Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth Sector 6 – Area A
Treasures	3
Pikmin available	Red Pikmin
Requirements	Complete Troop Commander
Next area	Lights in the Darkness (normal exit) Sizzling Precipice (secret exit)
Music	Sweltering Parchlands area Sweltering Parchlands area - back side

Scorched Earth (焼けつく野原^?, lit.: "Burnt Field"; Charred Plains in the European version) is the first main area in the Sweltering Parchlands. It introduces the fact that Red Pikmin are resistant to fire, and features several pits of fire that must be stamped out by the Pikmin before Olimar can go through. It also introduces a few fire-related enemies, such as the Fireflap Bulborb and the Fiery Dwarf Bulblax. Near the end, the player can brave against a Fiery Dwarf Bulblax and access a secret exit, which opens the way to the Sizzling Precipice, or they can proceed forward and take the normal exit to the Lights in the Darkness.

Description

In this level, the terrain is filled with flames, and the player has to use Red Pikmin in order to extinguish the fire, and be allowed to progress in the area. The level is also filled with fiery enemies, making the Red Pikmin even more useful in this area. At some point in the level, before a doorway, Olimar must use his jetpack in order to retrieve the first treasure of the area, the Vacated Baby Buggy. He must, however, be careful of the Fireflap Bulborb that is flying over the treasure. The second treasure, the Tiny Jumbo Jet, can be found after a Fiery Blowlet, in a small nook. To retrieve the last treasure, the player must lure a Fiery Dwarf Bulblax, which will burn some dead leaves that prevents the player from reaching the Deluxe Something-or-Other. After that, Olimar can either go to the normal exit or get to a secret one. In order to access the secret exit, the player must extinguish a huge patch of fire and destroy a dirt block. However, the player must be quick, because a Fiery Dwarf Bulblax stands above the patch of fire, and will eventually fall on the player. If this happens, then Olimar must kill the enemy. When the player reaches the secret exit, they will be taken to the secret area, the Sizzling Precipice.

Cutscenes

Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Red Pikmin putting out a fire		From the starting location, the player advances a bit forward.	Four Red Pikmin are jumping on top of some open flames, putting them out. The fire starts dimming down, and after some seconds, they succeed and start cheering.
Tunnel hole		The player enters the first doorway.	Olimar and four Red Pikmin are inside a tunnel, and the floor has a small, shallow hole in the middle. Olimar notices this and activates his jetpack to fly across. The two Red Pikmin following closest to him walk up to the hole and jump across the gap. The third Pikmin is entertained with the fourth Pikmin and so has its head turned. It eventually walks into the edge of the hole, starts teetering, and the fourth Pikmin tries to grab it. It's too late, however, as the third Pikmin falls inside and lands on its back. The fourth Pikmin jumps across, and helps the other two Pikmin grab onto the one that fell, pulling it up. They succeed, flinging it farther ahead, that Pikmin celebrates, and they all rejoin Olimar, who was standing in place looking at the scene.
Seed tube		The player leaves the second doorway and advances a bit forward.	Four Red Pikmin are near a tube. One of them crawls inside, the tube rumbles a bit, and out comes a Sparklium Seed. The Pikmin crawls out, they all cheer, and that same Pikmin grabs the seed and stands aside. The remaining Pikmin all crawl inside the tube as well, and one by one, they manage to take out a seed, crawl out, and grab it.

Pikmin locations

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Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes

Objects

Treasures

•  Vacated Baby Buggy
•  Tiny Jumbo Jet
•  Deluxe Something-or-Other

Enemies

•  Crumbug × 3
•  Fireflap Bulborb × 8
•  Fiery Blowlet × 5
•  Fiery Dwarf Bulblax ×3

Obstacles

•  Bouncy Mushroom
•  Dirt block
•  Flames

Others

•  Sparklium Seed × 73
•  Sparklium flower × 1
•  Heart × 4

Guide

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Gallery

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  Location of the Vacated Baby Buggy.

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  The first Fiery Blowlet.

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  Location of the Tiny Jumbo Jet.

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  A climb with two Fiery Blowlets.

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  The first Fiery Dwarf Bulblax.

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  Location of the Deluxe Something-or-Other.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	焼けつく野原? Yaketsuku Nohara	Burnt Field
Dutch	Geblakerde grond	Scorched ground
French	Terres embrasées	Burned earth
German	Verbrannte Erde	Burned Soil
Italian	Suolo incandescente	Glowing soil
Spanish (NoA)	Tierra en ascuas	Earth in embers
Spanish (NoE)	Tierra en Ascuas	Earth in Embers