Aquiferous Summit

Aquiferous Summit
Location	Sun-Speckled Terrace
Sublevels	2
Rescues	1
Treasures	4
Onions	0
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The Aquiferous Summit is a cave in the Sun-Speckled Terrace in Pikmin 4. It has two sublevels where Ice Pikmin can be found, totaling to 25, making it a good cave to farm this type. There are no enemies, but there are fire and ice-related hazards to be wary of. This cave has  × 180 worth of treasure. It has an exit leading to the top of the hill, providing access to the otherwise unreachable fourth base of area, Distant Summit.

How to reach

It is the most remote cave in the area, being located far from the others a top a large hill. To get to it, head further up the hill where you find the Crackling Cauldron entrance. There is a buildable bridge guarded by three Male Sheargrubs. This bridge requires 39 raw materials to build, requiring the player rescue Russ to obtain the ability to do so. Once built, proceed forward up the hill, avoiding or defeating the three Dwarf Bulborbs along the path. At the top, you will find the cave's entrance on top of a high ledge requiring Oatchi to learn how to jump in order to reach.

The exit can also be used to re-enter the cave after it is complete, found directly next to the area's fourth base, Distant Summit.

Notes

Olimar's Voyage Log

“I found a hole that should lead out to the top of the mountain, but the inside was more convoluted than expected, and only now do I see light at the end of the tunnel. If I ever make it out of this place, I'll deserve a good rest.”

Sublevel 1

Map of the sublevel.

• Treasures:
  •  Talisman of Life (Crane)
• Enemies:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  •  Hydro jelly × 3
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Ice Pikmin × 10 (Inside hydro jelly)
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5 (Inside a frozen body of water)
• Others:
  •  Raw material pile × 1 (15 pieces)

There are no enemies here, but Ice Pikmin are recommended for beating this sublevel. Collect the Pikmin you need from the small pond and hydro jelly and use them to freeze the big pond. Jump up to the platform and travel to the next level. Alternatively, Ice Blasts can be used to freeze the pond and the hydro jelly.

If Ice Pikmin weren't brought in, whistle the five wild ones found freezing the smaller of the two bodies of water. Throw them on the hydro jelly next to the S.S. Beagle for an additional five more. Throw five back onto the smaller body of water and break the second hydro jelly across the path. Collect the pile of fifteen raw material. Once completed, throw ten Ice Pikmin into the other both of water and throw any remaining Ice Pikmin on the last hydro jelly (on the ledge) and collect the Talisman of Life (Crane). Once collected, jump on Oatchi and enter the next sublevel.

Sublevel 2

Map of the sublevel.

• Treasures:
  •  Skin of the Phoenix
  •  Gold Nugget × 10
  •  Memory Fragment (Top Left)
• Enemies:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  •  Hydro jelly × 4
  •  Iron fence × 1
  •  Paper bag × 1
  •  Sizzling floor × 2
• Tools:
  •  Button × 1
  •  Clay bridge × 1 (requiring 22 pieces of raw material)
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5 (Sprouts)
  •  Ice Pikmin × 5 (Inside hydro jelly)
• Others:
  •  Candypop Bud (Red) × 1 (If 5 or less Red Pikmin)
  •  Candypop Bud (Ice) × 1 (If 100 Pikmin are brought in)
  •  Castaway × 1 (inside hydro jelly)
  •  Egg × 2
  •  Raw material × 1 (15 pieces, inside a Hydro Jelly)

If any Pikmin need flowering, break the egg near the base. Enter the next room with the hydro jelly and destroy it for an additional five Ice Pikmin. If you don't have any Red Pikmin, walk through the iron fence and you'll see a Red Candypop Bud which allows for five Red Pikmin to be spawned. Walk back through the gate and throw your Red Pikmin at the sizzling floors, using Oatchi to climb up the ledges. Once both are destroyed, push down the paper bag with 10 Pikmin and have some start collecting the Gold Nuggets and the Memory Fragment (Top Left) and have some more start to build the clay bridge. Trace back to the room through the iron fence and break the big egg for some nectar (or raw material/ultra spicy spray if spawned) and destroy the two hydro jellies. The larger one has 15 pieces of raw material inside, so put some Pikmin to collect it and the other one has five Ice Pikmin sprouts. Pluck them and have Oatchi jump up the platforms which hold the Switch. Throw a Pikmin (or Pikpik carrot) on the button, lowering the iron fence, and throw three more to pull down the Skin of the Phoenix treasure and have them carry it back to the ship. Return to the, now built, clay bridge and destroy the hydro jelly at the top of the area, revealing a castaway. Bring them back to the ship. Once everything's collected, make sure to leave the cave via the fan.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	山頂の地下水道? Sanchō no Chika Suidō	Summit's Underground Canal
Chinese (traditional)	山頂的地下水道 Shāndǐng de Dìxià Shuǐdào	Summit's Underground Canal
Chinese (simplified)	山顶的地下水道 Shāndǐng de Dìxià Shuǐdào	Summit's Underground Canal
Dutch	Zen-zone	Zen zone
French	Sommet aquifère	Aquiferous summit
German	Wassergipfelhöhle	Water Summit Cave
Italian	Cima acquifera	Aquiferous summit
Korean	산마루의 지하 수로 Sanmaru-ui Jiha Suro	Summit's Underground Canal
Portuguese	Pico aquífero	Aquiferous peak
Spanish	Cumbre acuífera	Aquiferous summit

See also

• Sun-Speckled Terrace
• Last-Frost Cavern
• Secluded Courtyard