Decorative Goo

Decorative Goo
Number	64 (US and Europe)
Series	Tortured Artist Series
Value	× 80
Weight	10
Maximum carriers	20 Pikmin
Location	Awakening Wood
Challenge Mode levels	Lost Toy Box, Creator's Garden

Decorative Goo Pikmin 4 treasure
Series	Soulful Artist Series
Value	× 80
Weight	3
Maximum carriers	6
Locations	Secluded Courtyard
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	1

The Decorative Goo (オレの色^?, lit.: "My Color") is a treasure found in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. It is a used tube of blue acrylic paint.

In Pikmin 2, the label reads "あおいろ^? (lit.: "blue color")" in the Japanese version of Pikmin 2, and "Mario Paint" in the American and European version, referencing the game Mario Paint. In Pikmin 4, the label is more generic with unreadable text, with the word "Blue" in bold alongside a yellow dot. Like other treasures in the Soulful Artist Series, this one is reminiscent of Blue Pikmin. It can be found in a sublevel with water and many water-based enemies, and is likely the first place the player will discover Blue Pikmin.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 2

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Location of the Decorative Goo.

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It can be easily achieved once Olimar obtains ten Blue Pikmin. This is also where the Radiation Canopy was found in Pikmin.

Collecting the treasure in Pikmin 4

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It is sitting atop a ledge at the north of sublevel 1 of the Secluded Courtyard. To collect this treasure, you must throw 3 Pikmin at it. You can also knock it down with a rush from Oatchi.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“With the assistance of the blue Pikmin, we found a canister of paint today. I used it to give the ship a fresh coat of paint! But did it thank me? Noooo. As a space pilot, I've always treated my ship like a trusted companion (even if it is a smart aleck). Yet, this snobbish ship has the gall to complain about the color! There's no pleasing it! Forget this...I'm going to bed.”

Sales pitch

“Everyone enjoys decorating in favorite hues, but it's vital to utilize new colors now and then. This tube of goo will surely help you discover a new you!”

Schnauz's notes

“This tube of decorative blue goo is sure to inspire creativity in anyone who comes upon it. It should also be a reminder to welcome new colors into your life now and then. Don't get stuck returning to the same hues over and over again. Go wild! Unleash a new you!”

Olimar's notes

“This color is very similar to that of the Blue Pikmin. I prefer red.”

Louie's notes

“My whole mouth turned blue after one lick, and some other stuff kept coming out blue for the next few days. Probably won't eat it again, even if it is my favorite color.”

Treasure Hoard appearance

The treasure floating in the Treasure Hoard.

Oddly, depending on the region and area, the treasure will appear differently when viewed in the Treasure Hoard. In the Japanese version, the treasure always appears correctly. In the US version, the treasure always appears to float above the floor. In the European version, in all areas except the Perplexing Pool, the treasure again appears at ground level, but it lacks a shadow; in the Perplexing Pool, it looks the same as in the US version. All of these differences can also be found in the respective Wii re-releases for each region.

The reason for this is because in the US version, something unknown changed in the treasure's geometry, making it appear slightly above its origin point, compared to the Japanese version. The US developers did not realize this, and so the treasure is visually floating in that version. For the European version, this oversight was caught, but instead of correcting the model's data, the developers altered the spawn position of the treasure to be five units below floor level. While this does visually place the tube on the floor, it also means its shadow doesn't appear, since the object's Y coordinate is technically under the floor, and there is no floor below that to project a shadow onto. The coordinates for the Perplexing Pool have not been changed since it is very hard to even notice the problem, given that the treasure is underwater.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Decorative Goo from Pikmin 2.

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  Clay artwork featuring the Japanese Decorative Goo.

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  The Decorative Goo in the Awakening Wood.

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  The Decorative Goo in the Awakening Wood in the Japanese version.

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  The Decorative Goo being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  The Decorative Goo being analyzed by the Hocotate ship in the Japanese version.

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  The Treasure Hoard icon of the Decorative Goo in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  The Decorative Goo in the location it is discovered.

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  The Japanese Decorative Goo as seen in a model viewer.

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  The texture used for the Decorative Goo in non-Japanese versions.

Trivia

• Despite having a changed design in the North American and European versions, the icon for the Decorative Goo is unchanged from the Japanese version in Pikmin 2's Nintendo GameCube and New Play Control! releases.
• A blue stain can be found where the Pikmin 2 version of the treasure is located, suggesting that part of the tube's contents was dumped out, likely by the Blue Pikmin found lurking near it.
• The Decorative Goo is found near Blue Pikmin in both games it appears in, a trait carried over into the Soulful Artist Series with other colors.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オレの色? Ore no Iro	My Color
Chinese (traditional)	我的顏色 Wǒ de Yánsè	My Color
Chinese (simplified)	我的颜色 Wǒ de Yánsè	My Color
Dutch	Decoratieve brij	Decorative paste
French	Enduit Décoratif (Pikmin 2) Enduit décoratif (Pikmin 4)	Decorative Coating Decorative coating
German	Dekorative Schmiere	Decorative Goo
Italian	Intruglio creativo	Creative concoction
Korean	나만의 색 Naman-ui Saek	My Color
Portuguese	Gosma decorativa	Decorative goo
Spanish	Plasta decorativa	Decorative paste

See also

• Tangerine Paste
• Soulful Artist Series