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The '''Dream Den''' ({{j|夢の穴|Yume no Ana|Hole of Dreams}}) is a [[cave]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', found in the [[Wistful Wild]]. Because of its location, difficulty, and the fact that it contains what may be regarded as the game's final [[boss]], the [[Titan Dweevil]], it is often the last cave completed. The cave is the game's second longest, with 14 sublevels, and contains a variety of enemies in large quantities. The cave design is also relatively varied, with many previously encountered themes showing up here. In order, a garden sublevel is found at the top, followed by a toybox sublevel, with metal, concrete, soil, and finally tile sublevels appearing in groups of 3. In this cave, there is a total of {{pokos|5965}} for all treasures in the US [[Region|version]], and {{pokos|5945}} in the European version. There are no [[Bulbmin]] or [[Candypop Bud]]s in this cave, so extra care should be taken.

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#One can bring Pikmin through the [[Hole of Heroes]] area, requiring [[Blue Pikmin]] to destroy a [[clog]] and [[Yellow Pikmin]] to destroy an electric gate, though the player will then be forced to fight the [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]]s and [[Puffy Blowhog]]s directly below.

#They may alternatively go left and build a [[bridge]] by bringing [[Blue Pikmin]] across a lake.

Either way, the player must then destroy one of two [[Gate#Bramble gate|black poison gates]].

All Pikmin types should be brought along. If the player intends to fight the [[Titan Dweevil]] on the first run, bringing more [[Yellow Pikmin]] is recommended. Like the [[Hole of Heroes]], water is present in this cave, so sufficient [[Blue Pikmin]] are required as well.

* '''Theme''': Garden

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Grass|Grass]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Disguised Delicacy|y|v=TH}}

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}} × 23

** {{icon|Hermit Crawmad|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Poison emitter|v=P2|y}} × 3

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large red) × 5

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown) × 5

* '''Others''':

** None

 

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| {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}

! colspan="5" | Alongside it spawns 23 "main" objects. Chances:

| {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}

| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown)

| {{icon|Disguised Delicacy|y|v=TH}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Toybox

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Toy|Toy]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Implement of Toil|y}}

** {{icon|Manual Honer|y}} (inside Gatling Groink)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Gatling Groink|y}} (pedestal) × 1

** {{icon|Hairy Bulborb|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}} × 8

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

* '''Others''':

** None

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Metal 2|Metal 2]]''

This sublevel is filled with falling bomb-rocks, electrical wires, poison emitters, and [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s. There are also some [[Careening Dirigibug]]s that [[throw]] bomb-rocks. Somewhere in the level, a [[Spotty Bulbear]] will fall from the sky. This creature contains a treasure.

Pikmin or the leaders can be used to kill it; the player can also trick the Bulbear into falling off into the [[Pit|abyss]] (as the Bulbear will always take the most direct path towards the leaders), by making the Bulbear walk towards the leaders with a gap in between; subsequently, it will fall into the pit. Its treasure, the [[Glee Spinner]], will drop right where the Spotty Bulbear was before it fell into the abyss.

 

Note that the bomb-rocks and Spotty Bulbear will only fall when Pikmin are near. In order to know beforehand where the Spotty Bulbear is, it is possible to follow the Dwarf Bulbears, since they will go to and idle next to the adult's spawning location.

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Metal 1|Metal 1]]''

This sublevel is filled with [[Armored Cannon Larva|Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]e and [[Anode Beetle]]s. While the positions of the Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae are constant, the positions of Anode Beetles and poison emitters are variable. There are a few strategies you can use to safely get through this level. One is to simply [[dismiss]] the Pikmin and take a small group of [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]] with one of the leaders. The purples are then used to kill the enemies and the White Pikmin to disable poison emitters on the way.

Another method is to dismiss all your Pikmin and just take one or both of your leaders out and try to trick the Armored Cannon Beetles into shooting the others of their own species and poison emitters. Once done with killing the Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae, the player can send in yellows and whites to kill Anode Beetles and disable poison emitters, respectively.

After the coast is clear, retrieve the [[Mirrored Element]] (you may want to follow your Pikmin back, just in case). Another, much faster and easier way, albeit more dangerous, is to bring fifteen White Pikmin and run through the level, ignoring everything, and get them to carry the treasure. The White Pikmin should be able to carry it back without any dying, as they carry treasures very fast.

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! colspan="5" | The game spawns these "main" objects:

! ID !! Object !! Amount !! Fall method !! Spawn location

| {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (surface)

| {{icon|Anode Beetle|y}}

| {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (red)

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Metal

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Metal 2|Metal 2]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Insect Condo|y|v=TH}} (inside Fiery Bulblax)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}} × 4

** {{icon|Fiery Bulblax|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Bulborb|y|n=Red Bulborb}} × 2

** {{icon|Withering Blowhog|y}} × 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Fire geyser|y}} × 22

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (green) × 5

** {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (red) × 5

* '''Others''':

** None

 

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 2|Concrete 2]]''

You start near an alcove. There are three, or two Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae, one [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]], and one [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]. Armored Cannon Beetles can be used to kill each other with rocks. The sinkhole will affect the path of the rocks.

