Editing Sniper Room

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{{guide}}
The '''Sniper Room''' ({{j|スナイパールーム|Sunaipā Rūmu|Sniper Room}}) is the twenty-ninth level in {{p2}}{{'s}} [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]]. While it only consists of a single sublevel, the enemies within are quite powerful and use projectiles, hence the name. Clever use of the various [[Lithopod family|Cannon Beetle]]'s boulders, as well as the [[Gatling Groink]]'s mortars to defeat the other enemies — or themselves — will make the challenge much simpler.

This challenge level was the first instance in the {{ps}} where one could play on [[PNF-404]]'s surface at night, predating [[night expeditions]] in {{p4}}. However, this doesn't affect gameplay, beyond the very dim lighting.

==Sublevel 1==
* '''Theme''': Garden
* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Concrete 2|Concrete 2]]''
* '''Time''': 255 (510 seconds)
* '''Starting Pikmin''':
** {{icon|Yellow Pikmin|v=P2|y}} &times; 30 (flower)
** {{icon|Purple Pikmin|v=P2|y}} &times; 20 (flower)
* '''Treasures''':
** {{icon|Colossal Fossil|y}} &times; 1 (partially buried)
** {{icon|Crystal Clover|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Crystallized Clairvoyance|y}} &times; 1 (inside Careening Dirigibug)
** {{icon|Crystallized Telekinesis|y}} &times; 1 (inside Orange Bulborb)
** {{icon|Crystallized Telepathy|y}} &times; 1 (inside Gatling Groink)
** {{icon|Eternal Emerald Eye|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Gyroid Bust|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Love Sphere|y}} &times; 2 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
** {{icon|Lustrous Element|y}} &times; 1 (inside Snow Bulborb)
** {{icon|Mirrored Element|y}} &times; 1 (inside Snow Bulborb)
** {{icon|Mirth Sphere|y}} &times; 2 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
** {{icon|Omniscient Sphere|y}} &times; 2 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborbs)
** {{icon|Petrified Heart|y}} &times; 1 (inside Decorated Cannon Beetle)
** {{icon|Tear Stone|y}} &times; 1 (inside Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae)<ref group="Sublevel 1 note" name="s1n1">The sublevel's data makes it so 2 Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae (and 2 Tear Stones) should spawn in total, but no sublevel layout can ever accommodate them. All layouts end up generating exactly 1 (of each). Because the Beetle on "hard" enemy spots comes first in the sublevel data, that's the one that ends up being spawned.</ref>
** {{icon|The Key|y}} &times; 1
* '''Enemies''':
** {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (buried) &times; 1<ref group="Sublevel 1 note" name="s1n1"/>
** {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Decorated Cannon Beetle|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}} &times; 6
** {{icon|Gatling Groink|y}} (pedestal) &times; 1
** {{icon|Mitite|y}} (group of 10) &times; indefinite amount (from eggs)
** {{icon|Orange Bulborb|y}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}} &times; 2
* '''Obstacles''':
** None
* '''Vegetation''':
** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown) &times; 11
** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown) &times; 6
** {{icon|Foxtail|y}} &times; 6
** {{icon|Seeding Dandelion|y}} &times; 4
* '''Others''':
** {{icon|Egg|y}} &times; 1 or more

While the enemies here are quite powerful, remember that their projectiles can be used against each other, or to defeat other enemies. As such, it may be wise to simply [[dismiss]] all of the Pikmin at the Pod and advance with only a leader to thin the herd of enemies through friendly fire. Otherwise, given the healthy amount of [[Purple Pikmin]] this challenge provides, you may wish to simply use their power to stun and quickly eliminate the sublevel's biggest threats, although keep in mind that the [[Armored Cannon Larva]] can't be stunned by their stomps.

[[The Key]] is inside the Gatling Groink, on top of a tower like in the [[Dream Den]] — a safe way to attack it is to park a leader at the very base of the tower, so that the mortars it attempts to fire harmlessly hit the geometry on the way down, and approaching from the back with the other leader, pummeling it with your Pikmin. This is probably the best time to use the [[ultra-bitter spray]] the challenge provides.

With two players, one player can distract the Groink, while the other sneaks up from behind and attacks from the shovel, trivializing the encounter entirely.

If one cares for a high score, you'll need to defeat every single enemy, as they all drop treasure. You have over eight minutes to complete the challenge, which should be plenty even for a completionist.

