Exploration Day 2: Sun-Speckled Terrace - Last-Frost Cavern Cave and Crackling Cauldron Cave

Welcome to IGN's Pikmin 4 Wiki Guide! This step-by-step walkthrough will take you through each day to 100% completion. On this page, you can find information on how to approach Day 2 of the Emergency Mission: Rescue the Rescue Corps including details on finding crucial Treasures, missing crew members, and more.

All Rescues, Treasures, Sublevel Caves, Onions, and Farlics: Day 2

Below is a quick summary of all the treasures, rescues, onions, and flarlics you'll be able to find on this day including the sublevel caves where they can be found. You can find the step-by-step Walkthrough on how to do this further down the page.

Starting Day 2 - At the Rescue Command Post

With Day 1 Exploration wrapped up, it's time to begin Day 2, where you'll be able to hop into the S.S. Shepherd and head off on your first outing. This will also start the main mission Rescue Olimar.

Speak to Collin when you're ready, and he'll tell you that the Tablet has been upgraded with some new apps. Once that conversation is over, you'll be able to set off and explore the Sun-Speckled Terrace.

Traveling to the Sun-Speckled Terrace

Now that you've landed at the Sun-Speckled Terrace, your job is to find 1200 more Sparklium. First, the Captain will explain how the clock in the left-hand corner of the screen works. You only have a certain amount of time that you can explore each day before you need to return with your Pikmin to the base. Any Pikmin that doesn't make it back to the base before sundown will be lost, so be mindful of that when exploring!

The onion has also traveled with you to the Sun-Speckled Terrace, so you can collect your Pikmin and put them to work as you explore the area. Get as many Pikmin out of the Onion as possible, then begin to head north.

Pick up the pile of blue shiny rocks (which is Raw Material) that are on the way, and take out the dotty creature just to the left by the two flowers. Collect your Pikmin from the Onion using your Whistle when they're done.

Continue north, and you'll be stepped along the way, where the Captain will explain how to use Oatchi to sniff out Rescue Officers. Press Y, then move to the left of the wheel to Command. Then select Scent.

Collin will also explain the Dandori technique that you'll need to utilize in the game. This is the art of organizing tasks strategically and working with maximum efficiency to execute your plans quickly.

So, here's how we recommend tackling day 2:

Find the First Cave - Last-Frost Cavern

Set Oatchi to pick up the scent of the missing Rescue Officers. Follow this scent river to the creature and the wall. Send your Pikmin off to break down the wall, and Oatchi will pick the scent up once again. When the wall has been demolished, your Pikmin will return the rocks and the body of the spotty creature to the S.S. Beagle.

Last-Frost Cavern

Now that the wall is down, you can head straight up and find your first cave. You can choose how many Pikmin to take with you, so take as many as possible and then jump down into it.

When you're down below, you might notice that the clock doesn't appear on the screen so you can take as long as you like in the caves.

Oatchi will pick up the scent you were following above, so head forwards toward the broken pots. Clear the area of creatures, then smash each of the breakable pots on the left.

The Pikmin will pick up the bodies of the slain creatures, converting them into Sparklium-but just a tiny amount.

The first treasure can be found here on the ledge with the broken pot around it. It will require 7 Pikmin to drag it back to the S.S. Beagle.

Director of Destiny

Grab the Pikmin from the S.S. Beagle and continue onwards to smash a second lot of pots. This will reveal a path and smash and some nectar. Throw the Pikmin onto the nectar to have them sprout flowers and grow. This means they can now move faster.

Go up the ramp towards the creature fighting the wild Blue Pikmin. Throw your Red Pikmin at it and try to approach it from behind. When it's defeated, collect the Blue Pikmin, which are Ice Pikmin to join your group.

Continue onwards, smash the pot on the left, and then head towards the paper bag. Push this down the Paper Bag using 10 Pikmin, to create a shortcut back to the S.S. Beagle.

Collect the Raw Material from the broken pot next to the Paper Bag and take out the creatures in the area. This will have given the Pikmin time to return the Raw Material and any bodies from the creatures around. Now head down the slope created by the Paper Bag to collect the Pikmin from the S.S. Beagle and return to the area.

Ignore the blue blobs (which are Hydro Jelly) blocking the pathway for now, and go to the purple shrub next to it. Pick up the paint tube using 5 Pikmin.

