Creeping Chrysanthemum

Creeping Chrysanthemum
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Taraxacum rovinia
Family	Chrysanthemum
Areas	Awakening Wood, Wistful Wild, Blossoming Arcadia
Caves	Snagret Hole, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode stages	Rumbling Grotto, Breeding Ground
Dandori Challenge stages	Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

The Creeping Chrysanthemum (びっくり菊^?, lit.: "Surprising Chrysanthemum") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. When dormant, Creeping Chrysanthemums greatly resemble the large yellow flowers known as the Margaret used for level scenery. They can be told apart from the normal flowers, as they have one fewer flower, no leaves on their "stems", slightly visible patterns on their stem, and their large flowers have the Chrysanthemum's eyes visible.

When Pikmin or the leaders get close, they will spring out of the ground, revealing their root-arms, their bulbous bodies, and their gigantic mouths that emerge from their tallest flowers. They move moderately slowly, and will return to their original spots if left alone for a while. They replant themselves by standing above the spot where they originally came and sucking themselves into the ground until only the "flowers" remain. These enemies cannot be petrified while they are in the ground.

The Chrysanthemums were heavily redesigned in Pikmin 4. They now have white flowers, their mouths are at the top of their bodies instead of on stalks, they have large tongues which they launch to attack and their arms have been replaced with frog-like legs. When they launch their tongues and miss, they will take a while to retrieve them.

The Creeping Chrysanthemum is also a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	10	20	12	× 7	2500	7.5 HP/s
	10	20	12	12^{[note 1]}	2000	No

^ This enemy cannot be delivered to the S.S. Beagle outside the Trial of the Sage Leaf. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.

Notes

Olimar's notes

“Like Pikmin, the creeping chrysanthemum is a member of a group of creatures with ambulatory root structures. This creature is known as a "mimic," but because it is actually a form of plant, this label is not entirely accurate. For unknown reasons, the creeping chrysanthemum's mimicry does not fool Pikmin, perhaps because they share a similar heritage. It relies on preying upon other creatures to provide sustenance, so it has no need of leaves for photosynthesis. Generally speaking, the role of plants within an ecosystem is as a producer species, and thus plants are generally found at the bottom of the food pyramid. However, on this strange planet the line between producer plants and consumer plants is blurred.”

Louie's notes

“When thinly sliced, this predator's sizeable bulb makes a sumptuous pizza topping.”

Olimar's notes (Pikmin 4)

“Like Pikmin, the Creeping Chrysanthemum is a member of a group of creatures with ambulatory root structures.

This creature is known as a "mimic," but because it is actually a form of plant, this label is not entirely accurate. It uses its mimicry to lie in wait and ambush prey, unrecognized even by Pikmin despite being members of the same class of organisms.

It relies on preying upon other creatures to provide sustenance, so it has no need of leaves for photosynthesis.

Generally speaking, the role of plants within an ecosystem is as a producer species, and thus plants are generally found at the bottom of the food pyramid. However, on this strange planet, the line between producer plants and consumer plants is blurred.”

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide

“If you're not specifically looking for a Creeping Chrysanthemum, you may miss it until you're right on top of it and it pops out of the ground. Keep your Pikmin away from the predator's mouth and toss them at its body. If the creature falls over, swarm it before it can right itself.”

Strategy

Pikmin 2

Pikmin

Its large mouth will pick up the Pikmin to eat them, but if it fails to capture any, it will slam its head into its body and fall to the ground, struggling to get back up. This presents an opportunity for the player to attack the Chrysanthemum. Its weak point is its body, which can be hit at all times. It is generally weak against medium-sized groups of Pikmin. The best way to defeat it is to simply swarm it, being careful not to let it eat any Pikmin. Another way is to daze it with Purple Pikmin then swarm to kill it. Yet another way is to quickly dart forward and attack, and when it tries to eat Pikmin, retreat. It will hit itself, knocking itself down. Use Purple Pikmin to quickly kill it when it is struggling to regain balance. Another good method of defeating it is to have one leader dismissed without any Pikmin and the other leader close by with Pikmin. Then, have the leader without any Pikmin wake up the creature and switch leaders as soon as it wakes up and start swarming or throwing Pikmin at the beast until it's dead.

Leaders

After waking it, attack it until it does its recoil move, avoid it, then attack again. It's best to attack the Chrysanthemum from behind to minimize risk to the attacking leader. Alternatively, allowing the Chrysanthemum to bite and stun itself will allow for some extra punching time at the cost of increased risk to the leader.

Pikmin 4

Following the redesign, the Chrysanthemum now has a frog-like tounge to eat Pikmin. It is recommended to ride Oatchi to prevent Pikmin loss. Circle around the Chrysanthemum and rush into it. Alternatively, you can have it eat a Bomb Rock.

