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Pikmin 4: Hero's Hideaway walkthrough

A house interior opened by curing Bernard; Moss tags along, and the Leafy Showdown leads to the first ending.

  • About 159 min in the videos
  • 4 parts · 8 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 1 playthrough video and 19 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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Video: YTSunny on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Player 1
  • Leads the Rescue Officer, Oatchi and the Pikmin squad: every Pikmin throw, whistle and order is Player 1's.
P2 · Player 2
  • Aims the Pebble Pitcher, an on-screen pointer: pebbles to hit creatures and speed up carriers, plus items earned from the co-op gauge.

If your skill levels differ: Nintendo pitches the Pebble Pitcher seat for someone not ready to lead the squad: the newer player supports with the pointer while the more experienced one runs Player 1. Since update 1.1.0 a Relaxed setting also stops creatures from attacking unless you hit them first. How to split the roles

Getting in

Part 1 of 4. Meet the entry requirements.

  1. BothTo come here you need 7,000 Sparklium and Bernard cured, which means finishing the Terrace Night Expeditions.
  2. BothMoss follows you through the whole area and can whistle your Pikmin away.single source
  3. BothIce, Purple and Winged Pikmin are the suggested squad, though nothing here strictly needs them.single source

Plunder Palace

Part 2 of 4. Keep the Breadbugs off your treasure.

  1. BothBreadbugs roam the cave and make off with your treasure; clear them out early.
  2. BothTwo Giant Breadbugs patrol the last sublevel.

Where people tend to fall

  • IGN flattens the Giant Breadbugs with ten Yellow Pikmin thrown on top; Pikipedia suggests carrying treasure with Purple Pikmin so they cannot pull it away.

Frozen Inferno

Part 3 of 4. Beat the Snowfake Fluttertail.

  1. BothRed Pikmin pick up fire starters from burning coals; use them to light other fires and burn away the straw in the way.
  2. BothThis cave is the only route to the Ice Onion, frozen in a hydro jelly in the north of the area.

Where people tend to fall

  • Entry needs the Scorch Guard for both the Rescue Officer and Oatchi, and only Red Pikmin may come along.

Leafy Showdown

Part 4 of 4. Beat the Olimar leafling.

  1. BothThe safe opens with a code from three treasures, and inside is Leafy Showdown, the area's Dandori Battle.

Where people tend to fall

  • You face the Olimar leafling, and Dingo cannot step in to help: this battle must be won by hand.

Boss

Snowfake FluttertailThe Frozen Inferno boss

  1. Cocoon: Its ice shell makes it immune; hit it with a Red Pikmin carrying a fire starter to shatter the shell, then attack.
  2. Gusts: It blows out the fires around the arena; keep relighting them.

Extras and notes

  • Winning Leafy Showdown rescues Olimar; that also unlocks Olimar's Shipwreck Tale.
Sources (20)

Steps compiled from 1 playthrough video and 19 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.