Pikmin 2

Careening Dirigibugs are the bugs that float around suspended from balloons and drop explosives on you and your Pikmin. If you sneak up behind them before they take out an explosive, then knock it out of the air by throwing a Pikmin at it. There will be no explosives on the ground to kill your Pikmin, so you do not have to call them away before the Dirigibug has been defeated. If it has already gotten out an explosive, wait for it to drop it, then immediately knock it out of the air by tossing a Pikmin at it. Use the C-stick to make the rest of your Pikmin swarm around it. While your Pikmin are attacking the Dirigubug, charge towards the bomb (use X to release any Pikmin not attacking first to keep them out of harm's way), and use A to punch it away from your Pikmin.

Take about ten Purple Pikmin and use the Ultra-Spicy Spray on them. Throw them all on the giant Bulblax. The Boss should be defeated in just a few seconds.

You must be willing to sacrifice a few Yellow Pikmin for this trick. In the Final Trial area, once you are ready and have cleared a path leading to the Emperor Bulblax, get about 10 to 15 Yellow Pikmin. Then, head up the path straight to the round-shaped arena. Sneak past the Emperor Bulblax and you will see a hill leading to the top of the arena. Go left and right, searching for as many bomb-rocks as possible. Then, go back to the bottom of the arena and wake up the Emperor Bulblax with Captain Olimar. Once he has awakened, get directly in front of him. He will open his mouth with his huge tongue and will slurp them up. After that, right inside his stomach, a huge explosion will happen inside his body and a huge chunk of his health will be wiped out. Repeat this until you are out of Pikmin, and he will probably be dead by then. Note: On your way up the hill in the arena, there will be a gate.

This Boss is found in the Cavern of Chaos, Bulblax Kingdom, Hole of Heroes (x2), and Dream Den. Defeat it by throwing Pikmin at its face. Do not attack it head on, as it will eat a lot of Pikmin. Call the Pikmin back when it flinches. It may stomp on you. In the Cavern of Chaos, make it lick bomb rocks by luring it by them. In the Hole of Heroes, defeat the one that swallowed the treasure. One will be guarding the hole to the next floor. Avoid it by making the president take all the Pikmin, and put him in a safe location. Then, use Olimar to go to the floor's hole, and you will be unharmed.

At the Cavern Of Chaos, dismiss your Pikmin when you see the Emperor Bulblax. Wake Emperor Bulblax and put him near the bombs. He should lick them then he should gobble them up. He will then lose a chunk of HP.

Use the following trick to defeat Emperor Bulblax in "Hole Of Heroes" without losing Pikmin. In a sublevel in the Hole Of Heroes with a lot of Emperor Bulblax and bombs laying everywhere, place your Pikmin in a safe spot. Venture off to wake up all of the Bulblax without touching the bombs. Stand next to a bomb or two and let the Emperor eat them. This will take out a large amount of his HP. Do with all Emperors and you will not lose any Pikmin.

Take about three to five Red Pikmin and go into the corner directly next to Empress Bulblax. Start to throw all the Red Pikmin on it. When it is about to shake them off, whistle your Pikmin back and go into the corner, pressing the C-stick Down, so they will be behind you and therefore will not be crushed. Keep repeating those steps until you defeat Empress Bulblax. This is a good strategy to use to keep most of your Pikmin alive.

This Boss is found in the Frontier Cavern (with larva), Hole of Beasts (without larva), Hole of Heroes (with larva), and Dream Den(without larva). Defeat her by throwing Pikmin at her head. Call your Pikmin back when she flinches.

Have an army of Purple Pikmin. Keep throwing them on top of an enemy (place the pointer directly underneath the enemy). In most cases, this will paralyze enemies and kill them in just a few seconds. Note: This does not work on all enemies.

If you do not want to risk having your Pikmin drown or be burnt to death, you can punch these Blowhogs to death as just Olimar, Louie, or the President of Hocotate Freight. Stand facing the Blowhog's eye, at about a 45 degree angle to its snout, and repeatedly press A to punch it. Stand back a bit, and not directly against it, and you will not be hit by its stream of fire or water, or its lunging attack.

This Boss is found in Glutton's Kitchen. Throw Purple Pikmin at its back.

If there are treasures in the area of the Giant Breadbug, do not collect them. Instead, wait for the Breadbug to try to grab them, then use the C-stick to swarm your Pikmin around the treasure. Only do this if you have more than enough Pikmin to carry the treasure. They will drag the treasure along with the Breadbug back to the ship. The ship will beam up the treasure, dropping the Breadbug to the ground and doing quite a bit of damage to it. If the Breadbug is winning the tug-of-war for the treasure, whistle to call your Pikmin back to you, or they will be dragged into its hole and get killed. This will also work with corpses of other enemies as a substitute for treasure, and with the smaller Breadbugs.

Go head on to the Boss with only Yellow Pikmin.

Stand under the Blowhog, keeping your Pikmin under it as well, and throw them at its belly. This will keep your Pikmin safe from its breath so they will not be blown away or have their flowers wilted. Use the C-stick to move your Pikmin under it. Yellow Pikmin work best.

This Boss is found in the Shower Room, Hole of Heroes, and Dream Den. Defeat it by separating your Pikmin into two groups; one with Louie (or president), and Olimar. The Bloyster will then go after the pilot you are controlling. When the other pilot has an easy target at the tail, throw Pikmin at it. Note: Yellows do not work well.

Either throw Pikmin on top of them, or make them drown in nearby water and they will instantly die.