Pikmin: Wide World/Upgrades

"It's a jungle out there!" This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Wide World, a fanon game created by Cheepy-Cheepy.

Upgrades are collectibles that benefit leaders and grant access to alternate game modes. In Pikmin: Wide World, upgrades are separated into 3 distinct categories: unlocks, Exploration Kit upgrades, and ship parts.

Upgrades

All upgrades are listed alphabetically.

Unlocks

Unlocks grant access to alternate game modes.

• Aggression Meter: unlocks Battle Mode, wherein players compete or ally against other players.
• Anomaly Log: unlocks Bottomless Abyss, an endless cave players can try for a high score in.
• Telecommunications Device: unlocks Challenge Mode, a series of stages presenting various challenges.

Exploration Kit

The Exploration Kit consists of upgrades that benefit leaders, but also sometimes Pikmin by extension. It includes upgrades from Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, as well as newly-introduced upgrades. Each upgrade is classified as a mark 1 model when found, and the Dolphin Lander can augment the benefits of most using sparklium.

Exploration Kit upgrades are not obtained from treasures, but small plastic capsules with a transparent top; delivering such a capsule to the Dolphin Lander will grant the upgrade within. Some are found in the open, but others are spat up by bosses. Each Exploration Kit upgrade requires the strength of 15 Pikmin to carry and can only be carried by 25 at most. Few capsules may contain more than 1 instance of the upgrade within, and even fewer contain enough for every leader to have at once.

Most of these upgrades can be toggled on or off from the Dolphin Lander, and some through the HocoPad, but only 1 can not be toggled whatsoever. Any that are of limited quantity must be exchanged between a leader that has it and one that does not, at those same places. Furthermore, leaders normally can equip only 1 upgrade on a specific part of their bodies, with some exceptions, and only ever 1 instance of it.

Exploration Kit upgrades
Name	Description / Function	Body part	Amount	Benefit			Cost to improve
				Mark 1 (base)	Mark 2	Mark 3	Mark 2	Mark 3
Antacid Polish	Grants leaders immunity to acid's corrosive properties.	Full, compatible with all suits	4	100% resistance	N/A		N/A
Anti-Electrifier	Provides leaders with resistance to damage taken from electricity.	Full	1	50% resistance	75% resistance	100% resistance	× 175	× 350
Artificial Flippers	Allows leaders to swim underwater by enabling Advanced Exploration on the HocoPad.	Feet	2	N/A			N/A
Dodge Whistle	Allows leaders and Pikmin in their squad to quickly evade attacks. Pressing left or right on / causes leaders, and Pikmin following them, to simultaneously perform a forward or sideways roll in the direction pressed.	Mouth	4	N/A			N/A
Fruit Finder	Detects fruits. The closer a leader is to a fruit, the more intensely and frequently the device will flash and beep, the bar also moving more toward the right. Generates noise. Appears above the Treasure Tracker on the heads-up display. Compared to the Treasure Tracker, it flashes pink and makes a different sound. Certain enemies can interfere with its functionality.	Waist, compatible with all waistwear	2	N/A	20% interference resistance	50% interference resistance, highlights buried fruits in range	× 200	× 500
Iron Fists	Allows leaders to strike spiked creatures for full damage, and grab Alien Pikmin, without suffering damage in the process.	Hands	2	N/A			N/A
Jetpack	Allows leaders to briefly become airborne by enabling Advanced Exploration on the HocoPad. Once the jetpack's fuel is depleted, the leader using it rapidly falls in their current direction. If high enough in the air, they take slight damage on impact with hard surfaces and must get up off the ground. The fuel quickly regenerates after a short delay upon touching the ground. Each tier increases flight time.	Back	1	3 seconds	4 seconds	5 seconds	× 200	× 400
Mega Punch	Improves a leader's damage output. Marks 2 and 3 increase it further and enable another quick hit to follow up a previous one. Also at mark 3, leaders can deliver a devastating third blow in a series of hits that deals 8% more damage but ends the combo. This third hit can destroy some objects, examples being snowballs, sweetgum pods, and even boulders. Notably, at mark 3, the first hit has mark 2's benefits and the second hit has mark 3's benefits.	Hands, compatible with all fistwear	2	102% damage	104% damage	106% damage	× 175	× 350
Mega Tweeter	Expands the horizontal and vertical range of a leader's whistle but also increases how much noise whistling generates.	Mouth	2	1.3× range, 108% noise	1.7× range, 116% noise	2× range, 124% noise	× 150	× 300
Metal Suit Z	Provides a decrease in damage to leaders from physical attacks such as hitting, biting, crushing, stabbing, and pinching. Also inverts the usual magnetic polarity of the wearer's suit.	Full	1	20% resistance	35% resistance	50% resistance	× 175	× 350
Muscle Pumper	Increases a leader's carrying capacity beyond the base amount of 2.	Arms	3	3 capacity	4 capacity	5 capacity	× 150	× 300
No-Slip Soles	Reduces how much leaders slip and slide when walking on lubricant and, by extension, how often they fall while on it.	Feet	1	50% traction	70% traction	90% traction	× 100	× 200
Pluckaphone	Allows leaders to pluck Pikmin sprouts merely by whistling them. Only a maximum amount can be plucked, but not necessarily in a single whistle.	Mouth	1	10 Pikmin	30 Pikmin	50 Pikmin	× 100	× 200
Pocket Conditioner	Provides leaders with partial heat resistance and rapidly cools them when heated. Its 3 settings are "off", "on", and "automatic". Nearby Pikmin and enemies also benefit from this upgrade while close enough.	Waist, compatible with all waistwear	2	30% cooling	50% cooling	80% cooling	× 175	× 350
Pocket Radiator	Provides leaders with partial cold resistance and rapidly warms them when chilled. Its 3 settings are "off", "on", and "automatic". Nearby Pikmin and enemies also benefit from this upgrade while close enough.	Waist, compatible with all waistwear	2	30% warmth	50% warmth	80% warmth	× 175	× 350
Radiant Illuminator	Provides more light than a leader's beacon normally would, greatly improving vision in dark environments such as caves or areas after sundown.	Head	2	2× range	2.5× range	3× range	× 150	× 300
Scorch Guard	Provides leaders with a resistance to damage taken from fire.	Full	1	50% resistance	70% resistance	90% resistance	× 175	× 350
Sparklium Jar	Allows leaders to collect raw sparklium dust. When it is full, the sparklium inside must be deposited into the Dolphin Lander to be able to collect any more. The leaders already have these from the beginning of the story as they are repurposed containers normally used for storing juice rations. Can not be toggled.	N/A	4	100 sparklium	200 sparklium	300 sparklium	× 250	× 500
Spray Absorber	Allows leaders to absorb more than 1 dose from nectar, black nectar, and spray nectar. The amount of sprays gained from collecting spiderwort berries is unaffected.	Mouth, compatible with all mouthwear	2	1.2× spray	1.5× spray	2× spray	× 200	× 400
Spray Bottle	Allows leaders to bring a number of each type of spray with them. When full, absorbed sprays are automatically transported to the Dolphin Lander to avoid waste. The leaders already have these from the beginning of the story as they are repurposed containers normally used for storing juice rations.	N/A	12+	3 sprays	4 sprays	5 sprays	× 200	× 400
Traction Cleats	Reduces how much leaders slip around on ice and, by extension, how often they fall while on it.	Feet	2	60% traction	80% traction	95% traction	× 125	× 250
Treasure Tracker	Detects treasures. The closer a leader is to a treasure, the more intensely and frequently the device will flash and beep, the needle also pointing more toward the right. Generates noise. Appears under the Fruit Finder on the heads-up display. Compared to the Fruit Finder, it flashes yellow and makes a different sound. Certain enemies can interfere with its functionality.	Waist, compatible with all waistwear	2	N/A	20% interference resistance	50% interference resistance, highlights buried treasures in range	× 200	× 500
Whistle Muffler	Reduces how much noise a leader's whistle produces, but does not decrease its range. Each mark further reduces the volume of the whistle and therefore the likelihood of attracting unwanted attention. Pikmin will always be able to hear the whistle no matter how quiet it is, but enemies can still hear it if it is blown in their vicinity.	Mouth, compatible with all mouthwear	2	70% volume	50% volume	30% volume	× 175	× 350
Wonderous Windbreaker	Grants leaders immunity to the forces of wind. Also reduces fall damage.	Full	1	N/A			N/A
Zip Kicks	Increases a leader's movement speed.	Feet, compatible with all footwear	2	102% speed	104% speed	106% speed	× 175	× 350

