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{{Infobox enemy
==WHAT'S THAT SMELL????==
|pikmin2    = y
|image      = Bulbmin and young.jpg
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Bulbmin.png
|underground = [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Hole of Heroes]]
|challenge  = [[Green Hole]], [[Hidden Garden]]
|attacks    = Eats Pikmin
|name        = Parasiticus pikminicus
|family      = Pikmin
|height      = 50
|value      = 3
|weight      = 7
|seeds      = {{tt|10|This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from the game files.}}
|max_pikmin  = 14
|vitality    = 300
}}
 
{{Infobox pikmin
|name      = Bulbmin (Juvenile)
|image      = Bulbmin group.jpg
|size      = 270px
|resistance = All Hazards (except explosions)
|height    = 15
|strength  = Average (10)
|mobility  = Average
|throw      = Average
|carry      = 1
}}
'''Bulbmin''' are a parasitic species of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] that have infected a [[Bulborb]] and taken control of it. They can be found wandering the floors of certain [[cave]]s and behave much like the [[Spotty Bulbear]], patrolling an established path in search of food, and can be dealt with similarly by using [[spray]]s or [[Purple Pikmin]]. The cave with the greatest number of Bulbmin is the [[Submerged Castle]].
 
Mature Bulbmin, acting as a [[Leader|Captain]], can be followed by 10 or fewer juvenile Bulbmin. Since wild juveniles count towards the 100-Pikmin limit, exactly how many there are depends on whether or not the player has 10 available spaces. After defeating a mature Bulbmin, the smaller ones go into a panic. They are not dangerous, but whistling at them will instantly bring them into line under the captain's command, and they become part of his Pikmin swarm.
 
They have average capabilities in terms of mobility and strength, but are immune to all hazards (fire, water, electricity, and poison), excluding explosions. As beneficial as their abilities may seem, they cannot leave the caves with Olimar, and will not count towards the ''overall'' Pikmin count. This makes them ideal for use in [[Candypop Bud]]s.
 
The only way that Bulbmin can be killed if they are '''not''' under a captain's command - that is, before ever being whistled - is if a [[Lithopod|Cannon Beetle]] or [[Waterwraith]] flattens them, or they fall over the side of a level into the abyss when shaken by an enemy attack or explosion or other sufficient force.
 
There is some debate over what Bulbmin inside Bulborbs actually look like. Some argue that since they appear as green dots on the map, and since their leaves glow green when idle, that they themselves are green. Others suggest that Bulbmin are orange given the color of their stem, as well as the color of the conical aiming cursor when a Bulbmin is in hand and the color of the trail they produce when thrown.
 
For an unknown reason, Bulbmin refuse to leave the cave via a [[Geyser]], or escape via the Research Pod; instead staying behind and watching the captain and fellow Pikmin ride up.
{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y|ship=y}}
 
==Strategy==
===Pikmin===
To ensure a low Pikmin loss, if not [[zero-death run|zero]], wait until it approaches the active Captain, then throw Pikmin rapidly on top of the beast, further to the back than the front. If done correctly and with good aim, it should shake them off and turn around slowly: it has been distracted, leaving a large time gap in which to swarm it. Do it, then, and it should die before any of the Pikmin it manages to swallow do. Also if it is attacked by other bulbmin it will hesitate slightly before attacking allowing more time to deal damage.
 
As extra precautions or for an easier fight, use [[Purple Pikmin]] or an [[Ultra-Bitter Spray]] if it captures any Pikmin.
 
===Captains===
Approach the Bulbmin like a roaming Bulbear, attacking it from behind and avoiding its bite. Although its [[HP|health]] is significantly lower than a Bulbear's, it can still take a substantial amount of time to kill without the [[Rocket Fist]] powerup.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Bulbmin3.jpg|Artwork of a mature Bulbmin.
Image:Bulbmin2.jpg|Artwork of a juvenille Bulbmin
Image:Bulbredpet.jpg|Artwork of a Bulbmin and a Red Pikmin
File:118.jpg|Another concept art featuring a mature Bulbmin and 3 juveniles.
File:119.jpg|Bulbmin in Sublevel 3 of the Submerged Castle.
File:12bulbmin.png|Bulbmin in the Piklopedia.
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*The only place where Bulbmin can be buried (and the only place where one can observe Bulbmin with buds) is the [[Frontier Cavern]], on sublevels 4 and 5. [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s can plant them in the ground on sublevel 4, and they can be planted by [[Mamuta]]s on sublevel 5.
*Although immune to poison, the adult Bulbmin will take a fair amount of damage if having eaten a White Pikmin.
*Only adult Bulbmin will attack the player; the young will do nothing but follow the parent until it is defeated.
*Bulbmin, along with [[Mushroom Pikmin]], are the only Pikmin that were created before but did not appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
*A Bulbmin appears on the ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' Channel Screen.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ハチャッピー
|JapR=Ha Chappī
|JapM=Leaf Chappy
|Ger=Punktmin
|GerM=Dotmin; combination of ''Punktkäfer'' ("Dot Beetle", the Bulborbs' German name) and ''Pikmin''.}}
 
{{featured|3rd December 2008|26th January 2009}}
 
{{Pikmin}}
{{Enemies}}

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