Pikmin 2 Walkthrough

Pikmin 2 Walkthrough
By Jacky Swallia
MightyHamsterX@aol.com
Copyright 2004
Table of Contents
1.   Introduction & Version History
2.   Credits, Legal Stuff & Thanks
3.   How to Use This Guide
4.   Basic Game Controls
5.   The Characters
6.   The Pikmin Story
7.   Back to Planet Pikmin (Days 1 and 2)
8.   Getting All the Pikmin
9.   Cleaning up the Valley of Repose
10.  Cleaning up the Awakening Wood
11.  Repaying the Debt
12.  Cleaning up the Perplexing Pool
13.  Taking on the Wistful Wild
14.  Piklopedia
15.  Conclusion
-----1. Introduction & Version History-----*
Welcome to my guide for Pikmin 2.  This guide is *only* for the one player
story mode, not the challenge or multi-player modes.  I am writing this guide
on my second round of playing so I have learned a thing or two and I am eager
to pass this knowledge on to you.
If you have any suggestions, corrections, comments or even compliments
please feel free to e-mail me.  Please include (Pikmin 2) in the subject,
though or I will be likely to delete it as I get a fair amount of junk e-mail.
I do respond to my real e-mail pretty quickly so if you offer me anything new,
I will credit you in the next update of this guide.  Thanks and enjoy!
Version 0.30 (9/18/04) Complete through first three caves and first three areas
open.  Some Piklopedia complete.  Look for updates daily.
Version 0.40 (9/19/04) Complete through Getting All the Pikmin and started
Cleaning up the Valley of Repose.  More Piklopedia completed.  More to come
daily!
Version 0.41 (9/21/04) Fixed some errors in the Hole of Beasts & spelling
mistakes.  Almost complete with Cleaning up the Valley of Repose.
Version 0.42 (9/22/04) Finished Cleaning Up the Valley of Repose.
Version 0.51 (9/23/04) Finished through Repaying the Debt & started Cleaning up
the Perplexing Pool.
Version 0.80 (9/24/04) Finished through Cleaning up the Perplexing Pool.
Version 0.90 (9/27/04) Almost finished with Wistful Wild.  Decided to do boss
strategy early due to requests.  Entire guide should be completed this week!
Version 1.0 (9/28/04) Story mode walkthrough 100% complete!  Every part, every
boss, it is all done.  Piklopedia almost complete but a few are missing.  No
plans for major changes any time soon, so enjoy!
Version 1.1 (10/1/04) Added some alternate strategies and fixed some items
names.
Version 1.2 (10/7/04) Added some more alternate strategies.
Version 1.25 (10/10/04) Corrected Fiery Bulbax strategy.
Version 1.30 (11/6/04) Made some minor corrections.
-----2. Credits, Legal Stuff & Thanks-----*
Pikmin 2 and everything related to it copyrighted by Nintendo.  I am not
associated with Nintendo in any way (although I wish I could be if any job
scouts are reading).
This guide is copyrighted by Jacky Swallia and is protected by
International Copyright Law.  It is the result of almost 100 hours of game play
and tears and it is intended for personal use only and is not to be sold or
published without my permission.  The most recent version will always be on
gamefaqs.com but others are welcome to post it as well as long as it is *not*
altered in any way.  If you would like me to provide your site with updates to
the guide, please e-mail me and let me know.
Thanks to...
Yoshi54377 for helping out with some of the items real names.
nintendoguy for an alternate strategy on the Raging Bloyster.
your_ass84 for reminding me of some monster strategies I left out.
Pikmin Dude for correcting some strategies.
AnnoAD1602d for spelling corrections.
Big.Mo2 for corrections on splitting
All that being said...let us move on.
-----3. How to Use This Guide-----*
Pikmin 2 is not a game that has just one solution.  I am providing *my*
solution here but do not think that for a moment it is the only way.  You can
follow my path (and you are more than welcome to) and still get different
results.  It is a pretty cool game, in that way.
Most people will look for a Pikmin 2 guide to figure out how to get a
certain treasure or how to defeat a certain boss.  Instead of reading the
entire guide and boring yourself (or possibly spoiling a certain part you have
not been to yet) use the control+f function to find certain words in the guide.
