How MANY Pikmin Does it Take to Beat Pikmin 3?

[@BeanyTA]

I love how every Pikmin plot has a logical reason to grow as few Pikmin as possible. It justified these challenges brilliantly.

[@chucklenuts9323]

Explain please

[@OreganoParsley]

@@chucklenuts9323watch the start of the video.

[@theluckygamer10]

@@chucklenuts9323 Pikmin 1 - Olimar doesn't want to endanger the natural flora and fauna of PNF-404 by overpopulating the planet with Pikmin Pikmin 2 - Olimar doesn't want to essentially enslave a ton of Pikmin to do his dirty work in killing all of PNF-404's natural flora and fauna, like in Pikmin 1, just to ransack the planet of its valuables Pikmin 3 - Alph, Brittany (Or however she spells it), and Charlie understand that overpopulation could lead to a lack of resources and eventual extinction, so they don't want to do that to the Pikmin that they're using to keep their species from dying

[@wastelandlegocheem]

*photosynthesis. Photosynthesis*

[@hiddensinix2767]

pikmin 4 : The pikmin dont like when there are too many outside lmao

[@soliloquint]

cant decide whether my favorite part of this video is the straight-faced delivery of the in-game fruit names or the steadily increasing hostility with which you speak of the enemies

[@Boomblox5896]

"That's not food, dickhead!" - CowFoodYum 30:24

[@ShuckleShellAnemia]

Alph taking knockback from a bridge and wavedashing 20 feet is why he made it into Smash

[@galacticp1]

Lol

[@sweetphoenix5386]

I love the dedication to using the official name of literally everything

[@Nedyarg1100]

It's cool. But also quite confusing to people like me who haven't played or watched anything pikmin before...

[@Shmandalf]

@@Nedyarg1100 Yeah they have silly on-the-nose names for things. Like a phone might be called "Buttoned Communicator" or something - its kinda charming cuz the main characters don't know what they are, so its like they're naming the items as they discover them.

[@Rogeryoo]

I still stand by the idea of giving a single random fruit their actual name just because it'd be funny. Like, where there's dawn pustules, citrus lump and face wrinkler, then to the side you have grapefruit.

[@jellycore1316]

​@@RogeryooXD That would be so funny, yes please

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

​@@Rogeryoo or a more descriptive, not-quite version. Along the lines of finding a blueberry and labelling it "blue berry".

[@BananaSmoothie-]

Loved hearing the red Pikmin called Steve. Chuggaconroy’s influence on this franchise knows no bounds!

[@-linusthegoat-4825]

time stamp?

[@koopatroopa6412]

@@-linusthegoat-4825 roughly 13:40

[@Ser_Matticus]

Chugga still influencing pikmin content to this day with that certified Steve momenet

[@losisansgaming2628]

ikr and without him i wouldnt have cared for the series.

[@starshot8842]

"His name is steve and we will not like him..."

[@Tallame_Longstory]

Nintendo may have made Pikmin but chuggaaconroy is the one who introduced it to the world

[@Grindelsire]

why did you say that like he died or something

[@CassiusStelar]

​@@Grindelsire especially since his content is suffering absolutely 0 seasonal rot because he takes frequent breaks as to not get burned out and also does blind/casual playthroughs with his friends on the TRG channel. It's still just as good if not better than when he started

[@nyon7209]

Note for the wall sealing off Brittany's second landing spot: Winged Pikmin are immune to crushing, meaning you have 17 pikmin that you can enter the room with, that won't be killed by the rolling rock. If you leave one captain outside, with the other colors, you can use those 16 without worrying about one getting stuck.

[@CassiusStelar]

Not entirely immune, the Shaggy Long Legs can still step on them

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

They are still susceptible to crushing, they just have to be knocked onto the ground first

[@nyon7209]

1) It's the Plasm Wraith, not Shaggy Longlegs, that they aren't immune to. I double checked this just to be sure, but they are immune to Longlegs. 2) No, even if they're already on the ground, they're immune to crushing. I just double checked that with a Wollywog. It jumped, knocking the winged pikmin off it, and then jumped a second time, landing on the winged pikmin before it got up. Even if it were true, there are very few circumstances where this becomes relevant. 3) Neither of those change the circumstances with the rolling ball, which you could safely drop if only they or rock pikmin were stuck in the wall.

