King Candypop Bud

King Candypop Buds are Candypop Buds found in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs, quite different from the others in the game. They allow the player to gain up to 8 Pikmin if a single one of any color is thrown in. The flower's spots alternate between purple, and white, presenting the player with an opportunity, with correct timing, to choose between receiving purple or white. Only as many more Pikmin as can exist on the field are produced; if there are already 100, the Pikmin thrown in just changes color. The plant withers after it has been used once.

These flowers are found only in certain sublevels of difficult caves, usually immediately before or after a particularly challenging boss battle. These areas are usually void of enemies, so they are sometimes referred to as "rest sublevels"; they contain other such useful things as eggs and other types of Candypop Bud.

King Candypop Buds are far more common in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs's Challenge Mode than in the main game, mostly appearing where the player starts off with very few Pikmin, such as different areas.

In Pikmin: Connection of the Worlds
The King Candypops are slightly different than their counterparts in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs. They alternate from red, yellow, blue, purple, and white. They are usually found on rest levels that have Queen Candypop Buds, but only will have the colors of currently discovered Pikmin (i.e. red for Red Pikmin, purple for Purple Pikmin, and so on).