Editing Bulbmin

|image      = Bulbmin.png

|attacks    = Eat Pikmin

|name      = Bulbmin (juvenile)

|image      = Bulbmin closeup.jpg

|size      = 180px

|icon      = Piklopedia Bulbmin.png

|scientific = Parasiticus pikminicus

|family    = [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] (parasitic)

|strength  = Average^{[[#Technical information|(?)]]}

|mobility  = Average^{[[#Technical information|(?)]]}

As Pikmin that the player's leaders can use, the Bulbmin are identical to other Pikmin types, but look like Bulborbs and sound different. They have average capabilities in terms of mobility and strength, but are immune to all elemental hazards ([[fire]], [[electricity]], [[water]], [[poison]]) and non-elemental hazards, and also cannot [[tripping|trip]]. As beneficial as their abilities may seem, they cannot leave the caves with the group, for an unknown reason. Instead, they stay behind and watch the leaders and fellow Pikmin leave. Because of this, they will not count towards the overall Pikmin count, although any deaths do count towards the lost Pikmin total. Them being left behind when a cave is exited does not count as a death, however. This makes them ideal for use in [[Candypop Bud]]s.

These Pikmin infect [[Bulborb]]s and take control of them, but it is implied by [[Olimar]] that they can take on other hosts as well. There is no information regarding what Bulbmin without a host actually look like. It is possible that they are green, since they appear as green dots on the [[radar]], and since their leaves glow green when idle. Although they may also be orange, given the color of their stem, as well as the color of the conical aiming [[HUD#Cursor|cursor]] when a Bulbmin is in hand, and the color of the trail they produce when [[throw]]n. That said, what is known is that their [[Maturity|buds and flowers]] are white, just like [[Red Pikmin]], [[Yellow Pikmin]] and [[Blue Pikmin]].

The only way that Bulbmin can be killed before ever being whistled is if they are [[Crushing|crushed]] or they fall over the side of a level into the [[Pit|abyss]] when shaken by an enemy attack, explosion or other sufficient force. When that happens, their deaths will not count for the player's death tally.

Up to 10 juvenile Bulbmin can spawn with an adult Bulbmin, but they count towards the [[Pikmin limit|one hundred Pikmin limit]] when they spawn, so if the squad has more than ninety Pikmin when entering the sublevel, not all of the juvenile Bulbmin will spawn.

While Bulbmin only appear in ''Pikmin 2'', {{p4}} introduces [[Glow Pikmin]] which could be considered a successor to the Bulbmin. Much like Bulbmin, Glow Pikmin are a unique Pikmin type which can only be obtained through special means, are immune to all elemental hazards, and are left behind when exiting a cave.

|seeds2 = 10<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the game files.</ref>

 

To ensure a low Pikmin loss, if not [[zero-death run|zero]], wait until it approaches the active leader, then throw Pikmin rapidly on top of the beast, further to the back than the front. If done correctly and with good aim, it should shake them off and turn around slowly: it has been distracted, leaving a large time gap in which to [[swarm]] it. Do it, then, and it should die before any of the Pikmin it manages to swallow do. Also if it is attacked by other Bulbmin it will hesitate slightly before attacking allowing more time to deal damage.

As extra precautions or for an easier fight, use [[Purple Pikmin]] or an [[ultra-bitter spray]] if it captures any Pikmin.

===Leaders===

Approach the Bulbmin like a roaming Bulbear, attacking it from behind and avoiding its bite. Although its [[HP|health]] is significantly lower than a Bulbear's, it can still take a substantial amount of time to kill without the [[Rocket Fist]].

Bulbmin3.jpg|Artwork of an adult Bulbmin.

Bulbmin 1.jpg|A [[Red Pikmin]] trying to carry an adult Bulbmin's corpse. The creature's size can be compared to the Bulborb with [[:File:P2 Bulborb corpse.jpg|this image]].

Bulbmin2.jpg|Clay artwork of a juvenile Bulbmin.

Bulbredpet.jpg|Clay artwork of a juvenile Bulbmin and a Red Pikmin.

Bulbmin young.png|Cropped screenshot of a juvenile Bulbmin.

Bulbmin panic.jpg|Juvenile Bulbmin in a [[panic]].

Bulbmin closeup.jpg|A close-up screenshot of a juvenile Bulbmin.

Bud bulbmin.png|A juvinile Bulbmin with a bud.

Bulbmin carrying a Pellet.jpeg|How the [[carrying]] behavior of Bulbmin works in the field with the use of cheating devices.

Bulbmin P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Bulbmin in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].

2014 Nintendo Game Seminar prerelease Pikmin.jpg|Concept art of a Bulbmin and "parasitic" Green Pikmin for ''Pikmin 3''.

*The only place where Bulbmin can be buried &ndash; and hence, the only place where one can observe Bulbmin with buds &ndash; is the [[Frontier Cavern]], on its fourth and fifth sublevels. [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s can plant them in the ground on the former and they can be planted by [[Mamuta]]s on the latter.

*If the game is altered such that it allows Bulbmin on the surface, they will take refuge in the [[Hocotate ship|ship]]'s storage when the day ends, just like [[Purple Pikmin]] and [[White Pikmin]]. They will still count towards Olimar's Pikmin count, but they cannot be taken out of the ship the next morning. Like the other ship-dwelling types, they will take fallen foes or [[pellets]] to a random [[Onion]] and will tote any other objects, like berries, to their correct location. They will still be immune to all hazards.

*Although all Bulbmin are immune to poison gas, the adult Bulbmin will take a fair amount of damage upon eating a White Pikmin.

*Bulbmin can actually be found in the game files of ''Pikmin 3'', despite them being absent in-game. Because of their model being identical to the one in  ''Pikmin 2'', it can be assumed that the idea of them returning was scrapped early in development.

*It seems that the only Bulborb that the Bulbmin tends to take hostage is the [[Bulborb|Red Bulborb]], even when it would make more sense to take control of a [[Hairy Bulborb]] in cold caves. This is generally in line with real-life biology, where a parasite will be specialized to take only one specific species as a host.

*Bulbmin are the only Pikmin that were created before ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and do not appear in that game in any way, or in any other subsequent ''Smash'' title.

==See also==

*[[Bulborb|Red Bulborb]]

*[[Captain Olimar#As a Pikmin|Captain Olimar as a Pikmin]]

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