Ship parts

Ship parts, rather than being used to rebuild a ship, are used to expand upon or improve the Dolphin Lander's capabilities. There are only a few ship parts to collect, but each greatly benefits the leaders. Like Exploration Kit upgrades, ship parts can be found around the world.

• Jet Juicer: has a more effective juicing system, extracting 10% more juice from all fruits delivered to the Dolphin Lander, including spiderwort berries for increased spray production.
• PikHold: allows leaders to store juvenile parasitic Pikmin hosts in the Dolphin Lander. Purple Pikmin and White Pikmin are also stored in it until their respective Onions have been rescued. Captmin and hostile Pikmin types such as Alien Pikmin and Mushroom Pikmin can not be stored.
• Repair Module: allows leaders to mend their spacesuits, recovering lost health, at the Dolphin Lander with sparklium. The cost scales up with how much health is to be recovered, however, with  × 35 used to restore 1/4th of a leader's total health.
• Revitalizer: when a downed leader is brought to the Dolphin Lander, she will ask the player if they would like to use  × 140 to revive them. If accepted, she will beam up the downed leader, revive them, and beam them back down. Revived leaders only have 1/4th of their total health but can be healed. If declined, the Dolphin Lander will simply beam up the downed leader and keep them safe for the rest of the day. The player can also change their mind and revive a downed leader after initially declining by interacting with the Dolphin Lander's hologram and selecting the option to revive the downed leader.
• Sparklium Extractor: doubles the amount of sparklium obtained from any resource brought to the Dolphin Lander. This includes, but is not limited to, fruits, treasures, and of course, sparklium seeds.
• Sparklium Saver: reduces the amount of sparklium the Dolphin Lander uses for any task by half, rounded down.
• Whistle Transmitter: allows leaders to recall all Pikmin to the landing site, no matter if they are idle, working, or fighting, unless they are currently buried.

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