Can You Beat Pikmin 3 With Only Rock Pikmin?

[@pressaTD]

I want to thank Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for his help on this video.

[@KirbyAKAKirbmin]

Try to fo Pikmin 2 but you only use the captains hands to attack

[@Ostr0]

​@Kirbmin Not possible there are several spider bosses he has to beat

[@Ostr0]

@pressaTD Pikmin 2 100% but you can only use Mr. President Captain with Pikmin to beat it.

[@Ostr0]

You just have to clear debt in the first cave on the second day then you can start the run

[@alanherlan3429]

my way of praising this attempt "ROCK AND STONE BROTHA!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3iWdWmtnMl6jLM

[@Samissa806]

"Local nerd spend 6 days throwing rocks at invisible bat, kills it" is probably my highlight of the video

[@ketchuplover6160]

The reason you can't walk up the wall in the distant tundra is because in the switch version you move slightly faster! There's actually another way to get OoB in Distant Tundra without yellows using a Swooping Snitchbug, which you could've used to avoid using yellows entirely. edit: i should've watched the rest of it lmaooooo

[@pressaTD]

Thanks for shedding some light on that. I was genuinely curious why it wasn’t working. That’s what I get for playing on wii u though lol

[@bigyesoneforme]

Sadly my Wii U broke so I can play pikmin 3 anymore I have all the other games HEY PIKMIN DOES NOT COUNT but u plan to try and get it soon on my switch

[@UltimateShyGuy]

@@pressaTD true that silley

[@-BenGaming-]

Why the hell did they make an easy game even easier on the switch

[@Mr.AmazonBox]

@@-BenGaming- U just walk a bit faster it’s QoL

[@RylixBlizzai]

as someone who's favourite pikmin type is winged pikmin, it's weirdly pleasing getting to learn how required they make themselves by holding progress hostage with invisible barriers

[@Bucketnetta]

I find it funny to think that the winged pikmin purposefully somehow made an invisible wall to make sure they get the attention they deserve

[@Bowsarge]

I guess Lemon will have to do flying pikman only if Pikman 3 wins the poll.

[@nulls5408]

Whether in pikmin 2 or 4 I would really like to see a only white pikmin run. Mainly due to white pikmin being overshadowed by all the other pikmin types in the games that’s story modes feature them, imo. It’ll be cool to see the poisonous speedy digger bois get used to their fullest potential. Without having to share the limelight

[@vitkosbence3705]

I mean if you look at the challenge runs Press A and Lemon did for 2 you can see that a white only run is not only impossible, but also not very interesting. Purples only has the fact that it actually only needs purples to pay off the debt and get the good ending (beyond the tutorial) going for it, while blue only needs to use purples 2x but gets to a waaay higher clear %. Both skip pretty much every instance of anything that requires whites, except a few treasures every dungeon. Whites only would still require purples, but also have the lower clear %.

[@NinjaGamer3774]

It probably is impossible but cool idea

[@CrunchySpon]

already been done for 2

[@Littleha]

3:34 It is possible to defeat the mawdad without pikmin by slapping it with one of the captains. That being said, rocks are still needed for the crystal walls earlier in the Garden of Hope

[@pressaTD]

Wow really? That must take forever though lol

[@ritachikorita6916]

4:34 Fruits are necessary once for progression, not just to keep your characters fed. The path to the Blue Onion will only open if you have at least one bottle of juice at the beginning of a day. There’s even some dialogue that hints at such. Plus, the Scornet Maestro drops the Seed Hive which grants 2.5 bottles by itself, or 1.25 on the Deluxe version’s Ultra-Spicy version. Considering how rare of an occurrence that would be, that’s some impressive attention to detail.

[@NianJKL]

*Looks at Lemons run.*

[@phrog9641]

Sure they are pal

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@NianJKL Where he needed at least one bottle of juice to procede... LIke What did the OG post say that was disproven in Lemon's no fuit run?

[@rhapsody2612]

Heres a fun fact about me, back when Pikmin 3 first came out, I was 5 years old. The final boss made my red, yellow, winged and blue pikmin extinct so I beat the final boss with 42 rock pikmin. Best moment ive had with this game

[@MrTheMagicMan1995]

I don't comment a ton, but you have some of the best content i have seen in a bit. You and lemon are great and the pikmin 2 challenge was great. Keep up the great work.

