The Forest Navel: Difference between revisions

The '''Forest Navel''' is the third level in the [[Pikmin 1|first Pikmin game]]. The entire area is underground and is accessed by a hole in a vast clearing of the forest. According to Captain Olimar, from high altitude it looks like a belly button, hence its name. This area is where Olimar meets [[Blue Pikmin]] for the first time. Nine pieces of [[Captain Olimar]]'s ship, the [[S.S. Dolphin|Dolphin]], can be found in the area, as well as many new enemies. It is debated whether this area is analogous to the [[Valley of Repose]]; if it is not, it would be the only area not explored again in Pikmin 2.

There is a glitch that rarely appears in in this level. When the player defeats an [[Piklopedia|enemy]] (usually the [[Wollywog]]), one or more [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] will vanish with no [[spirit]] shown. When this happens, sometimes the first Pikmin-counter gauge (on the bottom of the screen) will show more than the total number of Pikmin in the area. For example: 98/97/305. The Pikmin gauge should stay like that until sunset. This happens in other areas, but in The Forest Navel it is more common. This [[:Category:Glitches|glitch]] can also occur when battling other enemies, and apparently even when there are no enemies around. This glitch can also happen in the [[Awakening Wood]] in [[Pikmin 2]].