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''Pikmin'' | {{Infobox enemy
|pikmin      = y
|enemy_name  = Spotty Bulborb
|image       = Red Bulborb P1 art.png
|size        = x250px
|icon        = Bulborb icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Oculus kageyamii russus''<br>''Oculus kageyamii'' (''Pikmin'' Player's Guide)
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[The Forest of Hope]]
|challenge   = [[The Forest of Hope]], [[The Distant Spring]]
|attacks     = Eat Pikmin
}} | 

''Pikmin 2'' | {{Infobox enemy
|pikmin2     = y
|enemy_name  = Red Bulborb
|image       = Pikmin 2 Bulborb Clay Art.jpg
|size        = x250px
|icon        = Bulborb icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Oculus kageyamii russus''
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[Valley of Repose]], [[Awakening Wood]]
|underground = [[Hole of Beasts]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
|challenge   = [[Explorer's Cave]], [[Lost Toy Box]], [[Red Chasm]], [[Collector's Room]], [[Breeding Ground]], [[Emperor's Realm]]
|2p          = [[Angle Maze]]
|attacks     = Eat Pikmin
}} |

''Pikmin 3'' | {{Infobox enemy
|pikmin3     = y
|enemy_name  = Bulborb
|image       = Red Bulborb P3Art.png
|size        = x250px
|icon        = Bulborb P3 icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Oculus kageyamii russus''
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[Garden of Hope]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Formidable Oak]]
|missionct   = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Twilight Hollow]], [[Shaded Garden]], [[Tropical Forest Remix]], [[Twilight Hollow Remix]], [[Beastly Caverns]]
|missionbe   = [[Tropical Forest]], [[Silver Lake]], [[Thirsty Desert]], [[Shaded Garden]], [[Garden of Hope Remix]], [[Formidable Oak Remix]]
|bingo       = [[Shaded Terrace]], [[Stagnant Sea]], [[Twisted Cavern]], [[Arid Metropolis]], [[Rusted Labyrinth]], [[Jigsaw Fortress]], [[Blooming Terrace]], [[Parched Brook]], [[Buried Pond]], [[Sandbox Kingdom]], [[Corroded Maze]], [[Jigsaw Colosseum]]
|attacks     = Eat Pikmin
}} |

''Pikmin 4'' | {{Infobox enemy
|pikmin4     = y
|enemy_name  = Bulborb
|image       = P4 Bulborb Render Alt.png
|size        = x250px
|icon        = Bulborb P4 icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Oculus kageyamii russus''
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] ([[Story Mode]], [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] and [[night expedition|night]])
|underground =  [[Hectic Hollows]], [[Kingdom of Beasts]], [[Engulfed Castle]], [[Cavern for a King]]
|dandori_c = [[Dandori Day Care]], [[Hotshock Canyon]], [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
|dandori_b   = [[Battle in a Box]]
|attacks     = Eat Pikmin
}} |

''Hey! Pikmin'' | {{Infobox enemy
|heypikmin   = y
|enemy_name  = Bulborb
|image       = Bulborb Creature Log.png
|size        = x250px
|icon        = Bulborb HP icon.png
|namecustom  = ''Oculus kageyamii russus''
|family      = Grub-dog
|areas       = [[The Shadow in the Brush]]
|attacks     = Eat Pikmin
}}
}}
{{otheruses|the red [[grub-dog]]|other uses|Bulborb (disambiguation)}}

The '''Bulborb''' ({{j|チャッピー|Chappī|Chappy}}), called the '''Spotty Bulborb''' in {{p1}} and the '''Red Bulborb''' ({{j|アカチャッピー|Aka Chappī|Red Chappy}}) in {{p2}}, is a common [[enemy]] in the {{ps}}. Bulborbs are the most prominent enemies in the franchise, with images and icons of them often being used to represent enemies in general, and appear in all 4 main-series ''Pikmin'' games. In {{hp}}, a Bulborb serves as the game's first [[boss]]. Bulborbs are the most commonly encountered member of the [[grub-dog family]] of enemies.

