Sunseed Berry

Sunseed Berry (treasure)
Number	2
Series	Succulent Series
Value	× 170
Weight	5
Maximum carriers	10 Pikmin
Location	Awakening Wood
Challenge Mode levels	Hot House

Sunseed Berry (fruit)
Juice amount	1.0 (0.5 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 50
Weight	3
Max. carriers	6 (normally)
Locations	Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, Thirsty Desert Remix, The Rustyard, Beastly Caverns, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	None
Side Stories locations	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra, Big Fruit Carnival

Sunseed Berry Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Spring Crop Series
Value	× 70
Weight	3
Maximum carriers	6
Locations	Sun-Speckled Terrace, Seafloor Resort, Cavern for a King
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	Trial Run, Battle in a Box, Dandori Castle, Leafy Showdown, Hot Sandy Duel, Final Battle
Total amount	3

This article is about the smaller strawberry. For the larger strawberry, see Combustion Berry.

The Sunseed Berry (ヒダマリノミ^?, lit.: "Sunny Spot Fruit") is a treasure found in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4, and a fruit in Pikmin 3. It is a regular strawberry. In Pikmin 2, it is found in the Awakening Wood, while in Pikmin 3, there are four of them: three in the Garden of Hope and one in the Distant Tundra. In Pikmin 4, it is found in the Sun-Speckled Terrace, the Seafloor Resort, and the Cavern for a King.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 2

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

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Location of the Sunseed Berry.

The Sunseed Berry is found sitting on a ledge just across from the landing site in Awakening Wood, and can be quite easily obtained. It is guarded only by a single Red Bulborb and two Dwarf Red Bulborbs. The ledge is low enough that any type of Pikmin can be thrown up to collect the treasure. Alternately, you can go around to the path that leads to the Snagret Hole and obtain it from there, but this is more time consuming, dangerous, and overall impractical.

Collecting the fruit

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Garden of Hope

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Locations of the Sunseed Berry in the Garden of Hope. The leftmost is underwater, the uppermost one is at the lakeside, and the rightmost one is near Brittany's crash site.

Brittany's crash site

This Sunseed Berry is on a ledge next to Brittany's crash site, and is the very first fruit found in the game. It acts as a tutorial for fruit collecting, and will be obtained naturally during said tutorial. Defeat the Bulborb on the path back to the ship to ensure a safe recovery.

Lakeside

Another Sunseed Berry is on a ledge by a pile of fragments used to build an orange bridge. It is recommended to let the bridge be built before the fruit is carried, as it will reach the S.S. Drake much faster. Be sure to defeat the Skutterchucks nearby (or alternatively break all of their crystals), as they may launch the nearby crystal nodules at your Pikmin.

Underwater

Another Sunseed Berry in the Garden of Hope is underwater, past the large cinderblock that the Hocotatian blows up late into the game. It is near a dirt wall. It is protected by several Puckering Blinnows, which should be defeated so the Pikmin can safely carry the fruit.

Distant Tundra

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Location of the Sunseed Berry in the Distant Tundra.

In the Distant Tundra, the only Sunseed Berry is inside one member of a duo of Pyroclasmic Slooches, which are in an enclosed area sealed off by a crystal wall. Along the way back there is a Joustmite and a Bearded Amprat; defeat these as well to ensure the Pikmin have a safe route back to the ship.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 4

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Sun-Speckled Terrace

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Location of the Sunseed Berry in the Sun-Speckled Terrace.

The Sunseed Berry is on top of a small ledge in the central area of the map in the Sun-Speckled Terrace, close to the Rugged Scaffold base. To get to it, Oatchi must be able to jump. Once near it, it can be collected simply by throwing 3 Pikmin up the ledge, or knocking it down with a rush from Oatchi.

Seafloor Resort

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Location of the Sunseed Berry in the Seafloor Resort.

There is a Sunseed Berry sitting on top of a tall ledge on the far eastern side of sublevel 1 of the Seafloor Resort. It is blocked by the sprinkler system, so you must either build and turn the clay valve in the upper left corner, or bring only Blue Pikmin with you. To collect this treasure, jump into the geyser north of it, then throw 3 Pikmin at it.

Cavern for a King

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Location of the Sunseed Berry in the Cavern for a King.

There is a Sunseed Berry lying inside of a half-broken pail in the northwestern corner of sublevel 19 of the Cavern for a King, next to a Juicy Gaggle. To collect this treasure, you must throw 3 Pikmin at it.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“I found this fascinating fruit while out exploring today. The skies cleared up, and I felt peaceful watching the pink flower petals flutter in the wind. During this perilous expedition, it seems strange to have such softhearted, romantic thoughts. If I told my wife about this, I'm sure I'd get laughed at...again.”

Sales pitch

“This fruit is born of bright sunlight and cheerful warmth. Come, all you gloomy naysayers! One bite and even sad sacks will become foolhardy optimists. Eat one today and change your life!”

Brittany's notes

US version

“As a scientist and as a food eater, I'm excited about this new source of potential nutrition. I just wish it didn't look like it was covered in pimples. Luckily, the taste of it is like delicious and scrumptious had a baby. Let's gather as many of these as we can!”

