Plunder Palace

Plunder Palace
Location	Hero's Hideaway
Sublevels	5
Rescues	2
Treasures	29
Onions	1
Suggested Pikmin
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The Plunder Palace is a cave in the Hero's Hideaway in Pikmin 4. This toybox-themed cave has a large amount of treasure, but most of it will be likely stolen by wandering Breadbugs. Because of that, Purple Pikmin have an advantage with their stomps and ability to lift more than the average Pikmin. This especially comes in handy with the strong Giant Breadbugs who act as the cave's boss, despite not being very dangerous. An encounter with a Porquillion atop a heightened vantage point acts as a mid-way encounter. This cave has  × 1,613 worth of treasure.

How to reach

Starting from the Stargazer's Spot, you first need to jump down onto the floor and head towards the top-left part of the living room, where you'll find a propeller platform that takes you to the top of a shelf. You may need to knock out Moss before you hop on the platform, but it isn't needed. Once you get up the top, you'll see the Buddy Display treasure, guarded by a Miniature Snootwhacker. Defeat it and walk past the treasure to the opposite side of the shelf. There, you'll find the entrance.

Notes

Olimar's Voyage Log

“Everywhere I look in this cave reminds me of home. Playing together with the children. Sitting around the table, sharing a meal as a family...as the dog pilfers my side dish. Just that humdrum, routine, irreplaceable everyday life.”

Sublevel 1

Map of sublevel 1.

• Treasures:
  •  Disk of Sorrowful Wisdom × 1
  •  Disk of Surprising Wisdom × 1
  •  Go-with-the-Flow Totem × 2
  •  Long-Shot Totem × 1
  •  Solar-Powered Computing Machine × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Bearded Amprat × 2
  •  Breadbug × 2
  •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb × 5
• Obstacles:
  •  Dirt wall × 1 (has 5333 HP)
• Tools:
  •  Fan × 1
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 2

When you enter the sublevel, the Breadbugs will try to steal treasures and bury them. First, deal with the Bearded Amprats and with the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs. Then, deal with the Breadbugs. Purple Pikmin are useful for this, as they have the strength of 10 Pikmin and the ability to make nearby Breadbugs panic with their slam attack. Once the Breadbugs are defeated, collect the remaining treasures and enter the next sublevel.

Sublevel 2

Map of sublevel 2.

• Treasures:
  •  Dimension Converter × 1
  •  Gold Nugget × 15
  •  Kick-Start Combobot × 1
  •  Nexus Combobot × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Downy Snagret × 3 (1 is inside of a nectar egg)
  •  Skutterchuck × 3
  •  Whiptongue Bulborb × 1
• Obstacles:
  • [icon] Crystal nodule × 8 (3 are on the Skutterchucks)
  •  Crystal wall × 2 (each drops 6 raw materials once destroyed, and each has 747 HP)
• Tools:
  •  Fan × 2
  •  Switch × 1 (toggles the fans)
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Rock Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
  •  Rock Pikmin × 5 (fighting Whiptongue Bulborb)
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 3 (1 contains a Downy Snagret)
  •  Raw material pile × 1 (20 pieces)

First, destroy the crystal walls. Then kill the Whiptongue Bulborb, whistle the 5 Rock Pikmin, and collect the 15 Gold Nuggets. Kill the Downy Snagret, and collect the Kick-Start Combobot. Kill the 3 Skutterchucks in the south, and head up to where the switch is. Leave the Rescue Officer and 1 Pikmin near the switch. Then jump on the fan and collect the Dimension Converter. Pluck the 5 Rock Pikmin sprouts and jump down onto where the Downy Snagrets are. Kill them and then jump onto the small ledge and jump over the fan. If it is activated, switch to the Rescue Officer and throw the Pikmin onto the switch. Collect the Nexus Combobot and enter the next sublevel.

Sublevel 3

Map of sublevel 3.

• Treasures:
  • None
• Enemies:
  •  Porquillion × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Numbered gate × 1 (lowers when 1 Porquillion is defeated)
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Rock Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
• Others:
  •  Castaway × 1 (inside of the Porquillion)
  •  Nectar egg × 3

See also: Porquillion strategy.

A good strategy to defeat the Porquillion is throwing Rock Pikmin at it. If you're playing in Co-op Mode, make the Porquillion shoot the spines while the other player throws pebbles at the part of the Porquillion without spines. When the Porquillion is killed, collect the castaway and pluck the 5 Rock Pikmin. Then enter the next sublevel.

Sublevel 4

Map of sublevel 4.

