Beastly Caverns

Alph and his Pikmin explore an underground segment of the level.

Beastly Caverns is a Mission Mode stage in Pikmin 3. It consists of a central above-ground segment, surrounded by a cave system where the camera takes a unique side-angle view. It is playable in the Collect Treasure! and Battle Enemies! modes. In the original Pikmin 3, it was released as downloadable content on December 2^nd, 2013, while in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, it is part of the base game and can be unlocked in each of the 2 modes by completing the first 10 stages in that mode.

Overview

This stage has two major sections: there is a square-shaped area at surface level at the center of the stage, surrounded by a long underground corridor all around it, divided into 4 segments. The long corridor has a resemblance to burrows, and sometimes has split upper and lower sections. Two lakes can be found, one on the surface and one underground.

Key sections

Uniquely for a Mission Mode stage, this stage contains multiple segments.

• A central segment on the surface, with grass terrain and garden beds.
• A southern cave segment with a wide lake.
• A western cave segment with a large open area.
• A northern cave segment with a lower corridor and an upper corridor.
• An eastern cave segment with a large open area that is the site of an Onion in Battle Enemies! mode.

Collect Treasure!

Beastly Caverns Collect Treasure!
Starting Pikmin
10 10 5 5 2 3
Requirements
2000 2500 3000 3500
Time limit	12:00
Music	Mission Mode (stage 12-15)

Layout

Captain Olimar and Alph begin in the center segment of the map, with the SPERO, 10 Red Pikmin sprouts under the Red Onion, and 10 Blue Pikmin sprouts under the Blue Onion; several Pellet Posies surround the area to propagate Pikmin. To the north is a section of land blocked by a reinforced wall, containing a Bulborb and two Dwarf Bulborbs, as well as a Sunseed Berry, Dawn Pustules, a Fire-Breathing Feast, and a dirt mound containing three Bomb Rocks. This section is also accessible through a tunnel to the east, or through a puddle of water in the southwest corner of the outdoor part of the area. To the south, a dirt wall blocks a path containing four Swarming Sheargrubs, a Wayward Moon, and one entrance to the outer tunnel area. In the southeast corner are more Dawn Pustules, another Sunseed Berry, and four more Swarming Sheargrubs. In the northeast is one Dwarf Bulborb, the tunnel to the northwestern section and a 5-Pellet Posy in a flower pot. The northeast corner contains a Sunseed Berry and another entrance to the underground area, blocked off by a reinforced wall.

Taking the southern entrance to the underground tunnel leads to a darker, tunnel-like environment with a fixed camera. The southernmost portion of this is a pool of water containing two Sputtlefish and a pile of 20 nuggets. To the right is a raised platform with another pile of 20 nuggets and a shore to the water pool; both pieces of terrain lead to the eastern segment of the tunnel. To the left is a Fiery Blowhog and a passage to the western segment of the tunnel.

The western segment contains three Dwarf Bulbears and a Spotty Bulbear that has ingested Louie. Above them is a smaller burrowed tunnel containing five Purple Pikmin, three of which carry Bomb Rocks. In the alcoves furthest in the back are three White Candypop Buds, and a pile of 40 nuggets. Heading left will eventually lead to the northern segment of the tunnel.

The northern segment contains a total of seven Male Sheargrubs and a Watery Blowhog, as well another pile of 40 nuggets. Here a ramp can be taken to lead to the upper right platform of the eastern segment of the tunnel, but the lower passage between the northern and eastern segments is blocked by a dirt wall.

The lower terrain of the eastern segment contains a Whiptongue Bulborb and an Armored Cannon Larva, guarding a pile of 40 nuggets and two Blue Candypop Buds. To the right is a geyser to a raised platform which leads to the upper platform in the southern segment, and a grounded passage to the lower shore in the southern segment.

The upper right ledge of the eastern segment contains a passageway to the central outdoor segment; this is the alternate entrance blocked by a reinforced wall. There is also a set of elevator platforms; one of the platforms is only accessible from this ledge. It begins with a Sunseed Berry that has a weight of 15. Removing it will bring down the other platform, revealing five White Pikmin, two of which carry Bomb Rocks.

Objects

Leaders

•  Alph (player 2's starting leader)
•  Olimar (player 1's starting leader)
•  Louie (after being freed)

The order in Pikmin 3 is Olimar, Alph, Louie. The order in Pikmin 3 Deluxe is identical.

