Candypop Bud

To do: Document every version of every game (GameCube and, Pikmin 3 and Deluxe) regarding throwing a Pikmin of the same type as the Candypop Bud, and how it counts for the limit. Care to do so?

Artwork of the three primary Candypop Buds.

Candypop Buds (ポンガシグサ^?, lit.: "Puffed Grain Weed") are large flowers with fleshy petals and are found in Pikmin, and Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4. When Pikmin are tossed into these gigantic blossoms, they spit out new Pikmin seeds which match the color of the flower's petals. These new Pikmin are born in the leaf stage. The Candypop Buds expel the seeds after five Pikmin are thrown in, or a few seconds after the first throw.

In Pikmin, Candypops can transition up to 10 Pikmin in one load, and will wither after 50 Pikmin are thrown in. Both of these numbers were reduced to 5 in the second game, and in most cases in the third game: Lapis Lazuli Candypop Buds found in the Twilight River Remix can transform up to 10 Pikmin. In Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4, using Pikmin of the same type as the flower does not count against this limit, although they will still be reverted to leaf Pikmin and planted in the ground. In Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin holding bomb-rocks will not be taken in by Candypop Buds, merely sliding off the top; the same will happen to thrown leaders in Pikmin 3. However, in Pikmin 3, if a Pikmin holding a bomb rock is thrown in a Candypop Bud, it will spring its petals upwards before wilting away, killing the Pikmin with it without leaving a soul behind.

In Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4, they have a different appearance, consisting of a large bucket-like cup in the middle of the flower, most likely as a "target" for leaders to aim Pikmin at. They also behave slightly differently, as they are always closed, opening only when a leader is nearby, and when they wither, their roots remain in place. Also, if two players throw Pikmin in a Candypop Bud at the same moment in Bingo Battle, the Candypop Bud will spit out seeds for both teams, depending on the number of Pikmin that were thrown in by each of them.

Types

Each Pikmin type has it's own Candypop Bud Color.

Locations

Pikmin

Red

• The Forest Navel: One near the pool with the Analog Computer.
• The Distant Spring: One on a stump near the landing site.
• The Final Trial: One near the landing site.

Yellow

• The Forest Navel: One is on a plateau outside the Beady Long Legs arena.
• The Distant Spring: One on an island plateau near the Chronos Reactor.
• The Final Trial: One is near the landing site.

Blue

• 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 3

Red

Story Mode:

• Distant Tundra: Two near the Pyroclasmic Slooches and three near the Shaggy Long Legs (only on day of first visit).
• Formidable Oak: One at the end of the cave.

Mission Mode:

• Formidable Oak Remix: Four near the starting point.

Rock

Story Mode:

• Tropical Wilds: Four near the Calcified Crushblat arena.
• Formidable Oak: One in the alcove with the Shearwigs, and one at the end of the cave.

Mission Mode:

• Formidable Oak Remix: Four near the blocked cave exits.

Side Stories:

• Another Part Found
• The Ship Restored: Four in the starting area.

Yellow

Story Mode:

• Distant Tundra: Two in the Spotty Bulbear cave, and three in the Vehemoth Phosbat arena.
• Formidable Oak: One in the alcove with the Shearwigs, one near the first electrode, one near the second electrode, and one at the end of the cave.

Side Stories:

• Another Part Found

Winged

Story Mode:

• Formidable Oak: One near the second electrode, and one at the end of the cave.

Mission Mode:

• Thirsty Desert Remix: Three near the water.
• Clockwork Chasm (Battle Enemies!): One near the starting point.

Side Stories:

• Team Monster Hunt: One near the Armored Cannon Larva, and one near where the hay pile leads to.

Blue

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.

Mission Mode:

• Beastly Caverns (Collect Treasure!): Two inside a cave, near the entrance.
• Twilight River Remix: Two on the north side, across the river. These ones can produce 10 Pikmin instead of 5.
• Beastly Caverns (Battle Enemies!): Two outside the cave, in the center.

Purple

Mission Mode:

• Thirsty Desert (Collect Treasure!): One on a raised plateau.

Bingo Battle:

• Blooming Terrace: Four on the raised plateaus near the middle.

