Unknown Merit

The Unknown Merit is a treasure in Pikmin 2, part of the Ancient Secrets Series. It is actually a wadōkaichin (和同開珎) coin, an old piece of Japanese currency.

Appearance

Pikmin 2

It is located on sublevel 4 of the Bulblax Kingdom, inside the body of a Wollyhop that falls from the sky. There are electrical hazards nearby that may greatly hinder progress.

Notes

Olimar's Journal

"Detailed analysis has revealed that this artifact is extremely ancient. It's obviously an important archeological discovery, but the salesman in me is more interested in its monetary value! Maybe I'll get the best of both worlds by selling it to a museum."

Sales Pitch

"Decades of toil with nose to the grindstone. Insulting orders swallowed without a hiccup. Such is the life of a salaried man. His name will not be remembered. His family will not understand. But if the results bear out his efforts, that is enough. Now, nose to the grindstone, drone!"

Gallery

Treasure Hoard
Click on a treasure (This list only includes treasures found in Pikmin 2's NTSC version/Switch Remake)

Treasure Hoard
Succulent Series
Cupid's Grenade \| Sunseed Berry \| Combustion Berry \| Seed of Greed \| Disguised Delicacy \| Insect Condo \| Citrus Lump
Nature's Candy Series
Spiny Alien Treat \| Anxious Sprout \| Child of the Earth \| Love Nugget \| Infernal Vegetable \| Anti-hiccup Fungus \| Toxic Toadstool \| Growshroom \| Onion Replica
Xenoflora Series
Science Project \| Pilgrim Bulb \| Arboreal Frippery \| Conifer Spire \| Armored Nut \| Corpulent Nut
Gourmet Series
Meat of Champions \| Hideous Victual \| Meat Satchel \| Taste Sensation \| Triple Sugar Threat
Sweet Tooth Series
Compelling Cookie \| Impenetrable Cookie \| Bug Bait \| Imperative Cookie \| Comfort Cookie \| Succulent Mattress \| King of Sweets \| Enamel Buster \| Diet Doomer \| Pale Passion \| White Goodness \| Chocolate Cushion \| Sweet Dreamer \| Confection Hoop \| Pastry Wheel
Paleontology Series
Possessed Squash \| Fossilized Ursidae \| Colossal Fossil \| Leviathan Feather \| Olimarnite Shell \| Fortified Delicacy \| Scrumptious Shell \| Memorial Shell \| Mysterious Remains (NTSC and PAL only)
Ancient Secrets Series
Crystal King \| Future Orb \| Gyroid Bust \| Unknown Merit \| Lustrous Element \| Mirrored Element
Cook's Arsenal Series
Vorpal Platter \| Invigorator \| Milk Tub \| Broken Cooking God (Japan GCN only) \| Merciless Extractor (NTSC and PAL only) \| Broken Food Master (NTSC) Divine Cooking Tool (PAL and Japan GCN) \| Utter Scrap
Tortured Artist Series
Decorative Goo \| Master's Instrument \| Manual Honer \| Implement of Toil \| Heavy-duty Magnetizer \| Harmonic Synthesizer \| Emperor Whistle \| Director of Destiny
Modern Amenities Series
Sud Generator \| Flame of Tomorrow \| Lightning Bolt (Japan GCN only) \| Impediment Scourge (NTSC and PAL only) \| Family Raft (Japan GCN only) \| Dimensional Slicer (NTSC only) \| Time Capsule \| Lip Service (NTSC and PAL only) \| Mirrored Stage \| Behemoth Jaw
Frigid Series
Joy Receptacle \| Fleeting Art Form \| Danger Chime \| Spouse Alert \| Innocence Lost \| Essential Furnishing \| Icon of Progress
Hyper-technology Series
Temporal Mechanism \| Mystical Disc \| Vacuum Processor \| Indomitable CPU \| Network Mainbrain \| Space Wave Receiver \| Sulking Antenna \| Nouveau Table
Industrial Set
Omega Flywheel \| Spirit Flogger \| Superstrong Stabilizer \| Repair Juggernaut \| Adamantine Girdle \| Massage Girdle \| Superstick Textile \| Exhausted Superstick \| Furious Adhesive
Husband's Tears Series / Expensive Sentiments Series
Petrified Heart \| Eternal Emerald Eye \| Regal Diamond \| Tear Stone \| Princess Pearl \| Crystal Clover
