Editing Trial of the Sage Leaf

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The '''Trial of the Sage Leaf''' is a special [[Dandori Challenge]] cave in ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. While it is only one cave, it features ten individual Dandori Challenges that give the player unique tasks that differ from other Dandori Challenge caves, such as reaching a specific point in the level, or gathering a specific item. It is directed by the [[Sage Leaf]], a uniquely white [[leafling]] whose stated purpose with the trial is to help the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] master [[dandori]].

The Trial of the Sage Leaf is only accessible once the player has successfully completed [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]], which itself is only accessible after defeating Olimar in [[Leafy Showdown]]. Once returned and cured of the [[leafling]] state, he will appear by the [[S.S. Dolphin]] at [[Rescue Command Post]] the following day. Talking to him, one can access the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale side mode. Once the player has achieved the good ending by collecting all 30 ship parts within the 15 days, Olimar will mention that he saw a cave within the area, and [[Collin]] confirms this as it appears in the corner behind the [[Onion]], previously hidden by dirt.

 

Choosing to explore it, for no matter how long, will equal to one in-game [[day]], meaning once the cave is exited the day will end automatically.

|music      = ''[[Music in Pikmin 4#Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf)|Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf)]]''

 

'''''Defeat All the Creatures'''''  

"''First, a preliminary trial. See if you can defeat all the Bulborbs, Bulblaxes, and Bulbears.'' " - The Sage Leaf

** {{icon|Red Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

** {{icon|Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Dwarf Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Dwarf Orange Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Fiery Bulblax|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Frosty Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Orange Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Spotty Bulbear|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Whiptongue Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Dirt wall|y|v=P4}} × 1

** {{icon|Fire geyser|y|v=P4}} × 1

** {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

 

Hop on [[Oatchi]] and head to the room ahead of you, throw your [[Red Pikmin]] at the [[Dwarf Bulborb]] then pluck the [[sprout]]s on your left. Charge your [[Rush]] ability using Oatchi, defeat the [[Bulborb]], and pick up the [[Bomb rock]]. Next, go to the room with the [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s and [[Spotty Bulbear]], direct your bomb rock towards the Spotty Bulbear, and finish it off with a Rush. Next, go to the room with the [[Ice Pikmin]] sprouts and pluck them. After that, you can ignore the [[Dirt wall]] and backtrack towards the [[Ice wall]] and use Rush to break through. Defeat the [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] and pluck the Ice Pikmin. Then, Defeat the [[Fiery Bulblax]] in the next room, get rid of the Sticky mold which blocks a [[Bouncy Mushroom]], and jump on to pluck more Red Pikmin. Now, guide the [[Frosty Bulborb]] to the [[Fire geyser]] to defeat it. After that defeat the [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]] and the [[Orange Bulborb]] with a perfectly angled Rush attack.

 

 

Alternatively, you could go to the room in front of you and throw your [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] on the two [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s and pluck the [[Red Pikmin]] sprouts. Go to your left and hop on [[Oatchi]] and rush through the two [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s and to the room with [[Ice Pikmin]] sprouts and pluck them. Then rush through the Dwarf Bulbears again, defeating them, and try to hit the [[Spotty Bulbear]] in the rear. After you defeat it, go back to the room with the [[Bulborb]] and beat it up. Then, after defeating it, pick up the [[Bomb rock]] and charge your Ice Pikmin at the [[Ice gate]]. Walk though the iron bars and throw your Pikmin at the [[Fiery Bulblax]] and defeat it. Go to the left and defeat the [[Whiptongue Bulborb]], then pluck the Ice Pikmin. Once the Ice gate is broken, call Oatchi and go behind you to the room with the [[Sticky mold]] and charge everyone towards the mushrooms. After it is removed, jump on the [[Bouncy Mushroom]] and pluck the Pikmin and go right. Trick the [[Frosty Bulborb]] into the [[Fire geyser]], melting the ice on its back, and rush it. After defeating it, go forward, and take out your [[Bomb rock]] and throw it in the middle of the [[Orange  Bulborb]] and [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]] particularly from outside their territory so they don't move away from it.

 

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|name      = Snow Problem

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** {{icon|Red Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

** {{icon|Arctic Cannon Larva|v=P4|y}} × 3

** {{icon|Dwarf Frosty Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Icy Blowhog|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Hydro jelly|y|v=P4}} × 3

** {{icon|Ice wall|y|v=P4}} × 2

** {{icon|Clay mound|y|v=P4}} × 1 (requires 45 raw material)

** {{icon|Red Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 25 (5 inside a hydro jelly, 15 buried)

 

Your first priority should be to collect the [[Fire starter|Fire starters]] and use them to light the torches and burn the hay. Utilize the extra Fire starters you get from the torches to destroy the [[Hydro jelly|Hydro jellies]] and the [[Ice wall]]. [[Oatchi]]'s main job will be destroying enemies as you go, so make sure to have [[Thermal Defense]] and upgraded [[Rush]] and possibly [[Oatchi#Chomp|Chomp]] on him. As the material piles are all small, it is likely faster first to collect the farther away ones each in one go while clearing the enemies, then set a few [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to build the [[Clay#Clay mound|Clay mound]] while the rest collect the nearer material groups in two rounds.

