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#He will not go into small corners or spaces, so you can hide there. | #He will not go into small corners or spaces, so you can hide there. | ||
#The best way to deal with it is to quickly snag all of the treasures and leave the sublevel before he appears. This means that you must NOT waste any time, so only focus on the treasures. Ignore enemies whenever possible and don't bother bringing back their carcasses. | #The best way to deal with it is to quickly snag all of the treasures and leave the sublevel before he appears. This means that you must NOT waste any time, so only focus on the treasures. Ignore enemies whenever possible and don't bother bringing back their carcasses. | ||
#The Waterwraith is very, very deadly to your pikmin, | #The Waterwraith is very, very deadly to your pikmin, so it is vital that you stay out of his way. If you are careless, you could lose every one of your pikmin. | ||
#He follows your active captain, so watch out. However, you may be able to use this to your advantage, much like fighting the Ranging Bloyster. | #He follows your active captain, so watch out. However, you may be able to use this to your advantage, much like fighting the Ranging Bloyster. | ||
#There is '''absolutely no way''' to harm it before Sublevel 5, so don't bother trying. | #There is '''absolutely no way''' to harm it before Sublevel 5, so don't bother trying. | ||
# | #Quick and collect as many treasures as you can. Remember, if you forget to get a treasure, you can always go back and get it later. | ||
===Sublevel 1=== | ===Sublevel 1=== | ||
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This area contains [[Careening Dirigibug]]s, [[Fiery Dweevil]]s and [[Bulbmin]]. To ensure safety, kill the Careening Dirigibug by throwing Pikmin at it and then swarming when it falls to the ground. For the Fiery Dweevils, ignore them unless they grab a treasure you are carrying, in which case they are defeatable with your captain. The Fiery Dweevils are usually in an open, rusty pipe that is near the exit of a long pipe. Look around for an entrance of a pipe and walk inside (the [[Waterwraith]] cannot enter this area). Follow the pipe to a slide-like passageway, where you will go down quickly and fall out of the pipe, landing near the Chocolate Cushion (10 weight, 40 Pokos). | This area contains [[Careening Dirigibug]]s, [[Fiery Dweevil]]s and [[Bulbmin]]. To ensure safety, kill the Careening Dirigibug by throwing Pikmin at it and then swarming when it falls to the ground. For the Fiery Dweevils, ignore them unless they grab a treasure you are carrying, in which case they are defeatable with your captain. The Fiery Dweevils are usually in an open, rusty pipe that is near the exit of a long pipe. Look around for an entrance of a pipe and walk inside (the [[Waterwraith]] cannot enter this area). Follow the pipe to a slide-like passageway, where you will go down quickly and fall out of the pipe, landing near the Chocolate Cushion (10 weight, 40 Pokos). | ||
Once that part of the level is complete, you can find the Bulbmin. The parent can be killed by getting close, and then throwing Pikmin onto its back. If you were to swarm it, the Mother Bulbmin would most likely get a few mouthfuls of Pikmin. Once they see their leader is dead, the smaller Bulbmin will panic and begin running around; blow your whistle to gain control of them. The game decides the amount of Bulbmin at the beginning of the sublevel depending on your Pikmin amount. Occasionally though, you might find an [[Ivory Candypop Bud]] on this sublevel and be able to get [[White Pikmin|Whites]]. However, throwing a white at the Waterwraith does not have a different effect than any other non-purple Pikmin. | Once that part of the level is complete, you can find the Bulbmin. The parent can be killed by getting close, and then throwing Pikmin onto its back. If you were to swarm it, the Mother Bulbmin would most likely get a few mouthfuls of Pikmin. Once they see their leader is dead, the smaller Bulbmin will panic and begin running around; blow your whistle to gain control of them. The game decides the amount of Bulbmin at the beginning of the sublevel depending on your Pikmin amount. Occasionally though, you might find an [[Ivory Candypop Bud]] on this sublevel and be able to get [[White Pikmin|Whites]]. However, throwing a white at the Waterwraith does not have a different effect than any other non-purple Pikmin. A checkered chocolate cookie ([[Comfort Cookie]], 4 weight, 10 Pokos) will come out of the parent Bulbmin once it is defeated. Finally, the [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]s can be killed by just swarming them the old-fashioned way. The final treasure, a plain doughnut ([[Confection Hoop]], 20 weight, 60 Pokos), can be found on a ledge guarded by some Dwarf Orange Bulborbs. To get there, walk to the opposite ledge and throw pikmin over the gap and to the treasure. Throw more Pikmin over, since it is surrounded by the Bulborbs. The exit is [[Clog|sealed]], so you will have to use pikmin to smash the rock and open the cave to the next sublevel. Continue on down. | ||
