The Indigenous Life Category, is a category from the Exploration Notes menu in Pikmin 3. It holds 30 Data Files discussing the life found in areas of PNF-404. Most of these data files can be found around PNF-404, just about anywhere, hidden or not.
American/NSTC Data Files[]
Arachnode[]
"Call Pikmin trapped in the web with the whistle to save them!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: On the small strip of land near where the Winged Pikmin are found. It is behind a Pink 1 and 5 pellet.
Armored Mawdad #1[]
"Its exoskeleton is made of crystal. Use Rock Pikmin to smash it."
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, it is in a small alclove closed off by Spotcaps. The camera will change view if you are getting close to it.
Armored Mawdad #2[]
"It's soft on the inside."
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, it is hidden in a Spotcap on the outer rim of the arena, towards the upright.
Bearded Amprat[]
"Creep up behind the Bearded Amprat to take it by surprise! Yellow Pikmin should have no problem!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In an alclove leading up to a Zest Bomb encased in crystal, guarded by the Arctic Cannon Larva.
Bug-Eyed Crawmad[]
"A Bug-Eyed Crawmad's belly is its weakest point! Attack its eyeballs to flip it over!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In one of the Dirt Mounds inside the Arena in the cave. By using the Electric fence near the Skutterchucks, one will see 2 dirt mounds in the cave, one of which has pellets, and the other has the file.
Bulborb #1[]
"A Bulborb's eyeballs are its weakest point!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: Under the pile of Fragments in the small broken pot near some Skutterchucks.
Bulborb #2[]
"Attack from behind to gain the advantage!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the water off the shore of the landing site. It will be in a corner of some roots.
Burrowing Snagret[]
"The Burrowing Snagret's head is its weak point! Wait for it to pop out, and then start attacking!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Near where the Dusk Pustules are found, right next to a Water Dumple.
Desiccated Skitter Leaf[]
"If it senses someone approaching it will disguise itself as a leaf."
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: On a ledge guarded by 2 Yellow Wollywogs.
Dwarf Bulborb[]
"Aim for its back and for victory!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Hidden in a Spotcap in the area where the Puffy Blowhog is found.
Hiding[]
"When the going gets tough, retreat to a hiding place and wait for an opportunity!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: Past the small bridge near base, right in a patch of clovers near the Bulborb.
Joustmite[]
"It has a weak point at the back of its shell!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: At the bottom of the Pot holding some bridge shards, guarded by 2 Joustmites.
Mysterious Life-Form #1[]
"It's invincible when it's transparent! Rescue Pikmin who have been absorbed by calling with the whistle!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: To the left of the area where the Bulborbs are found. It should be on a small ledge.
Mysterious Life-Form #2[]
"Attacks are only effective when it is gold colored!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: Past the area with the Bulborbs, closed off by a Glass Wall. Once the wall is the destroyed (use the Iron Ball to quickly get rid of it), it should be in the middle of 2 Candypop Buds.
Peckish Aristocrab[]
"Its claw is made of crystal!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: On a small island with a Cupid's Grenade, just near the Landing Site. A Captain must be thrown to it, as it is elevated.
Pellet Posy[]
"After a pellet has been harvested, another one will eventually grow in its place."
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the base, simply get the pellet on the right most side of the small cliff.
Plasm Wraith #1[]
"Attack the fragments when it breaks apart!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: In a patch of clovers in the boss arena. This File only appears once the Plasm Wraith has appeared.
Plasm Wraith #2[]
"If it starts flying, send in your Winged Pikmin!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: Dropped when the Plasm Wraith has been sufficently damaged.
Quaggled Mireclops #1[]
"Throw it off balance and knock it over!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Mireclop's arena, it is located in one of the 2 Spotcaps on the left side of the arena.
Quaggled Mireclops #2[]
"Shatter the crystal and focus your attacks!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Mireclop's arena, it is located in one of the 2 Spotcaps on the left side of the arena.
Sandbelching Meerslug #1[]
"If they start getting sucked in, call them with the whistle to save them!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: In a dirt mound on a legde in the Meerslug's arena. The mound is located in the left side of the arena.
Sandbelching Meerslug #2[]
"When it shows its face, attack it with Pikmin! Use the Bomb Rocks when it starts inhaling!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: In a dirt mound on a ledge in the Meerslug's arena. The mound is located on the right side of the arena.
Scornet[]
"Winged Pikmin are effective against Scornets!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Located behind a giant wood pillar in the Second Half of the area, which holds some Fragments. This file is in the water.
Scornet Maestro[]
"Go through the gaps in the Scornets, and attack with Winged Pikmin!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: In the Scornet Maestro's arena, hidden in some Spotcaps on the outer rim of the area.
Shaggy Long Legs[]
"Attack its joints to strip its hair! You've got the chance to do some real damage once it's bare!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: Past the electric fence, laying right out in the open. Beware the Shaggy Long Legs will spawn if it has not spawned already.
Swooping Snitchbug[]
"Score a direct hit with a Rock Pikmin to bring it down to earth!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: On the ledge where some Dawn Pustules and 2 Swooping Snitchbugs are found. A leader needs to throw another to get up on the ledge to access this.
Toady Bloyster[]
"Its tail is its weak point!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Under the bridge shards past the group of Scornets.
Vehemoth Phosbat #1[]
"The Vehemoth Phosbat hates the light!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the cave where the Vehemoth Phosbat is first encountered, on the ledge accessible by the Bloominous Stemples.
Vehemoth Phosbat #2[]
"Take refuge in brightly lit areas!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the Vehemoth Phosbat's arena, it should be in the corner of the arena in the middle of 3 Blue Glowcaps.
