The Shadow in the Brush

The Shadow in the Brush Sector 1 – Area E
Treasures	1
Pikmin available	Red Pikmin
Requirements	Complete Back-and-Forth Road
Next area	Foaming Lake
Music	Before a boss battle The Shadow in the Brush

The Shadow in the Brush (くさむらに ひそむ かげ^?, lit.: "The shadow lurking in the grass") is the first boss battle area in Hey! Pikmin, where the player fights against a Bulborb.

Plot

When the player completes Back-and-Forth Road, a cutscene plays with Captain Olimar inside the S.S. Dolphin. The ship tells him that it detected a massive indigenous creature in the next area, and suggests he be careful. After the treasure is collected and the area is completed, the ship announces it detected a new sector, the Verdant Waterfront, and exclaims how it has a lot of water.

Description

The starting point of the area only goes a small path ahead until it dips into a room with tall grass in the background. This room is too tall to be escaped, and spans around two and a half screen-widths long.

Cutscenes

Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Bulborb introduction		The player moves a bit forward after entering the arena.	Several Pikmin are seen running away in fear towards Olimar. The camera then focuses on the tall grass, as it rustles with movement, to the sound of large footsteps. Before long, the eyes of a Red Bulborb can be seen above the grass. The creature eventually leaves the grass, comes face-to-face with the Pikmin and Olimar, and growls at them, terrifying the group.

Pikmin locations

Spot	Location	Pikmin	Requirements	Notes
Arena	Middle of the arena	10 Red Pikmin	First time only
Outside the arena	Left of the arena	10 Red Pikmin	First time only	These Pikmin automatically run to Olimar's side at the start of the battle.

Objects

Treasures

•  Flashy Monument

Enemies

•  Bulborb

Guide

See: Bulborb#Strategy

Gallery

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  Starting location.

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  The Bulborb being attacked by Red Pikmin.

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  The Bulborb right after being defeated.

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  Ditto.

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  The corpse of the Bulborb.

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  The Flashy Monument.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	くさむらに ひそむ かげ? Kusamura ni hisomu kage	The shadow lurking in the grass
Dutch	De gruwel in het gras	The horror in the grass
French	Soucis dans les taillis	Worries in coppices
German	Ein Schatten im Dickicht	A Shadow in the Thicket
Italian	Ombre selvatiche	Wild shadows
Spanish (NoA)	Peligro entre la maleza	Danger in the underbrush
Spanish (NoE)	Peligro entre la Maleza	Danger in the Underbrush