The Impact Site

The Impact Site
Ship parts	2
Pikmin discovered	Red Pikmin
Requirements	None
Music	The Impact Site

The Impact Site (遭難地点^?, lit.: "Shipwreck Point") is the first area in Pikmin. It is set in a sandy forest and, as its name suggests, is the site where the S.S. Dolphin crash-lands at the start of the game, serving as a tutorial area since it is where Captain Olimar first discovers the Pikmin. The area contains only two ship parts, one of which is collected in the tutorial. Red Pikmin are discovered in this area and it contains few enemies, though two bosses, the Mamuta and the Goolix, do appear on alternating days from day 8 onwards. This area was reused in Pikmin 2 as part of the Wistful Wild.

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Objects

Ship parts

Main Engine (day 1 only)
Positron Generator (Blue and Yellow Pikmin required)

Enemies

Goolix × 1 (starting day 9, on odd-numbered days)
Iridescent Flint Beetle × 3 (starting day 2)
Mamuta × 1 (starting day 8, on even-numbered days)
Pearly Clamclamp × 3 (× 1 on day 1)

Obstacles

Tools

Geyser × 1
Climbing stick × 1

Vegetation

Pellet Posy × 24 (only 3 on day 1)
Figwort (small) × 16
Figwort (large) × 8
Shoot (small) × 1
Nectar weed × 2

Guide

The following article or section contains guides.
The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Parker rules

In Challenge Mode

The beach section of the area in Challenge Mode.

The Impact Site is the simplest and shortest Challenge Mode stage, giving the player 10 minutes and 48 seconds to grow up to 278 Pikmin. The area is filled with pellets of all types, and the only enemies are a Breadbug near the Onions and a harmless Iridescent Flint Beetle.

Object breakdown

Pikmin source	Seeds	Amount	Total
Starting Reds		3	3
Starting Yellows		3	3
Starting Blues		3	3
Red 1 pellets	2	16	32
Red 5 pellets	5	2	10
Red 10 pellets	10	1	10
Red 20 pellets	20	1	20
Yellow 1 pellets	2	11	22
Yellow 5 pellets	5	4	20
Yellow 10 pellets	10	1	10
Yellow 20 pellets	20	1	20
Blue 1 pellets	2	10	20
Blue 5 pellets	5	4	20
Blue 10 pellets	10	1	10
Blue 20 pellets	20	1	20
Pellet Posy	2	2	4
Pellet Posy	2	2	4
Pellet Posy	2	2	4
Pellet Posy	2	8	16
Breadbug	13	1	13
Iridescent Flint Beetle	14	1	14
Total	278

Gallery

The landing zone of The Impact Site.
The Impact Site in Challenge Mode (Japanese version).
Olimar right after landing.
The area around the landing zone.
The first Iridescent Flint Beetle in the area.
The second Flint Beetle and the location of the bomb-rocks.
The main tree stump, with a Goolix.
Entrance to the watery portion.
The Pearly Clamclamp pond.
Back exit from the pond.
The southernmost tree stump.
The easternmost tree stump.
Preview image on the area selection menu.
Captain Olimar discovers Red Pikmin (prerelease image).

Maps

Overview map.
Map of the area.
Fan-made map of the area in Challenge Mode.
The radar pattern for The Impact Site.
An early overview of part of The Impact Site. The textures for this image are loaded on the game itself, but go unused.

Trivia

A Spotty Bulborb enters Olimar's base during the end of day cutscene, even though there are no Bulborbs present in the area during daytime.
In the New Play Control! version, the white gate leading to the beach with the Clamclamps can be broken down on day 1 by throwing Pikmin onto the ledge as far as possible and getting onto the stump.
The Impact Site is one of two areas with an optional boss, the other being The Distant Spring.
The Impact Site's music has inspired multiple tracks in later games:
- Alph's crash site's theme in Pikmin 3.
- The most common Bingo Battle theme.
- The tutorial stage theme from Pikmin Adventure.
- The music for the Sun-Speckled Terrace in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	遭難地点^? Sōnan Chiten	Shipwreck Point
French (NoA)	Site de l'écrasement	Crash site
French (NoE)	Site du crash (GameCube version) Site du Crash (Wii and Switch version)	Crash site Crash Site
German	Absturzstelle	Crash site
Italian	Luogo dell'impatto	Impact place
Korean	불시착 지점 bulsichag jijeom	Crash Landing Site
Spanish (NoA)	Lugar del impacto	Impact place
Spanish (NoE)	Lugar del impacto Lugar del ímpacto (GameCube version's area selection menu)	Impact place	The "í" of "ímpacto" should be "i" instead.

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