Yellow Bulborb

The Yellow Bulborb is a member of the grub-dog family seen in various prerelease footage of. It strongly resembles the Red Bulborb except for its yellow rump and its uniquely black spots, and its dwarf equivalent is the Dwarf Yellow Bulborb. It apparently became the much more visually-distinct Hairy Bulborb, judging by its internal name.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Distant Planet
The Yellow Bulborb appears in Pikmin: Distant Planet.

In Pikmin: Evolution Unleashed
The Yellow Bulborb appears in Pikmin: Evolution Unleashed.

In Pikmin: The Huge Debt
The Yellow Bulborb appears in Pikmin: The Huge Debt.

In Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator
The Yellow Bulborb is a grub-dog in Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator that behaves identically to Red Bulborbs. It is speculated that Yellow Bulborbs and Red Bulborbs may be one and the same, with the color changes merely depending on the region. Like Red Bulborbs, Yellow Bulborbs are mimicked by breadbugs as well.

In Pikmin: The War of the Pikmin Planet
In Pikmin: The War of the Pikmin Planet, Yellow Bulborbs have a design reminiscent of bees. They are treated as a weaker recolor of a Red Bulborb. According to Olimar, they are part of a matriarchal society, with a queen.

In Pikmin: Wide World
The Yellow Bulborb appears in Pikmin: Wide World. It is a grub-dog that is exclusive to Balmy Highlands and its caves. Its dwarf counterpart is the Dwarf Yellow Bulborb, and its mechanical counterpart is the Yellow Bulbot. Yellow Bulborbs may often be found sleeping in a variety of positions, either alone or in groups, sometimes in the company of Dwarf Yellow Bulborbs. Unlike other grub-dogs, however, Yellow Bulborbs periodically wake up to shift their sleeping position. They may also be woken up if they are touched, harmed, or hear a noise loud enough to rouse them from their slumber. Upon being woken up, a Yellow Bulborb will pursue any Pikmin or leaders it sees in its territory until they flee far enough away, which will cause it to give up and find a spot near its original resting position to resume its slumber.

Yellow Bulborbs are the size and shape of most other bulborbs. They have dark skin, a yellow backside with black spots, and lavender-colored irises with white sclerae. Their fangs are white, and so are their claws.

Unless it can be snuck up on, fighting a Yellow Bulborb can be tricky because they wake up so often. Should the opportunity arise to attack from behind, Pikmin should be charged at its backside for a quick and easy kill. Pikmin can also be rapidly thrown onto the creature's back if so desired. If a head-on conflict is bound to occur, the optimal course of action would be to throw Pikmin at the creature's eyes to inflict minor damage, make the creature flinch, and cause it to release any Pikmin currently in its mouth. Any leaders it bites down on will be chewed up, and then spat out alongside any Pikmin in its mouth at the time. Upon defeat, a Yellow Bulborb will yield. Aboveground, its carcass can be carried to either the Dolphin Lander to gain or the Master Onion to receive ten Pikmin seeds. Underground, its remains can be brought to the Lander Pod to either gain or be stored to later receive ten Pikmin seeds of choice from the Master Onion, but only if the cave is exited using an escape geyser.

In Pikspore
In Pikspore, Yellow Bulborbs are not much different from Red Bulborbs, and live in sandy and rocky environments, such as the Sand Lands. They have black spots instead of green ones.

CraftedPbody's version
The Yellow Bulborb has a general bulborb appearance, but has tan skin, green eyes that resemble that of the Orange Bulborb, and its backside is yellow with black spots. The Yellow Bulborb isn't an active fighter unless it is encountered while it relocates. While it is faking death, it will be inactive until a group of Pikmin attempts to lift it, and five seconds after it is interacted with, it will wake up, knocking all Pikmin carrying it to the ground. Every time a quarter of its health is removed, it will fake death again and recover health while it is in this condition. Once the Yellow Bulborb gets back to full health it will walk back to its initial resting spot.