Seed Hive Icon used to represent the fruit on the wiki.
Artwork of a Seed Hive.
Juice amount 2.5 (1.25 in Ultra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value Texture used for the Poko in Pikmin 3. × 200
Weight 10
Max. carriers 20 (normally)
Locations Twilight River
Mission Mode locations Tropical Forest Remix, Fortress of Festivity, Forgotten Cove
Bingo Battle locations None
Side Stories locations None
Seed Hive
Pikmin 4 treasure
Treasure Catalog icon.
Icon for the Seed Hive, from Pikmin 4's Treasure Catalog.
Series Tropical Pickings Series
Value Icon that represents Sparklium on the wiki, based on the icon found in Pikmin 4. × 90
Weight 12
Maximum carriers 24
Locations Frozen Inferno, Giant's Hearth
Dandori Challenge stages None
Dandori Battle stages None
Total amount 2

The Seed Hive (タントタネギシリ?, lit.: "Closely Packed Plenty of Seeds") is a fruit in Pikmin 3 and a treasure in Pikmin 4. It is a papaya. In Pikmin 3, it is worth two and a half bottles of juice (one and a quarter in Ultra-Spicy mode), and is only found in the Twilight River. In Pikmin 4, it can be found in the Frozen Inferno and the Giant's Hearth.

Collecting the fruitEdit

 
Location of the Seed Hive.

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

See also: Scornet Maestro strategy.

The Seed Hive is dropped from the sky upon defeating the Scornet Maestro, for whatever reason. Since Louie and the fruit are the most important objects, send them first before harvesting the Scornet Maestro and the Scornets. If Winged Pikmin are to carry the Seed Hive, make sure the Arachnode near base is taken out, as well as the Flighty Joustmite.

Collecting the treasureEdit

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

Frozen InfernoEdit

There is a Seed Hive behind a corner near the center of sublevel 3 of the Frozen Inferno. It is guarded by an Arctic Cannon Larva, which should be defeated before attempting to collect it. To collect this treasure, you must throw 12 Pikmin at it.

Giant's HearthEdit

See also: Bug-Eyed Crawmad#Strategy.

There is a Seed Hive inside of a Bug-Eyed Crawmad near the central north of the map. To collect this treasure, you must defeat the Bug-Eyed Crawmad, then throw 12 Blue Pikmin at it, or 12 Pikmin if you have already constructed the clay valve and deactivated the sprinkler.

Notes

Brittany's notes

  US version
This was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for us. We were lured in by the sweet scent, but when we cut it open, it was infested with huge insects! Alph fainted, poor thing. Then I realized that the "insects" were seeds! Yay! Alph will wake up, eventually.
  European version
This was a bit of an emotional roller-coaster for us. We were lured in by the sweet scent, but when we cut it open, it was infested with huge insects! Alph fainted, poor thing. Then I realized that the "Insects" were actually seeds! Hooray! Alph will wake up, eventually.

Schnauz's notesEdit

There's no other way to say it... The inside of the Seed Hive is quite grotesque. That knot of black orbs in its belly... YUCK! But many seeds means many cultivation opportunities. And there's no reason to turn our noses up at that.

Olimar's notesEdit

I always thought it was better to eat fruit when it's ripe, but this one is just as enjoyable and nutritious when it's green. The same can be said about creatures like us—many think maturity is superior, but inexperience and youth are what provide fresh perspectives.

Louie's notesEdit

Packed with seeds. Don't stare at them for too long, or you might start to feel a bit dizzy.

Technical informationEdit

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name papaya
Juice 2.5
Juice color
(255, 200, 0, 255)
Mission Mode points 200
"Size"? 4

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese タントタネギシリ?
Tanto Tane Gishiri
Closely Packed Plenty of Seeds
  Chinese
(traditional)
魚子醬果
Yúzǐjiàng-guǒ
Caviar Fruit
  Chinese
(simplified)
鱼子酱果
Yúzǐjiàng-guǒ
Caviar Fruit
  Dutch Zaadkorf Seed basket
  French Ruche à pépins Seeds hive
  German Kerntresor Seed Safe
  Italian Costellazione di semi Seed constellation
  Korean 씨앗매우가득
Ssias-Maeu-Gadeuk
Very Full of Seeds
  Portuguese Colmeia de casulo Cocoon hive
  Spanish (NoE) Enjambre de semillas Seeds hive

See alsoEdit