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❀ Make Oatchi stronger by upgrading his skills!
Gear in Pikmin 4 are useful equipment for the player and Oatchi. They can be purchased with Raw Materials at The Lab. Here you can find a list of all gear, as well as how to get and equip them.
List of Contents
Gear | Material Cost | Effect / How to Unlock |
---|---|---|
Air Armor | 40 |
Reduces damage taken.
Buy the Tuff Stuff. |
Air Armor (Oatchi) | 80 |
Reduces damage taken for Oatchi.
Buy the Tuff Stuff (Oatchi). |
Air Armor+ | 60 |
This reduces the damage by half taken by your character.
Buy the Tuff Stuff+. |
Air Armor+ (Oatchi) | 120 |
This reduces the damage by half taken by Oatchi.
Buy the Tuff Stuff+ (Oatchi). |
Air Armor++ | 60 |
Damage taken by your character is reduced by 75%.
Buy the Tuff Stuff++. |
Air Armor++ (Oatchi) | 120 |
Damage taken by Oatchi is reduced by 75%.
Buy the Tuff Stuff++ (Oatchi). |
Anti-Electrifier | 50 |
Prevents the player from being electrocuted.
Take Electric Damage or Collect 3700 Sparklium. |
Anti-Electrifier (Oatchi) | 100 |
Prevents Oatchi from being electrocuted.
Take Electric Damage or Collect 3700 Sparklium. |
Brace Boots | 80 |
Prevents you from being blown away or sucked up by creatures.
Get Inhaled or Blown Away or Collect 6200 Sparklium. |
Charging Horn | 20 |
Press X to have Pikmin charge.
Collect 450 Sparklium. |
Extra Hand | Not available at The Lab |
Allows your character to move or carry items with the strength of one Pikmin.
Complete Louie's Side Missions. |
Gunk Busters | 240 |
Movemement is not affected by sticky and muddy surfaces.
Walk on Sticky Mold or Collect 15000 Sparklium. |
Headlamp | 30 |
Increases vision range in dark areas.
Collect 2000 Sparklium. |
Headlamp+ | 100 |
Illuminates any dark areas where it may be difficult to see.
Collect 5500 Sparklium. |
Homesick Signal | 80 |
Calls back any Pikmin currently not in your squad.
Collect 4500 Sparklium. |
Idle Counter | 40 |
Keeps a tally of Pikmin outside your squad.
Collect 2500 Sparklium. |
Idler's Alert | 80 |
Can summon the Pikmin that have completed their tasks.
Collect 3500 Sparklium. |
Lineup Trumpet | Not available at The Lab |
The instrument guides the Pikmin to execute the Form Line "Swarm".
Find All 13 Musical Treasures. |
Plucking Whistle | 240 |
When used, it plucks all the Pikmin from the ground.
Buy All Other Gear. |
Power Whistle | 120 |
Increases the range for you to call your Pikmin.
Collect 12500 Sparklium. |
Rush Boots | 120 |
Increases movement speed.
Collect 5100 Sparklium. |
Scorch Guard | 50 |
Gives the player fire immunity.
Take Fire Damage or Collect 6800 Sparklium. |
Scorch Guard (Oatchi) | 100 |
Gives Oatchi fire immunity.
Take Fire Damage or Collect 6800 Sparklium. |
Sniff Saver | 100 |
This can dissolve any poisonous aromas that affect Oatchi.
Have Your Pikmin or Oatchi Take Poison Damage or Collect 12000 Sparklium. |
Survey Drone | 10 |
Scouts an area with a drone.
Collect 600 Sparklium. |
Thermal Defense | 50 |
Prevents the player from being frozen.
Take Ice Damage or Collect 4800 Sparklium. |
Thermal Defense (Oatchi) | 100 |
Prevents Oatchi from being frozen.
Take Ice Damage or Collect 4800 Sparklium. |
Treasure Gauge | 40 |
Detects treasure and castaways.
Collect 1000 Sparklium. |
Treasure Gauge+ | 100 |
Detects the number of treasures in an area!
Collect 11500 Sparklium. |
Triple Threat | 40 |
Deals melee damage by executing triple punches.
Collect 8500 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff | 40 |
Increases maximum HP.
Collect 3200 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff (Oatchi) | 80 |
Increases Oatchi's max HP.
Collect 3200 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff+ | 60 |
Greatly increases your character's HP.
Collect 6000 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff+ (Oatchi) | 120 |
Greatly increases Oatchi's max HP.
Collect 6000 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff++ | 120 |
Fully maxes out your character's HP.
Collect 14000 Sparklium. |
Tuff Stuff++ (Oatchi) | 240 |
Fully maxes out Oatchi's HP.
Collect 14000 Sparklium. |
Gear can be purchased with raw materials from Russ at the Lab after you rescue him in the first cave you'll visit in the Sun-Speckled Terrace.
You can unlock gear by either taking a certain type of damage or reaching a set amount of Sparklium.
A few side missions reward gear for completing them. These include the Extra Hand and Lineup Trumpet, both of which can't be bought at the Lab.
Any gear you obtain is automatically equipped. These can be equipped or unequipped at any time by pressing the Tablet Menu and going to Gear and Skills.
Some gear like the Idler's Alert, Homesick Signal, and Survey Drone have to be used like items by opening the pack by holding Y. Frequently used gear can be assigned to a shortcut for easy activation.
List of All Gear
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