European version

“I've never experienced anything like it. Scientifically speaking, the flavour straddles the boundary between scrumptious and delicious, and can only be described as 'scrumplicious'. On the down side, this fruit appears to have a nasty case of pimples.”

Schnauz's notes

“No matter how down you may be, these tasty bursts of joy are almost sure to turn your mood around. That's because they're happiness in fruit form! As the name implies, they plant seeds of sunny warmth in the middle of your heart, and there they grow, like an invasive species of happiness.”

Olimar's notes

“The scent of this fruit tickles my heart for some reason. It makes me think back on summer memories, my wife smiling at me in the sunlight... She'd probably have a good laugh if she ever read this, but that wouldn't be so bad. I happen to love that sound!”

Louie's notes

“Eat them as is or with a dollop of cream. The sweetest juice is concentrated at the tip.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	strawberry
Juice	1.0
Juice color	(255, 50, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	50
"Size"?	2

Golden Sunseed

Golden Sunseed
Juice amount	0
Mission Mode value	× 200
Weight	3
Max. carriers	6 (normally)
Locations	None
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, Silver Lake Remix, Thirsty Desert Remix, Twilight Hollow Remix, Shaded Garden Remix, The Rustyard, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	Shaded Terrace, Stagnant Sea, Twisted Cavern, Arid Metropolis, Rusted Labyrinth, Jigsaw Fortress, Blooming Terrace, Parched Brook, Buried Pond, Sandbox Kingdom, Jigsaw Colosseum
Side Stories locations	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra, Channel Gone Dry, Big Fruit Carnival

Golden Sunseeds (フキダマリノミ^?, lit.: "Snowdrift Fruit") are fruits found in Mission Mode, Bingo Battle, and the Side Stories in Pikmin 3. They are a golden variety of Sunseed Berries, and are thus very valuable, being worth 200 Pokos. Aside from being worth four times as much as Sunseed Berries, they are functionally identical to their regular counterparts. According to a loading screen tip, they are packed with Piktamin U.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	gold_ichigo
Juice	0.0*
Juice color	(255, 255, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	200
"Size"?	2

Gallery

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  Artwork of the treasure from Pikmin 2.

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  The Sunseed Berry in the Awakening Wood.

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  The Sunseed Berry being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  The Treasure Hoard icon of the Sunseed Berry in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  The texture used for the Sunseed Berry's leaves.

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  The texture used for the Sunseed Berry's leaves in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  Close-up of the Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 3.

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  The Sunseed Berry next to Brittany's crash site in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Sunseed Berry by the lakeside in the Garden of Hope.

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  The underwater Sunseed Berry in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Sunseed Berry in the Distant Tundra.

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  A few Red Pikmin carrying a Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 3.

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  Six Golden Sunseeds in Pikmin 3.

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  The Sunseed Berry in the Sun-Speckled Terrace in the location it is discovered.

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  The Sunseed Berry in the Seafloor Resort, in the location it is discovered.

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  The Sunseed Berry in the Cavern for a King, in the location it is discovered.

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  A strawberry in the real world.

Trivia

The unripe strawberry.

• There is an unripe Sunseed Berry in the Garden of Hope on a branch next to where the first Sunseed Berry is found, but it never grows across the course of the game.
• The first trailer released for Pikmin shows Yellow Pikmin returning a similar strawberry to their Onion.
• In the E3 2012 demo of Pikmin 3, Golden Sunseeds were referred to as Combustion Berries, a treasure from Pikmin 2.
• The first strawberry being next to Brittany might reference how strawberries originated from Brittany, France.

Names in other languages

Sunseed Berry

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒダマリノミ? Hidamari no Mi	Sunny Spot Fruit
Chinese (traditional)	戀心果 Liànxīnguǒ	Fruit of Love
Chinese (simplified)	恋心果 Liànxīnguǒ	Fruit of Love
Dutch	Zonnezaadbes	Sunseed Berry
French (NoA)	Baie ensoleillée	Sunny berry
French (NoE)	Baie Ensoleillée (Pikmin 2) Baie ensoleillée (Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4)	Sunny Berry Sunny berry
German	Sonnenkern-Beere (Pikmin 2) Sonnenkernbeere (Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4)	Sunseed Berry
Italian	Bacca solare	Solar berry
Korean	봄빛담은열매 Bombit-Dameun-Yeolmae	Spring Fruit
Portuguese	Cápsula solar	Solar capsule
Portuguese (NoA)	Cápsula solar	Solar Capsule
Spanish	Baya solar	Solar berry

Golden Sunseed

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	フキダマリノミ? Fukidamari no Mi	Snowdrift Fruit
French	Baie de l'astre d'or	Berry of the golden star
German	Gold-Sonnenkernbeere	Golden Sunseed Berry
Italian	Bacca solare dorata	Golden Sunseed Berry
Spanish	Baya combustiva	Combustive berry	Same Spanish name as Combustion Berry.

See also

• Condensed Sunshine
• Combustion Berry
• Cupid's Grenade