Red Bulborb

Red Bulborbs are among the most well-known enemies in the Pikmin games and are often just as much a staple for the games as Pikmin themselves. They were originally known as Spotty Bulborbs until various other subspecies, all with spots, were discovered in Pikmin 2.

Games

 * Pikmin 1 (canon)
 * Pikmin 2 (canon)
 * Pikmin: Bulborb - appears as a player character
 * Pikmin: Distant Planet
 * Pikmin: Global Breakdown
 * Pikmin: Mysterious Raiders
 * Pikmin: Shadows of the Future
 * Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator
 * Pikmin: The First Colony
 * Pikmin: Wrath of Mr. B
 * Pikmin: Before Olimar
 * Pikmin: Clouded skies
 * Pikmin: Guardian
 * Pikmin: Shadows of the Future
 * Pikmin:Doomed Time
 * Pikmin:Redemption
 * Pikmin:The After Years - slightly less common than normal
 * Pikmin:The Escape - very common
 * PikSpore

Appearance

 * Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2: The front half of a Red Bulborb is a peach-colored face. The blue-irised eyes are attached to stalks attached at the top of the face. It has two nostrils, but no protruding nose. The mouth takes up the lower fourth of the face. The back half of the Red Bulborb is semi-spherical, and is red with large white spots. Red Bulborbs have two legs, each with two toes.

Behavior

 * Pikmin 1: When entering a region, all Red Bulborbs in an area will be asleep. They will stay asleep until attacked or a Dwarf Red Bulborb cries out. When awoken, they will try to eat Pikmin until the Pikmin and Captain leave a radius around where it started sleeping. At that point, it will return to its original location, yawn and start sleeping again.
 * Pikmin 2: When entering a region, all Red Bulborbs in an area will be asleep. They will stay asleep until attacked. When awoken, they will try to eat Pikmin until the Pikmin and Captain leave a radius around where it started sleeping. At that point, it will return to its original location, yawn and start sleeping again.

Strategy to defeat

 * Pikmin 1: If swarmed with a large enough group of pikmin before being woken up, they can usually be defeated before they are awake enough to counter attack. Without a large enough group of pikmin, just throw pikmin onto its back.
 * Pikmin 2: Throw pikmin onto its back until it is defeated. Purple Pikmin work exceedingly well at being tossed onto Red Bulborbs.