Easter Chrysanthemum

The Easter Chrysanthemum appears in Pikmin 2: New Year. It is a chrysanthemum and a relative of the Creeping Chrysanthemum. Initially disguised as a mere margaret, it reveals its true form when Pikmin or leaders come close. It will try to eat Pikmin and bite leaders in its range, and when left alone, will return to its initial location and reassume its disguise.

Easter Chrysanthemums much resemble Creeping Chrysanthemums but have a yellowed, pastel-colored body.

Avoiding Pikmin casualties is notoriously difficult when faced against Easter Chrysanthemums. The optimal course of action would be to get behind it, and throw Pikmin onto it or swarm it with Pikmin. When enough Pikmin are attacking it at once, an Easter Chrysanthemum will be too focused on shaking them off to eat them, making fighting it easier.