[@CassiusStelar]

@@nyon7209 why are you lying?

[@seno7904]

@@CassiusStelar you say they’re lying just because they proved you wrong

[@TheGameCreator13]

I appreciate avoiding sequence breaks if they don't inherently save on the minimum Pikmin required. Makes the challenge more about playing through the game proper (other than the 20 yellow skip in Distant Tundra) with as few Pikmin as possible, rather than using glitches to circumvent any challenges that would be posed by doing a minimum run of Pikmin 3.

[@potatoe972]

Well the sequence break they mentioned in the garden of hope revisit would’ve saved a blue Pikmin, and with the candypop buds in formidable oak could’ve saved an entire Pikmin being created. Hmmm… what would happen if you got Pikmin without the blue onion? It is possible.

[@ryanprower4246]

@@potatoe972 you get a glitched version of the blue onion that isn't technically there if I remember correctly.

[@sparhawk2195]

any sort of glitch or out of bounds is instant fail. if you have to cheat in anyway then you lost.

[@qOnyx]

8:25 the single pikmin that was saved is the leaf red running past you here, pikmin are unable to be left behind when going through loading zones as they cant be whistled when in those areas

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

Pikmin 3's minimum Pikmin challenge is quite unique in that, unlike the first two, the number is not decided by a heaviest thing to carry, like Pikmin 1's Gluon Drive (or Secret Safe if JP version) or Pikmin 2's Doomsday Apparatus. In fact, no object, obstacle, or enemy ever requires more than 20 Pikmin to collect/use/destroy/defeat/etc. You could hypothetically play while only ever having 20 Pikmin out at a time at max (tho this wouldn't bring down the number of how many Pikmin you grew). The number is instead dictated by how many Pikmin you are forced to be given by the Story.

[@hamsteronion1428]

I love how you show clips of failed parts. It really makes you feel as if this was a challenge run. There's other videos where people do challenges but they edit everything down so much it just becomes uninteresting. Awesome vid!

[@joerichards975]

I found your videos on Pikmin 1 and 2 just last week and was sad when I saw you hadn't done one for 3 yet. Pretty convenient you released one now then! Looking forward to watching :)

[@ArloLinn]

Same it’s been 2 weeks for me lol

[@THEpicND]

Bro same

[@bigtasty5128]

wait me too wtf

[@SirFleetingFury]

Quadruple same. Watched about 2 weeks ago and subbed to hopefully not miss the Pikman 3 upload. I'm hoping CowFood will keep it up.

[@Xelaria]

Penta Same

[@LemonLuke]

“Cannot deflower your pikmin” if you had no context of the game, those words would be concerning.

[@dharrison6504]

I love how he starts the video calm and just describing exactly what happens with little comedy, but as he progresses and gets more exhausted by the challenge he makes more jokes and is more focusing on the fun, or the failures

[@LiamsManual]

This video seriously reminded me how much i loved playing this game. The map designs and camera angles are so much more relaxing compared to Pikmin 2’s IMO

[@luginess0]

Pikmin 2 is the most stressful for sure. Even pikmin 1 is more relaxed cause you have 30 days to get 30 parts. 1 part a day. Easy

[@pg28]

@@luginess0i love how everyone agrees that pikmin 2 is just harder than pikmin 1. Despite the lack of a day limit in pikmin 2. I wholeheartedly agree that pikmin 2 is harder. Still funny

[@scotty2dadout]

I literally just found your channel and watched the Pikmin and Pikmin 2 videos you did yesterday. Such awesome timing, you have an awesome channel!

[@Lus_nom]

30:31 "Because in pikmin blowing up is the same thing as diging". I mean he is not that far from reality.

[@QizLizWiz]

Using some of the Distant Tundra downtime to grab the dodge whistle might have helped a bit for Plasm Wraith, as the dodge is decent for surviving the mass stab attacks with non-rocks.

[@joebykaeby]

Thank god this story has absolutely no real-world parallels. I haven't seen any Pikmin around so I feel like that would be a difficult problem to solve.

