Face Wrinkler

Face Wrinkler
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Juice amount	1.5 (0.75 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 70
Weight	5
Max. carriers	10 (normally)
Locations	Garden of Hope, Tropical Wilds, Distant Tundra
Mission Mode locations	Tropical Forest, Silver Lake, Thirsty Desert, Twilight Hollow, Shaded Garden, The Rustyard, Clockwork Chasm
Bingo Battle locations	None
Side Stories locations	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra

The Face Wrinkler (トキメキノミ^?, lit.: "Fruit of Heartthrob") is a fruit in Pikmin 3. It is a lemon, and is worth  × 70 in Mission Mode. It fills one and a half bottles of juice (three quarters in Ultra-Spicy mode), and is a common fruit, seen multiple times throughout Pikmin 3's Story Mode.

Collecting the fruit

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Garden of Hope

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope.

The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope is found as part of the game's tutorial, where the player is taught how to throw and switch between leaders. Simply throw Brittany and 5 Pikmin up onto the higher ledge so they can reach the fruit.

Tropical Wilds

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds.

The Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds is found buried in the sand near the Shaggy Long Legs' arena and the body of water with some Wogpoles. Simply have some Pikmin dig it up, or use bomb rocks to instantly unearth it. A pair of Skutterchucks and a Whiptongue Bulborb are present along the route back to the Drake; it is advised they are defeated before the Face Wrinkler is collected.

Distant Tundra

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Location of the Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra.

The Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra is found on a small ledge behind a large stump with a Dapper Blob on top. It can be harvested with Blue Pikmin, which will carry it through the water, but this will require you to remove a nearby dirt wall first, and later clearing the nearby pond of all enemies. If you don't, the Blue Pikmin will take a longer route back involving some Joustmites. Alternatively, it can be carried with Winged Pikmin by charging them onto it, who will then carry it directly to the Drake.

Notes

Brittany's notes

US version

“This fruit is so sour that one bite makes my whole face want to climb into my mouth and pull it back out. It's high in Piktamin U, though, so I guess I'll try adding small amounts of the juice to other food. Better food.”

European version

“This fruit is so sour that one bite makes my whole face want to climb into my mouth to pull it back out. The juice is high on Piktamin U, though, so I suppose I'll try adding small amounts of it to other food. Other, more appetising food.”

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	lemon
Juice	1.5
Juice color	(255, 255, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points	70
"Size"?	3

Gallery

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Distant Tundra.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope when it is discovered.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Face Wrinkler being carried.

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  A Face Wrinkler at the end of the day.

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  The Face Wrinkler in the Tropical Wilds.

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  A real world lemon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	トキメキノミ? Tokimekinomi	Fruit of Heartthrob
Chinese (traditional)	初戀滋味	Taste of The First Love
Chinese (simplified)	初恋滋味	Taste of The First Love
French	Grimacier	Grimace maker
German	Gelbsaurier	Yellowsaur
Italian	Polpa pungente	Stinging pulp
Korean	두근열매 dugeun-yeolmae
Spanish (NoE)	Arrugacaras	Face wrinkler

See also

• Zest Bomb