The Giant's Bath

The Giant's Bath
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	0
Red Pikmin	0	Ultra-spicy sprays	5
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	50
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

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

The Giant's Bath is the twentieth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. You are exclusively given Blue Pikmin. It has many enemies, including the rare Toady Bloyster, and a boss encounter with the Ranging Bloyster.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Jellyfloat
• Time: 200 (400 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Blue Pikmin × 50 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystal Clover × 1
  •  Eternal Emerald Eye × 1
  •  Frosty Bauble × 1 (inside Hermit Crawmad)
  •  Joyless Jewel × 1 (inside Hermit Crawmad)
  •  Maternal Sculpture × 1
  •  Petrified Heart × 1 (inside Greater Spotted Jellyfloat)
  •  Rubber Ugly × 1
  •  Sud Generator × 1
  •  Tear Stone × 1 (inside Bumbling Snitchbug)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Toady Bloyster)
• Enemies:
  •  Bumbling Snitchbug × 1
  •  Greater Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
  •  Hermit Crawmad × 2
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Toady Bloyster × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 or more

As you start, go for the Toady Bloyster. Don't go in the water, as you'll waste more time. Before leaving, avoid the Bumbling Snitchbugs, since they are able to grab you. Afterwards, go deeper into the cave. Remember: if you want a pink flower, you don't have to collect any treasure other than The Key dropped by the Toady Bloyster.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_02tile
"Main" object maximum (?)			3
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			5
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_northF_pool_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Turning corridor	Corridor	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Long corridor	Dead end
Dead end with item	Square room with 1 exit	Room with pool

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Toady Bloyster	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Hermit Crawmad	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Frosty Bauble	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Hermit Crawmad	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Joyless Jewel	Carried inside entry with ID 3
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Bumbling Snitchbug	1	None	Plant spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 4
5	Greater Spotted Jellyfloat	1	None	Plant spots
-	Petrified Heart	Carried inside entry with ID 5
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Rubber Ugly	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Sud Generator	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Maternal Sculpture	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Eternal Emerald Eye	1	None	Treasure spots
10	Crystal Clover	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends

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

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: +150 (+300 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Paradoxical Enigma × 1 (partially buried)
  •  Pink Menace × 1 (fully buried)
  •  Regal Diamond × 1 (fully buried)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Ranging Bloyster)
• Enemies:
  •  Ranging Bloyster × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Ivory Candypop Bud × 2
• Others:
  • None

See also: Ranging Bloyster strategy.

The Ranging Bloyster awaits in the arena. To battle it effectively, split your leaders and ambush it. When moving, be fast and continue switching or it'll start to eat your Pikmin squad. Run until you are under its bulb-like gill and use the same strategy as you did for the Toady Bloyster. Get the key and leave the challenge level.

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_02tile
"Main" object maximum (?)			0
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"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_MIYA_bunki_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor
Long corridor	Ranging Bloyster arena

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Ranging Bloyster	1	None	Plant spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
2	Paradoxical Enigma	1	None	Treasure spots
3	Regal Diamond	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Pink Menace	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
5	Ivory Candypop Bud	2	None	Dead ends

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

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	巨人のトイレ?
French (NoA)	Bain géant	Giant bath
French (NoE)	Bain Géant	Giant Bath
German	Wenn Riesen baden	When Giants bathe
Italian	Vasca gigante	Gigantic tub
Spanish (NoA)	El Baño del Gigante	The Giant's Bath