Editing Dream Den

{{Infobox cave

|image=Dream_Den_11.jpg

|location=Wistful Wild

|sublevels=14

|treasures=21

|hazards={{f}} {{w}} {{e}} {{p}} {{r}} {{b}}

|obstacles={{waterbody}} {{clog}} {{wgate}} {{bgate}} {{ledge}} {{buried}}

The '''Dream Den''' is a [[cave]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', found in the [[Wistful Wild]]. Because of its location, difficulty, and the fact that it contains what may be regarded as the game's final [[Enemy#Boss|boss]], it is often the last cave completed. It is located to the far west of the area, across the lake and behind a poison [[gate]] there. All of the enemies in the way should be defeated and then [[Blue Pikmin]] should build a [[bridge]] across the water. Destroying the poison gate requires use of [[White Pikmin]].

 

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{{Solution}}

*'''Theme''': Garden

*'''Enemies''':

**2 [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s

**2 [[Hermit Crawmad]]s

**1 [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]

*'''Hazards''':

**3 [[Hazard#Poison gas|gas pipes]]

*'''Treasures''':

**[[Disguised Delicacy]]

*'''Plants''':

**5 small [[Figwort]]s

**5 large [[Figwort]]s

*'''Others''':

**None

|bg          = "hiroba" (garden)

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_toy|Dead end with item

|way3_toy|Three-way crossing

|way4_toy|Four-way crossing

|wayl_toy|Turning corridor

|way2_toy|Corridor

|way2x2_toy|Long corridor

 

The first level of the Dream Den harbors [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]s, two [[Hermit Crawmad]]s and two [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s. There are also gas pipes.

 

The enemies near the starting area, especially Dwarf Orange Bulborbs that are blocking paths, should be removed. Defeat the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloats (which may be near the starting area as well) the usual way. They will digest one Pikmin every thirty seconds. Once the area is clear of any obstructive enemies and gas pipes, the [[Disguised Delicacy]] can be taken back. Use Pikmin to destroy the [[Clog]] on the hole, allowing you to continue down to the next sublevel.

*'''Theme''': Toybox

*'''Enemies''':

**8 [[Snow Bulborb]]s

*'''Hazards''':

**None

*'''Treasures''':

**[[Manual Honer]] (inside the Gatling Groink)

**[[Implement of Toil]]

*'''Plants''':

**None

*'''Others''':

**None

|bg          = "flooring" (wooden floor)

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|cap_toy|Dead end

|way3_toy|Three-way crossing

|way4_toy|Four-way crossing

|wayl_toy|Turning corridor

|way2_toy|Corridor

|way2x2_toy|Long corridor

There is a [[Gatling Groink]] on a raised platform that will start to attack the player as soon as the sublevel begins. Hide the Pikmin behind the wall of blocks, send one of the captains out to distract the Groink, and attack with your Pikmin. Alternately, beat up the [[Snow Bulborb]]s and [[Hairy Bulborb]] with the fists of a captain or let the Gatling Groink kill them with its projectiles.

To defeat the Groink, position a captain against the base of the platform it is standing on. With the other captain, 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.

**1 [[Spotty Bulbear]] (drops from the sky)

**9 [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s

**3 [[Hazard#Poison gas|gas pipes]]

**1 [[bomb-rock]] (drops from the sky)

**[[Glee Spinner]] (inside the Spotty Bulbear)

|bg          = "test" (cavern)

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_metal|Dead end with item

|way3_metal|Three-way crossing

|way4_metal|Four-way crossing

|wayl_metal|Turning corridor

|way2_metal|Corridor

|way2x2_metal|Long corridor

}}

{{sublevel units

|room_mid2_3_metal|'''T-shaped room'''

|room_hitode3x3_5_metal|'''Room with blue ledge'''

|room_hitode4x4_3_metal|'''Circular room with blue ledge'''

}}

This sublevel is filled with falling bomb-rocks, electrical generators, gas pipes, and [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s. There are also some [[Careening Dirigibug]]s that [[throw]] bomb-rocks. Somewhere in the level, a [[Spotty Bulbear]] will fall from the sky. This creature contains a treasure.

Pikmin or the captains can be used to kill it; the player can also trick the Bulbear into falling off into the abyss (as the Bulbear will always take the most direct path towards the captains), 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.

**[[Mirrored Element]]

|bg          = "build"

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_metal|Dead end with item

|way3_metal|Three-way crossing

|way4_metal|Four-way crossing

|wayl_metal|Turning corridor

|way2_metal|Corridor

|way2x2_metal|Long corridor

This sublevel is filled with [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]e and [[Anode Beetle]]s. There are a few strategies you can use to safely get through this level. One is to simply [[dismiss]] the Pikmin and take a small group of [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]] with one of the captains. The purples are then used to kill the enemies and the White Pikmin to disable gas pipes on the way.

 

 

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.

