Pikmin: Pitstop
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| Rating | E 10+ |
| Genre | Real-time strategy puzzle |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Release dates | 2024 |
| Creator | Soundwave |
Pikmin: Pitstop is a fanon game concept created by Soundwave and for the Nintendo Switch. The game's events place after those of Pikmin: Decayed Leaf, being set a few years after Olimar returns home. Overall, it's a much smaller game than the previous games that have come before it, as shown with its few enemies, areas, and Pikmin types.
Plot
After everything had been tied up with Olimar, Louie, and the Overlord of All Lifeforms, things went back to normal. The company was no longer in debt, considering Louie was forced to return the Pokos he had stolen, and the Pikmin were relocated to Posy Island. Subordinate Louie had been tasked with transporting a batch of extremely valuable Golden Pikpik Carrots to a neighboring planet, Kharsho. As he traveled throughout space to transport this load, he dozed off to sleep, as per usual. While slumped over, his head accidentally pressed the eject button on the Hocotate ship, which caused the ship to launch all the crates of the valuable carrots, fifty of them to be exact, careening down to PNF-404. As Louie awoke to the situation he accidentally set himself in, he headed off to PNF-404, hoping to collect all of the crates before they were eaten by the wildlife or lost to the elements. The only problem: he has thirty-five days to do so before he must return to his planet, or risk running out of fuel for the ship.
Content
Game modes
- Story Mode: the main game, where Louie must collect all the Golden Pikpik crates in thirty-five days before time runs out.
- Challenge Mode: the player goes through numerous caves, trying to either collect all the crates before time runs out or produce all the Pikmin they can before time runs out. The more crates collected, Pikmin saved and produced, and the quicker it is done, the more points the player earns.
Pikmin
- Yellow Pikmin: immune to electricity and can conduct it, as well as quicker digging, and can be thrown higher. They are the first Pikmin type to be found.
- Green Pikmin: immune to acid, be it in the form of pools or attacks. They are the second Pikmin type to be found.
- Red Pikmin: immune to fire and are heavy hitters. They are the third Pikmin type to be found.
- Blue Pikmin: immune to water attacks, can swim in pools of water, and can save drowning Pikmin. They are the last Pikmin type to be found.
Characters
- Captain Louie: the main character and captain that the player controls. He must collect all the Pikpik crates before he must leave the planet to risk his ship running out of fuel. He's doing the task without a Hocotatian partner this time, as Captain Olimar isn't there to help him. However, he is accompanied by a new friend, Willow.
- Willow: a large, friendly mole that Louie finds when he lands on the planet. This giant mole will help Louie in his task of collecting the lost crates. She has many abilities to help in this goal, including digging underground and on walls, a strong sense of smell, and the ability to slash at foes with her claws.
- Hocotate Ship: the ship that Louie pilots around PNF-404. He will collect any crates or upgrades the Pikmin carry to it, and will transport corpses collected in caves back to the Onion to be turned into Pikmin seeds.
- Overlord of All Lifeforms: returns not as a boss, but as a neutral character. He watches on in the chaos, hoping for Louie to finish up quickly so he can transport the newly discovered Pikmin to Posy Island. The more Pikmin Louie propagates, the more points the Overlord will award at the end of the game.
Areas
Rusty Landsite
- See: Rusty Landsite
The first area to be discovered. The environment resembles a large, metallic structure covered in acid and electricity. Yellow Pikmin are found here, with Red Pikmin being found here later on.
- Caves
Bubbling Hotspring
- See: Bubbling Hotspring
The second area to be discovered. The environment is a large hot spring, as the environment is filled with fire and water. Acid Pikmin are found here.
- Caves
Golden Valley
- See: Golden Valley
The third and final area to be discovered. The environment is a lush land covered in grass, fields of flowers, and trees. Blue Pikmin are found here.
- Caves
Encyclopedias
Piklopedia
The Piklopedia is the encyclopedia that documents every enemy encountered, along with every plant as well.
Upgrade Manual
The list of all the upgrades that are bought or collected.