Editing Prototype Detector

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{{Infobox treasure
|image         = Prototype Detector art.png
|size          = 200px
|icon          = Prototype Detector icon.png
|hoard_number  = 186
|series        = Explorer's Friend Series
|value         = 200
|weight        = 35
|dweight       = y
|max_pikmin    = 45
|location      = Hole of Beasts
|challenge     = [[Collector's Room]], [[Secret Testing Range]]
}}
The '''Prototype Detector''' ({{j|おたからセンサープロトタイプ|Otakara Sensar Purototaipu|Treasure Sensor Prototype}}) is a treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It is a toy called a "{{w|Love Tester}}", produced by [[Nintendo]] in the 1970s. It is found on the last sublevel (5) of the [[Hole of Beasts]], and is held by this [[cave]]'s boss, the [[Empress Bulblax]]. Retrieving this treasure unlocks the [[Treasure Gauge]] as an upgrade. Like [[Treasure#Dynamic weights|some other treasures]], if the player defeats the Empress Bulblax, but does not have enough Pikmin to carry the Prototype Detector, which requires the strength of 35 Pikmin, it will change weight to match the player's army.

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===''Pikmin 2'' website===
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{{transcript|A miracle of cosmic will, or a secret machine from the citizens of Dimension X? It reacts to treasure, making it a lucky item for opportunists.|block=y}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Thumb prototypedetector.jpg|Alternative artwork of the Prototype Detector.
P2 Prototype Detector Location.png|The Prototype Detector in the [[Hole of Beasts]].
Prototype Detector.png|Closeup of the treasure in-game.
P2 Prototype Detector Collected.png|The Prototype Detector being analyzed.
Prototype Detector P2S icon.png|The [[Treasure Hoard]] icon of the Prototype Detector in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Prototype Detector texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
Prototype Detector 2 texture.png|Texture used for the treasure.
LoveTester.png|The original "Love Tester" made by Nintendo, in its pre-video game era.
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==Trivia==
*The [[Exploration Kit]] ability that collecting this treasure gives the player, the Treasure Gauge, was originally going to be called the "Pikpik Radar".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}}
**This treasure can be retrieved with a single Pikmin : actually, its weight matches the number of Pikmin in the player's squad (up to 35).{{cite youtube|KyMAZCzSLLQ|showing the Prototype Detector carried with a single Pikmin}}

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=おたからセンサープロトタイプ
|JapR=Otakara Sensar Purototaipu
|JapM=Treasure Sensor Prototype
|Fra=Prototype de Détection
|FraM=Prototype Detector
|Spa=Detector prototipo
|SpaM=Prototype detector
|Ita=Sensore prototipo
|ItaM=Prototype Sensor
|Ger=Prototyp-Detektor
|GerM=Prototype Detector
}}

==References==
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{{Exploration Kit}}
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[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:Boss rewards]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]