Editing Violet Candypop Bud

{{Infobox plant
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = Violet Candypop Bud.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Violet Candypop Bud icon.png
|name        = Flora puniceus
|family      = Candypop
|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]]
}}

'''Violet Candypop Buds''' ({{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa|Purple Puffed Grain Weed}}) are purple Candypop Buds found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. They behave just like any other [[Candypop Bud]]s, 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 one of the rarest Candypop Buds in the game, with only one appearing in [[Mission Mode]]'s [[Thirsty Desert]], and four 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 Bud#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}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|The most useful Candypop Bud turns Pikmin weaklings into powerful purples. Don't pass up an opportunity to add to your purple Pikmin population.|block=y}}

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

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size = Length: {{mm|65}}
|piklopedia = 49
}}

==Gallery==
===''Pikmin 2''===
<gallery>
Violetcandypop.jpg|Artwork of the Violet Candypop Bud.
P2 Artwork Violet Candypop Bud.png|Alternate scan of the Violet Candypop Bud's artwork.
Violet Candypop Bud.png|The flower in the Piklopedia.
Violet Candypop Bud open P2 artwork.jpg|A clay model of the flower.
Promo1f.JPG|The plant's [[e-card]], #55.
</gallery>
===''Pikmin 3''===
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<gallery>
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==Naming==
{{see more|Candypop Bud#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Violet Candypop Bud. Violet is a shade of purple.
|jpcommon   = {{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa|Purple Puffed Grain Weed}}.
|jpname     = {{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa}}. It is the same as the Japanese nickname.
|scientific = ''Flora puniceus''. ''Puniceus'' may refer to ''Aster puniceus'' (now classified as as ''{{w|Symphyotrichum puniceum}}''), a purple plant.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ムラサキポンガシグサ
|JapR=Murasaki Pongashi Gusa
|JapM=Purple Puffed Grain Weed
|Ger=Violette Königinblume
|GerM=Violet Queen Flower
|FraE=Fleur Cracheuse Pourpre
|FraEM=Purple Spitting Flower
|FraA=Fleur cracheuse mauve
|FraAM=Mauve spitting flower
|SpaA=Brote rebotador violeta
|SpaAM=Violet sending-back sprout
|Ita=Cromanvillea lilla
|ItaM=
}}

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

{{Plants}}
[[Category:Emergence Cave]]
[[Category:Subterranean Complex]]
[[Category:Frontier Cavern]]
[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:Bulblax Kingdom]]
[[Category:Snagret Hole]]
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Shower Room]]
[[Category:Submerged Castle]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Mission Mode]]
[[Category:Bingo Battle]]