Editing Difficulty

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{{p3d}} and {{p4}} each have 3 '''difficulty''' modes, called '''creature Activity Level''' modes in ''Pikmin 4''. These modes alter aspects of the game in order to adjust how easy or hard it is.

In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', upon creating a save file, the player will be prompted to choose a difficulty. There are 3 options: '''Normal''' ({{j|ふつう|Futsū}}), '''Hard''' ({{j|むずかしい|Muzukashī}}), and '''Ultra-Spicy''' ({{j|ゲキカラ|Gekikara}}), in increasing order of difficulty. Ultra-Spicy difficulty is unlocked once the player has completed Story Mode in Hard difficulty, or completed the [[Pikmin 3 Deluxe#Demo|demo]]. At any point in the story, in the [[saved game selection menu]], the player can press {{button|switch|zr}} to change a file's difficulty, but doing so prevents the player from earning any [[Badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badge]] related to completing [[Story Mode]] in a given difficulty, in that file. If the player uses this option to change to the same difficulty the file is already at, nothing will happen.

In ''Pikmin 4'', upon creating a save file, the player will be prompted to choose a creature Activity Level. There are 3 options: '''Relaxed''', '''Normal''', and '''Fierce''', in increasing order of difficulty. The creature Activity Level can be changed at any time in the [[Pause menu#Settings|settings menu]], but doing so sets the difficulty shown at the [[final results menu]] of that saved game to the lowest difficulty set for the run, even if the difficulty was changed back.

==In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''==
===Differences===
The following is a list of known differences between difficulty modes. The Wii U version of ''Pikmin 3'', which is most similar to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'''s Hard difficulty, is included for comparison's sake.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Subject || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Hard || style="width:20%" | Ultra-Spicy || style="width:20%" | Wii U
|-
| [[Day#Durations|Day duration]] || 18 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes || 13 minutes
|-
| [[Fruit#Juice|Fruit juice]] || 100% || 100% || 50% || 100%
|-
| Total juice bottles || 98 || 98 || 50.5 || 98
|-
| Enemy [[health]] || Enemies usually have lower health than on the Wii U{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/jf1lf9/enemy_hp_comparison_how_to_test_it/|Enemy HP Comparison + How to test it.|reddit|published={{date|21|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|14|October|2020}}|rname=health_research}} || Most enemies have twice as much health than on Normal difficulty{{cite web|rname=health_research}} || Enemies have either the same or higher health than on Hard difficulty || N/A
|-
| [[Nectar egg]]s in the [[Garden of Hope]] || 13 || 5 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60 || 100
|-
| Pikmin [[Water|drowning]] time || ≈11 seconds || ≈6 seconds || ≈3 seconds || ≈6 seconds
|-
| [[Ultra-spicy spray|Sprayed]] Pikmin drowning time || ≈5 seconds || ≈2 seconds || ≈1 second || ≈2 seconds
|-
| Leader health || ≈1.5 times the usual || Same as on the Wii U || Same as on the Wii U || N/A
|-
| [[Data file]]s || All opened when collected || Only some opened when collected || Only some opened when collected || All opened when collected
|}

===In other game modes===
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Internally, other game modes use rules based off of specific difficulty modes. Each stage is capable of specifying what difficulty mode it uses.

===Badges===
There are three [[badge (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|badges]] the player can gain from completing [[Story Mode]] on any given difficulty, without changing it at any point.
* '''Pikmin Challenger''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Normal, Hard, or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Professional''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Hard or Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
* '''Pikmin Master''': Obtained by beating Story Mode on Ultra-Spicy difficulty.
<gallery>
Badge 19 pikminchallenger.png|Pikmin Challenger. The badge shows [[Alph]] with a single flag.
Badge 20 pikminprofessional.png|Pikmin Professional. The badge shows [[Brittany]] with two flags.
Badge 21 pikminmaster.png|Pikmin Master. The badge shows [[Charlie]] with three flags.
</gallery>

===Names in other languages===
{{needs translation|Chinese}} 
;Normal
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ふつう |JapR=Futsū |JapM=Normal
|Chi=普通 |ChiR=Pǔtōng |ChiM=Normal
|Fra=Standard |FraM=Standard
|Ger=Normal |GerM=Normal
|Ita=Normale |ItaM=Normal
|Kor=보통 |KorR=Botong |KorM = Normal
|Spa=Normal |SpaM=Normal
}}

