Shower Room

Shower Room
Location	Perplexing Pool
Sublevels	7
Treasures	14
Hazards

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The Shower Room (シャワールーム^?, lit.: "Shower Room") is a cave found in the Perplexing Pool area of Pikmin 2, the sublevels of which are themed around tiled washrooms and piping systems. The boss of the cave is the Ranging Bloyster. Due to the Bloyster's leader swapping gimmick, it’s recommended for one to take extra care in keeping both leaders alive. In the US version of this cave, there are  × 1220 worth of treasure. In the European version of this cave, there are  × 1240 worth of treasure. and  × 1140 in Japanese Version.

How to reach

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Location of the cave.

To the right of base is a large pond containing a Toady Bloyster. By going into this pond, you can find a bridge. Build this bridge, and use the ledge that was required in Pikmin to collect the Repair-type Bolt to bring Yellow Pikmin across the river, and have them destroy the electric gate. Use Blue Pikmin to destroy the clog, revealing the cave. A side effect of destroying the clog is that all Pikmin types can cross the river.

There are few special considerations in terms of Pikmin squads. However, there are a few heavy treasures that might appear in water, making sufficient Blue Pikmin a must.

One can use the bridge's geometry to get a leader on top of the nearby ledge, and go out of bounds to the entrance of the cave without having to destroy the electric gate.

Notes

Ship's dialogs

“A large rock sits in a reservoir of water. May I interject here?

I have been observing the two of you working together. You have been cooperating well.

Yet, to face the dangers ahead, you must be free of the shackles of a boss-worker relationship!

Learn to use X to separate and Y to change leaders.

If you can master teamwork, you can overcome any impediment!”

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Treasures:
  •  Merciless Extractor (US) /  Divine Cooking Tool (Europe/Japan)
• Enemies:
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Watery Blowhog × 2
  •  Wolpole × 7
  •  Wollyhop × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Boulder × 3
  •  Electrical wire × 3
• Vegetation:
  •  Ivory Candypop Bud × 1 (if max Pikmin requirement is met)
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1 or more

Electrical wires should block the paths, sometimes with Watery Blowhogs nearby. In this instance, Yellow Pikmin should still be used to shut off the wires because they can still be easily saved from any water. Apart from the enemies, some boulders may fall from the ceiling. However, the level has a simple layout, so the treasure should be easy to find. The Ivory Candypop Bud here only appears if the player has less than 20 White Pikmin in total.

Humorously, Wolpoles will occasionally drop from the sky, and since they are not in water, they will flail about helplessly and pose no problem for the player.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			14
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			60
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.1
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_a_d_north_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv0.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor
Corridor	Long corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits	Square room with 1 exit

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Wollywog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Watery Blowhog	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Boulder	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Wogpole	3	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Wogpole	2	Falls from the sky	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Electrical wire	3	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	Merciless Extractor (US)  Divine Cooking Tool (EU/JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Ivory Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
9	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
10	Wogpole	2	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
11	Wollywog	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Jellyfloat
• Treasures:
  •  Durable Energy Cell (US/Europe) /  Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (Japan)
  •  Sud Generator
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 6
  •  Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Orange Bulborb × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Boulder × 3
  •  Poison emitter × 3
• Vegetation:
  •  Violet Candypop Bud × 1 (if max Pikmin requirement is met)
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 1
  •  Egg × 1 or more

Apart from the boulders, Dwarf Orange Bulborbs fall from the ceiling as well. They could become a nuisance when attacking the Jellyfloat or the larger Orange Bulborb. The Violet Candypop Bud here will only appear if the player's total Purple Pikmin count is less than 20.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			1
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.2
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_units_ud_dry_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv1.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Long corridor	Dead end	Dead end with item
Turning corridor	Corridor	Room with 2 ramps	Room with waterless pool

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Orange Bulborb	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Boulder	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Poison emitter	1	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
7	Poison emitter	2	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Sud Generator	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Durable Energy Cell (US/EU)  Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Violet Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
12	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
13	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
12	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns 1 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
10	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 3

