Cradle of the Beast

Cradle of the Beast
Location	Giant's Hearth
Sublevels	3
Rescues	1
Treasures	12
Onions	0
Suggested Pikmin

The Cradle of the Beast is a cave in the Giant's Hearth in Pikmin 4. It's named for its boss, the Empress Bulblax, who now gives birth to Bulborb Larva as you fight it. Purple Pikmin are useful here for carrying the larger treasures and stomping on smaller enemies. This cave has  × 1,305 worth of treasure.

How to reach[edit]

The Cradle of the Beast resides in the southern part of the map, guarded by a Bloomcap Bloyster and blocked by hay bales. There are two paths the player can take to reach this area, both of which require using fire starters to reach. One path is just south of the Abandoned Throne base and is the shortest of the two. The player will have to deal with a sprinkler system and a Masterhop before they burn away the hay bales leading directly to the cave. The second path is longer but easier. The only obstacles in this path are a pond with Wolpoles that must be drained to get a fire starter to the hay bale on the eastern edge and a pushable box near a Bug-Eyed Crawmad den. The cave can then be accessed by burning the last set of hay bales surrounding it.

Notes[edit]

Louie's Voyage Log[edit]

Sublevel 1[edit]

Map of sublevel 1.

• Treasures:
  •  Citrus Lump
  •  Delectable Bouquet (inside Fiery Bulblax)
  •  Memory Fragment (Bottom-ish)
  •  Gold Nugget × 15
• Enemies:
  •  Fiery Bulblax × 1
  •  Puffy Blowhog × 1
  •  Scorchcake × 1
  •  Waddlequaff × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Dirt wall × 1
  •  Water spout × 2
  •  Bag × 2 (Both have a weight of 30)
  •  Dried plant × 12 (3 groups of 2, 2 groups of 3)
  •  Iron fence × 1
• Tools:
  •  Bonfire altar × 1
  •  Unlit bonfire altar × 1
• Wild Pikmin
  •  Red Pikmin x5 (Sprouts)
  •  Red Pikmin x5 (Sprouts)
• Others:
  •  Raw material pile (20 piece pile) × 1
  •  Candypop Bud (Purple) × 2
  •  Egg × 2

Sublevel 2[edit]

Map of sublevel 2.

• Treasures:
  •  Mouth of Lies
  •  King of Meats (inside Porquillion)
  •  Gold Nugget × 20
• Enemies:
  •  Armored Cannon Larva × 2
  •  Porquillion × 1
  •  Skutterchuck × 3
  •  Wollyhop × 2
• Obstacles:
  •  Water spout × 2
  •  Paper bag × 1
  •  Breakable pot × 5 (1 group of 5)
  •  Iron fence × 3
• Tools:
  •  Clay mound (25 raw materials required) × 1
  •  Pup tunnel × 1
• Wild Pikmin:
  •  Rock Pikmin × 10
• Others:
  •  Raw material pile (15 piece pile) × 1
  •  Candypop Bud (Purple) × 1

Depending on Oatchi's upgrade status, a certain amount of Purple Pikmin are needed to collect the King of Meats, which weighs 300 and has a max carrier capacity of 100:

If Oatchi's Buff ability hasn't been upgraded at all, at least 22 Purple Pikmin are needed (22 Purple + 78 non-Purple + Oatchi = 301).

If Oatchi's Super Buff ability has been fully upgraded, at least 12 Purple Pikmin are needed (12 Purple + 88 non-Purple + Oatchi = 308).

Sublevel 3[edit]

Map of sublevel 3.

• Treasures:
  •  Stately Rubber Cutie × 5 (inside Empress Bulblax)
• Enemies:
  •  Empress Bulblax × 1
  •  Bulborb Larva × 9 (also spawns infinitely from Empress Bulblax, until she's killed)
• Obstacles:
  •  Crystal wall × 1
  •  Dirt wall × 1
  •  Numbered gate × 1 (lowers after 1 Empress Bulblax is defeated)
• Others:
  •  Castaway × 1 (buried)

Gallery[edit]

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  Oatchi being attacked by several Bulborb Larvae.

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  Oatchi looks at an egg.

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  A Porquillion sends its spikes upon Oatchi, while also being attacked by wild Rock Pikmin.

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  Player character takes the place of a castaway.

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  Oatchi is near a Scorchcake and Puffy Blowhog, both of which are trying to hurt it.

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  Oatchi near a Violet Candypop Bud.

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  Oatchi fighting a Fiery Bulblax.

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  Oatchi fighting two Wollyhops.

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  Oatchi fighting the Empress Bulblax wiht some Purple Pikmin.

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  The body of an Empress Bulblax, with Oatchi and some Pikmin near it.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	けだもののゆりかご? Kedamono no Yurikago	Cradle of the Beast
Chinese (traditional)	野獸的搖籃 Yěshòu de Yáolán	Cradle of the Beast
Chinese (simplified)	野兽的摇篮 Yěshòu de Yáolán	Cradle of the Beast
Dutch	Wieg van het beest	Cradle of the beast
French	Pouponnière royale	Royal nursery
German	Kreaturenwiege	Creature Cradle
Italian	Culla della bestia	Cradle of the beast
Korean	짐승의 요람 Jimseung-ui Yoram	Cradle of the Beast
Portuguese	Berço da fera	Cradle of the beast
Spanish	Cuna de la bestia	Cradle of the beast

Trivia[edit]

• Louie specifically mentions this cave ("something-something the Beast") in his fourth Fit for a Feast quest, when requesting a single Fiery Bulblax.

See also[edit]

• Giant's Hearth
• Empress Bulblax
• Frontier Cavern

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