In 2004, Nintendo released the sequel to one of the classics of the Nintendo Gamecube, Pikmin. Pikmin 2 is a direct sequel to its predecessor and players see the return of Olimar as he returns to the Pikmin planet. This title received critical acclaim on release and at the time most critics considered it an improvement in every single way. Today, fans of the franchise are a bit more critical especially when compared to the games that came afterward. You can read our review here.
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Pikmin 2 Premise
Players control Captain Olimar and a new character, Louie, from a third-person perspective to retrieve treasures to save the company Olimar works for from going under. The game polished the ideas introduced in the first title while also implementing new ideas. Pikmin 2 introduces two new Pikmin, Purple and White. The former are slow but far stronger than the other Pikmin and the latter is faster than the others and can resist poison.
Pikmin 2 Main Characters
Pikmin 2 primarily follows Captain Olimar and Louie on their mission. Olimar is an employee of the Hocotate Freight Company and Louie is his co-worker. It’s Louie’s fault that the Hocotate Freight Company is in debt after he lost a shipment of golden carrots.
Other Pikmin Titles In The Series
- Pikmin (2001)
- Pikmin 2 (2004)
- Pikmin 3 (2013)
- Hey! Pikmin (2017)
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe (2020)
- Pikmin Bloom (2021)
- Pikmin 4 (2023)
Pikmin 2 Cheat Codes
Unlockables
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Challenge Mode | Defeat the Beady Long Legs at the bottom of the Spider Citadle, and bring the key to the recon drone thing. |
| Cinemas and Credits | Collect 10,000 pocos |
| gold ship | Collect 10,000 pokos |
| Louie’s Cooking Notes | Rescue Louie from Titan Dweevil at Dream Den |
| Louie’s Dark Secret movie | Complete all 30 Challenge Mode Arenas obtaining pink flowers (ie no Pikmin deaths). |
| Sales Pitch | Collect all items in any series |
| Shacho | Collect 10,000 pocos to save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery, then choose to continue. |
| Treasure Completion Movie | Collect all the pieces and rescue Looie. |
Unlockable Levels
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Awakening Wood | Collect the sphere map in Emergence Cave. |
| Perplexing Pool | Collect the exploration map in the Awakening Wood. |
| Wistful Wild | Repay the 10,000 pokos of your company’s debt. |
Secrets
Animal Crossing Reference
As you continue to collect treasure, you’ll eventually come across one called the Gyroid Bust. This refers to the Gyroids, collectible items featured in the game Animal Crossing.
Fun on the Title Screen
You can press certain buttons to spawn in different things on the main menu.
Press X to make a Bulborb walk in, control it with c-stick and eat with Z.
Press Y to make a Flint Beatle appear, control with c-stick.
Press L to revert everything to normal (except for any eaten Pikmin)
Press R to make the Pikmin say Nintendo.
Hidden Pikmin 1 Theme Song
Assemble 20 of each of the 5 colored Pikmin into a single group to hear them hum the Japanese Pikmin 1 theme song, Ai no Uta by Strawberry Flower.
Petrify enemies in the log book
While looking at an enemy in Olimar’s journal, press the Z button to encase it in stone for a little while. This doesn’t work on harmless plants.
Action Replay Codes
GPVE01
Pikmin 2 (USA)
Number of Blue Flower Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8B4 00000000
0492F8BC 00000000
Number of Blue Flower Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B04184 00000000
04B0418C 00000000
Number of Bulbmin Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8F0 00000000
0492F8F8 00000000
Number of Bulbmin Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B041C0 00000000
04B041C8 00000000
Number of Carrots Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8FC 00000000
0492F904 00000000
Number of Carrots Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B041CC 00000000
04B041D4 00000000
Number of Purple Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8E4 00000000
0492F8EC 00000000
Number of Purple Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B041B4 00000000
04B041BC 00000000
Number of Red Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8C0 00000000
0492F8C8 00000000
Number of Red Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B04190 00000000
04B04198 00000000
Number of White Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8D8 00000000
