Secret Testing Range

Secret Testing Range
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	10	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	10
Blue Pikmin	10
White Pikmin	10
Purple Pikmin	10
Bulbmin	0

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

The Secret Testing Range is one of the thirty levels in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. There are two sublevels and each level involves creatures that have weapons as appendages.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 3
• Time: 100 (200 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Purple Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  White Pikmin × 10 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Cosmic Archive × 1
  •  Dream Architect × 1
  •  Glee Spinner × 1
  •  Lustrous Element × 1 (inside the Iridescent Glint Beetle)
  •  Prototype Detector × 1
  •  Stone of Glory × 1 (inside a Gatling Groink)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside a Gatling Groink)
• Enemies:
  •  Gatling Groink × 2
  •  Iridescent Glint Beetle × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Plants and fungi:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  • None

Note: The previous object numbers were gathered from a very basic reading of the game's files. Research is currently underway to get more accurate numbers.

Technical information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_houdai
(?) Enemy maximum			3
(?) Item maximum			4
(?) Gate maximum			0
(?) Dead end unit maximum			0
(?) Number of rooms			1
(?) Corridor-to-room ratio			0
(?) Escape geyser			No
(?) Clogged hole			No
(?) Unit file			1_units_houdai_metal.txt
(?) Light file			houdai_light.ini
(?) Background			build ( steel)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Man-at-Legs dry arena

This level is a little hard, but the secret to the easy killing of a Gatling Groink is to bring all of your Pikmin, make the Purple Pikmin be up front and hit its backside. Or you can leave the Pikmin with Olimar or Louie, be the opposite one and make the two Gatling Groinks come close to each other; then go underneath them, running back and forth when the Gatling Groink's life circles are yellow or red.

Sublevel 2

The second floor of the level.

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 2 (alternate)
• Time: +150 (+300 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Favorite Gyro Block × 1
  •  Fond Gyro Block × 1
  •  Lost Gyro Block × 1
  •  Memorable Gyro Block × 1
  •  Remembered Old Buddy × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside the Man-at-Legs)
• Enemies:
  •  Man-at-Legs × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Electrical wire × 2
  •  Fire geyser × 2
  •  Gas pipe × 2
• Plants and fungi:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 3
  •  Glowstem (red) × 3
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 (in a dead end)

Note: The previous object numbers were gathered from a very basic reading of the game's files. Research is currently underway to get more accurate numbers.

Technical information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_houdai
(?) Enemy maximum			7
(?) Item maximum			5
(?) Gate maximum			0
(?) Dead end unit maximum			0
(?) Number of rooms			1
(?) Corridor-to-room ratio			0
(?) Escape geyser			Yes
(?) Clogged hole			No
(?) Unit file			1_units_houdai2_metal.txt
(?) Light file			houdai_light.ini
(?) Background			ice ( icy cavern)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Man-at-Legs watery arena

See also: Man-at-Legs strategy.

This floor is very hard. Note you can lure the Man-at-Legs out of the water to make use of all of your Pikmin.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	秘密兵器実験場?	Secret Weapon Testing Zone
French (NoA)	Camp d'entraînement	Training camp
Spanish (NoA)	Zona de Pruebas Secretas	Secret Testing Zone	This name implies the tests are secret, not the zone.