Colosseum

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Colosseum is a 2-Player Battle stage in Pikmin 2. The stage has a snowy theme, similar to some cave sublevels in the Valley of Repose. It is home to a large number of Dwarf Red Bulborbs and Snow Bulborbs, as well as a few Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae.

Level information

Theme: Snow
Treasures:
- Crystallized Telekinesis inside some Dwarf Red Bulborbs
Enemies:
- Armored Cannon Beetle Larva
- Dwarf Red Bulborb
- Snow Bulborb
Obstacles:
- None
Plants and fungi:
- Pellet Posy
Others:
- Egg

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			vs_2_ujyaujya
"Main" object maximum (?)			60
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			0
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			50
Number of rooms (?)			4
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			vs_2_snow.txt
Lighting file (?)			vs_2_light.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Layout 1 (1/3 chance)

Room with trunk in center (×2)	Room with hole in wall (×2)	Room with large trunk (×1)
Layout 2 (1/3 chance)

Room with ramp to thin edge (×2)	Room with large trunk (×2)	Corridor (×10)	Turning corridor (×4)
Layout 3 (1/3 chance)

Room with 5 exits (×2)	Room with large trunk (×2)	Room with ramp to thin edge (×1)	Corridor (×2)	Dead end with item (×8)
Random units

Dead end	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Straight corridor

Straight corridor	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor

Straight corridor	Circular room with one exit	Circular room with a spiral	Room with trunk in center	Room with large trunk	Room with ramp to thin edge

Room with hole in wall	Room with 5 exits	Room with 4 exits

Strategies

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

The number of Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae in the area depends on which of the 3 layouts is randomly picked. Usually, the Cannon Beetles rest close by at least one of the player's Onions, and if you're low on Pikmin you may want to carry these to the Onion for a boost. You can also use the Beetles to kill the Dwarf Red Bulborbs, as a single rock can instantly defeat any one of them.

There are a lot of Dwarf Bulborbs in the arena. Some of them hold yellow marbles, but note that the number of those that do depends on the layout. Be careful though, many of them are close enough together that you will have to fight them all at the same time.

The passageways can get narrow, and Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae found in them can be very annoying to kill. This also makes it harder to avoid the Volatile Dweevil from the roulette wheel.

This stage contains many eggs, meaning more nectar for your Pikmin or sometimes, quite rarely, some ultra-spicy/bitter sprays. It is recommended to break all of the eggs to get the sprays and nectar before your opponent can.