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{{Infobox Area
{{infobox area
|image = 03 Site Perplexing Pool.png
|image    = Madoi snap.jpg
|size = 300px
|treasures= 7
|game = [[Pikmin 2]]
|caves    = 4
|unlock = Collect the [[Geographic Projection]]
|hazards  = {{f}} {{e}}
|pikmin = [[Yellow Pikmin]]
|obstacles  = {{wgate}} {{bgate}} {{poison wgate}} {{egate}} {{scale}} {{waterbody}} {{clog}} {{bridge}} {{purples required}}
|hazards = Water, Electricity, Poison, Fire, Crushing
|pikmin  = [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]]
|treasure = 7 [[Perplexing Pool#Treasures|(click)]]
|requirements  = Collect the [[Geographic Projection]]
|cave = 4 [[Perplexing Pool#Caves|(click)]]}}
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The '''Perplexing Pool''' is the third and largest area discovered in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' of the four areas in the game, the last being [[Wistful Wild]]. It is the most aquatic area in ''Pikmin 2'', with a lot of lakes spread across its length, with two of the holes being submerged, making [[Blue Pikmin]] a necessity in these areas. The level contains four holes, seven [[Treasure Hoard|treasures]], and a variety of beasts. [[Yellow Pikmin]] are also discovered in this area. The Perplexing Pool is considered a representation of Summer.


The '''Perplexing Pool''' is the third area discovered in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' of the four in the game, the last being the [[Wistful Wild]]. It is the wettest area in ''Pikmin 2'', with multiple lakes spread across its length and two of the caves being submerged ([[Submerged Castle|one of them]] permanently). The level contains four [[cave]]s, seven [[treasures]], and a variety of beasts, many of them spending a lot of time in water. The Perplexing Pool is considered a representation of Summer. There are 560 pokos worth of treasure in the US [[Region|version]] and 450 in the European version.
The area is noted to bear a number of striking resemblances to [[The Distant Spring]] in [[Pikmin (game)|the first game]], for which reason it be confidently considered to be the same area of the [[Planet of the Pikmin|Pikmin Planet]]. Despite the similarities, there are some differences: for example, large parts are missing in the later version, and obstacles such as bridges and gates have been changed. The size of the lake to the west has been changed as well. Also, the small piece of land in the south is now the entrance to the [[Shower Room]] and the drain to the lake.
==Yellow Pikmin==
[[File:Perplexing_Pool_View.png|thumb|A view of where the Yellow Pikmin are located.]][[Yellow Pikmin]] are found here in ''Pikmin 2''. You must navigate around the stumps and use the [[scales]] to get to higher elevation. Alternately, if you are skilled enough, you can throw your Pikmin onto the ledge near the bridge to the right of the large stumps, then carefully guide them to building the bridge. Should any Pikmin fall in the water, quickly whistle them back to you. If you wish, you can bypass the Fiery Blowhog. Then, you must fight a [[Fiery Bulblax]] with [[Red Pikmin]]. After killing the Fiery Bulblax, you have to have your [[White Pikmin]] break down a bramble gate with poison pipes inside. The yellow Pikmin are on the other side of this gate.


The area is noted to bear a number of striking resemblances to [[The Distant Spring]] in [[Pikmin (game)|the first game]], for which reason it can be confidently considered to be the same area of the [[Planet of the Pikmin|Pikmin planet]]. At one point, Olimar points out how much the area has changed since his last visit.
==Changes overtime==


Additional enemies appear after day 30. These creatures are rather difficult to defeat, making it advisable for inexperienced players to complete the area before that day.
Additional enemies appear after Day 30. Beady Long Legs appears east of the landing site. It carries no treasure, but instead will drop a great number of 1 pellets, which makes it a quick, effective way editdelete


This is a sample of what is heard in the area in terms of music. The more powerful part of music is played when enemies are nearby.
of raising more Pikmin, as by now, many should be skilled enough to defeat it with ease. After Day 10, [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s will appear. Then, after Day 30, a [[Spotty Bulbear]] will appear, making it similar to the [[Distant Spring]] from the first game. But, the Perplexing Pool has only 1 Spotty Bulbear where the Distant Spring has 6 of them.
{{Listen|filename=Perplexing Pool.ogg|title=}}


==General layout==
The Perplexing Pool has a close resemblance to the [[Distant Spring]] of the first game, though it does have some changes. There is a big area where there were only small islands and water, there is no water in the middle of the area, the [[Shower Room]] is where the [[Massage Machine]] was in ''Pikmin'', the [[Submerged Castle]] is where the [[Chronos Reactor]] was, most of the [[gate]]s are gone, and there are 3 berry plants in the area - 2 in the middle of the area and one in the water. There are some Yellow Wollywogs and one [[Toady Bloyster]] in the water to the left of the landing site.
 
