Pikmin 3 Deluxe Tips, Tricks: Take Advantage of Individual Capabilities

Pikmin 3 Deluxe finally debuted recently and received an overwhelming response from Nintendo lovers.

On October 30, Nintendo launched one of its last game releases for the year. The Pikmin 3 Deluxe, a Wii U game came right after the release of the Mario Kart Live: Home Tour and weeks before the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity debut.

To know more about its walkthrough, you may refer to the following video on Youtube:

According to Polygon, Pikmins are colorful tiny creatures that help the explorers Alph, Britanny, and Charlie in their quest to find fruits and seeds and bring them to Koppai, their dying planet. Here are some important tips that each player must know to make their Pikmin adventure successful.

Pikmin's Strengths and Limitations

To take full advantage of the tiny creatures' presence, a player should know their individual capabilities. Among the five Pikmin, players can use the yellow one for completing circuits as well as fixing broken wires as it can conduct electricity.

Rock Pikmin have hard bodies, wind ones have the ability to fly. The red plant like creatures can resist fire while the blue ones in the team, can survive in water.

The other members of the team such as the red one and the blue one come with their own capabilities. Each one of them can be used to defeat specific hostile creatures and do tasks as simple as completing a puzzle.

Just like in any game, the strength of the characters on Nintendo's latest release varies and determines the level of their use in the quest. In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the tiny creatures' strength comes in three stages.

A leaf symbol means a character is in the first level of strength upon surviving a battle. A flower bud means the second level while the fully blossomed one means a Pikmin is in its full capacity.

Pikmin may also gather strength without getting into the battle heat. Bringing them near to the nectars found laying around the game prompts them to drink and eventually gather strength.

Tips and Techniques

Ultra spicy nectars and ultra spicy berries are also around the game. Ultra spicy nectar boosts the characters' strength while an ultra spicy berry gives players access to ultra spicy spray for Pikmin buffing whenever necessary.

To protect the tiny creatures from being nice snacks to hostile creatures, a player must ensure that all the Pikmin remain close together before the sun goes down. Using the whistle makes the little fellows remain on the player's side.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe features a wider radius for whistle coverage. This makes calling the attention of the idle little creature simpler and gathering the whole team easier.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe also features various ways for players to enjoy the game. They may use the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons or the control stick.

Cooperative play is one feature that Pikmin 3 Deluxe brings to the table. Although the online play is not allowed, players may choose the classic split-screen for collaborative work.

Pikmin 3 originally released in 2013 and was one of Nintendo's masterclass experiences. The setting of all three releases revolves around the planet PNF-404.

Although each release have their unique adventure to tell, the Pikmin 3 Deluxe release comes as a nice stopgap for players looking forward to the Pikmin 4 launch according to CBR.