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The Sunseed Berry (ヒダマリノミ, Sunlight Berry) is a recurring item in the Pikmin series. It first appears in Pikmin 2, as a treasure within the Succulent Series. Four Sunseed Berries appear in Pikmin 3, as collectible fruit. In Pikmin 4, there are three Sunseed Berries, which are classified as treasures, like in Pikmin 2. In every appearance, the Sunseed Berry is actually a small strawberry.

Appearances[]

Pikmin 2[]

In Pikmin 2, the Sunseed Berry is located on the surface of the Awakening Wood. and can easily be obtained as it is guarded only by a lone Red Bulborb, and the Sunseed Berry is sitting on a ledge that Pikmin can be thrown onto. The Sunseed Berry has a weight value of 5, requiring at least said number of Pikmin (or one Purple Pikmin) to retrieve, for up to a maximum of 10 Pikmin.

There is also large strawberry treasure, the Combustion Berry, but it has not often appeared in the Pikmin series like with Sunseed Berries.

Pikmin 3[]

P3 Sunseed Berry 3 of Garden of Hope

The third Sunseed Berry in the Garden of Hope in Pikmin 3

In Pikmin 3, there are four Sunseed Berries to obtain. A Sunseed Berry is the first fruit that Alph encounters on his exploration for food resources. It produces one container of juice to be consumed by the leaders. Sunseed Berries are slightly lighter, since their weight value has been decreased to three.

One is located next to where Brittany is found, and the other in the Garden of Hope is found on the other side of that area. The third Sunseed Berry is located in the Distant Tundra, inside one of the Pyroclasmic Slooches close to the landing site.

Sunseed Berries have a golden variant, Golden Sunseeds, which appear in the three side modes: Mission Mode, Bingo Battle, and Side Stories.

Pikmin 4[]

In Pikmin 4, the three Sunseed Berries are located in the Sun-Speckled Terrace, the Seafloor Resort, and the Cavern for a King respectively.

The Sunseed Berry in Sun-Speckled Terrace is on a small ledge in the central area. Acquiring the Sunseed Berry requires Oatchi to at least be able to jump.

The Sunseed Berry of the Seafloor Resort is in sublevel 1, on top of a tall ledge on the east side of the area. The sprinkler system is an obstacle along the way, so Blue Pikmin can be useful in retrieving the Sunseed Berry.

The Sunseed Berry of the Cavern for a King is in sublevel 19, where it is inside of a broken pail in the northwestern corner.

Notes[]

Olimar's Journal[]

"I found this fascinating fruit while out exploring today. The skies cleared up, and I felt peaceful watching the pink flower petals flutter in the wind. During this perilous expedition, it seems strange to have such softhearted, romantic thoughts. If I told my wife about this, I'm sure I'd get laughed at...again."

Sales Pitch[]

"This fruit is born of bright sunlight and cheerful warmth. Come, all you gloomy naysayers! One bite and even sad sacks will become foolhardy optimists. Eat one today and change your life!"

Brittany's Notes[]

  • NTSC "As a scientist and as a food eater, I'm excited about this new source of potential nutrition. I just wish it didn't look like it was covered in pimples. Luckily, the taste of it is like delicious and scrumptious had a baby. Let's gather as many of these as we can!"
  • PAL "I've never experienced anything like it. Scientifically speaking, the flavour straddles the boundary between scrumptious and delicious, and can only be described as 'scrumplicious'. On the down side, this fruit appears to have a nasty case of pimples."

Schnauz's Notes[]

"No matter how down you may be, these tasty bursts of joy are almost sure to turn your mood around. That's because they're happiness in fruit form! As the name implies, they plant seeds of sunny warmth in the middle of your heart, and there they grow, like an invasive species of happiness."

Olimar's Notes[]

"The scent of this fruit tickles my heart for some reason. It makes me think back on summer memories, my wife smiling at me in the sunlight... She'd probably have a good laugh if she ever read this, but that wouldn't be so bad. I happen to love that sound!"

