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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. 
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