Sunseed Berry

Sunseed Berry (treasure)
Number	2
Series	Succulent Series
Value	× 170
Weight	5
Maximum carriers	10 Pikmin
Location	Awakening Wood
Challenge Mode levels	Hot House

Sunseed Berry (fruit)
Juice amount	1.0
Mission Mode value	× 50
Weight	3
Max carriers	6 (normally)
Locations	Garden of Hope, Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, Thirsty Desert Remix, The Rustyard, Beastly Caverns, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	None

This article is about the smaller strawberry. For the larger strawberry, see Combustion Berry.

The Sunseed Berry (ヒダマリノミ^?, lit.: "Sunny Spot Seed") is a treasure found in Pikmin 2 and a fruit in Pikmin 3. It is actually a regular strawberry. In Pikmin 2, it is found on the Awakening Wood, while in Pikmin 3, there are four of them: three in the Garden of Hope and one in the Distant Tundra.

Collecting the treasure

Location of the treasure on the radar. Click for a bigger image.

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

The Sunseed Berry is found sitting on a ledge just across from the landing site in Awakening Wood, and can easily be obtained, as it is guarded only by a Red Bulborb and two Dwarf Red Bulborbs. The ledge is low enough that any type of Pikmin can be thrown up to collect the treasure. Alternately, you can go around to the path that leads to the Snagret Hole and get it there, but this is more time consuming and dangerous.

Collecting the fruit

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

Garden of Hope (Brittany's crash site)

This Sunseed Berry is on a ledge next to Brittany's crash site, and can be obtained easily. Defeat the Red Bulborb on the path that the Pikmin will take to ensure a safe recovery.

Garden of Hope (riverside)

Another Sunseed Berry is on a ledge by a pile of Fragments used to build an orange bridge; defeat the Skutterchucks nearby, as they may throw crystals at the player's Pikmin.

Garden of Hope (underwater)

The last Sunseed Berry in the area is underwater, past the large cinderblock after Louie runs away. It is near a dirt wall. It is protected by several Puckering Blinnows, which should be defeated so the Pikmin can safely get the fruit.

Distant Tundra

In the Distant Tundra, the only Sunseed Berry is inside a Pyroclasmic Slooch, which is in an enclosed area sealed off by a crystal wall, along with another Slooch. Along the way back there is a Joustmite and a Bearded Amprat; defeat these as well to ensure the Pikmin have a safe route back to the ship.

Notes

Olimar's journal

“I found this fascinating fruit while out exploring today. The skies cleared up, and I felt peaceful watching the pink flower petals flutter in the wind. During this perilous expedition, it seems strange to have such softhearted, romantic thoughts. If I told my wife about this, I'm sure I'd get laughed at...again.”

Sales pitch

“This fruit is born of bright sunlight and cheerful warmth. Come, all you gloomy naysayers! One bite and even sad sacks will become foolhardy optimists. Eat one today and change your life!”

Brittany's notes

US version

“As a scientist and as a food eater, I'm excited about this new source of potential nutrition. I just wish it didn't look like it was covered in pimples. Luckily, the taste of it is like delicious and scrumptious had a baby. Let's gather as many of these as we can!”

European version

“I've never experienced anything like it. Scientifically speaking, the flavour straddles the boundary between scrumptious and delicious, and can only be described as 'scrumplicious'. On the down side, this fruit appears to have a nasty case of pimples.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	strawberry
Juice	1.0
Juice color	(255, 50, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	50
"Size"?	2

Golden Sunseed

Golden Sunseed
Juice amount	0
Mission Mode value	× 200
Weight	3
Max carriers	6 (normally)
Locations	None
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, Silver Lake Remix, Thirsty Desert Remix, Twilight Hollow Remix, Shaded Garden Remix, The Rustyard, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	Unknown

Golden Sunseeds are fruits found in Pikmin 3's Mission Mode and Bingo Battle. They are a golden variety of Sunseed Berries, and are thus very valuable: they are worth  × 200. Aside from being worth four times as much as Sunseed Berries, they are functionally identical to their regular counterparts.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	gold_ichigo
Juice	0.0*
Juice color	(255, 255, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	200
"Size"?	2

Gallery

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  Artwork of the treasure from Pikmin 2.

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  The Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 2.

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  Analysis of the Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 2.

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  Close-up of the Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 3.

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  The first Sunseed Berry from the Garden of Hope.

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  The second Sunseed Berry from the Garden of Hope.

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  The third Sunseed Berry from the Garden of Hope.

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  The Sunseed Berry from the Distant Tundra.

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  A few Red Pikmin carrying a Sunseed Berry in Pikmin 3.

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  Six Golden Sunseeds in Pikmin 3.

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  A strawberry in the real world.

Trivia

• The first trailer released for Pikmin shows Yellow Pikmin returning a similar strawberry to their Onion.
• In the E3 2012 demo of Pikmin 3, Golden Sunseeds were referred to as Combustion Berries, a treasure from Pikmin 2.

Names in other languages

Sunseed Berry

Language	Name	Meaning
French (NoA)	Baie ensoleillée	Sunny berry
French (NoE)	Baie Ensoleillée	Sunny Berry
German	Sonnenkern-Beere (Pikmin 2) Sonnenkernbeere (Pikmin 3)	Sun's Core Berry
Italian	Bacca solare	Solar berry
Spanish (NoA)	Baya solar	Solar berry
Spanish (NoE)	Baya solar	Solar berry

Golden Sunseed

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Baie de l'astre d'or	Berry of the golden star
German	Gold-Sonnenkernbeere	Golden Sun's Core Berry

See also

• Combustion Berry
• Cupid's Grenade