Parasitic Pikmin

The Parasitic Pikmin is a species of Pikmin that infects various organisms and turns them into their hosts.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin Chronicles
Two types of Parasitic Pikmin appear in Pikmin Chronicles: Bulbmin, the Pikmin that infect bulborbs, and Green Pikmin, the result radiation exposure has on Bulbmin.

Bulbmin are a bright orange color, have hair-like protrusions on their heads, sharp claws, slightly bloodshot eyes with pink irises. They are very aggressive and live in bright orange Onions, which may appear at random in some environments, and do one of two things: they land on the ground and release Bulbmin, or eject seeds that count towards the amount of on-field Pikmin.

Since they share the same plant/animal heritage of the Pikmin, they will not attack the Pikmin, and the Pikmin will not help you in killing them. The Captains will have to shake them off and then punch them until they die, or lead them into a hazard if they are attacking you. They will actively avoid the hazard on the maps they are found if they are not attacking you, however. They will attack you if you pluck them out of the ground, but you will not be able to have 100 Pikmin on the field if they are buried, so it is recommended you take care of them.

When the onions land on the ground, they can be attacked. If they are attacked repeatedly, they will drop an item and continue flying for a while before landing again in a different location.

Green Pikmin
They will shrink down to about half their original size, making them the smallest of all known Pikmin, turn a strange shade of green, and their roots will become longer and they will become quicker.Their eyes will also become yellow and pupiless. These type of pikmin are especially dangerous in the sense that their small size allows them to control other pikmin! Fortunatley, these pikmin pose as threats to other pikmin, and are therefore not veiwed as pikmin by them, so they will aid you in defeating them. Green Pikmin are sometimes refered to as "Dwarf Bulbmin".

In Pikmin: Advanced Online
Parasitic Pikmin are the Pikmin species that live in Bulbmin. Their Onion is found Snowtop River Palace in Pikmin: Advanced Online.