal speed.
- Fruits gave twice the nectar.
- Big Flowers bloomed into pansies, and flower planting with pansies made them bloom into roses.
- This effect started the day before and continued throughout the weekend.
- Users who walked 10,000 steps or more earned a special Community Day Participant badge.
- To have received this badge, players must have logged in to the game at least once in the 2 weeks after the event.[3]
Second Community Day
The second public event of Pikmin Bloom was also a Community Day. It was announced on December 2nd, 2021,[4][5] and it occurred on December 18th.[6] Unlike the first Community Day, it lasted for the full day. For the effects of this event to work properly, the app needed to be updated to at least version 36.0. Rewards and boosts for participating in this event include:
- Higher chances of Big Flowers blooming into poinsettias when regular blue, red, yellow, or white petals are planted around them.
- Players achieving the 10,000 step goal on this day will be awarded a special poinsettia flower badge.
- Seedlings in the Planter Pack will grow at 1.5 times the usual speed. This effect can be stacked with the flower planting multiplier.
During this event, the step counter on the main menu was replaced with a special poinsettia-themed step counter graphic, which linked to the news menu when tapped before reaching the goal, and the badge's information page after reaching the goal. This made the regular step counter inaccessible.
Holiday Roadside Decor Pikmin
For a limited time centered around Christmas, Roadside-type Decor Pikmin wore special holiday-themed stickers instead of the standard letter stickers. This applied to any Pikmin sprouted during this period, regardless of when it reached Decor status. It started on December 21st, 2021 after being announced the day before,[7] and finished on January 11th, 2022. This is the first event to introduce limited-time special Decor Pikmin. There was another effect of this event which was announced later, which was that coins will be earned 1 for every 250 flowers planted instead of 1 for every 500 flowers planted, capped at 60 coins per day, and lasting for the duration of the event.[8]
2022
Third Community Day
Pikmin Bloom's third Community Day occurred on January 22nd, 2022. It was themed around camellia flowers, and lasted for the whole day. Bonuses included:[9]
- Big Flowers bloomed into camellias.
- Players achieving the 10,000 step goal on this day were awarded a special camellia flower badge.
- Seedlings in the Planter Pack grew at 1.5 times the usual speed. This effect can be stacked with the flower planting multiplier.
This event was announced on January 13th, 2022. The change to the main menu seen in the second Community Day returned in this event, this time with a camellia-themed step counter. Following the event, challenges gave camellia nectar instead of poinsettia nectar.
Lunar New Year Decor Pikmin
The second limited-time Decor Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom are the Lunar New Year Decor Pikmin. This type of Decor Pikmin are more likely to be found where seedlings haven't been discovered before,[10] and are grown from Huge Seedlings marked with a modified Niantic logo (which replaces the sails with the Pikmin series logo.) This Decor is only for Red Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, and Yellow Pikmin. The event was announced on social media[11] in Japan, the News section of the app. It runs from February 1st, 2022 to February 10th, 2022. There is also another bonus effect, where Special Slots in the Shop cost 25% less.
See also
References
- ^ News post on the Pikmin Bloom website, published on November 4th, 2021, retrieved on November 8th, 2021
- ^ Forum post on the Pikmin Bloom Support Community, published on November 13th, 2021, retrieved on November 14th, 2021
- ^ News post on the Pikmin Bloom website, published on November 11th, 2021
- ^ Tweet by Pikmin Bloom Japan on Twitter, published on December 2nd, 2021, retrieved on December 2nd, 2021
- ^ Tweet by Pikmin Bloom on Twitter, published on December 2nd, 2021, retrieved on December 2nd, 2021
- ^ News post on the Pikmin Bloom website, published on December 13th, 2021, retrieved on December 14th, 2021
- ^ Tweet by Pikmin Bloom on Twitter, published on December 20th, 2021, retrieved on December 21st, 2021
- ^ Tweet by Pikmin Bloom on Twitter, published on December 22nd, 2021, retrieved on December 22nd, 2021
- ^ News post on the Pikmin Bloom website, published on January 13th, 2022
- ^ Help article on Niantic Support
- ^ Tweet by Pikmin Bloom Japan on Twitter, published on February 1st, 2022
| Pikmin Bloom articles | |
|---|---|
| Pikmin | Decor Pikmin • Friendship • Maturity • Seedling • Squad |
| Items | Badge • Coin • Fruit • Nectar • Petal • Postcard |
| Activities | Expedition • Flower planting • Party Walk • Weekly challenge |
| Places | Big Flower • Mushroom • Special Spot |
| Game mechanics | Detector • Event • Friend • Level • Lifelog • Mii • Planter Pack |
| Miscellaneous | Shop • Soundtrack • User interface • Loading screen • Version history |
| Website | Flower Personality Quiz • Master Quiz • Web store |