Editing Command

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[[File:Command menu.jpg|thumb|right|The command menu.]]
In {{p4}}, it is possible to '''command''' [[Oatchi]] or the [[rookie Rescue Officer]] to do something. This allows the player to control one of the two characters manually while the other can make progress on a specific task on their own. The three trekking-related commands &ndash; "Come Here", "Go to Base", and "Gather Pikmin" &ndash; others can be issued by either character to the other one, while all others can only be exclusively issued to Oatchi. Commands are tied to Oatchi's [[Oatchi#Command|Command skill]], and some of them require the skill to be leveled up via [[Oatchi#Training|training]] before they can be used, regardless of which character is ordered.

== Using ==
During gameplay, the player can open the [[action menu]] and choose the left option, "Command". This opens a further menu from which the player can choose what command to issue to the character that is not currently being controlled. Alternatively, the pack menu and the trekking-related commands mentioned above can be bound to {{button|switch|pad|switch|pcpad}}, allowing the player to press a given direction to immediately open the command menu, or even to immediately issue an order without having to go through any menu.

=== In Dandori Battles ===
In the [[Dandori Battle]] mode accessible from the [[title screen]], the command menu's interface works differently, and the only commands available are the trekking-related ones mentioned above. Instead of a large full-screen menu, a smaller menu is imposed on top of the gameplay; this menu does not show the health bars of the [[leader]] and [[Oatchi]], does not describe the selected item, and is overall more minimalist. If two human players are playing against one another, opening this menu will not pause the game.

== List of commands ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable"|Icon
! Name
! Requirements
! class="unsortable"|Function
! In-game description
|-
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| Pick Up a Scent
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi sniff out for any important thing, typically something that is important for story progression. Among the things he can sniff are [[raw material]]s, idle Pikmin, the air vent that allows exiting a [[cave]].
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| Castaways
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate any castaways nearby.
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|-
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| Leaflings
| Skill level 1, at least one leafling found before
| Makes Oatchi locate any [[leafling]]s nearby.
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|-
| 
| Olimar
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate [[Olimar]].
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|-
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| This Leafling
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate the red leafling often found in [[Dandori Battle]] caves.
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|-
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| Louie
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate [[Louie]].
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| Treasure
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate nearby [[treasure]].
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|-
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| Onions
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate nearby [[Onion]]s or [[Flarlic]].
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|-
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| Raw Materials
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi locate nearby [[raw material]]s.
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|-
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| (Type) Pikmin
| Skill level 1, the specified Pikmin type must not have an Onion
| Makes Oatchi locate Pikmin of the specified type and bring them to the Rescue Officer.
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|-
| 
| Defend Lumiknoll
| Skill level 1
| Makes Oatchi circle the [[Lumiknoll]] and attack enemies that approach it. In [[night expedition]]s with two Lumiknolls, each one has their own option.
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|-
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| Come Here
| Skill level 2
| Makes Oatchi or the Rescue Officer come to the character the player is currently controlling.
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|-
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| Go to Base
| Skill level 2
| Makes Oatchi or the Rescue Officer go towards the current [[base]].
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| Gather Pikmin
| Skill level 4
| Makes Oatchi or the Rescue Officer find any stray Pikmin not performing tasks and bring them to the character the player is controlling.
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|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Pack menu battle.jpg|The command menu in the [[Dandori Battle]] mode of the [[title screen]].
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Pack]]
* [[Go Here]]

[[Category:Gameplay]]