Back-and-Forth Road

Back-and-Forth Road Sector 1 – Area D
Treasures	3
Pikmin available	Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin
Requirements	Complete Mushroom Valley or Cherrystone Pass
Next area	The Shadow in the Brush
Music

Back-and-Forth Road is the fourth main area in Hey! Pikmin. This area features several iron blocks, and most of them need to be pushed in non-trivial ways, including pushing them in the opposite direction as expected, pushing them only partially to reach hidden areas, and needing several Pikmin to drag a large block.

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Plot

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Description

At the beggining, the player can call some Red Pikmin that are jumping on some flowers, that look like little dandelions. After that, Olimar will encounter some Red Pikmin, trying to push an iron block. Those obstacles are omnipresent in this level, and need to be pushed in order to progress in the area. Some time after this, the player will meet some Yellow Pikmin, that are required in order to access the first treasure, the Stopped Doomsday Clock. After walking some time, the player needs to push an iron block, and to place it right under a doorway, in order to access the second treasure, the Smile Detector, which is buried. Not so long after this, the player has to solve a little puzzle to reach the Independence Monument. To do this, the player has to break a dirt block with a Pikmin to reveal a doorway, then, Olimar has to push an iron block to create a path towards the door. In the other side, the player has to push a huge iron block and kill a Crested Mockiwi in order to go through a door that leads to the last treasure, and the S.S. Dolphin II's Pod.

Cutscenes

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Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Male Sheargrub		The player enters the first doorway in the area, with at least four Pikmin.	Olimar and four of his Red Pikmin approach a rock in the tunnel that is shaking. Two of the Pikmin lift the rock, one on each end, and once they figure out what was causing the rumbling, a Male Sheargrub digging out of the ground, they become startled and quickly drop the rock down. This kills the creature, as proven by its spirit. The two Pikmin look at Olimar, who shakes his head, and the group rushes on forward.
Yellow Spectralid		The player explores a bit after the room with vines and female Shooting Spiners.	Olimar and his Pikmin notice something up ahead. Four of the Red Pikmin step forward and start jumping in place, happy to see a Yellow Spectralid. The creature flies right, and the Pikmin chase after it. Olimar sighs and shakes his head, after having failed to stop them. Following this, the wayward Pikmin eventually return and everybody regroups.
Horn		The player proceeds past the room with three levels and two doorways.	Three Yellow Pikmin are inside the tubes of a bulb horn, one on each tube. A fourth Yellow Pikmin is behind the bulb. This last Pikmin jumps on the bulb itself, causing the other Pikmin to jump out of their tubes, startled. They land flat on the ground, but quickly get up. All four of them then head towards Olimar.

Pikmin locations

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Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes

Objects

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Treasures

•  Stopped Doomsday Clock
•  Smile Detector
•  Independence Monument

Guide

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Gallery

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  The first obstacle in the area.

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  The room where the Pikmin have to push a block in the opposite direction.

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  The room with several Shooting Spiners and vines.

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  The room where the player must evade the Male Sheargrubs.

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  Location of the Stopped Doomsday Clock.

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  Location of the Smile Detector.

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  The massive iron block.

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  The Independence Monument on the other side of the exit.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Kronkelpad	Twirlpath
French	Route déroutante	Zigagging path
German	Schiebung	Cheating
Italian	Sentiero viavai	Coming and going trail
Spanish (NoA)	Senda vaivén	Swaying footpath
Spanish (NoE)	Senda Vaivén	Swaying Footpath