White

Mission Mode:

• Thirsty Desert (Collect Treasure!): Three near the water.
• Tropical Forest Remix: Ten throughout the level.
• Thirsty Desert Remix: Three near the starting point.
• Beastly Caverns (Collect Treasure!): Three in the deepest part of the cave.

Pikmin 4

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 4. Particularly: Document all Candypop Bud locations. Note that several are conditional based on what Pikmin you bring into the cave.

Pikmin discovery requirement

In general, Candypop Buds of a specific type will not spawn unless the corresponding Pikmin type has been discovered. In Pikmin, it is possible to go to The Forest Navel and The Distant Spring without discovering Yellow Pikmin or Blue Pikmin, and this causes the yellow Candypop Buds or the blue Candypop Buds, respectively, to not spawn. Similarly, in Pikmin 3, Candypop Buds will not spawn if their respective type of Pikmin has not been discovered.

Relations to the Pikmin family

Olimar notes in the enemy reel that Candypop Buds could be the next step in Pikmin evolution,. This connection is further cemented by the fact that Candypop Buds use similar sounds to the Pikmin, and the buds in Pikmin 3 use the same texture for leaves as the Pikmin do. In Pikmin 4, Onions and Flarlic are identified as part of the candypop family which all Candypop Buds belong to, further strengthening the ties with the Pikmin.

Notes

Olimar's voyage log

“When I throw Pikmin into this flower, they are popped right back out. I have named this very peculiar bloom the candypop bud. It's strange... No matter what color Pikmin I throw in, the ones that pop out match the flower's color!”

Reel notes

“Could this be the next stage in Pikmin evolution? Like the Pikmin themselves, it has many mysteries.”

Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch) reel notes

“Could this be the next step in Pikmin evolution? Like the Pikmin themselves, it has many mysteries.”

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	pom
HP	N/A

Naming

• Common name: Candypop Bud. "Candypop" is the family's name.
• Japanese nickname: ポンガシグサ^?, lit.: "Puffed Grain Weed".
• Japanese name: ポンガシグサ^?. It is the same as the Japanese nickname.
• Scientific name: Flora expellus. The genus is simply the English word "flora", while expellus is derived from the word "expel". In the New Player Control! Pikmin's Prima guide, the scientific name was Blossomulus pikminius.

• Technical name: Candypop Bloom
• Internal names: The internal name in Pikmin is pom.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポンガシグサ? Pongashi Gusa	Puffed Grain Weed
French	Fleur Cracheuse	Spitter Flower
German	Königinblumen	Queen Flower
Italian	Cromanvillea	From "bougainvillea", a genus of flowers that resemble Candypops, and the greek root "chromo" which means "color"
Korean	뻥튀기초 Ppeongtwigicho
Portuguese	Fulô-matiz	Hue flower
Spanish	Brotes rebrotadores	Resprouting sprouts

Gallery

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  The data file on Candypop Buds.

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  A misplaced Candypop Bud in teki5, showing the root.

• Ivory Candypop Bud and Pikmin.jpeg

  In Pikmin 3, Candypop Buds are closed, even when Pikmin are near it...

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  ...but open up if a leader approaches.

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  A Gray Candypop Bud after ingesting a bomb rock.

• Wilting away.jpeg

  A Candypop Bud wilting.

• Wilting stage 2.jpeg

  Another picture of a wilting Candypop Bud.

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  After the Candypop Bud wilts, the leaves below it become smaller.

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  4 closed Candypop Buds in Pikmin 3.

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  4 open Candypop Buds in Pikmin 3.

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  The Candypop Bud for Rock Pikmin in Pikmin 3

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  The Candypop Bud for Winged Pikmin in Pikmin 3

Trivia

• In Pikmin, Candypop Buds are technically bosses. As such, approaching them will change the area's music to the battle variant.
• In Pikmin, if the player manages to get to The Distant Spring without unlocking Blue Pikmin, the two blue Candypop Buds in the area will never appear, preventing the player from transforming Pikmin into Blue Pikmin without having activated the Blue Onion.
• There is an unused Candypop Bud-like object named "NamaPongashi" in Pikmin 3's files. Pikmin that are thrown in die, but new seeds do not come out.

See also

• Pellet
• Pellet Posy