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A side view of a SPERO as seen in mission mode.

SPEROs [1] (pronounced as 'spare-oh', or sparrow) are probes sent by the Koppaites to search for a planet with edible sustenance on it in order to save their planet Koppai, as seen in the opening sequence of Pikmin 3.  SPERO 3 is the last one searching and is the one that finds PNF-404a planet with bountiful food to sustain Koppai's population.

Mission Mode

SPEROs are used as a storage device for the fruit collected in Pikmin 3's Mission Mode.

Trivia

  • The name SPERO may be an easter egg, as it is pronounced as "Sparrow" which is a common bird found in the real world.
  • As SPERO is written in all caps, it probably is an acronym, but what SPERO stands for is never mentioned in the Game. 

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