This will help you get to what you are looking for much faster.
-----4. Basic Game Controls-----*
If you are playing Pikmin 2 I am assuming you have played the original
Pikmin.  If so, the controls are basically the same.  If you are new to Pikmin,
the controls are pretty easy to learn and master.
Start    -    Pauses the game and shows you a map.  You can also access your
inventory and other things later in the game here.
Control  -    Moves your character around the field.
Stick
Control  -    Allows you to select different Pikmin to throw and also allows
Pad           you to spray berry juices.
C-Stick  -    Moves your Pikmin around you and lets you assign them faster.
Y Button -    Switches leaders.
X Button -    Separates your leaders and Pikmin into groups.
B Button -    Calls your Pikmin to your side.
A Button -    Throws your Pikmin to attack or carry goods.
L Button -    Moves the camera angle behind you.
R Button -    Zooms the camera in and out (use mid view for most of the game)
Z Button -    Switches from third person to overhead view (third person is
what you should play in for most of the game)
*A note on carrying goods*
When you launch a Pikmin onto a treasure or monster to carry, a fraction
will appear.  The top number is the amount of Pikmin required to carry the
item.  The bottom number is the number of Pikmin currently carrying the item.
You can add more than the required number of Pikmin (usually up to double the
amount) and they will carry it faster.  You will only really see a noticeable
difference on small items, though.  Also, if you want to know what Onion the
Pikmin are taking pellets to, check the color of the numbers.  If the numbers
are white, the item is going back to the Pod.
-----5. The Characters-----*
Captain Olimar - Fresh off his first journey from Planet Pikmin, Olimar finds
that he must leave his family again to help save Hocotate Freight.
Louie - Olimar's new sidekick may have ridden the short bus to school.
However, he is useful and I like his train whistle.
The President of Hocotate Freight - I know this guy has a name but I will be
darned if I can figure it out.  He is a little stressed over the 10,000 Poko
debt but he does come in handy later in the game.
Red Pikmin - The first friends you find.  Red Pikmin are great fighters and
they are immune to fire.  In my opinion, these are the best Pikmin for most of
the jobs you will be doing.
Yellow Pikmin - The lightest Pikmin so you can throw them higher than the
others.  Yellows are also immune to electricity.
Blue Pikmin - These Pikmin have gills that allow them to breathe and not die in
water.
White Pikmin - This is a new breed of Pikmin.  They are not bred in Onions.
You can *only* get these by throwing other Pikmin into White Candypop Buds in
caves.  So whenever you see a white flower, use it!  White Pikmin have large
red eyes and these allow them to see things underground and dig them up.  White
Pikmin are also immune to poison.
Purple Pikmin - This is also a new breed of Pikmin that can also only be found
by throwing other Pikmin into Violet Candypop Buds in caves.  Purple Pikmin are
10 times stronger than other Pikmin so they can carry very heavy things.  They
also shake the ground when you throw them and are decent fighters.
*Important note about Purple Pikmin*
I did not find this out until it was too late.  At the end of the game
there is an item that has a weight of 1000 and requires 100 Purple Pikmin.  I
did not have 100 and when you go back to caves the Candypop Buds are sometimes
not there so I was stuck.  The moral of this story is whenever you see Violet
Candypops, harvest Purple Pikmin!
-----6. The Pikmin Story-----*
In the original Pikmin Olimar crash landed on Planet Pikmin.  Here he met
the creatures that resembled Pikpik carrots from his home planet so he called
them Pikmin.  The Pikmin helped him recover parts for his spaceship and
eventually return home and to his family on Planet Hocotate.
Upon his return, though, Olimar is greeted by the frantic President of
Hocotate Freight.  While Olimar was gone, a new employee named Louie was on a
mission with a load of Golden Pikpik carrots when he met with a giant space
bunny and his entire load was destroyed!  Hocotate Freight is 10,100 Pokos in
debt!  Suddenly a souvenir pops out of Olimars ship.  It is a bottle cap he
brought home for his son, but they soon discover it is worth 100 Pokos alone!
