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A 57-Pikmin run is a full playthrough [[Challenge run]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' with only 57 Pikmin, the minimum possible number. The game can either be minimally finished or completed to 100% with this amount. Because the heaviest [[fruit]], the [[Wayward Moon]], requires 20 Pikmin to carry, no more than 20 of any color is necessary and the player is limited to how many of a color are initially obtained or are needed for an [[Obstacle]]. Use of [[Candypop Buds]] makes growing more Pikmin unnecessary in some cases. 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.
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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.


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.
'''Requirements:'''
 
* 20 [[Red Pikmin]] to move the [[Cardboard Box]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] at the beginning.
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__
* 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]].
 
* 20 [[Yellow Pikmin]] to move an [[Iron Ball]] in [[Distant Tundra]] to leave the cave they are found in. Glitches have been found to go out of bounds and leave the cave with only the 5 Yellows initally available to complete an [[Electrode]] to activate the [[Onion]], though these exploits may have been or will be patched.
==Requirements==
* 10 [[Winged Pikmin]] to lift all [[Gate#Bamboo gate|Bamboo Gates]] in the game. No [[Pink Candypop Bud]] is found until [[Formidable Oak]] so 10 must be grown.
* 20 [[Red Pikmin]] to move the [[cardboard box]] in the [[Tropical Wilds]] in the [[day 1]] tutorial.
* 1 [[Blue Pikmin]] found at its [[Onion]]. The heaviest fruit that requires Blues is a completely submerged [[Portable Sunset]] in Distant Tundra, needing 15 to carry. However, other colors can be thrown into [[Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds]] in [[Tropical Wilds]] to obtain this amount.
* 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.
* 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]].
*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.
 
==See also==
*[[50 Pikmin challenge]]
*[[101 Pikmin challenge]]
*[[Sequence break]]
 
==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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[[Category:Challenge runs]]

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