Secluded Courtyard

Secluded Courtyard
Location	Blossoming Arcadia
Sublevels	4
Rescues	2
Treasures	10
Onions	1
Suggested Pikmin
Wild Pikmin

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The Secluded Courtyard is a cave in the Blossoming Arcadia in Pikmin 4. It has a zen garden theme. Many of its enemies are mimics, such as members of skitterling family and dweevil family. This extends to the cave's boss: the Foolix. Yellow Pikmin are useful here with its high ledges and electric hazards, though Ice Pikmin are also recommended for dealing with water obstacles and freezing the aforementioned boss. This cave has  × 845 worth of treasure.

How to reach

The Secluded Courtyard is in the southeast of the Blossoming Arcadia, on a plateau. A dirt wall and an electric gate must be destroyed to reach it.

Notes

Olimar's Voyage Log

“In the natural world, there are many example of strategic mimicry, where one lulls their prey into perceived safety…but I never thought I would witness it firsthand! I now know danger can lurk in even the jiggliest places.”

Sublevel 1

Map of sublevel 1.

• Treasures:
  •  Citrus Lump × 1
  •  Decorative Goo × 1
  •  Universal Rubber Cutie × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Wolpole × 2
  •  Skitter Leaf × 12 (10 fall from the sky)
  •  Sunsquish × 1 (inside egg)
• Obstacles:
  •  Potted plant × 1
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Blue Pikmin × 5 (fighting Wolpole)
  •  Blue Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
• Others:
  •  Egg × 3

From the left of the starting area, head up the hill to collect the Decorative Goo. Be aware that one of the eggs contains a Sunsquish. From the right of the starting area, defeat the enemies and destroy the Spotcaps to access the Citrus Lump. To collect the Universal Rubber Cutie, first freeze the small body of water with Ice Pikmin after plucking the underwater Blue Pikmin sprouts. Then walk towards the treasure, and defeat the Skitter Leaves after they fall from the sky. Finally, carry the treasure back to the S.S. Beagle.

Sublevel 2

Map of sublevel 2.

• Treasures:
  •  Disguised Delicacy × 1
  •  Talisman of Life (Cherry Blossom) × 1
  •  Time Marker × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Yellow Wollyhop × 2
  •  Anode Dweevil × 4
• Obstacles:
  •  Water spout × 3
  •  Dirt wall × 1
• Tools:
  •  Climbing stick × 1
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Yellow Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
• Others:
  •  Castaway × 1
  •  Raw material pile × 1 (15 pieces)
  •  Egg × 2

The castaway in this sublevel can be approached from either direction. Make sure to defeat all the Anode Dweevils to stop them from electrifying Pikmin carrying items back – one is hiding behind the dirt wall. To collect the Talisman of Life (Cherry Blossom), throw at least 2 Pikmin at the base of the climbing stick from the lower block.

Sublevel 3

Map of sublevel 3.

• Treasures:
  •  Astringent Clump × 1
  •  Blonde Impostor × 1
  •  Gold Nugget × 15
• Enemies:
  •  Sunsquish × 4 (1 inside large egg)
  •  Desiccated Skitter Leaf × 5
• Obstacles:
  •  Electric gate × 1
  •  Iron fence × 2
  •  Water spout × 3
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Blue Pikmin × 5 (fighting Sunsquish)
  •  Candypop Bud (Yellow) × 1 (if 5 or less Yellow Pikmin)
• Others:
  •  Flarlic × 1
  •  Dirt-mound × 1 (containing 25 raw materials)
  •  Raw material pile x 1 (15 pieces)
  •  Egg × 1 (in place of Candypop Bud if more than 5 Yellow Pikmin)
  •  Egg (large) × 2

If your Yellow Pikmin numbers are low, you can get some with the Candypop Bud behind the starting area. Yellow Pikmin are required on this sublevel, to reach the Blonde Impostor suspended in the air, and to reach the Flarlic on a high pot. Be careful when collecting the Astringent Clump – it is suspended above a water spout, so if the spout hasn't been destroyed first, the treasure will land on top of it, requiring careful timing to collect with non-Blue Pikmin.

Sublevel 4

Map of sublevel 4.

• Treasures:
  •  Expression Hider × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Foolix × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Numbered gate × 1 (opens when 1 Foolix is defeated)
  •  Potted plant × 1
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Castaway × 1 (inside Foolix)
  •  Egg (large) × 1

After digging up the potted plant, you'll come across what looks like a single blob of nectar in the middle of an arena. This is in fact the Foolix, the boss of the cave. See Foolix#Strategy for strategies on how to defeat it. After defeating it, carry back the castaway it drops and the nearby treasure.

Gallery

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  The southern section of sublevel 1, where the base is located.

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  The western section of sublevel 1.

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  The northern section of sublevel 1.

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  The northeastern section of sublevel 1.

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  The eastern section of sublevel 1.

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  The southern section of sublevel 2, where the base is located.

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  The western section of sublevel 2.

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  The central section of sublevel 2.

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  The northern section of sublevel 2.

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  The eastern section of sublevel 2.

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  The central section of sublevel 3, where the base is located.

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  The eastern section of sublevel 3.

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  The northern section of sublevel 3.

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  The western section of sublevel 3.

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  The southern section of sublevel 3.

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  The southern section of sublevel 4, where the base is located.

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  The western section of sublevel 4.

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  The northern section of sublevel 4, where the boss arena is located.

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  The eastern section of sublevel 4.

Names in other languages

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Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ひミツの坪庭? Hi-Mitsu no Tsuboniwa	Secret-nectarous Spot Garden
Chinese (traditional)	秘密小庭園 Mìmì Xiǎo Tíngyuán	Secret Little Flower Garden
Chinese (simplified)	秘密小庭园 Mìmì Xiǎo Tíngyuán	Secret Little Flower Garden
Dutch	Verzonken hof	Recessed courtyard
French	Courette isolée	Isolated courtyard
German	Verborgener Innenhof	Hidden Courtyard
Italian	Cortile segreto	Secret courtyard
Korean	비밀의 안뜰 Bimil-ui Antteul	Secret Courtyard
Portuguese	Pátio breado	Secluded Courtyard
Spanish	Jardín secreto	Secret garden

Trivia

• Louie specifically mentions this cave ("blah-blah Courtyard") in his second Fit for a Feast quest, when requesting two Yellow Wollyhops.
  • Unlike his other requests, this is the only cavern where Yellow Wollyhops appear belowground, meaning the request cannot be fulfilled anywhere else.

See also

• Blossoming Arcadia
• Aquiferous Summit
• Foolix