The party takes K. Rool's airship, The Flying Krock, and heads to the World of Smash's approximation of The Distant Planet. The group immediately comes upon some Pikmin as well as Ridley, who is in the process of devouring Pikmin. A battle ensues; once Ridley is defeated, he dissolves into plasm. The plasm coats the party members, sliding down across their bodies before disappearing off into the brush. The group is quickly surrounded by various forms of hostile wildlife, forcing them to jump down into a nearby cave.
The group tries to get some rest; after failing to do so, Olimar activates the auto-sleep function of his suit. A terrible creature known as the Water Wraith suddenly drops into the room, forcing the party to flee and lug an unconscious Olimar around. K. Rool sucks the Pikmin and the newly-discovered Bulbmin into his blunderbuss in Olimar's absence. The group continues on through the cave complex until they discover a way to defeat the Water Wraith.
With the creature bested, they entire the final floor of the cave. They see the President sitting atop a mound of junk; the President joins up with the party in time for the Titan Dweevil to be revealed, complete with various weapons based on features of the party members. The group opts to flee the battle entirely and absconds to The Flying Krock.
- Boom, Headshot!: Olimar delivers one to Plasm Ridley to take him out temporarily
- The Dreaded: The entire party is terrified of the Water Wraith, to the extent that they initially don't even consider fighting it.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: The plasm doesn't consume the party when it touches them, but is still able to replicate parts of them for the Titan Dweevil. Could be justified in that there wasn't enough plasm to completely engulf them.
- Eldritch Abomination:
- The Water Wraith.
- The unholy combination of the Titan Dweevil and the party members that was found and fled from at the bottom of the cave.
- Help Mistaken for Attack: Cranky Kong mistakenly thinks the PikminCranky: Watch out, Olimar! Cranky yelled, These little jits are tryin' to jump ya1
- Hybrid Monster: The Bulbmin.
- Knockout Gas: Olimar self-inflicts this to get some rest.
- Leap of Faith: Pretty much any time the group delves deeper into a cave.
- Shockwave Stomp: The solution to defeating the Water Wraith, discovered when K. Rool performs a dive, prompting his tremendous weight to shake the very cave.
- Stuck in the Doorway: K. Rool when he tries to dive into one of the cave holes.
- Weapons That Suck: K. Rool employs this to hold onto the Pikmin while Olimar is unconscious.
