Switch gate

A red gate alongside a switch that controls it.

Because this subject has no official name, the name "Switch gate" is conjectural.

Switch gates are gates in Pikmin 4 that can be either raised (blocking a path) or lowered (allowing passage), and are toggled with switches. There are three types: white gates can be lowered with single-button switches and cannot be raised afterwards, and red gates and blue gates can be toggled between their raised and lowered states with 2-button switches, such that at all times, one of the two colors is raised and the other is lowered. They are made of brushed metal, and the color comes from a thin illuminated strip at the bottom of the gate that is only visible when the gate is raised.

Locations

Caves

• Doppelgänger's Den - Red will be raised, blue will be lowered
  • There are three red switch gates on sublevel 2. The first gate is slightly northeast of the base, and the second gate is at the end of the path behind the first gate and slightly southeast. The third and final gate can be found behind the blue switch gate towards the northwest, with the red gate being on the raised platform. Behind this gate is a Moldy Dwarf Bulborb that is guarding the Life Controller. These three gates will be initially raised until the switch is pressed.
  • There are four blue switch gates on sublevel 2. The first gate is slightly northwest of the base, with a Gildemandwee on the other side. The second gate is located at the end of the path behind the red switch gate slightly northeast of the base, with the blue switch gate being towards the east - slightly north of another red switch gate. The third gate can be found east of the base, being guarded by another Gildemandwee. The fourth and final gate is located south of the third gate, with a Moldy Dwarf Bulborb on the opposite side. These three gates will be initially lowered until the switch is pressed.
• Frozen Inferno - White will be raised
  • There is one white switch gate on sublevel 3. It is located directly north of the base, in the section full of water. This gate will be initially raised and will permanently lower once the switch is pressed.

Dandori Challenges

• Toggle Training - Red will be raised, blue will be lowered
  • There are three red switch gates in this challenge. The first gate is directly east of the base, the second gate is northwest of the base, adjacent to the switch, and the third gate is towards the southeast, adjacent to the pair of White Candypop Buds. These three gates will be initially raised until the switch is pressed.
  • There are three blue switch gates in this challenge. The first gate is directly in front of the base, the second gate is directly west of the base, and the third gate is directly south of the base. These three gates will be initially lowered until the switch is pressed.

Trial of the Sage Leaf

• 6th Story: Gimmick Gambit - White will be raised
  • There are three white switch gates found in this story. The first gate is slightly northeast of the base, and the second gate is slightly west of the base. The third and final wall is on the raised section south of the base, reached by traveling across the row of Bouncy Mushrooms. These gates will be initially raised and will permanently lower once their respective switches are pressed.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゲート? Gēto	Gate

See also

• Numbered gate
• Iron fence