Jumbo Bulborb
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| Jumbo Bulborb | |
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| Appears in | Pikmin 4 |
| Scientific name | Oculus kageyamii russus (polyploid) |
| Family | Grub-dog |
| Areas | Sun-Speckled Terrace (night) |
| Caves | Cavern for a King |
| Dandori Challenge stages | None |
| Dandori Battle stages | None |
| Attacks | Eat Pikmin |
Jumbo Bulborbs are massive enemies found in Pikmin 4. These enemies are giant Bulborbs and appear in several places throughout the game. As with most Bulborbs, Jumbo Bulborbs are active during both the day and night; therefore, they can be found in caves and on the surface. However unlike other Bulborbs, the Jumbo Bulborb is never seen asleep.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | 15 |  × 15
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2500 |
Behavior
Jumbo Bulborbs will either patrol an area or hide within some vegetation and wait to ambush you. They act similar to normal Bulborbs and will return to their territory if taken too far from it.
Once they notice prey, they become aggressive and will run towards nearby Pikmin, Leaders, and Oatchi. They will then scream and proceed to lunge at them 3 times to try and eat them. If it manages to catch any Pikmin, up to a max of 15 per attack, it will stand up and eat them; otherwise, it will trip and then try again. If there are a lot of Pikmin attacking it at once, it will shake them off and then immediately lunge 3 times.
Appearance
Jumbo Bulborbs are the exact same in appearance as normal Bulborbs. The only difference is that they are a lot larger than them.
Strategy
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Pikmin
Using a large number of Pikmin and throwing them all onto the Bulborb's body at once, using Oatchi's rush ability, can be very effective. It is possible to also fight it like a normal Bulborb and circle around it whilst throwing Pikmin onto the back on the Bulborb. However, this is riskier than it would be with a normal Bulborb due to its increased health.
Notes
Dalmo's Notes
Olimar's Notes
“During reproduction, after an egg is fertilized by a sperm, any excess chromosomes are usually discarded through a process called meiosis. But occasionally, this process fails to occur, and a Bulborb individual will develop irregularly due to this chromosomal abnormality.
Louie's Notes
Naming
- See more: Grub-dog family#Naming.
- Common name: Jumbo Bulborb. Jumbo is a word meaning big.
- Japanese nickname:
- Japanese name:
- Scientific name: Oculus kageyamii russus (polyploid). This is the same scientific name as the normal Bulborb, with the added "polyploid" distinction. Polyploidy is a condition that causes a creature's cells to have more than one chromosome, which can cause them to be larger than normal.
- Internal names:
BIGCHAPPY_NIGHT. Chappy is the Japanese name for Bulborbs. The night distinction refers to these creatures more commonly appearing during night expeditions. - Prerelease: Unknown
Names in other languages
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| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 French |
Bulborbe géant | Giant Bulborb | |
 Portuguese (NoA) |
Bulbolho gigante | Giant Bulbeye | "Bulbolho" is used for Bulborb |
 Spanish |
Bulbo gigante | Giant Bulborb |
Gallery
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A Jumbo Bulborb looking toward the camera.
A Jumbo Bulborb hiding in some vegetation waiting to ambush some prey.
A red-eyed Jumbo Bulborb readying to attack.
Trivia
- An abnormally large Bulborb is also present as a boss in Hey! Pikmin, however it is unclear if it has the same condition as the Jumbo Bulborb.
