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Answer the call to be a hero inPikmin 4by embarking on a mission to rescue your colleagues from the Rescue Corps who have crash-landed on PNF-404. Unfortunately, they became stranded on the alien planet while they were attempting to save the also-stranded Captain Olimar.
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Oatchi, the adorable space puppy you meet as you land on the planet for the first time, quickly becomes an integral part of your team. This Rescue Pup once obeyed Captain Shepherd, but now he assists you in your rescue efforts. As you progress through Pikmin 4, there are plenty of ways to upgrade your new best friend.
How To Start Upgrading Oatchi
As soon as you befriend Oatchi, he’ll start off with several essential skills. These are hisChomp(attack),Rush(charge),Buff(carry strength),Dig, and someCommandsthat let him track scents.
Early on, yourescue the team’s scientist, Russ. After you do so,Oatchi will grow bigger. Now that he’s no longer a puppy,Captain Shepherd decides it’s time to start training him. She starts off by teaching him how toJump, allowing you to reach high ground and maneuver through the maps more freely.
Captain Shepherd offers to keep training your Rescue Pup more, andrequires Pup Drive in exchange to teach Oatchi new skills. Youearn Pup Drive for every new castaway you rescue.
Each time you upgrade Oatchi’s skills, Captain Shepherd alsorewards you with a Scrummy Bone. This item can heal Oatchi if he gets hurt.
All Gear Upgrades For Oatchi
Once Russ is rescued, he sets upthe Labat your home base. As the resident inventor,he is able to craft different tools and gearfor both you and Oatchi in exchange for Raw Materials.
Obtaining gear is a great way tomake Oatchi stronger and more defensivefor when hefights against enemies.
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Oatchi can’t befrozen.
All Ability Upgrades For Oatchi
After Oatchi grows up, you have more free rein on which abilities he can learn. Some abilities are more focused onhow you engage in combat, while some really open uphow you’re able to explore your environments.
Most of Oatchi’s skills can be unlocked using Pup Drive, but one needsa specific requirement to be met first before it can be unlocked, and that isOatchi’s Doggy-Paddle.
Tolearn how to swim, you need totry to take Oatchi into a body of water. This will be a failure the first time, buta couple of days after Oatchi’s near-drowning, Captain Shepherd reveals that she has helped teach him how to swim!
It’s completelyup to you in which order you want to unlock skills, as they all have their uses.
Lv. 3
2 Pup Drive
Oatchi’sattack increases, and can take out a Pellet Posy in one bite.
Oatchi starts off able tocharge at enemies or objects.
Oatchi’s charge canstun larger creatures, and itscharge time decreases.
Mega Rush’sstun last longer, ischarged quicker, and doesmore damage.
Lv. 1
None (other requirement needed)
Oatchi canswim in waterwith you and your Pikmin on his back.
Oatchi candive underwaterto fight enemies or retrieve objects.
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Oatchi starts off being able totrack the scents of things like castaways and treasure.
You can command Oatchi togather Pikminit can find.
Oatchi’s Final Skills
Late-game spoilers below.There aretwo final skills that Oatchi can learnin the later parts of Pikmin 4.
The first isInfinite Rush, which will become available once youunlock all the other skills Captain Shepherd can teach Oatchi.
When that happens, she offers to teach Infinite Rush in exchange foreight Pup Drive. After unlocking this ability, Oatchi can nowuse Rush to speed around environments at full throttle without stopping.
After you complete your rescue mission andfully rescue Captain Olimar, he will offer to teach OatchiSwallow. This ability allows Oatchi toswallow any item he can normally carry, which allows him tobring it back to your ship faster.
