Hazard Training

Hazard Training
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	25	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	25
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

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Hazard Training (炎と水の試練場^?, lit.: "Flame and Water Trial Ground") is the eighteenth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. It focuses on the fire and water hazards.

This level contains the highest treasure yield of any Challenge Mode area, with 5317 Pokos worth of items to collect.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 2
• Time: 200 (400 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 25 (flower)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 25 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystal Clover × 1
  •  Cupid's Grenade × 4 (inside Dwarf Red Bulborbs)
  •  Lustrous Element × 1
  •  Mirrored Element × 3 (2 inside Dweevils)
  •  Petrified Heart × 1 (inside Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Tear Stone × 1 (inside Watery Blowhog)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Fiery Bulblax)
  •  Unknown Merit × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Red Bulborb × 4
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Fiery Bulblax × 1
  •  Fiery Dweevil × 1
  •  Hydro Dweevil × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Watery Blowhog × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Fire geyser × 7
• Vegetation:
  •  Figwort (large brown) × 1
  •  Figwort (small brown) × 6
  •  Shoot (small) × 5
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 or more

Start off by collecting the treasure lying around, if you want, then start looking for a Watery Blowhog and a pipe. Kill the Blowhog (be wary that it can throw Pikmin inside of a wall, killing them) and go down the pipe, where you should see some fire geysers. Continue walking and you'll see a Fiery Bulblax. Use an ultra-bitter spray and your Reds. Snatch the key, watching the Pikmin carry it because Dweevils might appear: make sure they don't take it. Next, grab some more treasures if you like, and then go down the hole.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_redblue
"Main" object maximum (?)			18
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			4
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.1
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_f_l_o_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			vs_8_light.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor
Long corridor	Room with 4 exits and a raised edge	Room with a dead end after U-turn	Room with pipe in center

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Fiery Bulblax	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Fiery Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Petrified Heart	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Watery Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 3
4	Dwarf Red Bulborb	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Cupid's Grenade	Carried inside entry with ID 4
5	Fiery Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Element	Carried inside entry with ID 5
6	Hydro Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Element	Carried inside entry with ID 6
7	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
8	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
9	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
10	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
11	Fire geyser	3	None	Cave unit seams
12	Figwort (small brown)	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
13	Figwort (large brown)	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
14	Shoot (small)	5	None	Plant spots
15	Figwort (small brown)	5	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
16	Lustrous Element	1	None	Treasure spots
17	Mirrored Element	1	None	Treasure spots
18	Unknown Merit	1	None	Treasure spots
19	Crystal Clover	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
20	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
20	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends

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

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: +200 (+400 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Cupid's Grenade × 4 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
  •  Eternal Emerald Eye × 1
  •  Gemstar Wife × 1 (inside Withering Blowhog)
  •  Lustrous Element × 1
  •  Mirrored Element × 3 (2 inside Dweevils)
  •  Petrified Heart × 1 (inside Fiery Blowhog)
  •  Tear Stone × 1 (inside Watery Blowhog)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Orange Bulborb)
  •  Unknown Merit × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 4
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Fiery Dweevil × 1
  •  Hydro Dweevil × 1
  •  Orange Bulborb × 1
  •  Watery Blowhog × 1
  •  Withering Blowhog × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Fire geyser × 7
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • None

The high-strung, hungry Orange Bulborb has the key needed. Use your ultra-spicy spray. Sneaking up from behind is advisable, but most of the time it's in a small room, making that impossible. If you don't like its placement, reset the cave. Grab some treasure, since there should be lots of time (there is also a lot of treasure). Open the geyser and exit.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_redblue
"Main" object maximum (?)			14
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			4
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_pool_nor_ujikou_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			vs_8_light.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with pool	Room with waterway with grill	Square room with 1 exit

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Orange Bulborb	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Cupid's Grenade	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Cupid's Grenade	Carried inside entry with ID 3
4	Fiery Blowhog	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Petrified Heart	Carried inside entry with ID 4
5	Watery Blowhog	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 5
7	Fiery Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Element	Carried inside entry with ID 7
8	Hydro Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Element	Carried inside entry with ID 8
9	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
10	Fire geyser	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
11	Fire geyser	3	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Withering Blowhog	1	None	Plant spots
-	Gemstar Wife	Carried inside entry with ID 6
12	Fire geyser	2	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
13	Lustrous Element	1	None	Treasure spots
14	Mirrored Element	1	None	Treasure spots
15	Unknown Merit	1	None	Treasure spots
16	Eternal Emerald Eye	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Nintendo's official records

These are Nintendo's official records for the challenge, as obtained from a Japanese official webpage for Pikmin 2 and New Play Control! Pikmin 2. Due to regional differences, the following scores may not apply to the North American and European versions of the games.

• Pikmin 2
  • 1-Player:  × 53697
  • 2-Player:  × 50754
• New Play Control! Pikmin 2
  • 1-Player:  × 53763
  • 2-Player:  × 53763

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	炎と水の試練場? Honoo to Mizu no Shirenjō	Flame and Water Trial Ground
French (NoA)	Camp périlleux	Perilous camp
French (NoE)	Camp Périlleux	Perilous Camp
German	Risikotraining	Risky Training
Italian	Esercizi pericolosi	Dangerous exercises
Korean	불과 물의 시련장 Bulgwa Mul-ui Silyeonjang	Fire and Water Camp
Spanish (NoA)	Circuito de Riesgo	Risk Circuit