Hostile Territory

Explosions and electricity are some of the hazards

Hostile Territory is a Pikmin 2 arena for 2-player battle. It is also one of the areas with a mass number of enemies.

Enemies in the area

• Eggs
• Blowhogs (fiery and watery)
• Anode Beetles,
• Careening Dirigibugs
• Shearwigs (While digging up some Yellow Marbles)
• Bomb rocks
• Cherries (From the sky)
• Yellow Marbles (Some buried in the ground)

Hazards

• Electric nodes
• Fire
• Water

Dangers

• Throwing Pikmin into the abyss.

Bomb Rock Strategies

Unlike the single player game, you can pick up large bomb-rocks by simply by walking into them. Press A to throw one, or B to set one down. In both cases, the bomb will be activated. This makes it possible to use them as weapons.

• When your opponent is occupied and cannot react, you can get rid of a number of his/her Pikmin by throwing a bomb-rock at a group of idle Pikmin. Note that bomb-rocks are thrown further than the pointer's reach.
• You can also lure enemy Pikmin into attacking you and then detonate a bomb-rock near yourself, killing all the offending Pikmin and leaving you damaged but still alive, that is assuming you haven't taken too much damage already.
• If your opponent is being accompanied by a large number of Pikmin, you can strike a bomb-rock to start the countdown, then pick it up and chase him or her, allowing the bomb-rock to explode in your hands and eliminating a chunk of the opponent's army.
• Note that you can use an ultra-bitter spray on a live bomb-rock to stop its countdown for eight seconds.
• If your occupied helping your pikmin fight, you can throw a bomb rock at enemy pikmin trying to carry your marble away.