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Primordial Thicket

The third shot of the Primordial Thicket's introduction cutscene.

Radar map of the Primordial Thicket, rotated to be north-up and with bodies of mud composited in.

Rescues 8
Treasures 89
Onions 3
Caves 3
Dandori Challenges 3
Dandori Battles 1
Suggested Pikmin Ice Pikmin Winged Pikmin White Pikmin
Wild Pikmin Red Pikmin Yellow Pikmin Blue Pikmin Ice Pikmin Winged Pikmin Purple Pikmin White Pikmin
Requirements Sparklium × 13,000 and rescue Yorke and Don Bergman
Music Primordial Thicket

The Primordial Thicket (追憶の原生林?, lit.: "Primeval Forest of Recollection") is the sixth and final area in Pikmin 4. It is set in a large and muddy autumnal forest. It contains 15 surface treasures, 74 cave treasures, 8 rescues (5 castaways and 3 leaflings), and 3 Onions. There are 7 caves in total, with one being a Dandori Battle cave and three being Dandori Challenge caves. This area has Sparklium × 7,750 worth of treasure, of which Sparklium × 2,580 is above ground.

Plot[edit]

After the Rescue Corps reunites Yorke and Don Bergman, the latter remembers seeing a dog-like creature drag their partner Nelle deeper into a forest. Yorke upgrades the S.S. Shepherd so that it can scan this area.

Right as the rookie Rescue Officer and Oatchi set foot in the Primordial Thicket, they see Louie and Moss holding an unconscious Nelle. They follow Louie into a cave where he tries to turn Nelle into a leafling, as he had attempted with Yorke. The process fails again and Louie challenges them to a Dandori Battle. Upon defeat, Louie runs away, abandoning Nelle as well as Moss. The morning after Nelle is rescued, she informs the crew that to cure Oatchi's tail, they will need cells from a non-leafling dog.

An entry in Louie's voyage log reveals that he found a large dog called the Ancient Sirehound, whose den is in the Cavern for a King. When the Rescue Corps duo confonts Louie at the bottom of the cave, he climbs on top the dog which proceeds to attack. Defeating the Ancient Sirehound yields Louie and the dog's collar. Yonny extracts some of the Ancient Sirehound's cells from the collar and makes a cure that returns Oatchi to normal, allowing everyone to leave PNF-404 safely.

Layout[edit]

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The following notable features can be found in this area.

  • As part of the playable terrain:
    • Several clumps of sticky mold
    • Mud both shallow and deep
    • Dirt and grass
    • Several ledges and cliffs in portions of rock-like textures

Bases[edit]

Caves[edit]

Image Name Sublevels Castaways Treasures Onions Suggested Pikmin Wild Pikmin
The image accompanying Louie's voyage log #19 "Cavern for a King". Cavern for a King 20 1 48 0 Blue Pikmin Purple Pikmin White Pikmin Red Pikmin Yellow Pikmin Blue Pikmin Ice Pikmin Purple Pikmin White Pikmin
The image accompanying Louie's voyage log #15 "The Mud Pit". The Mud Pit 3 1 11 1 Ice Pikmin Winged Pikmin Winged Pikmin
The image accompanying Louie's voyage log #16 "Subterranean Swarm". Subterranean Swarm 5 2 13 0 Rock Pikmin Winged Pikmin Purple Pikmin White Pikmin

Dandori Challenge 1[edit]

This Dandori Challenge can be accessed by building the large clay bridge near The Maple Bridge base, and jumping up to the elevated entrance with Oatchi. Building the climbing wall near the Puffstool area can help you reach the area, but Oatchi is still needed and cannot access the area through this method.

Dandori Challenge 2[edit]

This Dandori Challenge is across a shallow mud puddle near The Autumnal Gully base. It can also be accessed through a tunnel on the other side of the map, if the map is instead traversed clockwise.

Dandori Challenge 3[edit]

This Dandori Challenge must be accessed by pushing a Cardboard Box down in the Beckoning Mannequin area, past the dirt wall near the Autumnal Gully base. To do this, White Pikmin are needed to destroy the poison geysers. Destroying them will guide the Pikmin toward the box, and they will lock on automatically. If you do not throw enough White Pikmin (10) to push down the box, you can throw Pikmin from the other side of the wall once the poison has been eliminated. From there, Oatchi is needed to jump up the slopes to the cave's entrance across the box.

Dandori Battle[edit]

The area's Dandori Battle cave, Final Battle, is located in the northeastern part of the map. It can be accessed by using Oatchi's rush to grow potted mushrooms. His jump is then needed to cross the mushrooms and access the ledge with Louie, Moss, and Nelle.

Objects[edit]

Treasures[edit]

Onions[edit]

Enemies[edit]

Obstacles[edit]

Tools[edit]

Others[edit]

Night expeditions[edit]

The Sylvan Gate[edit]

The Sylvan Gate
The image used to represent the night version of The Sylvan Gate in Pikmin 4's file select menu.
Danger level A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A modified version of to represent the empty ratings up to 5.
Lumiknolls 1
Enemies 21
Starting Glow Pikmin 10

There is one Lumiknoll located directly at the base. This location has a danger level of 4 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies[edit]

Objects[edit]

  • Glow pellet Glow pellet × 420
    • Pile of 5 × 9
    • Pile of 10 × 10
    • Pile of 15 × 9 (Spotty Bulbears drop 1 pile each)
    • Pile of 20 × 3
    • Pile of 25 × 2 (Smoky Proggs drop 1 pile each)
    • Pile of 30 × 1

Autumnal Gully[edit]

Autumnal Gully
The image used to represent the night version of Autumnal Gully in Pikmin 4's file select menu.
Danger level A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions. A flame icon used to indicate the Dandori Level of Dandori Challenges, Dandori Battles, and the Danger Level of night expeditions.
Lumiknolls 2
Enemies 24
Starting Glow Pikmin 10

There are two Lumiknolls, the blue one located directly at the base and the orange one located in the southwest, on the path leading between this base and The Sylvan Gate base. This location has a danger level of 5 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies[edit]

Objects[edit]

  • Glow pellet Glow pellet × 375
    • Pile of 5 × 1
    • Pile of 10 × 14
    • Pile of 15 × 4
    • Pile of 20 × 1
    • Pile of 25 × 6 (Baldy Long Legs, Emperor Bulblaxes, and Smoky Proggs drop 1 pile each)

Guide[edit]

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  • The first shot of the area's introduction cutscene.
    The first shot of the area's introduction cutscene.
  • The second shot of the area's introduction cutscene.
    The second shot of the area's introduction cutscene.
  • The third shot of the area's introduction cutscene.
    The third shot of the area's introduction cutscene.