Needless to say, Olimar must return to Planet Pikmin to salvage more
treasure and same Hocotate Freight.  But now he has a new sidekick with
him...Louie!
-----7. Back to Planet Pikmin-----*
Days 1 and 2 will be the same no matter what so I will outline them here.
After that, you have a little more freedom as to where you want to go and
explore.  Pikmin are precious at this point so if you do not want to lose many,
especially this early in the game, here is a tip from your_ass84:
“If you’re particularly worried about losing Pikmin; remember, you can
attack most of the monsters in the game with Olimar/President/Louis this
technique works best against Dweevles, Dwarf Bulborbs, and other small
animals. You can attack larger animals like the Blowhogs as well as the
Cannon Beetles but it will take longer and Olimar/President/Louis might take
more damage.”
- Day 1 -
Valley of Repose
Treasure - Courage Reactor (Duracel D Battery)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 20
280 Pokos
Your adventure begins with separation from Louie.  Nothing you can do
about that yet so look over and you will see a small group of red Pikmin in
battle.  Call them.  They remember you!  Throw them on the enemy to defeat it.
Your Pod then says communication with Louie has been reconnected.  Switch
to him.  The Pod tells him that he can use Start so contact him and see the
map.  Walk Louie up a ways and he will come across the red onion and a seed
pops out.  Pluck it and then harvest the red pellets and the new red Pikmin.
Once you have got them all walk a little more and you will come across a
battery, but there is nothing you can do about it yet so keep walking to the
bag and throw your Pikmin on it.
Switch to Olimar and throw his Pikmin on the bag and it will collapse and
you will be reunited with Louie.  Carry the monster to the red onion and pluck
those Pikmin.  You now have enough to dig up and carry the battery back to the
ship.
Your first day ends here but do not worry, you have all the time you need
this time around.
- Day 2 -
Valley of Repose
Treasure - Utter Scrap (Crunched Soda Can)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 35
170 Pokos
The Pod tells you to call your red Pikmin...so do that.  Use them to
harvest some red pellets and pluck the new Pikmin.  Head up to the other bag
and throw your Pikmin on it to deflate it.  There are a few monsters, but they
are easy to defeat.  Pass them for now and you will come to the crunched can.
Carry it back to the ship and then go back for the monsters and harvest the
Pikmin they make.  Take your Pikmin back to where you were and you will come
across a white wall.  Destroy it and you will come to your first cave.
*Notes About Caves*
Caves are where you are going to find most of your treasure.  They are
fun, but they are also hard.  Each cave is different, map wise.  If you leave a
cave and come back it will have a slightly different layout.  This makes it
difficult to write a guide for caves, but I will do my best.
Probably the most useful information I can give you about caves is this:
When you go down levels, you DON NOT have to have your Pikmin with you!  If you
are just trying to get past a certain level quick and you do not want to put
them in danger, leave them in a safe spot and run Olimar or Louie to the hole
and delve deeper.  Your Pikmin will automatically follow you.
Also, time stops when you enter a cave so you can enter a cave at almost
sundown and not have to run out.
Emergence Cave
Sublevel 1
Treasure - Citrus Lump (Squished Orange)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 15
180 Pokos
Treasure - Quenching Emblem (7-Up Bottle Cap)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 4
100 Pokos
The squished orange should be right in front of you.  Bring it back to the
Pod.  Defeat the enemies and take them back to the Pod too.  The Pod tells you
beasts will not be worth much, but take them anyway.  Every little bit helps.
Go back to the area with the enemies and you will find the bottle cap.  Take it
back also.  Head back and you will come to another hole and it will take you to
the next level.
Sublevel 2
Treasure - Spherical Atlas (Northern Hemisphere of Globe)
Requirement - Purple Pikmin
Weight - 101
200 Pokos
You will fight some more small enemies and then you will come to what
looks like half a globe.  Throw a Pikmin on it and you will see that it has a
weight of 101!  You can only have 100 Pikmin at a time, so how are you going to
do this?  Purple Pikmin!  Go a little further and you will come to purple
Candypop Buds.  Throw in 10 reds and you will be rewarded with 10 purples.
