
Meanwhile, Alph, following his descent from the impact of the Drake's crash, wakes up in the Tropical Wilds, and discovers a Red Onion and its Pikmin, which he quickly uses to help him find his missing KopPad and the S.S. Suddenly, an invisible, flying creature lunges at Charlie and consumes him while the Pikmin flee. Charlie and the Pikmin then enter a cave where they encounter Phosbats. After learning how to control these Pikmin to his every command, Charlie takes advantage of this situation and destroys several Spotcaps and Kingcaps using the Pikmin. As they approach the atmosphere of PNF-404, the Drake malfunctions and ejects the three explorers before plummeting to the surface of the planet.Ĭharlie regains consciousness in the Distant Tundra, where he finds a group of wild Yellow Pikmin which surround him and he quickly befriends them. The crew is composed of Alph, a young engineer, Brittany, a botanist, and Charlie, the captain of their ship, the S.S.

Three explorers are sent to PNF-404 to retrieve seeds to bring back and cultivate on Koppai. As SPEROs returned with no data, and their hopes were dying out, the final one arrives with coordinates to PNF-404, which the Koppaites believe to be an uncharted planet. They send unmanned scout vessels, called SPEROs, out into space to search for a planet containing edible matter. The planet of Koppai is facing an inevitable doomsday due to a booming population growth, and a "basic lack of planning" that resulted in the depletion of most food resources. The story takes place in the galactic 21st century. Warning: the following article or section contains major spoilers. The next game released in the series is the spin-off game Hey! Pikmin, which takes place after Pikmin 3, and the upcoming Pikmin 4 is the next main series game.

The game was also ported to the Nintendo Switch with added content, under the title Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Elements new to the series include two new Pikmin types, the ability to throw leaders and automate their movement, and an in-game information terminal, the KopPad. The game takes place some time after the events of Pikmin 2, and sees Alph, Brittany, and Charlie from the planet of Koppai landing on PNF-404 to collect fruit to avoid a planet-wide food crisis.

Pikmin 3 is the third installment in the Pikmin series, released in 2013 for the Wii U.
