Purple Pikmin

Purple Pikmin are the second type of Pikmin found in Pikmin 2 and and are first found in the Emergence Cave. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them absolutely necessary for the game's completion. Like the White Pikmin, they can only be obtained via certain Candypop Buds, in this case the Violet Candypop Buds, and have pink flowers rather than white. Neither they nor White Pikmin are found in Pikmin 1.

This Pikmin is the best for killing enemies, because they do a lot of damage when they are thrown on, but are the slowest of all Pikmin. They are big and stocky, they are also the only Pikmin with hair.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, they are characters following Olimar, and he could use them to attack. They would send the enemy flying rather than latch on.

In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs, Purple Pikmin act the same way they did in Pikmin 2.

Pikmin SP
They are the same as the Purple Pikmin in Pikmin 2, but they now have an onion. They can still be obtained via violet candypops, and, also can be obtained in queen candypop buds in Pikmin SP. The onion is found underground, amazingly, and finds a way out somehow. The purple pikmin are found in the Onion Cave, along with White Pikmin.