Abduction Den

Abduction Den
Sublevels	1	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	30	Ultra-spicy sprays	2
Yellow Pikmin	30
Blue Pikmin	0
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones.

Abduction Den is the twenty-fourth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. There are quite a few enemies that take Pikmin and leaders in their grasp, hence the name.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Snow
• Music: Snow 2
• Time: 180 (360 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 30 (flower)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 30 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Combustion Berry × 1
  •  Mirth Sphere × 3 (inside Bumbling Snitchbugs)
  •  Omniscient Sphere × 6 (4 inside Careening Dirigibugs, 2 inside Fiery Dweevils)
  •  Paradoxical Enigma × 1 (partially buried)
  •  Rubber Ugly × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Greater Spotted Jellyfloat)
  •  Unknown Merit × 1 (inside Swooping Snitchbug)
• Enemies:
  •  Bumbling Snitchbug × 3
  •  Careening Dirigibug × 4
  •  Fiery Dweevil × 2
  •  Greater Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
  •  Swooping Snitchbug × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Fire geyser × 3
• Vegetation:
  •  Common Glowcap × 7
• Others:
  • None

It would be wise to lure the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat away from the rest to get the key it holds. If one is here for the pink flowers, then nothing else should be done. If a high score is wanted, taking out the Careening Dirigibugs with an ultra-bitter spray is advisable.

One strategy is as follows: The player should take both leaders with no Pikmin, and go over to the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat. One leader should be angled so that the Jellyfloat sucks him up into its body; the other leader should then petrify the creature with the ultra-bitter spray. Then, using the leader that is inside the Jellyfloat, the player should rapidly press the same buttons they would use if they were taken by a Swooping Snitchbug. The Jellyfloat will break, the leader will escape, and the key will clatter onto the floor. After taking the key, one can collect any other treasures at will, and finally escape.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_09suikomi
"Main" object maximum (?)			14
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_MAT_hit34_sak2_uzu1_snow.txt
Lighting file (?)			tutorial_1_light.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with large trunk	Room with 4 exits	Room with spiraling trunk

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Greater Spotted Jellyfloat	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Careening Dirigibug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Bumbling Snitchbug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 3
4	Fiery Dweevil	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 4
5	Fiery Dweevil	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 5
6	Bumbling Snitchbug	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 6
7	Careening Dirigibug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 7
8	Swooping Snitchbug	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Unknown Merit	Carried inside entry with ID 8
9	Fire geyser	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
10	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Common Glowcap	7	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
12	Rubber Ugly	1	None	Treasure spots
13	Paradoxical Enigma	1	None	Treasure spots
14	Combustion Berry	1	None	Treasure spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	さらいの洞窟?	Kidnapper's Cave
French (NoA)	Antre du rapt	Abduction den
Spanish (NoA)	Antro de la Abducción	Abduction Hole

See also

• Bumbling Snitchbug
• Cave of Pain