**1 [[Fiery Bulblax]]

**1 [[Withering Blowhog]]

*'''Hazards''':

**3 [[Hazard#Fire|fire geysers]]

**[[Insect Condo]] (inside the Fiery Bulblax)

**5 green [[Glowstem]]s

|bg          = "build" (steel)

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|cap_metal|Dead end

|item_cap_metal|Dead end with item

|way3_metal|Three-way crossing

|way4_metal|Four-way crossing

|wayl_metal|Turning corridor

|way2_metal|Corridor

}}

{{sublevel units

|way2x2_metal|Long corridor

|room_hitode4x4_6_metal|'''Room with hatch'''

|room_hitode4x4_7_metal|'''Room with blue circle'''

|room_mid2_3_metal|'''T-shaped room'''

}}

This sublevel is littered with fire hazards and also contains a Fiery Bulblax. There are also two Red Bulborbs, Fiery Blowhogs, and a Withering one as well. Red Pikmin can easily disable fire traps and defeat any Red Bulborbs, Fiery Blowhogs, or Withering Blowhogs.

When throwing Pikmin on a Fiery Blowhog, make sure it doesn't face the edge, or it could throw Pikmin into the 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]].

**[[Future Orb]] (inside the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat)

**1 type of [[gate]], with 1800 [[Health|HP]]

**4 [[egg]]s (drop from the sky in dead ends)

|bg          = None

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_conc|Dead end with item

|way3_conc|Three-way crossing

|way4_conc|Four-way crossing

|wayl_conc|Turning corridor

|way2_conc|Corridor

|way2x2_conc|Long corridor

 

You start near an alcove. There are three Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae, one [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]], and one [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]. Armored Cannon Beetles can be used to kill each other with rocks. The sinkhole will affect the path of the rocks.

 

Pikmin can be used to kill the Jellyfloats, but the larvae can also shoot them with the rocks. It works best with the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat, due to the fact that when it lands after sucking up a captain, it is an easy target for the Larvae. Remember to escape from the creature, or you will take damage.

 

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.

*'''Theme''': Concrete

*'''Enemies''':

**2 [[Puffy Blowhog]]s

**3 [[Bumbling Snitchbug]]s

**4 [[Careening Dirigibug]]s

*'''Hazards''':

**None

*'''Treasures''':

**[[Essence of Desire]]

*'''Plants''':

**5 small [[Figwort]]s

*'''Others''':

**None

|bg          = None

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_conc|Dead end with item

|way3_conc|Three-way crossing

|way4_conc|Four-way crossing

|wayl_conc|Turning corridor

|way2_conc|Corridor

|way2x2_conc|Long corridor

 

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.

*'''Theme''': Concrete

*'''Enemies''':

**4 [[Fiery Dweevil]]s

**4 [[Caustic Dweevil]]s

**3 [[Anode Beetle]]s

**3 [[Munge Dweevil]]s

*'''Hazards''':

**6 [[Hazard#Fire|fire geysers]]

**5 [[Hazard#Electricity|electrical wires]]

**10 [[Hazard#Poison gas|gas pipes]]

*'''Treasures''':

**[[Possessed Squash]]

**[[Extreme Perspirator]]

*'''Plants''':

**2 [[Fiddlehead]]s*

*'''Others''':

**None

|bg          = "vrbox" (none)

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_conc|Dead end with item

|way3_conc|Three-way crossing

|way4_conc|Four-way crossing

|wayl_conc|Turning corridor

|way2_conc|Corridor

|way2x2_conc|Long corridor

 

 

This sublevel is filled with Dweevils of all colors, as well as fire, electrical and poison hazards. There is also an [[Antenna Beetle]] which can easily be stunned by a Purple Pikmin and killed by [[Group move|swarming]].

 

There are two ways to kill the Dweevils and to reach the treasure. One is to dismiss the Pikmin and go out with one captain to kill them (this doesn't require much time with the [[Brute Knuckles|Rocket Fist upgrade]]). The other is to go out with the entire army, using Purple Pikmin to kill the Dweevils (calling them back if they get into danger), and using [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]], and [[White Pikmin|White Pikmin]] to disable hazards. If you can quickly call them back, your only real hazard is keeping them away from electricity hazards and the shocks of the Anode Dweevil.

 

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

*'''Theme''': Soil

*'''Enemies''':

**2 [[Doodlebug]]s

**1 [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]] (in a dead end)

**1 [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] (in a dead end)

*'''Hazards''':

**None

*'''Treasures''':

**None

*'''Plants''':

**2 small [[Figwort]]s

**2 large [[Figwort]]s

*'''Others''':

**None

|bg          = None

|units      =  

{{sublevel units

|item_cap_tsuchi|Dead end with item

|way3_tsuchi|Three-way crossing

|way4_tsuchi|Four-way crossing

|wayl_tsuchi|Turning corridor

|way2_tsuchi|Corridor

|way2x2_tsuchi|Long corridor

 

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.

*'''Theme''': Soil

*'''Enemies''':

**2 [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]]s

**1 [[Gatling Groink]]

**4 [[Fiery Blowhog]]s

**2 [[Wollywog]]s

**5 [[Water Dumple]]s

*'''Hazards''':

**None

*'''Treasures''':