[@ToCatchFilms]

Let’s gooo, I just found your channel, and binged your other pikmin challenges. I’m so happy you’re doing pikmin 3 now. Big hype

[@BAIGAMING]

It's great to see you did the minimum Pikmin chalenge for Pikmin 3, I watched your Pikmin 2 one last year and the original Pikmin two years ago. I can't wait to see what you'll do next, I'm going to check out your non-Pikmin videos too ^^

[@HeroSandwitch]

Whenever I watch videos like this, I can’t help but laugh whenever I hear the name of a food or enemy. It just sounds so serious while saying absolute nonsense! Another great video.

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

Oh good! I had just recently watched the other two videos and was sad that there wasn’t a third 😂 here’s looking forward to learning how many Pikmin it takes to beat Pikmin 4!

[@leroymilo]

These videos are great! I would love to see a chart of how many times each day was restarted to give a more visual representation of how hard this challenge is (it would also be interesting to color this chart to see regions and bosses).

[@your_local_ginger9931]

Hearing so many Pikmin fans refer to _that_ red as "Steve" makes me immensely happy

[@fairweathertrains]

How strange! I’ve just this minute finished your Pikmin 1 & 2 challenge videos and here we are with number 3 and you’ve only just released it, perfect timing. Really good work mate I can appreciate the grind for sure! I’ve never played Pikmin 3 as I can’t decide whether or not I like it, even though I absolutely adore the first 2 games.

[@silverwolfgamer4100]

13:59 Don’t be mad at Steve. Steve is a trooper.

[@Moarf23]

Just finished watching your vids on pikmin 1&2 last week. I hope to see more stuff like this from you in the future 👌

[@TwitterVS]

yesssss! I just finished watching the Pikmin 2 video last night so this is perfect timing

[@zacmarken65]

it bringS me joy to at the beginning of a youtube video to just tap on the left arrow key to rewind the video's first point 0 something seconds over and over again, for instance with this video he's just repeating pik over and over, its really great and therapeutic

[@gustavoatedesco1589]

those streams were so fun even with the frustrations and hundreds of resets hopefully you start streaming again

[@jsoyinka]

God you are so good at producing this type of content, can't wait to see the Pikmin 4 video when it comes out.

[@frankie11998]

im currently writing my own challenge video right now, and i have to say wow, this video is awesome!! the data points on the sides of the game footage looks so dynamic and satisfying to watch. it's like im actually playing the game while watching the video (in a sort of way). _and_ it's on a challenge i was wondering about on this game. this video is phenomenal, awesome job!!

[@r3qu0]

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[@Miguelito7654]

We’ve waited almost 2 years! I can NOT believe It’s real! THANK YOU

[@andreworders7305]

6:30 This is simultaneously a speed run and a deathless run and a 100% run too, lol. You do everything really efficiently compared to my playthroughs, despite the extra time needed to kill enemies, carry stuff, build bridges, and break walls with less Pikmin.

[@jaromschafer913]

I would love to see you continue this series once pikmin 4 comes out. I have enjoyed watching each episode

[@machupichu18]

Watched your other two videos the other day so this was a nice thing to see this suddenly appear in my reccomended page!

[@WarmishTextbook]

I was just wondering when this would get uploaded lol, excellent timing!

[@lasercraft32]

I've been playing too much Pikmin 4. Its surreal seeing enemies actually respawn after you kill them.

[@jalolanrvulpixr7481]

This has got to be my favorite pikmin 3 challenge video yet, I think you should do this pikmin challenge in pikmin 4 because oatchi can make it much more interesting and because you do not start with the ability to charge

[@furiouscorgi6614]

You do start with Rush, but you only unlock being able to ride Oatchi after collecting the Scientist, which necessitates one Ice or Yellow Pikmin to clear one of the first two caves, at least without glitches, and that's enough to beat the first area (Ice is likely preferable to be able to destroy the gloopy ice things, and you can give Oatchi elemental immunities to break walls, but I haven't played enough to know)

[@jalolanrvulpixr7481]

@@furiouscorgi6614 I think you misunderstood me because you do not start with the charge ability and have to buy it from the scientist. I know how to get it I just thought it would spice things up

[@furiouscorgi6614]

@@jalolanrvulpixr7481 oh, the Charge Whistle, I thought you were referring to Rush. You still have to collect the scientist to even beat the first area without collecting enemies (with killing enemies I don't know when you need to first collect someone with enemy Sparklium)

[@antimonyparanoia]

Several out of bound skips, and puzzle skips with the wings, were annoyingly patched in Deluxe, so the pathing might be different

[@internetguy7319]

"grrr why did they patch out glitches"????

