Pink Ivy Bulborb

Pink Ivy Bulborb The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name	Oculus kageyamii posimas pinkus
Family	Grub-dog
Areas	Shiver Swamp, Vicious Volcano
Caves	Leafy Lounge, Lava Lurk
Attacks	Eats Pikmin, poisons Pikmin

The Pink Ivy Bulborb is the greater relative of the Ivy Bulborb. It behaves and looks much like the Ivy Bulborb, but it has pink skin instead of green skin. It is stronger and faster than the Ivy Bulborb and can also eat ten Pikmin at a time. Like the Ivy Bulborb, the Pink Ivy Bulborb's back is covered in ivy that only White Pikmin can touch without being poisoned. This ivy also falls off of the creature's back when it reaches half-health, allowing all Pikmin types to safely attack its backside. Pink Ivy Bulborbs are extraordinarily ferocious and will consume nearby corpses to replenish their health. There is always a Pink Ivy Bulborb at the end of Vicious Volcano.

Notes

Olimar's notes

"The pink ivy bulborb is a subspecies of the ivy bulborb. Ivy bulborbs are capable of absorbing nutrients from dead creatures, using them to restore strength. Sometimes, an internal process will go awry, causing an irreversible mutation that increases the creature's speed, stamina, and strength. These effects occur due to a much higher blood pressure and heart rate, resulting in the flushed, pinkish color that clearly identifies this mutation."

Louie's notes

"Poisonous. Consumption results in blushing, rashes, and high blood pressure."