Violet Candypop Bud

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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant or fungus.
Vegetation
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Appearance in Pikmin 3.
Scientific name Flora puniceus
Family Candypop

The Violet Candypop Bud is a purple-petaled candypop bud that behaves just like any other candypop bud but changes Pikmin thrown into them into Purple Pikmin. Purple Pikmin that are thrown in are reverted to the leaf stage and don't count against the five-Pikmin limit per candypop bud.

In fanon games

Below this point is where users place their version of the Violet Candypop Bud.

In Pikmin 251

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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin 251, a Pikmin 2 ROM hack created by PikHacker.
Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Candypop
Areas None
Caves Grub-dog Domain, Palace of the Wraith
Challenge Mode stages Purple Trials
Pikmin produced 5 Purple Pikmin

The Violet Candypop Bud appears in Pikmin 251. Its behavior is unchanged from Pikmin 2.

Notes

Olimar's observations

At last! After exploring so much of this planet without the power of the Purple Pikmin, we finally found their Candypop Buds. It took exploring as far into the Flooded Fields as we could. Now that we have them, it seems like getting more of them won't be an easy task. Only a few places in the whole world actually have them present. Is this the Candypop Buds playing tricks on us? It can't be a coincidence that the hardest to find bud is the most useful one. If only the Purple Pikmin could have an Onion like the primary colors. Then we wouldn't need to rely on these flowers.

Cookin' with Louie

This convenient purple flower secretes a dark, flavorful oil that eliminates the need for salad dressing!

In Pikmin V

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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin V, a fanon game created by En Passant.
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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Pikminus yokozunum (pistillated)
Family Pikmin
Pikmin produced 10 Purple Pikmin

In Pikmin V, Violet Candypop Buds return with a few changes made to all Candypop Buds: they can convert 10 Pikmin before wilting, and Purple Pikmin thrown into the flower will not be reverted to the leaf stage. During the leaders' return to Dry Canyon, a Violet Candypop Bud reveals that Candypop Buds are a stage of Pikmin evolution that occurs immediately before the Onion, turning into a Purple Onion right in front of their eyes. This allows them entry into Sealed Valley.

Notes

Brittany's notes

Amazing! We have confirmed that Candypop Buds can metamorphose into Onions! This solves a lot of the mystery of the Candypop and Pikmin families, although it creates more questions as well. We still need to figure out how, why, and when a Candypop Bud will decide to mature.

Olimar's notes

This flower transforms any type of Pikmin thrown into it into Purple Pikmin. Despite the species' rarity, Purple Pikmin are great to pick up if you are in need of their strengths. They become a bit of a hassle afterward due to how slow they are, so choose wisely.

Louie's notes

I previously noted that this flower excretes a flavorful oil–turns out that the flavor comes from its extremely high fat content. Since this planet requires a lot of physical labor, I've taken to decocting the petals into an equally-high protein drink.

In Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs

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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Flora puniceus
Family Candypop
Areas Loaf Territory
Caves None
Pikmin produced 10

Violet Candypop Buds appear in Pikmin: Attack of the Breadbugs, where they are distributed throughout the Loaf Territory of the Land of Wonders. They may be found alone or in pairs, and each one can transform up to ten Pikmin into Purple Pikmin before wilting away and disappearing. Purple Pikmin that are thrown in simply revert to leaf-stage maturity. After three in-game days have passed, wilted Violet Candypop Buds reappear, and those that have fewer than ten uses remaining have their uses replenished.

In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War

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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War, created by AlmightyCreeperLord.
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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Candypop
Caves Curious Cove
Pikmin produced 5 Purple Pikmin

In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War, Violet Candypop Buds are less important since the ship acts as the Purple Pikmin's Onion. Violet Candypop Buds are first found in Curious Cove.

Notes

Olimar's notes

This flower always produces one Purple Pikmin for each Pikmin thrown in. As I have not been able to return a specimen, I have been unable to see how it does this. Perhaps it had the Purple Pikmin there in the first place and is just eating the ones thrown in?

Ship's notes

This flower may inject a thrown-in Pikmin with a purple pigment that alters the Pikmin's color and attributes. Further study shall be conducted with a Pellet Posy and this specimen.

In Pikmin: A New Journey

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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Candypop
Pikmin produced 5 Purple Pikmin

Violet Candypop Buds, in Pikmin: A New Journey, function almost exactly as they do in Pikmin 2, although there is a rare chance that they will produce a Rare Purple Pikmin instead of a normal Purple Pikmin.

In Pikmin: Redemption

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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Redemption, created by Sir Pikmin.
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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Candypop
Pikmin produced 5 Purple Pikmin

In Pikmin: Redemption, Violet Candypop Buds are very rare but are not useful until the second half of the game, when Olimar returns.

In Pikmin: The Winds of Light

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The Winds of Light
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: The Winds of Light, a fanon game created by EmperorRagingLongLegs.
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Violet Candypop Bud The icon used to represent this plant.
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Scientific name Flora puniceus
Family Candypop
Areas None
Caves Adventure Cave, Melodic Maze
Pikmin produced 5 Purple Pikmin

In Pikmin: The Winds of Light, Violet Candypop Buds appear in Adventure Cave's second sublevel and Melodic Maze's third sublevel.

Notes

Olimar's notes

These flowers have the strange ability to change the colors of Pikmin. Perhaps it applies some sort of pigment that alters the bodily functions and, obviously, the color of Pikmin thrown in. Research shall continue later.