Pikmin can be used to kill the Jellyfloats, but the larvae can also shoot them with the rocks. It works best with the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat, due to the fact that when it lands after sucking up a leader, it is an easy target for the Larvae. Remember to escape from the creature, or you will take damage.

 

After they are killed, grab the [[Future Orb]] the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat left behind, break down gates with Pikmin to get nectar eggs, and continue down the hole which may be inside a gate.

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Greater Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}

| {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}

| {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (surface)

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:

| Falls from the sky

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns 8 "gate" objects. Chances:

| [[Gate]] (1800 [[Health|HP]])

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 1|Concrete 1]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Essence of Desire|y}} (inside Puffy Blowhog)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Bumbling Snitchbug|y}} × 3

** {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}} × 4

** {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown) × 5

* '''Others''':

** None

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Puffy Blowhog|y}}

| {{icon|Essence of Desire|y}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 3|Concrete 3]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Extreme Perspirator|y}}

** {{icon|Possessed Squash|y}}

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Anode Dweevil|y}} × 3

** {{icon|Antenna Beetle|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Fiery Dweevil|y}} × 4

** {{icon|Hydro Dweevil|y}} × 4

** {{icon|Munge Dweevil|y}} × 3

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Electrical wire|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Fire geyser|y}} × 6

** {{icon|Poison emitter|v=P2|y}} × 10

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

* '''Others''':

** None

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

| {{icon|Antenna Beetle|y}}

| 2<ref group="Sublevel 8 note">The sublevel's data makes it so 2 Fiddleheads should spawn in total, but the room used in this sublevel does not have any "decorative" object spots, so no Fiddleheads appear.</ref>

| None

| Plant spots

| {{icon|Extreme Perspirator|y}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Soil

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Relax|Relax]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** None

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Doodlebug|y}} &times; 2

** {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y}} &times; 1

** {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}} &times; 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large red) &times; 2

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small red) &times; 2

* '''Others''':

** None

 

! colspan="5" style="width: 288px;" | {{tt|Detailed object list|This is a representation of the data in the cave's file, and how the game makes use of it.}}

! colspan="5" | The game spawns these "main" objects:

| {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y}}

| {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}}

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

* '''Theme''': Soil

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Fire|Fire]]''

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Talisman of Life|y}} (inside Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat)

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}} &times; 4

** {{icon|Gatling Groink|y}} (free) &times; 1

** {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}} &times; 2

** {{icon|Water Dumple|y}} &times; 5

** {{icon|Wollywog|y}} &times; 2

* '''Obstacles''':

** None

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (large) &times; 3

** {{icon|Shoot|y}} (small) &times; 7

* '''Others''':

** None

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Soil 1|Soil 1]]''

This sublevel has both [[Fiery Blowhog]]s and [[Watery Blowhog]]s, some [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s, poison emitters, [[Cloaking Burrow-Nit]]s, a [[Breadbug]], and a [[Bumbling Snitchbug]]. Electrical wires are also usually encountered in this level, sometimes placed in bizarre locations such as on top of a stump. Sometimes the Cloaking Burrow-Nit will be near the poison emitters, so it will be difficult to disable them without having Pikmin eaten.

The best way to clear this level is to take all of the Pikmin and eliminate one threat at a time. Both treasures, the [[Boss Stone]] and the [[Yellow Taste Tyrant]], can be anywhere above ground, but usually on a high ledge or in a dead-end. Use [[Yellow Pikmin]] to get it. Collect your spoils, break the [[clog]] on the hole, and go down.

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Jellyfloat|Jellyfloat]]''

** [[Gate]] with 2500 [[Health|HP]] &times; 4

There is an [[Antenna Beetle]] in this level, messing with the treasure gauge. There are also [[Wollywog]]s, [[Orange Bulborb]]s, poison emitters, and falling rocks. If an enemy is near a poison emitter, ignore it and continue. Once all the poison emitters are out of your way, you should lure any Wollywogs that were near them away, and attack them with [[Purple Pikmin]]. Once these die, use White Pikmin to take down the remaining obstacles and use Purple Pikmin to defeat all the enemies.

If you can defeat the Antenna Beetle, finding the underground treasure in this sublevel will be much easier. There is also a treasure inside one of the Orange Bulborbs, so unless an enemy is in your way, defeat the Antenna Beetle first so you can easily find the treasures. Once all the poison emitters and enemies in your path are cleared out, take back the [[Stringent Container]] which was inside the Orange Bulborb, and use your treasure gauge to find the underground treasure, the [[Universal Com]]. Look for the hole and jump down.