Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud

Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud
File:Lapiz Lazuli Candypop Bud.png
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Flora cobaltium
Family	Candypop
Areas	The Distant Spring, The Final Trial, Tropical Wilds, Formidable Oak
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Snagret Hole, Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode levels	None
2-Player Battle levels	None
Pikmin produced	5 Blue Pikmin

Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds (ルリポンガシグサ^?, lit.: "Lapis Lazuli Puffed Grain Weed") are blue Candypop Buds found in all mainline Pikmin games. They behave the same way as all other Candypop Buds, except they change non-blue Pikmin into Blue Pikmin. Their name is derived from a semi-precious dark blue mineral called lapis lazuli. The buds are usually found in close proximity to water, and finding them can generally be taken as an indication that Blue Pikmin will be needed. Any Blue Pikmin thrown in will revert to leaf Pikmin while retaining their original type. Pikmin features a 50 Pikmin limit per Candypop Bud where Pikmin of the same type as the bud count towards the limit. This feature was changed in subsequent Pikmin titles which feature a five Pikmin limit per bud and where Pikmin of the same type as the bud do not count towards the limit. Interestingly, the Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds found in the Twilight River Remix can each produce 10 Pikmin, instead of 5.

Locations

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Pikmin

Story mode

• The Distant Spring: One on the beach with the Massage Machine, another on the beach near the Chronos Reactor.
• The Final Trial: One near the landing site.

Pikmin 2

Story mode

• Frontier Cavern: One on sublevel 5 (Bulbmin available).
• Snagret Hole: Three on sublevel 6.
• Hole of Heroes: Two on sublevel 6.

Pikmin 3

Story mode

• Tropical Wilds: Four near the Calcified Crushblat arena.
• Formidable Oak: One in the water under the clipboard, and one at the end of the cave.

Collect treasure!

• Beastly Caverns: Two inside a cave, near the entrance.

Battle enemies!

• Twilight River Remix: Two on the north side, across the river.
• Beastly Caverns: Two outside the cave, in the center.

Notes

Olimar's notes

“No matter what color Pikmin is tossed into the bosom of this flower, it spits out the same number of blue Pikmin. This family of plant boasts soft, fleshy leaves, the sinewy tendrils of which allow the flower to open and close repeatedly over the course of a day.”

Louie's notes

“This flower's tough texture makes it unsuitable for salads, but its bright blue hue makes for a grandiose garnish!”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“A Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud is a sign that water is near. It creates blue Pikmin.”

Technical information

See: Candypop Bud technical information

Other information

• Size: length: 65mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #46

Gallery

Pikmin

• 

  The Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud entry in the enemy reel.

Pikmin 2

• Lapislazulicandypop.jpg

  Artwork of the Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud.

• Lapis lazuli candypop bud artwork.jpg

  Clay art of the flower.

• Lapiz Lazuli Candypop Bud.png

  The flower in the Piklopedia.

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  The plant's e-card, #54.

• Blue4.JPG

  Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud cards pack.

Pikmin 3

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  A single Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud.

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  The group of 4 in the Tropical Wilds, all closed.

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  The group of 4 in the Tropical Wilds, all open.

Trivia

• In Pikmin, if the player manages to get to The Distant Spring without unlocking Blue Pikmin, the two Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds in the area will never appear, preventing the player from transforming Pikmin into Blue Pikmin without having activated the Blue Onion.

Naming

See more: Candypop Bud#Naming.

• Common name: Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud. Lapis lazuli is a blue colored rock.
• Japanese nickname: ルリポンガシグサ^?, lit.: "Lapis Lazuli Puffed Grain Weed".
• Japanese name: ルリポンガシグサ^?. It is the same as the Japanese nickname.
• Scientific name: Flora cobaltium. Cobaltium is in reference to cobalt blue, a blue pigment.
• Internal names: Unknown.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ルリポンガシグサ? Ruri Pongashi Gusa	Lapis Lazuli Puffed Grain Weed
French (NoA)	Fleur cracheuse bleu azur	Azure spitting flower
French (NoE)	Fleur Cracheuse Bleu Lapis	Lapis Blue Spitting Flower
German	Lapislazuli-Königinblume	Lapis Lazuli Queen flower
Italian	Cromanvillea blu oltremare
Spanish (NoA)	Brote rebotador lapislázuli	Lapis lazuli sending-back sprout