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Blossoming Arcadia
Rescues	9
Treasures	60
Onions	3
Caves	4
Dandori Challenges	2
Dandori Battles	1
Suggested Pikmin
Wild Pikmin
Requirements	× 1,500; Recover 2 ship parts (Shipwreck Tale)
Next area	Serene Shores
Music	Blossoming Arcadia

Revision as of 04:10, January 2, 2024

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The Blossoming Arcadia (花ふぶきの楽園^?, lit.: "Paradise of Falling Flower Petals") is the second area in Pikmin 4. It takes place in a kindergarten playground, with a visible elephant slide in the background. Rock Pikmin are discovered in this area. This area has × 4,878 worth of treasure, of which × 1,580 is above ground.

Plot

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Layout

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The following notable features can be found in this area.

As part of the playable terrain:
- Various sandy and dirt terrain.
- Blue fences, some of them with drawings of colored fish and algae.
- Azure tubes or a hose along the floor.
- An upturned yellow bucket.
- A small wooden model house.
- A landing spot identified as "Fragrant Ravine".
As part of the background:
- A very large house, with a pink roof and a front porch awning.
- Large car tires, in red, yellow, and blue colors.
- A cyan playground slide styled like an elephant.
- Playground castles.
- Cherry blossom trees.

Bases

Fragrant Ravine: the default landing site.
Sunwashed Plateau: guarded by a Creeping Chrysanthemum.
Misshapen Pond: unguarded.

Caves

Dandori Challenge 1

The entrance is found at the top of the buildable climbing wall past the Misshapen Pond base (on the way to the Kingdom of Beasts), with the only other obstacle being the nearby Waddlequaff.

Dandori Challenge 2

This cave is found near the back of the area accessed from across the buildable bridge near the Sunwashed Plateau. Next to the potted plant, it can be found behind a stone wall, requiring 3 bomb rocks to destroy it. You can buy these from Russ, though bomb rocks can also be found in multiple dirt mounds around the area.

Dandori Battle

A Dandori Battle cave can be found near the first base, Fragrant Ravine. It is found toward the center river, on top of a large box. There are no obstacles obstructing its entrance. The player can find the same leafy individual that was in Sun-Speckled Terrace holding another castaway.

Objects

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Treasures

Brush of Wisdom (inside Burrowing Snagret)
Cupid's Grenade × 3 (may be inside Waddlequaff)
Daughter Doll Head
Floral Instigator
Harmonic Synthesizer
Mechanical Harp (Memory Song)
Mooching Vase (fully buried)
Octoplus (may be inside Waddlequaff)
Orbital Communication Sphere (in dirt mound)
Searing Acidshock (may be inside Waddlequaff)
Shake-a-Smile (inside Mamuta)
Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings (under dirt pile)
Sticky Jewel
Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird
Unfloatable Boat
Velvety Dreamdrop (partially buried)
Wayward Moon
Wind Detector (partially buried)

Enemies

Obstacles

Tools

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Dirt mound × 8 (10 raw materials × 4, bomb rock × 3, Orbital Communication Sphere × 1)

Others

Yellow Onion

Night Expeditions

Fragrant Ravine

There is one Lumiknoll located directly at the base. This location has a danger level of 1 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies

Desiccated Skitter Leaf × 16
Joustmite × 4

Sunwashed Plateau

There is one Lumiknoll located just north of the base and west of where the Velvety Dreamdrop is located. This location has a danger level of 1 and starts the player off with 15 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies

Misshapen Pond

There are two Lumiknolls, the orange one located at the base and the blue one located just east of it. This location has a danger level of 2 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies

Bulborb Larva × infinite (2 nests)
Joustmite × 5
Tusked Blowhog × 3

Guide

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The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Recommended Types: Yellow Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, Ice Pikmin Mainly, remember to research and explore caves around the area. That’s the simplest way to clear the area. Later on, you may need to plan ahead before searching.

Olimar's Shipwreck Tale

The Blossoming Arcadia is the second area that Captain Olimar lands in during his Shipwreck Tale. He finds Moss lying on the ground here and feeds her a Scrummy Bone, which revitalizes her. She then chooses to help Olimar in his quest to recover the S.S. Dolphin's lost ship parts. This area has a number of differences from its appearance in the main story, such as the presence of fire starters, burnable plants and shallow mud.