Searing Acidshock
Juice amount	1.0 (0.5 inUltra-Spicy mode)
Mission Mode value	× 50
Weight	3
Max.carriers	6 (normally)
Locations	Tropical Wilds,Garden of Hope,Twilight River
Mission Mode locations	Shaded Garden Remix
Bingo Battle locations	None
Side Stories locations	None

Searing Acidshock Pikmin 4treasure
Series	Spring Crop Series
Value	× 50
Weight	3
Maximumcarriers	6
Locations	Blossoming Arcadia,Hero's Hideaway,Primordial Thicket
Dandori Challenge stages	Dandori Day Care,Hefty Haulway,Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
Total amount	3

TheSearing Acidshock (セイコウノモト^?, lit.: "Leader to Success") is afruit in Pikmin 3 and atreasure inPikmin 4. It is a green, unripenedJapanese apricot, also known as an ume. It takes three Pikmin tocarry, and gives one bottle of juice (half a bottle inUltra-Spicy mode). It also bears a slight resemblance to theLesser Mock Bottom, although they're entirely different fruits. There are four Searing Acidshocks inPikmin 3's Story Mode, appearing in theTropical Wilds,Garden of Hope, andTwilight River, and three inPikmin 4's, in theBlossoming Arcadia,Hero's Hideaway, andPrimordial Thicket.

Collecting the fruit[edit]

Tropical Wilds[edit]

File:Tropical Wilds minimap.png

Location of the Searing Acidshock in the Tropical Wilds.

At the far end of the large body of water guarded by aHermit Crawmad, there is a passage to another large area. Adirt wall must be destroyed, revealing a large, round area with a small chunk of land in the middle. Defeat thePuckering Blinnows in the surrounding water, and you will find aCalcified Crushblat on the chunk of land. Using nearbyCandypop Buds, Rock Pikmin can be obtained to defeat the Crushblat, which has the Searing Acidshock. Use the Candypop Buds once again to transform the Rock Pikmin back intoBlue Pikmin, and carry back the fruit. Alternatively, you can destroy the creature easily with threebomb rocks.

Garden of Hope[edit]

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Locations of the Searing Acidshock in the Garden of Hope. The one on the right is in the crystal; the one on the left is in the Bug-Eyed Crawmad.

Crystal[edit]

AfterLouie has been saved from theScornet Maestro, he will run away, destroying the cinder block in theGarden of Hope, opening up a new section.Blue Pikmin must be used to retrieve submerged fragments in order to build a bridge across to a tiled chunk of land. AWaddlepus will be found here, along with aBurgeoning Spiderwort and a largecrystal which contains the Searing Acidshock. Upon destroying the crystal, the fruit will be ready to be taken back.

Bug-Eyed Crawmad[edit]

Another Searing Acidshock is found in the area beyond the cinder block, and is inside aBug-Eyed Crawmad next to a large pile of fragments. The creature is surrounded by water on both sides, soBlue orWinged Pikmin must be used to fight it. Winged Pikmin make for a quicker fight, since they automatically fly up to the creature's eye-stalks without needing to throw.

Twilight River[edit]

File:Twilight River minimap.png

Location of the Searing Acidshock in the Twilight River.

Usinglily pads, you must cross the river north of the landing site and head to the west until coming across aPuffy Blowhog. Close to the edge of the river in the area there are someFlukeweeds. One requires 3 Winged Pikmin to lift and holds the Searing Acidshock. Thanks to a branch nearby that leads directly back to theDrake, the return trip should be very quick for this fruit.

Collecting the treasure[edit]

Blossoming Arcadia[edit]

There is a Searing Acidshock near of aWaddlequaff at the eastern edge of the overworld. To collect this treasure, you must build theclimbing wall on the western wall, located next to the sequence ofjars, and then either be quick enough so the Waddlequaff doesn't swallow it, or get it out of the Waddlequaff. To do so, either defeat the creature, or force it to spit it out with enough damage, then distract the enemy while the treasure is being carried off.

Hero's Hideaway[edit]

There is a Searing Acidshock hidden on the floor, inside somejars, near the northeastern corner of the kitchen floor. To collect it, you must break the jars, defeat the twoGildemandwees that appear, and then throw 3 Pikmin at it.

Primordial Thicket[edit]

See also:Baldy Long Legs strategy.

There is a Searing Acidshock inside of aBaldy Long Legs near the south of the overworld, at the Autumnal Gullybase. To collect this treasure, you must first defeat the Baldy Long Legs, then throw 3 Pikmin at it.

Notes

Brittany's notes

US version

European version

Schnauz's notes[edit]

Olimar's notes[edit]

Louie's notes[edit]

Technical information[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Pikmin 3[edit]

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  The Searing Acidshock in theTropical Wilds.

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  The first Searing Acidshock in theGarden of Hope.

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  The second Searing Acidshock in the Garden of Hope.

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  The Searing Acidshock in theTwilight River.

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  Close up of a Searing Acidshock.

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  Winged Pikmin carrying the fruit through the air.

Pikmin 4[edit]

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  The Searing Acidshock in theBlossoming Arcadia, in the location it is discovered.

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  An alternative, more close-up, shot of the treasure in the location it is discovered.

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  The treasure being carried by someYellow Pikmin.

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  The Searing Acidshock in theHero's Hideaway, in the location it is discovered.

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  An alternative, more close-up, shot of the treasure in the location it is discovered.

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  The treasure popping out of somebreakable pots, alongside 2Gildemandwees.

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  The treasure being carried by 3Winged Pikmin.

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  The Searing Acidshock in thePrimordial Thicket, in the location it is discovered.

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  An alternative, more close-up, shot of the treasure in the location it is discovered.

