Pikmin Forever/Metal Index

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In Pikmin Forever, metal objects play a very important role. In order to maintain the Hocotate ship or KHA Lander in low orbit through the night, their batteries must be charged using units of metal powder as particulate fuel. Thus metal objects must constantly be collected to convert into metal units; getting to explore for another day requires 250 metal units. Since metal objects are so important to collect, they often are only presented after particular challenges, such as environmental puzzles or battles with enemies.

Generally, the greater or better the metal content of the object, the more metal units it is worth. However, not all metal objects are salvaged for units. The members of the Terraformer's Friend Series give upgrades to the leaders' ship, Piktop, or spacesuits; these are listed in bold. One "metal" object, the Peculiar Gemstone, unlocks Pikmin Forever's Challenge Mode.

All metal objects can be found in the real world; Captain Olimar gives them ridiculous names because he is extraterrestrial and does not know the objects' origins. Each metal object has a file in the Metal Index, the sister index to the Piklopedia. With each metal object file comes reflective notes and a doodle or sketch of the object by Olimar.

Listing

There are 201 metal objects in the game.

Name	Series	Real life item	Location	Metal Value	Weight	Max. carriers
Beacon Staff	Intricate Widget Series	Chain of house keys	Daybreak Glade	50	5	10
Captive Forecast	Intricate Widget Series	Thermometer	Scalding Thicket	25	5	10
Conductor Branch	Intricate Widget Series	Quarter-inch audio plug	Hole of Heat	25	5	10
Convening Strongbox	Intricate Widget Series	Padlock	Emperor's Crown	50	10	15
Director of Destiny	Intricate Widget Series	Compass	Buried Bole	50	10	20
Disenchanting Lens	Intricate Widget Series	Metal aviator sunglasses	Scalding Thicket	50	8	16
Elasmos Beak	Intricate Widget Series	Metal nutcracker	Hole of Heat	50	10	20
Enchanting Lens	Intricate Widget Series	Metal eyeglasses	Arthropod Sanctum	50	8	16
Flame of Today	Intricate Widget Series	Metal lighter	Hole of Heat	25	6	10
Freight Fragment	Intricate Widget Series	Model train track segment	Polished Flatland	25	12	25
Implement of Precision	Intricate Widget Series	Drawing compass	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	10	20
Ink Missile	Intricate Widget Series	Metal pen	Mycelial Burrow	25	5	10
Mathematical Marvel	Intricate Widget Series	Metal gyroscope	Buried Bole	50	10	15
Metaphysical Tome	Intricate Widget Series	Newton's cradle	Polished Flatland	250	30	50
Mystery Vessel	Intricate Widget Series	Metal model pirate ship	Saturated Temple	50	7	15
Ophidian Spline	Intricate Widget Series	Shutter dog	Luxuriant Lakeside	25	10	20
Ornate Nature Charm	Intricate Widget Series	Flower pendant	Buried Bole	25	8	16
Ornate Soul Charm	Intricate Widget Series	Heart pendant	Saturated Temple	25	8	16
Photolith	Intricate Widget Series	Crookes radiometer	Mycelial Burrow	50	20	40
Secluded Sparker	Intricate Widget Series	Vacuum capacitor	Surge Cave	50	12	25
Sopor Gauge	Intricate Widget Series	Stopwatch	Reticulate Garden	50	12	25
Spaceworthy Hoof	Intricate Widget Series	Metal bicycle pedal	Daybreak Glade	100	20	40
Springy Sling	Intricate Widget Series	Slinky®	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	10	20
Stubborn Circuit	Intricate Widget Series	Carabiner clip	Forbidding Precipice	25	5	10
Temporal Mechanism	Intricate Widget Series	Pocket watch	Mycelial Burrow	100	12	25
Tesseract Keeper	Intricate Widget Series	Wrist watch	Emperor's Crown	100	10	20
