Thirsty Desert

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An overview of Thirsty Desert.

Thirsty Desert (渇きの砂^?, lit.: "Thirst Sands") is a Mission Mode stage in Pikmin 3. It is a rocky desert with cacti surrounding the playable area. The stage is playable in the Collect Treasure! and Battle Enemies! modes, and has a remixed version, Thirsty Desert Remix.

Collect Treasure!

Thirsty Desert Collect Treasure!
Starting Pikmin
43 37 3 1
Requirements
1500 2000 2700 3340
Time limit	10:00
Music	Mission Mode (stages 1-10)

Layout

The leaders start in a small area in the east of the stage. In this area, there are multiple spots with Red Pikmin planted. Cupid's Grenades and Golden Sunseeds litter this area. To the south of this area is a dirt wall. Beyond this is a small area with a few Golden Grenades. A small creek is past that. At the southeast corner of the stage is an elevated area that can only be reached by a bridge. In that area is a pile of nuggets, a Face Wrinkler, a Golden Sunseed, and an Insect Condo, all guarded by a lone Pyroclasmic Slooch.

The fragments to build the bridge to access this area are found to the west of the creek. Past that is a Dwarf Bulborb, and a split path. The right path leads to a bamboo gate, which leads directly back to the SPERO. To the left is a dirt wall. Also on the same path is another Dwarf Bulborb. 2 plateaus are found next to this path. The western plateau can be reached with a slope leading up to it. At the top is an assortment of treasures, a pile of nuggets, a group of planted Red Pikmin, and a Purple Candypop Bud. The second plateau can only be accessed by throwing a leader from the first plateau. On the second plateau is an Insect Condo, a Golden Sunseed, and a Face Wrinkler.

Past the dirt wall is another Dwarf Bulborb, and a pile of nuggets. Further down the path is a Sunseed Berry and a White Candypop Bud, guarded by a Dwarf Bulborb. There is a small path with treasures littered throughout which leads to a group of Winged Pikmin. Past there is a small creek. Afterwards, a large ring of land is found. On that ring, various Candypop Buds, a few enemies, and treasures are littered throughout it. In the center of the ring is a pile of fragments, used to build a bridge to cross the small creek. To the northeast is another small ring of treasures, nuggets, and Winged Pikmin, with an Insect Condo in the middle. To the south, there is an Iridescent Flint Beetle, which is located right outside of the starting area.

Objects

Leaders
Icon	Name	Starting location	Starting leader
	Alph	Underneath the SPERO towards the east of the stage	Player 1
	Brittany		N/A
	Charlie		Player 2

The order in Pikmin 3 is Alph, Charlie, Brittany. The order in Pikmin 3 Deluxe is Charlie, Brittany, Alph.

Pikmin
Icon	Type	Amount	Location(s)
	Red Pikmin	43	9 flower Pikmin sprouts on the raised section towards the west, near a Purple Candypop Bud 10 leaf Pikmin sprouts adjacent to the SPERO 10 leaf Pikmin sprouts on the raised platform in front of the SPERO 14 flower Pikmin sprouts on the island surrounded by a moat north of the SPERO; the island containing 24 fragments
	Winged Pikmin	37	10 leaf Pikmin sprouts on the raised section slightly northwest of the SPERO 12 leaf Pikmin sprouts slightly northeast of the previous group of Winged Pikmin sprouts 15 flower Pikmin sprouts towards the northwesternmost part of the stage, near the end of the river
	White Candypop Bud	3	1 towards the far north, directly north of the island containing 24 fragments 1 slightly west of the SPERO, near a Joustmite 1 further west of the previous White Candypop Bud, next to a Dwarf Bulborb and a Sunseed Berry
	Purple Candypop Bud	1	On the raised section towards the west, near the 9 Red Pikmin sprouts

Treasures
Icon	Name	Amount	Value	Total value	Notes
	Cupid's Grenade	8	× 20	× 160
	Sunseed Berry	6	× 50	× 300
	Face Wrinkler	3	× 70	× 210
	Golden Grenade	6	× 100	× 600
	Insect Condo	3	× 100	× 300
	Golden Sunseed	5	× 200	× 1000
	Nuggets	220	× 3	× 660	4 piles of 30 nuggets 2 piles of 50 nuggets
	Enemies	6	Varies	× 110

Enemies
Icon	Name	Amount	Value	Total value	Notes
	Dwarf Bulborb	4	× 15	× 60
	Iridescent Flint Beetle	1	× 0	× 0	Drops 6 drops of nectar
	Joustmite	1	× 30	× 30
	Pyroclasmic Slooch	1	× 20	× 20

Tools and obstacles
Icon	Name	Amount		Notes
	Bamboo gate	1
	Dirt wall	2
	Fragment bridge	2	Brown	Requires 20  fragments (in 1 pile)
			Brown	Requires 24  fragments (in 1 pile)
	Water body	4

Others
Icon	Name	Amount	Notes
	Nectar egg	8	All 8 drop 1 nectar each

Strategy

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Start by plucking the Red Pikmin near the SPERO and using them to collect the nearby treasures and destroy the nearby dirt wall, while sending other leaders around other parts of the stage to pluck other groups of Pikmin. Make sure to build the bridges quickly to access the parts of the stage that they lead to. It's helpful to have multiple squads with multiple types of Pikmin. Winged Pikmin are necessary to collect higher-up treasures and treasures in water.

Battle Enemies!

