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== Format ==
 
== Format ==
The save data is split into several blocks that start with 4-byte magic words. The blocks are ordered in the same order they are presented in this article.
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The save data is split into several blocks that start with 4-byte magic words.
  
 
=== SAVE ===
 
=== SAVE ===
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=== PBUF ===
 
=== PBUF ===
Which log entries the player has unlocked, and which they have read.
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! colspan="2" | Offset || rowspan="2" | Length || rowspan="2" | Field || rowspan="2" | Notes
 
! colspan="2" | Offset || rowspan="2" | Length || rowspan="2" | Field || rowspan="2" | Notes
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| <code>0x002C</code> || <code>0x0000</code> || 4 bytes || Block magic word || Always <code>PBUF</code>.
 
| <code>0x002C</code> || <code>0x0000</code> || 4 bytes || Block magic word || Always <code>PBUF</code>.
 
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| <code>0x0030</code> || <code>0x0004</code> || 4 bytes || Unknown || Messing with it can make the save file be recognized as empty in the title screen.
 
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| <code>0x0034</code> || <code>0x0008</code> || 36 bytes || Unlocked entries bitfield || The first 11 bits correspond to the Pikmin Logs category (blue pellet, red pellet, rock pellet, winged pellet, yellow pellet, Onion, Red Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, Rock Pikmin, Winged Pikmin). After that come the enemies, normal treasures, and amiibo treasures, but their order is all over the place.
 
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| <code>0x0058</code> || <code>0x002C</code> || 4 bytes || Read "Pikmin Logs" entries bitfield ||
 
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| <code>0x005C</code> || <code>0x0030</code> || 36 bytes || Read entries from the other categories bitfield ||
 
 
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| <code>0x0CE0</code> || <code>0x0000</code> || 4 bytes || Block magic word || Always <code>DATE</code>.
 
| <code>0x0CE0</code> || <code>0x0000</code> || 4 bytes || Block magic word || Always <code>DATE</code>.
 
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| <code>0x0CE4</code> || <code>0x0004</code> || 4 bytes || {{unknown|Unknown}} ||  
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| <code>0x0CE4</code> || <code>0x0004</code> || 8 bytes || {{unknown|Unknown}} ||  
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| <code>0x0CE8</code> || <code>0x0008</code> || 4 bytes || Year || Human format. For instance, 2019 has the actual value "2019".
 
 
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| <code>0x0CEC</code> || <code>0x000C</code> || 1 byte || Month || 1 to 12.
 
| <code>0x0CEC</code> || <code>0x000C</code> || 1 byte || Month || 1 to 12.

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