Refreshing Goo

While 5 Pikmin drag this back to the S.S. Beagle, go to the right, break the pots, and collect the additional blue Pikmin. Beyond the broken pots, there'll be what looks like an Onion trapped in dirt. Send over 5 Pikin to excavate it.

Sun-Speckled Terrace - Last-Frost Cavern Flarlic

Let them take it back to S.S. Beagle. While the Pikmin are doing this, go over to the Hydro Jelly and throw blue Pikmin at them. This will freeze it and then allow you to hit it with either Oatchi or additional Pikmin.

Continue on to find the Castaway and use 3 Pikmin to transport the Castaway back to the S.S. Beagle.

Found Russ the Scientist

The Castaway will be identified as Russ the Scientist, and you'll be free to exit the Last-Frost Cavern, with your completion results displayed on the screen as you do so.

Completing the Last-Frost Cavern

Here's a summary of everything you should've completed in the Last-Frost Cavern to finish it 100%.

Don't worry about collecting your Pikmin from the S.S. Beagle before leaving, as they'll automatically come with you when you exit the cave.

Back on the Surface

The Onion will suck up the one you found down below, which is actually Flarlic, and increase the amount of Pikmin you can have in your crew at one time by 10. Now continue onwards from the cave (going south) and towards the creature where there's another set of pink stone circles.

Defeat the creature, and you can call over the S.S. Beagle, making it easier to deliver resources and get hold of your Pikmin. Just to the right, under the shelves is a mound you can set your Pikmin to dig up and get some additional Raw Material.

Now go towards the dotted creatures, and lock on to it using ZR. Try to stay behind it as you throw your Pikmin and Oatchi to defeat it. Drink the red nectar if it drops any, to learn that this is Ultra-Spicy Spray. You'll then be given a quick walkthrough on how to use items.

Follow this path up to the right, and up the slope, taking out the creatures here on the way. If you look to the left, you'll see an electric gate. Take note of it but ignore it for now, as you continue up the slope.

You'll come to a section where there's Raw Material on the left and a dotty creature by a clock, which is a Treasure, on the right. Take the right to head towards the dotty creature. Before you fight it, however, go to the slope down on the left. Use Oatchi and the Pikmin to pull the dirt away from the gap, to create a shortcut back to the S.S. Beagle.

Then lock on to the creature and attack it. When it's dead, send the creature's body back to the S.S. Beagle with 10 Pikmin. Here's where you want to divide the remainder of the group. Use Oatchi to rush at the clock, sending the Treasure falling. Use 7 Pikmin to carry it back to the S.S. Beagle. Assign the rest the task of collecting the Raw Material from the pile you passed.

Temporal Mechanism

While the Pikmin are carrying the creature and treasure back, set the rest of them on the wall by the fence to demolish it and open up the next section. You will need to go and collect your Pikmin once they're finished depositing everything, to have enough for the next section. When you're through the wall, go forward towards the Paper Bag, and red and yellow Binoculars on the right-hand side on the ledge.

Get 10 Pikmin to lower the Paper Bag while you send 12 Pikmin up to pick up the Red and Yellow Binoculars and take them back.

Double Dragon-Eyed Scope

Whistle for the Pikmin that dropped the Paper Bag and turn right from the Binoculars. Here you'll see a mound of dirt covering the entrance to the second cave. Send your Pikmina and Oatchi out to dig up the dirt pile and uncover the next cave.

When the Treasure has been delivered to the Beagle, drop down below.

Crackling Cauldron

Go forward and break the two eggs. Set any Pikmin on the nectar that haven't already sprouted flowers to increase their speed. Go right and behind the slope, defeat the creature, and let the Pikmin take its body back to the S.S. Beagle along with any Raw Material. Continue forward on this path.

Take out the flying bugs turn left and get 5 Pikin to collect the Treasure.

Deceptive Snack

Turn right Pluck the Yellow Pikmin, which are Electric Pikmin.

Then turn right again from here, and go up to the slope. Set the Yellow Pikmin to excavate the treasure and have 3 of them take it back to the S.S. Beagle.

Illumination Goo

Face away from where you collected the Treasure to continue onwards. As you enter the next section, look to the left to see yellow Pikmin you can Whistle at and collect from the top of the can.

Go forward and be prepared to take out the flying creature that will appear as you approach the patrolling one. When all the creatures are cleared from the area, get 10 Pikmin to lower the Paper Bag to create a shortcut back to the S.S. Beagle, and get the rest of the Pikmin to collect the Raw Material.