Louie's Notes[]

"Eat them as is or with a dollop of cream. The sweetest juice is concentrated at the tip."

Trivia[]

Strawberry in Pikmin 1 pre-release

A strawberry in a pre-release build of Pikmin

  • A strawberry, which resembles the Sunseed Berry, can be seen in a 2001 pre-release trailer for Pikmin, which shows five Yellow Pikmin carrying it back to one of the onions. However it is unknown what the purpose of the Sunseed Berry was, as it was removed before the game was released. It was likely another way to grow Pikmin, or possibly a power-up of some kind.

Gallery[]

Treasure Hoard
Succulent Series
Cupid's Grenade | Sunseed Berry | Combustion Berry | Seed of Greed | Disguised Delicacy | Insect Condo | Citrus Lump
Nature's Candy Series
Spiny Alien Treat | Anxious Sprout | Child of the Earth | Love Nugget | Infernal Vegetable | Anti-hiccup Fungus | Toxic Toadstool | Growshroom | Onion Replica
Xenoflora Series
Science Project | Pilgrim Bulb | Arboreal Frippery | Conifer Spire | Armored Nut | Corpulent Nut
Gourmet Series
Meat of Champions | Hideous Victual | Meat Satchel | Taste Sensation | Triple Sugar Threat
Sweet Tooth Series
Compelling Cookie | Impenetrable Cookie | Bug Bait | Imperative Cookie | Comfort Cookie | Succulent Mattress | King of Sweets | Enamel Buster | Diet Doomer | Pale Passion | White Goodness | Chocolate Cushion | Sweet Dreamer | Confection Hoop | Pastry Wheel
Paleontology Series
Possessed Squash | Fossilized Ursidae | Colossal Fossil | Leviathan Feather | Olimarnite Shell | Fortified Delicacy | Scrumptious Shell | Memorial Shell | Mysterious Remains (NTSC and PAL only)
Ancient Secrets Series
Crystal King | Future Orb | Gyroid Bust | Unknown Merit | Lustrous Element | Mirrored Element
Cook's Arsenal Series
Vorpal Platter | Invigorator | Milk Tub | Broken Cooking God (Japan GCN only) | Merciless Extractor (NTSC and PAL only) | Broken Food Master (NTSC) Divine Cooking Tool (PAL and Japan GCN) | Utter Scrap
Tortured Artist Series
Decorative Goo | Master's Instrument | Manual Honer | Implement of Toil | Heavy-duty Magnetizer | Harmonic Synthesizer | Emperor Whistle | Director of Destiny
Modern Amenities Series
Sud Generator | Flame of Tomorrow | Lightning Bolt (Japan GCN only) | Impediment Scourge (NTSC and PAL only) | Family Raft (Japan GCN only) | Dimensional Slicer (NTSC only) | Time Capsule | Lip Service (NTSC and PAL only) | Mirrored Stage | Behemoth Jaw
Frigid Series
Joy Receptacle | Fleeting Art Form | Danger Chime | Spouse Alert | Innocence Lost | Essential Furnishing | Icon of Progress
Hyper-technology Series
Temporal Mechanism | Mystical Disc | Vacuum Processor | Indomitable CPU | Network Mainbrain | Space Wave Receiver | Sulking Antenna | Nouveau Table
Industrial Set
Omega Flywheel | Spirit Flogger | Superstrong Stabilizer | Repair Juggernaut | Adamantine Girdle | Massage Girdle | Superstick Textile | Exhausted Superstick | Furious Adhesive
Husband's Tears Series / Expensive Sentiments Series
Petrified Heart | Eternal Emerald Eye | Regal Diamond | Tear Stone | Princess Pearl | Crystal Clover
Space Love Series / Celestial Vibes Series
Unspeakable Wonder | Essence of Rage | Essence of Despair | Essence of True Love | Essence of Desire | Pink Menace | Joyless Jewel | Frosty Bauble | Red Gemstar | Green Gemstar | Universal Com
Crystallized Emotions Series
Omniscient Sphere | Crystallized Telepathy | Love Sphere | Crystallized Telekinesis | Mirth Sphere | Crystallized Clairvoyance
Dream Series
Maternal Sculpture | Extreme Perspirator | Rubber Ugly | Paradoxical Enigma | Silencer | Wiggle Noggin | Coiled Launcher | Magical Stage (PAL and Japan GCN only) | Boom Cone (NTSC only) | Flame Tiller | Doomsday Apparatus | Aquatic Mine | Stupendous Lens (NTSC only) | Ultimate Spinner (Japan GCN only) | Air Brake | Worthless Statue | Priceless Statue | Boss Stone | Luck Wafer | Talisman of Life | Strife Monolith | Chance Totem
Blast from the Past Series
Dream Architect | Stone of Glory | Glee Spinner | Cosmic Archive | Remembered Old Buddy | Fond Gyro Block | Memorable Gyro Block | Lost Gyro Block | Favorite Gyro Block | Treasured Gyro Block
Mystical Energy Series
Proton AA (NTSC and PAL only) | Durable Energy Cell (NTSC and PAL only) | Courage Reactor (NTSC and PAL only) | Fuel Reservoir (NTSC and PAL only) | Proton X (Japan GCN only) | Omegatron (Japan GCN only) | Yell Battery (Japan GCN only) | Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (Japan GCN only) | Love and Courage Reactor (Japan GCN only) | Alternative Reactor (Japan GCN only)
Massive Receptacle Series
Drone Supplies (NTSC) | Container of Knowledge (PAL only) | Container of Sea Bounty (PAL only) | Patience Tester | Perfect Container (PAL only) | Endless Repository | Fruit Guard (NTSC only) | Survival Container (PAL only) | Open Architecture (PAL only) | Permanent Container (PAL only) | Empty Space Container (PAL only) | Stringent Container (PAL) | Open Archive (PAL only) | Nutrient Silo | Stringent Container (NTSC) | Plentiful Tank (PAL only) | Drone Supplies (PAL)
Survival Series (NTSC only)
Survival Ointment | Healing Cask
Ancient Ad Series (NTSC & PAL only)
Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in NTSC only) (NTSC and PAL only) | Optical Illustration (NTSC only) | Thirst Activator (NTSC only) | Yellow Taste Tyrant | Salivatrix | Flavor Gate | Alien Billboard (in this series in NTSC and PAL only) | Activity Arouser (in this series in NTSC only) (NTSC and PAL only)
Mystery Disc Series (Japan GCN only)
Estimated Object GF | Coiny The Refined | Milky Team | Milk Lid | Good Old Memories | Paper Slider | Understood Person Symbol | Flying Saucer | Universally Best Art | Inviting...Thing | Idea Assistant | Seat of Enlightenment | Milky Cradle | Anywhere Floater
Odd Logo Series
Hypnotic Platter (NTSC and PAL only) | Massive Lid (NTSC only) | Pondering Emblem (NTSC and PAL only) | Happiness Emblem (NTSC and PAL only) | Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in PAL only) (NTSC and PAL only) | Activity Arouser (in this series in PAL only) (NTSC and PAL only) | Quenching Emblem | Drought Ender | Alien Billboard (in this series in Japan GCN only) | Creative Inspiration (NTSC only)
Explorer's Friend Series
Spherical Atlas | Geographic Projection | Prototype Detector | Five-man Napsack | Brute Knuckles | Repugnant Appendage | Stellar Orb | Forged Courage | Dream Material | Justice Alloy | Amplified Amplifier | Professional Noisemaker | The Key
Titan Dweevil Series
Shock Therapist | Flare Cannon | Comedy Bomb | Monster Pump | King of Bugs