Throw these and any extra reds you have on the half globe and you will be
rewarded with the Spherical Atlas!  The Pod tries to decipher the map but is
only able to read part and it opens up a new section for you to explore!
Walk around a little further and you will come to an escape geyser.  This
lets you exit the cave with your Pikmin and all your treasure.  The Pod makes
you end the day again, but it reminds you that you have plenty of time.
* After this you are basically free to explore on your own.  You do not have to
follow my path.  I will offer suggestions for the long journey but remember
that there are several ways to solve this game.
* On Day 3 the new area that opens up is Awakening Wood.  You should go there
because there is not much else you can do in the Valley of Repose until you get
blue Pikmin.
* In this next section I am going to walkthrough getting the rest of the Pikmin
colors.  Once you have done that, you will truly be free.
-----8. Getting All the Pikmin-----*
- Day 3 -
Awakening Wood
Treasure - Pilgrim Bulb (Onion Bulb)
Requirement - White
Weight - 10
55 Pokos
Treasure - Chance Totem (Die)
Requirement - White
Weight - 15
100 Pokos
Treasure - Geographic Projection (Southern Hemisphere of Globe)
Requirement - Purple
Weight - 101
200 Pokos
Pikmin is like a puzzle.  There are things you have to do first before you
can really get down to business.  Your first stop in Awakening Wood is the
strawberry.  Not far from the landing site are a few small enemies.  Kill them
and then sneak up on the big one.  Once he is gone, head to the ledge and throw
red Pikmin up to the strawberry and have them haul it and the monsters back to
the ship.
On another exit from the landing site you will come across a couple of
flowers with berries on them.  Send your Pikmin up the plants to knock the
berries down.  Take 10 of these back to the ship and the Pod will make a dose
of Ultra-Spicy spray, which will make your Pikmin super strong for a short
time.  Pretty useful.
Down that same path you will come across the Hole of Beasts.
Hole of Beasts
Sublevel 1
Treasure - Stone of Glory (Control Pad)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 5
100 Pokos
The first level in this cave is pretty easy.  Defeat some sheargrubs, haul
them back to the ship and grab the control pad.  Find another hole to go to the
next level.
Sublevel 2
The only thing of note on this level are 2 Violet Candypop Buds and some
nectar eggs.  Transform some of your reds into purples and then break into the
nectar eggs to make them flowers.  Find another hole and delve even deeper.
Sublevel 3
Treasure - Cosmic Archive (Floppy Disk)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 15
230 Pokos
Treasure - Strife Monolith (Mah Jong Tile)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 12
150 Pokos
Separate your Pikmin when you land on this level.  There is a lot of fire
and you don't want to toast your new purple Pikmin.  Swarm the fire geysers
with reds to destroy them.  The floppy disk with Nintendo on it should be in
plain view but the Mah-Jong tile is probably hidden in a little hole in the
wall.  Haul them back to the ship and head to the next level.
Sublevel 4
Treasure - Dream Architect (Old School Handheld)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 20
280 Pokos
Treasure - Luck Wafer (Ace of Spades Card)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 1
140 Pokos
Separate your Pikmin again.  Swarm your red Pikmin around the fire geysers
to destroy them.  You meet some small monsters here and a Red Bulborb, so be
careful.  Once you defeat them, haul them back and go treasure hunting.  You'll
find the old-school handheld game in the open and in a corner you'll find the
Ace of Clubs card.  There will also be another violet Candypop in a corner so
get some more purples.  Pluck them and head onto the final level.
Sublevel 5
Treasure - Prototype Detector (Love Tester)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 35
200 Pokos
Separate your Pikmin again and take control of the reds.  You meet your
first real boss here.  She is the Empress Bulbax and yes, she is nasty (just
wait until later in the game when she...breeds).  Anyway, find her face and
toss a few Pikmin on her to get her attention.  Call them back when she wakes
up and head to the side.  The strategy here is to toss Pikmin on her face and
call them back before she shakes them off.  After she shakes she will roll back
and forth twice and if you don't call your Pikmin fast enough, they'll be
squished.  She's not too hard to beat as long as you call your Pikmin back in
time because she doesn't have any other offense other than the rolling.