Bulborbs have pointed snouts, eyes on stalks, and a red back with white spots. They only have two teeth, sharp fangs on either side of their mouth. They are largely nocturnal creatures and spend much of their time sleeping, only waking up when detecting potential prey, or [[Night expedition|during the night.]] They are often found sleeping near [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s, which are actually members of a different species.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight1 = 10   |weight2 = 10   |weight3 = 10     |weight4 = 10
|carriers1 = 20 |carriers2 = 20 |carriers3 = 20   |carriers4 = 20
|seeds1 = 12    |seeds2 = 12    |seeds3 = 10      |seeds4 = 10 (5 [[glow pellet]]s)      |seedsh = 0
                |value2 = 7     |value3 = 50      |value4 = 10
|hp1 = 1100     |hp2 = 750      |hp3 = 1000       |hp4 = 1000       |hph = Unknown
|regen1 = Yes, unknown how much|regen2 = 0   |regen3 = Unknown |regen4 = Unknown |regenh = Unknown
}}

==Behavior==
[[File:Red Bulborb.jpg|thumb|A Bulborb sleeping during the day.]]
Bulborbs are nocturnal creatures, and sleep in open locations during the day. In the main series of games, this exposes them to being attacked by Pikmin, as they won't wake up until they are [[Combat|attacked]]. However, [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s and [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s in {{p1}} will let out a screech when agitated, awakening any nearby Bulborbs. An object being [[Carry|carried]] adjacent to a Bulborb can also wake up the enemy.

Once awake, they become aggressive, and will run towards nearby Pikmin and lunge at them to try and eat them. If it manages to catch any Pikmin, it will stand up and eat them; otherwise it will trip then try again. If there are a lot of Pikmin attacking it at once, it will shake them off and then start trying to eat again. If their eyestalks are attacked, they will panic and break off whatever they are doing to shake away their assailants.

Bulborbs behave very differently in {{hp}}, as one takes on the role of the [[boss]] of the [[Brilliant Garden]]. In this game they are larger, more aggressive, slower, and not nocturnal. When defeated, the Bulborb drops the [[Flashy Monument]].

In {{p4}}s [[Night expedition]]s, they don’t sleep and act like how they’ve been seen once awoken. They roam about and will attempt to attack any nearby Pikmin and eat them. During the Night expeditions, after a certain amount of time their eyes will glow bright red and they will head directly towards a [[Lumiknoll]] or a [[Tricknoll]] instead of walking around a set space to attack it, making them act more aggressive than normal.

==Locations==
{{see|Bulborb/Locations}}

==Strategy==
{{guide}}

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''Pikmin'' |
[[File:Red Bulborb and Pikmin.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of several Pikmin attacking a Spotty Bulborb.]]
[[Swarm]]ing a large group of 50 or so Pikmin onto a Spotty Bulborb, preferably [[Red Pikmin]] due to their increased attack power, proves quite effective most of the time. If only a few Pikmin are available, they should be [[throw]]n onto the Bulborb's back repeatedly while retreating if the enemy starts charging at them. Waiting until it goes back to sleep takes longer, but is a lot safer. [[Bomb-rock]]s can also be used to attack a Spotty Bulborb, and it takes two blasts to kill it this way. If you attack its back it will usually do a quarter-turn right, hiding some of its back from your current position.
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''Pikmin 2'' |
Rather than swarming it, continuously tossing Pikmin onto its back is preferable when the army is at least 30 Pikmin strong, even if some are shaken off. A few [[Purple Pikmin]] can cause serious damage, especially if they stun the Red Bulborb. If it is accidentally awakened before being attacked by Pikmin, you should run away until it turns around, then make a new pass at it.

If the Pikmin army is very small, another strategy is to wake up the Red Bulborb and make it chase the leader until it goes far enough away from its starting location, at which point it will turn around and return to its original sleeping spot. Once it returns there, attacking at the moment it starts sleeping can provide the player with a few crucial seconds in which the Red Bulborb is entirely immobilized and harmless.

