Bulbearmin

The Bulbearmin is a Spotty Bulbear infected by a parasitic Pikmin.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
Bulbearmin appear in Pikmin 251 as a close relative of the Bulbmin. It inhabits caves only, and wanders about portions of a sublevel accessible to it. Upon seeing or detecting Pikmin or leaders, an adult Bulbearmin will pursue and attempt to bite or eat them.

Accompanying each adult can be up to ten juveniles, although if too many Pikmin are already present in the sublevel, fewer juveniles will be present, with a minimum of zero following an adult. The juvenile Bulbearmin are harmless. They will not attack Pikmin or leaders, or defend their elder from attack, simply watching from a small distance away. After the adult Bulbearmin's defeat, the juveniles will panic, although at this point they can be whistled to soothe them and call them to the side of the leader that whistled them. Juvenile Bulbmin are resistant to fire, electricity, water, and poison, making them extremely useful. Because the juveniles can not be brought out from a cave, throwing them into candypop buds is recommended if they have no further use.

Adult and juvenile Bulbearmin alike strongly resemble Spotty Bulbears and Dwarf Bulbears, respectively, although a diminished size. Strangely, they have the physiology of a bulborb rather than a bulbear, and the closest they have to lips is the odd skin under their bottom jaw.

Adult Bulbearmin can be often be killed relatively quickly with no issue. Throwing Pikmin on top of one is recommended, although they can sometimes manage to eat a few Pikmin anyway. Because of this, having leaders punch it may be preferred as it negates the risk of losing Pikmin to it and takes roughly as long to kill the creature as it does with Pikmin. Unlike the Spotty Bulbear, the Bulbearmin does not revive after death.

In the 2-Player Battle stage Broken Bulbmin, Bulbearmin have strange, game-breaking behaviors. Juvenile Bulbearmin can be taken from their parent while it is still alive, and although they are friendly to leaders, they are hostile towards other Pikmin, even those on the same team as their commanding leader, which is due to 2-Player Battle's rules regarding hostility between Pikmin types. Furthermore, when a juvenile dies, the game crashes trying to respawn it at a nonexistent Onion. Lastly, Bulbearmin are capable of carrying one team's and bringing it to their opponent's Onion.

In Pikmin 3: The Dweevil's Revenge
Bulbearmin are a parasitic species of Pikmin in Pikmin 3: The Dweevil's Revenge that infected a Spotty Bulbear, taking control of it. After death, an adult Bulbearmin will begin its revival process, making removing its body crucial to avoid an additional conflict with the creature. Despite this characteristic, the juvenile Bulbearmin, if any, accompanying it panic anyway, and continue doing so if allowed to even when the adult Bulbearmin previously leading them had managed to revive. This allows the juveniles to be used against an adult Bulbearmin they accompanied previously.

In Pikmin: Dimensional Breach
Black Bearmin return in Pikmin: Dimensional Breach, renamed from Bulbearmin. Like any other Bulbmin breed in this game, Black Bearmin can be taken out of caves and stored in the S.S. Drake, and they can be created by feeding a juvenile Black Bulbear a few Green Pikmin. They retain their boosted attack strength, but they are immune only to fire, water, electricity, and sand. In exchange, they now follow their leaders more closely and defend them from attackers. Adult Black Bearmin also regenerate health until they are killed.