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Pikmin 3 Deluxe: Side Stories: Olimar's Assignment and Olimar's Comeback walkthrough

Deluxe's two short Olimar and Louie campaigns, a prologue and an epilogue made of timed missions.

  • 2 parts · 6 steps

Compiled from 6 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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What each player can do here

P1 · Player 1
  • Olimar or Louie: both captains are playable in the Side Stories.
P2 · Player 2
  • The other captain. Co-op can be switched on or off at any point during a mission.

If your skill levels differ: Split the day's jobs rather than sharing one squad; that is how Nintendo pitches the second player. For a newer player, Deluxe adds lock-on targeting and optional hints that can be switched on. How to split the roles

Olimar's Assignment

Part 1 of 2. Collect as much as possible before time runs out.

  1. BothA prologue to the main story with four missions, each in a reworked Story Mode area.
  2. BothThe goal each time is a big haul of fruit and nuggets to pay off another Hocotate Freight debt.
  3. BothEach mission runs against a time limit.
  4. BothIt unlocks once Charlie has been rescued from the Vehemoth Phosbat.single source

Olimar's Comeback

Part 2 of 2. Recover the parts of Olimar's ship.

  1. BothThe epilogue: ten missions about rebuilding the Hocotate ship by finding its parts.
  2. BothIt unlocks after Story Mode is finished.single source

Extras and notes

  • Playing a Side Story with a second player earns the Sidekick badge.
Sources (6)

Steps compiled from 6 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.