Perplexing Pool

Perplexing Pool
Treasures	7
Caves	4
Pikmin available	Yellow
Requirements	Collect the Geographic Projection
Music	{{{music}}}

The Perplexing Pool is the third area discovered in Pikmin 2 of the four in the game, the last being the Wistful Wild. It is the wettest area in Pikmin 2, with multiple lakes spread across its length, two of the caves being submerged. The level contains four caves, seven treasures, and a variety of beasts, many of them spending a lot of time in water. The Perplexing Pool is considered a representation of Summer.

The area is noted to bear a number of striking resemblances to The Distant Spring in the first game, for which reason it be confidently considered to be the same area of the Pikmin planet. At one point Olimar points out how much the area has changed since his last visit.

Additional enemies appear after day 30. These creatures are rather difficult to defeat, making it advisable for inexperienced players to complete the area before that day.

This is a sample of what is heard in the area in terms of music. The more powerful part of music is played when enemies are nearby.

General layout

The Perplexing Pool has a close resemblance to the Distant Spring of the first game, though it does have some changes. There is a big area where there was only small islands and water, there is no water in the middle of the area, the Shower Room was were the Massage Machine was in Pikmin, the Submerged Castle is were the Chronos Reactor was, most of the gates are gone and there are 3 berry plants in the area - 2 in the middle of the area and one in the water. There are some Yellow Wollywogs and one Toady Bloyster in the water to the left of the landing site.

Treasures

• Gherkin Gate
• Impediment Scourge
• Aquatic Mine
• Fortified Delicacy
• Onion Replica
• Optical Illustration (NTSC) / Abstract Masterpiece (PAL)
• Massage Girdle

Caves

• Citadel of Spiders
• Shower Room
• Glutton's Kitchen
• Submerged Castle

Enemies

• Toady Bloyster
• Shearwig X11 (3 of them replace a Yellow Wollywog on day 30)
• Skitter Leaf
• Wogpole (only once, disappear after you defeat them [near Shower Room entrance])
• Withering Blowhog
• Fiery Blowhog
• Fiery Bulblax (only once, disappears after you defeat it)
• Spotty Bulbear (after Day 30)
• Dwarf Bulbear (more appear after Day 30)
• Yellow Wollywog X6 (one of which is replaced by a trio of Shearwigs on day 30)
• Water Dumple X7
• Swooping Snitchbug X2
• Beady Long Legs (after Day 30)
• Ravenous Whiskerpillar X3
• Hermit Crawmad X2
• Honeywisp X2
• Mitite

Gallery

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  Wogpoles, Captain Olimar, Louie, and Blue Pikmin in a beta version of the Perplexing Pool level. The Shower Room can be seen ahead.Also note the Male Sheargrub which never appears in the final version of the level.

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  A map of the Perplexing Pool.

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  The pattern for The Distant Spring laid on a map of the Perplexing Pool.

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  The texture used for the radar.

This article was a featured article from 30th March to 18th April 2008.