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There are two methods to reach this cave:

#They may alternatively go left and build a [[bridge]] by bringing [[Blue Pikmin]] across a lake.

** {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|y}} × 2

* '''Obstacles''':

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large red) × 5

** None

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==Sublevel 2==

To defeat the Groink, position a leader against the base of the platform it is standing on. With the other leader, take a group of [[Yellow Pikmin]], and while the Gatling Groink is distracted, walk up the slope and attack it from behind. The [[Manual Honer]], which was held by the Gatling Groink, and the [[Implement of Toil]], which is usually located somewhere close to the wall of blocks, are found on this level.

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==Sublevel 3==

** {{icon|Bomb-rock|y}} × 11

** {{icon|Electrical wire|y}} × 4

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (green) × 6

** None

Pikmin or the leaders can be used to kill it; the player can also trick the Bulbear into falling off into the [[Pit|abyss]] (as the Bulbear will always take the most direct path towards the leaders), by making the Bulbear walk towards the leaders with a gap in between; subsequently, it will fall into the pit. Its treasure, the [[Glee Spinner]], will drop right where the Spotty Bulbear was before it fell into the abyss.

Note that the bomb-rocks and Spotty Bulbear will only fall when Pikmin are near. In order to know beforehand where the Spotty Bulbear is, it is possible to follow the Dwarf Bulbears, since they will go to and idle next to the adult's spawning location.

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==Sublevel 4==

** {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|y|n=Armored Cannon Beetle Larva}} (surface) × 10

* '''Obstacles''':

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Glowstem|y}} (green) × 5

** None

After the coast is clear, retrieve the [[Mirrored Element]] (you may want to follow your Pikmin back, just in case). Another, much faster and easier way, albeit more dangerous, is to bring fifteen White Pikmin and run through the level, ignoring everything, and get them to carry the treasure. The White Pikmin should be able to carry it back without any dying, as they carry treasures very fast.

It should be noted that when an Anode Beetle is near the edge, Pikmin may bounce off the edge when thrown onto it.

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==Sublevel 5==

When throwing Pikmin on a Fiery Blowhog, make sure it doesn't face the edge, or it could throw Pikmin into the [[Pit|abyss]]. The Fiery Bulblax can be killed with the same technique used on the Spotty Bulbear on sublevel 3. It will drop the [[Insect Condo]].

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==Sublevel 6==

After they are killed, grab the [[Future Orb]] the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat left behind, break down gates with Pikmin to get nectar eggs, and continue down the hole which may be inside a gate.

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==Sublevel 7==

This is a very small level, but it contains several Bumbling Snitchbugs and Careening Dirigibugs, some of which may begin in your starting area. There are also two Puffy Blowhogs, one of which contains the [[Essence of Desire]]. When the treasure is collected and the coast is clear, the [[clog]] on the hole must be removed to continue downward.

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==Sublevel 8==

** {{icon|Electrical wire|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Fire geyser|y}} × 6

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

The [[Extreme Perspirator]] and the [[Possessed Squash]], which are anywhere above ground but usually in dead-ends, are found here.

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<references group="Sublevel 8 note"/>

==Sublevel 9==

Sublevel 9 is the only rest level in the Dream Den. Several underground beetles reside here: one [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]], one [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]], and two [[Doodlebug]]s. Use [[Purple Pikmin]] to flip them easily with the help of their area-effective throw, or [[White Pikmin]] on the Doodlebugs for the safest approach. The bugs will drop lots of [[nectar]] and sprays. There are no treasures here so just continue down when you're ready, or use the geyser if you're in need of it.

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==Sublevel 10==

To execute the trick, you must line up some dead enemy carcasses near land. Then, you want to get the Jellyfloat with the treasure as close to land as possible when it is defeated, so that when its treasure pops it, the carcasses beneath it make it bounce toward the land instead of away from it.{{cite youtube|7Gg3rysR6l4|showing the tenth sublevel of the Dream Den completed without Blue Pikmin}} Then take back any enemy carcasses you want, and continue down to the next level.

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==Sublevel 11==

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Electrical wire|y}} &times; 2

* '''Vegetation''':

** {{icon|Figwort|y}} (large red) &times; 5

** None

The best way to clear this level is to take all of the Pikmin and eliminate one threat at a time. Both treasures, the [[Boss Stone]] and the [[Yellow Taste Tyrant]], can be anywhere above ground, but usually on a high ledge or in a dead-end. Use [[Yellow Pikmin]] to get it. Collect your spoils, break the [[clog]] on the hole, and go down.

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==Sublevel 12==

* '''Obstacles''':

** {{icon|Boulder|y}} &times; 4

* '''Vegetation''':

** None

** [[Gate]] with 2500 [[Health|HP]] &times; 4

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==Sublevel 13==

** {{icon|Egg|y}} &times; indefinite amount

The [[Hypnotic Platter]] will be dropped by the creature. Clear the way back, deliver the treasure and enter the final hole.

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==Sublevel 14==

* '''Theme''': Tiles

* '''Music''': ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Titan Dweevil|Titan Dweevil]]'' (only when combating)

This is the last sublevel in the cave, and home to the [[Titan Dweevil]]. The sublevel has a sink-like appearance with the boss in the center. Several small [[Titan Dweevil#Trivia|firefly-like insects]] appear in this sublevel. There is a geyser available on this level that can be used to return to the surface without fighting the boss. There are several strategies that suggest this. Returning with almost 100 [[Yellow Pikmin]] is a strategy commonly used for a speedy defeat. An in-depth guide on how to defeat the Titan Dweevil can be found in the link above. The treasures the Titan Dweevil drops are the [[Flare Cannon]], the [[Shock Therapist]], the [[Comedy Bomb]], the [[Monster Pump]] and the [[King of Bugs]].

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==Gallery==

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Dream Den Location.png|Entrance to the cave.

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*In sublevel 11, if an electrical wire spawns on top of the wooden structure, one of its ends will be on the structure while the other will be on the floor. The electric discharge between the two ends will still connect correctly.{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/d5emsh/how_do_the_electric_again/|How do the Electric Again?|reddit|published={{date|17|September|2019}}|retrieved={{date|17|September|2019}}}}

*Curiously, the music track ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Flooded Stump|Flooded Stump]]'' is defined to play on the ninth sublevel. In practice, it is overridden by the rest sublevel theme. The same occurs in all sublevels of the [[Submerged Castle]] as well.

==Names in other languages==

|Ger=Bau der Träume

|GerM=Den of Dreams

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