Drafty Gallery

Drafty Gallery
Ice Pikmin fighting a Joustmite.
Location	Blossoming Arcadia
Sublevels	4
Rescues	1
Treasures	10
Onions	0
Suggested Pikmin
Wild Pikmin

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The Drafty Gallery is a cave in the Blossoming Arcadia in Pikmin 4. Its entrance is not surrounded by any major obstacles, and the only hazards present in the cave are fire hazards and pits. The final sublevel contains a Puffy Blowhog, a member of the blowhog family capable of knocking Pikmin back with a large gust of wind. Due to this metallic cave having pits, it is recommended that the player takes extra care to make sure no enemies shake of knock Pikmin off into them – especially the Puffy Blowhog. This cave has  × 1,010 worth of treasure.

How to reach

Map of the Blossoming Arcadia showing the cave's location.

There is one main way to access this cave. Starting at the Fragrant Ravine base (the default base), head west and follow the curved path. You'll pass a dirt-mound and end up at the top of a hill with the area's Dandori Battle cave entrance. Nearby, you'll also find a clay bridge requiring 29 raw material. Build and cross the bridge, and the Drafty Gallery cave entrance will be slightly north.

Notes

Olimar's Voyage Log

“Beneath the passage, all I can see is an interminable darkness. I tossed a pebble into the abyss but never heard it hit the ground. I must proceed with caution here. I don't want any Pikmin accidentally thrown to their demise, let alone shaken off by some creature.”

Sublevel 1

Map of sublevel 1.

• Treasures:
  •  Hoop of Fortune × 1
  •  Memory Fragment (Top...Probably?) × 1
  •  Spouse Alert × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Downy Snagret × 3
• Obstacles:
  •  Dirt wall × 1
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  • None

Defeat the Downy Snagrets and then collect the treasures. Destroying the dirt wall allows for your Pikmin carrying the Spouse Alert to take a faster route, though is not required. The Memory Fragment (Top...Probably?) is on a raised ledge, so you should either Rush into it with Oatchi to knock it down, or you should use Yellow Pikmin due to their increased throw height.

Sublevel 2

Map of sublevel 2.

• Treasures:
  •  Back-at-the-Beginning Track × 1
  •  Gold Nugget × 10
  •  Sphere of Support × 1
  •  Tandem Trainer × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Dirt wall × 2
  •  Fire geyser × 2
• Tools:
  •  Geyser × 3
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Candypop Bud × 1 (Ice)
  •  Egg × 2 (2 small)

Fire hazards exist on this sublevel. Defeat the Fiery Blowhogs and destroy the fire generators to ensure that non-Red Pikmin carrying treasures and nuggets can safely reach the S.S. Beagle. One of the geysers is a shortcut that leads back to the base, while the other two are necessary to reach the Back-at-the-Beginning Track.

Sublevel 3

Map of sublevel 3.

• Treasures:
  •  Internal-Clock Measurer × 1
  •  Middle-Management Tank Car × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 1
  •  Joustmite × 2 (1 guarding a base)
• Obstacles:
  •  Bag × 1 (requiring 10 Pikmin)
  •  Clipboard × 1 (requiring 20 Pikmin)
  •  Fire geyser × 2
• Tools:
  •  Clay bridge × 1 (requires 29 raw material)
  •  Geyser × 2
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5 (fighting Joustmite)
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
• Others:
  •  Egg × 3 (2 small, 1 small that falls from the sky)
  •  Raw material pile × 3 (piles of 5, 10 and 15)

To access the hole to the next sublevel, a clay bridge must be built with 29 pieces of raw material. 30 pieces are found in the sublevel, meaning it will always be possible to build it. One pile of 5 raw materials can be found slightly south of the S.S. Beagle. Most of the raw material and all of the treasures are found on a separate island to the starting one, and to access it, a geyser must be unclogged until it starts shooting air. Another base exists on this island, which can be used after defeating the Joustmite next to it. To collect the treasures and the remaining raw material piles, you will need to call the S.S. Beagle over to this new base.

Sublevel 4

Map of sublevel 4.

• Treasures:
  •  Sphere of Family × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Puffy Blowhog × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Numbered gate × 1 (opens when 1 Puffy Blowhog is defeated)
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5
• Others:
  •  Castaway × 1 (inside Puffy Blowhog)
  •  Egg × 2 (2 small)

See also: Puffy Blowhog strategy.

The boss of this cave is a Puffy Blowhog. Defeating it makes it drop a castaway and lower a numbered gate, letting the player collect the Sphere of Family and exit the cave. There are 5 wild Ice Pikmin on a high platform towards the east. They can be whistled from the far side of the platform from the boss arena.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ふっとばされ回廊? Fut-tobasare Kairō	Blow Away Gallery
Chinese (traditional)	吹飛走廊 Chuīfēi Zǒuláng	Blow Away Gallery
Chinese (simplified)	吹飞走廊 Chuīfēi Zǒuláng	Blow Away Gallery
Dutch	Blaaskaakgalerij	Blowhard gallery
French	Galerie des bourrasques	Gusts gallery
German	Zugige Gänge	Drafty Hallways
Italian	Galleria ventosa	Windy gallery
Korean	낭떠러지 회랑 Nangtteoleoji Hirang	Precipice Gallery
Portuguese	Galeria ventilante	Ventilating gallery
Spanish	Galería ventosa	Windy gallery

Trivia

• This cave's sublevels reference several cave units from metal-themed caves in Pikmin 2. Most prominently, the circular room in sublevel 1 is a reference to sublevel 2 of the White Flower Garden.
• The location of this cave is where Moss is found in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.

See also

• Blossoming Arcadia
• Blowhog family
• Subterranean Complex