Submerged Castle: Difference between revisions

* '''Theme''': Concrete

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Submerged Castle|Submerged Castle]]''; ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Waterwraith|Waterwraith]]'' (after the Waterwraith appears)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Bug Bait|y}} (inside Fiery Bulblax)

** {{icon|Diet Doomer|y}}

** {{icon|Pastry Wheel|y}}

* '''Enemies''':

** {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Fiery Bulblax|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Waterwraith|y}} × 1

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Fire geyser|y}} × 7

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Fiddlehead|y}} × 9

* '''Others''':

** {{icon|Egg|y}} × 1 or more

 

 

 

Search for the other two treasures; the Diet Doomer is usually in the open, as is the Pastry Wheel. Look for the hole and leave. There is also a geyser on this floor, allowing you to escape after having found all treasures. However, there is little sense to doing so, as the level is usually cleared before the Waterwraith appears.

The Fiery Dweevils are usually in an open, rusty pipe that is near the entrance of a long pipe. They are likely to leave this space to pick up objects Pikmin are carrying past them, so it is advised to travel with any Pikmin carrying treasure or corpses in that area. Look around for that pipe entrance 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, landing near the Chocolate Cushion.

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 adult 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. The Comfort Cookie 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, the Confection Hoop 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. One strategy is to destroy the clog before the rest of the cave, so you can leave as soon as the Waterwraith shows up. Getting the treasure back to the Research Pod takes some effort because the Waterwraith is always coming down a small isle that you have to walk through; do your best to try to avoid it and eventually it will go away. Get the treasure back to your ship and continue on down.

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Submerged Castle|Submerged Castle]]''; ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Waterwraith|Waterwraith]]'' (after the Waterwraith appears)

** [[Gate]] with 4000 [[Health|HP]] × 3

This level contains electrical hazards, so take caution. [[Group move|Swarm]] the electrical wires the very second they turn off. If you have Bulbmin, let them work on it instead. The [[Withering Blowhog]] is killed the same way as always: throw Pikmin and Bulbmin on it. The Withering Blowhog holds the Activity Arouser, but the Bulbmin holds nothing. For Anode Dweevils, just throw Bulbmin on them, as Bulbmin are immune to all hazards. Defeat the [[Wollywog]] in the same way as you would a Yellow Wollywog.

To end this short sublevel, take note that the last two treasures, the Succulent Mattress and the Compelling Cookie can be anywhere in the open, usually behind a gate. The [[Waterwraith]] will likely have appeared by this time, so try to ignore and break the exit, which is yet again covered in rocks.

There is an [[Ivory Candypop Bud]] in one of the alcoves on this floor, but it is best ignored as the White Pikmin will have a harder time following the rest of your group throughout the next sublevel's bothersome puddles and will prove to be more of an obstacle than a helpful unit.

Note: Avoid swarming the electrical wires while a treasure is about to be delivered, as you won't be able to control your leader or Pikmin.

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Submerged Castle|Submerged Castle]]''; ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Waterwraith|Waterwraith]]'' (after the Waterwraith appears)

* '''Treasures''':

** {{icon|Bulbmin|y}} × 2

** [[Gate]] with 4000 [[Health|HP]] × 4

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 Drone Supplies and the Proton AA.

There is an [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] running around the place. Throw a Pikmin at it to make it to drop the Pale Passion. In order to make the path safer for your Pikmin, quickly run through the area with a single leader and detonate all the bomb-rocks and Volatile 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 creature will still follow you to the next sublevel once you go in. Also to note is that, due to the way sublevel generation works, the [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] of this sublevel may not appear, and by extension, the Pale Passion, as detailed [[Cave#Generation|here]] and [[Mistake#Missing sublevel objects|here]].

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Boss]]'' (only when combating); ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Waterwraith|Waterwraith vulnerable]]'' (when the Waterwraith is halfway defeated)

** [[Gate]] with 100 [[Health|HP]] × 4

Here, the Waterwraith will only appear in the arena after you enter. You should have plenty of Bulbmin by this point. Start out by smashing the three gates in the starting area. Since you can't take them with you, use your Bulbmin to produce ten [[Purple Pikmin]] from the two [[Violet Candypop Bud]]s. Now, smash the three [[egg]]s and use the nectar to give your Pikmin flowers. Then smash the final black gate that blocks access to the boss arena.

Follow the strategy linked above. Once defeated, the Waterwraith will drop the Professional Noisemaker. This gives you a device called the [[Pluckaphone]], which allows you to [[pluck]] Pikmin sprouts from the ground just by whistling at them.

! 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.}}

| {{icon|Waterwraith|y}}

| {{icon|Professional Noisemaker|y}}

! colspan="5" | Then it spawns 4 "gate" objects. Chances:

| [[Gate]] (100 [[Health|HP]])

:''For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see [[Cave#Generation|here]].''