Editing The Mud Pit

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{{infobox cave
|image     = P4 Voyage Log Louie 15.png
|size      = 256px
|caption   = 
|location  = Primordial Thicket
|sublevels = 3
|rescues   = 1
|treasures = 11
|onions    = 1
|suggested = {{icon|Winged Pikmin|v=P4 HUD}} {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4 HUD}}
|wild      = {{icon|Winged Pikmin|v=P4 HUD}}
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'''The Mud Pit''' is a [[cave]] in the [[Primordial Thicket]] in {{p4}}. As its name implies, it has a large amount of [[mud]], which makes traversing the cave tricky, especially when combined with the bottomless swamps that not even [[Blue Pikmin]] can swim through. [[Winged Pikmin]] are helpful here thanks to their ability to fly over most of the mud. At the bottom is an encounter with a [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]. This cave has {{sparklium|p4|960}} worth of treasure.

== How to reach ==
The cave is located just a few steps northwest of The Sylvan Gate landing site. There are two [[Moldy Dwarf Bulborb]]s near the entrance, but they are easy to run past because they patrol a relatively large area.

== Notes ==
=== Louie's Voyage Log ===
[[File:P4 Voyage Log Louie 15.png|left|200px]]
{{transcript|Got stuck in the {{color|bottomless swamp|darkorange}}. Some parts of it were pitch-black. And now I'm covered in mud. Reminded me of the mountain behind Nana's house.|block=y}}
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== Sublevel 1 ==
[[File:P4 Map The Mud Pit 1.png|thumb|300px|Map of sublevel 1.]]

* '''Treasures''':
** {{icon|Crunchy Deluge|y|v=P4}} &times; 1 (inside Mamuta)
** {{icon|Gold Nugget|y|v=P4}} &times; 35
** {{icon|Hoop of Passion|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Sphere of Good Fortune|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
* '''Enemies''':
** {{icon|Aristocrab Offspring|y|v=P4}} &times; 2
** {{icon|Miniature Snootwhacker|y|v=P4}} &times; 3
** {{icon|Mamuta|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|White Spectralids|y|v=P4}} &times; 3
** {{icon|Red Spectralids|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Yellow Spectralids|y|v=P4}} &times; 2
** {{icon|Mama Sheargrub|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Mitite|y|v=P4}}
* '''Obstacles''':
** {{icon|Kingcap|y|v=P4}} &times; 5
** {{icon|Sticky mold|y|v=P4}} &times; 2 (one contains 5 [[Spotcap]]s and one contains 9 Spotcaps)
** {{icon|Tunnel|v=P4|y}} &times; 1
* '''Tools''':
** {{icon|Climbing wall incomplete|y|v=P4|l=Clay#Climbing Wall|n=Climbing Wall}} (requires 13 raw material)
** {{icon|Slide rail|v=P4|y}} &times; 1
* '''Wild Pikmin''':
** {{icon|Winged Pikmin|v=P4|y}} &times; 5 (attacking an Aristocrab Offspring)
** {{icon|Winged Pikmin|v=P4|y}} &times; 5 (sprouts)
** {{icon|Candypop Bud|v=P4 winged|y}} (Winged) &times; 2
* '''Others''':
** None

First head north and kill the [[Aristocrab Offspring]]. Then destroy the 2 [[Kingcap]]s and kill the 2 [[Miniature Snootwhacker]]s. Then dig up the tunnel leading to where the [[Mamuta]] is. Kill the Mamuta and then transport the [[Crunchy Deluge]] with [[Winged Pikmin]] back to the base. Head to the east of the base and remove the sticky mold, trying to not get the attention of the [[Mama Sheargrub]]. Then, kill the Mama Sheargrub. Build the climbing wall and ride on the slide rail. In the middle of the rail, throw 3 Winged Pikmin towards the [[Hoop of Passion]] to get it back to the base. Head near the climbing wall and kill the Miniature Snootwhacker. Then transport the [[Sphere of Good Fortune]] to the base. Finally, kill the remaining Aristocrab Offspring and collect the 35 [[Gold Nugget]]s. Then destroy the 3 Kingcaps and enter the next sublevel.
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== Sublevel 2 ==
[[File:P4 Map The Mud Pit 2.png|thumb|300px|Map of sublevel 2.]]
* '''Treasures''':
** {{icon|Gold Nugget|y|v=P4}} &times; 5 (inside a vase)
** {{icon|Skin of the Phoenix|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Portable Sunset|y|v=P4}} &times; 1 (inside Bogswallow)
** {{icon|Dawn Pustules|y|v=P4}} &times; 1 (inside Blizzarding Blowhog)
** {{icon|Crush Nugget|y|v=P4}} &times; 1 (inside a hydro jelly)
* '''Enemies''':
** {{icon|Blizzarding Blowhog|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Muckerskate|y|v=P4}} &times; 4
** {{icon|Water Dumple|y|v=P4}} &times; 4
** {{icon|Bogswallow|y|v=P4}} &times; 2 (one is guarding a [[base]])
* '''Obstacles''':
** {{icon|Hydro jelly|v=P4|y}} &times; 2
* '''Tools''':
** {{icon|Clay bridge incomplete|y|v=P4|n=Clay Bridge|l=Clay#Clay Bridge}} &times; 1 (requires 34 raw material)
* '''Wild Pikmin''':
** {{icon|Winged Pikmin|y|v=P4}} &times; 5 (inside a vase)
** {{icon|Winged Pikmin|y|v=P4}} &times; 5 (attacking a Water Dumple)
** {{icon|Candypop Bud|v=P4 winged|y}} (Winged) &times; 1
* '''Others''':
** {{icon|Flarlic|y|v=P4}}
** {{icon|egg|y|v=P4|n=Large Egg}}
** {{icon|Raw material pile|y|v=P4|n=Pile of raw materials|l=raw material}} (20)
{{see also|Blizzarding Blowhog#Strategy|t1=Blizzarding Blowhog strategy}}

