Lustrous Element

Lustrous Element
Number	56
Series	Ancient Secrets Series
Value	× 1,000
Weight	10
Maximum carriers	15 Pikmin
Location	Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode levels	Explorer's Cave, Novice Training, Lost Toy Box, Trampled Garden, Twilight Garden, Hazard Training, Rumbling Grotto, Secret Testing Range, Breeding Ground, Bully Den, Sniper Room, Emperor's Realm

This article is about the gold dollar. For the silver dollar, see Mirrored Element.

The Lustrous Element (レアメタルG^?, lit.: "Rare Metal G") is a treasure in Pikmin 2. The Lustrous Element is actually a golden dollar coin. It is found in the fourth sublevel of the Hole of Heroes, inside of the Pileated Snagret. It is tied for the position of the third most-valuable treasure in the game.

Notes

Olimar's journal

 Wii

“This rare, alien metal doesn't exist on Hocotate. When I gaze at it, I'm gripped with an overpowering sense of greed. On Hocotate, there is a valuable metal with a stunning sheen that has a similar effect. Perhaps this alluring metal is responsible for many of this planet's woes.”

 GameCube  US version

“This rare, alien metal doesn't exist on Hocotate. When I gaze at it, I'm gripped with an overpowering sense of greed. On Hocotate, there is a valuable metal with a stunning sheen that has a similar effect. Perhaps this alluring metal is responsible for many of this planet's woes.”

 GameCube  European version

“This rare, alien metal doesn't exist on Hokotate^[sic]. When I gaze at it, I'm gripped with an overpowering sense of greed. On Hokotate^[sic], there is a valuable metal with a stunning sheen that has a similar effect. Perhaps this alluring metal is responsible for many of this planet's woes.”

Sales pitch

“Such radiance! Such shine! Like magic, this product stimulates greed in all intelligent life-forms. Bring your wallets and gather around, buyers!”

Gallery

• 

  The Lustrous Element being analyzed.

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  A real world gold dollar.

Trivia

• Although Olimar states that the coin's metal (gold) is unknown to Hocotate, the ship says it is clad in it after repaying the debt.
• This treasure weighs the same as the Mirrored Element, despite gold weighing more than silver.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Pièce Lustrée	Lustrous Piece
French (NoA)	Rond lustré	Lustrous circle
German	Glänzendes Element	Lustrous Element
Italian	Elemento lucente
Spanish	Elemento lustroso	Lustrous element
Spanish (NoA)	Elemento lustroso	Lustrous element

See also

• Ancient Secrets Series
• Hole of Heroes
• Pileated Snagret