Green Hole

Green Hole
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	1
Red Pikmin	10	Ultra-spicy sprays	1
Yellow Pikmin	10
Blue Pikmin	10
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

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The Green Hole is the fifth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode and is automatically unlocked with the mode. The level difficulty is average, and it is possible to collect 20 small Bulbmin in the first sublevel. This level holds many species of Bulborb on the second sublevel.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 3
• Time: 85 (170 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 10 (leaf)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystal King × 1
  •  Spouse Alert × 1
  •  Tear Stone × 2 (inside Bulbmin)
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Bulbmin × 2
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 8 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 8

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_LeafChappy
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_MAT_manp_2_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			f010 (none)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Circular room with 9 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Bulbmin	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Tear Stone	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Egg	8	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Crystal King	1	None	Treasure spots
5	Spouse Alert	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Disguised Delicacy × 1
  •  Insect Condo × 1
  •  Love Sphere × 1 (inside Snow Bulborb)
  •  Mirth Sphere × 1 (inside Dwarf Orange Bulborb)
  •  Omniscient Sphere × 1 (inside Dwarf Red Bulborb)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Fiery Bulblax)
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 1
  •  Dwarf Red Bulborb × 1
  •  Fiery Bulblax × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 1 (from eggs)
  •  Snow Bulborb × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1

See also: Fiery Bulblax strategy.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_LeafChappy
"Main" object maximum (?)			2
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"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_MAT_vs_drypool_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_lv0.ini
Background (?)			f010 (none)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with waterless pool

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Fiery Bulblax	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Dwarf Red Bulborb	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Omniscient Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 2
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	Insect Condo	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Disguised Delicacy	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
5	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	1	None	Dead ends
-	Mirth Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 5
6	Snow Bulborb	1	None	Dead ends
-	Love Sphere	Carried inside entry with ID 6
7	Egg	1	None	Dead ends

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

Trivia

• On the second sublevel, the enemies (except for the Fiery Bulblax) carry a treasure whose color matches their prototypical color. i.e.: the Dwarf Red Bulborb carries a red marble, the Dwarf Orange Bulborb ("Dwarf Blue Bulborb") carries a blue marble, and the Snow Bulborb ("Yellow Bulborb") carries a yellow marble.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	グリーンホール?	Green Hole
French (NoA)	Trou vert	Green hole
French (NoE)	Trou Vert	Green Hole
German	Das grüne Loch	The green Hole
Italian	Foro verde	Green hole
Spanish (NoA)	Gruta Verde	Green Grotto