Unruly Utensil	Intricate Widget Series	Swiss army knife	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	8	16
Ancient Ad-space	Pedestrian Series	Blank bottle cap	Luxuriant Lakeside	10	2	4
Automaton Chomper	Pedestrian Series	Binder clip	Scalding Thicket	10	2	4
Battle-worn Helmet	Pedestrian Series	Thimble	Daybreak Glade	10	2	4
Dream Schematic	Pedestrian Series	Rusty chain link	Forbidding Precipice	10	2	4
Droid Jaw	Pedestrian Series	Nail clipper	Reticulate Garden	10	2	4
Effort Leech	Pedestrian Series	Lockout clamp	Forbidding Precipice	10	1	2
Elemental Eye	Pedestrian Series	Washer	All	5	1	1
Extreme Bulletin	Pedestrian Series	Metal pin badge	All	5	1	1
Facsimiled Element	Pedestrian Series	Copper coin	All	5	1	1
Fear Feather	Pedestrian Series	Dart	Scalding Thicket	10	2	4
Forlorn Fin	Pedestrian Series	Metal hair clip	Buried Bole	10	2	4
Galaxy Glyph	Pedestrian Series	Paperclip	All	5	1	1
Inexorable Link	Pedestrian Series	Hose clamp	Buried Bole	10	2	4
Inhospitable Den	Pedestrian Series	Pencil sharpener	Polished Flatland	10	2	4
Predator Mask	Pedestrian Series	Metal button	All	5	1	1
Prey Mask	Pedestrian Series	Soft drink tab	All	5	1	1
Providence Totem	Pedestrian Series	Metal die	All	5	1	1
Puncture Pip	Pedestrian Series	Metal push pin	Scalding Thicket	10	1	2
Scabbarded Glyph	Pedestrian Series	Safety pin	All	5	1	1
Sea Scythe	Pedestrian Series	Fishhook	All	5	1	1
Serpent Hoop	Pedestrian Series	Split key ring	All	5	1	1
Solar Idol	Pedestrian Series	Jack	Scalding Thicket	10	1	2
Spectral Galaxy Glyph	Pedestrian Series	Plastic-coated paperclip	All	5	1	1
Spurious Snout	Pedestrian Series	Zipper slider	All	5	1	1
Steering Spear	Pedestrian Series	Nail	All	5	1	1
Aged Natatorium	Peculiar Relics Series	Cat food bowl	Polished Flatland	100	20	40
Arresting Barb	Peculiar Relics Series	Bronze arrowhead	Reticulate Garden	50	10	20
Astrological Relief	Peculiar Relics Series	Metal domino	Polished Flatland	25	6	12
Cold Threshold	Peculiar Relics Series	Escutcheon plate	Daybreak Glade	25	8	16
Danger Dummy	Peculiar Relics Series	Antique robot toy	Polished Flatland	25	7	15
Departure Arch	Peculiar Relics Series	Horseshoe	Luxuriant Lakeside	100	30	50
Endless Repository	Peculiar Relics Series	Sardine can	Saturated Temple	50	12	25
Evolving Window	Peculiar Relics Series	Belt buckle	Daybreak Glade	50	10	20
Fortress Replica	Peculiar Relics Series	Metal rook	Emperor's Crown	25	8	16
Fruit of Burden	Peculiar Relics Series	Bell sinker	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	10	20
Galvanized Flower	Peculiar Relics Series	Antique oil can	Hole of Heat	25	8	16
Glorious Intimation	Peculiar Relics Series	Rusty star badge	Hole of Heat	50	8	16
Imperial Headgear	Peculiar Relics Series	Doorknob	Flurry Shelter	50	12	15
Insect Homage	Peculiar Relics Series	Wind-up key	Emperor's Crown	25	5	10
Lustrous Element	Peculiar Relics Series	Gold coin	Acoustic Crevasse	250	10	20
Minimalist Masterpiece	Peculiar Relics Series	Toilet flush handle	Saturated Temple	50	12	15
Mirrored Element	Peculiar Relics Series	Silver coin	Mycelial Burrow	100	10	20
Monstrous Bust	Peculiar Relics Series	Metal frog ornament	Ceramic Rift	50	20	30
Piquant Pouch	Peculiar Relics Series	Altoids® tin	Reticulate Garden	50	8	16
Rust Rickshaw	Peculiar Relics Series	Rusty toy car	Buried Bole	25	6	12
Shielded Safe	Peculiar Relics Series	Metal piggy bank	Reticulate Garden	250	20	40
Trifling Tribute	Peculiar Relics Series	Small trophy	Buried Bole	100	30	45
Unknown Throne	Peculiar Relics Series	Candle holder	Reticulate Garden	50	15	30
Venerable Marquee	Peculiar Relics Series	Rusty medal	Surge Cave	50	10	20
