Candypop Buds are large (compared to Olimar) flowers that appear around the Pikmin planet. If a Pikmin is thrown into one, it will be shot back out and replanted as a seed with the same color as the flower itself. In Pikmin, they could be used an unlimited number of times, but in Pikmin 2 they can only be used five times each and the Queen Candypop Buds can only be used once before they disintegrate. Furthermore, they no longer appear above ground in Pikmin 2; if you return to the cave you found a Candypop Bud inside, it is likely to have grown back. According to Olimar's notes: "When I throw Pikmin into this flower, they are popped right back out. I have named this very peculiar bloom the candypop bud. It's strange... No matter what color Pikmin I throw in, the one's that pop out match the flower's color!"

Crimson Candypop Bud

Candypop Bud
Origin	The Forest Navel
Type	Candypop
Debut	Pikmin

Flora rufusia

Crimson Candypop Buds will turn any other colored Pikmin into a Red Pikmin. The first Crimson Candypop Bud is seen in the Forest Navel near the Analog Computer. One each can also be found at the Distant Spring and the Final Trial.

In Pikmin 2, Crimson Candypop Buds are found in the following caves:

Bulblax Kingdom, sublevels 1 and 6
Hole of Heroes, sublevel 8

Scientific Report

Olimar's Notes
- No matter what color Pikmin is tossed into the bosom of this flower, it spits out the same number of red Pikmin seeds. The Pikmin, the candypop flowers, and the Pikmin Onions are not easily explained by current theories of the xenobotanical sciences, and thus have not yet been appropriately studied and classified.
Louie's Cooking Notes
- This spicy flower combusts upon contact with the tongue. Keep fire-retardant condiments within arm's reach!