Go back to the S.S. Beagle and collect the Pikmin, then set 10 of the Yellow Pikmin on the electric gate to break it. Go up the slope, slay the creature, and send 10 Pikmin to hang from the Treasure off the ledge.

Dusty Bed

Once all rocks and treasures have been transported open the hatch to go to the second level of the cave. Don't worry about collecting Pikmin, they'll come with you.

Second Level of the Crackling Cauldron

On this level, you'll need to use red Pikmin to destroy the blocks of lava. As you land, send the Red Pikmmin off to the right to destroy the lava, send two Pikmin to the eggs to break them, and get the Yellow Pikmin working on the electric gate to the left.

While they work on the gate, get the rest of the Pikmin to defeat the flying creature and collect the Raw Material. Transport all rocks and go collect your Pikmin, take the slop up to the right where the fire was extinguished first. Set the red Pikmin off to extinguish the vast lava floor, then get 12 Pikmin to collect the treasure from the center.

Daughter of the Earth

While they take this back, pluck the Yellow Pikmin from the broken plant pot behind. Now go left and send the Red Pikmin off to extinguish the fires. As you approach the furthest fire, a circular rock will start to move toward you. You'll need to attack this but use the Red Pikmin first to extinguish the fire.

Once it's defeated, you'll find a pink stone circle where you can move the S.S. Beagle to bring it closer to you. Collect the Raw Materials, demolish the wall, and throw 4 Yellow Pikmin up the ledge to collect each of the Treasures (you'll need 3 Pikmin for each).

Cookie of Nibbled Circles

S.S. Chocolate

Go through the broken walkway to find the Castaway. Use Red Pikmin to extinguish the floor, throw a Pikmin or two to defeat the flying creature, then go left to collect more yellow Pikmin. Throw 3 yellow Pikmin up to collect the Castay and have him taken back to the S.S. Beagle.

Found Treasure Appraiser Schnauz

It turns out Schnauz isn't a Rescue Officer, but is in fact a Treasure Appraiser. This will unlock an additional main mission Rescue All Castaways, where you'll also need to search for civilians. With all of the treasures collected and Schnauz found, you can return to the S.S. Beagle, and go left to exit the cave.

Completing the Crackling Cauldron

Here's a summary of everything you should've completed in the Crackling Cauldron to finish it 100%.

Back on the Surface Again

Now that you've collected some Yellow Pikmin, you can tackle the gate that we saw earlier. Go to where you pushed the Paper Bag down or drop down to the west and throw your Yellow Pikmin at the electric gate.

As soon as it's broken, go up the ramp and head left (making your way south) and past the Raw Materials for the time being. Time will be getting on now, and it'll be close to the end of the day, so you'll need to be quick with the next few actions.

Keep going south and head all the way toward the dotty creatures that guard the next base.

Throw your Ice Pikmin at them to freeze them, and attack with the other Pikmin to take them down swiftly. Move the S.S. Beagle here for a new base that will allow you to quickly gather some things in the area and get them back before the end of the day.

Firstly, turn back towards the way you came and send 10 Pikmin to lower the Paper Bag on the right. Just on top of the can here, there is a Treasure. Send 2 Yellow Pikmin up to collect it and assign the rest of the Pikmin the task of collecting the Raw Material you just passed after breaking the electric gate.

Satellite Shield

Now go collect all of your Pikmin and go northwest towards the body of water where another cave stands. Ignore it, and instead smash the breakable pots on the left to uncover two Buttons. Get 2 Pikmin to drag these back to the S.S. Beagle.

Perforated Raft x 2

Turn back towards the base, and go over to the Paper Bag directly opposite the pots you just broke. You can send 10 Pikmin to jump on top of it and flatten it. This will reveal a Yellow Onion. Send 20 Pikmin to drag this back to the S.S. Beagle.

Sun-Speckled Terrace - Yellow Onion

Go back with the Pikmin, and you should have time to do just one more thing before the day draws to a close. Head towards the brick wall that's just past the base and tuck into the small alcove on the right (underneath the big Pumpkin). Here you can send in Oatchi and the Pikmin to dig up a patch and expose some extra Raw Materials.

You should have just enough time for the Pikmin to make it back with the Raw Materials and all of them to be safe before it gets dark.

Finish the Day

At the end of Day 2, you should end on around 1350 Sparklium (taking into account creatures defeated too, so this might be slightly different if you've engaged in more or less combat). If you're ready to end the day before the timer counts down, press - to do so and select End Day.