[@clemont-ib6pl]

The puckering minnows really said "size doesn't matter" In over 1,000,000 ways

[@Kahnah23]

The compilation of your pikmins getting killed along with the music made me laugh so hard. It really do be like that sometimes

[@sonicgamer999-]

“That’s not food dickhead” is one of the lines of all time

[@vancenonyabusiness2126]

I know right it's hilarious!?

[@vreschen939]

I could hear the internal anguish in your head at 23:39, even though you weren't saying anything.

[@PapiRigatoni]

This video was just recommended to me and I think it’s gonna be the perfect late night video to watch before bed!! Can’t wait to check our more content tomorrow

[@kallixo]

was just watching the 2nd one hoping youd make a third soon, cant wait for 2025 when the 4th video will come out

[@rchxuz7252]

Dude, I really loved your blue danube waltz compilation

[@Quarkbrief]

I like this idea, how instead of "Oh, i lost one! Oh well, i can just get more pellets anyways." To just "ONE OF THEM DIED. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, NOW I HAVE TO RESET THE DAY TO MAKE SURE I LOSE 0 PIKMIN THIS TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANY OF THEM."

[@apblolol]

i have been waiting for this for months! thank you!

[@FurryShep]

I freaking love how you call everything by its ingame name, and I DIED when you called Louie Olimar, as the characters do. xD

[@ModestToast3073]

found the pikmen 1 and 2 videos only a little while ago, glad I was blessed with perfect timing for this absolute banger video to come out. Amazing work!

[@Vivianvanilla]

was waiting for this video ^^

[@NintendoNerd64]

the 6 rock pikmin carrying its entire species and being really important in the final fight:

[@bluecat2991]

I just realized... PNF-404... Planet Not Found 404...

[@naleemabbott]

Can’t wait for Pikmin 4 now After this videos and pikmin 4 I feel like I can ascend pass human limitations

[@moonscorchedd]

they always say good things come to those who wait! stopped everything i was doing to finally watch the CowFoodYum Pik-Minimum challenge in Pikmin 3. worth the mental damage the Mireclops and Longlegs did to you

[@KingAverage]

Wow good job dude, I love the counters on the sides

[@Piku155]

Your statement at the end made me even more excited for Pikmin 4. Great video!

[@LuigiBones]

i've waited a long time for this video... even if i heavily disagree with the evaluation of losing pikmin at the end compared to taking one extra day to *convert more rocks. it really would have been faster and avoided 7 hours of pain. glad to finally see it, though

[@bennethawkes7494]

Just watched the first two videos and then I see the third came out while I was waiting them lol

[@syweb2]

14:10 The spray actually sets their damage to 1x, so it buffs winged pikmin and nerfs reds. The attack speed buff is still universal, though.

[@thezester3561]

I did not know how painful a classical song could be, those crushing sounds

[@MumboJ]

Man, the Pikmin series is great and underappreciated tbh. I might dust it off and play it again.

[@spacedoutgaming]

I think a fantastic challenge would be to see how many in game days it would take for you to beat all 4 pikmin games, in one run, back to back

[@javierowo]

I took Psychic damage every time you called Louie as 'Olimar' but forgetting they thought he was lmaooo

[@ifunk6343]

Now we need to wait for pikmin 4 to continue this series

[@dacomicboi519]

If you do this challenge again change all your pikmin besides 1 red, yellow, blue, and winged pikmin into rock pikmin in the plasm wraith fight, the needle attack the wraith has, for the elementtal attacks, or at least for the deluxe version i play, theres a moment where the element doesnt show when the wraith spits it out, and for the fire attack, throw the rocks and whistle them, it works! Hope this helps if you do this again. (Also thank you for the great videos, i LOVE the pikmin videos you do)

[@luke6784]

Your pikmin challenge runs give me life

[@PhonySlime]

10:26 ahh yes, truly the worst choice of words

[@MadMewMew-mu3eq]

Pro gamer tip: Bomb rocks absolutely delete the plasm wraith, if you went back into the cave and grabbed a few that would've made life much easier

[@GrimoireIsGrimm]

This brings back so many memories from my Wii U days Probably going to get Pikmin 4

[@QwertyChavez]

"That's not food, DICKHEAD." Honestly is so much funnier than it should be

[@mabmab4468]

this is such a high quality video, we need more vids like these

[@Danodan94]

Can't wait for the Pikmin 4 video. 😁

[@djsjjxkskwhr]

i have watched this video too many times omg 😭 i love pikmin so much.

