Glutton's Kitchen

Glutton's Kitchen
Location	Perplexing Pool
Sublevels	6
Treasures	14
Hazards

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

The Glutton's Kitchen (食神の台所^?, lit.: "Cooking God's Kitchen") is one of the caves in the Perplexing Pool. The final boss of the cave is the Giant Breadbug. In the US version of this cave, there are  × 1190 worth of treasures and  × 1270 worth of treasures in the European version.

The only hazard in this cave is electricity. As such, the only Pikmin that are strictly necessary are Yellow Pikmin. Purple Pikmin are also recommended to deal with the Spotty Bulbear and Armored Cannon Larva, and also to fight the Breadbugs with. As such, your squad might contain 30-50 Purple Pikmin, and the remainder Yellow Pikmin. White Pikmin may be useful for their carrying speed, but not entirely necessary. There is also a Queen Candypop Bud, and because of the large scale of Pikmin numbers, it is not a problem to leave room for those eight.

How to reach

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Location of the cave.

The cave is located beside the seesaw blocks leading up to where Yellow Pikmin are first found. Yellow Pikmin are required in order to destroy the electric gate blocking access to the cave.

Notes

Ship's dialogs

“Interesting! My odor detectors are reacting... A strong scent wafts from that hole!

I am a machine, so rating scents is beyond me, but your faces tell me all I need to know.

You are both drooling... I wish, just once, I could feel what it is like to drool.”

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Toy
• Treasures:
  •  Master's Instrument
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Bulbear × 10
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • None

There are numerous Dwarf Bulbears here. They should be killed with Purple Pikmin. Inside the large wooden box should be another Bulbear. It too should be defeated by throwing Pikmin over the edge, allowing the player to grab the Master's Instrument. Wooden walls of a house can also be seen when  / is held down.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_hit6x6_yakushima_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_2_light.ini
Background (?)			flooring ( wooden floor)
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with wooden box

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Dwarf Bulbear	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Dwarf Bulbear	3	None	"Easy" enemy spots
3	Dwarf Bulbear	3	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Master's Instrument	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Toy Railroad
• Treasures:
  •  Massive Lid (GameCube US) /  Happiness Emblem (Wii US) /  Survival Container (Europe) /  Milk Lid (Japan)
  •  Imperative Cookie
• Enemies:
  •  Breadbug × 3
  •  Cloaking Burrow-nit × 1
  •  Female Sheargrub × 4
  •  Male Sheargrub × 4
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Violet Candypop Bud × 1 (if max Pikmin requirement is met)
• Others:
  • Chiyogami paper × 2

A toy train track surrounds the Research Pod. It is possible to walk around on it, although this serves no purpose for the game's objective. There are Breadbugs on this level that will carry away treasure and defeated enemies into their dens. Cloaking Burrow-nits and Sheargrubs may also hinder the Pikmin from collecting the Massive Lid and Imperative Cookie. A Violet Candypop Bud can also appear here, but only if Purple Pikmin total is less than 20.

Pieces of chiyogami paper are also encountered on the floor. They are interactive, but like the train track, they serve no function other than to add to the scenery.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_large_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_2_light.ini
Background (?)			tatami ( carpet)
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Toy train track room

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Violet Candypop Bud	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
2	Female Sheargrub	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
3	Female Sheargrub	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
4	Male Sheargrub	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Breadbug	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Breadbug	2	None	Plant spots
7	Cloaking Burrow-nit	1	None	Plant spots
8	Chiyogami paper	2	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Massive Lid (GC US)  Happiness Emblem (Wii US)  Survival Container (EU)  Milk Lid (JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
10	Imperative Cookie	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Sublevel 3

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Toy
• Treasures:
  •  Director of Destiny
  •  Harmonic Synthesizer
• Enemies:
  •  Anode Beetle × 10
  •  Breadbug × 2
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Puffy Blowhog × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Electrical wire × 5
• Vegetation:
  •  Golden Candypop Bud × 1
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 or more

A xylophone and a small tambourine are the main decorations on this level and also serve as large obstacles. Lots of electrical wires and Anode Beetles will be in the way, so those should taken care of with Yellow Pikmin; if the player lacks these, they may use this sublevel's Golden Candypop Bud. This type of Candypop cannot be found anywhere else in the game, so maybe it would be a good idea to throw a single Pikmin into it to make the Golden Candypop Bud appear in the Piklopedia.

A Puffy Blowhog also flies around here, and it can be encountered and fought out of bounds. Breadbugs will be stealing treasures and corpses, such as the Harmonic Synthesizer and Director of Destiny, since both lie in the open.

Note that due to the way sublevel generation works, it is possible for Harmonic Synthesizer to not appear, as detailed here and here.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			16
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_small2_small_mid_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_2_light.ini
Background (?)			flooring ( wooden floor)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Large rectangular empty room	Tambourine room	Xylophone room

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Puffy Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Breadbug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Anode Beetle	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Anode Beetle	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Anode Beetle	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Electrical wire	5	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	Director of Destiny	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Harmonic Synthesizer	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Golden Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
10	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
11	Anode Beetle	2	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
10	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends

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

Sublevel 4

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Toy Railroad (alternate)
• Treasures:
  •  Invigorator
  •  Happiness Emblem (GameCube US) /  Massive Lid (Wii US) /  Drone Supplies (Europe) /  Good Old Memories (Japan) (inside Spotty Bulbear in all versions)
  •  White Goodness
• Enemies:
  •  Breadbug × 2
  •  Dwarf Bulbear × 5
  •  Spotty Bulbear × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • None