Space Love Series / Celestial Vibes Series
Unspeakable Wonder \| Essence of Rage \| Essence of Despair \| Essence of True Love \| Essence of Desire \| Pink Menace \| Joyless Jewel \| Frosty Bauble \| Red Gemstar \| Green Gemstar \| Universal Com
Crystallized Emotions Series
Omniscient Sphere \| Crystallized Telepathy \| Love Sphere \| Crystallized Telekinesis \| Mirth Sphere \| Crystallized Clairvoyance
Dream Series
Maternal Sculpture \| Extreme Perspirator \| Rubber Ugly \| Paradoxical Enigma \| Silencer \| Wiggle Noggin \| Coiled Launcher \| Magical Stage (PAL and Japan GCN only) \| Boom Cone (NTSC only) \| Flame Tiller \| Doomsday Apparatus \| Aquatic Mine \| Stupendous Lens (NTSC only) \| Ultimate Spinner (Japan GCN only) \| Air Brake \| Worthless Statue \| Priceless Statue \| Boss Stone \| Luck Wafer \| Talisman of Life \| Strife Monolith \| Chance Totem
Blast from the Past Series
Dream Architect \| Stone of Glory \| Glee Spinner \| Cosmic Archive \| Remembered Old Buddy \| Fond Gyro Block \| Memorable Gyro Block \| Lost Gyro Block \| Favorite Gyro Block \| Treasured Gyro Block
Mystical Energy Series
Proton AA (NTSC and PAL only) \| Durable Energy Cell (NTSC and PAL only) \| Courage Reactor (NTSC and PAL only) \| Fuel Reservoir (NTSC and PAL only) \| Proton X (Japan GCN only) \| Omegatron (Japan GCN only) \| Yell Battery (Japan GCN only) \| Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (Japan GCN only) \| Love and Courage Reactor (Japan GCN only) \| Alternative Reactor (Japan GCN only)
Massive Receptacle Series
Drone Supplies (NTSC) \| Container of Knowledge (PAL only) \| Container of Sea Bounty (PAL only) \| Patience Tester \| Perfect Container (PAL only) \| Endless Repository \| Fruit Guard (NTSC only) \| Survival Container (PAL only) \| Open Architecture (PAL only) \| Permanent Container (PAL only) \| Empty Space Container (PAL only) \| Stringent Container (PAL) \| Open Archive (PAL only) \| Nutrient Silo \| Stringent Container (NTSC) \| Plentiful Tank (PAL only) \| Drone Supplies (PAL)
Survival Series (NTSC only)
Survival Ointment \| Healing Cask
Ancient Ad Series (NTSC & PAL only)
Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in NTSC only) (NTSC and PAL only) \| Optical Illustration (NTSC only) \| Thirst Activator (NTSC only) \| Yellow Taste Tyrant \| Salivatrix \| Flavor Gate \| Alien Billboard (in this series in NTSC and PAL only) \| Activity Arouser (in this series in NTSC only) (NTSC and PAL only)
Mystery Disc Series (Japan GCN only)
Estimated Object GF \| Coiny The Refined \| Milky Team \| Milk Lid \| Good Old Memories \| Paper Slider \| Understood Person Symbol \| Flying Saucer \| Universally Best Art \| Inviting...Thing \| Idea Assistant \| Seat of Enlightenment \| Milky Cradle \| Anywhere Floater
Odd Logo Series
Hypnotic Platter (NTSC and PAL only) \| Massive Lid (NTSC only) \| Pondering Emblem (NTSC and PAL only) \| Happiness Emblem (NTSC and PAL only) \| Abstract Masterpiece (in this series in PAL only) (NTSC and PAL only) \| Activity Arouser (in this series in PAL only) (NTSC and PAL only) \| Quenching Emblem \| Drought Ender \| Alien Billboard (in this series in Japan GCN only) \| Creative Inspiration (NTSC only)
Explorer's Friend Series
Spherical Atlas \| Geographic Projection \| Prototype Detector \| Five-man Napsack \| Brute Knuckles \| Repugnant Appendage \| Stellar Orb \| Forged Courage \| Dream Material \| Justice Alloy \| Amplified Amplifier \| Professional Noisemaker \| The Key
Titan Dweevil Series
Shock Therapist \| Flare Cannon \| Comedy Bomb \| Monster Pump \| King of Bugs