The Mud Pit
Location	Primordial Thicket
Sublevels	3
Rescues	1
Treasures	11
Onions	1
SuggestedPikmin
Wild Pikmin

The Mud Pit is acave in thePrimordial Thicket inPikmin 4. As its name implies, it has a large amount ofmud, which makes traversing the cave tricky, especially when combined with the bottomless swamps that not evenBlue Pikmin can swim through.Winged Pikmin are helpful here thanks to their ability to fly over most of the mud. At the bottom is an encounter with aBug-Eyed Crawmad. This cave has × 960 worth of treasure.

How to reach[edit]

The cave is located just a few steps northwest of The Sylvan Gate landing site. There are twoMoldy Dwarf Bulborbs near the entrance, but they are easy to run past because they patrol a relatively large area.

Notes[edit]

Louie's Voyage Log[edit]

Sublevel 1[edit]

Map of sublevel 1.

• Treasures:
  •  Crunchy Deluge × 1 (inside Mamuta)
  •  Gold Nugget × 35
  •  Hoop of Passion × 1
  •  Sphere of Good Fortune × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Aristocrab Offspring × 2
  •  Miniature Snootwhacker × 3
  •  Mamuta × 1
  •  White Spectralids × 3
  •  Red Spectralids × 1
  •  Yellow Spectralids × 2
  •  Mama Sheargrub × 1
  •  Mitite
• Obstacles:
  •  Kingcap × 5
  •  Sticky mold × 2 (one contains 5Spotcaps and one contains 9 Spotcaps)
  •  Tunnel × 1
• Tools:
  •  Climbing Wall (requires 13 raw material)
  •  Slide rail × 1
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Winged Pikmin × 5 (attacking an Aristocrab Offspring)
  •  Winged Pikmin × 5 (sprouts)
  •  Candypop Bud (Winged) × 2
• Others:
  • None

First head north and kill theAristocrab Offspring. Then destroy the 2Kingcaps and kill the 2Miniature Snootwhackers. Then dig up the tunnel leading to where theMamuta is. Kill the Mamuta and then transport theCrunchy Deluge withWinged Pikmin back to the base. Head to the east of the base and remove the sticky mold, trying to not get the attention of theMama Sheargrub. Then, kill the Mama Sheargrub. Build the climbing wall and ride on the slide rail. In the middle of the rail, throw 3 Winged Pikmin towards theHoop of Passion to get it back to the base. Head near the climbing wall and kill the Miniature Snootwhacker. Then transport theSphere of Good Fortune to the base. Finally, kill the remaining Aristocrab Offspring and collect the 35Gold Nuggets. Then destroy the 3 Kingcaps and enter the next sublevel.

Sublevel 2[edit]

Map of sublevel 2.

• Treasures:
  •  Gold Nugget × 5 (inside a vase)
  •  Skin of the Phoenix × 1
  •  Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird × 1
  •  Portable Sunset × 1 (inside Bogswallow)
  •  Dawn Pustules × 1 (inside Blizzarding Blowhog)
  •  Crush Nugget × 1 (inside a hydro jelly)
• Enemies:
  •  Blizzarding Blowhog × 1
  •  Muckerskate × 4
  •  Water Dumple × 4
  •  Bogswallow × 2 (one is guarding abase)
• Obstacles:
  •  Hydro jelly × 2
• Tools:
  •  Clay Bridge × 1 (requires 34 raw material)
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Winged Pikmin × 5 (inside a vase)
  •  Winged Pikmin × 5 (attacking a Water Dumple)
  •  Candypop Bud (Winged) × 1
• Others:
  •  Flarlic
  •  Large Egg
  •  Pile of raw materials (20)

See also:Blizzarding Blowhog strategy.

This sublevel is essentially a loop, so it doesn't matter which way you go. It's also one of the only places in the game where you can find theBlizzarding Blowhog, the other being the Cavern for a King. This sublevel is pretty tricky, and it's recommended that you useWinged Pikmin for the majority of the sublevel.

First, you'll need to bring all of your Pikmin to attack theBlizzarding Blowhog and kill it. Collect theDawn Pustules and theCrush Nugget, which is inside ahydro jelly. Then, kill theMuckerskate and collect the 2 treasures in the mud, which requireWinged Pikmin to take with: theSkin of the Phoenix and theSweat-Soaked Blue Bird. Take forward, and kill theWater Dumples around the base; also theBogswallow protecting it. Make sure allMuckerskates on this sublevel are killed. Then, by last, kill theBogswallow with thePortable Sunset, and collect it. The enemies give in total 51 sparklium.

By last, destroy allbreakable pots and collect the 5Gold Nuggets it releases one series of them. Then, build the bridge leading to the 3rd and last sublevel.

Sublevel 3[edit]

Map of sublevel 3.

• Treasures:
  •  Life Station × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Bug-Eyed Crawmad × 1
  •  Hermit Crawmad × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Numbered gate (opens once 1Bug-Eyed Crawmad and 2Hermit Crawmads are defeated)
• Tools:
  • None
• Wild Pikmin:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Castaway (inside the Bug-Eyed Crawmad)
  •  Egg × 2

See also:Bug-Eyed Crawmad strategy.

Unlike prior sublevels, the mud on this floor only requires 30 Ice Pikmin to freeze. Freezing the floor has a useful benefit: the sublevel's boss, the Bug-Eyed Crawmad, will not come out of its hole while the floor is frozen, allowing you to deal with the Hermit Crawmads first. The Bug-Eyed Crawmad can also be permanently frozen via this method after emerging from its hole, essentially skipping the fight. The Life Station, however, cannot be moved while the floor is frozen.

First, freeze the floor and deal with theHermits. Then, defrost the floor and retrieve theLife Station before making the boss battle. The boss can be killed by 2 ways:

• Freeze the floor when it emerges, and deal with it frozen. However, this will cost you by losing 12sparklium.
• Make the original fight as inPikmin 3, shattering its eyes and attacking the soft abdomen.

When killed, retrieve the castaway and exit the cave.

Gallery[edit]

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  The final floor's boss fight against theBug-Eyed Crawmad and twoHermit Crawmads.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヘドロが池? Hedoro-ga-Ike	Sludge Pond
Chinese (traditional)	泥巴池 Níbā Chí	Mud Pond
Chinese (simplified)	泥巴池 Níbā Chí	Mud Pond
Dutch	Gemoddermeer	Muddled lake
French	Bain de boue	Mud bath
German	Schlammgrube	Mud Pit
Italian	Lago di fango	Mud lake
Korean	진흙탕 연못 Jinheuktang Yeonmot	Mud Pond
Portuguese	Poço de lama	Mud pit
Spanish	Hoyo de lodo	Mud pit

See also[edit]

• Primordial Thicket
• Bug-Eyed Crawmad
• Seafloor Resort
• Mud

Primordial Thicket
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