Planning Pools in Pikmin 4 is the 9th Dandori Challenge you'll encounter in the game. See how to get platinum rank in Planning Pools, its rank conditions, as well as all of its possible locations in the game!

Planning Pools Map and Rank Conditions

Map

Pikmin Types	・ Yellow Pikmin 　・ Blue Pikmin

Rank Conditions and Dandori Level

Time Limit	7:00
Dandori Level	★★★★☆
Rank Conditions	Bronze - 160 pts Silver - 190 pts Gold - 210 pts Platinum - 230 pts

Planning Pools Walkthrough

Planning Pools Walkthrough
Focus on the Southern Half First Northern Part During the Second Half Get Oatchi Before Attacking the Crab Let Bloomed Pikmin Carry the Gold Nuggets

Focus on the Southern Half First

As soon as the challenge starts, collect the Yellow Pikmin in front of you and destroy the electric wall, and collect the treasure in the southwest area. Once you're done, get the Blue Pikmin behind the electric wall and switch to collecting treasure in the southeast area.

Don't Forget to Collect the Blue Pikmin

Don't forget to collect the Blue Pikmin since they're not shown on the map. They're hiding inside the pile of leaves.

Northern Part During the Second Half

During the second half of the challenge, collect the treasures in the the northern area of the arena. It is recommended to let Oatchi carry treasures that require 10 Pikmin to carry, and leave the treasures that require less to your Pikmin.

Get Oatchi Before Attacking the Crab

The room in the northeast area is behind some iron fences where Oatchi can't fit through. The room has a crab enemy inside. Ignore it, as you'll need Oatchi to defeat it.

Move the box to clear a path for Oatchi to come in and rejoin your squad.

Let Bloomed Pikmin Carry the Gold Nuggets

Pikmin with bloomed flowers are faster, so command them to carry the gold nuggets back to the S.S. Beagle to be as Dandori as possible.

How to Make Pikmin Flowers Bloom

Carry Them Using a Small Amount of Pikmin

Instead of letting most of your Pikmin carry the pile of gold nuggets back to the S.S. Beagle, only let 5 - 10 Pikmin carry it so you'll have Pikmin left for other treasures.

Planning Pools Location

All Planning Pools Possible Locations

Just like Castaways, Dandori Challenges are not tied to a location. You're always going to do them in a specific order regardless of what area you are in.

Below is a list of all the possible locations you can find Planning Pools in.

	All Planning Pools Locations
1	Sun-Speckled Terrace
2	Blossoming Arcadia
3	Serene Shores
4	Hero's Hideaway
5	Giant's Hearth
6	Primordial Thicket

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