Peculiar Rockfall Sector 8 – Area C
Treasures	3
Pikmin available	Rock Pikmin,Red Pikmin,Yellow Pikmin
Requirements	CompleteSeptic Swamp
Next area	Olimar's Madcap Ride (normal exit) Burning Bog (secret exit)
Music	Underground area Underground area - back side

Peculiar Rockfall (謎の落石地帯^?, lit.: "Mysterious Rockfall Zone") is the third mainarea in theLushlife Murk. It takes place inside a cave with some narrow corridors, and is home to severalStony Flint Beetles. There are severaliron blocks in this area, either covering the way, or on top of high ledges, and the Stony Flint Beetles behind them pose the threat of limitingCaptain Olimar and thePikmin's space, or of dropping the blocks down below to where the group will pass. Near the very end, if the player has enough Pikmin, they can push a massive iron block out of the way and reveal the path to asecret exit, which leads to theBurning Bog. If not, they will have to take the standard exit by climbing up a nearbyvine, which grants access toOlimar's Madcap Ride.

Description[edit]

Cutscenes[edit]

Cutscene	Screenshot	Trigger	Description
Pikmin pulling		After the doorway that leads into theThoroughbred Statue's room, the player climbs up thevine that's further ahead.	Three Yellow Pikmin are hiding behind a pile of dried leafs, and one Yellow Pikmin is out in the open. The latter Pikmin tugs at something in the pile, and manages to pull out one of the hiding Pikmin. Those two get together, grab inside the pile, and pull out the third Pikmin. Finally, those three similarly take a grab, and out comes the fourth Pikmin. However, unlike the previous two, which got pulled out and landed on the floor face-first, this Pikmin performs a flip when pulled out and finishes with a gymnast salutation. The other three Pikmin quickly recover from the recoil of pushing their friend, and pose alongside their friend.
Vine chain		To the left of the doorway that leads into theTandem Sword's room, the player climbs up the vine.	A Yellow Pikmin is holding on to a loose vine that is dangling from the ceiling. A different Yellow Pikmin, on the floor, approaches the vine, jumps to it, and grabs onto the first Pikmin. Two other grounded Yellow Pikmin repeat the process, each hanging on to the previous. The first Pikmin struggles trying to hold on to the weight of four Pikmin, and eventually lets go, resulting in all of them falling to the ground back-first. They quickly get up and look at each other.
Slide		The player enters the doorway after the part where twoStony Flint Beetles push rocks towards the center.	Olimar and four Red Pikmin are traveling inside a tunnel, that has a small staircase and a slide right after. One by one, the Pikmin jump up each step and slide down the slope. Olimar follows behind, but climbs up each step instead of jumping. When he reaches the top, he tries to get ready to begin sliding, but ends up tripping and falls into it, sliding belly-down instead. As the Pikmin stand in place waiting for him, he finishes his fall and gets up.

Pikmin locations[edit]

Objects[edit]

Treasures[edit]

•  Thoroughbred Statue
•  Tandem Sword
•  Stuck Compass

Enemies[edit]

•  Stony Flint Beetle × 10
•  Sparrowhead × 10
•  Crystalline Crushblat × 2

Obstacles[edit]

•  Dirt block × 6
•  Iron block (small) × 12
•  Iron block (big) × 1

Tools[edit]

•  Bouncy Mushroom × 4
•  Vine × 9

Others[edit]

•  Yellow Sparklium Seed × 86 (4 come from Crystalline Crushblats)
•  Red Spaklium Seed × 7
•  Heart (small) × 2

Guide[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  The firstStony Flint Beetle.

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  Location of theThoroughbred Statue.

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  Location of theTandem Sword.

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  Location of theStuck Compass.

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  The massiveiron block, falling into place.

Trivia[edit]

• In the Latin American Spanish localization, Peculiar Rockfall is the only stage where the name is capitalized just like its European name.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	謎の落石地帯? Nazo no Rakuseki Chitai	Mysterious Rockfall >one
Dutch	Steenslag	Rockfall
French	Averses minérales	Mineral showers
German	Vorsicht, Steinschlag!	Carefull, Rockfall!
Italian	Frana misteriosa	Mysterious landslide
Spanish (NoA)	Desprendimientos Controlados	Controlled Landslides
Spanish (NoE)	Desprendimientos Controlados	Controlled Landslides

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