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The '''Distant Tundra''' ({{j|迷いの雪原|Mayoi no Setsugen|Tundra of Bewilderment}}) is an [[area]] in {{p3}}. It is set in a snowy region, with patches of exposed dirt, a river running through the middle, and several underground caves. [[Yellow Pikmin]] are discovered in this area, and it is where [[Captain Charlie]] first lands. The [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] serves as the [[boss]] of the area. The 16 [[fruit]]s in the area give a total of 22 cups of juice (11 on [[Difficulty|Ultra-Spicy difficulty]]).

[[File:P3D Distant Tundra Bridge Building.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Building the bridges to reunite Alph and Brittany.]]

After the [[S.S. Drake]] crashes in the prologue, the focus goes to [[Captain Charlie]], who landed in this area. The player takes control of him for a while as he discovers [[Yellow Pikmin]], but this section of the game stops when he walks through a cave, as an unknown creature – later revealed to be the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] – ambushes him.

Later on in the story, after [[Alph]] and [[Brittany]] reunite and collect the [[Data Glutton]], they head to the Distant Tundra for the first time. Unfortunately, the [[S.S. Drake]] flies too low to the ground and hits a rock, accidentally ejecting [[Brittany]] into the cave below. In this cave, she discovers the Yellow Pikmin and their [[Onion]]. Upon using the new Yellow Pikmin to open an entry to the outside, she discovers that she and [[Alph]] are separated by a river, which must be overcome by two bridges, which each leader must help each other build. Until the player reunites the two leaders, Brittany will not be able to return to the Drake at the end of the day and will go unfed until reunited.

Eventually, the two explorers make it to the area in which Charlie had crash landed. Any [[obstacle]]s that Charlie destroyed on the first day will stay destroyed, letting the leaders know that someone has been there before. They make it into the cave in which he was captured, light it up, and the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] retreats. They begin to fight the boss, and upon defeating it, rescue Charlie, unlocking him as a playable leader.

The Distant Tundra is a large wintery landscape, with most of the terrain covered in snow and ice. Its structure is quite complex, mostly due to the assortment of walls, ramps, twists and turns in the terrain. Regardless, most parts are quite open. In addition, there is a large amount of water throughout the stage. Because of the cold climate, many enemies that cannot be found in other areas are found here, such as the [[Bearded Amprat]] and the [[Arctic Cannon Larva]].