Editing Violet Candypop Bud

{{Infobox plant
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = Violet Candypop Bud.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Violet Candypop Bud icon.png
|name        = Flora puniceus
|family      = Candypop
|underground = [[Emergence Cave]], [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]]
|challenge   = [[Novice Training]]
|missionct   = [[Thirsty Desert]]
|bingo       = [[Blooming Terrace]]
|produce     = 5 [[Purple Pikmin]]
}}

'''Violet Candypop Buds''' ({{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa|Purple Puffed Grain Weed}}) are purple [[Candypop Bud]]s in {{p2}}. They behave the same as all other Candypop Buds, except when non-Purple [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] are [[throw]]n in, they will change into [[Purple Pikmin]]. If Purple Pikmin are thrown in, they will be reverted to the leaf [[maturity]]. These plants are the only way to obtain Purple Pikmin.

They technically do appear in {{p3}} and {{p4}}, but all Candypop Buds are merged into one in those games, meaning the are just different variants of the same plant rather than separate species of the [[Candypop]] family.

==Locations==
The following is a list of all the locations of Violet Candypop Buds in each game. In ''Pikmin 2'', if a player collects five Purple Pikmin from each plant encountered as they go along, without repeating caves, they will be able to nearly reach 100. Growing 100 Purple Pikmin is required to collect the [[Doomsday Apparatus]]. However, if a player wishes to build their number of Purple Pikmin later, choosing the right cave will greatly speed up the process. The [[Subterranean Complex]] is recommended if the player first needs more Pikmin to convert, as [[Queen Candypop Buds]] are present. However, if a player doesn't need or want to grow more Pikmin, such as in a [[101 Pikmin run]], the [[Bulblax Kingdom]] would be the fastest option. To note that many Violet Candypop Buds disappear after the player's total amount of Purple Pikmin has reached 20, as explained [[Candypop Bud#Maximum Pikmin requirement|here]]. Using [[Bulbmin]] is also convenient for growing Purple Pikmin, such as in the [[Submerged Castle]], where Purple Pikmin are needed to defeat the boss &ndash; the [[Waterwraith]].

;Story mode:
* [[Emergence Cave]]: Two on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples).
* [[Subterranean Complex]]: Three on sublevel 8 ([[Queen Candypop Bud]]s available)
* [[Frontier Cavern]]: One on sublevel 1 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), one on sublevel 4 ([[Bulbmin]] available), and one on sublevel 5 (Bulbmin available).
* [[Hole of Beasts]]: Two on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 4.
* [[Bulblax Kingdom]]: Two on sublevel 4, and one on sublevel 6.
* [[Snagret Hole]]: One on sublevel 3.
* [[Citadel of Spiders]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples).
* [[Glutton's Kitchen]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).
* [[Shower Room]]: One on sublevel 2 (if the player has less than 20 Purples), and one on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).
* [[Submerged Castle]]: Two on sublevel 5 (Bulbmin available).
* [[Cavern of Chaos]]: One on sublevel 5 (Queen Candypop Bud available).

;Challenge Mode:
* [[Novice Training]]: Three on sublevel 1.

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|The most useful Candypop Bud turns Pikmin weaklings into powerful purples. Don't pass up an opportunity to add to your purple Pikmin population.|block=y}}

==Technical information==
{{see|Candypop Bud#Technical information|t1=Candypop Bud technical information}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size = Length: {{mm|65}}
|piklopedia = 49
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Violetcandypop.jpg|Artwork of the Violet Candypop Bud.
P2 Artwork Violet Candypop Bud.png|Alternate scan of the Violet Candypop Bud's artwork.
Violet Candypop Bud open P2 artwork.jpg|Clay art of the Violet Candypop Bud.
P2 Violet Candypop Bud introduction.png|The Violet Candypop Bud in the [[Emergence Cave]].
P2S Violet Candypop Bud introduction.png|The Violet Candypop Bud in the Emergence Cave in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
Violet Candypop Bud P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Violet Candypop Bud in the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2''.
Promo1f.JPG|The Violet Candypop Bud's [[e-card]], #55.
</gallery>

==Naming==
{{see more|Candypop Bud#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Violet Candypop Bud. Violet is a shade of purple.
|jpcommon   = {{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa|Purple Puffed Grain Weed}}.
|jpname     = {{j|ムラサキポンガシグサ|Murasaki Pongashi Gusa}}. It is the same as the Japanese nickname.
|scientific = ''Flora puniceus''. ''Puniceus'' may refer to ''Aster puniceus'' (now classified as as ''{{w|Symphyotrichum puniceum}}''), a purple plant. ''[[wiktionary:puniceus|Puniceus]]'' itself descents from {{w|Phoenicia}} which was famous for its {{w|tyrian purple}}.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{Needs translation|Italian}}
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ムラサキポンガシグサ
|JapR=Murasaki Pongashi Gusa
|JapM=Purple Puffed Grain Weed
|Ger=Violette Königinblume
|GerM=Violet Queen Flower
|FraE=Fleur Cracheuse Pourpre
|FraEM=Purple Spitting Flower
|FraA=Fleur cracheuse mauve
|FraAM=Mauve spitting flower
|SpaA=Brote rebotador violeta
|SpaAM=Violet bouncing bud
|Ita=Cromanvillea lilla
|ItaM=
|Kor=보라뻥튀기초
|KorR=Bola-Ppeongtwigi-Cho
|KorM=Purple Puffed Grain Grass
}}

==See also==
* [[Purple Pikmin]]
* [[Ivory Candypop Bud]]

{{Plants}}
[[Category:Emergence Cave]]
[[Category:Subterranean Complex]]
[[Category:Frontier Cavern]]
[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:Bulblax Kingdom]]
[[Category:Snagret Hole]]
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Shower Room]]
[[Category:Submerged Castle]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]