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A '''42 Pikmin challenge''' is a [[challenge run]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', in which the [[Story Mode]] must be beaten with only 42 [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], the minimum possible amount. The game can either be minimally finished or completed to 100% with this amount.
A '''42-Pikmin run''' is a full playthrough [[challenge run]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' with only 42 Pikmin, the minimum possible number. The game can either be minimally finished or completed to 100% with this amount. Although the heaviest object, the [[Wayward Moon]], requires 20 Pikmin to carry and no [[obstacle]] requires more than 20 Pikmin to pass, more than 20 are necessary to finish the game. This is because the player is limited to how many of a color are initially obtained or are needed to get out of a situation in which no other colors can be reached (usually in places where that color is first found). Use of [[Candypop Buds]] makes growing more Pikmin unnecessary in many cases though they are not readily available in others. This challenge is predicted to be very difficult and no run is known to have been completed. It is also unknown how many days would be necessary.
 
Although the heaviest object, the [[Wayward Moon]], requires 20 Pikmin to carry, and no [[obstacle]] requires more than 20 Pikmin to pass, more than 20 Pikmin are necessary to finish the game. This is because the player is limited to how many Pikmin of a type are initially obtained or how many are needed to get out of a situation in which no other types can be reached (usually in places where that type is first found). The use of [[Candypop Bud]]s makes growing more Pikmin unnecessary in many cases, though they are not readily available in others.
 
A [[7 day run]] of this challenge can be done, but collecting all 66 [[fruit]]s requires 11 days. A [[10 day run]] is possible with 46 Pikmin, as extra [[Blue Pikmin]] must be grown to obtain all submerged fruit in the [[Garden of Hope]]. Otherwise, the player will need an extra day in the Garden of Hope after using a Blue [[Candypop Bud]] in the [[Tropical Wilds]].__NOTOC__


==Requirements==
==Requirements==
* 20 [[Red Pikmin]] to move the [[cardboard box]] in the [[Tropical Wilds]] in the [[day 1]] tutorial.
* 20 [[Red Pikmin]] to move the [[cardboard box]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] at the beginning.
* 6 [[Rock Pikmin]] obtained from a [[Medusal Slurker]] in [[Garden of Hope]]. Any number of Rock Pikmin can be used to break [[crystals]] and [[Gate#Crystal wall|crystal walls]].
* 6 [[Rock Pikmin]] obtained from a [[Medusal Slurker]] in [[Garden of Hope]]. Any number of Rock Pikmin can be used to break [[crystals]] and [[Gate#Crystal wall|crystal walls]].
* 5 [[Yellow Pikmin]]. While the [[iron ball]] in the cave where Yellow Pikmin are first found requires 20 Pikmin to push, it is possible to go [[out of bounds]] and escape the cave without them. Yellow [[Candypop Buds]] can be found elsewhere in the [[Distant Tundra]] to gain more Yellow Pikmin to complete [[Electrode|electrodes]] with. Note that it is possible to skip activating the Yellow Onion, and as a result complete the game with 37 Pikmin remaining, though the 5 Yellow Pikmin given to the player are still used.{{cite youtube|AtKi2VM1ivM|demonstrating the Yellow Onion skip|published={{date|13|January|2021}}|retrived={{date|15|January|2021}}}} While up to 30 Yellow Pikmin are obtained with Charlie in the day 1 tutorial, these Pikmin do not count and are never seen again after Charlie is captured.
* 5 [[Yellow Pikmin]]. The [[iron ball]] in the [[Distant Tundra]] cave does not need to be pushed, as it is possible to go out of bounds and escape the cave.
* 10 [[Winged Pikmin]] to lift the [[dam]] blocking the lily pads in the [[Twilight River]]. No Winged [[Candypop Bud]] is found until [[Formidable Oak]], so 10 must be grown. This amount is sufficient for lifting any [[Gate#Bamboo gate|bamboo gates]] and [[Clipboard|clipboards]].
* 10 [[Winged Pikmin]] to lift the [[Flukeweed|flukeweeds]] on the stick blocking the lilypads in [[Twilight River]]. No [[Pink Candypop Bud]] is found until [[Formidable Oak]], so 10 must be grown. This amount is sufficient for lifting any [[Gate#Bamboo gate|bamboo gates]] and [[Clipboard|clipboards]] also.
*1 [[Blue Pikmin]] obtained from the Blue [[Onion]] when it is first discovered. The heaviest [[fruit]] that requires Blue Pikmin is the [[Crunchy Deluge]] in [[Twilight River]], which needs 10 Blue Pikmin to carry. However, Winged Pikmin can be thrown into Blue [[Candypop Buds]] in the [[Tropical Wilds]] to obtain this amount.
* 1 [[Blue Pikmin]] found at its [[Onion]]. The heaviest [[fruit]] that requires Blue Pikmin is a [[Portable Sunset]] in [[Distant Tundra]] which must be broken off a branch and become submerged, then need 15 to carry. However, other colors can be thrown into [[Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] to obtain this amount.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[50 Pikmin challenge]]
*[[Challenge run]]
*[[101 Pikmin challenge]]
*[[50-Pikmin run]]
*[[Sequence break]]
*[[103-Pikmin run]]
 
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9juZZPsiK8 Playthrough of the challenge, on YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Nbx70NzLk A 42 Pikmin 100% completion speedrun in 11 days, on YouTube]
 
==References==
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