Automatic Gear
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| This ship part is required for the S.S. Dolphin to escape the planet. | |||
| Weight | 15 | ||
| Max. carriers | 25 Pikmin | ||
| Location | The Forest Navel | ||
The Automatic Gear (オートマチック・ギア?, lit.: "Automatic Gear") is a ship part in Pikmin. It chugs along at its own pace and it makes piloting easier, giving Captain Olimar time to concentrate on finer points of space travel. When collected, this part does not change the S.S. Dolphin's appearance.
In Pikmin 4, multiple Automatic Gears must be collected in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
Collecting the part
In Pikmin
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The Automatic Gear is found in The Forest Navel, on a ledge near the landing site, where a climbing stick must be built to get to it. As it is in a high place, Pikmin can lose their flowers when they fall off the edge while carrying it. The tilted ship part glitch can also occur due to the long drop.
To avoid your Pikmin getting deflowered, you can call them back just as they are walking off the edge. Another useful method is to simply walk away. If the Pikmin are out of the view of the camera, they will not get deflowered. This technique is also useful for getting other ship parts in the game. Due to several Shearwigs being in the area where the Pikmin fall, you must take precautions to ensure no Pikmin deaths.
Fiery Blowhogs can also wander into the drop point of the part later in the day, so it may be a good idea to use Red Pikmin. If doing a speedrun, have your Pikmin work on collecting this part while you discover the Blue Pikmin, as the Blue Onion and the part are very close together.
In Pikmin 4
Blossoming Arcadia
The Automatic Gear is in a niche south of the Misshapen Pond landing site. From the opposite edge of the nearby mud pit, go along the blue pipe and you will find the part inside a stack of toy blocks. Throw 15 Pikmin to dig it up. It is easiest to retrieve the part using Yellow Pikmin, but any type can reach it if you position Olimar or Moss on top of the mound near the toy blocks.
Serene Shores
From the Water's Edge landing site, go to the beach and proceed left into a flooded passage. This corridor leads to a Bug-Eyed Crawmad which has an Automatic Gear in its stomach. To ensure the Pikmin's safety as they carry the part back, it is recommended to kill the Aristocrab Offsprings on the previously mentioned beach.
Notes
Olimar's monologs
“I've found the Automatic Gear!
This thing chugs right along at its own pace. It makes piloting much easier, giving me time to concentrate on the finer points of space travel.
It has thin cracks running through it. I tried to fill them with dirt... I hope it will be all right.”
Gallery
The Automatic Gear on the high ledge it is found on.
The part being retrieved to the S.S. Dolphin.
Trivia
- A very early Treasure Hoard icon for the Omega Flywheel resembles the Automatic Gear, but is yellow instead.[1]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
オートマチック・ギア? Otomachikku Gia |
Automatic Gear |
 French (NoA) |
Engrenage de vitesses automatique (in-game) Engrenage (final results screen) |
Automatic speed gears Gear |
 French (NoE) |
Boîte Automatique | Automatic Box |
 German |
Autom. Getriebe | Automatic Gear |
 Italian |
Autonavigatore | Automatic navigator |
 Korean |
오토매틱 기어 | Automatic Gear |
 Spanish |
Transmisión | Transmission |
References
- ^ Pikmin 2/Unused Early Treasures/Earliest Treasure Graphics on The Cutting Room Floor
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