Moldy Bulborb Larva

The Moldy Bulborb Larva is an infant grub-dog that has been infected with mold.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Evolution
The Moldy Bulborb Larva is a young grub-dog, specifically a Bulborb Larva, in Pikmin Evolution that has been infected with mold. They have the same build as normal Bulborb Larvae but are dark turquoise, and dotting their bodies are warts that are actually small clumps of mold. They appear in the same ways as Bulborb Larvae, those being from dirt mounds aboveground and from grub-dog matriarchs, though the dirt mounds they emerge from are stained green due to the mold lining their tunnels and they are birthed specifically by the Broodmother Bulblax. As beings born from mold, they are quite fragile and drown easily from water. The Moldy Bulborb Larva are most dangerous when in the company of an enraged Broodmother Bulblax, as their mother's rage will drive them to be more aggressive, becoming twice as fast as normal.

Though Moldy Bulborb Larvae may not initially seem any more dangerous than the standard Bulborb Larvae, their bodies are highly toxic, as when they die, they rapidly decay into mold. The effect isn't immediate, so there is time to back away before the resulting lethal mold cloud can form. After the cloud settles, it will seep into the ground and become toxic green mold, which slows down and poisons anything that crosses it. Thus, Roach Pikmin, which are both immune to mold and poison and can clean up the moldy mess caused by a dead larva, are strongly recommended to fight them. Besides that, Moldy Bulborb Larvae take little effort to dispatch. If sacrificing Pikmin is not an issue, feeding a Germ Pikmin to a Moldy Bulborb Larva will kill it instantly, and the acid the Pikmin contains will prevent the Larva from producing mold postmortem. Overall, while only mildly more dangerous than the normal Bulborb Larva, Moldy Bulborb Larvae can be devastating to an unprepared squad.