Green Hole

Green Hole
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	10	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	10
Blue Pikmin	10
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The Green Hole is the fifth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode and is automatically unlocked with the mode. A noticeable step up in difficulty compared to the ones preceding it, it contains various Bulborbs, including two Bulbmin on the first sublevel.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 3
• Time: 85 (170 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystal King × 1
  •  Spouse Alert × 1
  •  Tear Stone × 2 (inside Bulbmin)
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Bulbmin × 2
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 8 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 8

Be on guard as the level begins; in all likelihood, you'll be assailed by two Bulbmin the moment the challenge begins. Don't waste your ultra-bitter spray on them – it's much better used on the Fiery Bulblax in the next sublevel. Attacking the Bulbmin from behind should be effective provided you catch them off-guard. If you're going for a pink flower, consider punching them to death to keep the Pikmin out of harm's way.

The Key is out in the open, but you'll likely have to kill both Bulbmin before it can safely be carried back. The 20 Bulbmin you'll gain from this are extremely useful on the next sublevel – make sure you kill both before you leave.

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showTechnical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_LeafChappy
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_MAT_manp_2_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			f010 (none)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Circular room with 9 exits

showDetailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Bulbmin	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Egg	8	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Crystal King	1	None	Treasure spots
5	Spouse Alert	1	None	Treasure spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Disguised Delicacy × 1
  •  Insect Condo × 1
  •  Love Sphere × 1 (inside Snow Bulborb)
  •  Mirth Sphere × 1 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborb)
  •  Omniscient Sphere × 1 (inside Dwarf Red Bulborb)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Fiery Bulblax)
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 1
  •  Dwarf Red Bulborb × 1
  •  Fiery Bulblax × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 1 (from eggs)
  •  Snow Bulborb × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1

See also: Fiery Bulblax strategy.

This floor has a handful of various Dwarf Bulborbs, as well as a Fiery Bulblax – the sublevel's biggest threat, which also has The Key. Kill the various Dwarves first to ensure they don't interfere with the battle. If you still have your ultra-bitter spray, hit the Fiery Bulblax with it, spray ultra-spicy spray on your Red Pikmin and Bulbmin, and attack.

If you want to go for a high score, you'll need to kill every Dwarf Bulborb variant, as each one drops a treasure. The other two treasures on the sublevel are simply out in the open.

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showTechnical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_LeafChappy
"Main" object maximum (?)			2
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_MAT_vs_drypool_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_lv0.ini
Background (?)			f010 (none)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with waterless pool

showDetailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Fiery Bulblax	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Dwarf Red Bulborb	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 2
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	Insect Condo	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Disguised Delicacy	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
5	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	1	None	Dead ends
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 5
6	Snow Bulborb	1	None	Dead ends
-	Love Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 6
7	Egg	1	None	Dead ends

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Trivia

• Interesting, the Bulborbs on the second sublevel, apart from the Fiery Bulblax, will drop marbles correlating with their color. While the Dwarf Red Bulborb carries a red marble, the Dwarf Orange Bulborb and Snow Bulborb will drop a blue and yellow marble respectively; these two enemies were originally intended to be blue and yellow Bulborbs, according to their internal names, making this oddity a potential holdover from very early in Pikmin 2's development.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	グリーンホール?	Green Hole
French (NoA)	Trou vert	Green hole
French (NoE)	Trou Vert	Green Hole
German	Das grüne Loch	The green Hole
Italian	Foro verde	Green hole
Spanish (NoA)	Gruta Verde	Green Grotto