Editing 2-Player Battle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battle Field preview.png|[[Battle Field]]|link=Battle Field

War Path preview.png|[[War Path]]|link=War Path

Carpet Plain preview.png|[[Carpet Plain]]|link=Carpet Plain

Angle Maze preview.png|[[Angle Maze]]|link=Angle Maze

Colosseum preview.png|[[Colosseum]]|link=Colosseum

Rusty Gulch preview.png|[[Rusty Gulch]]|link=Rusty Gulch

Brawl Yard preview.png|[[Brawl Yard]]|link=Brawl Yard

Tile Lands preview.png|[[Tile Lands]]|link=Tile Lands

Dim Labyrinth preview.png|[[Dim Labyrinth]]|link=Dim Labyrinth

Hostile Territory preview.png|[[Hostile Territory]]|link=Hostile Territory

==Items==

The roulette wheel can be accessed when a player finds a cherry and a Pikmin successfully returns it to the Onion. Cherries in this mode spawn [[Randomness|random]]ly, and only one Pikmin is needed to carry one. When the roulette finishes spinning (automatically), it'll randomly land on an item, which the player can use at any moment by pressing {{button|gc|y|wii|-|switch|y}}.

If more cherries are collected before the player uses the current item, they'll be added to a queue, represented on the top-right corner with red dots, for a maximum of 5 items waiting to be used. Pressing {{button|gc|y|wii|-|switch|y}} will use the item and instantly make the roulette spin for the next one. The spinning takes around three seconds, which stops the player from using an item right after another.

The player will have access to 12 different items that benefit them, disadvantage the opponent or both, listed below, and sorted by the order in which they're placed on the roulette:

|[[File:Roulette Wheel flower.png]] || Flower || Makes all of the player's Pikmin that are not planted in the ground [[Maturity|bloom]] into flowers.

|[[File:Roulette Wheel ghost.png]] || Ghost || Makes the player's leader and Pikmin become invisible to the opponent for a limited amount of time. The opponent can still see the dust from the player's footsteps, the leader's whistle, and, if their Pikmin are affected by the ultra-spicy spray, the glowing circles on their heads. Additionally, the opponent's Pikmin can still see everything, and the leader and Pikmin are fully visible on the collecting player's portion of the screen.

|[[File:Roulette Wheel ultra-bitter spray.png]] || [[Ultra-bitter spray]] || Grants one dose of ultra-bitter spray.

|[[File:Roulette Wheel ultra-spicy spray.png]] || [[Ultra-spicy spray]] || Grants one dose of ultra-spicy spray.

Sprays are an essential part of battle mode, as they can turn the tides in a Pikmin vs. Pikmin situation easily. Using a small squad, attacking the enemy might get the other player to use sprays prematurely. This can be repeated with the rest of the Pikmin. Another strategy is to send small forces to attack your opponent repeatedly, this should drain their spice deposits. Afterwards, rush the opponent with all of your troops. Bitter spray their Pikmin, then spicy spray yours. Afterwards steal their marble with a few Pikmin. Escort the marble with about 1/4 of your troops, and have the rest engage with your opponent's troops, allowing you to distract your enemy. This is very effective at War Path.

With a small squad, the player can run to the opponent's base and steal the marble, assuming the other player is not there with a larger squad. Should the other player come to defend the marble, running up to them with the rest of the Pikmin can distract the enemy Pikmin from getting to the marble that is being carried away. Creatures can also be led to the enemy base as means of distraction or to kill [[idle]] Pikmin.

This one often requires a bit of luck as it relies almost entirely on random generation. The cherries that allow you to use a roulette spin will oftentimes drop steadily in the same area of the arena over time (usually in one of the alcoves.) Take note of where cherries seem to drop more during the match, then keep Pikmin in that area to quickly transport them back to the Onion. You can actually hold up to five spins at a time. Use the spins strategically or all at once in hopes that you'll drop lots of enemies and obstacles to keep your opponent busy. Large-scale distractions like this can help you steal marbles without them noticing or even a [[Pikmin Extinction]] if your opponent is careless enough.

