Emperor Bulblax

The Emperor Bulblax is the largest known species of the Grub-dog family. Moss grows upon its thick hide, giving its body a greenish color and serving as camouflage. This beast usually hides in the ground to ambush prey, catching it with its long, sticky tongue. Its soft face is its only weak point to attack. Since it doesn't discriminate much when eating things, it can be led to swallow something a bit less tasteful than Pikmin.

An Emperor Bulblax serves as the final boss in Pikmin 1. It lies buried in the ground at The Final Trial, visible only by the mossy growth on its back protruding from the ground. When approached, the Bulblax will rear up and roar, knocking Olimar and the Pikmin back, and will then proceed to attack. His attacks are different depending on his "mood". This mood is initially characterized by salivation: he will attack by using his tongue, gobbling up any Pikmin in front of him, even as many as all 100 if the player is careless. After taking damage, this phase will end, and the Emperor Bulblax will use his jump attack. It is possible to identify the jumping mood beforehand, as the creature drools far less during the phase.

In Pikmin 2, these beasts are much weaker, most likely due to their diminished size. They are found only underground, with only their eyes exposed as a form of camouflage. Some of the game's Emperor Bulblaxes, once reduced to half health, roar, which has several effects: it causes Pikmin to panic, attracts another Emperor Bulblax to the fight if there are any others in the area, and may bring Mitites burrowing out of the ground. When it dies, the Bulblax spins around and roars, whipping gobs of saliva everywhere until it shrinks down to about half its original size for easier carrying.

In The Story Serial
An Emperor Bulblax has appeared in the story serial on the main page of Pikmin Fanon. It was apparently the same Emperor Bulblax that swallowed the final ship part, the Secret Safe. It claimed it had been killed, a seeming paradox since it should not be alive to tell if it was killed. An explanation has not yet been given.

Notably, the Emperor Bulblax was called the "Ancient One". It is unknown if this is its real name or just a title given to it by The Intelligence.

Interestingly, the Emperor Bulblax smelled Sagittarius and mistook him for Olimar. Sagittarius is Olimar's son, which is likely the reason behind the mistake.

Pikmin: The After Years
Same size and health as in Pikmin 1 and same attacks as in Pikmin 2.

Pikspore
PS undefined Emperor Bulblaxes are just as big as the one in Pikmin 1 but slightly weaker yet are still tough bosses. One is fought in the Jungle Tunnel, and another later in Challenger's Cavern, and a final one in Spectral Garden in the Wasteland area.

Pikmin: Shadows of the Future
Same as Pikspore.

Pikmin Chronicles
In Pikmin Chronicles, an Emperor Bulblax serves as the first boss, appearing towards the end of Chapter 1. It is found buried in the ground on the last sublevel of the cave, with both its eyes and moss-covered back exposed. The Pikmin walk up to it, unaware of what it is until it is too late. At first, it is too strong to kill and the player must quickly escape to the surface before it eats them. Once at the surface, the ground shakes and a loud roar is heard. A few seconds later, the upset Emperor Bulblax bursts through the ground and terrorizes the landing site, which is where the boss battle takes place, It is about the same size as the one in Pikmin 1, and is killed the same way. After it is killed, its body is taken away and the player realizes that the hole the Emperor Bulblax created when it busted through the ground has opened up a new path...

Pikmin: Advanced Trilogy
Although Emperor Bulblax doesn't appear in any of the games, a poster of it can be seen in every Pikmin Super Shop.

Move List

 * Start - Headbutt
 * Start - Dash
 * Start - Bite
 * Lv. 15 - Crunch
 * Lv. 30 - Slam
 * Lv. 35 - Earthquake
 * Lv. 37 - Ground Tremble
 * Lv. 39 - Earth Tremble
 * Lv. 40 - Falling Sky
 * Lv. 50 - Pulzerize Stomp
 * HM01 - Strength

Evolutions
None

Pre-Evolutions
Bulborb Larva -> Lv. 25 Red Bulborb -> Lv. 50 Male

Pikmin: The Winds of Light
It has the same attacks and size as it did in Pikmin 2. It appears on Sublevel 2 in the upper-left corner in the Royal Wraith's Palace.

Pikmin: Theme Park
Same as in Pikmin 2, and is also fought in Boss Rush.