Easter Eggs From the title screen (where it says "press Start"), press the X button to make a beetle appear. Once the insect is on the screen, you can use left and right on the C-Stick to turn it and forward to move. If you move the bug into the Pikmin that make up the logo, they will "interact" with the bug.
Press Y to make a Chappie appear. You can move it around the same way and press Z to make it eat Pikmin. To get rid of the creatures, press the L button. Press R to make the Pikmin run around the screen and then rearrange themselves to form the word "Nintendo."
When browsing the Piklopedia, press the Z button to spray extra bitter spray on the enemy, thus freezing them!
President of Hocotate Freight To unlock the President earn 10,000 Pokos by gathering treasure. You can't unlock him to play on other games, and he'll only be for 1P mode. Getting 10,000 Pokos you'll unlock 3 movies, Wistful Wild, and the president since Louie is missing.
Challenge mode Defeat Beady Long Legs at the bottom of the Spider Citadle and collect the key. Take the key the "recon drone". inemas and credits option: Collect 10,000 Pocos.
Control title screen Press Y at the title screen to make a Chappie appear. Press C-stick Left or C-stick Right to move it around. When it is close to the Pikmin in the logo, press Z to make it eat them. Press L to make the Chappie disappear.
Press X at the title screen to make a beetle appear. Press C-stick Left or C-stick Right to move it around. When it is close to the Pikmin in the logo, they will also begin moving. Press L to make the beetle disappear. Press R at the title screen to make the Pikmin that make up the title text to change into a "Nintendo" pattern.
Defeating Flint Beetles If you come across a strange beetle that pops out of the ground, simply throw a purple pikmin anywhere around it and it will drop whatever it has.
Awakening Wood level Get the Sphere Map in the Emergence Cave level. Perplexing Pool level: Get the Exploration Map in the Awakening Wood level. Wistful Wild level: Collect 10,000 Pocos and save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery.
Shyacho Collect 10,000 Pocos and save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery. Looie's Cooking Notes: Rescue Looie from Titan Dweevil at Dream Den.
Hint: Pikmin reference Get twenty of each of the five different Pikmin colors into one group. They will hum the theme song from the original Pikmin. Hint: Luigi's Mansion reference: Get a group of mostly Red Pikmin. Listen to them closely to hear them hum the theme song from Luigi's Mansion.
Hint: Defeating Empress Bulblax Take about three to five Red Pikmin and go into the corner directly next to Empress Bulblax. Start to throw all the Red Pikmin on it. When it is about to shake them off, whistle your Pikmin back and go into the corner, pressing the C-stick Down, so they will be behind you and therefore will not be crushed. Keep repeating those steps until you defeat Empress Bulblax. This is a good strategy to use to keep most of your Pikmin alive. Information in this section was contributed by Kyle Carver. Hint: Defeating Looie's spider Boss: Go head on to the Boss with only Yellow Pikmin.
Treasure completion FMV sequence Collect all the treasure pieces and rescue Looie. Looie's Dark Secret FMV sequence: Complete all challenge mode arenas with a "Pink flower" rank.
Secret URL (Japanese version) Late in the game, you will receive a letter from a mysterious stranger. It invites you to go to a hidden URL: http://www.nintendo.jp/p/c234/. The website contains a simple Q&A/survey that mixes fun questions with survey inquiries. Depending on your answers, you are likened and matched with a creature from the game.
In-game reset Hold X + B + Start during game play. Hint: Defeating Emperor Bulblax: Take about ten Purple Pikmin and use the Ultra-Spicy Spray on them. Throw them all on the giant Bulblax. The Boss should be defeated in just a few seconds.
You must be willing to sacrifice a few Yellow Pikmin for this trick. In the Final Trial area, once you are ready and have cleared a path leading to the Emperor Bulblax, get about 10 to 15 Yellow Pikmin. Now, head up the path straight to the round-shaped arena. Sneak past the Emperor Bulblax and you will see a hill leading to the top of the arena. Go left and right, searching for as many bomb-rocks as possible. Now, go back to the bottom of the arena and wake up the Emperor Bulblax with Captain Olimar. Once he has awakened, get directly in front of him. He will open his mouth with his huge tongue and will slurp them up. After that, right inside his stomach, a huge explosion will happen inside his body and a huge chunk of his health will be wiped out. Repeat this until you are out of Pikmin, and he will probably be dead by then. Note: On your way up the hill in the arena, there will be a gate.
Another Pikmin Song If you bring 20 of each color Pikmin with you, the song they hum will be the hit song from the Japanese commercial for Pikmin. It will work both in the main levels and in the caverns where it will replace the Luigi's Mansion theme they otherwise like to sing.
FMV’s Get the Treasure completion FMV by collecting every treasure piece and rescuing Looie. Get Looie's Dark Secret FMV by completing all challenge mode arenas and getting the pink flower rank. Unlock the cinemas and credits option by getting 10,000 pocos.
Unlock Challenge Mode To key to unlocking Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode (for one or two players) lies in the game's third zone -- the lake area. Once you have unlocked it, grab a group of yellow and red Pikmin as well as a handful of white Pikmin (to dig up hidden treasures along the way). No blue Pikmin needed. Fight the electric bugs and fire emitters with the matching Pikmin and make your way to basement level 5. Fight the mechanical spider with a small group of yellow Pikmin: throw them at the spider's body, then call them back to you and move them out of the way when the spider is stomping its feet. When you have beaten the spider, a key (literally) appears. Have the Pikmin bring it back and exit the level by jumping into the geyser. The Challenge Mode will now be available for selection from the main menu.
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