Forever Stuck on Level 42

And why I am terrible at planting flowers.

Screenshot of Pikmin Bloom mobile game.

Since late last fall, I have been playing this cute little step-tracking game called Pikmin Bloom. It is very similar to its older cousin, Pokémon GO since both mobile games were developed by Niantic.

Before I get started, I'm not going to explain how this game works, so if you're interested in learning more, I'll leave a…