Violet Candypop Bud

The Violet Candypop Bud is a purple-petaled candypop bud that behaves just like any other candypop bud but changes Pikmin thrown into them into Purple Pikmin. Purple Pikmin that are thrown in are reverted to the leaf stage and don't count against the five-Pikmin limit per candypop bud.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
The Violet Candypop Bud appears in Pikmin 251. Its behavior is unchanged from.

In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs
Violet Candypop Buds appear in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs, where they are distributed throughout the Loaf Territory of the Land of Wonders. They may be found alone or in pairs, and each one can transform up to ten Pikmin into Purple Pikmin before wilting away and disappearing. Purple Pikmin that are thrown in simply revert to leaf-stage maturity. After three in-game days have passed, wilted Violet Candypop Buds reappear, and those that have fewer than ten uses remaining have their uses replenished.

In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War
In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War, Violet Candypop Buds are less important since the ship acts as the Purple Pikmin's Onion. Violet Candypop Buds are first found in Curious Cove.

In Pikmin: A New Journey
Violet Candypop Buds, in Pikmin: A New Journey, function almost exactly as they do in, although there is a rare chance that they will produce a Rare Purple Pikmin instead of a normal Purple Pikmin.

In Pikmin: Redemption
In Pikmin: Redemption, Violet Candypop Buds are very rare but are not useful until the second half of the game, when Olimar returns.

In Pikmin: The Winds of Light
In Pikmin: The Winds of Light, Violet Candypop Buds appear in Adventure Cave's second sublevel and Melodic Maze's third sublevel.

In Pikmin V
In Pikmin V, Violet Candypop Buds return with a few changes made to all Candypop Buds: they can convert 10 Pikmin before wilting, and Purple Pikmin thrown into the flower will not be reverted into leaves. During the leaders' return to Dry Canyon, a Violet Candypop Bud reveals that Candypop Buds are a stage of Pikmin evolution that occurs immediately before the Onion, turning into a Purple Onion right in front of their eyes. This allows them entry into Sealed Valley.