In the original Pikmin, while Captain Olimar could launch his Hocotate ship into low orbit at nightfall, he couldn’t leave the mysterious planet he crashed on until he found all of his displaced parts with the help of the Pikmin. In a similar way, you can’t get the full experience out of Pikmin Bloom until you’ve walked around a bit with your little plant buddies. Here’s what you need to know about Pikmin Bloom level requirements and rewards.
Pikmin Bloom keeps track of your player level based on multiple factors. The primary counter by which your experience is measured is the number of steps you take while the game is running, though you’re also tracked on things like the number of Pikmin you plant and grow, the number of expeditions you send Pikmin on, the number of flower petals you pick up, and the number of flowers you plant. As you engage with the game, you’ll level up, not only granting you cool rewards like squad expansions, single-use slots, and free seedlings, but also unlocking new game features.
Pikmin Bloom Level Requirements and Rewards
As the game and its community are still a bit young, we don’t have a complete list of every single level and reward in the game just yet. However, we do have confirmed level requirements and rewards up to level 12, and they are as follows:
| Level | Requirements | Rewards | New Unlocks |
| 2 | Finish tutorial | 2 Pikmin in the squad | |
| 3 | Walk 500 steps total | 3 Pikmin in the squad, 2x Red Seedling | |
| 4 | Walk 1,500 steps total, grow 2 Pikmin | 4 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Yellow Seedling, 2x Single-Use Slots | Yellow Pikmin |
| 5 | Walk 3,000 steps total, grow Yellow Seedling | 5 Pikmin in the squad, 2x Yellow Seedling, 2x Red Seedling, 2x Single-Use Slots | |
| 6 | Walk 5,000 steps total, grow 2 Pikmin | 6 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | Expeditions |
| 7 | Walk 7,500 steps total, complete 1 Expedition | 7 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Blue Seedling, 1x Detector, 1x Single Use Slot | Blue Pikmin, Detector |
| 8 | Walk 10,500 steps total, grow Blue Seedling | 8 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | |
| 9 | Walk 14,000 steps total, pick 50 flower petals | 9 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | |
| 10 | Walk 18,000 steps total, plant 300 flowers | 10 Pikmin in squad, 2x Huge Seedling, 1x Single Use Slot | Decor Pikmin |
| 11 | Walk 23,000 steps total, grow 2 Pikmin | 11 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | |
| 12 | Walk 29,000 steps total, complete 5 Expeditions | 12 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | |
| 13 | Walk 35,000 steps total, grow 3 Pikmin | 13 Pikmin in the squad, 1x Single Use Slot | Purple Pikmin |
Information was compiled with the help of a few Reddit threads. We will keep you posted when we discover more level requirements and rewards.
Pikmin Unlock Levels
While we don’t know their precise requirements yet, based on player feedback, we do know what levels the other types of Pikmin unlock at:
- Level 1: Red Pikmin
- Level 4: Yellow Pikmin
- Level 7: Blue Pikmin
- Level 10: Huge Seedling/Decor Pikmin
- Level 13: Purple Pikmin
- Level 16: White Pikmin
- Level 19: Pink/Winged Pikmin
- Level 24: Grey/Rock Pikmin
We’ll keep you updated as we get more information on the later level requirements, rewards, and unlocks. Check out our Pikmin Bloom section for more related guides.
