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Hints are designed to guide the player towards advancing through the story. Some are about where to go next, some are about how to defeat [[boss]]es, and some are about other things. Many hints have associated locations in an [[area]] that they refer to. Due to the structure of {{p3}}, there is a linear progression of story hints. Only one hint can be active at a time. Each new hint will appear in response to some threshold being reached, and when another hint threshold is reached, it will replace the current hint (even if the new threshold is not the intended next hint).

If Hint Display is on, hints will not only consist of pages of information, but in arrows on the ground. These large blue arrows will point towards that hint's associated location, forming a path in front of the player using the same waypoint system as [[Go Here!]]. Since not all hints have an associated location, not all hints have arrows. The arrows will only appear near the active leader, and up to 5 arrows can be on the ground at a time. Arrows are 3D objects and can clip into the ground and illuminate their surroundings, but they do not have any collision. They do not appear on the [[radar]] or the KopPad camera view. After appearing, arrows will not stop pointing towards their associated location until the player reaches that location, though they will briefly disappear after the [[KopPad]] or [[Onion menu]] is closed (except the camera app on the KopPad). Arrows can be made to disappear by turning Hint Display off; after turning it back on the arrows will not reappear unless the hint is opened again.

The associated locations of hints can vary in size. For some hints, the arrows point to a certain point and once the player gets near enough, the arrows will disappear. They will not reappear unless the player walks away and opens the hint again. For some hints, the arrows point to a specific room of an area, and once the room is reached, they will turn off. (Opening the hint again while in the room will do nothing, but opening it from another room will point towards the room again.) When the associated location is a [[fragment]] pile, the arrows can disappear either when the player gets close or when all the fragments have been taken from the pile. However, calling Pikmin to stop them carrying fragments from a pile will cause the arrows to reappear and point towards the pile again.

Hints can have multiple associated locations. For some hints, these are in a set order, and reaching the first location will change the destination to the next location. For hints about building a [[bridge]] or turning on lights, the associated locations are the fragment piles or [[electrode]]s, and these can be visited in any order. The arrows will point towards the pile closest to the player. When all fragments are taken from a pile, the arrows will not point to another pile unless the hint is opened again, and the Hint bubbles will not sparkle.

These hints are directly related to the game's [[Story Mode|story]]. They are listed in the order they are intended to be seen. Some hints appear multiple times in the story; these are listed in the [[#Default hints|Default hints]] section below.

These hints are not tied to a specific story position, and can be triggered at any time. They disappear immediately after being closed, and are replaced with the current story hint.