Bulbmin

The Bulbmin is a rare enemy in Pikmin 2. If you defeat a wandering Bulbmin leader and have 99 or less Pikmin in your group, any Bulbmin trailing behind it will accompany your party throughout the dungeon. Although you can change their colors to other Pikmin types in Candypop Buds, Bulbmin themselves cannot leave the dungeon they are found in. Bulbmin are useful because they can resist fiery, watery, electrical, and poisonous hazards.

Zero-Death Strategy
Bulbmin leaders can eat Pikmin pretty quickly once they spot them. The best way to defeat it is with punches from Olimar or poundings from purple Pikmin. Ultra-Bitter Spray is highly useful as usual with wandering enemies.

Bulbmin Caves

 * The best place to find Bulbmin is the Submerged Castle. Four Bulbmin leaders wander throughout the dungeon, and are in fact key to obtaining the dungeon's treasures.


 * In the Frontier Cavern, there are a pair of Bulbmin leaders on separate floors.


 * There's a Bulbmin leader on Sublevel 8 of the Hole of Heroes.

Bulbmin in Challenge Mode
In arena number five, Green Hole, there are a pair of wandering Bulbmin leaders on the first floor.

In the arena Hidden Garden, no Pikmin are provided for you upon your entry- two Bulbmin drop down to join you instead.