Pikmin 4 – How To Unlock Blue Pikmin Early | Tips & Tricks

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Pikmin 4 is finally here after a gruelling 10-year wait. It brings all kinds of new and interesting concepts to the series and nails just about everything. This is the gold standard for the series, which is mighty fine praise considering the quality of each entry. Despite all the new gubbins to mess around with, it can be easy to forget the old. 

Blue Pikmin make their fourth appearance in the series, although they are not quite as straightforward to find as in other games. There are a number of ways to unlock them, and how/when you get around to doing so will vary based on your playstyle. You can unlock these water-borne carrots pretty early on, providing you have a few things ready to go. 

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Before you head off on your adventures, you are going to need a few things in hand. Firstly, you need to have upgraded Oatchi to Buff Level 3. This will only cost you 2 Pup Drive and it will allow Oatchi to lift as much as 10 Pikmin. 

Secondly, Oatchi needs to learn how to swim. We have a guide on this here, but in short, run Oatchi into any body of water and trigger the drowning cutscene (don’t worry, he’s fine). After two in-game days, you will be informed that Oatchi can now swim. 

You will also need a whopping 30 Ice Pikmin. This is easily the hardest part of this method as Ice Pikmin can’t be made – only found. Be sure to explore every Sublevel and nab all the Ice Pikmin you can. 

Finally, you need to have a total Pikmin Capacity of 40. The required Flaric are very easy to find just by exploring. You should hit 40 early on in your play experience.

With all of that in hand, it’s time to get yourself some Blue Pikmin. 

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