==Treasures==
==Treasures==
*[[Gherkin Gate]]
*[[Gherkin Gate]]
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*[[Fortified Delicacy]]
*[[Fortified Delicacy]]
*[[Onion Replica]]
*[[Onion Replica]]
*[[Optical Illustration]] (US) / [[Abstract Masterpiece]] (Europe)
*[[Optical Illustration]] (NTSC) / [[Abstract Masterpiece]] (PAL)
*[[Massage Girdle]]
*[[Massage Girdle]]


==Caves==
==Caves==
*[[Citadel of Spiders]]
*[[Citadel of Spiders]]
*[[Glutton's Kitchen]]
*[[Shower Room]]
*[[Shower Room]]
*[[Glutton's Kitchen]]
*[[Submerged Castle]]
*[[Submerged Castle]]


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
*[[Toady Bloyster]]
*[[Toady Bloyster]]  1
*[[Shearwig]] X11 (3 of them replace a Yellow Wollywog on day 30)
*[[Shearwig]] × 11 (3 of them replace a Yellow Wollywog on Day 11)
*[[Skitter Leaf]]
*[[Skitter Leaf |Skitter Leaf ]]× 5
*[[Wogpole]] (only once, disappear after you defeat them (near [[Shower Room]] entrance))
*[[Wogpole]] × 5 (only once, disappear after you defeat them [near [[Shower Room]] entrance])
*[[Withering Blowhog]]
*[[Withering Blowhog]] × 1
*[[Fiery Blowhog]]
*[[Fiery Blowhog]] × 1
*[[Fiery Bulblax]] (only once, disappears after you defeat it)
*[[Fiery Bulblax]] × 1 (only once, disappears after you defeat it)
*[[Spotty Bulbear]] (after Day 30)
*[[Spotty Bulbear]] × 1 (after Day 30)
*[[Dwarf Bulbear]] (more appear after Day 30)
*[[Dwarf Bulbear]] × 6 (appear after Day 10)
*[[Yellow Wollywog]] X6 (one of which is replaced by a trio of Shearwigs on day 30)
*[[Yellow Wollywog]] × 6 (one of which is replaced by a trio of Shearwigs on Day 11)
*[[Water Dumple]] X7
*[[Water Dumple]] × 7
*[[Swooping Snitchbug]] X2
*[[Swooping Snitchbug]] × 2
*[[Beady Long Legs]] (after Day 30, in front of base (note that Pikmin will [[Carrying|carry]] items over the area where it appears))
*[[Beady Long Legs]] × 1 (after Day 30)
*[[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] X3
*[[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] × 3
*[[Hermit Crawmad]] X2
*[[Hermit Crawmad]] × 2
*[[Honeywisp]] X2
*[[Honeywisp]] × 3
*[[Mitite]]
*[[Mitite]] × ?
 
==Plants==
*[[Pellet Posy]] (Yellow Pellets dissappear after being harvested)
==Trivia==
*The Perplexing Pool was originally going to be called the Perplexing Spring.
*While walking through the overworld, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicadinae translucent cicada] calls can be heard. In the evening, they are replaced with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanna_japonensis evening cicadas] .