After she is defeated, she leaves her head and the prototype detector for
the taking.  The Pod integrates it into your system and you have a new sensor
at the bottom of the screen.  When the needle goes up, you are close to
treasure.  When it is completely gray, there is no more treasure in the area.
Find the escape geyser and head back to the surface.
When you land it should be about mid-day.  Take the rest of your purples
out and head down the same path you took to the Hole of Beasts.  There is
another bag to deflate and it requires 200 Pikmin.  Throw your purples on it
and watch it flatten.
You have a couple of choices here.  There is another cave nearby and you
have time to do it.  But do you have the army to do it?  I usually don't so I
take the rest of the day to harvest some more reds using the pellet posies and
the sheargrubs.  If you do want to take on the cave, skip ahead.
- Day 4 -
Awakening Wood
I start day 4 by harvesting the nearby pellet posies and sheargrubs.  Head
down the path towards the Hole of Beasts and over the bad you defeated with 200
Pikmin.  You'll come to a new cave and a new challenge.
White Flower Garden
Sublevel 1
Treasure - Alien Billboard (Shoe Polish)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 15
80 Pokos
The first level only has sheargrubs for enemies.  Dispatch them easily and
you will come to a can of shoe polish.  Haul it back and you're done on this
level.  Notice your new counter go to gray?  Find the next hole and dive in,
Sublevel 2
Treasure - Drought Ender (Dr. Pepper Bottle Cap)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 4
100 Pokos
Treasure - Petrified Heart (Plastic Jewelry Heart)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 5
100 Pokos
This sublevel brings a new enemy in the Firey Blowhog.  They are pretty
much harmless to your reds so you can take them out or avoid them.  Either way,
you will come across two treasures in this level: the Dr. Pepper cap and a
plastic heart you would find in cheap kid's jewelry.  They're light and easy to
get back so once you've got them head to the next hole and the next level.
Sublevel 3
Treasure - Superstick Textile (Masking Tape)
Requirement - White
Weight - 30
80 Pokos
You've finally arrived at the White Flower Garden.  In the center of this
level are three White Candypop Buds.  Throw some reds in and pluck the new
white Pikmin!  They're funny looking, but incredibly useful.  Once you've got
them walk around and you'll notice your treasure meter going but no treasure in
sight.  Walk around until it gets into the blue section and your white Pikmin
will start to dig.  Their red eyes allow them to see things completely buried
underground.  They unearth a roll of masking tape.  Take it back to the Pod and
head to the hole to the next level.
Sublevel 4
Treasure - Toxic Toadstool (Mushroom)
Requirement - White
Weight - 5
30 Pokos
Treasure - Survival Ointment (Chap Stick)
Requirement - White
Weight - 6
90 Pokos
When you land on this level you will see several clouds of purple gas.
This gas is poisonous to all except white Pikmin.  Separate your Pikmin and
take control of the white ones.  Destroy the gas pipes to make it safe for the
rest of your Pikmin to travel.  Behind one of the gas pipes is a large mushroom
and yes, it is treasure so dig it up and take it to the Pod.
Destroy another pipe to get to the next area and you'll see a tall column
with Chap Stick on it.  Walk the winding path and throw your Pikmin to the Chap
Stick.  Once it's back in the Pod, find the hole to the next level.
Sublevel 5
Treasure - Five-Man Knapsack (Glove)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 15
100 Pokos
Separate your Pikmin and take only the reds into the final battle of this
cave.  Meet the Burrowing Snagret.  He looks bad and he is if you don't know
how to handle him.  Before you fight him, just be aware that some of your
Pikmin are bound to get munched.  You can keep it to a minimum, though and
here's how.  As soon as he emerges throw Pikmin on his head and face only.
This causes maximum damage and he's less likely to peck when he's got Pikmin on
his face.  A few rounds of this and he's toast.
(An alternate strategy is to take a couple whites and *let* him munch
them.  They're poison, so they will kill him)
He heaves his head and a glove, which the Pod uses to patch a sleeping
bag, giving you the ability to take a nap and rest now.  Find an escape geyser
and head out of this cave.