{{game help|p4|Write a guide on how to complete this sublevel. If there are multiple sublevels, copy this section for each one.}}

** {{icon|White Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

** {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

** {{icon|Withering Blowhog|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Flighty Joustmite|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Creeping Chrysanthemum|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Narrow tunnel|v=P4|y}}

** {{icon|Yellow Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 25 (buried)

** {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5 (buried)

** {{icon|White Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5 (buried)

 

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|name      = Dandori Seas

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** {{icon|Blue Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Watery Blowhog|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Dirt wall|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Blue Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 30 (20 are buried)

 

 

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|name      = The White Key

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** {{icon|White Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 7

** {{icon|Rock Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 14

** {{icon|Winged Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 7

** {{icon|Armored Cannon Larva|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Moldy Dwarf Bulborb|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Miniature Snootwhacker|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Mammoth Snootwhacker|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Numbered gate|v=P4|y}} × 1 (locked by the nine treasures)

** {{icon|White Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 14 (7 are buried)

 

 

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|name      = Gimmick Gambit

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** {{icon|Red Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 10

** {{icon|Fiery Dweevil|v=P4|yes}} (carrying [[bomb rock]]) × indefinite

** {{icon|Numbered gate|v=P4|y}} × 1 (locked by the three treasures)

** {{icon|Red Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5 (buried)

 

Immediately throw 5 [[Red Pikmin]] on a nearby mushroom to push down a rope. Scale the rope and throw one [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] on the same mushroom to open the metal [[gate]]. To collect the three treasures, move the base over, have the Pikmin destroy the ice geyser, use the five Pikmin that don't go for the nearby Sphere to pull down the one on a web, and have [[Oatchi]] [[Rush]] and collect the third one. Next walk into the new area and bait the exploding [[Dweevil]] to the glass gate. Finally throw one Pikmin onto the conveyer belt and do the puzzle involving switching the conveyor belts. The final gate will open and you can proceed to the Sage Leaf.

 

 

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|name      = One Fell Jump

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** {{icon|Purple Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Bulborb Larva|v=P4|y}} x90

** {{icon|Shearflea|v=P4|y}} x9

Send [[Oatchi]] to kill things as soon as he isn't doing something. In the meantime, throw your [[Purple Pikmin]] in the biggest packs of enemies, trying not to target isolated enemies too much. Don't bother recalling [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] too often as long as you have at least two Purple Pikmin with you, as it takes too long. The best way to succeed in this challenge is to use the stomp from the thrown Purple Pikmin in the biggest packs possible (defeating multiple enemies in groups). Oatchi will usually chomp down the stray or isolated enemies once their numbers are reduced, so focus on killing big packs at once. Prioritize the [[Shearflea|Shearfleas]], which can avoid the shockwaves from a thrown Purple Pikmin if they're jumping and will prevent Oatchi or the player from acting if they're allowed to latch onto them. [[Rush|Rushes]] are also effective at eliminating clustered enemies, and if absolutely necessary either Oatchi or the player can serve as live bait to get enemies clustered together.

|music      = ''[[Music in Pikmin 4#Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf)|Dandori Challenge (Sage Leaf)]]''

 

''''' Collect All the Treasures'''''

** None

** None

** {{icon|Bag|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Candypop Bud|v=P4 purple|y}} (Purple) × 1

 

You'll want the [[Plucking Whistle]] for this. First have [[Oatchi]] rush the nearest jars to gain five [[White Pikmin]]; send the player and those White Pikmin to the [[poison]] [[Kingcap]] and have them work on it. Meanwhile, destroy the [[Sticky mold|Sticky molds]] with Oatchi and [[Rush]] the remaining jars, then call the last five White Pikmin out from under the [[Mysterious Carriage]]. Throw them all onto the Eggs and then have Oatchi go to the [[Candypop]] Bud. Have the player throw their White Pikmin into the Bud and then go to gather the [[Maturity|flowered]] White Pikmin and go through the bars to have them pull the potted plant. Using Oatchi, Rush the ledge with the [[Citrus Lump|Citrus Lumps]], then bring the Purple Pikmin to deflate the bag and send Oatchi to carry the Mysterious Carriage. Use the player to call the Purple Pikmin, flower them (Oatchi's lower throw height makes getting the Purple Pikmin up there very tedious), and throw one to push the box. The plant should be pulled by now, so throw Purple Pikmin onto the treasures in that area. Send Oatchi to the far corner to pull the fishing line while the player distributes the White Pikmin onto the three piles of [[Gold Nuggets]] and has the one Purple Pikmin grab the Gold Nugget it can now collect. As things are collected, have Oatchi collect the [[Anxious Sprout]] and clean up the other treasures with the Purples.