[@Mi123mima]

I have been waiting for this for so long

[@cravonomire9971]

Woo yah baby thats what I'm talking about that's what I was waiting for

[@daniel-mk5lz]

I liked this video a lot! it will be interesting to see what is the possible max amount of pikmins you can have in this game.

[@kingkaizoku85]

Its really sad on how many interesting "low%" stories we are missing out on because videos arent made. And when they are, alot still to unnoticed

[@glitch1906]

29:18 rock pikmin if charged magicaly clime the legs of the shaggy long legs and act and attack like normal pikmin

[@megoz]

really funny how you refer to fruits by their in-game names

[@TheStickCollector]

Even though i want to play this game myself, since i already know the story events i will happily obliege anyways. Something i didnt know i needed

[@TheOnionPickle]

The plasm wraith is actually pretty easy if you abuse the dodge whistle. I stood right in front of him when he was right about to stab, two dodge whistle’s and no Pikmin lost.

[@5hardshelltacosfromtacobell]

i knew it was fate that i just rewatched the first two videos

[@thepurplewizard5673]

You should make one of these for Pikmin 4!

[@derekchase5462]

It's also wild to see the difference in scale from pikmin 3 to 4

[@King-eu3fp]

really good job on this challenge! but i do wonder. with the shaggy long legs fights wouldnt it be a tad easier to fight it with only reds, yellows and blues? since the rock boys and winged fellas dont do anything. i imagine it would be easier to cycle through what you need. also only having one captain present would also help maybe. recently played pikmin 2 again and the trick to many of the bosses in that game is to just bring very few pikmin. like 15-25

[@MarioFRC32]

Simply incredible dandori

[@SpicyChickenSammichPodcast]

every time you bluntly roasted an enemy for sucking i laughed like an idiot.

[@thebucketgod9177]

So glad I’m not the only one who makes that Quaggled Mireclops Quagmire connection.

[@WaywardZeppelin]

The Quaggled Mireclops is one boss for which I've spent a lot of time on perfecting my strategy. As long as I'm not rushing it, no pikmin die, even when I did a similar run in the past, but without any glitches/exploits. I may redo that run after watching this video however. As I don't believe in abusing unintended mechanics, I will still have 20 reds, 6 rocks, 20 yellows, and if I decide not to use the blue candypops, 10 pinks and 10 blues (for all fruits, unless I'm forgetting one I will need more Pikmin for)

[@zoyahu]

he done did it again!

[@DaBigWun]

“I don’t know Lois, this is worse than the time I had to beat quagmire twice with no deaths”

[@blackcat09tails55]

Just waking up, had a neat dream while going jn and out of consciousness, a katamari damacy game has so many items you collect to grow big in a time limit, a Pikmin game has you collecting items in a time limit, imagine a cross over 😂

[@olivenest]

Thank you for lowering the volume on the jumpscare.

[@Final_Starman]

How many yellow Pikmin does it take to screw in a lightbulb lol

[@dadfixthis2998]

However many it takes to carry it, plus some to correctly orient the light bulb, possibly needing the aid of some Winged Pikmin to get it all way into position.

[@phi_greek]

Before I watch this, here’s my prediction, 20 reds, 6 rocks, 20 yellows, 10 wings, and a SINGLE blue. In total, 57 pikmin

[@CaptnStarFry]

I honnestly question: how many Pikmin does it take to beat Pikmin 4? How many to save Olimar, how many to get all treasures. I mean considering Oatchi can carry most treasures on his own, let alone the pebble pitcher can still fire while the survey drone is in use

[@pugglelover135]

Amazing 👏👏 Very good video as are the rest of them