5th Story: The White Key in Pikmin 4 is the 5th Trial in the Trial of the Sage Leaf. See a platinum completion guide for 5th Story: The White Key, its rank conditions, as well as its location in the game!

5th Story: The White Key Map and Rank Conditions

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Pikmin Types	・ Rock Pikmin 　・ Winged Pikmin 　・ White Pikmin

Rank Conditions and Dandori Level

Time Limit	7:00
Dandori Level	★★★☆☆
Rank Conditions	Bronze - 00:01 - 00:59 Silver - 01:00 - 01:19 Gold - 01:20 - 01:44 Platinum - 01:45 - 07:00

5th Story: The White Key Walkthrough

5th Story: The White Key Walkthrough
Prioritize Treasures in the Northwest and South Room Beware of the Rolling Boulders Leave the Treasures to the Winged Pikmin Keep Winged Pikmin's Flowers Blooming Use Bouncy Mushrooms to Travel Faster Collecting the White Onion

Prioritize Treasures in the Northwest and South Room

The treasures in the northwest and south room are far and take the most time to collect, so prioritize collecting them. Using Winged Pikmin to collect the treasures is safer since they won't get crushed by the rolling rock.

You Don't Have to Collect Far Pikmin

You'll be using Winged Pikmin frequently, making collecting other Pikmin types unimportant. You don't have to pluck them from the ground if they are far off the collection route.

Beware of the Rolling Boulders

The passage in the west is dangerous because the rolling boulders made by an enemy in that area can crush and eliminate a lot of your Pikmin all at once.

Leave the Treasures to the Winged Pikmin

Collecting treasures with Winged Pikmin saves a lot of time since they will take shortcuts back to base and avoid most enemy attacks, so you won't have to defeat them.

Keep Winged Pikmin's Flowers Blooming

Keeping the flowers blooming on the Winged Pikmin makes them move faster, shortening the time for them to transport treasures.

You can destroy the mushrooms on the northwest side as it will drop nectar for your Pikmin or the eggs on the northeast side to get nectars and an Ultra-Spicy Spray.

How to Make Pikmin Flowers Bloom

Use Bouncy Mushrooms to Travel Faster

There are big mushrooms scattered throughout the arena for you to jump between areas much faster.

Collecting the White Onion

Command your Winged Pikmin to carry the white onion. They'll be safe from the giant enemy's attacks as long as you try and stun it with Oatchi's Rush skill or divert it's attention away from the Winged Pikmin by attacking it.

5th Story: The White Key Location

Found at the Rescue Command Post

All trials of the Sage Leaf can be found when you enter the cave in the north part of the Rescue Command Post.

This cave is unlocked after finishing Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.

Olimar's Shipwreck Tale Guide

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How to Complete Trial of the Sage Leaf

All Trials of the Sage Leaf