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="5">
<gallery widths="115">
File:PP boss.png|The [[Beady Long Legs]] and [[Spotty Bulbear]] near the landing zone.
Madoi snap.jpg|An overhead view of the area
File:PP spiderwort.png|Part of the western path, with a [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] in the distance.
File:BetaPerplexingPool.jpg|[[Wogpole]]s, a [[male sheargrub]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[Louie]], and [[Blue Pikmin]] in a beta version of the Perplexing Pool level. The [[Shower Room]] can be seen ahead.
File:PP stumps.png|Two stumps on the western part of the area.
File:PP yellows.jpg|Area where [[Yellow Pikmin]] are first found.
File:PP glutton's kitchen.png|Entrance to the [[Glutton's Kitchen]].
File:PP northwest.png|The northwestern corner of the area.
File:PP northeast.png|The northeastern corner of the area.
File:PP maze.png|The maze at the east, with some Burgeoning Spiderworts.
File:PP bloysters.png|The area with [[Toady Bloyster]]s.
File:PP shower room.png|The entrance to the [[Shower Room]].
File:PP tube.png|A tube that separates the western and southwestern areas.
</gallery>
 
===Other images===
<gallery>
File:1457748-2.jpg|[[Wogpole]]s, [[Captain Olimar]], [[Louie]], and [[Blue Pikmin]] in an early version of the Perplexing Pool level. The [[Shower Room]] can be seen ahead. Also note the [[Male Sheargrub]], which never appears in the final version of the level.
File:Pikmin 2 perplexing pool.gif|A map of the Perplexing Pool.
File:Pikmin 2 perplexing pool.gif|A map of the Perplexing Pool.
File:Makeup of Perplexing Pool.png|The pattern for [[The Distant Spring]] laid on a map of the Perplexing Pool.
File:Makeup of Perplexing Pool.png|The pattern for [[The Distant Spring]] laid on a map of Perplexing Pool.
File:PP_texture.png|The texture used for the [[radar]].
Perplexing Pool.png|In the [[Piklopedia]], the layout of the Perplexing Pool is slightly different.
Pikmin 2 Perplexing Pool Wire-frame.png|The original wire-frame version of the Perplexing Pool.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
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[[Category:Shower Room]]
 
[[Category:Submerged Castle]]
 
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
{{featured|30th March|18th April 2008}}
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
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Revision as of 13:31, July 7, 2014

Template:Infobox Area The Perplexing Pool is the third and largest area discovered in Pikmin 2 of the four areas in the game, the last being Wistful Wild. It is the most aquatic area in Pikmin 2, with a lot of lakes spread across its length, with two of the holes being submerged, making Blue Pikmin a necessity in these areas. The level contains four holes, seven treasures, and a variety of beasts. Yellow Pikmin are also discovered in this area. The Perplexing Pool is considered a representation of Summer.

The area is noted to bear a number of striking resemblances to The Distant Spring in the first game, for which reason it be confidently considered to be the same area of the Pikmin Planet. Despite the similarities, there are some differences: for example, large parts are missing in the later version, and obstacles such as bridges and gates have been changed. The size of the lake to the west has been changed as well. Also, the small piece of land in the south is now the entrance to the Shower Room and the drain to the lake.

Yellow Pikmin

A view of the Yellow Pikmin's location in Perplexing Pool.
A view of where the Yellow Pikmin are located.

Yellow Pikmin are found here in Pikmin 2. You must navigate around the stumps and use the scales to get to higher elevation. Alternately, if you are skilled enough, you can throw your Pikmin onto the ledge near the bridge to the right of the large stumps, then carefully guide them to building the bridge. Should any Pikmin fall in the water, quickly whistle them back to you. If you wish, you can bypass the Fiery Blowhog. Then, you must fight a Fiery Bulblax with Red Pikmin. After killing the Fiery Bulblax, you have to have your White Pikmin break down a bramble gate with poison pipes inside. The yellow Pikmin are on the other side of this gate.

Changes overtime

Additional enemies appear after Day 30. Beady Long Legs appears east of the landing site. It carries no treasure, but instead will drop a great number of 1 pellets, which makes it a quick, effective way editdelete

of raising more Pikmin, as by now, many should be skilled enough to defeat it with ease. After Day 10, Dwarf Bulbears will appear. Then, after Day 30, a Spotty Bulbear will appear, making it similar to the Distant Spring from the first game. But, the Perplexing Pool has only 1 Spotty Bulbear where the Distant Spring has 6 of them.

Treasures

Caves

Enemies

Plants

  • Pellet Posy (Yellow Pellets dissappear after being harvested)

Trivia

  • The Perplexing Pool was originally going to be called the Perplexing Spring.
  • While walking through the overworld, translucent cicada calls can be heard. In the evening, they are replaced with evening cicadas .

Gallery

Template:Map Perplexing Poolde:Mythische_QuelleTemplate:Areas

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