Barbaric Extrusion	Forgotten War Series	Club cookie cutter	Ceramic Rift	25	7	15
Blossom Skeleton	Forgotten War Series	Whisk	Ceramic Rift	50	12	25
Buffed Gangplank	Forgotten War Series	Small butterknife	Emperor's Crown	25	5	10
Clandestine Coil	Forgotten War Series	Spiral heating element	Daybreak Glade	100	20	30
Concave Accomplice	Forgotten War Series	Dessert spoon	Ceramic Rift	50	7	15
Confident Extrusion	Forgotten War Series	Spade cookie cutter	Flurry Shelter	25	7	15
Creature Polarizer	Forgotten War Series	Small strainer head	Ceramic Rift	50	20	40
Cyclone Chalice	Forgotten War Series	Spiral egg holder	Saturated Temple	50	10	20
De-aberration Wand	Forgotten War Series	Dental mirror	Scalding Thicket	25	8	16
Energetic Scourge	Forgotten War Series	Bottle opener	Luxuriant Lakeside	25	6	12
Enigmatic Appendage	Forgotten War Series	Faucet head	Ceramic Rift	100	20	30
Four-Pronged Menace	Forgotten War Series	Fork	Ceramic Rift	50	5	10
Merciless Extractor	Forgotten War Series	Juicer	Ceramic Rift	100	20	30
Mineral Extricator	Forgotten War Series	Corkscrew	Forbidding Precipice	25	8	16
Meteor Mitt	Forgotten War Series	Miniature pie plate	Arthropod Sanctum	25	7	15
Occupied Art-form	Forgotten War Series	Metal mortar and pestle	Ceramic Rift	100	35	60
Razor Plane	Forgotten War Series	Flat cheese grater	Ceramic Rift	100	20	40
Saccharine Shield	Forgotten War Series	Ice cream scoop	Scalding Thicket	50	15	30
Sociable Extrusion	Forgotten War Series	Heart cookie cutter	Ceramic Rift	25	7	15
Surreal Extrusion	Forgotten War Series	Diamond cookie cutter	Hole of Heat	25	7	15
Towering Reservoir	Forgotten War Series	Water bottle	Scalding Thicket	250	15	25
Vorpal Platter	Forgotten War Series	Soda can lid	Ceramic Rift	25	7	15
Aural Camouflage	Harmonic Series	Slide whistle	Frozen Fault	50	10	20
Emperor Whistle	Harmonic Series	Pea whistle	Acoustic Crevasse	50	10	20
Fort Chestnut	Harmonic Series	Cowbell	Acoustic Crevasse	100	20	30
Furious Muse	Harmonic Series	Orange desk bell	Buried Bole	50	10	20
Mixolydian Mechanism	Harmonic Series	Harmonica	Acoustic Crevasse	50	10	20
Molted Mound	Harmonic Series	Bell cymbal	Acoustic Crevasse	250	20	30
Orchestral Echo	Harmonic Series	Bicycle bell	Acoustic Crevasse	50	8	16
Persistence of Art	Harmonic Series	Music box	Acoustic Crevasse	100	10	20
Pungent Amplifier	Harmonic Series	Trombone mouthpiece	Acoustic Crevasse	25	5	10
Resonant Poet	Harmonic Series	Tuning fork	Acoustic Crevasse	50	7	15
Seismophone	Harmonic Series	Flexatone	Acoustic Crevasse	50	12	25
Song of Sand	Harmonic Series	Cabasa	Scalding Thicket	25	12	25
Spouse Alert	Harmonic Series	Jingle bell	Frozen Fault	25	7	15
Steamship Filter	Harmonic Series	Metal kazoo	Scalding Thicket	25	7	15
Tremor Narrator	Harmonic Series	Tweeter	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	10	20
Twang Dynamo	Harmonic Series	Jaw harp	Acoustic Crevasse	50	8	16
Vowel Plant	Harmonic Series	Bulb horn	Acoustic Crevasse	50	20	30
Brazen Fodder	Unmarked Ore Series	Steel wool	Mycelial Burrow	50	7	15
Chirring Chrysalises	Unmarked Ore Series	Rattling magnets	Arthropod Sanctum	50	7	15
Chroma Stone	Unmarked Ore Series	Peacock ore	Saturated Temple	50	10	20
Destructicore	Unmarked Ore Series	Prototype 0.5 kilograms	Flurry Shelter	500	500	100
Dolphin Doomer	Unmarked Ore Series	Meteorite chunk	Saturated Temple	250	6	12
Fable Architecture	Unmarked Ore Series	Paperweight	Polished Flatland	50	15	30
Frostbitten Froth	Unmarked Ore Series	Hematite kidney ore	Flurry Shelter	50	20	40
Gleam Circlet	Unmarked Ore Series	Wedding band	Flurry Shelter	25	5	10
Glimmering Ziggurat	Unmarked Ore Series	Small gold ingot	Luxuriant Lakeside	500	105	100
