Talisman of Life

The Talisman of Life is a treasure in Pikmin 2 that is actually a case of Hanafuda playing cards. It is found on the 10th floor of the Dream Den, where it is held by a Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat. It is the 144th treasure on the List of Pikmin 2 treasures in the NTSC version and the 142th in the PAL version.

Captain Olimar's Journal
"Explorers strive, but fate decides. You can prepare and practice for an expedition, but there's only so much a person can do... Sometimes you have to put your life in fate's hands. I've come to understand this intergalactic truth while I've traveled to the fartheset reaches of the universe. Fate and I are pretty close."

Sales Pitch
"At the end of a long life, some beings wish to leave the world and stroll in a field of flowers. Does this desire ever come to fruition? I do not know... but this beautiful deck of luck wafers makes me wonder. Even we machines ponder the great power-down at the end of the trail."

Trivia

 * This treasure may be a reference to the begining of Nintendo as a business, the company's first products were Hanafuda playing cards.