Breeding Ground

Breeding Ground
Sublevels	3	Ultra-bitter sprays	2
Red Pikmin	4	Ultra-spicy sprays	3
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	0
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

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

The Breeding Ground is the twenty-sixth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. While the amount of Pikmin is small at first, there are many Queen Candypop Buds available to increase the player's numbers, hence the name.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Garden
• Music: Grass
• Time: 100 (200 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 4 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Mirrored Element × 2 (inside Creeping Chrysanthemums)
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Creeping Chrysanthemum × 2
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Clover × 8
  •  Dandelion × 16
  •  Figwort (small red) × 8
  •  Queen Candypop Bud × 5
• Others:
  • None

Snatch your 4 Red Pikmin and throw them in the Candypop Buds (Red Pikmin preferred, as they are stronger). Watch out for Creeping Chrysanthemums. The Key should be lying around somewhere.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_06start3hard
"Main" object maximum (?)			20
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			100
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_big2_kusachi.txt
Lighting file (?)			kusachi_light_lv0.ini
Background (?)			hiroba ( garden)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 5 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Creeping Chrysanthemum	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Element	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Queen Candypop Bud	2	None	"Special" enemy spots
5	Clover	8	None	"Hard" enemy spots
6	Figwort (small red)	8	None	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	Dandelion	20	None	Plant spots
4	Margaret	60	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Queen Candypop Bud	3	None	Dead ends

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

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 3
• Time: +150 (+300 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 2 (inside Red Bulborbs)
  •  Lustrous Element × 1
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Red Bulborb × 2
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Queen Candypop Bud × 7
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 10

Lots of Buds here. Make a mix of Blue, Red & Yellow Pikmin and use an ultra-spicy spray if you want. If you want to collect everything, time will get tight. The Key should be behind one of the many gates, as will the hole.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_06start3hard
"Main" object maximum (?)			4
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			10
Dead end unit probability (?)			100
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_NARI_4x4b_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 4 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Queen Candypop Bud	2	None	"Special" enemy spots
2	Red Bulborb	2	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Crystallized Telepathy	Carried inside entry with ID 2
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Lustrous Element	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Queen Candypop Bud	5	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns 10 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
5	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

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

Sublevel 3

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Time: +180 (+360 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Crystallized Telepathy × 3 (inside Fiery Blowhogs)
  •  Danger Chime × 5
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Fiery Blowhog)
• Enemies:
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 4
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  •  Electrical wire × 6
  •  Fire geyser × 14
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 3
  •  Egg × 1 or more

We meet the Shower Room style and you will need all Pikmin types. A Fiery Blowhog should have The Key. There will be lots of Danger Chimes here. Take The Key and exit.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_NARI_06start3hard
"Main" object maximum (?)			24
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			5
"Gate" object maximum (?)			3
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			4
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.2
Escape geyser (?)			No (despite having one, in reality)
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_d_f_ujikou_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor
Corridor	Long corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits and a raised edge	Room with a pathway with grill

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Fiery Blowhog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Fiery Blowhog	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Crystallized Telepathy	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Fire geyser	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Fire geyser	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Fire geyser	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Fire geyser	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
7	Fire geyser	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
8	Fire geyser	2	None	Cave unit seams
9	Electrical wire	6	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
10	Danger Chime	5	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
12	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
12	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns 3 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

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

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	倍々ゲームの穴?	Multiplication Hole
French (NoA)	Terres fertiles	Fertile lands
French (NoE)	Terres Fertiles	Fertile Lands
German	Die Bruthöhle	The Breeding Cave
Italian	Terra fertile	Fertile land
Spanish (NoA)	Criadero	Breeding Ground