[@adamgreen97]

I really enjoy the detailed explanations you offer in these videos, and im curious and excited to see even more in future challenge runs and even other game series you run.

[@melskunk]

I can't believe Nintendo was so dang aggressive on trying making sure you solve everything only the way they want that they walled off parts of levels with invisible barriers so many times

[@reverseshin]

Nintendo: you have the play game the way we want you too Press A!: Are you sure about that?

[@Thing_of_somes]

Pikmin 3’s boss fights are by far the most memorable of the entire pikmin series which is why its my favorite (haven’t played 4 yet)

[@pressaTD]

Definitely agree with that

[@E-Gaming-k1c]

For me it's Pikmin 2 cause of how many bosses there are and all the different looks and themes for the bosses (I modded my game a bit to have custom music for every boss since I don't like the default on to much)

[@Scorbunzx]

@@E-Gaming-k1cyeah I wish that the bosses had a variant of the theme like the American long legs has more metal or the emperors have horns to go with their royal status.

[@flarthemself]

@@megastarwarsrocks99stop being toxic and let people have their own opinions

[@phillipk4196]

yeah pikmin 3 has the most memorable especialy if we dont count final bosses only disco legs of 4 is rraly memorable.

[@awesomemarioenemythingwithice]

For the Scornet Maestro, when using wii remote and nunchuk control type you can angle your pointer with the sensor bar, allowing you to turn a bit easier on some of the ledges at the edge of the arena without falling down. Hope this helps you get closer to finishing that fight.

[@cindy8966]

These videos are so good, I'm so excited whenever there's a new upload! Love the theory crafting with glitches and exploits you have to plan out. Super fun, it's like solving a puzzle.

[@WowShane]

I gotta say, yall been putting in work on this channel. Frequent, quality uploads and they're all crazy challenge runs. Keep it up, you guys are the next BIG youtube gaming channel

[@Poizin77]

Rock Pikmins face in the thumbnail made me die laughing

[@LyraKat_]

RIP in peace 😔

[@ryan.1192]

You are finally being discovered and its amazing i only discovered you 2 weeks before your friendly challenge with lemon (backlogs guy) and i love your videos i have probably watched everything

[@kilowillford3180]

You love choosing types of Pikmin

[@VanMelton2009]

Ima be honest as I kid I ALWAYS fought the phosbat like that looking back IM SO STUPID, I always lit up the cave after killing phosbat. I was always so confused on why it took so long.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

To be fair it's hand coded to be slow b ecuase the devs wanted to punish people for being creative... Odd the boos is not immune given the inviusble wall blocked the bee boss which has no reason to exsit... Also I have no idea how anyone beyond blind guessing/trail and error would figure out the way to do more damage wqs to trow yellow pikimin at the emty non targetable space between the wires. Which how you are able to know that it would matter when at not poont before this the game showed you can do that... Is beyond me other then spawm trowing yellow pikimin... Also the boss shows no sign it would get knocked out permently and make you attacks more powerful from you putting your yellow pikimin back were they wweere in the cutscne aka in a dark cave sooking up the power... Like if anything the correct solution should be rock pikemen but any would do they would just take more time then rock... Or the yellow pikemen trap which is only ever a thing that one time would be a secret easter egg way to beat the boss with ease... Also it would be nice if they had an animation dshowing they figured out how to work the light... As it is ingame itt makes nosense why they didn't turn on the light to drop the boss then to progress you whisle them to start the fight or you could just win the fight by killing the boss with your pikimin while the yellows had the light on... So yeah how to win that boss fight makes sense as it is ingame right now... So you shouldn't feel bad for not knowing something you couldn't know.

[@CaptainNamikaze]

I found you via the Backlogs video and really enjoy your content! Pikmin has been one of my favourite franchises since I played the first one on Game Cube back in the day and these challenge videos are amazing to watch!

[@jackbob83]

Finally I found another human being who has the Wii U version instead of the Switch version! I can’t stand the controls on the Switch version. Wii remote all the way

[@SetariM]

Press A: *Sees wild pikmin game* *THROWS BARRAGE OF ROCKS UNTIL GAME IS BEATEN*

[@ThePugPrince]

I love how you use chrono trigger music. So nostalgic, I love that game.