• Treasures:
  •  Disk of Amusing Wisdom × 1
  •  Disk of Joyous Wisdom × 3
  •  Disk of Surprising Wisdom × 1
  •  Gold Nugget × 20
  •  Memory Fragment (Bottom Left) × 1
  •  Planetary Rubber Cutie × 1 (hanging from cobweb)
  •  Talisman of Life (Rain) × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Breadbug × 3
  •  Flighty Joustmite × 2
  •  Waddlequaff × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Crystal wall × 2 (drops 6 raw materials once destroyed, and has 1120 HP)
• Tools:
  •  Climbing rope × 3 (1 is unravelled, 2 need to be unravelled)
  •  Fan × 2
  •  Switch × 1 (toggles the fans)
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Large nectar egg × 1

First, deal with the Waddlequaff near the base. Throw 2 Purple Pikmin at it, so the Breadbugs don’t steal it. Then, deal with the Flighty Joustmite, and when killed, do the same that with the Waddlequaff. Then destroy the crystal wall and collect the Raw materials. Then kill the other Flighty Joustmite and kill the 2 Breadbugs. Then collect the Planetary Rubber Cutie with throwing 5 Yellow Pikmin to the cobweb. Then return to the area of the Breadbugs, climb the Climbing rope and collect the 20 Gold Nuggets. Then go to the area with the Talisman of Life (Rain) and collect it. The leave the player and 1 Pikmin on the switch and then go to the area with the other Fan. Let the player activate it and then kill the Waddlequaff. Then collect the treasures there and then repeat the process, but now just enter the next sublevel when all treasures have been collected.

Sublevel 5

Map of sublevel 5.

• Treasures:
  •  Disguised Delicacy × 1
  •  Disk of Angry Wisdom × 3 (all inside of a Giant Breadbug)
  •  Hearty Container × 1
  •  Love's Fortune Cookie × 1
  •  Perforated Raft × 1
  •  Sweet Stumble-Not × 1
  •  Sweet Torrent × 1
  •  S.S. Berry × 1 (inside of a Giant Breadbug)
• Enemies:
  •  Dwarf Bulbear × 8
  •  Giant Breadbug × 2
  •  Puffy Blowhog × 1
  •  Spotty Bulbear × 1
• Obstacles:
  •  Crystal wall × 2 (drops 6 raw materials once destroyed, and has 1120 HP)
  •  Numbered gate × 1 (lowers when 2 Giant Breadbugs are defeated)
• Tools:
  •  Clay mound incomplete × 1 (requires 22 raw material)
  •  Floating platform × 1
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Candypop Bud × 2 (Purple)
• Others:
  •  Castaway (leafling) × 1
  •  Flarlic × 1
  •  Raw material pile × 1 (20 pieces)

See also: Giant Breadbug strategy.

First, ignore all and build the clay mound that is incomplete. Then, if you don’t have at least 3 Purple Pikmin, use the purple Candypop Bud. Then kill the Spotty Bulbear and the Dwarf Bulbears following the Spotty Bulbear and the other 6. Go up the clay mound and head to the Floating platform. Use it to rise you up, and then kill the Puffy Blowhog. Collect the treasures there with at least 4 Purple Pikmin so the Giant Breadbugs don’t steal them (as they have the strength of 30). Then go to the Leafling Castaway and throw 4 Purple Pikmin. Then go another time to the upper level and use the other Purple Candypop Bud, and then make sure you have 10 Yellow Pikmin so you make the Giant Breadbugs lose health by throwing them at their top, but watch out: they’ll throw them out as they move, so better have 20 Yellow Pikmin. Kill them by the strategy shown up, and then collect the Sweet Stumble-Not and the Perforated Raft. Then collect the enemies, and then the treasures remaining. Finally, collect the Flarlic and exit the cave.

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  Wild Rock Pikmin attacking a Whiptongue Bulborb on the second sublevel.

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  The Porquillion on the third sublevel.

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  The fourth sublevel, featuring a Waddlequaff on top of a xylophone.

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  The final sublevel with two Giant Breadbugs.

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  A Giant Breadbug defeating the Spotty Bulbear.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ぶんどりレストラン? Bundori Resutoran	Plunder Restaurant
Chinese (traditional)	掠奪餐廳 Lüèduó Cāntīng	Plunder Restaurant
Chinese (simplified)	掠夺餐厅 Lüèduó Cāntīng	Plunder Restaurant
Dutch	Broodrovershol	Bread robber hole
French	Palais des pillards	Pillagers' palace
German	Plünderpalast	Plunder Palace
Italian	Palazzo del saccheggio	Plunder palace
Korean	약탈의 레스토랑 Yagtal-ui Reseutorang	Plunder Restaurant
Portuguese	Palácio da pilhagem	Plunder palace
Spanish	Palacio del saqueo	Plunder palace

Trivia

• Louie specifically mentions this cave (as "something-something Palace" and "'insert word here' Palace") in his fifth Fit for a Feast quest, when requesting a single Giant Breadbug.
  • Unlike most of his other requests, this is the only cavern where Giant Breadbugs appear, meaning it cannot be completed elsewhere.

See also

• Hero's Hideaway
• Giant Breadbug
• Glutton's Kitchen
• Dream Home