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[[Image:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode.jpg|thumb|The Challenge Mode level select screen.]]
{{page title|Challenge Mode (''Pikmin 2'')}}
'''Challenge Mode''' in [[Pikmin 2]] is very different from the one in the first game. To unlock Challenge Mode, you need to collect [[The Key]] from the final floor of the [[Citadel of Spiders]] in the [[Perplexing Pool]]. Challenge Mode takes place in many cave areas and you'll need to collect [[The Key]] in each to advance through sublevels, and so complete the level; doing so unlocks further levels.  There are 30 levels in all.
{{game icons|p2=y}}
[[File:P2 Lost Toy Box Sublevel 1.png|thumb|The [[Lost Toy Box]].]]
{{for|the challenge modes across the other games|Challenge Mode (disambiguation)}}


In each sublevel, a time limit is given, within which you must advance to the next sublevel or fail the challenge. Being awarded a White Flower upon completion means that one or more Pikmin has died, while a no-death completion earns a Pink Flower. A widely held misconception is that in order to beat challenge mode, one must collect all the treasures ''and'' have no pikmin losses - but only the key on each level is required.
'''Challenge Mode''' ({{j|チャレンジモード|Charenji Mōdo|Challenge Mode}}) is an alternative game mode in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It takes place in many special [[cave]]s, and the player will need to collect [[The Key]] in each sublevel in order to open the hole to the next one, or in the case of the last sublevel, the [[geyser]] that finishes the cave. It is unrelated to [[Pikmin (game)|the first game]]'s [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]].
 
All stages have a time limit (in units; each unit represents two seconds), and players must finish the current sublevel before time runs out, or they fail the challenge. Every time a new sublevel is entered, some more units of time are added to the existing amount. Although the goal is to just complete the last sublevel, players are also given a [[#Scoring|score]] based on how well they performed. The game keeps track of the high scores for each stage, and on top of recording the completion of a level (which marks it with a white flower), the player can also receive a pink flower ranking for that cave if they beat it without a single Pikmin death (or Pikmin sprout left behind).
 
There are 30 stages in all, each with a specific amount of starting Pikmin, sprays, time limits, etc. During gameplay, the player has access to only one [[Exploration Kit]] perk: the [[Five-man Napsack]].


==Levels==
==Levels==
*[[Explorer's Cave]]
<gallery perrow="5">
*[[Novice Training]]
Explorer's Cave.png|[[Explorer's Cave]]|link=Explorer's Cave
*[[Lost Toy Box]]
Novice Training.png|[[Novice Training]]|link=Novice Training
*[[Creator's Garden]]
P2 Lost Toy Box Sublevel 1.png|[[Lost Toy Box]]|link=Lost Toy Box
*[[Green Hole]]
Creator's Garden.png|[[Creator's Garden]]|link=Creator's Garden
*[[Hot House]]
Green Hole.png|[[Green Hole]]|link=Green Hole
*[[Brawny Abyss]]
Hot House.png|[[Hot House]]|link=Hot House
*[[Red Chasm]]
Brawny Abyss.png|[[Brawny Abyss]]|link=Brawny Abyss
*[[Trampled Garden]]
Red Chasm.png|[[Red Chasm]]|link=Red Chasm
*[[Twilight Garden]]
Trampled Garden.png|[[Trampled Garden]]|link=Trampled Garden
*[[Cryptic Cavern]]
P2 Twilight Garden Beady Long Legs.png|[[Twilight Garden]]|link=Twilight Garden
*[[Concrete Maze]]
P2 Burrowing Snagret Cryptic Cavern.png|[[Cryptic Cavern]]|link=Cryptic Cavern
*[[Collector's Room]]
P2 Concrete Maze Sublevel 1.png|[[Concrete Maze]]|link=Concrete Maze
*[[Dweevil Nest]]
P2 Collector's Room Sublevel 1.png|[[Collector's Room]]|link=Collector's Room
*[[Cavernous Abyss]]
P2 Dweevil Nest.png|[[Dweevil Nest]]|link=Dweevil Nest
*[[Snack Pit]]
P2 Cavernous Abyss Raging Long Legs.png|[[Cavernous Abyss]]|link=Cavernous Abyss
*[[Three Color Training]]
P2 Snack Pit Giant Breadbug.png|[[Snack Pit]]|link=Snack Pit
*[[Hazard Training]]
P2 Three Color Training.png|[[Three Color Training]]|link=Three Color Training
*[[Cave of Snarls]]
P2 Hazard Training Fiery Bulblax.png|[[Hazard Training]]|link=Hazard Training
*[[The Giant's Bath]]
P2 Cave of Snarls Puffy Blowhog.png|[[Cave of Snarls]]|link=Cave of Snarls
*[[Rumbling Grotto]]
P2 The Giant's Bath Greater Spotted Jellyfloat.png|[[The Giant's Bath]]|link=The Giant's Bath
*[[Subterranean Lair]]
P2 Rumbling Grotto sublevel 1.png|[[Rumbling Grotto]]|link=Rumbling Grotto
*[[Hidden Garden]]
P2 Subterranean Lair Spotty Bulbear.png|[[Subterranean Lair]]|link=Subterranean Lair
*[[Abduction Den]]
P2 Hidden Garden Unmarked Spectralids.png|[[Hidden Garden]]|link=Hidden Garden
*[[Secret Testing Range]]
P2 Abduction Den Bumbling Snitchbug.png|[[Abduction Den]]|link=Abduction Den
*[[Breeding Ground]]
P2 Secret Testing Range Gatling Groink.png|[[Secret Testing Range]]|link=Secret Testing Range
*[[Cave of Pain]]
P2 Breeding Ground Queen Candypop Bud.png|[[Breeding Ground]]|link=Breeding Ground
*[[Bully Den]]
P2 Cave of Pain Hairy Bulborb.png|[[Cave of Pain]]|link=Cave of Pain
*[[Sniper Room]]
P2 Bully Den Waterwraith.png|[[Bully Den]]|link=Bully Den
*[[Emperor's Realm]]
P2 Sniper Room Decorated Cannon Beetle.png|[[Sniper Room]]|link=Sniper Room
P2 Emperor's Realm Bulborbs.png|[[Emperor's Realm]]|link=Emperor's Realm
</gallery>
 