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{{sublevel units
|item_cap_kusachi|Dead end with item
|way3_kusachi|Three-way crossing
|way4_kusachi|Four-way crossing
|wayl_kusachi|Turning corridor
|way2_kusachi|Corridor
|way2x2_kusachi|Long corridor
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{{sublevel units
|room_5x5a_2_tekiF_kusachi|'''Room with 2 circling paths'''
|room_big_tekiF_kusachi|'''Room with upside-down bucket'''
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}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed technicaltable"
! 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:
|-
! ID !! Object !! Amount !! Fall method !! Spawn location
|-
| 1
| {{icon|Gatling Groink|y}} (pedestal)
| 1
| None
| "Special" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Crystallized Telepathy|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 1
|-
| 2
| {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (buried)
| 1
| None
| "Hard" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Tear Stone|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 2
|-
| 3
| {{icon|Decorated Cannon Beetle|y}}
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Petrified Heart|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 3
|-
| 4
| {{icon|Careening Dirigibug|y}}
| 1
| Falls from the sky
| Cave unit seams
|-
| -
| {{icon|Crystallized Clairvoyance|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 4
|-
| 5
| {{icon|Orange Bulborb|y}}
| 1
| None
| Cave unit seams
|-
| -
| {{icon|Crystallized Telekinesis|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 5
|-
| 6
| {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}
| 2
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Love Sphere|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 6
|-
| 7
| {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}
| 2
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Omniscient Sphere|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 7
|-
| 8
| {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|y}}
| 2
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Mirth Sphere|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 8
|-
| 9
| {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}}
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Lustrous Element|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 9
|-
| 10
| {{icon|Snow Bulborb|y}}
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Mirrored Element|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 10
|-
| 11
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown)
| 3
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| 12
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (small brown)
| 3
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| 13
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown)
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| 14
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown)
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| 15
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown)
| 1
| None
| "Easy" enemy spots
|-
| 19
| {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (buried)
| 1<ref group="Sublevel 1 note" name="s1n1"/>
| None
| "Special" enemy spots
|-
| -
| {{icon|Tear Stone|y}}
| colspan="3" | Carried inside entry with ID 19
|-
! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
|-
! ID !! Object !! Amount !! Fall method !! Spawn location
|-
| 16
| {{icon|Foxtail|y}}
| 6
| None
| Plant spots
|-
| 17
| {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large brown)
| 8
| None
| Plant spots
|-
| 18
| {{icon|Seeding Dandelion|y}}
| 4
| None
| Plant spots
|-
! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
|-
! ID !! Object !! Amount !! Fall method !! Spawn location
|-
| 20
| {{icon|The Key|y}}
| 1
| None
| Treasure spots
|-
| 21
| {{icon|Eternal Emerald Eye|y}}
| 1
| None
| Treasure spots
|-
| 22
| {{icon|Crystal Clover|y}}
| 1
| None
| Treasure spots
|-
| 23
| {{icon|Gyroid Bust|y}}
| 1
| None
| Treasure spots
|-
| 24
| {{icon|Colossal Fossil|y}}
| 1
| None
| Treasure spots
|-
! colspan="5" | Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
|-
! ID !! Object !! Amount !! Fall method !! Spawn location
|-
| 25
| {{icon|Egg|y}}
| 1
| None
| Dead ends
|-
! colspan="5" | Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
|-
! ID !! Object !! Chance !! Fall method !! Spawn location
|-
| 25
| {{icon|Egg|y}}
| 100%
| None
| Dead ends
|}
<references group="Sublevel 1 note"/>
:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|here]].''

==Nintendo's official records==
{{p2 records | gc1p = 33078 | gc2p = 33099 | wii1p = 32998 | wii2p = 33046}}

==Trivia==
* This is the only Challenge Mode level to include [[Foxtail]]s or [[Seeding Dandelion]]s.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=スナイパールーム
|JapR=Sunaipā Rūmu
|JapM=Sniper Room
|SpaA=Salón del Francotirador
|SpaAM=Sniper's Room
|FraA=Salle du tireur
|FraAM=Sniper's room
|FraE=Salle du Tireur
|FraEM=Sniper's Room
|Ger=Heckenschützengefahr
|GerM=Beware Snipers
|Ita=Stanza del cecchino
|ItaM=Sniper's Room
|Kor=스나이퍼 룸
|KorR=Seunaipeo Lum
|KorM=Sniper Room
}}

==References==
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