[@omegahacker5798]

fun story: the hocotate ship is actually a major plot point to the entirety of pikmin 3's story, which is broken wide open in the deluxe version. (just thought I'd point that out.)

[@sambadcoe5009]

absolutely quality as always, favourite channel atm :)

[@picantepollo6238]

Contents great bro. I played Pikmin 1 and 2 on both releases but fell off from the franchise after that despite enjoying them. So all the Pikmin vids are fun to watch and catch up. 😁

[@TheCookieMC_]

I really like your vids and been here for kind of a long time and i hope this series continues😊

[@peterpeladon]

Challenge: Pikmin 4 but you can never take recommended Pikmin out of the onion. They can be found or born, just never taken from the onion (this includes entering caves.)

[@AbruptAvalanche]

The journey is always good, but it's funny how all of these "Can you beat ___ with only ___ Pikmin?" videos can be answered with "no, obviously not".

[@reaperdragoonking8116]

Found you through the backlogs video for purple pikmin it was fun watching you 2 compete at yellow pikmin giving a sub because your hilarious glad he recommended you

[@Yukki361]

Hey! Good to see you do a pikmin 3 challenge, love your content, lets see when you get to 50.000 susbcribers, will you do pikmin 4?

[@pressaTD]

Pikmin 4 is coming, it’s the one I’m least familiar with. So I have a lot of work to do before I can put together an interesting run. But I’m glad you enjoy the vids!

[@cad97]

​​@@pressaTD I recall someone successfully doing a zero Pikmin, Oatchi only run in Pikmin 4. Spoilers on how: (But it'd still be interesting to see you attempt a restricted run! Playing semantics with the end of day stats which forget about Pikmin abandoned in the ground in caves makes it more interesting and less just waiting on a grind.) ... ... The two player Pebble Pitcher mode is kinda broken when you abuse it - for example, it's still active in survey drone mode if you unpause time, and can even break down walls, meaning you can fully clear any map of hazards before leaving base, at zero risk to yourself. The rest is just waiting on Oatchi to slowly drag things around, pitching pebbles at him to speed him up slightly (and avoiding the special strength upgrade which makes that minor speed up no longer functional).

[@RedForceProductions]

I dont think I've ever actually subscribed when a content creator does a call for action, but today I actually did. Hit me like "huh I guess I'm not subbed to this guy yet." GREAT content my man!

[@Yangfamilysd]

Fun fact: if you dismiss pikmin onto olimar they will all grab on during the cutscene so you don’t have to add on pikmin while being chased by the plasm wraith

[@forgenewhope]

Your videos are of such good quality and I've been seeing you on my feed for so long I didn't realize how few subscribers y'all have, happy to be here to support and watch!

[@PiecakeQ]

Dude this was really cool love Pikmin 3 and congrats on 21k i joined like 6 months ago

[@Zorro9129]

It's awful of Nintendo to use invisible walls like this.

[@BlockyGaming367]

I love these videos! they are so cool to watch! I subbed a week ago and I really don't regret it!😊

[@Haveanicepeach]

Now do bulbmin only

[@robotmario5464]

That would be about 3000 pokos…

[@jamesainsworth7145]

That is impossible

[@Haveanicepeach]

@@jamesainsworth7145 That's what the pikmafia want you to believe!

[@D3fau1t-S3tt1ng]

Press A: "Can I beat the game without discovering all the pikmin types?" Pikmin: "Good Luck, you'll need it." Pikmin 2: "Good luck" Pikmin 3: "Not on my watch ass-hat!"

[@avestrustheone6349]

I found your channel thru the backlogs. I’ve been binging videos ever since

[@witherslayer4239]

Rock Pikmin are my go-tos for the Plasm Wraith fight considering it literally can't kill them unless you yourself throw them into the elemental areas it spits out.

[@Ender_Onryo]

"Invisible Walls" We are once again reminded that Nintendo hates fun. That or progressing without certain onion types breaks everything, idk.

[@GigasGMX]

*Eighty* bucks? Well, I guess I found the Australian. Or the Canadian. Could be either, really.