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Jellyfloat
• Treasures:
  •  Mirrored Stage (inside Greater Spotted Jellyfloat)
  •  Scrumptious Shell
  •  Vorpal Platter
• Enemies:
  •  Greater Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
  •  Hermit Crawmad × 1
  •  Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 4
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Water Dumple × 4
  •  Wollyhop × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 2
  •  Egg × 1 or more

Sometimes this level has 6-7 enemies all gathered in one spot; should this happen, a bitter spray would be recommended, or regenerating the sublevel by resetting. Be prepared for any Water Dumples that drop from above.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			2
"Gate" object maximum (?)			2
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			4
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			4_units_a_d_f_l_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv2.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor
Corridor	Long corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits and a raised edge	Room with dead end after U-turn

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Greater Spotted Jellyfloat	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
-	Mirrored Stage	Carried inside entry with ID 1
2	Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Hermit Crawmad	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Water Dumple	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Water Dumple	1	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
6	Vorpal Platter	1	None	Treasure spots
7	Scrumptious Shell	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
10	Wollywog	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns 2 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 4

The rest level.

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Relax
• Treasures:
  •  Arboreal Frippery
• Enemies:
  •  Unmarked Spectralids (group of 9) × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Clover × 7
  •  Fiddlehead × 4
  •  Figwort (small brown) × 6
  •  Figwort (small red) × 3
  •  Queen Candypop Bud × 2
• Others:
  • None

A very large rest level. This is a unique level layout, only seen once in the main game mode. It appears to take the place in some pipes and under a street drainage vent. There are some Queen Candypop Buds here. Also, if you need to leave, there is a geyser available. Although water flows through the pipes, it is shallow enough so that any Pikmin type can pass through without any trouble. This rest level is also similar to the Hidden Garden, Challenge Mode's twenty-third level, with a few minor changes.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			15
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_unit_16x17r_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			yakushima_3_16x17r_light.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Huge rest room

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Queen Candypop Bud	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Unmarked Spectralids (group of 9)	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Clover	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
4	Clover	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
5	Figwort (small brown)	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Figwort (small brown)	1	None	"Easy" enemy spots
7	Fiddlehead	4	None	"Special" enemy spots
8	Figwort (small brown)	4	None	"Special" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Clover	5	None	Plant spots
10	Figwort (small red)	3	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Arboreal Frippery	1	None	Treasure spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 5

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Tile
• Treasures:
  •  Broken Food Master (US) /  Merciless Extractor (Europe) /  Broken Cooking God (Japan)
  •  Endless Repository (US) /  Permanent Container (Europe/Japan)
  •  Pondering Emblem (US) /  Happiness Emblem (Europe) /  Milky Cradle (Japan)
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 5
  •  Fiery Blowhog × 2
  •  Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Munge Dweevil × 2
  •  Withering Blowhog × 2
  •  Wollyhop × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Fire geyser × 5
• Vegetation:
  •  Violet Candypop Bud × 1
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 3
  •  Egg × 1 or more

In rare occasions, a Fiery and a Withering Blowhog are behind a gate that must be destroyed to collect treasure. Not only does this mean that one should only use Red Pikmin, but that these will also be deflowered. Restarting this layout is highly recommended. Also, some fire geysers could pose a threat to non-Reds. Note that the Violet Candypop Bud here may fail to appear entirely, as detailed here and here.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			15
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			3
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.2
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_d_f_ujikou_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv2.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end	Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor
Corridor	Long corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits and a raised edge	Room with waterway and grill

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Withering Blowhog	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Wollywog	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
3	Fiery Blowhog	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	3	None	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	2	None	"Easy" enemy spots
6	Fire geyser	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
7	Fire geyser	3	None	Cave unit seams
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Broken Food Master (US)  Merciless Extractor (EU)  Broken Cooking God (JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
9	Endless Repository (US)  Permanent Container (EU/JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
10	Pondering Emblem (US)  Happiness Emblem (EU)  Milky Cradle (JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
12	Violet Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
13	Egg	1	None	Dead ends
14	Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
15	Munge Dweevil	2	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
13	Egg	100%	None	Dead ends
Then it spawns 3 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 6

