Indigenous Life (Exploration Notes)

Indigenous Life is a category from the Exploration Notes menu in. It holds 30 Data Files that share tips and information about the life forms found in areas of PNF-404. Most of these Data Files can be found around the area terrain, just about anywhere, hidden or not.

In this article, unless otherwise specified, the text provided is the same in both the US and European versions. changes some of the Data Files.

Armored Mawdad #1
"Armoured Mawdad #1" in the European version.
 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, in a small alcove closed off by Spotcaps. The camera will change view if the player is getting close to it.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena to the southwest of the center, out in the open.

Armored Mawdad #2
"Armoured Mawdad #2" in the European version.
 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, hidden in a Spotcap on the outer rim of the arena, towards the northeast.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena to the northeast of the center, out in the open.

Vehemoth Phosbat #1

 * Text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: In the cave where the Vehemoth Phosbat is first encountered, on the ledge accessible by the Bloominous Stemples.

Vehemoth Phosbat #2

 * Text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the corner of the Vehemoth Phosbat's arena, in the middle of three blue Glowcaps.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Under a pink Glowcap next to the first electrode, in the Vehemoth Phosbat's main arena.

Sandbelching Meerslug #1

 * Text:
 * Area: Tropical Wilds
 * Pikmin 3 location: In a dirt mound on a ledge in the Sandbelching Meerslug's arena. The mound is located in the left side of the arena.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Meerslug's arena, out in the open, towards the southeastern corner.

Sandbelching Meerslug #2

 * Text:
 * Area: Tropical Wilds
 * Pikmin 3 location: In a dirt mound on a ledge in the Meerslug's arena. The mound is located on the right side of the arena.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Meerslug's arena, out in the open, towards the northwestern corner.

Scornet

 * Text:
 * Area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: Located behind a giant wood pillar in the second half of the area, which holds some fragments. This file is in the water.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Next to the swarm of Scornets on the southwesternmost nook of the area.

Scornet Maestro

 * Text:
 * Area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the Scornet Maestro's arena, hidden in some Spotcaps on the outer rim of the area.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Scornet Maestro's arena, out in the open, near the center.

Quaggled Mireclops #1

 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the Quaggled Mireclops' arena, located in one of the two Spotcaps on the left side of the arena.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Quaggled Mireclops' arena, out in the open, to the southwest of the center.

Quaggled Mireclops #2

 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the Mireclop's arena, it is located in one of the two Spotcaps on the right side of the arena.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the Mireclop's arena, out in the open, to the northeast of the center.

Mysterious Life-Form #1

 * Text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: To the left of the area where the Bulborbs are found, on a small ledge.

Mysterious Life-Form #2

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Pikmin 3 location: Past the area with the Bulborbs, closed off by a Crystal Wall. Once the wall is the destroyed, it can be found in the middle of two Candypop Buds.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Past the room with the Yellow Spectralids.

Plasm Wraith #1

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: In a patch of clovers in the boss arena. This Data File only appears once the Plasm Wraith fight has begun.

Plasm Wraith #2

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: Dropped when the Plasm Wraith has been sufficiently damaged.

Bulborb #1

 * Text:
 * Pikmin 3 area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: Under the pile of Fragments in the small broken pot near some Skutterchucks.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe area: Tropical Wilds
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the room where Alph's throwing tutorial takes place. Only appears after day 1.

Bulborb #2

 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the water off the shore of the landing site, in a corner of some roots.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: A bit to the right of the entrance of the first Bulborb's arena.

Dwarf Bulborb

 * Pikmin 3 US text:
 * Pikmin 3 Europe text:
 * ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe text:
 * Pikmin 3 area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: Hidden in a Spotcap in the area where the Puffy Blowhog is found.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Halfway between the Onion and the nearby Dwarf Bulborb.

Yellow Wollywog
"Yellow Wollyhop" in the European version.
 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the shallow water near where the Toady Bloyster is found, right next to the white and blue Fragments.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Near the Yellow Wollywogs near the landing site.

Peckish Aristocrab

 * Text:
 * Area: Tropical Wilds
 * Pikmin 3 location: On a small island with a Cupid's Grenade, just near the landing site. A leader must be thrown to it, as it is elevated.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Near the Peckish Aristocrab, next to the exit of the small northeast cave.

Joustmite

 * Text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: At the bottom of the pot holding some bridge shards, guarded by two Joustmites.

Desiccated Skitter Leaf

 * Text:
 * Pikmin 3 area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: On a ledge guarded by two Yellow Wollywogs.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe area: Distant Tundra
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Before the crystals found after the cave with a bamboo gate, on the westernmost part of the area.

Swooping Snitchbug

 * Text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: On the ledge where some Dawn Pustules and two Swooping Snitchbugs are found. A leader must be thrown up to the ledge to access this.

Toady Bloyster

 * Text:
 * Area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: Under the bridge shards past the group of Scornets.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Underwater next to the Bouncy Mushroom in the second main overworld segment of the area.

Shaggy Long Legs

 * Text:
 * Area: Tropical Wilds
 * Location: Past the electric gate, laying right out in the open. The Shaggy Long Legs will spawn if it has not already.

Arachnode

 * Pikmin 3 US text:
 * Pikmin 3 Europe text:
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe text:
 * Area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: On the small strip of land near where the Winged Pikmin are found. It is behind a pink 1 pellet and pink 5 pellet.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Right next to the Arachnode holding the Winged Onion.

Bug-Eyed Crawmad
"Bugeyed Crawmad" in the European version.
 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Pikmin 3 location: In one of the dirt mounds inside the arena in the cave. One has pellets, and the other has the data file.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Near the northwesternmost of the Bug-Eyed Crawmad's nests inside the arena in the cave.

Bearded Amprat

 * Text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: In an alcove leading up to a Zest Bomb encased in crystal, guarded by the Arctic Cannon Larva.

Burrowing Snagret

 * Text:
 * Area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: Near where the Dusk Pustules are found, right next to a Water Dumple.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Near the Burrowing Snagret.

Pellet Posy

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: In the landing site, it pops up when the pellet on the rightmost side of the small cliff is popped out of the Pellet Posy.

Hiding
"Hiding Place" in the European version of Pikmin 3.
 * Text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Location: Past the small bridge near base, right in a patch of clovers near the Bulborb.