Treacherous Currents

Treacherous Currents Sector 2 – Area X
Treasures	2
Pikmin available	Blue Pikmin
Requirements	Complete Glowing Bloom Pond via secret exit
Next area	The Keeper of the Lake
Music

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Treacherous Currents (うごく すいめん^?) is the secret area in the Verdant Waterfront. At the start, nothing in the area is submerged. When the player progresses a bit past the start, the main gameplay mechanic starts: the level of water goes up rapidly, and submerges most of the stage. After 10 seconds have passed, it slowly dips back down, stopping a bit before going off-camera. After 2 seconds, it speeds back up again, repeating the cycle. This creates scenarios where the player has to wait and time their actions to make the most out of both dry land and underwater movement.

Description

The area is submerged in water, whose level goes up and down very regularly. The player must let the water rise in order to be able to swim up and down to avoid obstacles, such as brambles and Hydroe brambles, and keep going in the level. After some walking in the area, Olimar can enter a doorway. On the other side stands a Young Yellow Wollywog and the Everyday Cell. The second treasure, the Giant Rodent Skull can be found later in the area, before a wall of dirt blocks. The player has to be careful of the Large Splurchin near the treasure. The exit isn't too far away; the player just has to go through a horizontal corridor filled with Puckering Blinnows.

Cutscenes

Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Lazy Pikmin		The player whistles near the rock above the first dirt block.	Three Blue Pikmin come out of the rock and then run to Olimar. A fourth Pikmin eventually pokes its stem out, and lazily walks in Olimar's direction, with its body slumped. After a bit of this, one of the first three Pikmin comes back and starts pushing the lazy Pikmin.
Small hole		The player enters the first doorway, not counting the one that leads to the Everyday Cell.	Olimar and four of his Blue Pikmin are going inside a tunnel that has a short gap on the floor. Olimar goes first, and when he notices this, he stops at the edge. The Blue Pikmin racing behind doesn't break in time and skids into him, causing him to teeter. He eventually falls in it, feet first, and ends up filling the hole. The Pikmin take this opportunity to, one by one, jump on his helmet and bounce to the other side of the gap. Following this, Olimar tries to jump to the ledge himself, but can't make it. After a bit, he manages to grab on to the Pikmin waiting for him, who fling him to safety out of the hole. The group then makes its way forward.
Baseball		After the four red Sparklium Seeds and large heart, the player climbs to dry land and moves forward a bit.	Two Blue Pikmin are pushing a baseball on top of a branch. Their goal is to drop the ball down, where two other Blue Pikmin are ready to catch it. When the ball hits the ground below, however, it bounces away, making the lower Pikmin jump back, and they all end up losing the object. All four become upset, but quickly snap out of it and run to Olimar, when they realize he is nearby.

Pikmin locations

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Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes

Objects

Treasures

•  Everyday Cell
•  Giant Rodent Skull

Enemies

•  Young Yellow Wollywog × 12
•  Puckering Blinnow × 10
•  Large Splurchin × 3

Obstacles

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•  Dirt block
•  Hydroe bramble

Others

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•  Sparklium Seed × 144
•  Heart × 5

Guide

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Gallery

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  Location of the Everyday Cell.

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  Four red Sparklium Seeds.

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  The Large Splurchin room.

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  Location of the Giant Rodent Skull.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	うごく すいめん? Ugoku sui men
Dutch	Eb en vloed	Ebb and flood
French	Grande marée	Great tide
German	Ebbe und Flut	Ebb and Flood
Italian	Marea insidiosa	Insidious tide
Spanish (NoA)	Rápidos traicioneros	Treacherous rapids
Spanish (NoE)	Marea Insidiosa	Insidious Tide