Yellow Wollywog[]
"It can't jump when it's weighed down with Pikmin."
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the shallow water near where the Toady Bloyster is found, right next to the White/Blue Fragments.
European/PAL Data Files[]
Arachnode[]
"To save Pikmin trapped in the web, call them with your whistle! "
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: On the small island off the bridge near base. It is near a Pink 1 and a Pink 5 Pellet.
Armoured Mawdad #1[]
"Its exoskeleton is made of crystal. Use Rock Pikmin to smash it."
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, go into the small alclove in the far corner of the arena. The camera should shift if you are getting close.
Armoured Mawdad #2[]
"It's soft on the inside."
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Armored Mawdad's arena, it is hidden in a spotcap on the right side of the arena.
Bearded Amprat[]
"Creep up behind the Bearded Amprat to take it by surprise! Yellow Pikmin should have no problem!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the alclove on the way up to the Zest Bomb encased in the crystal, guarded by the Arctic Cannon Larva.
Bugeyed Crawmad[]
"A Bugeyed Crawmad's belly is its weakest point! Attack its eyeballs to flip it over!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Mawad's arena, cross the small puddle to get to the area with 2 Dirt Mounds. One should have the file, and the other should have some Pellets.
Bulborb #1[]
"A Bulborb's eyeballs are its weakest point!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: Under a pile of Fragments in a small pot, nearby some Skutterchucks.
Bulborb #2[]
"Attack it from behind to gain the advantage!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: Right off the shore of the land site, in between some large roots.
Burrowing Snagret[]
"The Burrowing Snagret's head is its weak point! Wait for it to pop out, and then start attacking!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: In the water near where the Dawn Pustules are found. A Water Dumple should be right next to it.
Desiccated Skitter Leaf[]
"If it senses someone approaching it will disguise itself as a leaf."
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: On a ledge near the area with the Yellow Wollywogs.
Dwarf Bulborb[]
"Aim for its back to defeat it quickly!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Hidden in a Spotcap near where the Puffy Blowhog is found.
Hiding Place[]
"When the going gets tough, retreat to a hiding place and wait for an opportunity!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In a patch of Clovers near a group of Bulborbs.
Joustmite[]
"It has a weak point at the back of its shell!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: Near the Burgeoning Spiderwort on the large pot, former place of some Fragments.
Mysterious Life-Form #1[]
"It's invincible when it's transparent! Rescue Pikmin who have been absorbed by calling with the whistle!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: To the left of the group of Bulborbs. It should be on a ledge.
Mysterious Life-Form #2[]
"Attacks are only effective when it is gold coloured!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: In the area beyond the Bulborbs and Crystal Wall (use the iron ball to take it out), it should be in between the candypop buds.
Peckish Aristocrab[]
"Its claw is made of crystal!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: On the small island with a Cupid's Grenade just outside of base. A captain must be thrown to it as it is elevated.
Pellet Posy[]
"When a pellet has been harvested, another one will eventually grow in its place!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the base, simply get the pellet on the right most side of the small cliff.
Plasm Wraith #1[]
"Attack the pieces when it breaks apart!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: Right in a patch of clovers in the arena, but only appears once the fight has started.
Plasm Wraith #2[]
"If it starts flying send in your Winged pikmin!"
- Area: Formidable Oak
- Location: The Plasm Wraith drops it after being sufficiently damaged.
Quaggled Mireclops #1[]
"Throw it off balance and knock it over!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Quaggled Mireclop's arena, there should be a log like object near the ship with some Spotcaps. It should be in one of those Spotcaps.
Quaggled Mireclops #2[]
"Shatter the crystal and focus your attacks!"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the Quaggled Mireclop's arena, there should be a log like object near the ship with some Spotcaps. It should be in one of those Spotcaps.
Sandbelching Meerslug #1[]
"If they start getting sucked in, call them with the whistle to save them!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: In the Sandbelching Meerslug's arena, inside the dirt mound at the end of the area.
Sandbelching Meerslug #2[]
"When it shows its face, attack it with Pikmin! Use the Bomb Rocks when it starts inhaling!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: In the Sandbelching Meerslug's arena, inside the dirt mound to the left.
Scornet[]
"Winged Pikmin are effective against Scornets!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Behind a large pillar which has Fragments and the Secret Memo.
Scornet Maestro[]
"Go through the gaps in the Scornets and attack with Winged Pikmin!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: In the Scornet Maestro's arena, hidden in some Spotcaps on the left.
Shaggy Long Legs[]
"Attack its joints to strip its hair! You've got the chance to do some real damage once it's bare!"
- Area: Tropical Wilds
- Location: Past the electric gate, right out in the open. Beware the Shaggy Long Legs may spawn is it hasn't spawned already.
Swooping Snitchbug[]
"Score a direct hit with a Rock Pikmin to bring it down to earth!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: On the ledge with the Dawn Pustules and the Dodge Whistle.
Toady Bloyster[]
"Its tail is its weak point!"
- Area: Twilight River
- Location: Undar a pile of fragments beyond the swarm of Scornets.
Vehemoth Phosbat #1[]
"The Vehemoth Phosbat hates the light!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the area where the Vehemoth Phosbat is first encountered, on a ledge above the circuit. The Bloominus Stemples need to be activated in order to get it.
Vehemoth Phosbat #2[]
"Take refuge in brightly lit areas!"
- Area: Distant Tundra
- Location: In the Vehemoth Phosbat's arena, in between 3 Glowcaps near the bridge.
Yellow Wollywog[]
"It can't jump when it's weighed down with Pikmin"
- Area: Garden of Hope
- Location: In the area with the Toady Bloyster and the pile of Fragments, right next to 2 Yellow Wollywogs.