[@Zeuseus6609]

Subbed today after watching your pikmin 2 with only blues vid. Found you from Lemon's competing only Purples vid.

[@mohammedalmozaiyen9201]

For the fourth boss(I forgot the name) it might be possible to throw the rock Pikmin from the first ledge if you use a wii remote, if it works then the boss might be possible with only rock Pikmin. I will test this then edit the comment later.

[@pressaTD]

That’s a good point. I never play with the wiimote so it completely skipped my mind. Let me know what you find out!

[@ryuku2]

"All types of pikmin are needed" Meanwhile, Blues looking for things wings can't get...

[@FirEmblem428]

One day, pikmin 1 red only will come to existence

[@pressaTD]

It’s coming, I need to prepare for the mental damage grinding that for hours will cause lol

[@FirEmblem428]

@@pressaTD SWEET SWEET VICTORY

[@TheWrathAbove]

"Pikmin 3 has 5 types of pikimin" This is challenge Mode erasure and I'll not stand for it. (For real though, great video)

[@XperimentorEES]

Rocks are no substitute for purples, but rocks sacrifice their extra muscle for something no other type has, immunity to crushing. It's kind of disappointing they keep abandoning types and mechanics, but maybe 5th time's a charm?

[@vickysterling3342]

"i wasnt going to spend money on another version of this game" is a reoccuring trend in these challenge videos amongst you and your rival(s?), there are a BUNCH of differences from level design to tweaked mechanics and so on between pikmin 3 and pikmin 3 deluxe, so many little things. "normal" mode is mostly easier, "hard" on deluxe is about the difficulty of pikmin 3 for wii u, but there are entirely new game modes and side stories where you play as olimar and louie in deluxe EDIT: i forgot to mention ultra-spicy difficulty, which limits the number of pikmin you can have on the field at a time as well as reducing the amount of juice fruit is worth

[@evangelionkenner4005]

Well done, keep going! Tips to improve the quality of the video: Try to reduce the amount of "and" in your skrip. Should make it not sound like you reading down a list. Increase the distance between you and the mic. Speak as loud as possible (do not peak out). Loudness can be editid. With that you should sound lifelier and clearer. Current quality of the mic is more than enough, but first investment should be a mic setup.

[@atsukana1704]

The boulder is pleased with this video

[@weckar]

Nice run. Did you try ultra spicy spray for the hornet maestro at all? (also DougDoug wants his spotify back)

[@pressaTD]

I did, didn’t seem to make a difference unfortunately :(

[@hannahdesouza4565]

You have no idea how relieved I am to have found a KZbinr curse, just, I’m not on KZbin kids for a Reason and YT should really start remembering that

[@chromonym]

beating your enemies to death with rocks: the game

[@joshhobbs4862]

I'm very glad you didn't feel like you had to buy the switch version, good call!

[@That1OTHERdude]

I pretty sure I once saw that if you let your Rock Pikmin get taken by the Scornets then attack them the captured Rocks will hit the Scornet Maestro. But I couldn’t find the video.

[@zacharyhudecz6644]

Plaz-Um wraith, NOT Plaz-Ma wraith!

[@calebwolfenden8061]

I just want to let you know I’ve arrived to your videos and subbed from The Backlogs

[@machinegunsally1874]

It’s amazing how limiting pikmin 3 is, it feels like an entirely different game to me.

[@SincradTB]

Hey, you managed to get through the entire game only using the new Pikmin 3 types as soon as they were available throughout the challenge. That’s got to count for something right?

[@deeb13243]

"and I finally got my shot' And bro just missed

[@liolittlelion]

Very impressive! I think you can kill the first boss without Rock Pikmin when you use Bombrocks

[@MidoriMushrooms]

Oh good, the water wraith wasn't horrifying enough so they made something even worse.

[@O-01-04]

Beating Pikmin 3 with only Winged Pikmin would just be playing the game normally :)

[@FeatheredCreature]

I remember watching my mom play pikmin 3 when I was little. I loved it but I was too scared of the monsters to play much myself lol

[@MapleLunii]

That rock pikmin in the thumbnail is cursed af haha

[@jinkusuSPL]

6:54 if you did special delivery in speedruns you can do it, and without getting the yellow onion you can use candypop buds, i love speedrunning :D

[@SullyBoy]

if you say "Plasma Wraith" one more time I'm gonna doodoo in my pantaloons

[@warehouselead]

This is so cool! I was not expecting a Press A! and Moist Cr1TiKaL crossover!

