Doom Bulblax

The Doom Bulblax is a bulblax that has been corrupted by and infused with doom essence. It appears in Pikmin: Doomed Time. The Doom Bulblax is much more aggressive than other grub-dogs, being able to rapidly eat up to thirty Pikmin at once and corrupt Pikmin into Doom Pikmin using the doom essence emanating from its backside. While in battle, it will occasionally roar, in a manner similar to the Emperor Bulblax, to attract nearby grub-dogs to its location. When it realizes it is about to die, a Doom Bulblax will shake off its attackers and jump a short distance into the air, killing anything unfortunate enough to be beneath it when it lands.

Despite its array of attacks, a Doom Bulblax may be engaged in combat in much the same way as any other grub-dog. However, care must be taken to avoid having Pikmin become Doom Pikmin due to exposure to doom essence, which can be done by whistling them away when they begin to glow purple. Once it reaches seventy-five percent health, it will attempt to corrupt its attackers into Doom Pikmin by spreading doom essence over them. If any are converted, have a small group of Pikmin dispatch them while the rest continue attacking the bulblax. The Doom Bulblax will periodically use this attack from this point onward. After reaching half-health, it has a high chance of using its roar attack. This attack can be interrupted by throwing a Pikmin onto its face to make it flinch, but avoid throwing it into the creature's mouth. At quarter-health, the creature will begin to use its jumping attack. Although extremely time-consuming, a Doom Bulblax can be killed by leaders. Avoid its deadly bites and jumps, being careful to not take steady damage from prolonged exposure to its doom essence. It is wise to switch leaders for this purpose, although the Radiation Foil will negate damage from exposure.