#Bernard was found at Serene Shores

[deep-spacediver577]

I know people can't stand Dingo abandoning Bernard. But I'm actually impressed from the miles Dingo ran! That is if Olimar didn't just haul Bernard further away from wherever...

[riverdrifter]

River Plays: Pikmin 4 - Part 1: Catching Up

Since it's come to my attention that I cannot play games normally and have to write down my every experience and thought, I'm just going to jump right into journaling regardless of how late I am into the game! I'm finishing up my current day, then we can get into what I've completed so far.

☀️ Day 24 - Serene Shores

This area caused me to rage quit the last time I played this, because I went in overstimulated and the way the water was ignoring how Ice Pikmin are supposed to work was making me want to cry. But my friend told me I'm really going to like this area, so I'm going back in with a fresh mind. After completing the last day with little stress, I feel a lot more confident.

I get the little golf ball out of the way, as well as harvesting some flowers. At the point I've started writing this, I've cleared the enemies on the way up to the peak of the sandcastle, and I'm puzzling out how to conquer the base boss. Clearly, I can't attack it normally due to its impenetrable shell. So I'm using my items to figure out a different way...

Update: I FINALLY beat it after just, relentlessly throwing Reds at it during the phase where you're trying to pull its tail to the ground, because the whistle means nothing during this fight apparently and you can bust your lungs blowing it all you want but your Pikmin might as well be on another planet. It worked! It took a lot of trial and error, but it worked! So my base is now at the Sand Keep.

The rest of the day was just dandori as usual.

Exploration Results Rescues: 19 -> 19 Pup Drive: 1 -> 1

« Sparklium Discovered » - Orbital Communication Sphere ✧ 40 - Fish-Bed Snack ✧ 80 - Stellar Extrusion ✧ 40 - Nuggets x20 ✧ 100 Total: 9277 -> 9537

« Status Report: Serene Shores » Rescues: 1/??? Treasure: 8/??? Onions: 1/??? Progress: 14% -> 16% New Pikmin: 3 Yellow, 44 Blue Lost Pikmin: 5 Red, 1 Yellow Total: 567 Raw Material: 45 -> 77

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NOW we can get into the exhaustive note-taking of everything I've completed so far.

❇️ Missions

[ Main Missions ] Rescue All Castaways - 13/??? Rescue Olimar 📌 - Definitely saving this for last. I know you get the end credits if you do this, and I really want to 100% the game. Secure Energy Source - Clear! Rescue the Rescue Corps - Clear!

[ Side Missions ] Cure the Leaflings 2 - 6/9 (Nice) Set the World Abloom - 0/300 Friend to All Pikmin - 55/300 Investigate Areas 3 - 2/3 You vs. Planet 3 - 358/1,000 Precious Scientists - 3/9 Researching Onions 3 - 4/6 Find the Missing Students - 0/3 Cave Delving 3 - 10/15 All the Little Darlings 3 - 67/75 Leafling Meet and Greet - 6/10 Beat Dandori Challenge 2 - 1/3 Dandori Battle Training 2 - 2/3 Appraisal Frenzy 2 - 92/100 Fusing Onions 3 - 3/4 Train a Rescue Pup - 19/??? An Ode to Science - 18/???

💳 ID Badges

With these, I'll also be listing what I think their name pun is, as it looks like all of the NPCs introduced in this game have dog breed names, and there's not a lot written on this outside of a Reddit thread that I found. I'll be marking the connections I didn't make myself and crediting them in the footnotes.

[ Rescue Corps ] Rescue Corps Officer: Atlas Rescue Corps Rescue Pup: Oatchi 🐶 Rescue Corps Captain: Shepherd (German Shepherd) ☀️ Rescue Corps Officer: Collin (Collie) ♡ 🔧 Rescue Corps Officer: Russ (Jack Russel) Rescue Corps Officer: Dingo (Dingo) 🌙 Rescue Corps Officer: Yonny (Papillon) ☺ Rescue Corps Officer: Bernard (St. Bernard)

[ Olimar ] Still Missing

[ Civilian Castaways] 📔 Treasure Appraiser: Schnauz (Schnauzer) 📗 Animal Enthusiast: Dalmo (Dalmation) 🤛 General Contractor: Corgwin (Corgi) ⏱️ Space Explorer: Jin (Jindo) ✗ 🪞 Universal Stylist: Puddle (Poodle) Research Task Force Lead: Chet (Shetland Sheepdog) Research Task Force Recruit: François (Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie or literally any French breed I guess) ✗ Research Task Force Recruit: Pitunia (Pitbull) Research Task Force Recruit: Sy (Siberian Husky) Uncharted Planet Tourist: Mika (Mi-Ki) ✗ Florist: Kingsly (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) Professional Spelunker: Dash (Dachshund) Unemployed: Patch (Pachón Navarro) ✗

Credit Legend ♡ Credit to my mom ☺ Credit to Reddit user ToadBrigade5 ✗ Had to Google it

🛡️ Gear and Skills

[ Rescue Gear ] Charging Horn Idle Counter Headlamp Treasure Gauge Tuff Stuff Air Armor Rush Boots Triple Threat Brace Boots

[ Pup Gear ] Scorch Guard Air Armor+ Thermal Defense Tuff Stuff+

(As you can see, I've prioritized getting the defensive gear for Oatchi.)