Starting Pikmin

Icon	Type	Amount	Location(s)
	Red Pikmin	10	5 flower Pikmin and 5 bud Pikmin standing under the Red Onion.
	Blue Pikmin	10	5 flower Pikmin and 5 bud Pikmin standing under the Blue Onion.
	Purple Pikmin	5	5 leaf Pikmin standing at the end of a tunnel in the west side of the cave.
	White Pikmin	5	5 leaf Pikmin standing on an elevator platform in the east side of the cave.

Treasures and enemies

Icon	Name	Amount	Value	Total value
	Dawn Pustules	40	× 400 (Whole fruit) × 20 (Each part)	× 800
	Sunseed Berry	4	× 50	× 200
	Fire-Breathing Feast	1	× 500	× 500
	Wayward Moon	1	× 1000	× 1000
	Nugget	160 (2 piles of 20, 3 piles of 40)	× 3	× 480
	Enemy	1 ( Armored Cannon Larva) 1 ( Bulborb) 3 ( Dwarf Bulbear) 3 ( Dwarf Bulborb) 1 ( Fiery Blowhog) 7 ( Male Sheargrub) 1 ( Spotty Bulbear) 2 ( Sputtlefish) 8 ( Swarming Sheargrub) 1 ( Watery Blowhog) 1 ( Whiptongue Bulborb)	× 50 (Armored Cannon Larva) × 50 (Bulborb) × 20 (Dwarf Bulbear) × 15 (Dwarf Bulborb) × 30 (Fiery Blowhog) × 5 (Male Sheargrub) × 70 (Spotty Bulbear) × 30 (Sputtlefish) × 5 (Swarming Sheargrub) × 30 (Watery Blowhog) × 50 (Whiptongue Bulborb)	× 520

Obstacles

•  Dirt wall × 2
•  Reinforced wall × 2
•  Tunnel × 1

Tools

•  Elevator platforms × 1 (2 platforms)
•  Geyser × 1

Plants and fungi

•  Candypop Bud (Blue) × 2
•  Candypop Bud (White) × 3
•  Pellet Posy × 10

Battle Enemies!

Beastly Caverns Battle Enemies!
Starting Pikmin
13 10 7 2
Requirements
200 275 350 450
Time limit	6:00
Music	Mission Mode (stages 12-15)

Layout

In this version of the stage, Captain Olimar and Alph begin in opposite ends of the outer tunnel while Louie is lying unconscious in the center of the map, very close to the SPERO. Olimar begins beneath a master Onion used for both Rock and Winged Pikmin; 10 Winged Pikmin sprouts are immediately available, and four Skitter Leaves and two eggs surround the Onion. To the left is a geyser blocked by crystal that leads to the upper left ledge, and a passage to the lower terrain of the southern segment of the tunnel.

The right part of the southern segment has lower terrain gated by a bamboo gate, and higher terrain containing two eggs and a Bomb Rock. The center contains a lake with eight Puckering Blinnows and a Waddlepus, and raised terrain in the back that leads to the outdoors segment. To the left is a passage to the western segment of the tunnel.

The western segment is where Alph begins. He is in a burrow-like tunnel above the main ground, and close to the drop onto the main ground there are five idle Rock Pikmin in the burrow. In an adjacent such burrow there are eight more Rock Pikmin to whistle. Beneath all the burrows there are 16 Phosbats meandering around, and several Common Glowcaps with which to dispatch them. Heading right will lead to the southern segment, and heading left will lead to the northern segment, although the rightmost part of the northern segment is blocked by a dirt wall.

The northern segment of the tunnel contains eight Desiccated Skitter Leaves spaced evenly on the ground. To the right of them are three Rock Pikmin sprouts, however the sprouts are in the crossfire of an Armored Cannon Larva on the raised ramp. Following that ramp left will lead to the rightmost ledge in the eastern segment, which contains another passage to the central outdoor segment.

The outdoor segment now has a completely barricaded center containing Louie, the SPERO for rescuing him, the Blue Onion and seven blue sprouts, two Blue Candypop Buds, several Pellet Posies and three Yellow Spectralids. The northeast corner has a crystal wall, the southeast a bamboo gate, the southwest an immobile cinder block, and the northwest a dirt wall, leading to another Waddlepus in the northeast corner. Two Arachnodes also inhabit the outer path of the outdoor area, both near and facing the two entrances to the tunnel area. Finally, a Bomb Rock is available in the northeastern plant pot, next to the crystal wall.

