Tunnel

A Yellow Pikmin digging a tunnel.

For the pathway that connects two doorways in Hey! Pikmin, see doorway.

A tunnel is a type of obstacle in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4. Some walls have tunnels in them which serve as shortcuts between two parts of an area, but when these walls are first found, they are covered in pebbles and dirt. Pikmin must be ordered to open the tunnel, where they will slowly begin cleaning up the clutter. The tunnel cannot be entered until all the gravel has been removed. Tunnels may not be used to allow passage to Pikmin carrying large objects in Pikmin 3, but can do so in Pikmin 4.

Digging speeds

Main article: Dig#Digging speeds.

There are two phases for digging a tunnel in Pikmin 3. The first phase consists in digging the entrance to the tunnel, and the second one consists in digging inside the tunnel. During the first phase, different Pikmin types will dig at different speeds, whereas in the second one, every Pikmin will dig at the same speed. The following table lists relative digging speeds, based on the most "normal" Pikmin type, the Blue Pikmin.

Type	Pikmin 3
Red Pikmin	1.5×
Rock Pikmin	2.0×
Yellow Pikmin	1.0×
Winged Pikmin	0.5×
Blue Pikmin	1.0×
Purple Pikmin	1.5×
White Pikmin	0.5×

These digging speeds are exactly the same as each Pikmin type's relative attack power. It's possible to see that Yellow Pikmin are not given any speed improvement, compared to when they are digging a buried fruit.

Narrow tunnel

Narrow tunnels are a variant of tunnels in Pikmin 4 that are smaller in diameter than regular tunnels. Due to their size, Oatchi is unable to go through them, but the player character and Pikmin are.

Pup tunnel

Pup tunnels are a variant of tunnels in Pikmin 4 that have a metal door. Only Oatchi may travel through a pup tunnel, and he will instantly disband all Pikmin in his squad upon entering. Oatchi will have an animation for squeezing through the pipe, during which switching leader is impossible, before he appears on a higher ledge.

Locations

Pikmin 3

• Tropical Wilds: There is one located near the Whiptongue Bulborb right at the main exit of the landing site. Burrowing through it leads to the ledges to go up to the Armored Cannon Larva.
• Distant Tundra:
  • There is one located under the Cupid's Grenade near the landing site. This allows the leaders to traverse between their landing site and the small area with Pyroclasmic Slooches and Crimson Candypop Buds. It provides a shortcut for Pikmin that are carrying pieces of the Dawn Pustules.
  • There is one behind the S.S. Drake, which can be used to go to the place where Alph and Brittany must exchange Pikmin before the main bridge is completed. It provides a shortcut for Pikmin that are carrying fragments of the bridge.
• Beastly Caverns (Collect Treasure!): There is one located north of the SPERO. This allows Red Pikmins to traverse to the area behind the Reinforced wall.
• Tundra: There is one located under the Cupid's Grenade near the landing site, in the same place as in the Distant Tundra.

Pikmin 4

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Areas

• Hero's Hideaway: Two tunnels are found in the area. One connects the floor to the Stargazer's Spot, while the other connects the floor with the kitchen countertop.
• Primordial Thicket: Two narrow tunnels lead away from the Autumnal Gully. One is to the west, leading to the area with the Puffstool, while other is to the north, past a Dandori Challenge, leading to the area underneath the Dandori Battle.

Caves

• Below-Grade Discotheque:
  • In sublevel 3, a tunnel is used to connect the main island with a smaller one containing a pile of 15 Gold Nuggets.
  • In sublevel 4, a pup tunnel leads to a clipboard leading to the button that lowers the level's iron fences.
• Engulfed Castle: In sublevel 2, a pup tunnel leads to a button that lowers the level's iron fences.
• Doppelgänger's Den: In sublevel 1, a tunnel is used to connect the bottom-left part of the sublevel with the top-left part. In sublevel 2, a tunnel is used by Pikmin to carry back the Life Controller when the blue switch gate is active.
• Dream Home:
  • A tunnel is found south of the landing site, connecting it with the area where the Leisure Car.
  • A pup tunnel is found in the north area of the stage, allowing Oatchi to reach the top part of the map.
• Cavern for a King: In sublevel 12, a tunnel is found across the room containing the Spectralids and is used to access the entrance to the next sublevel.

Dandori Challenges

• Hotshock Canyon: A pup tunnel leads to a button that lowers the level's iron fences.
• Cliff-Hanger's Hold: A pup tunnel leads to the upper areas of the map, requiring Oatchi to lower the climbing rope the player character requires.

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  The tunnel at the landing site of the Distant Tundra.

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  Looking through a tunnel in the Tropical Wilds.

Name in other languages

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Tunnel

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヨコ穴 (Pikmin 3) Yoko ana ヌケ穴あな (Pikmin 4) Nuke ana?	Horizontal hole Shortcut hole
Chinese (traditional)	捷徑洞穴
Chinese (simplified)	捷径洞穴
Dutch	Tunnel	-
French	Tunnel	-
German	Tunnel	-
Italian	Tunnel	-
Korean	터널
Portuguese	túnel	tunnel
Spanish	Túnel

Narrow tunnel

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ホソ穴あな? Hoso ana	Narrow hole
Chinese (traditional)	窄洞穴
Chinese (simplified)	窄洞穴
Dutch	Krappe tunnel
French	tunnel étroit
German	Minitunnel
Italian	Tunnel stretto
Korean	좁은 터널
Portuguese	túnel estreito	narrow tunnel
Spanish	túnel estrecho

Pup tunnel

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	犬用いぬようヌケ穴あな? Inuyō nuke ana	Shortcut hole for dogs
Chinese (traditional)	狗用捷徑洞穴
Chinese (simplified)	狗用捷径洞穴
Dutch	Hondentunnel
French	tunnel canin
German	Hundetunnel
Italian	Tunnel canino
Korean	개구멍
Portuguese	túnel canino	canine tunnel
Spanish	túnel canino

See also

• Geyser
• Paper bag
• Dirt mound