Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)

Olimar's Log (, lit.: "Olimar's Log") is a category from the Exploration Notes menu in. It holds 10 data files with journal entries from Captain Olimar's explorations. The files are scattered around the areas, and sometimes hidden.

All of these have the text "– Captain Olimar" on a stripe at the bottom. In this article, unless otherwise specified, the text provided is the same in both the US and European versions. The title of each in the US version is "Journal Entry #", followed by a number, but in the European version, it's "Olimar's diary #", followed by the number.

Journal Entry #1

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Location: In a small puddle inside the Quaggled Mireclops' arena. It should be near the Hocotate ship.

Journal Entry #2

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Location: Once Louie has escaped, it is past the cinder-blocks, right next to a dirt wall.

Journal Entry #3

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Garden of Hope
 * Location: On the path to the Armored Mawdad's arena. The game will start a cutscene showing the explorers obtaining the file, so it is impossible to miss.

Journal Entry #4

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Tropical Wilds
 * Location: Past the Metal Suit Z location, in the puddle where Alph crash-lands, but not on the first day.

Journal Entry #5

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Distant Tundra
 * Location: Obtained automatically once the Vehemoth Phosbat is defeated and Captain Charlie is rescued.

Journal Entry #6

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Pikmin 3 area: Twilight River
 * Pikmin 3 location: In the cave past the area with the Puffy Blowhog. It is in the water, in the corner.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe area: Formidable Oak
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: In the room blocked off by a crystal wall that can be broken with an iron ball.

Journal Entry #7

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: On the path up the oak itself.

Journal Entry #8

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Pikmin 3 location: On the west side of the Plasm Wraith arena.
 * Pikmin 3 Deluxe location: Next to the northeastern electrode in the final room.

Journal Entry #9

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: Past the first Arachnode, near some nectar eggs.

Journal Entry #10

 * US text:
 * Europe text:
 * Area: Formidable Oak
 * Location: In the area where the Mysterious Life-Form is first found, there is a dirt mound slightly out of view. The data file is inside the dirt mound.

Trivia

 * Olimar's nightmare in Entry #6 is a reference to the first game's bad ending, where he is also brought to an Onion after taking heavy damage.