Serene Shores

Water's Edge
Danger level
Lumiknolls	2
Enemies	18
Starting Glow Pikmin	10

Blossoming Dunes
Danger level
Lumiknolls	1
Enemies	36
Starting Glow Pikmin	10

Serene Shores
Rescues	10
Treasures	86
Onions	3
Caves	4
Dandori Challenges	2
Dandori Battles	1
Suggested Pikmin
Wild Pikmin
Requirements	× 4,000
Next area	Hero's Hideaway
Music	Serene Shores

The Serene Shores is the third main area in Pikmin 4. It is set on a beach, with many rock pools and other bodies of water. The area contains a large sandcastle as a focal point, with many pathways to scale it.

Uniquely, this area will change depending on the time of day, with the tide shifting to lower water levels at midday. This area has × 7,945 worth of treasure, of which × 3,255 is above ground.

Plot

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After collecting more Sparklium, Collin detects more signals from a beach area. The Red Leafling is here with another castaway.

Layout

The following notable features can be found in this area.

Sandy and rocky terrain.
Low-lying vegetation.
Palm trees in the distance.
Large pools of water.
A sandcastle occupying the southern section.

Bases

Blossoming Dunes: This is the default landing site, found to the right of the sand castle.
Water's Edge: This base is unguarded by creatures, but is covered with sand. It can be found towards the map's center, past the pools of water.
The Sand Keep: This base is guarded by a Crusted Rumpup at the top of the large sandcastle near the player's initial landing site.

Caves

Name	Sublevels	Castaways	Treasures	Onions
Seafloor Resort	4	2	23	1
Subzero Sauna	3	2	5	0
Below-Grade Discotheque	5	1	11	0
Engulfed Castle	5	2	17	0

Dandori Challenge 1

Found in the elevated area of the level, accessed only through the exit of the Engulfed Castle. The entrance to the Dandori Challenge is in a nearby alcove past the Whiptongue Bulborb.

Dandori Challenge 2

In the large body of water where the Slapstick Crescent and the Giant's Fossil are found, the entrance is hidden in some seaweed. Because its entrance is fully submerged, it is the only Dandori Challenge or Dandori Battle cave without a cutscene encounter with the Leafling of the level, instead simply opening the hole like any regular cave entrance. Oatchi will also emerge regularly from the hole, landing on the seabed and only floating to the top of the water once the exit cutscene has ended.

Dandori Battle

A Dandori Battle can be found near the 1st base, Blossoming Dunes. To the left, the cave's entrance is surrounded by water. As the player and Oatchi are immune to water, they can simply travel up the slope to access the entrance. However, to transport the castaway earned from completing the battle safely, it's recommended the bridge connecting the cave to the mainland is built or the water surrounding it is frozen.

Objects

Obstacles

Tools

Clay bridge × 3 (requires 17, 27, and 34 raw material)
Climbing stick × 1
Climbing wall × 1 (requires 13 raw material)
Dirt-mound × 5 (10 raw materials × 4, bomb rock × 1)
Fishing rope × 2
Geyser × 1

Others

Burgeoning Spiderwort × 2
Egg × 3 (2 × small, 1 × large)
Pellet Posy × 14 (9 × 1 pellet, 4 × 5 pellet, 1 × 10 pellet)
Pile of raw material × 8 (piles of 3, 5, 8, 10, 22, 33, 34, 35)

Guide

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The strategies shown are just suggestions.

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Night expeditions

All 3 bases in the Serene Shores have night expeditions. Night expeditions take place exclusively during low tide.

Blossoming Dunes

There is one Lumiknoll located northeast of the base. This location has a danger level of 1 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies

Objects

Glow pellet × 270
- Pile of 10 × 4
- Pile of 15 × 8
- Pile of 20 × 2
- Pile of 30 × 1
- Pile of 40 × 1

Water's Edge

There are two Lumiknolls, the blue one located just southeast of the base and the orange one located in the other side of the nearby bridge, close to where the Fishy Bed is located. This location has a danger level of 2 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Enemies

Objects

Glow pellet × 415
- Pile of 5 × 12 (Toady Bloysters and Whiptongue Bulborbs drop 1 pile each)
- Pile of 10 × 12
- Pile of 15 × 7
- Pile of 20 × 5
- Pile of 30 × 1

The Sand Keep

The Sand Keep

Danger level
Lumiknolls	1
Enemies	43
Starting Glow Pikmin	50

There is one Lumiknoll located directly at the base. This location has a danger level of 3 and starts the player off with 50 Glow Pikmin, the most of any night expedition.

Enemies

Objects

Glow pellet × 200
- Pile of 5 × 11 (Toady Bloysters and Whiptongue Bulborbs drop 1 pile each)
- Pile of 10 × 8
- Pile of 15 × 3
- Pile of 20 × 1

Olimar's Shipwreck Tale

Serene Shores

Ship parts	8
Onions	5
Requirements	Recover 8 ship parts
Next area	Hero's Hideaway
Music	Serene Shores (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale)

The Serene Shores is the third area Captain Olimar explores in his Shipwreck Tale.

Plot

Captain Olimar lands in the Serene Shores to continue his search for any missing parts for his ship, the S.S. Dolphin. He manages to find eight of his missing pieces with the help of the Pikmin and the space dog Moss.

Layout

The layout of the Serene Shores in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale is almost identical to that of the one in the main game. The major differences are the objects and enemies present, along with the caves entrances not being present. The upper area, to the north-west, is inaccessible during Olimar's time here as the Engulfed Castle cave is not present.