Technical information

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			`hana`
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	2500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	40
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.3
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.3
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.01
fp06	速度	Move speed	100
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.4
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	300
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	15
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	500
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	500
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	200
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	50
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	75
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	25
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	80
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	30
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	100
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	90
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	4
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	100
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	50
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	30
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	6
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	5
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	12
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	10
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	17
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	20
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	22
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	足元範囲	Determines rotation speed while standing (lower values give faster rotations)	30
fp02	白ピクミン毒	White Pikmin poison damage	2500

Other information

Size: Height: 135mm, as per the e-card
Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #52

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This enemy appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

	Description: “An enemy flower and a member of the chrysanthemum family that closely resembles the Margaret flower. This flower feeds on prey and, despite being a plant, performs no photosynthesis and exposes no leaves—just flowers on top. It usually stays underground with only its flowers exposed, waiting to jump out and attack. It also uses rootlike legs to walk around. Pikmin 2”
How to obtain: Collect all fighter-related trophies.		Type: Fighter Related

Naming

Common name: "Chrysanthemum" is the family name for the enemy and the Margaret, known in the real world as a chrysanthemum. "Creeping" refers to its startling hiding and emerging behavior.
Japanese nickname: びっくり菊^?. It translates to something closer to "Surprising Chrysanthemum", given the surprise caused when it reveals itself to not be a simple plant.
Japanese name: キクヅモリ^?. Likely from 菊作り^?, lit.: "chrysanthemum growing" and つもり^?, lit.: "pretender". "つもり" is the word used like -のつもりでいる^?, lit.: "pretend to be -"
Scientific name: Taraxacum rovinia. Taraxacum is the real world genus for the Dandelion. Rovinia may be derived from the verb "rove".
Internal names: Its internal name, hana, simply means 花^? (lit.: "flower"). In Pikmin 4, it is changed to BIKKURIGIKU, which matches its Japanese common name.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	びっくり菊 / ビックリ菊^[1]^? Bikkuri Giku	Surprising Chrysanthemum
Chinese (traditional)	驚嚇菊 Jīngxià Jú	Frightening Chrysanthemum
Chinese (simplified)	惊吓菊 Jīngxià Jú	Frightening Chrysanthemum
Dutch	Valse margriet	False oxeye daisy
French	Chrysanthème Rampant (Pikmin 2) Chrysanthème rampant (Pikmin 4)	Creeping Chrysanthemum (Pikmin 2) Creeping chrysanthemum (Pikmin 4)
German	Kriechende Chrysantheme	Creeping Chrysanthemum
Italian	Crisantemo strisciante	Slithering chrysanthemum
Korean	깜짝국화 Kkamjjag-Gukhwa	Startle Crysanthemum
Portuguese	Margarida fingida	Pretended daisy
Spanish	Crisantemo rastrero	Creeping chrysanthemum

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Pikmin 2

A Creeping Chrysanthemum in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum hiding in the ground.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum being attacked.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum that has fallen on its back.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum chasing Olimar in an earlier version of the Novice Training cave, kfes_NARI_07whitepurple.
The Piklopedia icon of the Creeping Chrysanthemum in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

Pikmin 4

A Creeping Chrysanthemum near the player character.
An idle Creeping Chrysanthemum showing only its flowering part.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum that has been woken up.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum that is watching the player.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum that has stunned itself due to missing its attack.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum eating pikpik carrots.
A Creeping Chrysanthemum that has been hit with a lightning shock.
The corpse of a Creeping Chrysanthemum in the Piklopedia.

Other

The Creeping Chrysanthemum's e-card, #58 (10^th red card).
A real world chrysanthemum.
A real world Japanese Chrysanthemum.

Trivia

The Creeping Chrysanthemum shares a genus name with the Dandelion even though they are in separate families; in real life, this is impossible, as different species cannot be in the same genus and different families. This is likely a mistake.
In Pikmin 2, the Creeping Chrysanthemum is voiced by Takahiro Watanabe.^[2]
Despite the Creeping Chrysanthemum's drastically different appearance from Pikmin 2, Olimar and Louie's Piklopedia notes remain mostly unchanged in Pikmin 4, meaning that Olimar still states that the creature has no need for leaves despite it now possessing them. This is made even more bizarre considering the fact that Olimar's notes are updated to say that Pikmin are fooled by the mimic, contrary to them supposedly seeing past it according to Pikmin 2.
Olimar's notes on the Creeping Chrysanthemum in the Japanese version of Pikmin 2 are the first mention of the Ambuloradicis class, which would go unnamed in English until Pikmin 4.

References

^ さまざまな生物［けっこう危険な生物］ on the official Japanese Pikmin 2 website, retrieved on December 10^th, 2022
^ Development staff interview for Pikmin 2 on Wayback Machine

[1] This enemy cannot be delivered to the S.S. Beagle outside the Trial of the Sage Leaf. This information is obtained from the Piklopedia.

[2] さまざまな生物［けっこう危険な生物］ on the official Japanese Pikmin 2 website, retrieved on December 10^th, 2022

[3] Development staff interview for Pikmin 2 on Wayback Machine

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