Flashpetal

The Flashpetal is a spitbloom that acts as a checkpoint.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 2... Again?
In Pikmin 2... Again?, the Flashpetal is a spitbloom found exclusively in caves. They look like white, three-petaled flowers. When first found, their petals are closed, but open when leaders come near. If a Pikmin extinction occurs or all leaders are downed, the Flashpetal will close, spin in place, slow to a stop, and then eject the Pikmin and leaders. Afterward, the leaders can work back to where they were, even several sublevels deeper. Every time the Flashpetal is used, it loses a petal, and after three uses, will wilt away, disappearing, no longer functional.