Objects

Leaders

•  Alph (player 2's starting leader)
•  Olimar (player 1's starting leader)
•  Louie (after being freed)

The order in Pikmin 3 is Olimar, Alph, Louie. The order in Pikmin 3 Deluxe is identical.

Starting Pikmin

Icon	Type	Amount	Location(s)
	Rock Pikmin	13	5 leaf Pikmin standing inside the same tunnel as Alph. 5 leaf Pikmin standing inside a tunnel on the left of Alph. 3 leaf Pikmin buried in the north side of the cave.
	Winged Pikmin	10	10 leaf Pikmin standing under the Master Onion.
	Blue Pikmin	7	7 flower Pikmin buried around the Blue Onion.

Enemies

Icon	Name	Amount	Value	Total value
	Desiccated Skitter Leaf	8	× 5	× 40
	Skitter Leaf	4	× 5	× 20
	Phosbat	16	× 5	× 80
	Yellow Spectralids	3	× 10	× 30
	Puckering Blinnow	8	× 15	× 120
	Arachnode	2	× 25	× 50
	Waddlepus	2	× 30	× 60
	Armored Cannon Larva	1	× 50	× 50

Obstacles

•  Arachnode web × 2
•  Bamboo gate × 2
•  Crystal wall × 1
•  Dirt wall × 2
•  Small crystal × 1

Tools

•  Geyser × 1 (enclosed by a small crystal)

Plants and fungi

•  Candypop Bud (Blue) × 2
•  Pellet Posy × 5

Others

•  Blue Onion × 1
•  Master Onion × 1

World records

In Pikmin 3, these are the world records for the challenge, as obtained from the in-game global rankings feature. The following scores were retrieved on June 20^th, 2016. Since the in-game leaderboards have been compromised, it is impossible to obtain more up-to-date legitimate records from the game, though players may have obtained higher scores since.

• Collect Treasure!
  • Solo:  × 16250
  • Co-op:  × 14240
• Battle Enemies!
  • Solo:  × 2780
  • Co-op:  × 2540

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, these are the world records for the challenge, as obtained from the in-game global rankings feature. The following scores were retrieved on June 27^th, 2022.

• Collect Treasure!
  • Solo:  × 17030
  • Co-op:  × 15530
• Battle Enemies!
  • Solo:  × 3060
  • Co-op:  × 2910

Guide

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Collect Treasure!

First, send the Red Pikmin on the dirt wall, while another leader tasks Blue Pikmin to collect pellets for the Blue Onion. Once the Red Pikmin finish, take both types to enter the southern corridor while leaving a leader in the central section with Blue Pikmin. Go to the western section and whistle the Purple Pikmin with the Bomb Rocks. Meanwhile, have the leader in the central section farm more Blue Pikmin and gather the Dawn Pustules and Sunseed Berry. With the leader in the cave, take out the Spotty Bulbears with the bombs. These Bulbears should be returned to the base to grow more Blue Pikmin. Collect the nuggets and defeat the Watery Blowhog in the northern section. Switch to the leader in the central section to defeat the Bulborbs and collect the Fire-Breathing Feast. As the leader in the cave, continue in the eastern section, defeating enemies and collecting the fruits and gold once they are defeated. In the central section, split up with a newly rescued Louie to sweep through missed treasures.

Battle Enemies!

First, send some Winged Pikmin on the Skitter Leaves and send Olimar to the eastern side of the southern section with the Go Here! function. As Alph, use the Common Glowcaps to take out the Phosbats and use Olimar to lift the bamboo gate with the Winged Pikmin. Send Alph to the southern section to meet up with the other squad while using a Bomb Rock to take out the underwater enemies, and enter the central section. Take out the two Arachnodes in the eastern section while reviving Louie. While Louie deals with the enemies in the central section, have Alph take out enemies in the northern section while Louie takes out remaining underwater enemies in the cave not taken out by the bomb.

Gallery

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  Collect Treasure! icon.

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  Battle Enemies! icon.

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  The surface of the area.

Trivia

• Beastly Caverns and Twilight Hollow Remix are the only stages in Collect Treasure! that have at least one Onion.

Names in other languages

The following article or section needs help from someone who can translate Chinese text.

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピクアリウム? Pikuariumu	Pikarium
Chinese	皮克水槽	Pikmin sink
French	Vivarium primitif	Primitive vivarium
German	Kreaturium	Creaturium
Italian	Grotta origine	Origin Cave
Korean	피쿠아리움 Pikualium	Pikarium
Spanish	Jardín Primigenio	Primitive Garden