Puddle Alcoves

Puddle Alcoves is one of the few dens found in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The small den is the first den to be encountered in the game; being located in the Enchanted Shore. Not only that, but this is the first cave that the player enters in general; essentially being a tutorial cave. The den is small and average; being filled with a few tropical and aquatic enemies; and a few treasures. There is no boss found in this den, like most dens. The small den is found near a few puddles of water; with the den itself being on a small piece of sandy land above the puddles. A few flora can be found sticking around the den.

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"What’s this? This cave seems to be very small, and filled scarcely with enemies and treasure.. strange. Although it is somewhat a cave, I will give it a different classification; dens. This den seems to teeming with tropical life! Be careful, Olimar.."

- The Ship, upon discovering Puddle Alcoves

The cave is found in the Enchanted Shore.

Sublevel 1

 * Theme: Beach
 * Treasures:
 * Enchanted Shore treasure
 * Enemies:
 * Obstacles:
 * Bridge
 * Unique Vegetation:
 * None
 * Others:
 * None
 * Unique Vegetation:
 * None
 * Others:
 * None

The first sublevel has a few enemies inside. You start off on a small bump of land that you can walk off and on without a bridge. There are 2 Blue Carnation Bulborbs found by small pools of water in the level. They may block the path for your Pikmin to carry the 30 bridge pieces to construct a bridge to a large plateau of land. A Watery Blowhog is guarding a treasure on said piece of land. Along with this, there are 2 Young Yellow Wollywogs with a Yellow Wollywog blocking the path to another treasure in the water.

Sublevel 2
The second sublevel starts off on another large bump of land. There are multiple bubble geysers that are around a Nubby Bulborb. Near the large blue Bulborb is a small treasure to collect as well. In a smaller pool of water lays a Water Dumple, with the other 2 being in a larger pool of water. In that pool is a stick bridge that can be extended to another piece of elevated land. If the Pikmin push the bag where they climb off of, the captain can get up there. There is a Hermit Crawmad which contains a treasure on said bit of land.
 * Theme: Beach
 * Treasures:
 * Enchanted Shore treasure (One in Hermit Crawmad)
 * Enemies:
 * (has treasure)
 * Obstacles:
 * Stick bridge
 * Paper bag (weighs 20)
 * Bubble geyser
 * Unique Vegetation:
 * None
 * Others:
 * None
 * Others:
 * None

Sublevel 3

 * Theme: Beach
 * Treasures:
 * Enchanted Shore treasure (One in Whiptongue Bulborb)
 * Enemies:
 * (Has treasure)
 * Obstacles:
 * Bubble geyser
 * Cardboard box
 * Bridge
 * Unique Vegetation:
 * None
 * Others:
 * None
 * None
 * Others:
 * None

The third sublevel contains a ferocious Whiptongue Bulborb which has a treasure inside of it. To get there, you must push a cardboard box with 10 Pikmin. After defeating a Blue Carnation Bulborb; you’ll have access to the bridge pieces to build a bridge up there. Watch out for the Pricklepuff near the bridge. Puckering Blinnows guard the water where 2 other treasures can be found; along with another Carnation Bulborb near the shore and numerous bubble geysers. If you also manage to tear down a dirt wall in the water, you can gain access to another treasure. The exit to the cave is near the bridge pieces in the water.