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  The treasure being carried by a fewWhite Pikmin back to theS.S. Beagle.

Other[edit]

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  Real ume fruit.

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  Real unripe ume fruit.

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  The Searing Acidshock is not a nectarine, shown here for comparison.

Trivia[edit]

• Umes are often pickled, turning into the dish "umeboshi", or Japanese salt plums. They have a strong sour and salty taste. This is why Brittany suggests pickling the Searing Acidshock to make it more palatable.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	セイコウノモト? Seikō no Moto	Leader to Success	It comes from a Japanese saying:“shippai waseikō no moto”, meaning "a failure leads to a success", and the real world ume fruit issuppai (sour).
Chinese (traditional)	青澀五月雨 Qīngsè Wǔyuè Yǔ	Unripe May Rain
Chinese (simplified)	青涩五月雨 Qīngsè Wǔyuè Yǔ	Unripe May Rain
Dutch	Allesverzengende zuurbal	All-searing sourball	Portmanteau ofvuurbal (fireball) andzuur (sour)
French	Écrin acerbe	Acerbic case
German	Wachmacher-Knolle	Stimulant Bulb
Italian	Bulbo energizzante	Energizing bulb
Korean	미간에주름 Migan-e-Jureum	Forehead Wrinkles
Portuguese	Bulbo energizante	Energizing bulb
Spanish	Cálida victoria	Warm victory

See also[edit]

• Lesser Mock Bottom

Tropical Wilds
Click an object	Crimson Banquet  Cupid's Grenade  Dapper Blob  Dawn Pustules  Delectable Bouquet  Disguised Delicacy  Face Wrinkler  Juicy Gaggle  Lesser Mock Bottom  Mock Bottom  Pocked Airhead  Scaly Custard  Searing Acidshock  Slapstick Crescent  Stellar Extrusion  Velvety Dreamdrop  Zest Bomb  Sandbelching Meerslug  Metal Suit Z

Garden of Hope
Click an object	Astringent Clump  Citrus Lump  Dusk Pustules  Face Wrinkler  Fire-Breathing Feast  Lesser Mock Bottom  Pocked Airhead  Scaly Custard  Searing Acidshock  Stellar Extrusion  Sunseed Berry  Velvety Dreamdrop  Wayward Moon  Zest Bomb  Armored Mawdad  Quaggled Mireclops

Twilight River
Click an object	Blonde Impostor  Citrus Lump  Crunchy Deluge  Dapper Blob  Delectable Bouquet  Dusk Pustules  Insect Condo  Juicy Gaggle  Lesser Mock Bottom  Portable Sunset  Searing Acidshock  Seed Hive  Tremendous Sniffer  Scornet Maestro  Scorch Guard

Blossoming Arcadia

Click an object

Brush of Wisdom  Cupid's Grenade  Daughter Doll Head  Floral Instigator  Harmonic Synthesizer  Mechanical Harp (Memory Song)  Mooching Vase  Octoplus  Orbital Communication Sphere  Searing Acidshock  Shake-a-Smile  Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings  Sticky Jewel  Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird  Unfloatable Boat  Velvety Dreamdrop  Wayward Moon  Wind Detector  Flarlic  Yellow Onion  Drafty Gallery  Secluded Courtyard  Sightless Passage  Kingdom of Beasts  Dandori Battle  Dandori Challenge

Hero's Hideaway

Click an object

Buddy Display  Courage Emblem  Divine Balloon  Doggy Bed  Fist-Force Combobot  Gold Nugget  Love Nugget  Mechanical Harp (Windmills)  Number Jumper  Peacemaker Combobot  Perforated Raft  Power Emblem  Priceless Bird  Relentless Spear  S.S. Chocolate  S.S. Peppermint  Searing Acidshock  Shooting-Star Shield  Spinning Memories Plank  Sure-Footed Combobot  Think-Tank Combobot  Trap Lid  Unbreakable Promise  Wisdom Emblem  Flarlic  Ice Onion  Doppelgänger's Den  Frozen Inferno  Plunder Palace  Leafy Showdown  Dandori Challenge

Primordial Thicket
Click an object	Bathing Pool  Beckoning Mannequin  Crunchy Deluge  Delectable Bouquet  Dusk Pustules  Fastening Item  Faux Fishy  Gold Nugget  Golden Vaulting Table  Heroic Shield  Heroine's Tear  Mock Bottom  Portable Sunset  Scaly Custard  Searing Acidshock  Tremendous Sniffer  Flarlic  Winged Onion  The Mud Pit  Subterranean Swarm  Cavern for a King  Final Battle  Dandori Challenge

Fruits
Astringent Clump •Blonde Impostor •Citrus Lump •Crimson Banquet •Crunchy Deluge •Cupid's Grenade •Dapper Blob •Dawn Pustules •Delectable Bouquet •Disguised Delicacy •Dusk Pustules •Face Wrinkler •Fire-Breathing Feast •Heroine's Tear •Insect Condo •Juicy Gaggle •Lesser Mock Bottom •Mock Bottom •Pocked Airhead •Portable Sunset •Scaly Custard •Searing Acidshock •Seed Hive •Slapstick Crescent •Stellar Extrusion •Sunseed Berry •Tremendous Sniffer •Velvety Dreamdrop •Wayward Moon •Zest Bomb

• Pikmin 3
• Fruits
• Pikmin 4
• Pikmin 4 treasures
• Spring Crop Series
• Tropical Wilds
• Garden of Hope
• Twilight River
• Blossoming Arcadia
• Hero's Hideaway
• Primordial Thicket
• Mission Mode
• Dandori Challenge
• Trial of the Sage Leaf