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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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Thumb prototypedetector.jpg|Alternative artwork of the Prototype Detector.
Prototype Detector.png|The Prototype Detector in-game.
Prototype Detector P2 analysis.png|The Prototype Detector being analyzed.
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's weight changes depending on the amount of Pikmin within the player's squad, from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 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
|Ger=Prototyp-Detektor
|GerM=Prototype Detector
}}

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