Glisten Grenade	Unmarked Ore Series	Glittery ornament	Frozen Fault	50	10	20
Hephaestus Orb	Unmarked Ore Series	Pinball	Mycelial Burrow	25	5	10
Imitation Condo	Unmarked Ore Series	Sculpted metal apple	Arthropod Sanctum	100	20	40
Trailing Nugget	Unmarked Ore Series	Graphite mineral	Mycelial Burrow	50	10	20
Twinkling Temple	Unmarked Ore Series	Small silver ingot	Scalding Thicket	500	105	100
Utter Scrap	Unmarked Ore Series	Crushed soda can	Arthropod Sanctum	50	10	20
Adamantine Girdle	Thread of Life Series	Lugnut	Surge Cave	25	5	10
Cornerscope	Thread of Life Series	Flare fitting	Surge Cave	25	5	10
Immortal Bug	Thread of Life Series	Wingnut	Forbidding Precipice	25	3	6
Indisposed Girdle	Thread of Life Series	Rusty nut	Surge Cave	25	3	6
Inquisitive Fastener	Thread of Life Series	Eye screw	Flurry Shelter	25	5	10
Iridescent Sprocket	Thread of Life Series	Patina gear	Mycelial Burrow	50	12	25
Massage Girdle	Thread of Life Series	Flat lugnut	Surge Cave	100	10	20
Omega Flywheel	Thread of Life Series	Rusty gear	Forbidding Precipice	50	15	30
Pillar of Flair	Thread of Life Series	Allen key socket head screw	Scalding Thicket	25	3	6
Pillar of Innovation	Thread of Life Series	Auger bit	Forbidding Precipice	25	7	15
Regal Rotor	Thread of Life Series	Crown gear	Forbidding Precipice	50	12	25
Skewed Sprocket	Thread of Life Series	Worm gear	Hole of Heat	50	10	20
Spirit Flogger	Thread of Life Series	Rusty gear	Forbidding Precipice	50	12	25
Superstrong Stabilizer	Thread of Life Series	Shiny bolt	Flurry Shelter	50	10	15
Blazing Greenhouse	Industrial Idol Series	Small handheld lantern	Forbidding Precipice	250	50	100
Candid Lance	Industrial Idol Series	Flathead screwdriver	Hole of Heat	100	20	40
Chilling Effigy	Industrial Idol Series	Hammer head	Buried Bole	250	35	50
Endless Overpass	Industrial Idol Series	Tape measure	Frozen Fault	100	20	40
Forged Erosion	Industrial Idol Series	Metal file	Luxuriant Lakeside	50	15	25
Fortified Blossom	Industrial Idol Series	Watering can head	Daybreak Glade	25	15	25
Fortified Leaflet	Industrial Idol Series	Trowl head	Reticulate Garden	50	20	40
Fortified Rhizome	Industrial Idol Series	Garden fork head	Mycelial Burrow	50	20	40
Immutable Tongue	Industrial Idol Series	Large shovel head	Daybreak Glade	500	75	100
Master's Mandible	Industrial Idol Series	Battery clamp	Daybreak Glade	50	25	50
Molecule Molar	Industrial Idol Series	Hole punch	Luxuriant Lakeside	100	15	25
Mystical Dud	Industrial Idol Series	Spark plug	Surge Cave	25	10	20
Olympus Column	Industrial Idol Series	Bunsen burner	Hole of Heat	100	20	40
Power Puppet	Industrial Idol Series	Monkey wrench	Forbidding Precipice	250	50	100
Progress's Arm	Industrial Idol Series	Combination wrench/spanner	Luxuriant Lakeside	100	15	25
Relic Printer	Industrial Idol Series	Metal stapler	Frozen Fault	100	20	40
Alien Lexicon	Ultra-Technology Series	Television remote	Emperor's Crown	100	20	40
Anisotropic Pod	Ultra-Technology Series	Volume dial	Arthropod Sanctum	50	6	11
Calculation Consultant	Ultra-Technology Series	Handheld calculator	Reticulate Garden	50	10	20
Data Wafer	Ultra-Technology Series	Circuitboard segment	Frozen Fault	25	8	16
Fossil Chamber	Ultra-Technology Series	Metal computer mouse	Surge Cave	25	15	25
Fugitive of Gravity	Ultra-Technology Series	Magnetic globe	Saturated Temple	250	30	50
Ghostly Generator	Ultra-Technology Series	Wireless phone charger	Frozen Fault	50	20	40
Glutted Database	Ultra-Technology Series	Tablet	Surge Cave	250	50	100
Memory Cranium	Ultra-Technology Series	Metal thumb drive	Flurry Shelter	50	8	16
Metadata Glutton	Ultra-Technology Series	Smartphone	Scalding Thicket	100	10	20
