Sleepy Bulbear

The Sleepy Bulbear is a species of bulbear that spends much of its time sleeping.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Wide World
The Sleepy Bulbear is a drowsy bulbear appearing in Pikmin: Wide World, and is found only in Arid Oasis and its caves. It is a close relative of the Spotty Bulbear, and no dwarf counterpart of it is encountered. Sleepy Bulbears may, needless to say, be found on sleeping, in a variety of positions, on dry land, alone or with another Sleepy Bulbear, sometimes accompanied by Dwarf Spotty Bulbears, and awaken upon being touched or injured, or hearing a sound loud enough to rouse them from slumber. An awake Sleepy Bulbear will chase down any leaders and Pikmin in its territory, ceasing once they flee far enough away, at which point it will seek a spot near its original resting position to resume its slumber there. Unlike some other bulbears, which fling Pikmin into the air before gobbling them up, the Sleepy Bulbear instead eats Pikmin much like a bulborb would. Any leader a Sleepy Bulbear bites down on will be chewed up, and then spat out alongside any Pikmin in the creature's mouth at the time. Additionally, the Sleepy Bulbear does not revive after death. Any Dwarf Spotty Bulbears accompanying a Sleepy Bulbear when a Spotty Bulbear passes by may choose to either stay with the Sleepy Bulbear or follow the Spotty Bulbear, a choice also made conversely.

Sleepy Bulbears strongly resemble Spotty Bulbears in appearance but differ slightly in coloration in that they have bloodshot eyes, red irises, lighter skin, and pinker lips. Otherwise, their features are the same as the Spotty Bulbear's.

The optimal strategy to defeat a Sleepy Bulbear is by sneaking up behind it, as it slumbers, with a large quantity of Pikmin, charging them into its backside. This technique often critically wounds a Sleepy Bulbear, if not outright kill it, before it has a chance to retaliate. If caught off-guard and a head-on conflict happens, throwing Pikmin into its eyes will inflict minor damage, cause the creature to flinch, and make the creature release any Pikmin in its mouth. Upon defeat, a Sleepy Bulbear will yield. Aboveground, its body can be brought to either the Dolphin Lander for or the Master Onion to receive twelve Pikmin seeds. Underground, a Sleepy Bulbear's carcass can be taken to the Lander Pod to either get or be stored to later gain twelve main discovered Pikmin seeds of choice from the Master Onion, but only if the cave is exited using an escape geyser.