Pikmin 2

Queen Candypop Bud

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Revision as of 15:00, September 30, 2021 by Kirbeat (talk | contribs) (Added the "Change color interval" table plus the time on the American New Play Control version, measured by me. I can't check the other versions, sorry. The Technical Information table for the Cadypop family states that indeed the interval is 2.6 seconds, though I don't know of what version that information comes from.)
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Queen Candypop Bud In-game icon.
A red Queen Candypop Bud in the Piklopedia.
Appears in Pikmin 2
Scientific name Flora regina
Family Candypop
Areas None
Caves Subterranean Complex, Snagret Hole, Citadel of Spiders, Glutton's Kitchen, Shower Room, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode levels Hot House, Concrete Maze, Hidden Garden, Breeding Ground, Emperor's Realm
2-Player Battle levels None
Pikmin produced 9 Red, Yellow or Blue Pikmin

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays Pikmin 2.
Particularly: Measure what the interval between colors is, and check all versions of the game.

Queen Candypop Buds (ポポガシグサ?) are Candypop Buds found in Pikmin 2, quite different from the others in the game. They allow the player to gain up to 8 Pikmin if a single one of any type is thrown in. The flower's spots alternate between red, blue and yellow, presenting the player with an opportunity, with correct timing, to choose between receiving Blue, Red or Yellow Pikmin. Only as many more Pikmin as can exist on the field are produced; if there are already 100, the Pikmin thrown in just changes type. The plant withers after it has been used once.

These flowers are found only in certain sublevels of difficult caves, usually immediately before or after a particularly challenging boss battle. These areas are usually void of enemies, so they are sometimes referred to as "rest sublevels"; they contain other such useful things as eggs and other types of Candypop Bud.

Queen Candypop Buds are far more common in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode than in the main game, mostly appearing where the player starts off with very few Pikmin, such as Breeding Ground, Hot House and Hidden Garden.

Locations

Story mode
Challenge Mode

Notes

Olimar's notes

“This specimen constantly changes colors. When Pikmin are thrown into it, it shoots out seeds that match the flower's coloration the moment the Pikmin landed inside of it. The number of seeds shot out is always greater than the number of Pikmin thrown in. It can be said that this is a completely baffling plant, and many mysteries remain over precisely what sort of relationship it has with the Pikmin. It would appear that the Pikmin gain all of the benefit from the relationship... Perhaps it is simply a different variety of Pikmin to begin with?”

Louie's notes

“Eating this flower leads to spectacular, breathtaking indigestion.”

Technical information

See: Candypop Bud#Technical information

Color change interval

Version Time
US GCN
EU GCN
JP GCN
US NPC Around 2.6 seconds
EU NPC
JP NPC

Gallery

  • Artwork for the Queen Candypop bud.

    Artwork for the Queen Candypop bud.

  • The Queen Candypop Bud when it's yellow.

    The Queen Candypop Bud when it's yellow.

  • The Queen Candypop Bud when it's blue.

    The Queen Candypop Bud when it's blue.

  • Clay artwork of the Queen Candypop bud.

    Clay artwork of the Queen Candypop bud.

  • The plant's e-card, #49.

    The plant's e-card, #49.

Naming

See more: Candypop family#Naming.

"Queen" refers to how it generates multiple seeds of several types of Pikmin, making it somewhat superior to the average Candypop flower.

Its scientific name is Flora regina. Regina is Latin for "queen".

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Québec French (NoA) Fleur cracheuse royale Royal spitting flower
Flag of France French (NoE) Fleur Cracheuse Royale Royal Spitting Flower
Flag of Germany German Kaiserinblume Empress Flower
Flag of Italy Italian Cromanvillea regina
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Brote rebotador real Royal sending-back sprout

Trivia

See also

Plants
Pikmin Clover • Candypop Bud • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Figwort • Nectar weed • Onion • Pellet Posy • Shoot
Pikmin 2 Burgeoning Spiderwort • Clover • Common Glowcap • Crimson Candypop Bud • Dandelion • Fiddlehead • Figwort • Foxtail • Glowstem • Golden Candypop Bud • Horsetail • Ivory Candypop Bud • Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud • Margaret • Mold • Nectar weed • Onion • Pellet Posy • Queen Candypop Bud • Seeding Dandelion • Shoot • Violet Candypop Bud
Pikmin 3 Bird's Eye • Bloominous Stemple • Bouncy Mushroom • Burgeoning Spiderwort • Candypop Bud • Clover • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Flukeweed • Kingcap • Lily pad • Oak Seedling • Onion • Pellet Posy • Seeding Dandelion • Spotcap
Pikmin 4 Bouncy Mushroom • Burgeoning Spiderwort • Candypop Bud • Clover • Common Glowcap • Dandelion • Figwort • Flarlic • Horsetail • Kingcap • Lumiknoll/Tricknoll • Onion • Pellet Posy • Poison Kingcap • Poison Spotcap • Potted plant • Potted mushroom • Shoot • Spotcap • Sticky mold
Hey! Pikmin Bloominous Stemple • Bouncy Mushroom • Clover • Electric glowcap • Hydroe bramble • Leaf platform • Onion • Seeding Dandelion • Sparklium flower • Sparklium Seed • Spiked pine cone • Springpetal • Vine
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