In some metal-themed [[cave]]s, Red Bulborbs can be led off of the stage by awakening it and quickly running around a hole in the sublevel, causing it to fall off.
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''Pikmin 3'' |
[[File:Wii-U-Pikmin-3.png|thumb|left|A Bulborb in ''Pikmin 3'', hit on the eye in a [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|prerelease version]].]]
[[Charge|Charging]] a Bulborb from behind is the most reliable way to defeat this enemy in ''Pikmin 3''. As few as 20 [[Red Pikmin]] can be enough to defeat the enemy before it has the chance to eat any, though this will not always work. If approaching the enemy from the front, throwing Pikmin directly at its eyes is an effective strategy, as this will cause the Bulborb to spend a couple of seconds flinching before it can attack again. If the Bulborb shakes Pikmin off, make sure to whistle them before they are eaten. You can also escape from a Bulborb by [[hiding]] under a tall plant.
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''Pikmin 4'' |
If the Bulborb is sleeping, it is wiser to hop on [[Oatchi]]'s back in order to use his Rush ability combined with a squad of at least 30 Pikmin; even with no upgrades, the Rush will launch Pikmin forward when Oatchi hits the Bulborb, making this a simple and effective tactic. If Oatchi has the Mega Chomp and Stun skills, you can also take down a Bulborb with only Oatchi on his own.

If the Bulborb is currently awake and chasing you, it's better to let it sleep to try again. If you have no way of escaping it, you should circle around the Bulborb and throw Pikmin on its back, and call them before they get shaken off, as the Bulborb will instantly start eating any Pikmin shaken off by it. Bulborbs in this game don't flinch when Pikmin are thrown directly at their eyes, so aiming at the back is safest. Even with a squad of less than 10 Pikmin, the tactic stated above should work if done successfully, though it is risky.
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''Hey! Pikmin''|
[[File:The Shadow in the Brush cutscene.jpg|thumb|The Bulborb cutscene.]]
In {{hp}}, the Bulborb is a [[boss]], and is fought in a standalone battle at [[The Shadow in the Brush]]. Olimar starts the fight with 20 [[Red Pikmin]]. The objective is to deplete the Bulborb's health by throwing Pikmin at its backside. If the Bulborb is facing towards Olimar, then wait for it to bend over and throw a Pikmin at its eye. This will stun it and give you time to run under it to the other side. Once on the other side, proceed to throw the Pikmin onto its vulnerable backside until it shakes them off. The Bulborb will periodically jump into the blades of grass in the backdrop and shuffle around in them until eventually popping back out at the last place Olimar was standing. The player can tell when it will jump out because right before it does it will rustle in a single place. If the Bulborb is attacked once it has shaken off any attacking Pikmin, then it'll slowly turn around to face the group, snarling aggressively, before swooping around once in a circle, attempting to snatch up any Pikmin. After it does this, it'll proceed to do its attack from the grass. While it is bending over, if Olimar or a Pikmin are in its line of sight it will run forward and attempt to eat them.
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==Technical information==
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''Pikmin'' |
{{p1 enemy technical
|name = swallow
|hp = 1100
}} |

''Pikmin 2'' |
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = chappy
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 750
|fp01 = 40
|fp02 = 0.3
|fp03 = 0.3
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.1
|fp06 = 100
|fp08 = 0.4
|fp09 = 400
|fp10 = 15
|fp11 = 70
|fp12 = 500
|fp13 = 90
|fp14 = 500
|fp15 = 90
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 120
|fp18 = 1
|fp19 = 40
|fp20 = 75
|fp21 = 25
|fp22 = 80
|fp23 = 35
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 90
|fp28 = 4
|fp29 = 7
|fp30 = 30
|fp31 = 0
|fp32 = 40
|fp33 = 50
|fp34 = 30
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0.3 (30%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 6
|ip02 = 5
|ip03 = 12
|ip04 = 10
|ip05 = 17
|ip06 = 20
|ip07 = 22
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 足元範囲 | Determines rotation speed while standing (lower values give faster rotations) | 30 }}
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{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 白ピクミン毒 | [[White Pikmin]] poison damage | 750 }}
}} |

''Pikmin 3'' |
{{p3 enemy technical
|name      = chappy
|hp        = 1000
|brout     = 1
|brin      = 1
|white     = 5
|rock      = 25
|direct    = 0
|damage    = 20
|territory = 300
|value     = 50
}} |

''Hey! Pikmin'' |
{{hp enemy technical
|name  = boss_chappy
|gnames = boss_chappy
}}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|technical  = Greater Grub-Dog
|size       = Body length: {{mm|90}}
|piklopedia = 1
|piklopedia4 = 3
}}
*'''This enemy triggers the [[Rescue Journal##5 Auto Target Lock|Auto Target Lock note]] in the [[Rescue Journal]]'''

