Crimson Candypop Bud

Crimson Candypop Buds are red candypop buds that behave exactly the same as other candypop buds, changing the color of a Pikmin that is thrown into it. When Pikmin are thrown in, they will be changed into Red Pikmin. If Red Pikmin are thrown in, they will be reverted to the leaf stage.

Olimar's notes

 * "No matter what color Pikmin is tossed into the bosom of this flower, it spits out the same number of red Pikmin seeds. The Pikmin, the candypop flowers, and the Pikmin Onions are not easily explained by current theories of the xenobotanical sciences, and thus have not yet been appropriately studied and classified."

Louie's notes

 * "This spicy flower combusts upon contact with the tongue. Keep fire-retardant condiments within arm's reach!"

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs
In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs, Crimson Candypop Buds can be found in the Inferno Territory. Three of them form a triangle shape on a small ashy island connected to the mainland by a small path. Each Crimson Candypop Bud converts ten Pikmin of any color before quickly wilting and disappearing. They regenerate every three days.

In Pikmin: Redemption
Rarer, but as the other candypops are, still less useful.

In Pikmin: Wide World
The Crimson Candypop Bud appears in Pikmin: Wide World.