Editing Violet Candypop Bud

{{Infobox plant
|pikmin2     = y
|pikmin3     = y
|image       = Violetcandypop.jpg
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Violet Candypop Bud.png
|name        = Flora puniceus
|family      = Candypop
|psize       = Length: {{mm|65}}
|underground = [[Emergence Cave]], [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]]
|challenge   = [[Novice Training]]
|missionct   = [[Thirsty Desert]]
|bingo       = [[Blooming Terrace]]
|produce     = 5 [[Purple Pikmin]]
|piklopedia  = 49
}}

'''Violet Candypop Buds''' are purple Candypop Buds found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. They behave just like any other [[Candypop family|Candypop Bud]], but when non-purple [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are [[throw]]n in, they will change into [[Purple Pikmin]]. Candypop Buds are the only method of obtaining [[White Pikmin]] and [[Purple Pikmin]]. If Purple Pikmin are thrown in, they will be reverted to leaf [[Maturity|stages]], and don't count against the five Pikmin limit per Candypop Bud. This plant is essential to the completion of ''Pikmin 2'', as collecting the heaviest treasure, the [[Doomsday Apparatus]], requires 100 Purple Pikmin.

This plant reappears in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' but is the rarest Candypop Bud in the game, with a single one being found in [[Mission Mode]]'s [[Thirsty Desert]] and four of them being found in [[Bingo Battle]]'s [[Blooming Terrace]].

==Locations==
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The following is a list of all the locations of Violet Candypop Buds in each game. In ''Pikmin 2'', if a player collects five Purple Pikmin from each plant encountered as they go along, without repeating caves, they will be able to nearly reach 100. However, if a player wishes to build their number of Purple Pikmin later, choosing the right cave will greatly speed up the process. [[Subterranean Complex]] is recommended if the player first needs more Pikmin to convert, as [[Queen Candypop Buds]] are present. However, if a player doesn't need or want to grow more Pikmin, such as in a [[101 Pikmin run]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]] would be the fastest option. To note that many Violet Candypop Buds disappear after the player's total amount of Purple Pikmin has reached 20, as explained [[Candypop family#Maximum Pikmin requirement|here]]. Using [[Bulbmin]] is also convenient for growing Purple Pikmin, such as in [[Submerged Castle]], where Purple Pikmin are needed to defeat the boss &ndash; the [[Waterwraith]].

===''Pikmin 2''===
;Story mode:
* [[Emergence Cave]]: Two on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples).
* [[Subterranean Complex]]: Three on sublevel 8 ([[Queen Candypop Bud]]s available)
* [[Frontier Cavern]]: One on sublevel 1 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), one on sublevel 4 ([[Bulbmin]] available), and one on sublevel 5 (Bulbmin available).
* [[Hole of Beasts]]: Two on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 4.
* [[Bulblax Kingdom]]: Two on sublevel 4, and one on sublevel 6.
* [[Snagret Hole]]: One on sublevel 3.
* [[Citadel of Spiders]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples).
* [[Glutton's Kitchen]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).
* [[Shower Room]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).
* [[Submerged Castle]]: Two on sublevel 5 (Bulbmin available).
* [[Cavern of Chaos]]: One on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).

;Challenge Mode:
* [[Novice Training]]: Three on sublevel 1.

===''Pikmin 3''===
;Collect Treasure!:
* [[Thirsty Desert]]: One on a raised plateau.

;Bingo Battle:
* [[Blooming Terrace]]: Four on the raised plateaus near the middle.

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

==Technical information==
{{see|Candypop family#Technical information|t1=Candypop Bud technical information}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Violet Candypop Bud.png|A Violet Candypop Bud on the Piklopedia.
Violet Candypop Bud P3.jpg|A Violet Candypop Bud in ''Pikmin 3''.
Normal violetcandypop2.jpg‎|A clay model of the flower.
Promo1f.JPG|The plant's [[e-card]], #55.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Ger=Violette Königinblume
|FraE=Fleur Cracheuse Pourpre
|FraEM=Purple Spitting Flower
|FraA=Fleur cracheuse mauve
|FraAM=Lilac-purple spitting flower
|SpaA=Brote rebotador violeta
|SpaAM=Purple sending-back sprout
}}

==See also==
*[[Ivory Candypop Bud]]

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