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Purple Pikmin are a new species of Pikimin introduced in Pikmin 2, along with White Pikmin and Bulbmin. They are the second species of Pikmin to appear in Pikmin 2. Unlike the Red Pikmin, who are stored in the Red Onion, Purple Pikmin are stored in the ship, for they have no Onion.{{Infobox pikmin
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Purple Pikmin are 10 times as heavy as a normal Pikmin and can carry 10 times as much as a normal Pikmin.
'''Purple Pikmin''' are the second type of Pikmin found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and are first found in the [[Emergence Cave]]. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them necessary to complete the game. While it is possible to clear the debt in the first area, this takes a substantial amount of time to finish, as eventually the only form of income that remains are enemy corpses. Purple Pikmin share a number of similarities with [[White Pikmin]]. Firstly, they can only be obtained via certain [[Candypop Bud]]s, in this case [[Violet Candypop Bud]]s, and have pink flowers rather than white. In addition, at the [[End of Day|end of each day]], they are stored in the ship; and they are not found in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''.
 
==Abilities==
Purple Pikmin can lift ten times as much as other Pikmin types and weigh ten times more; this, it should be noted, renders the windy attacks of the [[Puffy Blowhog]] ineffective. The same applies to the fact that Purples are not affected by [[Mitite]]s or the roar of [[Emperor Bulblax]]es. Their weight, however, slows them down a lot; even with flowers. Purples can run only half as quickly as Red, Blue and Yellow Pikmin, and one-fifth as fast as whites; furthermore, they move even ''slower'' when carrying items. This can result in a player accidentally leaving a Purple Pikmin behind, especially with a leaf, while crossing an [[Areas|area]]. Also due to their weight, their throw arcs are very low, and they stop mid-throw to perform a ground pound.
 
To compensate, Purple Pikmin are notorious for their effectiveness on the battleground, as when thrown, they will land with a resounding thump, stunning and seriously injuring larger [[:category:enemies|beasts]], and fatally injuring smaller, more fragile creatures such as [[Shearwig]]s and [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s. [[:category:bosses|Bosses]] are harder to stun, and require several direct hits to do so. This strong landing destroys [[eggs]] immediately, defeats Mitites in a wide radius, and can instantly deactivate [[hazards#fire|fire]] geysers and [[hazards#electricity|electrical]] nodes. In fights, Purple Pikmin are undoubtedly the strongest. It would also seem that when throwing a Purple Pikmin, as compared to others, it moves substantially faster through the air to its target, at least twice as fast.
 
Also concerning the throwing of Purple Pikmin, they have a limited ability to home in to targets. If thrown such that they are not greatly horizontally displaced from an enemy below, they will move towards that enemy and land on it. This is particularly useful in defeating large numbers of Dwarf Bulborbs; it does not apply to very large creatures.
 
Another interesting ability of the Purples is that they rarely stumble while traveling. Other [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will occasionally trip and continue moving in one direction for a little bit before returning to the rest of the pack, but Purples rarely stumble, and when they do, they move about half as far as any other species. This may be due to their intense weight preventing them from falling easily.
 
These Pikmin possess the strange ability to anchor extra-dimensional entities such as the [[Waterwraith]] to this dimension for a brief period, and although this has never been explained in detail, it is likely another effect of their heavy weight.
 
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Purple Pikmin have the shortest throw distance and the smallest grab range. When thrown at an enemy, rather than latching on, purples will deliver a blow with knockback, stopping the opponent in his or her tracks. They are the most durable Pikmin of all and deliver the highest amount of knockback in Olimar's smashes and aerial attacks. Purple Pikmin are also the only Pikmin that will be plucked by Olimar in the ''Home-Run Contest''.


==Obtaining Purple Pikmin==
==Obtaining Purple Pikmin==
Retrieval of the [[Doomsday Apparatus]] treasure in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' requires the use of 100 Purple Pikmin. The best place to get so many would be the [[Subterranean Complex]]. Take a single Pikmin into that cave and skip sublevels until you reach the eighth one, with an [[Geyser|exit geyser]], Candypop Buds and some [[eggs]]. Use the [[Queen Candypop Bud]]s first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce 15 Purple Pikmin and 2 [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]]. Or, if you are also going for [[White Pikmin]], bring 16 Pikmin and throw 15 of them into the 3 [[Ivory Candypop Bud]]s to gain 15. When you reach the 7th floor, throw the last non-white Pikmin into a Queen Candypop Bud first and the Violet Candypop Buds after to produce 15 Purple Pikmin and 2 [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Blue Pikmin|Blue]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]].
Similar to White Pikmin, Purple Pikmin can only be obtained by throwing other colors of Pikmin in to a Candypop Bud; in the case of the Purple Pikmin, the player must throw non-purple Pikmin into a Violet Candypop Bud. Three Candypop Buds are found in the Hole of Emergence, but they disappear after a certain amount of Purple Pikmin is reached.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Normal purplepikmin2.jpg|A Purple Pikmin carrying a [[Ultra-spicy spray|red berry]].
Image:Normal purplepikmin2.jpg|A Purple Pikmin carrying a [[Ultra-spicy spray|red berry]].
Image:Pik2PurpPik.jpg|Purple Pikmin when first discovered in the Emergence Cave.
Image:Pik2PurpPik.jpg|Purple Pikmin when first discovered in the Emergence Cave.
Image:Brawl_Purple.PNG|A Purple Pikmin in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Image:Brawl_Purple.PNG|A Purple Pikmin in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Crawbster.jpg|Purple Pikmin out on the field.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Brawl Trophy==
==Brawl Trophy==
[[Image:SSBBPurpPikTrophy.jpg|thumb|80px|Trophy for Purple Pikmin.]]
 
"A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong--one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness."
''A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong--one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness.''


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Purple Pikmin are a new species of Pikimin introduced in Pikmin 2, along with White Pikmin and Bulbmin. They are the second species of Pikmin to appear in Pikmin 2. Unlike the Red Pikmin, who are stored in the Red Onion, Purple Pikmin are stored in the ship, for they have no Onion.

Purple Pikmin
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Resistance None
Attack strength Strong
Mobility Low
Throw Low
Digging speed Unknown
Carrying capacity 10

Purple Pikmin are 10 times as heavy as a normal Pikmin and can carry 10 times as much as a normal Pikmin.

Obtaining Purple Pikmin

Similar to White Pikmin, Purple Pikmin can only be obtained by throwing other colors of Pikmin in to a Candypop Bud; in the case of the Purple Pikmin, the player must throw non-purple Pikmin into a Violet Candypop Bud. Three Candypop Buds are found in the Hole of Emergence, but they disappear after a certain amount of Purple Pikmin is reached.

Gallery

Brawl Trophy

A type of Pikmin, much heavier and slower than other Pikmin. When thrown, they impact with such force that they may kill or stun enemies. They're also incredibly strong--one of them can carry an item that normally would require ten Pikmin. While they're more powerful fighters than their red cousins, their slow speed hampers their effectiveness.

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