== Gallery ==
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''Pikmin'' | 
<gallery>
Red Bulborb P1 art.png|Artwork of the Bulborb.
Bulborb Fight.jpg|Olimar and his Pikmin fighting a Bulborb.
Red Bulborb spots.gif|n GIF showing the dots on a Bulborb's back oscillating in size.
Reel23 Spotty Bulborb.png|The Bulborb in the [[enemy reel]].
P1 Spotty Bulborb Sketch.png|Sketches of the Bulborb from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Spotty Bulborb corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Bulborb.
Red Bulborb early death.jpg|A dead Bulborb being [[Carry|carried]] off in an [[Pikmin prerelease information|early version]] of ''Pikmin''. Note how it is upside-down, unlike the final game, where it is simply slumped over.
</gallery> |

''Pikmin 2'' |
<gallery>
Pikmin 2 Bulborb Clay Art.jpg|Clay artwork of a Bulborb fighting some Pikmin.
Red Bulborb.png|A Bulborb in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
Pikmin 2 title screen bulborb.png|The Bulborb in the title screen.
P2 Bulborb corpse.jpg|A Bulborb's corpse.
P2 Red Bulborb idle.jpg|A sleeping Bulborb.
P2 Red Bulborb eating.jpg|A Bulborb eating Pikmin.
Bulborb P2S icon.png|The Piklopedia icon of the Bulborb in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
</gallery> |

''Pikmin 3'' |
<gallery>
Red Bulborb P3Art.png|Render of the Bulborb.
Bulborb Pikmin 3 Artwork 01.jpg|Plastic model the Bulborb.
Bulborb Pikmin 3 Artwork 02.jpg|Alternate version featuring Pikmin.
Pikmin3Bulborb.png|Artwork of the Bulborb for the Official Nintendo Magazine. Notice how the spots on its back appear to stick out.
Pikmin3ScreenND7.jpg|Close-up screenshot of a Bulborb.
Buborb.jpg|[[KopPad]] photo of a Bulborb. The {{w|Tapetum lucidum#Eyeshine|eyeshine}} effect can be seen.
Pikmin3ScreenND4.jpg|A Bulborb sleeping.
P3 Bulborb Snot Bubble.jpg|A Bulborb's snot bubble.
Red Bulborb P3 analysis.png|A Bulborb being locked onto.
Alph tossed on a Red Bulborb.jpg|A Bulborb waking up after getting [[Alph]] tossed onto it.
Bulborb Bite.jpg|A Bulborb about to bite Alph.
Pikmin 3 Red Bulborb Eating.png|A Bulborb eating some Red Pikmin.
Bulborbburp.jpg|A Bulborb burping after a meal.
P3 Bulborb corpse.jpg|The corpse of a Bulborb.
Bulborb Burp Bingo Battle.jpg|A Bulborb (on the left) burping after eating some Pikmin in [[Bingo Battle]].
RedBulborbPikmin3.png|Pikmin attacking a Red Bulborb in the E3 2012 trailer for ''Pikmin 3''.
</gallery> |

''Pikmin 4'' |
<gallery>
Pikmin Garden Bulborb render.png|Artowrk of the Bulborb.
Pikmin 4 Pikmin vs. Bulborb.jpg|Artwork of Pikmin fighting a Bulborb.
Angry Bulborb.png|Artwork of a Bulborb enraged by a [[Lumiknoll]]'s presence.
Bulborb P4 Piklopedia.jpg|A sleeping Bulborb seen in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
Pikmin 4 Reveal Fight.png|A Bulborb being attacked by Pikmin, from the ''Pikmin 4'' reveal.
Pikmin 4 Red Eyed Bulborb.png|A Bulborb with glowing red eyes, seen during night expeditions.
Pikmin 4 Bulborb Frozen.png|A Bulborb, frozen by [[Ice Pikmin]].
P4DeadBulborb.jpg|A defeated Bulborb in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)]].
</gallery> |

''Hey! Pikmin'' |
<gallery>
Hey! Pikmin Bulborb under.jpg|[[Olimar]] and his squad of Pikmin walking under the Bulborb.
Hey! Pikmin Bulborb defeated.jpg|The Bulborb in the process of dying.
Bulborb Creature Log.png|The Bulborb as seen in the [[Creature Log]].
Pikmin 3DS cutscene with red bulborb.jpg|The Bulborb encounter in a [[Hey! Pikmin prerelease information|prerelease version of ''Hey! Pikmin'']].
</gallery> |

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