===Attack the leader===

Have your Pikmin army attack the opponent's leader. Pikmin attacks will never damage the leader, but they will distract the player. Meanwhile, you can focus on getting the marble. If you get attacked by the opposing team's Pikmin, shake them off by quickly rotating {{button|gc|stick|wii|stick|switch|lstick}}.

An attacked leader can use Pikmin from his team to help shake the aggressive Pikmin off. Keep this in mind when you plan an attack like this, and prepare your Pikmin numbers accordingly.

===Handling idle Pikmin===

[[Idle]] Pikmin on the opposing team can be dispatched in a number of ways. You can try luring the Pikmin towards a [[hazard]] or [[enemy]], or spawn your own with the roulette wheel. On a stage with them, you can even throw bomb-rocks at Pikmin to easily wipe them out. As a last resort, you can use an [[ultra-bitter spray]] to get rid of Pikmin guarding a choke point. Do not use Pikmin of your own to clear these idlers out, as they'll just be reborn at the Onion.

 

 

Each leader has his own [[Music in Pikmin 2#Endings|victory tune]]. Though they follow the same melody, the Pikmin will call out the name of whoever won once the tune finishes. If one of the players loses through excess damage to the suit or Pikmin extinction, the themes will have a slight variation in rhythm similar to the difference in the story-mode levels. In the unlikely case of a tie, a different tune plays and both the leader's names will be called out by the Pikmin. The tune changes with each type of tie.

==Stage generation and layouts==

Unlike [[Story Mode]] and [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] caves, which [[Pikmin 2 cave generation|generate sublevels]] by placing [[cave unit]]s randomly, the stages in 2-Player Battle are mostly made by placing specific units in specific spots to end up with layouts hand-made by the developers. That said, the random sublevel generation logic is still in effect during the generation of 2-Player Battle stages.

 

 

Different stages have different generation modes and different layouts. [[Dim Labyrinth]] has no predefined layout and instead always generates the stage randomly like other caves. [[Carpet Plain]] has 2 predefined layouts. [[Brawl Yard]] has a 20% chance of generating the stage randomly, and an 80% chance of using one of its 3 layouts. All other stages have 3 predefined layouts and nothing else.

 

When the game loads the stage, it starts by deciding if it will generate it randomly or by using the fixed layouts, and then if applicable, chooses at random one of the existing layouts. The method and layout chosen can be manually selected by the player with an undocumented feature. To activate it, player 1 should be holding a direction on {{button|gc|c}} on the GameCube, or {{button|wii|pad}} on the Wii, while the loading screen with the [[Loading#2-Player Battle|tips]] is showing up. The time at which the player starts holding does not matter, as long as it's before the loading screen appears, and the player can let go at the loading screen. The game will load the variant determined by the direction pressed.

 

*{{button|gc|cu|wii|padu}} '''Up''': Layout #1.

*{{button|gc|cr|wii|padr}} '''Right''': Layout #2.

*{{button|gc|cl|wii|padl}} '''Left''': Random generation.

 

By holding left, the level is forced to generate at [[Randomization|random]], even for stages that don't support it. This generation does not take into account balance, meaning that it is unlikely that a stage will be symmetrical, and more often than not, the [[Onion]]s are placed in bizarre and inappropriate locations. Because of the secrecy of this feature, as well as the potential for gameplay balance problems that arise with the "left" variant, it is likely that this was actually a debugging tool in the game during development, but never removed for the final release.

 

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Colosseum.png|Players fighting on [[Colosseum]].

Dim Labyrinth.png|[[Dim Labyrinth]], with a close-up of a [[Breadbug]]'s nest.

Hostile Territory.png|A battle in [[Hostile Territory]], showcasing the numerous dangers in the cave.

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