 

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|name      = Turf Turmoil

|map        = Turf Turmoil map.png

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''''' Defeat All the Creatures'''''  

** {{icon|Rock Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 15

** {{icon|Mama Sheargrub|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Porquillion|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Burrowing Snagret|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Foolix|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Emperor Bulblax|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Crystal wall|v=P4|y}} × 2

** {{icon|Rock Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 5

 

Start by sending five [[Rock Pikmin]] to the [[Porquillion]] and let them fight it by themselves while you do the rest of the challenge. Pluck the five Rock Pikmin in the corner and [[Rush]] the two [[Mama Sheargrub|Mama Sheargrubs]] to kill them. Break the [[Crystal wall]], and send five Rock Pikmin in the Purple [[Candypop Bud]] while you go walk over the [[Foolix]] to make it spawn. Pluck the 5 [[Purple Pikmin]], send two to tug on the Foolix's tail, and Rush at it as soon as it's vulnerable. To kill it in the quickest way, repeat a cycle of: chomp twice then Rush with Oatchi as soon as you can, which should allow you to kill it in two cycles. After the Foolix is dead, spawn five more Purple Pikmin while going to the [[Burrowing Snagret]] arena, prompt it to spawn, get the Purple Pikmin, and wait for it to plant itself into the ground and get stuck, then Rush it. It should shake the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] off before dying but only require to get Rushed while it's trying to come out of the ground once or twice. Transform the next five Purple Pikmin using the Candypop Bud, but do not waste time breaking the wall! Just go through the center room (without provoking the [[Emperor Bulblax]]) While you wait for the Candypop Bud seeds to sprout, send Oatchi to the dirt moat next to the Porquillon and get him to dig up the [[Ultra-Spicy Spray]]. Once you have gotten the five Purple Pikmin, go back to the Porquillon which should be a few hits from death, finish him, get the Ultra Spicy Spray, and go with Oatchi to kill the Emperor Bulblax by Rushing every time you can (once it's done attacking if it attacked first).

 

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|name      = The Purple Key

|map        = The Purple Key map.png

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''''' Capture the Purple Jewel'''''  

** {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 20

** {{icon|Arctic Cannon Larva|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Bulborb Larva|v=P4|y}}, indefinitely from [[Dirt-mound]]

** {{icon|Desiccated Skitter Leaf|v=P4|y}} × 5

** {{icon|Dwarf Bulbear|y|v=P4}} × 3, 1 Falls around the Purple onion, 2 Falls where the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat is

** {{icon|Fiery Blowhog|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Snowy Blowhog|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Startle Spore|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Waterwraith|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Bag|v=P4|y}} × 2 (one 50 weight, one 100 weight)

** {{icon|Crystal wall|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Dirt wall|v=P4|y}} × 1

** {{icon|Ice Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 25 (5 buried, 10 in each hydro jelly)

** {{icon|Purple Pikmin|v=P4|y}} × 3 (inside a hydro jelly)

Have the [[Pikmin 4 player character|player character]] pluck the five [[Ice Pikmin]] at the start (or preferably use the [[Plucking Whistle]]) and break the [[Hydro jelly]] on the upper level containing three [[Purple Pikmin]] and ten more Ice Pikmin. Have [[Oatchi]] [[Rush]] the [[Purple Onion]] to knock it down and then have him swallow it. Destroy the Waterwraith's rollers (you don't need to kill it afterwards, just chase it away if it's in the way) and the [[Dwarf Bulbear]] that spawns, then have the Purple Pikmin lower the bag. Use Purple Pikmin to kill the [[Bulborb Larva|Bulborb Larvae]] so the Ice Pikmin can destroy their spawn point, then kill both [[Blowhog family|Blowhog]]s with all the Pikmin (and the help of Oatchi if he arrives before you're done; make sure to send him to [[Swallow]] the Onion again if he does). Repeat this strategy with the [[Desiccated Skitter Leaf|Desiccated Skitter Leaves]], the [[Ice wall]], and the [[Arctic Cannon Larva]], using Oatchi for sure this time. Transform five more Ice Pikmin into Purple Pikmin and use them to lower the bag, then wait for Oatchi to waddle his way to the ship.

 

{{foreignname

|Ger  = Probe des Laubweisen

|GerM = Trial of the Leaf Sage

|ItaM = Trial of the sage leafling

}}

 

|Jap  = 初ダン 出目斑の根城

|JapR = Shodan - Dememadara no Nejiro

|JapM = 1st Rank - Citadel of [[Grub-dog family|Grub-dogs]]

|ChiTrad  = 初段 凸眼斑的巢穴

|ChiTradR = Chūduàn - Tūyǎnbān de Cháoxué

|Dut  = Deel 1: bulblaxbende

|DutM = Part 1: bulblax gang/mess

|Fra  = Rang I - Canidés fouisseurs

|FraM = Rank I - [[Grub-dog family|Grub-dogs]]

|Ger  = 1. Ebene: Punktkäfer

|GerM = 1st Level: [[Bulborb|Bulborbs]]

|Ita  = Sfida 1: Tana di bulbici

|ItaM = Challenge 1: Burrow of Bulbaxes

|Spa = Reto I: Guarida de bulbos

|SpaM = Challenge I: Bulborb den

|Por = 1º desafio - Bulbolhões mil

|PorM = 1st challenge - A thousand Bulblaxes

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