Subterranean Lair

Subterranean Lair
Sublevels	1	Ultra-bitter sprays	2
Red Pikmin	20	Ultra-spicy sprays	2
Yellow Pikmin	20
Blue Pikmin	20
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The Subterranean Lair is the twenty-second level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. There is only one sublevel, but the amount of active Spotty Bulbears and Dwarf Bulbears makes this a very tricky cave.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: 90 (180 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 20 (flower)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 20 (flower)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 20 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystal Clover × 1
  •  Eternal Emerald Eye × 1
  •  Future Orb × 1
  •  Mirth Sphere × 4 (inside Dwarf Bulbears)
  •  Petrified Heart × 1
  •  Tear Stone × 2 (inside Spotty Bulbears)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Spotty Bulbear)
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Bulbear × 4
  •  Spotty Bulbear × 3
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • None

See also: Spotty Bulbear strategy.

As there are only 2 sprays, but there are 3 Spotty Bulbears, it is required to lure two together. If you can, lure together all three. This is easier when done in 2-player mode. Squeezing the parents and their offspring together is recommended so that all can be petrified with one bitter spray. The rest should be defeated with the second spray, and spicy sprays are also available to make treasure collection afterwards a quicker affair, if they haven't already been used against the enemies.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_route_rover
"Main" object maximum (?)			7
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			4
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_bunki_2_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_lv0.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Large square room with 5 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Spotty Bulbear	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Spotty Bulbear	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Spotty Bulbear	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 3
4	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 4
5	Dwarf Bulbear	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 5
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Petrified Heart	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Eternal Emerald Eye	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Crystal Clover	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Future Orb	1	None	Treasure spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	地底警備室?	Subterranean Security Office
French (NoA)	Repaire souterrain	Subterranean lair
French (NoE)	Repaire Souterrain	Subterranean Lair
German	Unterirdischer Bau	Subterranean Lair
Italian	Rifugio sotterraneo	Subterranean shelter
Spanish (NoA)	Cubil Subterráneo	Subterranean Lair