Giant's Gymnasium

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Giant's Gymnasium
Location	Lover's Garden
Sublevels	5
Treasures	5
Hazards

The Giant's Gymnasium is the second cave found in the Lover's Garden, and the third cave overall in Pikmin 5: Apex Predator. It is found on the nine o'clock position of the Lover's Spring's landing site and can be accessed after using Blue Pikmin to build a giant bridge to it. Purple Pikmin are found here, and so can 1,575 Pokos' worth of treasure.

Upon approaching the entrance, a cutscene begins. Rhea comments that the Treasure Gauge shows large amounts of treasure in a few locations. She suggests that the treasure is either in piles or are singular heavy objects. Rhea then asks if the player character has something that can lift heavy objects, alluding to the Bot of Burden.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: None
• Treasures:
  • Quill of the Commandments
• Enemies:
  •  Bumbling Snitchbug × 4
  •  Mamuta × 4
  •  Skutterchuck × 8
  •  Skeeterskate × 6
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  • Crystal × 8
  •  Water body × 1
• Others:
  • None

The player lands in the bottom left corner of a square. The right half of the sublevel is a massive pool of water with Skeeterskates that will shoot water onto the land. The left half is inhabited by Bumbling Snitchbugs, Mamutas, and Skutterchucks. Any one of the enemies can have the Quill of the Commandments. Start killing enemies until the treasure falls out of one of them. Be careful not to lose Pikmin, as this treasure requires the strength of 28 Pikmin to carry! Bring it back to the landing zone for 300 Pokos.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: None
• Treasures:
  • Weight of Atlas
• Enemies:
  •  Iridescent Flint Beetle × 2
  •  Iridescent Glint Beetle × 1
• Vegetation:
  •  Violet Candypop Bud × 4
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 5

The layout is randomly generated except for a circle with four Violet Candypop Buds. Take 20 of any Pikmin and throw them in. A cutscene will introduce the Purple Pikmin after plucking them. Afterward, crack the eggs open and flower as many Pikmin as possible. Then, hit both Flint Beetles twice for their sprays. Finally, hit the Iridescent Glint Beetle and the Weight of Atlas will fall out of it. The Purples will come in handy here, as the treasure needs 56 Pikmin to carry. Carry it back to the starting area for 250 Pokos.

Sublevel 3

• Theme: None
• Treasures:
  •  Air Brake
• Enemies:
  •  Burrowing Snagret × 2
  •  Downy Snagret × 7
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 3

The layout here is the final sublevel of White Flower Garden, except for an extra Snagret and some Downy Snagrets in the arena as well. It is recommended to keep the Purples to the side here because they can only be found from Candypop Buds before getting their Onion. Take the Red and Blue Pikmin and kill the Downy Snagrets first, followed by the Burrowing Snagrets. Take the Air Brake back to the starting area for 100 Pokos and jump to the next floor.

Sublevel 4

• Theme: Metal
• Treasures:
  • Deactivated Explosive
• Enemies:
  •  Armored Cannon Beetle Larva × 3
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  •  Conveyor belt × ?
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 3

This floor is primarily how the Giant's Gymnasium got its name. It is an obstacle course split into two parts, with floating platforms and treadmills. The chamber is in the shape of a massive square with two large columns, one in the bottom left and top right corners, and three smaller ones in between the larger ones. The first part is to climb to the top of the bottom-left tower. There are three diagonal ramps the player has to take to reach the top, with an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva at the top of each one. The first ramp has two areas to escape to on the side, the second ramp has one, and there are none on the third ramp. However many Pikmin the player chooses to bring, make sure to pay attention to the direction the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva is facing when fought, because its buck attack could throw Pikmin off the edge to their deaths if they are not facing directly down the ramp.

After clearing the tower, the second part begins. There are three towers with treadmills for floors and three floating platforms going back and forth to allow the player and squadron to traverse. The floating platforms start at the bottom of the previous treadmill and bring the player to the top of the next one. Bring the Purple Pikmin up to the first floating platform and get onto the first treadmill. Make sure they all have flowers before starting, and break open the eggs if they don't. The first treadmill moves at 60% Pikmin speed, allowing the player to keep pace at the edge of the treadmill and wait for the floating platform. The second treadmill moves at 80% Pikmin speed. This time the player will have to adjust to the Purple Pikmin. They can keep exact pace with the treadmill but will start to fall behind speed when they head toward the floating platform. The final treadmill moves at 90% Pikmin speed. The player will have to stay on the top floating platform as long as they can to have the most time to maneuver the Purple Pikmin. The final floating platform brings the player to the top-right tower with the Deactivated Explosive, a yellow call bell with a smiley face. If moving the whole squad of Purples proves too difficult, the player can carry each individual Purple Pikmin to the top-right tower. The Purple Pikmin are emphasized across the treadmill as 145 Pikmin are needed to lift the treasure. Carry it back to the starting area and get 725 Pokos for the trouble involved.

Sublevel 5

• Theme: None
• Treasures:
  • Giant's Centrifuge
• Enemies:
  • Ironclad Clint Beetle × 1
• Vegetation:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Others:
  •  Nectar egg × 20

This chamber is a sand-filled arena with stone walls and three gates. The southern gate leads to an area outside the arena, where the player starts, and the north gate leads to the escape geyser. The final gate is on the west side, containing 20 nectar eggs. Bring the entire squad and enter the arena. Disband, and slowly approach the center. Once close enough, the Ironclad Clint Beetle will pop out of the sand. It sees the player as a threat to its eggs, and a boss fight will begin. After killing the Ironclad Clint Beetle, it spits out the Giant's Centrifuge, which requires a modest 80 Pikmin to carry, and grants 200 Pokos when brought to the ship. Upon doing so, a cutscene begins of the rescue crew talking about the Pikmin Diversifier, an item that allows large corpses to be split into several Pikmin Onions. Afterward, the player can choose to pillage the Ironclad Clint Beetle's eggs or not. Afterward, head to the geyser at the north gate and the Giant's Gymnasium is complete.