Pikmin 4: Hotshock Canyon Walkthrough

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It's time to dive down Hotshock Canyon.

Pikmin 4: Hotshock Canyon Guide

This Dandori Challenge sees you attempt to collect all treasures and creatures within a set time limit. Let's take a look!

You've got seven minutes in total here and need to score at least 100 points to get a pass in the form of a bronze medal. From the start it's essential to split up your workforce here, sending a group in each direction and working through the small maze area.

Yellow Pikmin are important here as you'll need them to take out an electric gate, as well as to reach treasures which are high up towards the end of the area. Look out too for large enemies, making sure to have plenty of Pikmin available from your total of 30 in order to overwhelm them quickly and not waste precious time.

There are a few spots with yellow Pikmin ready to be plucked, so make sure to gather them all up and ensure your're at full strength. Also, have Oatchi take out the destructible wall with two bash attacks rather than waiting for the Pikmin to slowly tear it down.

Once you get an idea of the layout of this small challenge map you should have no trouble acing it and grabbing gold for the biggest raw material reward available. Of course you'll also rescue another bushy survivor too by completing this challenge.

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