This sublevel is essentially a loop, so it doesn't matter which way you go. It's also one of the only places in the game where you can find the [[Blizzarding Blowhog]], the other being the Cavern for a King. This sublevel is pretty tricky, and it's recommended that you use [[Winged Pikmin]] for the majority of the sublevel.
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== Sublevel 3 ==
[[File:P4 Map The Mud Pit 3.png|thumb|200px|Map of sublevel 3.]]
* '''Treasures''':
** {{icon|Life Station|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
* '''Enemies''':
** {{icon|Bug-Eyed Crawmad|y|v=P4}} &times; 1
** {{icon|Hermit Crawmad|y|v=P4}} &times; 2
* '''Obstacles''':
** {{icon|Numbered gate|v=P4|y}} (opens once 1 [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]] and 2 [[Hermit Crawmad]]s are defeated)
* '''Tools''':
** None
* '''Wild Pikmin''':
** None
* '''Others''':
** {{icon|Castaway|y|v=P4}} (inside the Bug-Eyed Crawmad)
** {{icon|Egg|v=P4|y}} &times; 2
{{see also|Bug-Eyed Crawmad#Strategy|t1=Bug-Eyed Crawmad strategy}}

Unlike prior sublevels, the mud on this floor only requires 30 Ice Pikmin to freeze. Freezing the floor has a useful benefit: the sublevel's boss, the Bug-Eyed Crawmad, will not come out of its hole while the floor is frozen, allowing you to deal with the Hermit Crawmads first. The Bug-Eyed Crawmad can also be permanently frozen via this method after emerging from its hole, essentially skipping the fight. The Life Station, however, cannot be moved while the floor is frozen.

First, freeze the floor and deal with the [[Hermit Crawmad|Hermit]]s. Then, defrost the floor and retrieve the [[Life Station]] before making the boss battle. The boss can be killed by 2 ways:
* Freeze the floor when it emerges, and deal with it frozen. However, this will cost you by losing 12 [[sparklium]].
* Make the original fight as in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', shattering its eyes and attacking the soft abdomen.
When killed, retrieve the castaway and exit the cave.

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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
Crawmad Pit P4.jpg|The final floor's boss fight against the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]] and two [[Hermit Crawmad]]s.
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== Names in other languages ==
{{foreignname
|Jap  = ヘドロが池
|JapR = Hedoro-ga-Ike
|JapM = Sludge Pond
|ChiTrad  = 泥巴池
|ChiTradR = Níbā Chí
|ChiTradM = Mud Pond
|ChiSimp  = 泥巴池
|ChiSimpR = Níbā Chí
|ChiSimpM = Mud Pond
|Dut  = Gemoddermeer
|DutM = Muddled lake
|Fra  = Bain de boue
|FraM = Mud bath
|Ger  = Schlammgrube
|GerM = Mud Pit
|Ita  = Lago di fango
|ItaM = Mud lake
|Kor  = 진흙탕 연못
|KorR = Jinheuktang Yeonmot
|KorM = Mud Pond
|Spa  = Hoyo de lodo
|SpaM = Mud pit
|Por  = Poço de lama
|PorM = Mud pit
}}

== See also ==
*[[Primordial Thicket]]
*[[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]
*[[Seafloor Resort]]
*[[Mud]]

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