Queen Candypop Bud
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| Appears in | Pikmin 2 | ||
| Scientific name | Flora regina | ||
| Family | Candypop | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Subterranean Complex,Snagret Hole,Citadel of Spiders,Glutton's Kitchen,Shower Room,Cavern of Chaos,Hole of Heroes | ||
| Challenge Mode levels | Hot House,Concrete Maze,Hidden Garden,Breeding Ground,Emperor's Realm | ||
| 2-Player Battle levels | None | ||
| Pikmin produced | 9Red,Yellow orBlue Pikmin | ||
Queen Candypop Buds (ポポガシグサ?) areCandypop Buds found inPikmin 2, quite different from the others in the game. They allow the player to gain up to 8Pikmin if a single one of any type isthrown in – the loss of the thrown Pikmin plus the gain of nine new Pikmin. The flower's spots alternate between red, blue and yellow, presenting the player with an opportunity, with correct timing, to choose between receivingBlue,Red orYellow Pikmin. Only as many more Pikmin as can exist on the field are produced; if there are already100, the Pikmin thrown in just changes type. The plant withers after it has been used once.
These flowers are found only in certain sublevels of difficultcaves, usually immediately before or after a particularly challengingboss battle. These areas are usually void ofenemies, so they are sometimes referred to as "rest sublevels"; they contain other such useful things aseggs and other types ofCandypop Bud.
Queen Candypop Buds are far more common inPikmin 2'sChallenge Mode than in the main game, mostly appearing where the player starts off with very few Pikmin, such asBreeding Ground,Hot House andHidden Garden.
Locations[edit]
- Story mode
- Subterranean Complex: Two on sublevel 8.
- Snagret Hole: One on sublevel 6, and two on sublevel 7.
- Citadel of Spiders: One on sublevel 3.
- Glutton's Kitchen: One on sublevel 5.
- Shower Room: Two on sublevel 4.
- Cavern of Chaos: One on sublevel 4, and one on sublevel 5.
- Hole of Heroes: One on sublevel 5, one on sublevel 8 (Bulbmin available), and one on sublevel 12.
- Challenge Mode
- Hot House: Three on sublevel 1, and one on sublevel 2.
- Concrete Maze: Two on sublevel 3.
- Hidden Garden: Six on sublevel 1.
- Breeding Ground: Five on sublevel 1, and seven on sublevel 2.
- Emperor's Realm: Three on sublevel 3.
Notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]
Technical information[edit]
Color change interval[edit]
The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who playsPikmin 2. |
| Version | Time | Frames |
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| North American GameCube | 2.66 seconds | 80 frames |
| European GameCube (60 Hz) | 2.66 seconds | 80 frames |
| European GameCube (50 Hz) | To be checked | To be checked |
| Japanese GameCube | To be checked | To be checked |
| North American New Play Control! | Around 2.6 seconds | To be checked |
| European New Play Control! | 2.5 seconds | To be checked |
| Japanese New Play Control! | To be checked | To be checked |
| Nintendo Switch | To be checked | To be checked |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork for the Queen Candypop bud.
Clay artwork of the Queen Candypop bud.
The Queen Candypop Bud when its spots are yellow.
The Queen Candypop Bud when its spots are blue.
ThePiklopedia icon of the Queen Candypop Bud inthe Nintendo Switch version ofPikmin 2.
The Queen Candypop Bud'se-card, #49.
Naming[edit]
- See more:Candypop family#Naming.
- Common name: Queen Candypop Bud. "Queen" refers to how it generates multiple seeds of several types of Pikmin, making it somewhat superior to the average Candypop Bud.
- Japanese nickname:ポポガシグサ?.
- Japanese name:ポポガシグサ?. It is the same as the Japanese nickname.
- Scientific name:Flora regina.Regina is Latin for "queen".
- Internal names: Unknown.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
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| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | ポポガシグサ? Popogashi Gusa | |
 French (NoA) | Fleur cracheuse royale | Royal spitting flower |
 French (NoE) | Fleur Cracheuse Royale | Royal Spitting Flower |
 German | Kaiserinblume | Empress Flower |
 Italian | Cromanvillea regina | From "bougainvillea", a genus of flowers that resemble Candypops, and the Greek root "chromo" which means "color", and the word "regina", the Italian for queen. |
 Korean | 여왕뻥튀기초 Yeowang-Ppeongtwigi-Cho | Queen Puffed Grain Grass |
 Spanish (NoA) | Brote rebotador real | Royal bouncing bud |