;Hard
{{Foreignname|
|Jap=むずかしい |JapR=Muzukashī |JapM=Difficult
|ChiTrad=困難 |ChiTradR=Kùnnán |ChiTradM=Difficult
|ChiSimp=困难 |ChiSimpR=Kùnnán |ChiSimpM=Difficult
|Fra=Difficile |FraM=Difficult
|Ger=Schwierig |GerM=Difficult
|Ita=Difficile |ItaM=Difficult
|Kor=어려움 |KorR=Eolyeoum | KorM=Difficult
|Spa=Difícil |SpaM=Difficult
}}

;Ultra-Spicy
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ゲキカラ |JapR=Gekikara |JapM=Fiercely-spicy
|Chi=激辣 |ChiR=Jī là |ChiM=Spicy
|Fra=Super piquant |FraM=Super-spicy
|Ger=Ultra-Motiviert |GerM=Ultra-Motivated
|Ita=Ultra-piccante |ItaM=Ultra-spicy
|Kor=불맛 |KorR=Bulmas |KorM=Spicy
|Spa=Superpicante |SpaM=Super-Spicy
}}

==In ''Pikmin 4''==
===Differences===
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{{Game help|p4|Do enemies still die from pits on Relaxed?}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Subject || style="width:20%" | Relaxed || style="width:20%" | Normal || style="width:20%" | Fierce 
|-
| Enemy [[health]] || Approx. 0.25x || 1.0x || Approx. 2.0x
|-
| Enemy hostility || Only if provoked (usually by attacking) || By default || By default
|-
| [[Pikmin limit]] || 100 || 100 || 60
|-
| [[Hazard]] kill speed || Approx. 0.25x || 1.0x || Approx. 2.0x
|-
| Enemies' Pikmin consumption
| Approx. 0.25x || 1.0x || 2.0x
|-
| Enemy [[freeze]] time
|Approx. 2.0x || 1.0x || Approx. 0.5x 
|-
| [[Rush]] stun time
|Approx. 2.0x || 1.0x || Approx. 0.5x
|-
| [[Pit]]s
|Harmless || Lethal except to [[leader]]s and [[Glow Pikmin]] || Lethal except to [[leader]]s and [[Glow Pikmin]]
|-
| [[Whistle]]'s center of range by default
|Active leader || Cursor || Cursor
|}

===Names in other languages===
{{Needs translation|Chinese|Portuguese|Spanish}}
;Relaxed
{{foreignname
|Jap  = おだやか
|JapR = Odayaka
|JapM = Calm
|ChiTrad  =	溫馴
|ChiTradR =	
|ChiTradM =	
|ChiSimp  =	温驯
|ChiSimpR =	
|ChiSimpM =	
|Dut  = Ontspannen
|DutM = Relaxed
|Fra  = Paisible
|FraM = Peaceful
|Ger  = Entspannt
|GerM = Relaxed
|Ita  = Pacato
|ItaM = Calm
|Kor  = 얌전
|KorR = Yamjeon
|KorM = Calm
|Por  = Tranquilo
|PorM = 
|Spa  = Apacible
|SpaM = Peaceful
}}

;Normal
{{foreignname
|Jap  = ふつう
|JapR = Futsū
|JapM = Normal
|ChiTrad  =	普通
|ChiTradR =	
|ChiTradM =	
|ChiSimp  =	普通
|ChiSimpR =	
|ChiSimpM =	
|Dut  = Normaal
|DutM = normal
|Fra  = Normal
|FraM = -
|Ger  = Normal
|GerM = -
|Ita  = Normale
|ItaM = Normal
|Kor  = 보통
|KorR = Botong
|KorM = Normal
|Por  = Médio
|PorM = 
|Spa  = Normal
|SpaM = -
}}

;Fierce
{{foreignname
|Jap  = きょうぼう
|JapR = Kyōbō
|JapM = Ferocious
|ChiTrad  =	狂暴
|ChiTradR =	
|ChiTradM =	
|ChiSimp  =	狂暴
|ChiSimpR =	
|ChiSimpM =	
|Dut  = Woest
|DutM = angry
|Fra  = Intense
|FraM = -
|Ger  = Wild
|GerM = -
|Ita  = Intenso
|ItaM = Intense
|Kor  = 난폭
|KorR = Nanpog
|KorM = Ferocious
|Por  = Intenso
|PorM = 
|Spa  = Feroz
|SpaM = 
}}

==See also==
*[[Options menu]]
*[[Challenge run]]

==References==
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[[Category:Pikmin 3 Deluxe exclusive content]]