Silver Bulborb

The Silver Bulborb is a grub-dog appearing in Pikmin 251. It is a distant relative of the Red Bulborb. Unlike with its dwarf counterpart, the Dwarf Silver Bulborb, the Silver Bulborb can be killed by swarming it with Pikmin. It is usually found sleeping until it is touched, where it wakes up. It will return to its sleeping spot if it doesn't see prey like leaders or Pikmin, but will give chase if it does.

The Silver Bulborb looks like a typical bulborb. It has light skin, a glossy gray rump with white spots, white fangs and claws, a red mouth with a pink tongue, and bright green eyes supported by a pair of eyestalks. Its back is what gives the creature its name.

Silver Bulborbs aren't much more challenging than Red Bulborbs, but they move very slowly compared to them. They can turn quickly, however, but usually too quickly for their own good. Because of this, Silver Bulborbs can usually be taken out with little to no losses whatsoever. The optimal tactic for taking down a Silver Bulborb is to sneak up on it from behind and quickly throw Pikmin onto its backside until it dies.