Explorer's Cave

Explorer's Cave
Sublevels	2	Ultra-bitter sprays	2
Red Pikmin	50	Ultra-spicy sprays	2
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	0
White Pikmin	0
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The Explorer's Cave is the first level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. It is an easy area and introduces Challenge Mode to beginners. Only Red Pikmin are available for its two sublevels, the second one being the only with any enemies for the player to fight.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Soil
• Time: 100 (200 seconds)
• Enemies:
  • None
• Hazards:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • The Key
  • Lustrous Element
  • Mirrored Element
  • Unknown Merit
• Plants:
  • 4 Clovers
  • 1 Horsetail
  • 2 small Figworts
  • 3 small dying Figworts
• Others:
  • None

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_tutorial
"Main" object maximum (?)			0
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			4
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			1_units_cent3_tsuchi.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None (File:P2 VRBOX None.png)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Circular room with 4 exits

Get the Pikmin and make haste to collect the treasures. Good time is 80-85 on the clock.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Soil
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Enemies:
  • 1 Red Bulborb
  • 5 Dwarf Red Bulborbs
• Hazards:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • The Key (inside the Red Bulborb)
  • 5 Omniscient Spheres (inside the Dwarf Red Bulborbs)
  • Lustrous Element
  • Mirrored Element
  • Unknown Merit
• Plants:
  • 2 Clovers
  • 2 Horsetails
  • 2 small Figworts
  • 2 large Figworts
  • 2 small dying Figworts
  • 2 large dying Figworts
• Others:
  • 3 eggs (2 in dead ends)

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_ABEM_tutorial
"Main" object maximum (?)			7
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			100
Number of rooms (?)			1
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			{{{ctrratio}}}
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_MAT_mid1_nor2_tsuchi.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None (File:P2 VRBOX None.png)
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 6 exits	Room with long dead end

Defeat the Red Bulborb first, then hit some eggs. After flowering, defeat any Dwarf Red Bulborbs. Acquire treasure. Time should be around 150-130.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	こてしらべの洞窟?
Spanish (NoA)	Cueva del Explorador	Explorer's Cave