Pikmin 2 2012 Cheats

Unlockables

1. Unlockable Levels

   UNLOCKABLE	How to Unlock
   Collect the sphere map in Emergence Cave.	Awakening Wood
   Collect the exploration map in the Awakening Wood.	Perplexing Pool
   Repay the 10,000 pokos of your company's debt.	Wistful Wild

2. Misc. Unlockables

   UNLOCKABLE	How to Unlock
   Rescue Louie from Titan Dweevil at Dream Den	Louie's Cooking Notes
   Complete all 30 Challenge Mode Arenas obtaining pink flowers (ie no Pikmin deaths).	Louie's Dark Secret movie
   Defeat the Beady Long Legs at the bottom of the Spider Citadle, and bring the key to the recon drone thing.	Challenge Mode
   Collect 10,000 pocos to save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery, then choose to continue.	Shacho
   Collect 10,000 pocos	Cinemas and Credits
   Collect all the pieces and rescue Looie.	Treasure Completion Movie
   Collect all items in any series	Sales Pitch
   collect 10,000 pokos	gold ship

Easter Eggs

1. Hidden Pikmin 1 Theme Song

   Assemble 20 of each of the 5 colored Pikmin into a single group to hear them hum the Japanese Pikmin 1 theme song, Ai no Uta by Strawberry Flower.

2. Fun on the Title Screen

   Press X to make a Bulborb walk in, control it with c-stick and eat with Z.
   Press Y to make a Flint Beatle appear, control withc-stick.
   Press L to revert everything back to normal (except for any eaten pikmin)
   Press R to make the Pikmin say Nintendo.

3. Petrify enemies in log book

   While looking at an enemy in Olimar's journal, press the Z button to encase it in stone for a little while. This doesn't work on harmless plants.

4. Animal Crossing Reference

   As you continue to collect treasure, you'll eventually come across one called the Gyroid Bust. This refers to the Gyroids, collectible items featured in the game Animal Crossing.

Secrets

1. Strange bees

   These bees are found in the wistful wildness on days 31,61,91,121 etc up to 300.
   These drop loads of nector and many potions.
   Try it out!
   
   

   Misc. Unlockables

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Challenge Mode	Defeat the Beady Long Legs at the bottom of the Spider Citadle, and bring the key to the recon drone thing.
   Cinemas and Credits	Collect 10,000 pocos
   gold ship	collect 10,000 pokos
   Louie's Cooking Notes	Rescue Louie from Titan Dweevil at Dream Den
   Louie's Dark Secret movie	Complete all 30 Challenge Mode Arenas obtaining pink flowers (ie no Pikmin deaths).
   Sales Pitch	Collect all items in any series
   Shacho	Collect 10,000 pocos to save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery, then choose to continue.
   Treasure Completion Movie	Collect all the pieces and rescue Looie.

   
   

   Unlockable Levels

   Unlockable	How to Unlock
   Awakening Wood	Collect the sphere map in Emergence Cave.
   Perplexing Pool	Collect the exploration map in the Awakening Wood.
   Wistful Wild	Repay the 10,000 pokos of your company's debt.

   
   
   Control title screen

   At the title screen, press X 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.

   At the title screen, press Y 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.

   At the title screen, press R to make the Pikmin that make up the title text to change into a "Nintendo" pattern.

   Challenge mode

   Defeat Beady Long Legs at the bottom of the Spider Citadle and collect the key. Take the key the "recon drone" to unlock challenge mode.

   Awakening Wood level

   Get the Sphere Map in the Emergence Cave level to unlock the Awakening Wood level.

   Perplexing Pool level

   Get the Exploration Map in the Awakening Wood level to unlock the Perplexing Pool level.

   Play as Shyacho and Wistful Wild level

   Collect 10,000 Pocos and save Hokotate Intergalactic Delivery to unlock Shyacho and the Wistful Wild level.

   Cinemas and Credits option

   Collect 10,000 Pocos to unlock the "Cinemas and Credits" option.

   Treasure completion FMV sequence

   Collect all the treasure pieces and rescue Looie to unlock the treasure completion FMV sequence.

   Looie's Dark Secret FMV sequence

   Successfully complete all challenge mode arenas with a "Pink flower" rank to unlock Looie's Dark Secret FMV sequence.

   In-game reset

   While playing the game, hold X + B + Start.

   Looie's Cooking Notes

   Rescue Looie from Titan Dweevil at Dream Den.

   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.

   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.

   Defeating Looie's spider Boss

   Go head on to the Boss with only Yellow Pikmin.

   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.

   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.