===Sublevel 3=== | ===Sublevel 3=== | ||
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===Sublevel 4=== | ===Sublevel 4=== | ||
This floor is difficult due to the [[bomb-rock]]s and [[Volatile Dweevil]]s that fall from the ceiling, and | This floor is difficult due to the [[bomb-rock]]s and [[Volatile Dweevil]]s that fall from the ceiling, and the Careening Digiribugs. Take careful steps here, and search for the Deviled Ham container ([[Drone Supplies]], 15 weight, 130 Pokos) and the AA battery ([[Proton AA]], 6 weight, 90 Pokos). Finally, there is an [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] running around the place. Throw a Pikmin at it to make it to drop the white chocolate ([[Pale Passion]], 5 weight, 25 Pokos). In order to make the path safer for your Pikmin, quickly run through the area with a single captain and detonate all the bomb-rocks and Dweevils. Finish by breaking the hole and then diving on down to the Final Floor. As a side note, it is possible for the Waterwraith to get stuck in one of the corners of this sublevel, making collecting everything a breeze, although the Wraith will still follow you to the next sublevel once you leave. | ||
===Sublevel 5 (Final Floor)=== | ===Sublevel 5 (Final Floor)=== | ||
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*Weight: N/A | *Weight: N/A | ||
First, take note that you need Purple Pikmin to harm it. The Purple Pikmin will stun the Waterwraith and make it | First, take note that you need Purple Pikmin to harm it. The Purple Pikmin will stun the Waterwraith and make it solid and purple. Also, it is recommended that you change the [[Bulbmin]] into Purple Pikmin, because Bulbmin cannot go overground. Anyhow, this boss will start out by falling and lifting its front steamroller. Get to the side of it as it lifts it and once it drops it, throw a purple at it - it will turn solid and purple. When it's purple you can damage it; if it doesn't become purple then call your Pikmin back and wait for your chance to throw more purples at it. Throw Pikmin rapidly at its purple body when he is solidified. Soon, it will roar a few times and turn clear again, sending your Pikmin flying. If this happens and Pikmin don't hit again fast enough, then it will roar again, so gather your Pikmin as it smashes its rocks and starts to roll around. | ||
Be sure not to get squished with the rock rollers, or those rocks could flatten your Pikmin. After repeating several times until its health circle falls to zero, you will see the rock steamrollers shatter. Now, it runs away from you. Chase it until it bends down and starts panting. There is no way you can get hurt by it, so don't hold back - unleash all your Pikmin on it. It will shake a lot still, but continue to hurt it. This is the only boss that a captain can damage. If you wait too long again, it will start running some more. When it runs out of health the following will occur: First, it looks like it was shot, for it tilts its body and bubbles start popping out. After it does that, it will shatter into many bubbles, being fully vaporized. | Be sure not to get squished with the rock rollers, or those rocks could flatten your Pikmin. After repeating several times until its health circle falls to zero, you will see the rock steamrollers shatter. Now, it runs away from you. Chase it until it bends down and starts panting. There is no way you can get hurt by it, so don't hold back - unleash all your Pikmin on it. It will shake a lot still, but continue to hurt it. This is the only boss that a captain can damage. If you wait too long again, it will start running some more. When it runs out of health the following will occur: First, it looks like it was shot, for it tilts its body and bubbles start popping out. After it does that, it will shatter into many bubbles, being fully vaporized. | ||
Once defeated, the Waterwraith will drop the head of a [[Wikipedia:megaphone|megaphone]] ([[Professional Noisemaker]], 15 Weight, 100 Pokos, part of the [[Exploration Kit]]). This gives you a device called the [[Pluckaphone]], which allows you to pluck Pikmin sprouts from the ground just by whistling at them. | Once defeated, the Waterwraith will drop the head of a [[Wikipedia:megaphone|megaphone]] ([[Professional Noisemaker]], 15 Weight, 100 Pokos, part of the [[Exploration Kit]]). This gives you a device called the [[Pluckaphone]], which allows you to pluck Pikmin sprouts from the ground just by whistling at them. | ||
==Alternative Strategy== | ==Alternative Strategy== | ||