Pikmin 5: Apex Predator/Difficulty

In Pikmin 5: Apex Predator, three difficulties will be established for the player to choose. However, if the player wants a more customized difficulty, individual elements will be adjustable on their own.

Easy:

On Easy mode, the player comes to the planet with all Space Suit Upgrades active (Scorch Guard, Anti-Electrifier, etc.) and the planet is below carrying capacity. What this means is:

- Overweight enemies provide 33% more Pikmin than normal when brought to the Onion

- Enemies have lower attack ranges

- Bloated berries mean only 5 berries are needed per spray

- Enemies are slower and have less health

- Enemy populations are lower and take longer to respawn after death

- Hazards take 10 seconds on average to kill Pikmin, Ice and Electricity do not kill at all

Normal:

On Normal mode, the player has no Space Suit Upgrades active; Two of each upgrade will be on the map throughout the game. Only one is needed to gain the upgrade, the other can be sold for a large amount of Pokos. The planet is at carrying capacity.

- Average sized enemies provide normal amounts of Pikmin when brought to the Onion

- Enemies have normal attack ranges

- Average berries require 10 berries per spray

- Enemies have normal speed and health

- Enemies have normal population and respawn times

- Hazards take 5 seconds to kill Pikmin, Ice and Electricity can kill

Hard:

On Hard mode, the player has no Space Suit Upgrades active; Two of each upgrade will be on the map throughout the game. However, each copy will be decomposed, and only half of each one will be functional. You will need to capture both Decomposed Space Suits to get the upgrade. In addition, the planet is beyond carrying capacity. Massive amounts of predators will be after your Pikmin. You have been warned!

- Starving enemies only provide 66% of the normal Pikmin when brought to the Onion

- Enemies will go far out of their normal ranges to hunt Pikmin down

- Nutrient poor berries require 15 berries per spray

- Enemies have higher speed and health

- Enemies have much higher density and respawn much quicker

- Hazards take 2 seconds to kill; Ice, Electricity, and Fire are instant death

Custom:

These Factors can be changed on their own to create a custom difficulty. This way new players and hardcore players can enjoy Pikmin 5: Apex Predator.

- Enemy Yield (Between 50% below and above normal)

- Enemy Range

- Berries needed per spray

- Enemy Speed

- Enemy Health

- Enemy Respawn

- Enemy Density

- Hazard Lethality Time