A few Breadbugs and a Spotty Bulbear with its young are present here. It is possible to petrify both the parent and the young Bulbears with one single bitter spray. Another good strategy is to bring just a few Purple Pikmin and find it before it picks up any Dwarf Bulbears, than petrify it and toss away. Treasures available here are the Happiness Emblem, Invigorator and White Goodness.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			8
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_hit47_hit67_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_2_light.ini
Background (?)			flooring ( wooden floor)
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 3 exits	Room with 4 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Spotty Bulbear	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Happiness Emblem (GC US)  Massive Lid (Wii US)  Drone Supplies (EU)  Good Old Memories (JP)	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Dwarf Bulbear	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
4	Breadbug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
5	White Goodness	1	None	Treasure spots
6	Invigorator	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Sublevel 5

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Toy
• Treasures:
  •  Boom Cone (US) /  Magical Stage (Europe/Japan)
  •  Sulking Antenna
• Enemies:
  •  Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (buried) × 3
  •  Dwarf Bulbear × 10
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Queen Candypop Bud × 1
  •  Violet Candypop Bud × 1
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 or more

Dwarf Bulbears and Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae which burrow out of dirt piles can be found here. Pikmin must be thrown onto their plates/blocks in order to defeat them. The Sulking Antenna and the Boom Cone are found in this level.

Alternatively, the Cannon Beetles can be used to defeat the Dwarf Bulbears and, with skill, other Cannon Beetles by luring them with a leader.

A Violet and a Queen Candypop Bud aid the players forces here. The flowers should fall from above in one of the "dead ends", though note that due to the way the sublevel generation works, the Violet Candypop Bud may fail to appear entirely, as detailed here and here.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			13
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_sara_sara2_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_2_light.ini
Background (?)			tatami ( carpet)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with a dirty plate	Room with colored half-discs

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (buried)	3	None	"Special" enemy spots
2	Dwarf Bulbear	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
4	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Boom Cone (US)  Magical Stage (EU/JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Sulking Antenna	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Queen Candypop Bud	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
9	Violet Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
10	Egg	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
10	Egg	100%	Falls from the sky	Dead ends

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

Sublevel 6

• Theme: Toybox
• Music: Giant Breadbug
• Treasures:
  •  Dream Material (inside Giant Breadbug)
  •  Hideous Victual
  •  Meat of Champions
  •  Sweet Dreamer
• Enemies:
  •  Anode Beetle × 6
  •  Breadbug × 2
  •  Giant Breadbug × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 3 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  •  Electrical wire × 7
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 3

See also: Giant Breadbug strategy.

This sublevel, unlike the others, is always fully illuminated, making the player able to see the whole area. The Giant Breadbug is this cave's boss. Unlike most bosses, it is not accompanied by the usual boss theme, but it has its own music instead. It walks around the level with some small Breadbugs. Once defeated, the player will be able to obtain the Hideous Victual, the Meat of Champions, the Sweet Dreamer and the Dream Material. The latter treasure makes the leaders immune to electrical damage.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_2
"Main" object maximum (?)			12
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_opan_toy.txt
Lighting file (?)			toy_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			flooring ( wooden floor)
Cave units (?)
Giant Breadbug arena

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Giant Breadbug	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Dream Material	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Breadbug	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Egg	3	None	"Easy" enemy spots
4	Anode Beetle	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Anode Beetle	4	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Electrical wire	7	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	Meat of Champions	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Hideous Victual	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Sweet Dreamer	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Chiyogami

Chiyogami paper on the second sublevel.

The second sublevel of this cave features a unique object, exclusive to the cave and sublevel: a piece of chiyogami paper. It is a brown and slightly crumbled piece of paper with an ocean wave pattern. When walked on top of, it rustles. When a Yellow Pikmin is thrown from a piece of chiyogami, it will be thrown much higher and will fall more slowly, in New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (and, by extension, the Nintendo Switch port) exclusively. All Pikmin types will act as if they hit an enemy when thrown. This object is also special in that it is internally designed like an enemy, complete with attributes such as health and weight. However, since it can't actually be fought, such values go unused in actual gameplay.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			chiyogami
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1100
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	40
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.5
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.5
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.1
fp06	速度	Move speed	50
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.2
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	25
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	80
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	20
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	500
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	500
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	200
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	30
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	80
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	50
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	80
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	50
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	90
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	8
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	55
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	40
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	N/A
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	N/A
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	N/A
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	6
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	12
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	17
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	20
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	22
Specific properties
None

Gallery

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  The entrance to the cave.

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  Closeup of the entrance.

Trivia

• The Massive Lid and Happiness Emblem's places are switched between the US GameCube and US Wii versions of the game. This is the only known instance in the entire series where two plot-based collectibles are switched between different versions of the game, within the same region.
• The Glutton's Kitchen is in the same location where the Pilot's Seat in Pikmin was in The Distant Spring.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	食神の台所? Shokujin no Daidokoro	Cooking God's Kitchen
Chinese (traditional)	食神廚房
French (NoA)	Grande cuisine	Great kitchen
French (NoE)	La Grande Cuisine (GameCube and Switch version) Grande Cuisine (Wii version)	The Great Kitchen Great Kitchen
German	Schlemmers Küche	Gourmet's Kitchen
Italian	Cucina Golosa	Gluttonous Kitchen
Korean	식신의 부엌	Cooking God's Kitchen
Spanish	Paraíso del Glotón	Glutton's Paradise

See also

• Perplexing Pool
• Giant Breadbug
• Dream Material