Full of enemies that can wipe out your squad in a single strike,Pikmin 4’sfinal cave shouldn’t be taken lightly. The Cavern for a King cave is revealed after you beat Louie in the Dandori Battle in the Primordial Thicket. Completing this cave is necessary to capture Louie and cure Oatchi’s leafy affliction.

Related:Pikmin 4: Primordial Thicket Guide

This cave functions as a boss rush, pitting you up against a different boss on each floor. To boost your odds of survival, purchase every piece of gear that grants elemental defense or raises your HP. It’s also worth upgrading Oatchi’s Mega Rush ability since it can briefly paralyze enemies.

Bosses

Each sublevel on The Cavern for a Kingfeatures bosses that you’ll need to defeat to advance. The table below details the bosses on each floor and the best methods for eliminating these beasts.

If you need to gather more resources,sublevels 6, 12, and 19 have exits.Youwon’t need to defeat these bosses again once you returnto the cave.

The Ancient Sirehound approaching on the final sublevel of Cavern for a King.

Waterwraith (x2)

Ancient Sirehound

Treasures

Sincemost sublevels in the Cavern for a King are boss rooms and treasure is dropped from these bosses, maps for each area are omitted from the table below.

Northwest corner of map

Toxstool surrounded by poisonous hazards on Sublevel 1 of Cavern for a King.

Talisman of Life (Phoenix)

Dropped by last Burrowing Snagret defeated

Jumbo Bulborb in some bushes on Sublevel 2 of Cavern for a King.

Sublevel 6

Planetary Rubber Cutie

On a platform in the center of the map. Ride the fans until you reach the platform below the treasure

Heroic Sword (x2) and Bright Sword (x2)

Three Burrowing Snagrets waiting for prey on Sublevel 3 of Cavern for a King.

Sublevel 11

Disk of Sorrowful Wind

Found in random corners of the map, can be dropped by Bloomcap Bloysters if they eat it

Neon Goo

Disk of Amusing Wisdom and Sphere of Desire

Sublevel 12

Unfinished Statue

In the hall right next to the entrance to the next floor

Dropped after destroying the sticky mold in the northern corner

Arctic Cannon Beetle on Sublevel 4 of Cavern for a King.

Buried east from your base

Sunseed Berry and Juicy Gaggle

Three Emperor Bulblaxes near the Base on Sublevel 5 of Cavern for a King.

In a bucket to the west, across the pond

On the bucket in the center of the map

Blizzarding Blowhog on Sublevel 7 of Cavern for a King.

In the pond to the south

Close to the edge of the pond in the south

Titan Blowhog on Sublevel 7 of Cavern for a King.

Man-At-Legs in a pond on Sublevel 9 of Cavern for a King.

Smoky Progg on Sublevel 10 of Cavern for a King.