Secret Testing Range

Secret Testing Range
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	10	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	10
Blue Pikmin	10
White Pikmin	10
Purple Pikmin	10
Bulbmin	0

The Secret Testing Range is one of the thirty levels in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. There are two sublevels and each level involves creatures that have weapons as appendages.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Metal
• Time: 100 (200 seconds)
• Enemies:
  • 2 Gatling Groinks
  • 1 Iridescent Glint Beetle
• Hazards:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • The Key (inside a Gatling Groink)
  • Stone of Glory (inside a Gatling Groink)
  • Lustrous Element (inside the Iridescent Glint Beetle)
  • Dream Architect
  • Prototype Detector
  • Cosmic Archive
  • Glee Spinner
• Plants:
  • 5 red Glowstems
  • 5 green Glowstems
• Others:
  • None

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_houdai
"Main" object maximum (?)			3
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			4
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_houdai_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			houdai_light.ini
Background (?)			build ( steel)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Man-at-Legs dry arena

This level is a little hard, but the secret to the easy killing of a Gatling Groink is to bring all of your Pikmin, make the purple Pikmin be up front and hit its backside. Or you can leave the Pikmin with Olimar or Louie, be the opposite one and make the two Gatling Groinks come close to each other; then go underneath them, running back and forth when the Gatling Groink's life circles are yellow or red.

Sublevel 2

The second floor of the level.

• Theme: Metal
• Time: +150 (+300 seconds)
• Enemies:
  • 1 Man-at-Legs
• Hazards:
  • 2 fire geysers
  • 2 gas pipes
  • 2 electrical wires
• Treasures:
  • The Key (inside the Man-at-Legs)
  • Remembered Old Buddy
  • Fond Gyro Block
  • Lost Gyro Block
  • Favorite Gyro Block
  • Memorable Gyro Block
• Plants:
  • 3 red Glowstems
  • 3 green Glowstems
• Others:
  • 1 egg (in a dead end)

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MUKI_houdai
"Main" object maximum (?)			7
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			5
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_houdai2_metal.txt
Lighting file (?)			houdai_light.ini
Background (?)			ice ( icy cavern)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Man-at-Legs watery arena

This floor is very hard. Note you can lure the Man-at-Legs out of the water to make use of all of your Pikmin.

Walkthrough video

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	秘密兵器実験場?
Spanish (NoA)	Zona de Pruebas Secretas	Secret Testing Zone	This name implies the tests are secret, not the zone.