[@nutmegdoesstuff1339]

If there's one thing I've learned from pokemon, it's that this should be the easiest solo pikmin run since bugs are weak to rocks.

[@Froggeh92]

Im addicted to the lil pikimans. Pikmin 4 ruined me. Ive finished 4/3/2 within 2 weeks. 100%d with all plat medals on 4/3. Now im here. For oak: make britney take long path to force the wraith to a corner to buy time.

[@itsdreamless1205]

i would LOVE to see you try to do a minimum *everything* all treasure, part, fruit, etc. run in any game. especially pikmin 4. there's some insane small skips

[@Animationsandothercrap]

actually this proves you only need 3 types of pikmin to beat the game

[@BlackMantisRed]

I used to see Pikmin 3 as the worst, but honestly after playing it a second and third time on switch it is my new favourite.

[@wasabi102]

I miss playing pikmin 3 on the Wii U. I have it for the switch but something about the Wii U as a whole is just nostalgic. Which my game pad wasn’t broken.😞

[@thebe_stone]

short answer: you can do it with just rock pikmin if you also use winged and red and yellow pikmin.

[@SpotFox-g6s]

Invisible walls are not very dandori

[@FerreTrip]

Short answer: NOPE Long answer: Technically, NOPE As much as I understand wanting to keep players from cheesing, invisible walls? Really, Nintendo? T_T

[@davidlewis7315]

The Hornet Maestro is just like I'm literally a God in this world

[@Runi4]

Its sad that exist the invisible walls, but GGs, good run!

[@Garrot79]

Rock pikmin are my favourite pikmin, so it's awesome to see a KZbinr do a rock Pikmin only challenge

[@natashawood1115]

He could have broken. The dirt wall at the start with fist fist

[@Athesies]

With how linear and segmented this game can be I'd imagine this will be a lot harder than the no whistle run lol

[@TheRealBatabii]

"A captain" bruh, charlie is the only captain. Brittany and Alph aren't captains.

[@edde2429]

I thought I was subbed already but turns out I wasn't! Good thing you mentioned it ❤

[@xenoguy1233]

I didn’t subscribe because you asked, I subscribed because you’re polite and a good sport! :)

[@TanteiRotana]

funny thumbnail make me do big laugh haha

[@joeygosboo2647]

I just thought, why doesn’t Brittany just jump over the short fence in the distant tundra? It is so small and she could just dodge roll into it to break it

[@Mathi5000]

i still cant believe how much better this game is than 4

[@natedawg6755]

Remember to like and sub, this guy deserves it

[@GelatinCoffee]

"and i do the only thing i can do at this point" cry? "try" oh, i guess that's also an option 😂🙃 for real though, i've been hunting for a max level brontosaurus in ark mobile for like 8 hours now and have not found a single one. i'm ready to cry 😂

[@CrashOzzy1223]

In my opinion… the thumbnail *in my head* for some reason had the face of Dwayne (THE ROCK) Johnson. IN MY HEAD!

[@skyguyisHOT]

The almost perfect comedic timing of "picking up a couple of fruits" with footage of brittany.... lesbian brittany confirmed i guess

[@KirbyAKAKirbmin]

Idea for the Miestro from my Pikmin: When u get on the Mushroom, Throw another captain there to get to the other mushroom

[@sobari745]

Damn, someone on the dev team REALLY hates low% runs.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Rock'n out with my rockmin.

[@Spoul-does-drawing]

Was it possible with *only* rocks : spoiler No Was it possible with every *new* pikmin type introduced in 3 : yes

[@hyperfairy7779]

got an easier but hopefully still fun pikmin challenge for you if the hard challenges are butning you out sometime, what is the Maximum of total pikmin you can gather in the 30 days alloted? BONUS: get all 30 ship parts as well ((comes with an extra challenge of minimizing pikmin losses))

[@gigadude]

Rock Pikmin are the Helix Fossil. Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm