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Wistful Wild is the fourth and final area of Pikmin 2. It can be becomes accessible once the Hocotate Transportation Company's debt has been fully repaid. However, in the event that the Geographic Projection is not retrieved before the debt is repaid, Wistful Wild is not unlocked, unless said treasure has been retrieved, in which case Wistful Wild is unlocked alongside the Perplexing Pool. Wistful Wild contains five treasures above the surface which total 3205 Pokos, and three caves for a total value of 13295 Pokos (13285 in the PAL version of the game).
Wistful Wild takes place during the autumn season, but its design is a combination of The Impact Site and The Final Trial from Pikmin. There are two large lakes, one of which can be drained by destroying its clog, while the other one is bridged. There is also a clearing with three randomly-colored Burgeoning Spiderworts, rusted metal structures, tree stumps, and Foxtails. As with all areas, different variations of music play while breaking down a wall, building a bridge, or approaching an enemy.
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Treasures[]
Caves[]
Enemies[]
A Gatling Groink in Wistful Wild.
- Dwarf Red Bulborb × 5
- Swooping Snitchbug × 1
- Decorated Cannon Beetle × 1
- Hermit Crawmad × 1
- Fiery Blowhog × 2
- Watery Blowhog × 1
- Shearwig × 3 (× 9 after defeating Titan Dweevil)
- Armored Cannon Beetle Larva × 1
- Mitite
- Creeping Chrysanthemum × 3
- Withering Blowhog × 3
- Orange Bulborb × 2
- Gatling Groink × 1
- Cloaking Burrow-nit × 1
- Yellow Wollyhop × 1
- Ujadani (appear in the pattern mentioned below)
Plants[]
Trivia[]
- Every 30 days beginning on Day 31, one can see insects called Ujadani. Appearing as swarms of very small crawling orange bugs, they release poison occasionally if attacked, and have an extremely small amount of health. Each one drops a blob of nectar or spray when killed. They are found in two locations: near the Dream Den, and on the same stone as the Hole of Heroes.
- It is possible for a Captain to get up onto the wall borders of the map via several enemies, including the Decorated Cannon Beetle and Watery Blowhog.
- The ship and Onions land on a faded YIELD sign, which is actually a stop sign in the Japanese version, likely to spend less time remodeling the sign since stop signs in Japan are triangular in shape..
- The Dream Den is located in the same place that the Dolphin's engine was found in the first Pikmin game, and the landing area is the arena of Emperor Bulblax.
- The Wistful Wild is the only area in Pikmin 2 to not have an above-ground boss fight.
- Similar to how there is a meteor shower on the area map when you unlock The Final Trial in Pikmin, there is a meteor shower on the area map when you unlock the Wistful Wild.
- Wistful means a feeling of vague or regretful longing, which makes sense considering Louie has been left behind.
- The "start" and "end" of the area are the same as the locations of the final and first ship parts in Pikmin, respectively.
- The Wistful Wild was originally going to be called the "Land of Promise", as seen in the early English script left inside the game. It is possible that it was changed due to the religious connotation. This name is retained in all other language versions, for example, the Italian name of this area, "Terra di Promesse," is a literal translation of Land of Promise.
- In New Play Control! Pikmin 2, it is possible to destroy the water clog before taking down the bramble gate. This can be achieved by throwing Pikmin to the edge north of the clog, then using the group move function to guide them to the lake. Then, they can be guided to the northwest of the clog using some more group moving commands, and finally, they can be dismissed, remotely whistled, and guided east by a leader standing near the gate looking at the gate. They can then be dismissed on the clog.
- The object around the landing site of the area, which was formerly the Emperor Bulblax's arena in The Final Trial, is a sideways tire rim as evident by the filename of its texture:
last_wheel_s3tc. - While walking through the area, cicada calls, duck quacks and American robin calls can be heard.
- A video showing possible ways to explore areas:
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