Pikmin: Spark/Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode is a side mode appearing in Pikmin: Spark. The mode is unlocked by collecting fifteen unique pieces of refuse and can be accessed from outside the file select menu. Similar to the challenge mode of Pikmin 2, all stages are set under a single menu but as in the challenge mode of Pikmin 3 the stages themselves take the form of a single large map rather than a multi-floored cave. The challenge mode menu features two tables with the upper table having challenges that are unlocked in sequential order and the bottom table having challenges unlocked by completing certain tasks in the story mode. Each challenge has a trio of variants assigned to them and completing each variant earns a medal, in the case of the challenges on the upper table completing one variant unlocks the next challenge. Each challenge variant can give you a stone, bronze, silver, gold, or diamond medal, and having diamond medals on all three variants replaces the icon of the challenge with a rainbow-colored diamond. By getting all available diamond medals you unlock the debug mode as well as a gold star on the title screen.

Mission Types

 * Creature Crusade: Collect points by battling enemies, you gain a 25 percent point boost if you don't lose a single Pikmin. Some Pikmin can be bred in onions while others need to be converted by Candypop buds (ex you have a Blue Pikmin onion but you need Candypop buds to get Rock Pikmin.)


 * Sparklium Search: Collect refuse using a limited amount of Pikmin scattered around the map. The amount of Sparklium collected determines the final score.


 * Bloom or Bust: Breed as many Pikmin as you can before the time tuns out, the Pikmin count at the end of the time will be the final score, unlike other challenges time is measured as a standard in-game day.


 * Pod Protector: Defend a moving research pod from being attacked by enemies, the medal you get depends on the final health of the pod.


 * Sweet Sneak: Collect as many candies as you can find, each candy is colored the same color as one of the Onions and will only count if you lead to candy to the correctly colored onion.


 * Escaping Escapades: As fast as you can, collect ship parts using a limited amount of Pikmin and repair your ship before time runs out.