==Co-op==
Co-op is a variation of Challenge Mode with two players. As with [[2-Player Battle]], player one controls [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] on the top half of the screen, and player two controls Louie on the bottom half of the screen. The spray counter on the [[HUD]] shows the same value for both screens, seeing as the sprays are shared, i.e. if one player uses a [[spray]], it'll be depleted on the counter of both players' screens. Other than this, co-op is completely identical to regular Challenge Mode.
 
Because the multitasking in co-op mode increases efficiency, scores between single-player mode and co-op mode are kept separately.
 
==Unlocking==
To unlock Challenge Mode, the player needs to collect [[The Key]] from the final floor of the [[Citadel of Spiders]] in the [[Perplexing Pool]], in [[Story Mode]]. Doing this once and saving the game will unlock Challenge Mode permanently, even if the player deletes that Story Mode [[Saved game|save file]].
 
Challenge Mode starts with 5 levels unlocked, and for every level completed, another level is unlocked. Completing a level only requires reaching the end of the cave by collecting the keys and using the holes and geysers.
 
By completing all 30 levels with a pink flower (with no Pikmin losses), a [[Cutscene#Louie's Dark Secret|secret cutscene]] will be unlocked, and can be viewed from the [[bonuses menu]].
 
==Scoring==
The final score the player receives depends on the amount of Pokos gathered, the amount of Pikmin that survived at the end, and the amount of time left on the timer before leaving. If the run is ended because a [[leader]] lost all his [[health]] or because the timer ran out, then the number of Pikmin and time remaining will be set to 0 when tallying up the score. The final score value is obtained by summing the three factors, but the number of Pokos and number of remaining Pikmin are multiplied by 10, as detailed in the following formula:
 
{{equation|P2 Challenge Mode equation.png}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
P2 Challenge Mode Menu.png|The [[Challenge Mode menu]].
P2 Challenge Rules Menu.png|The Challenge Rules.
Green Hole.png|The Green Hole.
P2 Emperor's Realm Bulborbs.png|The Emperor's Realm.
P2 Twilight Garden Beady Long Legs.png|Fighting a Beady Long Legs in the Twilight Garden.
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*There is a minor [[Glitches|glitch]] in which a leader will [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Unbeamable leader|remain on the ground]], when the player gives up.
*The game's files can be edited to change the number of starting Pikmin on any given level. There are settings for seven Pikmin types, and setting the "seventh" type's number to non-zero makes [[pikpik carrot]]s join the player's party, and act as Pikmin.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=チャレンジモード
|JapR=Charenji Mōdo
|JapM=Challenge Mode
|Fra=Mode Challenge
|FraM=Challenge Mode
|FraA=Mode défi
|FraAM=Challenge Mode
|Ger=Challenge-Mode<br>Challenge-Modus
|GerM=Challenge Mode
|GerN=GameCube version's title screen<br>Wii version and GameCube version's Challenge Mode menu
|SpaA=Modo de desafío
|SpaAM=Challenge mode
|SpaE=Modo Desafío
|SpaEM=Challenge Mode
|notes=y
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode in ''Pikmin'']]
*[[2-Player Battle]]
*[[Challenge Mode menu]]


{{game modes}}
[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Multiplayer modes]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, November 10, 2024

Captain Olimar throwing Yellow Pikmin at some treasure near a petrified Red Bulborb in Lost Toy Box sublevel 1.
The Lost Toy Box.
For the challenge modes across the other games, see Challenge Mode (disambiguation).