Thirsty Desert Battle Enemies!
Starting Pikmin
5 8 5
Requirements
200 300 400 520
Time limit	8:00
Music	Mission Mode (stages 1-10)

Layout

All 3 leaders are available in this mission. The player starts out as Charlie in the middle of a small pond with 5 Blue Pikmin and the Blue Onion. In the pond are a few Wogpoles. A dirt wall is nearby, with a group of 7 Shearwigs guarding it. Past that dirt wall is a lone Spotty Bulbear, with 2 more Wogpoles in the small pond nearby. Around the Blue Onion are a few Desiccated Skitter Leaves and 3 blue Pellet Posies. North of the Blue Onion is a dirt wall, enclosing an area where a Whiptongue Bulborb resides.

Further north is where Brittany and the Rock Pikmin, along with their Onion, are located. Near the Onion is a pile of fragments, used to create a bridge over the body of water. This body of water contains 2 more Wogpoles as well as a Yellow Wollywog. Outside the body of water is a lone Dwarf Bulborb. Right beyond the bridge to the rock Onion is a cluster of 3 Dwarf Bulborbs. Further south is a split path. The path leading east leads to the Whiptongue Bulborb, and the path leading south is where Alph and the Red Onion are located.

Nearby the Red Onion are 3 red Pellet Posies. North of the Red Onion is a geyser, which leads to a large rock on which a Bulborb is sleeping. Nearby that geyser are some encased geysers that can only be broken by Rock Pikmin. To the east of the Red Onion is a sleeping Orange Bulborb, which should be taken out using a large squad or a bomb rock. South of the Orange Bulborb is a crystal wall, blocking the path to a pile of fragments and a large group of Desiccated Skitter Leaves. These fragments are used to build a bridge down the path from the family of Desiccated Skitter Leaves. Nearby are 3 Dwarf Bulborbs, and 2 Water Dumples in the small creek. The bridge leads back to the Blue Onion.

Objects

Leaders
Icon	Name	Starting location	Starting leader
	Alph	Underneath the Red Onion	Player 1
	Brittany	Underneath the Rock Onion	Player 2
	Charlie	On the wooden bridge slightly south of the Blue Onion	N/A

The order in Pikmin 3 is Alph, Brittany, Charlie. The order in Pikmin 3 Deluxe is Brittany, Charlie, Alph.

Pikmin
Icon	Type	Amount	Location(s)
	Red Pikmin	5	All 5 leaf Pikmin are underneath the Red Onion
	Rock Pikmin	8	All 8 leaf Pikmin are between the Rock Onion and the brown fragment bridge
	Blue Pikmin	5	All 5 leaf Pikmin are underneath the Blue Onion

Onions
Icon	Name	Starting location
	Red Onion	On the raised section towards the east; Alph starts here
	Rock Onion	On a patch of land towards the far north, surrounded by water; Brittany starts here
	Blue Onion	On an island surrounded by a moat towards the southwest; Charlie starts here

Pellets and Pellet Posies
Icon	Name	Amount		Notes
	Pellet Posy	6	3	Red 1-Pellet Posy
			3	Blue 1-Pellet Posy

Enemies
Icon	Name	Amount	Value	Total value	Notes
	Bulborb	1	× 50	× 50
	Desiccated Skitter Leaf	9	× 5	× 45
	Dwarf Bulborb	7	× 15	× 105
	Orange Bulborb	1	× 50	× 50
	Shearwig	6	× 5	× 30
	Spotty Bulbear	1	× 70	× 70
	Water Dumple	2	× 30	× 60
	Whiptongue Bulborb	1	× 50	× 50
	Wogpole	6	× 5	× 30
	Yellow Wollywog	1	× 30	× 30

Tools and obstacles
Icon	Name	Amount		Notes
	Crystal wall	2
	Dirt wall	3
	Fragment bridge	2	Brown	Requires 20  fragments (in 1 pile)
			Brown	Requires 20  fragments (in 1 pile)
	Geyser	7		5 are encased by one small crystal each
	Small crystal	7		5 encase one geyser each
	Water body	4

Others
Icon	Name	Amount	Notes
	Bomb Rock	7
	Nectar egg	8	6 drop 1 nectar each 2 drop 1 ultra-spicy nectar each

World records

In Pikmin 3, these are the world records for the challenge, as obtained from the in-game global rankings feature. The following scores were retrieved on June 20^th, 2016. Since the in-game leaderboards have been compromised, it is impossible to obtain more up-to-date legitimate records from the game, though players may have obtained higher scores since.

• Collect Treasure!
  • Solo:  × 15520
  • Co-op:  × 14680
• Battle Enemies!
  • Solo:  × 12700
  • Co-op:  × 12460

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, these are the world records for the challenge, as obtained from the in-game global rankings feature. The following scores were retrieved on June 27^th, 2022.

• Collect Treasure!
  • Solo:  × 16150
  • Co-op:  × 15520
• Battle Enemies!
  • Solo:  × 13000
  • Co-op:  × 12790

Gallery

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  Collect Treasure! icon.
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  A pile of nuggets in the Collect Treasure! version of the stage.
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  A screenshot showing a Pyroclasmic Slooch, an Insect Condo, a Golden Sunseed, a pile of nuggets and a Face Wrinkler.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	渇きの砂? Kawaki no Suna	Thirst Sands
Chinese (traditional)	乾枯沙地
Chinese (simplified)	干枯沙地
French	Terres arides	Arid lands
German	Verdorrte Wüste	Withered desert
Italian	Terre aride	Arid lands
Korean	바싹 마른 모래 Bassag Maleun Molae	Thirst Sands
Spanish	Desierto Sediento	Thirsty Desert

See also

• Thirst