It's still early enough to get quite a bit done.  Take Louie and some
white Pikmin and head back towards the path to the White Flower Garden.  You
will come to a wall with purple smoke around it.  Send your white Pikmin to
destroy it and it opens a new path.  On the upper part of this path is a die.
Take it back to the ship.
While the white Pikmin are working on this have Olimar and some red and
white Pikmin head to the flower pot near the landing site.  Throw the Pikmin on
the low pot and climb up.  Throw them onto the higher pot and the white Pikmin
will start to dig.  The reds will join in and you will have a new onion to take
back to the Pod.
You may be running out of time at this point but if you're like me you
like to squeeze every minute out of each day.  Take the white, red and purple
Pikmin to the left on the path to the Hole of Beasts and you'll find another
poison wall.  Destroy it and avoid the eye-flower monster.  You should have
just enough time to build the bridge and grab the other half of the globe.
Take this back to the Pod and it opens up another area to you.
Perplexing Pool
- Day 5 -
Treasure - Gherkin Gate (Pickle Jar Lid)
Requirement - Yellow
Weight - 15
100 Pokos
Treasure - Impediment Scourge (Bottle Opener)
Requirement - Yellow
Weight - 10
50 Pokos
You would think that by the name of this place and the water that we would
be here for blue Pikmin.  Actually, we are here for yellows and that is the
first priority.
Take out your whites and a bunch of red Pikmin.  Leave the landing site
and head left (stay out of the water).  You will come to a ledge with two
square platforms.  The trick to this is to throw all your Pikmin except one
onto the high ledge.  Walk onto one of the squares and throw your remaining
Pikmin onto the other square.  You will rise to the high ledge.  Do not worry
about the one left behind.  You will be back for him later.
Separate once you are rejoined with your Pikmin.  Take the reds only and
head into the den of a sleeping Fiery Bulbax.  Toss, not swarm, Pikmin onto his
back and he will be dead.  Remember, he is fiery so he cannot hurt your reds.
Here is an alternate strategy from your_ass84:
“When fighting a Fiery Bulblax, if you’re out of red Pikmin you can lure
them into water to stop the flame, once there attack as you normally would
to kill him. If there is no water around, you can turn him to stone with the
purple spray (NOTE: even if you spray him he will still be fiery on land) and
attack him with any color Pikmin.”
Do not take him back, though.  Save him for the yellows.  Have the white
Pikmin break the poison wall and have the reds build the bridge nearby.  Once
the poison wall is down, you will find the yellows there.
Set your new yellows to work harvesting the pellets and the Bulbax (he
cannot hurt them now).  Once you've got about 15 to 20, head to the layered
walls to the right of the landing site.  Throw 15 on the ledge and walk
yourself around the maze until you reunite with them.  Keep throwing them up
the ledge until you get to the pickle jar lid.  Take it back to the Pod.
In front of the landing site near a bridge there is a stump with a bottle
opener.  It is too high for others but yellows can reach it with ease.  Toss 10
up there and take it back to the Pod.
To the left of the landing site is a path towards the first cave in this
area.  Take some yellow, white and a bunch of reds into the Citadel of Spiders.
Citadel of Spiders
Sublevel 1
Treasure - Love Nugget (Tomato)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 20
40 Pokos
Separate your Pikmin and take the reds into battle.  Destroy the
sheargrubs and leaf bugs and hidden in a corner you will find the tomato.  Take
it back to the Pod and the find the hole to the next level.
Sublevel 2
Treasure - Creative Inspiration (RC Cola Bottle Cap)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 4
100 Pokos
Treasure - Lip Service (Lipstick)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 7
50 Pokos
Paradoxical Enigma (Rubber Ducky Head)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 4
80 Pokos
Separate again and have the reds destroy the fire geysers and the enemies.
Inside one of the yellow frogs is the RC Cola bottle cap.  The spiders can be
tricky because they shoot fire when they are almost dead so watch out.  The
spiders will also try to carry away dead enemies also (even if your Pikmin are
already on it), so be careful of that too.  Partially buried in the sand is the
rubber ducky head.  You do not need whites to dig it out because it is only
partly buried.  Last but not least is the lipstick tube.  Break the white wall
and head to the next level.
