Hot Sandy Duel in Pikmin 4 is the 5th Dandori Battle you'll encounter in the game. See how to get platinum rank in Hot Sandy Duel, its rank conditions, as well as all of its possible locations in the game!

Hot Sandy Duel Map and Rank Conditions

Map

Pikmin Types	・ Red Pikmin

Rank Conditions and Dandori Level

Time Limit	5:00
Dandori Level	★★★★★
Rank Conditions	Bronze - Win Silver - 30 pts Gold - 60 pts Platinum - 100 pts

Hot Sandy Duel Walkthrough

Hot Sandy Duel Walkthrough
Defeat Enemies on Your Side Collect Treasures and Bonus Finds Let Oatchi Swallow the Sneak Bomb Break Straws If The Treasure is a Bonus Find Always Keep an Eye on your Pikmin

Defeat Enemies on Your Side

Once the battle starts, focus on defeating enemies at your side of the map to secure a route for later when you're collecting treasures while increasing the number of Pikmin in your squad at the same time.

Collect Treasures and Bonus Finds

As soon as you have lots of Pikmin in your squad, go ahead and collect treasures and bonus finds from all sides of the map.

There is a sleeping enemy guarding a pile of golden nuggets. You can safely collect them as long as you do not attack the sleeping enemy.

Let Oatchi Swallow the Sneak Bomb

With Oatchi's swallow skill, you can swallow and carry the Sneak Bomb to the enemy's onion to sabotage their progress. The Sneak Bomb won't get stolen by the enemy's dog since it's inside Oatchi.

Swallow Effect and How to Unlock

Break Straws If The Treasure is a Bonus Find

There are treasures behind some straws, and you need to destroy the straws to get the treasure. Only do this if the treasures are bonus finds. Otherwise, don't make it your priority to get the treasures behind the straws.

Always Keep an Eye on your Pikmin

Keeping an eye on your Pikmin will help ensure a smooth flow of tasks being done. Your Pikmin might get interrupted in unexpected places, hindering your progress.

Hot Sandy Duel Location

All Hot Sandy Duel Possible Locations

Just like Castaways, Dandori Battles are not tied to a location except Leafy Showdown, which you'll always do in Hero's Hideaway. You're always going to do them in a specific order regardless of what area you are in.

Below is a list of all the possible locations where you can find the Dandori Battle, Hot Sandy Duel.

	All Hot Sandy Duel Possible Locations
1	Giant's Hearth
2	Primordial Thicket

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