Pikmin 4 – Oatchi Abilities You Need to Unlock First for Maximum Pup Power

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Pikmin 4 adds a lot of new twists to the long-running series, with perhaps the biggest (and cutest) one being Oatchi, your new canine buddy. Oatchi isn’t just there for companionship though – properly upgraded, he can be as useful as a full squad of Pikmin. Oatchi’s various abilities can be upgraded by spending “Pup Drive” points gained by rescuing castaways as well as curing “Leaflings” by completing a nighttime mission and making a dose of medicine from the Glow Sap you collect. But what should you spend your Pup Drive points on? They’re relatively hard to come by and you can’t revert your choices once you’ve made them, after all. So, here are the Oatchi abilities to focus on first…

Note: There are abilities automatically given to you in the course of the campaign, like Jump. These are very important, but since you don’t choose them, we aren’t focusing on them here.

Upgrading Buff allows Oatchi to lug around ever-heavier loads. Upgrade Buff to level three, then you lock Super Buff, which also has three levels. Buff and Super Buff are absolutely essential for divide-and-conquer strategies and winning later Dandori battles. If you upgrade Super Buff all the way, Oatchi will have the strength of 100 Pikmin, meaning he can retrieve almost anything in the game.

Command is the most complex Oatchi ability in the game. There are three levels in total, each of which allows you to issue a new set of commands to Oatchi. For instance, Level 2 allows you to send Oatchi back to your base or a specific spot on the map, and at Level 3 you can send him out like a sheepdog to round up all the stray Pikmin on the map. Essential for multi-tasking.

Much like Buff, upgrading Rush all the way will unlock a more powerful Mega Rush, which also