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How to Get Purple Pikmin and White Onion
Purple Pikmin are the heavyweights of the Pikmin world. Each one weighs up to and is as strong as 10 Pikmin. Because of this, they emit gravitational waves when they're thrown, and are the only thing that can take down certain enemies. On this page of IGN's Pikmin 4 guide, we'll explain where you can get these Purple Pikmin from discovering them in the world to finding the elusive Purple Onion.
How to Get Purple Pikmin - Where to Find the Purple Onion
As you play through the game, you might be wondering where the Purple Onion is. It's actually hidden away right at the very end of a secret Dandori Challenge cave. To be able to go into this sublevel cave, you'll have to have completed the main story missions and reached the first set of credits. This allows you to play Captain Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, which you'll have to complete for the secret sublevel cave to unlock.
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The difficult Dandori Challenge cave is 10 levels long, and the Purple Onion is found on level 10. This is called the Final Story: The Purple Key, and the reward for completing it is the Purple Onion.
How to Find Wild Purple Pikmin in Sublevel Caves
You can find Purple Pikmin in the wild long before you reach the first set of credits. In fact, the earliest you'll be able to get hold of some Purple Pikmin for yourself is in the Serene Shores. There are 6 sublevel caves in total where you can get Purple Pikmin.
Wild Purple Pikmin in Serene Shores
Serene Shores has one place where you can find wild Purple Pikmin.
Engulfed Castle
Head for the Engulfed Castle, and you'll find 2 Candypop Buds on sublevel 5 (the final sublevel) that will allow you to transform 10 of your Pikmin into 10 Purple Pikmin.
Wild Purple Pikmin in Hero's Hideaway
Hero's Hideaway has one place where you can find wild Purple Pikmin.
Plunder Palace
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Wild Purple Pikmin in Giant's Hearth
Giant's Hearth has one place where you can find wild Purple Pikmin.
Cradle of the Beast
Wild Purple Pikmin in Primordial Thicket
The Primordial Thicket has 3 sublevel caverns where you can get wild Purple Pikmin. We've mentioned 2 immediately below and placed the third and final one underneath a spoiler warning at the bottom of the page.
Dream Home
Subterranean Swarm
SPOILER WARNING
The information below contains spoilers and mentions the final cave of the game. If you've not reached that point yet, you can click away now!
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