Sublevel 3
Treasure - Patience Tester (Water Chestnut Can)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 20
130 Pokos
Treasure - Memorial Shell (Half Oyster Shell)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 10
100 Pokos
Have your squad destroy the nearby wall.  Separate but this time take the
yellows.  If you need some more Pikmin there is a Queen Candypop Bud here.  It
is a white flower but it has spots that change color.  The color represents the
color Pikmin you will get if you toss one in.  Here's the cool thing about
this: you toss in one Pikmin and you get back up to eight!  Very cool, indeed.
There are a lot of electric enemies here.  It's possible to defeat them
with reds.  Possible, but not smart.  Yellows are immune to electricity and it
is better to be safe than sorry.  Once the field is clear, bring in the rest of
the Pikmin to carry off the water chestnut can.  In another area you will
notice your treasure gage going but no treasure.  Use your white Pikmin to dig
up the half oyster shell and carry it back to the Pod.  There should be one
more wall blocking the hole to the next level.  Destroy it and move on.
Sublevel 4
Treasure - King of Sweets (Chocolate Truffle)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 5
15 Pokos
Treasure - Flame of Tomorrow (Match Stick Box)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 10
10 Pokos
Treasure - Time Capsule (Picture Locket)
Requirement - Any
Weight - 7
70 Pokos
Separate and take the reds to destroy more fire geysers.  You meet a new
annoying enemy here.  It is a sort of hermit crab that grabs your Pikmin.  The
best strategy I have is to draw him out as far as possible and swarm him.  I
think you can probably have him munch a white also, but this theory is untested.
There should be some pipes and inside them is the matchbook with one
match.  Take it back to the Pod.  In another area in this level you will meet
another crab.  Kill him and he rewards you with a chocolate truffle.  Nearby
should also be the picture locket, which completes the treasure on this level.
Find the hole and go to the next level.
Sublevel 5
Treasure - Regal Diamond (Fake Diamond)
Requirement - White
Weight - 5
100 Pokos
Meet Beady Long Legs.  He is supposed to be a spider, even though he only
has 4 legs.  Take the reds into battle.  Beady has a pattern.  He stomps 8
times, during which you should avoid him.  Just before he makes his last stomp
head towards him because he will lower his body twice and this is your chance
to throw Pikmin on him.  Call them back before he shakes them off and starts
stomping again and repeat until he is dead.  He leaves behind a key and when
you take it to the Pod it unlocks the Challenge Mode!  There is still more
treasure, though.  Find a ledge and watch your meter.  There is treasure on it
and you need the whites to dig it up.  It appears to be a fake diamond but take
it to the Pod anyway.
Find the escape geyser and get out of this cave.  It is probably close to
the end of the day.  If you have any time, harvest some more Pikmin and then
get ready to go after the blues tomorrow!
Awakening Wood
- Day 6 -
Treasure - Decorative Goo (Mario Paint Tube)
Requirement - Blue
Weight - 10
80 Pokos
It is back to Awakening Wood for the blue Pikmin.  Take a bunch of yellows
down the same path towards the White Flower Garden Cave.  Throw them up on the
ledge and walk around through the water and up the ramp yourself.  Dispatch of
the monster and then have the yellows start on the fence.
It can take a while to destroy the fence so you might want to harvest some
Pikmin while you are waiting.  When they are done, Head inside and meet the
water-loving blue Pikmin!
Harvest the pellets around the blue Onion but do not bother chasing the
fish.  Near the edge of the water is a tube of Mario Paint paint.  Take it back
to the Pod.
Near the landing site is a gate in water.  Take the blues there and have
them hack away at the crack underwater.  The water will drain leaving the area
dry enough for Pikmin to break the wall down.  Go down this new path and you
will come to another electric fence on a stump.  Take some yellows and break
this down.  You now have access to the Bulbax Kingdom.  As the name suggests,
there are tons of Bulbax down here so you need some fighters.  You also need
electric