Rumbling Grotto

Rumbling Grotto
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	3
Red Pikmin	30	Ultra-spicy sprays	4
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	30
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The Rumbling Grotto is a Challenge Mode level in Pikmin 2 where you have to find the Key on one sublevel and defeat a Pileated Snagret for it on the next. Proceed with caution.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Concrete
• Time: 170
• Enemies:
  • 2 Creeping Chrysanthemums
  • 3 Cloaking Burrow-nits
  • 1 Iridescent Glint Beetle
  • 3 to 6* Female Sheargrubs
  • 3 to 6* Male Sheargrubs
  • 3 to 6* Shearwigs
• Hazards:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • 2 Mirrored Elements (inside the Creeping Chrysanthemums)
  • 3 Unknown Merits (inside the Cloaking Burrow-nits)
  • Lustrous Element (inside the Iridescent Glint Beetle)
  • 3 to 6* Omniscient Spheres (inside the Female Sheargrubs)
  • 3 to 6* Mirth Spheres (inside the Male Sheargrubs)
  • 3 to 6* Armored Nuts (inside the Shearwigs)
  • The Key
  • Gyroid Bust
  • Crystal King
• Plants:
  • 3 Margarets
  • 1 large Shoot
  • 1 small Shoot
  • 2 small Figworts
  • 2 large Figworts
  • 6 Clovers
• Others:
  • 1 type of gate, with 4000 HP

* There must be a grand total of 12 enemies, between the types marked with the asterisk. At least 3 enemies of each type must exist. The treasures match the carriers.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_crawler
"Main" object maximum (?)			21
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			3
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			4
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			4_units_c_e_j_l_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None (File:P2 VRBOX None.png)
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor
Long corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits and C-shaped wall	Room with 1 exit and a pipe	Room with dead end after U-turn

The cave starts rumbling while Creeping Chrysanthemums, Cloaking Burrow-nits, Sheargrubs and Shearwigs come out of the ground. To avoid Pikmin deaths, it is possible to reset the cave until the key lies right beside the player, which happens quite often.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Concrete
• Time: +120
• Enemies:
  • Pileated Snagret
• Hazards:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • The Key (inside the Pileated Snagret)
• Plants:
  • 4 large dying Figworts
  • 2 small dying Figworts
• Others:
  • None

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_crawler
"Main" object maximum (?)			7
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			0
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_manh_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None (File:P2 VRBOX None.png)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Large circular room with 1 exit

More rumbling with the Pileated Snagret. Use all sprays here so the Pikmin don't get harmed, grab the key, and jump out.

If you are doing a 2-player Challenge, the battle can be very quick and easy. Stand on opposite side of the Snagret and have both players toss Pikmin rapidly at its head. If you do it right, it should always go back into the ground instead of eating any Pikmin, and you save time and deaths.