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'''Dwarf Red Bulborbs''' ({{j|アカコチャッピー|Aka Ko Chappii|Child Red Chappy}}) are small and common enemies in the [[Pikmin (series)|''Pikmin'' games]]. They were originally known as '''Dwarf Bulborbs''' ({{j|小チャッピー|Ko Chappii|Small Chappy}}) in {{p1}} until various subspecies with different colorations were discovered; they are called just that in ''Pikmin 3'' as well. At the end of ''Pikmin'' it is known that they are not of the same species as the [[Spotty Bulborb]], and in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', they are revealed to belong to the [[Breadbug family]], not the [[Grub-dog]] family.

These enemies perfectly resemble [[Red Bulborb]]s in appearance, but are much smaller. Dwarf Red Bulborbs can be easily defeated by [[swarm]]ing them, or by [[throw]]ing a single [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] directly on top of them. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', if a leader throws a [[Purple Pikmin]] on it, it will remain attached while the creature falls. In the first game, bothering one will make it release a loud scream, waking up the nearest Spotty Bulborb. Dwarf bulborbs do scream in ''Pikmin 2'', when a Pikmin is thrown onto its back, but the scream does absolutely nothing. They squeal when a [[leader]] or Pikmin bothers them in the second game, as do the other [[Breadbug family|Dwarf Bulborbs]] and [[Dwarf Bulbear]]s. If this creature is [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]], when it breaks out of the stone it runs around eating any thrown [[Pikpik carrot]]s at a much greater speed than normal.

By the end of the first game, it is revealed that the Dwarf Red Bulborb is actually a completely different species from the [[Red Bulborb]]. As such, one could most likely assume that these creatures are masters of mimicry. Like the [[Red Bulborb]], they have a very mammalian appearance, sporting the soft, leathery skin and bulbous eyes of their pseudo-cousin. They also have the same spot patterns and "mandibles" as that of the Red Bulborb. In ''Pikmin 3'', the spots are larger and these spots are indented. However, they do have one notable difference; these look-alikes have black eyes while [[Red Bulborb]]s have purple eyes.

"''The trickiest aspect of fighting Dwarf Red Bulborbs is that they travel in groups. When you attack one, the others will help defend it. Attack each little Bulborb with a toss. If your throws are accurate, you'll flatten the lot of them in a hurry.''"

{{see more|Breadbug family#Naming|Red Bulborb#Naming}}

The creature is called as such because it is a dwarf-sized mimic of a [[Red Bulborb]]. In ''Pikmin'', the only "Bulborb-like" creatures were this and the Red Bulborb, so there was no need to disambiguate its name with a color. Hence, it was just called "Dwarf Bulborb" in the first game. ''Pikmin 2'' introduced other species, so disambiguation was needed, but ''Pikmin 3'' went back to calling it Dwarf Bulborb, even though multiple types of Bulborb and mimics still exist in that game.

In Japanese, it is called {{j|アカコチャッピー|Aka Ko Chappii}}, which translates to "Small/Young Red Chappy", referring to its small size. The scientific name for the Dwarf Red Bulborb is ''Pansarus pseudooculii russus''. ''Pansarus pseudooculii'' is the species name used for other Breadbug mimics, and ''russus'' reflects the subspecies name for the Red Bulborb. In the versions of ''Pikmin 2'' before the European Wii release, the word ''pseudooculii'' is written with only one 'o', which is presumably a mistake, since all other dwarf mimics use two 'o's.

In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|early script]] left inside ''Pikmin 2'', it is revealed that is placeholder scientific name was ''Pansarus Psuedooculii RED''. Not only is the word "RED" a placeholder, much like in the early scientific name of the Red Bulborb, but "pseudo" is also misspelled.

|Jap  = アカコチャッピー

|JapR = Aka Ko Chappii

|JapM = Child Red Chappy

Pm2 content scr pint size.jpg|[[Red Pikmin]] fighting two Dwarf Red Bulborbs.

Dwarf Red Bulborb.png|A Dwarf Red Bulborb in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] from ''Pikmin 2''.

Pikmin3 BulborbSwarm.png|A Dwarf Red Bulborb [[Lock-on|locked-on]] in an [[Pikmin 3 prerelease information|E3 2012]] build of ''[[Pikmin 3]]''.

Pikmin 3 Bulborbs Closeup.jpg|Dwarf Red Bulborbs around a Red Bulborb in ''Pikmin 3''.

Reel7 Dwarf Bulborb.png|A Dwarf Red Bulborb on the [[enemy reel]] in ''Pikmin''.

Horde of Dwarf Bulborbs.jpg|A large group of Dwarf Red Bulborbs as seen in an [[Pikmin prerelease information|earlier version of ''Pikmin'']].

Dwarf Red Bulborb P1 group art.png|Artwork of a group of Dwarf Red Bulborbs from ''Pikmin''.

*[[Red Bulborb]]