0492F8E0 00000000
Number of White Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B041A8 00000000
04B041B0 00000000
Number of Yellow Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
0292F8CC 00000000
0492F8D4 00000000
Number of Yellow Pikmin You Control At Start of Level
02B0419C 00000000
04B041A4 00000000
1 Hit Kills Everything
04105FE8 C02D0008
999 Blue Flower Pikmin
05B4DC5C 046E2D40
0292F97C 00000000
0492F984 000003E7
999 Purple Flower Pikmin
05B4DC5C 046E2D40
0292F9A0 00000000
0492F9A8 000003E7
999 Red Flower Pikmin (Do Not Use On Day 1)
05B4DC58 046E2D40
0292F988 00000000
0492F990 000003E7
999 White Flower Pikmin
05B4DC5C 046E2D40
0292F9AC 00000000
0492F9B4 000003E7
999 Yellow Flower Pikmin
05B4DC5C 046E2D40
0292F994 00000000
0492F99C 000003E7
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05B4DC58 05008000
All Challenges Perfect
086B33B8 0000003F
101D0000 0000000E
All Pikmin Have Blue Ability
0414867C 48000054
04148C40 480000BC
041945BC 3BE00000
All Pikmin Have Purple Ability
041494A4 38600064
041494B0 38600064
0415F89C 60000000
0418F758 60000000
All Pikmin Have Red Ability
0419439C 48000084
All Pikmin Have White Ability
04114050 38000004
04149174 60000000
0415F89C 60000000
0419471C 4800008C
041B33E0 38000004
041F4144 38600000
All Pikmin Have Yellow Ability
0414963C 2C000000
04193EA8 4800005C
Always grow Flower Pikmin
C21D9B70 00000002
39C00002 B1DE01F6
60000000 00000000
Always Grow Flowerhead Pikmins
041D9B70 B17E01F6
Always Start With 100 Bulbmin (Challenge Mode)
02B04184 00000000
04B041C8 00000064
Always Start With 100 Bulbmin (Story Mode)
0292F8B4 00000000
0492F8F8 00000064
Always Start With 50 Bulbmin/50 Carrots (Challenge Mode)
02B04184 00000000
04B041C8 00000032
02B041CC 00000000
04B041D4 00000032
Always Start With 50 Bulbmin/50 Carrots (Story Mode)
0292F8B4 00000000
0492F8F8 00000032
0292F8FC 00000000
0492F904 00000032
Challenge 1P High Scores
086B3710 00000000
201D0000 0000000E
Challenge 2P High Scores
086B372C 00000000
201D0000 0000000E
D-Pad Left Resets Time
28507008 00000001
04B0B4A8 43E5ED60
D-Pad Right Advances Time
28507008 00000002
00B0B4A8 00000000
Enemies Size Modifier
0410539C 4BEFDB74
04002F10 C0030200
04002F14 00003E40
04002F18 92430168
04002F1C 9243016C
04002F20 92430170
04002F24 4810247C
Full Exploration Kit
0292F7BC 00000FFF
Have Collected 10,000 Pokos
0492F85C 00002710
Have Complete Exploration Kit
0292F7BC 00000FFF
Have Pieces of Exploration Kit
0292F7BC 00000000
Infinite Bitter Spray
0492F838 00000063
Infinite Health
04144540 60000000
Infinite Health -Olimar & Louie-
04144540 60000000
Infinite Spicey Spray
0492F834 00000063
Infinite Sprays
C21E8434 00000002
39C00063 91C300C0
806300C0 00000000
Infinite Time In Challenges
04229CD8 60000000
Infinite/Max 999 Blue Pikmin
0292F982 000003E7
Infinite/Max 999 Purple Pikmin
0292F9B6 000003E7
Infinite/Max 999 Red Pikmin
0292F992 000003E7
Infinite/Max 999 White Pikmin
0292F9AB 000003E7
Infinite/Max 999 Yellow Pikmin
0292F99E 000003E7
Max Money
0492F85C 000F423F
Movement Code (Z+Left Analog Stick)
20507008 00100048
80000000 80E0D9B0
86910000 3F800000
20507009 001000B8
86910000 BF800000
20507009 00104800
80000000 80E0D9B8
86910000 3F800000
20507009 0010B800
86910000 BF800000
E0000000 80008000
28507008 FFEF0010
04E0D9A8 42800000
Olimar Moon Jump (Press L+A)
28507008 00000140
04E0D9A8 42800000
One Hit Kills
04105FE8 60000000
Open All Challenges
086B33B8 00000009
101D0000 0000000E
Pikis Dig & Destroy Quickly
041C9874 C00D0008
Piklopedia Complete
0892FB90 00000003
00630000 0000000C
Pikmins Size Modifier (Challenge Mode)
08D6269C 00000000
20630000 0000059C
08D626A0 00000000
20630000 0000059C
08D626A4 00000000
20630000 0000059C
Pikmins’ Size Modifier (Story Mode)
08D6341C 00000000
20630000 0000059C
08D63420 00000000
20630000 0000059C
08D63424 00000000
20630000 0000059C
Spicy Spray Doesn’t Fade After Time
0414A4EC 60000000
Start With All Kinds of Pikmins
0892F8BC 0000000E
20060000 00000004
Stop Time From Advancing (Story Mode)
04127350 60000000
Stop/Return Flow of Time (L+D-pad Left/Right) (Story Mode)
28507008 00000041
04127350 60000000
E2000001 80008000
28507008 00000042
04127350 D0030208
E2000001 80008000
Story Mode Co-op
0414D928 3BE00002
Super Power Pikmin
0415F8A0 386003E8
0415F8A8 386003E8
Time Manipulator
80000000 80B0B4A8
28507008 00000002
86910000 3F800000
28507009 00000001
86910000 BF800000
E0000000 80008000
Unlock All Areas
0492F9E0 07070707
Unlock all areas
0492F9E0 07070707
X+Y+Z To Complete The Game
28507008 00000C10
0292F85E 00002710
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