Queen Candypop Bud

The Queen Candypop Bud is a candypop bud from which up to nine Pikmin can be gained from a single one of any type thrown in. The flower's spots alternate between different colors, presenting an opportunity, with proper timing, to choose to receive a Pikmin of the matching color. Rather than the several uses other candypop buds allow before wilting away, the Queen Candypop Bud withers after it has been used once.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
The Queen Candypop Bud appears in Pikmin 251. It retains the same behaviors from but cycles between colors faster. It also produces only seven Pikmin, as opposed to nine. In older versions of the game, it was capable of also producing Purple Pikmin and White Pikmin in much the same way as it can produce Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, and Blue Pikmin.

In Pikmin 2: New Year
Queen Candypop Buds appear in Pikmin 2: New Year. They can be used to make Purple Pikmin and White Pikmin in addition to the main three Pikmin colors, and their spots alternate colors in the following order: red, yellow, purple, white, blue.

In Pikmin V
In Pikmin V, Queen Candypop Buds function differently, producing ten Pikmin of the kind that is thrown in, which can be any kind. They are also visually distinguished in their updated design, being glossier than other candypop buds and changing color, shifting quickly between each of the nine Pikmin types in the game as the viewing angle changes. It is revealed in this game that candypop buds are a stage of Pikmin evolution that occurs immediately before the Onion, but it is only speculated how the Queen Candypop factors into this since it doesn't match a particular Pikmin type.

In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs
The Queen Candypop Bud returns in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs and has an interesting counterpart, the King Candypop Bud. Queen Candypop Buds function as they do in, and only change to a certain color once Captain Olimar has that variety of Pikmin, excluding Bulbmin. They reappear every fifteen days.

In Pikmin: Redemption
Queen Candypop Buds in Pikmin: Redemption are more common, and unlike other candypops, are useful in all parts of the game. The first time a Queen Candypop Bud is discovered, an opportunity is presented to change the leaders iconic color. If this opportunity is missed or declined, it can not be presented again. After this, only Pikmin can be thrown in.

In Pikspore
In Pikspore, Queen Candypop Buds are almost the same as in. In addition to supporting the creation of Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, and Blue Pikmin, they also allow the creation of Green Pikmin and Black Pikmin after their respective discoveries.