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Jellyfloat
• Treasures:
  •  Abstract Masterpiece (US) /  Plentiful Tank (Europe) /  Estimated Object GF (Japan)
  •  Behemoth Jaw
  •  Rubber Ugly
• Enemies:
  •  Anode Dweevil × 1
  •  Bumbling Snitchbug × 1
  •  Doodlebug × 1
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 7
  •  Munge Dweevil × 1
  •  Orange Bulborb × 1
  •  Volatile Dweevil × 1
  •  Wollyhop × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Ivory Candypop Bud × 1
• Others:
  • Gate with 4000 HP × 3

The first thing one should do is set off the Volatile Dweevil that is hiding in one of the pipes. The Orange Bulborb may be sitting in front of the Rubber Ugly; also, just like the Volatile Dweevil, all Dweevils are hiding in the pipes, so they could take treasures that are being carried by Pikmin. One good way to deal with Dweevils is to throw a Purple Pikmin at or near it to stun it, but do not throw Purples at Volatile Dweevils, since the Pikmin will very likely be killed in the following explosion.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			10
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			3
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.1
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_units_a_l_yuko_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv3.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Long corridor	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor
Corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with dead end after U-turn	Corridor with 6 pipes

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
4	Wollywog	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Bumbling Snitchbug	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
6	Orange Bulborb	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
7	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	4	None	"Hard" enemy spots
8	Dwarf Orange Bulborb	3	None	"Easy" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Anode Dweevil	1	None	Plant spots
2	Munge Dweevil	1	None	Plant spots
3	Volatile Dweevil	1	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
9	Rubber Ugly	1	None	Treasure spots
10	Behemoth Jaw	1	None	Treasure spots
11	Abstract Masterpiece (US)  Plentiful Tank (EU)  Estimated Object GF (JP)	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
13	Doodlebug	1	None	Dead ends
14	Ivory Candypop Bud	1	None	Dead ends
15	Anode Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
16	Munge Dweevil	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns 3 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
12	Gate (4000 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 7

• Theme: Tiles
• Music: Boss (only when combating)
• Treasures:
  •  Amplified Amplifier (inside Ranging Bloyster)
• Enemies:
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × indefinite amount (from eggs)
  •  Ranging Bloyster × 1
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Others:
  • Gate with 100 HP × 6
  •  Egg × 1 or more

See also: Ranging Bloyster strategy.

Some gates have to be torn down to get to the Bloyster. Be careful, as sometimes its tentacles can reach through the gate. See the link above for a very effective strategy.

Note that due to the way sublevel generation works, there is a 1 in 2,147,483,648 chance that the Ranging Bloyster will not appear, as explained here.

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Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			yakushima_3
"Main" object maximum (?)			1
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			0
"Gate" object maximum (?)			6
Dead end unit probability (?)			30
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.5
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_a_tile.txt
Lighting file (?)			suityu_light_lv4.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor
Long corridor	Long corridor	Room with 4 exits

Detailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Ranging Bloyster	1	None	"Special" enemy spots
-	Amplified Amplifier	Carried inside entry with ID 1
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
3	Egg	1	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns "dead end" objects in as many dead ends as it can. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
3	Egg	100%	Falls from the sky	Dead ends
Then it spawns 6 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
2	Gate (100 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Gallery

• 

  The cave entrance.

Trivia

• The Shower Room is the only cave whose entrance is initially blocked off.
• The area around the entrance to the Shower Room is in the shape of a sink, with the entrance being fittingly placed right on top of the sink's drain hole.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャワールーム? Shawārūmu	Shower Room
Chinese (traditional)	淋浴間
French	Salle Aqua	Aquatic Room
German	Duschraum	Shower Room
Italian	Sala da Bagno	Bath Room
Spanish (NoA)	Salón de Ducha	Shower Room

See also

• Perplexing Pool
• Ranging Bloyster
• Amplified Amplifier