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

The Secret Testing Range is the twenty-fifth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. There are two sublevels, each involving creatures that have weapons as appendages, including a boss encounter with the Man-at-Legs.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 3
• Time: 100 (200 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  Red Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  Purple Pikmin × 10 (flower)
  •  White Pikmin × 10 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  Cosmic Archive × 1
  •  Dream Architect × 1
  •  Glee Spinner × 1
  •  Lustrous Element × 1 (inside Iridescent Glint Beetle)
  •  Prototype Detector × 1
  •  Stone of Glory × 1 (inside Gatling Groink)
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Gatling Groink)
• Enemies:
  •  Gatling Groink (free) × 2
  •  Iridescent Glint Beetle × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 5
  •  Glowstem (red) × 5
• Others:
  • None

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.

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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 (?)			0
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

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Gatling Groink (free)	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Gatling Groink (free)	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Stone of Glory	Carried inside entry with ID 2
3	Iridescent Glint Beetle	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Lustrous Element	Carried inside entry with ID 3
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Glowstem (red)	5	None	Plant spots
5	Glowstem (green)	5	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Dream Architect	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Prototype Detector	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Cosmic Archive	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Glee Spinner	1	None	Treasure spots

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

Sublevel 2

The second floor of the level.

• Theme: Metal
• Music: Metal 2 (alternate)
• Time: +150 (+300 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Favorite Gyro Block × 1
  •  Fond Gyro Block × 1
  •  Lost Gyro Block × 1
  •  Memorable Gyro Block × 1
  •  Remembered Old Buddy × 1
  •  The Key × 1 (inside Man-at-Legs)
• Enemies:
  •  Man-at-Legs × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 1 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  •  Electrical wire × 2
  •  Fire geyser × 2
  •  Poison emitter × 2
• Vegetation:
  •  Glowstem (green) × 3
  •  Glowstem (red) × 3
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1

See also: Man-at-Legs strategy.

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.

One useful technique (as depicted in the linked video below) is to stand close to the Man-at-Legs, just outside the circular ridge that the creature starts on. Position your Pikmin behind the ridge, in the water. If done correctly, the Man-at-Legs laser will target you, but its shots will hit the top of the ridge and do zero damage to your captain and your Pikmin.

The music on this sublevel, a remix of Metal 2, is unique and does not play anywhere else.

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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 (?)			0
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

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Man-at-Legs	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	The Key	Carried inside entry with ID 1
4	Fire geyser	2	None	Cave unit seams
5	Poison emitter	2	None	Cave unit seams
6	Electrical wire	2	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
2	Glowstem (red)	3	None	Plant spots
3	Glowstem (green)	3	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	Remembered Old Buddy	1	None	Treasure spots
8	Fond Gyro Block	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Lost Gyro Block	1	None	Treasure spots
10	Favorite Gyro Block	1	None	Treasure spots
11	Memorable Gyro Block	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
12	Egg	1	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	Notes
Japanese	秘密兵器実験場?	Secret Weapon Testing Zone
French (NoA)	Camp d'entraînement	Training camp
French (NoE)	Camp d'Entraînement	Training Camp
German	Geheimes Testgelände	Secret Testing Range
Italian	Area collaudi segreti	Secret testing area
Spanish (NoA)	Zona de Pruebas Secretas	Secret Testing Zone	This name implies the tests are secret, not the zone.