Shower Room

Shower Room
Location	Perplexing Pool
Sublevels	7
Treasures	14
Hazards

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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, and is of average difficulty. In the US version, there are 1220 Pokos worth of treasure. In the European version, there are 1240 Pokos worth of treasure.

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 get Yellow Pikmin to the other side, 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.^[1]

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 1
Treasures:
- Merciless Extractor (US) / Divine Cooking Tool (Europe)
Enemies:
- Watery Blowhog × 2
- Wogpole × 7 (drop from the sky, 2 in dead ends)
- Wollywog × 2 (1 drops from the sky in a dead end)
Obstacles:
- Boulder × 3
- Electrical wire × 3
Plants and fungi:
- Ivory Candypop Bud × 1 (in a dead end and only if the White Pikmin total is less than 20)
Others:
- Egg × 2 (in dead ends)

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

Electrical wires should block the paths, sometimes with Watery Blowhogs nearby. In this instace, Yellow Pikmin should still be used to shut off the generators 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.

Oddly, Wogpoles will occasionally drop from the sky, but since they are not in water, they pose no problem to Pikmin.

Sublevel 2

Theme: Tiles
Music: Tile 2
Treasures:
- Durable Energy Cell / Revised Eternal Fuel Dynamo (Japan)
- Sud Generator
Enemies:
- Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 6 (2 drop from the sky in dead ends)
- Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
- Orange Bulborb × 1
Obstacles:
- Boulder × 3
- [icon] Gas pipe × 3
Plants and fungi:
- Violet Candypop Bud × 1 (in a dead end, and only if the Purple Pikmin total is less than 20)
Others:
- 1 type of gate, with 4000 HP
- Egg × 2 (in dead ends)

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

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.

Sublevel 3

Theme: Tiles
Music: Tile 2
Treasures:
- Mirrored Stage (inside the Greater Spotted Jellyfloat)
- Scrumptious Shell
- Vorpal Platter
Enemies:
- Greater Spotted Jellyfloat × 1
- Hermit Crawmad × 1
- Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 4
- Water Dumple × 4 (1 drops from the sky)
- Wollywog × 1 (drops from the sky in a dead end)
Obstacles:
- None
Plants and fungi:
- None
Others:
- 1 type of gate, with 4000 HP
- Egg × 2 (in dead ends)

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

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

Sublevel 4

The rest level.

Theme: Concrete
Music: Rest
Treasures:
- Arboreal Frippery
Enemies:
- Unmarked Spectralids × 1 (number of groups)
Obstacles:
- None
Plants and fungi:
- Clover × 7
- Fiddlehead × 4
- Figwort (small) × 3
- Figwort (small, dying) × 6
- Queen Candypop Bud × 2
Others:
- None

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

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.

Sublevel 5

Theme: Tiles
Music: Tile 1
Treasures:
- Broken Food Master (US) / Merciless Extractor (Europe) / [icon] Broken Cooking God (Japan)
- Endless Repository (US) / Permanent Container (Europe and Japan)
- Pondering Emblem (US) / Happiness Emblem (Europe) / [icon] Milky Cradle (Japan)
Enemies:
- Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 5
- Fiery Blowhog × 2
- Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat × 1 (drops from the sky in a dead end)
- Munge Dweevil × 2 (drop from the sky in dead ends)
- Withering Blowhog × 2
- Wollywog × 1
Obstacles:
- Fire geyser × 5
Plants and fungi:
- Violet Candypop Bud × 1 (in a dead end)
Others:
- 1 type of gate, with 4000 HP
- Egg × 2

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

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.

Sublevel 6

Theme: Tiles
Music: Tile 2
Treasures:
- Abstract Masterpiece (US) / Plentiful Tank (Europe) / Estimated Object GF (Japan)
- Behemoth Jaw
- Rubber Ugly
Enemies:
- Anode Dweevil × 5 (4 drop from the sky in dead ends)
- Bumbling Snitchbug × 1
- Doodlebug × 1 (in a dead end)
- Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 7
- Munge Dweevil × 5 (4 drop from the sky in dead ends)
- Orange Bulborb × 1
- Volatile Dweevil × 1
- Wollywog × 1
Obstacles:
- None
Plants and fungi:
- Ivory Candypop Bud × 1 (in a dead end)
Others:
- 1 type of gate, with 4000 HP

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

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.

Sublevel 7

Theme: Tiles
Music: Boss (only when combating)
Treasures:
- Amplified Amplifier (inside the Ranging Bloyster)
Enemies:
- Ranging Bloyster × 1
Obstacles:
- None
Plants and fungi:
- None
Others:
- 1 type of gate, with 100 HP
- Egg × 1 (drops from the sky in a dead end)

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

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 very small chance that the Ranging Bloyster will not appear, as explained here.

Gallery

The cave entrance.

Trivia

The Shower Room is the only cave whose entrance is initially blocked off.

Names in other languages

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