Pikmin Bloom App

Take whatever pikmin you want to level, force feed them nectar until they wilt, then send them on expeditions over and over.

The only pikmin I send on fetch expeditions are the ones between three and four hearts (so they can get decor), the ones just below two hearts (they get a bump tp mushroom strength at two hearts), and purple pikmin.

Also, do most recent fetch expeditions first while walking, since the pikmin will return faster and be ready for another expedition sooner.

I have two preferred patterns that I use to speed my pikmin to maturity. They're similar, and can even work in succession.

#The Five Feeding

• Each nectar you feed to a pikmin causes it to level slightly.
• If they are fed five nectar within a few hours, the fifth nectar provides an important bonus toward maturation.
• Every 2 hours the pikmin reset their counter, and you can repeat this process again.
• If you want to be sure they're ready for the next round, double click them and they'll tell you their count (e.g. 0 of 6, 1 of 6... 5 of 6)

Be careful not to feed them to 6, at six successive feedings in a few hours, they will become tired and remain that way, except...

#The Six Feeding

• If you're setting out on a walk where you'll be taking thousands of steps, you can consider the below advice.
• If you feed your pikmin 6 nectar and walk a few thousand steps, they will regain their leaf and be ready to be fed again.
• Since a few thousand steps can take as little as twenty minutes, this can be used to feed your pikmin repeatedly and force level them.
• Remember, as you feed to 6, they'll gain that fifth feeding bonus.
• In this way, it's possible to take a pikmin from new, to 4 hearts within a day (easily) and to full 8 heart maturity within 5 easy days.

Those who walk well over 10k steps per day, can likely improve upon those stats.

#Additional comments
##My morning routine (an example):

• Walk for a few thousand steps, until the pikmin have buds on their heads
• Feed them the most scarce, valued nectar for one feeding
• Harvest those flower petals
• Feed them five more times with less valuable nectar, or petals that I need
• They are now "tired"
• Walk a few thousand steps more, and leaves are on their heads
• Begin the five feeding routine and play that out through the day
• If I set out for another longer walk, I consider using the six feeding.

##Avoiding Waste
There's a balancing act that's always a local consideration. If you're in a bud-rich area and frequently get nectar, one playstyle maywork for you. If you're in a more rural setting, other strategies may need to be used. Either way, I attempt to avoid waste at all times.