Moment Block	Ultra-Technology Series	Digital clock	Frozen Fault	50	25	45
Portable Sunburn	Ultra-Technology Series	Flashlight	Flurry Shelter	100	25	50
Spellbinding Sliver	Ultra-Technology Series	Compact disc	Reticulate Garden	50	10	20
Splenetic Switchboard	Ultra-Technology Series	Red guitar-effect pedal	Arthropod Sanctum	100	20	40
Tornadic Drive	Ultra-Technology Series	Computer fan	Forbidding Precipice	100	15	30
Bump Button	Evocabits Series	Super Smash Bros. bumper	Saturated Temple	50	10	20
Cryptic Artillery	Evocabits Series	NES Zapper	Arthropod Sanctum	25	25	50
Crystallized Heart	Evocabits Series	Legend of Zelda Heart container	Emperor's Crown	100	20	40
Explorer Codex	Evocabits Series	Pikmin disc	Emperor's Crown	25	7	15
Familiar Vessel	Evocabits Series	Toy Blue Falcon	Surge Cave	50	15	30
Master Beacon Staff	Evocabits Series	Luigi's Mansion spade key	Frozen Fault	50	15	25
Pearly Impostor	Evocabits Series	Nintendo 3DS	Polished Flatland	50	15	30
Reticent Piping	Evocabits Series	F.L.U.D.D. nozzle	Arthropod Sanctum	100	20	40
Safety Chime	Evocabits Series	Super Bell	Mycelial Burrow	50	8	16
Sound Splatter	Evocabits Series	Studio Headphones	Luxuriant Lakeside	100	30	50
Stoic Edifice	Evocabits Series	Hogan's Alley can	Forbidding Precipice	100	15	30
Stone of Stress	Evocabits Series	Metal Box	Daybreak Glade	50	100	100
Velocity Hoarder	Evocabits Series	Bullet-Bill-shaped bullet	Emperor's Crown	50	15	30
Defection Hoop	Terraformer's Friend Series	Tungsten ring	Emperor's Crown	Unlocks Scorch Guard	20	40
Featherbrick	Terraformer's Friend Series	Tin foil ball	Ceramic Rift	Unlocks Rush Suit	5	10
Fried Fraudster	Terraformer's Friend Series	Small Teflon frying pan	Scalding Thicket	Unlocks Anti-Electrifier	20	40
Hypernova Force	Terraformer's Friend Series	Spring bolt	Arthropod Sanctum	Unlocks Rocket Fist	20	40
Ignition Courier	Terraformer's Friend Series	Remote car key	Reticulate Garden	Unlocks Scalding Thicket	6	12
Ironclad Comrade	Terraformer's Friend Series	Robot toy	Polished Flatland	Unlocks Metal Suit Z	20	40
Nocturnal Noisemaker	Terraformer's Friend Series	Alarm clock	Surge Cave	Unlocks Postponer	105	100
Saluted Sourpuss	Terraformer's Friend Series	Hocotate ship	Forbidding Precipice	2500	1000	100
Scan-singing Scrutator	Terraformer's Friend Series	Garrett® metal detector wand	Buried Bole	Unlocks Metal Gauge	40	80
Tweet Compass	Terraformer's Friend Series	Samba whistle	Daybreak Glade	Unlocks Dodge Whistle	20	40
Vocal Nova Blaster	Terraformer's Friend Series	Microphone	Acoustic Crevasse	Unlocks Mega Tweeter	25	50
Vortical Portal	Terraformer's Friend Series	Camera shutter	Saturated Temple	Unlocks Burst Lens	30	50
SOGNO	Terraformer's Friend Series	SOGNO space rover	Sunset Islet	10000	N/A	N/A

Other sources of metal

Metal objects are the primary, but not the only means of collecting metal. Nuggets of gold and other metals appear in all areas except the Sunset Islet, and function just like gold nuggets in Pikmin 3. Every day in each area, nuggets of metal respawn in a new part of the area, so that the area is never emptied of metal.

Enemies also have some metal in them; a few enemies have a great deal of metal due to their size or metal composition. Using the Piktop, Pikmin can be told to take a fallen enemy back to the ship instead of the Onion, to salvage it for metal rather than Pikmin seeds. Metallic enemies are usually more valuable for their metal than their seed worth.

Although the SOGNO is technically the most valuable metal object in the game at 10000 metal units, it is only collected during the final cutscene: its value has no effect on gameplay.