Challenge Mode (チャレンジモード?, lit.: "Challenge Mode") is an alternative game mode in Pikmin 2. It takes place in many special caves, and the player will need to collect The Key in each sublevel in order to open the hole to the next one, or in the case of the last sublevel, the geyser that finishes the cave. It is unrelated to the first game's Challenge Mode.

All stages have a time limit (in units; each unit represents two seconds), and players must finish the current sublevel before time runs out, or they fail the challenge. Every time a new sublevel is entered, some more units of time are added to the existing amount. Although the goal is to just complete the last sublevel, players are also given a score based on how well they performed. The game keeps track of the high scores for each stage, and on top of recording the completion of a level (which marks it with a white flower), the player can also receive a pink flower ranking for that cave if they beat it without a single Pikmin death (or Pikmin sprout left behind).

There are 30 stages in all, each with a specific amount of starting Pikmin, sprays, time limits, etc. During gameplay, the player has access to only one Exploration Kit perk: the Five-man Napsack.

Levels[edit]

Co-op[edit]

Co-op is a variation of Challenge Mode with two players. As with 2-Player Battle, player one controls Olimar on the top half of the screen, and player two controls Louie on the bottom half of the screen. The spray counter on the HUD shows the same value for both screens, seeing as the sprays are shared, i.e. if one player uses a spray, it'll be depleted on the counter of both players' screens. Other than this, co-op is completely identical to regular Challenge Mode.

Because the multitasking in co-op mode increases efficiency, scores between single-player mode and co-op mode are kept separately.

Unlocking[edit]

To unlock Challenge Mode, the player needs to collect The Key from the final floor of the Citadel of Spiders in the Perplexing Pool, in Story Mode. Doing this once and saving the game will unlock Challenge Mode permanently, even if the player deletes that Story Mode save file.

Challenge Mode starts with 5 levels unlocked, and for every level completed, another level is unlocked. Completing a level only requires reaching the end of the cave by collecting the keys and using the holes and geysers.

By completing all 30 levels with a pink flower (with no Pikmin losses), a secret cutscene will be unlocked, and can be viewed from the bonuses menu.

Scoring[edit]

The final score the player receives depends on the amount of Pokos gathered, the amount of Pikmin that survived at the end, and the amount of time left on the timer before leaving. If the run is ended because a leader lost all his health or because the timer ran out, then the number of Pikmin and time remaining will be set to 0 when tallying up the score. The final score value is obtained by summing the three factors, but the number of Pokos and number of remaining Pikmin are multiplied by 10, as detailed in the following formula:

P2 Challenge Mode equation.png

Gallery[edit]

  • The Challenge Rules.

    The Challenge Rules.

  • The Green Hole.

    The Green Hole.

  • The Emperor's Realm.

    The Emperor's Realm.

  • Fighting a Beady Long Legs in the Twilight Garden.

    Fighting a Beady Long Legs in the Twilight Garden.

Trivia[edit]

  • There is a minor glitch in which a leader will remain on the ground, when the player gives up.
  • The game's files can be edited to change the number of starting Pikmin on any given level. There are settings for seven Pikmin types, and setting the "seventh" type's number to non-zero makes pikpik carrots join the player's party, and act as Pikmin.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese チャレンジモード?
Charenji Mōdo		 Challenge Mode
Flag of France French Mode Challenge Challenge Mode
Flag of Québec French (NoA) Mode défi Challenge Mode
Flag of Germany German Challenge-Mode
Challenge-Modus		 Challenge Mode GameCube version's title screen
Wii version and GameCube version's Challenge Mode menu
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Modo de desafío Challenge mode
Flag of Spain Spanish (NoE) Modo Desafío Challenge Mode

See also[edit]

Game modes
Story Mode • Challenge Mode (Pikmin) • Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2) • Mission Mode • Side Stories • 2-Player Battle • Bingo Battle • Dandori Challenge • Dandori Battle • Night expedition • Olimar's Shipwreck Tale
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