Editing Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Challenge Mode (''Pikmin 2'')}}
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[[Image:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode.jpg|thumb|The [[Menu#Challenge Mode|Challenge Mode level select screen]].]]

{{for|the challenge mode in the first game|Challenge Mode (Pikmin)}}

The '''Challenge Mode''' in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' is very different from the one in the first game. To unlock it, the player needs to collect [[The Key]] from the final floor of the [[Citadel of Spiders]] in the [[Perplexing Pool]]. Challenge Mode takes place in many [[cave]] areas and the player will need to collect [[The Key]] in each to advance through sublevels, and so complete the level. Challenge mode starts with 5 levels unlocked, and for every level completed, another level is unlocked. There are 30 levels in all, each with a specific amount of starting Pikmin, sprays, time limits, etc. Gameplay in Challenge Mode levels is the same as in the regular story mode, except the player only has one usable [[Exploration Kit]] treasure: the [[Five-man Napsack]].

All levels have a time limit (in units; each unit represents two seconds), within which one must advance to the next sublevel or fail the challenge. Every sublevel, some more units of time are added to the existing amount. Being awarded a white flower upon completion means that one or more [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] have died (or Pikmin sprouts have been left behind), while a no-death completion earns a pink flower. A widely held misconception is that in order to beat Challenge Mode, one must collect all the treasures ''and'' have no Pikmin losses, but only the key on each level is required. To unlock a special [[Cutscenes|cutscene]] with [[Louie]], the player must complete the Challenge Mode with all pink flowers.

The final score the player receives depends on the amount of Pokos gathered, the amount of Pikmin that survived at the end, and the amount of time left on the timer before leaving. If the run is ended because a [[leader]] lost all his [[health]] or because the timer ran out, then the number of Pikmin and time remaining will be set to 0 when tallying up the score. The final score value is obtained by summing the three factors, but the number of Pokos and number of remaining Pikmin are multiplied by 10, as detailed in the following formula:

{{equation|P2 Challenge Mode equation.png}}

==Co-op==
Co-op is a variation of Challenge Mode with two players, as the name implies. As with [[2-Player Battle]], player one controls [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] on the top screen, and player two controls Louie on the bottom one. The spray counter on the [[HUD]] shows the same value for both screens, seeing as the sprays are shared, i.e. if one player uses a spray, it'll be depleted on the counter of both players' screens. Other than this, Co-op is completely identical to regular Challenge Mode.

Because the multitasking in co-op mode increases efficiency, scores between single-player mode and co-op mode are kept separately.

==Levels==
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*[[Explorer's Cave]]
*[[Novice Training]]
*[[Lost Toy Box]]
*[[Creator's Garden]]
*[[Green Hole]]
*[[Hot House]]
*[[Brawny Abyss]]
*[[Red Chasm]]
*[[Trampled Garden]]
*[[Twilight Garden]]
*[[Cryptic Cavern]]
*[[Concrete Maze]]
*[[Collector's Room]]
*[[Dweevil Nest]]
*[[Cavernous Abyss]]
*[[Snack Pit]]
*[[Three Color Training]]
*[[Hazard Training]]
*[[Cave of Snarls]]
*[[The Giant's Bath]]
*[[Rumbling Grotto]]
*[[Subterranean Lair]]
*[[Hidden Garden]]
*[[Abduction Den]]
*[[Secret Testing Range]]
*[[Breeding Ground]]
*[[Cave of Pain]]
*[[Bully Den]]
*[[Sniper Room]]
*[[Emperor's Realm]]
}}

==Trivia==
*There is a minor [[Glitches|glitch]] in which a leader will [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Unbeamable leader|remain on the ground]], when the player gives up.
*The game's files can be edited to change the number of starting Pikmin on any given level. There are settings for seven Pikmin types, and setting the "seventh" type's number to non-zero makes [[pikpik carrot]]s join the player's party, and act as Pikmin.

==See also==
*[[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode in ''Pikmin'']]
*[[2-Player Battle]]

[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Alternative game modes]]
[[Category:Multiplayer modes]]

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Mode Challenge
|FraM=Challenge Mode
|FraA=Mode défi
|FraAM=Challenge Mode
|Ger=Challenge-Mode (GameCube version's title screen)<br>Challenge-Modus (GameCube and Wii versions' Challenge Mode screen)
|GerM=Challenge Mode
}}