[ Pup Skills ] Buff Lv. 3 Chomp Lv. 3 Rush Lv. 2 Doggy-Paddle Lv. 3 Jump Pluck Lv. 1 Dig Lv. 2 Heal Lv. 1 Command Lv. 3

📒 Rescue Journal

[ Tips and Tricks ] #1-9; #11-12

[ Captain's Diary] #1-7

[ Shepherd Family History ] #1-3

📖 Voyage Log

#1-10: Complete! #11-20: 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 #21-30: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 #31-40: 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40 #41-50: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 #51-60: 56, 57, 59, 60 #61-70: 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 #71-80: 71, 72, 74, 80

🗝️ Treasure Catalog

> ??? Universal Rubber Cutie / Planetary Rubber Cutie / Stately Rubber Cutie / ??? > ??? Sweet Stumble-Not / ??? / Deceptive Snack / Cookie of Nibbled Circles / Cookie of Prosperity / ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / S.S. Chocolate > ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / Sticky Jewel / Hoop of Healing ??? / Hoop of Fortune > Recreation Recollection Series Tandem Trainer / Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings / Orbital Communication Sphere / Orb of Destruction > ??? ??? / Disk of Joyous Wisdom / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? > ??? ??? / Floral Instigator / ??? / ??? / Perforated Raft / ??? > ??? Memory Fragment (Top Left) / ??? / Memory Fragment (Top...Probably?) / Memory Fragment (Top Right) ??? / ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / Memory Fragment (Bottom Right) > ??? ??? / Flaky Temptation / ??? / ??? > ??? ??? / Sphere of Family / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? ??? / ??? / Sphere of Support / ??? > ??? Sunseed Berry / Cupid's Grenade / Searing Acidshock / Velvety Dreamdrop / Astringent Clump / Wayward Moon > ??? Lesser Mock Bottom / Mock Bottom / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / Disguised Delicacy Blonde Imposter > ??? ??? / Citrus Lump / Face Wrinkler / ??? / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / Stellar Extrusion / ??? / ??? Fire-Breathing Feast > ??? Dusty Bed / ??? / ??? / Fishy Bed > ??? ??? / ??? / Daughter Doll Head / Mooching Vase / Mama Doll Head / Empty Vase > ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / Fish-Bed Snack / ??? > ??? Harmonic Synthesizer / Spouse Alert / Path Creator / Time Marker / Wind Detector / ??? ??? / Mechanical Harp (Memory Song) / ??? / ??? / ??? / Shake-a-Smile ??? > Great Adventure Series Double Dragon-Eyed Scope / Temporal Mechanism / Director of Destiny / Detective's Truth Seeker > ??? Unlimited Locomotive / Middle-Management Tank Car / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? Back-at-the-Beginning Track / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / Brush of Wisdom / ??? / ??? / ??? ??? > ??? ??? / Decorative Goo / Illumination Goo / ??? / ??? / Ambiguous Goo ??? / Refreshing Goo / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / Ancient Statue Head / ??? / ??? / ??? ??? / Expression Hider / ??? > ??? Heat Sensor / Internal-Clock Measurer / ??? / ??? > ??? Octoplus / ??? / ??? / ??? > ??? ??? / Noble Bident / ??? > ??? Micromanagement Station / ??? / ??? / ??? / Masterpiece Plank / ??? ??? / ??? / Stone of Advancement / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / Personal-Injury Plank / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / Anxious Sprout / Crew-Cut Gourd / Child of the Earth / Daughter of the Earth Mysterious Carrage / Snack Bean / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / Satellite Shield / ??? / ??? / ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? > ??? Unfloatable Boat / ??? / ??? / Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird / Skin of the Phoenix / ??? Aspiration-Ritual Ball / Aspiration-Ritual Pole / ??? > ??? ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? / ??? ??? / ??? / Gold Nugget > ??? ??? / ??? / Chance Totem / ??? / Talisman of Life (Crane) / Talisman of Life (Cherry Blossom) Talisman of Life (Moon) / ??? / ???

📗 Piklopedia

�� Other Goals & Specifics

[ Dandori Training ] Dandori Day Care - Platinum Hotshock Canyon - Bronze Rockaway Cellars - Bronze

[ Dandori Battle ] Trial Run - Gold Battle in a Box - Gold Dandori Castle - Silver

[ Area Progress ] ✿ Sun-Speckled Terrace - 100% ✿ Blossoming Arcadia - 100% Serene Shores - 16% Hero's Hideaway - 0%

[ Night Missions ] ✿ Sun-Speckled Terrace ---✿ 1. Ancient Arches ---✿ 2. Rugged Scaffold ---✿ 3. Meandering Slope ✿ Blossoming Arcadia ---✿ 1. Fragrant Ravine ---✿ 2. Sunwashed Plateau ---✿ 3. Misshapen Pond Serene Shores --- 1. Blossoming Dunes --- 3. The Sand Keep

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That's all I can really handle in one sitting, so even though I only did one ingame day this session, I feel good that I'm caught up so it'll be much easier to take notes from here on out. Next time I promise I'll actually have gameplay to read about!