Insect Condo

Insect Condo (treasure)
Number	6
Series	Succulent Series
Value	× 40
Weight	15
Maximum carriers	25 Pikmin
Location	Dream Den
Challenge Mode levels	Novice Training, Green Hole

Insect Condo (fruit)
Juice amount	2.0 (1.0 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 100
Weight	10
Max carriers	20 (normally)
Locations	Twilight River
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, Silver Lake Remix, Thirsty Desert Remix, Fortress of Festivity, The Rustyard
Bingo Battle locations	None

The Insect Condo is a treasure in Pikmin 2 and a fruit in Pikmin 3. It is an apple. It is worth a good amount of Pokos, being 40 Pokos in Pikmin 2, and 100 Pokos in Pikmin 3. In both games, the notes for this fruit imply that it is contaminated with parasites.

Collecting the treasure

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones.

See also: Fiery Bulblax strategy.

The Insect Condo is found inside a Fiery Bulblax that resides on sublevel 5 of the Dream Den. The player should be sure to take care of the Red Bulborbs and Blowhogs in the area, because they may hinder the Pikmin while they're carrying the treasure.

Collecting the fruit

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones.

See also: Burrowing Snagret strategy.

In Pikmin 3, the Insect Condo is inside a Burrowing Snagret, which is in an arena just past an electric gate in Twilight River. After defeating the Burrowing Snagret, the paper bag to the northeast of the arena should be pushed, creating a quick route back to the ship. Along the route are two Desiccated Skitter Leaves, which will eat the carrying Pikmin if not defeated.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“This sumptuous nugget may look delicious, but internal scans indicate a parasitic infestation! The ship can't stand to even look at these pests, let alone store them. But I had to put my foot down on this one.”

Sales pitch

“Awash in color and sugars, this item makes an ideal home for many insect species. I am sure this is valuable to the scientific community, but it has little value as a commodity.”

Brittany's notes

US version

“That smell! I can't tear my nose away from that smell! I'd dive right in and start eating, but something about this name the computer supplied makes me just a touch suspicious about what's going on inside this thing...”

European version

“I'm having difficulties prying my nose away from the crisp, sweet scent. I'd dive in and devour, but something about the name leads me to suspect our ownership of this specimen may be contested. I won't trespass until we've conducted a proper survey.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	apple
Juice	2.0
Juice color	(255, 240, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	100
"Size"?	4

Gallery

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  The Insect Condo in Pikmin 2.

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  The Insect Condo being analyzed in Pikmin 2.

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  The Insect Condo in the Story Mode of Pikmin 3.

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  Yellow Pikmin carrying an Insect Condo in Pikmin 3.

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  Analysis of the Insect Condo in Pikmin 3.

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  Some of the many Insect Condos featured in Twilight Hollow.

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  A red apple from the real world.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バグズ・キングダム?	Bugs' Kingdom
French	Gîte des Insectes	Insects' Dwelling
French (NoA)	Condo d'insectes	Insect condo
German	Insektenbehausung	Insects' Housing
Italian	Condominio d'insetti	Insect condo
Spanish	Urbanización insectil	Urbanization of bugs
Spanish (NoA)	Urbanización insectil	Urbanization of bugs

Trivia

• A unused icon in Pikmin 2's files would have indicated that a blue apple treasure was going to appear, which was eventually replaced with a green apple treasure (which also has an unused model present) before being eventually finalized as the Meat Satchel.