The Geiger Counter (ガイガーカウンター, Gaigā Cauntā) is a recurring ship part in the Pikmin series. It first appears in Pikmin, as one of twenty-five mandatory ship parts, and returns in the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale campaign of Pikmin 4.
Mainline appearances[]
Pikmin[]
The Geiger Counter can be found in The Forest of Hope, inside of a Burrowing Snagret. From the landing site, go to the right. Break a wall with Bomb Rocks to the left of where the Yellow Onion was originally found. After this, defeat a few Red Bulborbs and Dwarf Red Bulborbs and then use Blue Pikmin to push a Cardboard Box near the water to progress further. Olimar will then find three Burrowing Snagrets. The Geiger Counter is held by the Burrowing Snagret closest to the edge, so attacking it should be the priority. The Whimsical Radar can distinguish it from the other two Burrowing Snagrets.
The safest way to take the Geiger Counter to the S.S. Dolphin is by also defeating the other two Burrowing Snagrets so that they do not attack the Pikmin. Blue Pikmin are the most effective for carrying the Geiger Counter, since they can travel through the pond after falling off of the cliff and return on land with the Geiger Counter.
Although the Geiger Counter is vital to the ship's repair, Olimar is ignorant to its purpose. He notes it "goes wild and lets out a lot of noise," but he ignores it regardless and admits he should read the operator's manual for it.
Pikmin 4[]
In Pikmin 4, the Geiger Counter is located in the Hero's Hideaway in the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale campaign. The first step to obtaining the Geiger Counter is digging a tunnel to the kitchen countertop. From there, the leader and their Pikmin must make their way around the sink by going right. After the electric gate is a stack of two saucers with the Geiger Counter on top. A nearby Bearded Amprat must be defeated for the Pikmin to retrieve the Geiger Counter safely.
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Discovery Notes[]
"It's the Geiger Counter!
Every spaceship needs one of these, but I don't actually know what it's for. Every once in a while, it goes wild and lets out a lot of noise, but I never pay much attention to it, so it doesn't do me much good. I really should read that instruction manual one of these days!"
Ship Log[]
"This noisy gauge is always letting of spontaneous clicks and buzzes. It can be kind of annoying."
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Trivia[]
- In real life, a geiger counter is a device used to measure radioactivity in a given area. The clicks and buzzes Olimar mentions is the Geiger Counter reading the amount of radiation. The faster the rate of clicks and buzzes means there's more radiation in the local area.
- The Geiger counter is one of the parts that can be seen outside of the S.S. Dolphin, on which it is attached on front of the main door.
- Despite the fact that it just appears to measure radiation, and that Olimar is ignorant of this sole purpose, it is still needed to fly the ship successfully. However it may be required in order to measure radiation produced by the ship or radiation levels in space and serve to warn the ship's computer of radiation spikes.
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