This article is about the enemy inPikmin 2. For the enemy inPikmin 4, seeFrosty Bulborb.

Snow Bulborb
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Pansarus pseudooculii frosticus
Family	Breadbug
Areas	None
Caves	Emergence Cave,Subterranean Complex,Frontier Cavern,Hole of Heroes,Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	Green Hole,Hot House,Brawny Abyss,Sniper Room,Emperor's Realm
2-Player Battle stages	War Path,Colosseum,Tile Lands
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

TheSnow Bulborb (ユキチャッピー^?, lit.: "Snow Chappy") is a cave-dwellingenemy inPikmin 2. Like most otherDwarf Bulborbs, Snow Bulborbs are members of thebreadbug family that mimic genuine adult Bulborbs, those beingHairy Bulborbs in their case. While they look very similar, they noticeably lack hair.

They are small bipedal creatures equipped with a pair of eyes on stalks, two fangs on either side of their mouth, two toes on each leg; each having a single claw, and a curved snout. UnlikeDwarf Red Bulborbs who have red backs, white spots and a beige-colored body, Snow Bulborbs have a white back, blue spots, and a dark brown body.

They are notably the first subterranean species discovered inPikmin 2, first encountered in theEmergence Cave. They are exclusively found underground, almost always in sublevels set in snowy caves, and usually around Hairy Bulborbs.

Stats[edit]

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
3	6	4	× 2	150	No

Behavior[edit]

Snow Bulborbs are mainly idle, sniffing the ground around them, waiting for prey to wander past. If any are spotted, they will make a chirp-like sound before giving chase. Snow Bulborbs won't wander too far from their territory, and if they are lead out of it, they will just wander back into it. Despite their weak nature, they have the same vision range as both otherDwarf Bulborbs.

These creatures attack by biting. If they have managed to capture a Pikmin in its mouth, they'll slowly chew them up before swallowing them. If the Snow Bulborb is defeated during this time, the Pikmin can be freed. They are only able to bite one Pikmin at a time. If they are being attacked instead, they are able shake off Pikmin.

Locations[edit]

Caves[edit]

• Emergence Cave
  • Four can be seen on sublevel 1.
  • Seven can be seen on sublevel 2.
• Subterranean Complex
  • Nine can be seen on sublevel 1.
• Frontier Cavern
  • Six can be seen on sublevel 1.
  • Six can be seen on sublevel 2.
• Hole of Heroes
  • Three can be seen on sublevel 9.
• Dream Den
  • Eight can be seen on sublevel 2.

Challenge Mode[edit]

• Green Hole
  • One can be seen on sublevel 2, holding theLove Sphere.
• Hot House
  • One can be seen on sublevel 1, holding thePale Passion.
• Brawny Abyss
  • Three can be seen on sublevel 3, each holding aMirth Sphere.
• Sniper Room
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 1, with one holding theLustrous Element and one holding theMirrored Element.
• Emperor's Realm
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 1, each holding a Love Sphere.

2-Player Battle[edit]

• War Path
• Colosseum
• Tile Lands

Strategy[edit]

With Pikmin[edit]

Snow Bulborbs are weak even by Dwarf Bulborb standards.Throwing a single Pikmin onto its back will instantly kill it, but it's worth noting that their health is so low thatswarming them with any modestly sized group of Pikmin will almost certainly kill it before it can successfully attack or even eat any of them.Purple Pikmin home onto them if thrown nearby, making them exceptionally effective.

Alternate methods[edit]

If attacking with just a leader, simply punch it to death while running around it to evade its slow bites. Even without theRocket Fist upgrade, they are so weak that the fight will be over in moments.

Notes

Olimar's notes

Louie's notes

Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]

Technical information[edit]

Other information[edit]

• Size: Body length:30mm, as per thee-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #5

Naming[edit]

See more:Breadbug family#Naming.

• Common name: Snow Bulborb. This enemy's white color and tendency to be in cold environments explain why it is called "Snow" Bulborb.
• Japanese nickname:ユキチャッピー^?, lit.: "Snow Chappy". Chappy is the Japanese name for "Bulborb".
• Japanese name:シラガデメマダラモドキ^?, lit.: "Pseudo Spotted White-haired Bug-eye".
• Scientific name:Pansarus pseudooculii frosticus.Frosticus is similar to the English word "frost".
• Internal names: Internally, its name isyellowkochappy, which follows the same internal naming as theDwarf Red Bulborb, but with "yellow" at the start, considering that inearlier versions of the game, these Bulborbs were yellow.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ユキチャッピー? Yuki Chappī	Snow Chappy
French	Bulborbe neigeux	Snowy Bulborb
German	Schnee-Punktkäfer	Snow-Dot Beetle
Italian	Coleto Candido	Candid Coleto	"Coleto" may come from "boletus" (Latin for mushroom), as a bulborb's spots resemble those found on certain mushrooms. "Coleto" is the Italian name for both Bulborb and Bulbear
Korean	눈차피 Nunchapi	Snow Chappy
Spanish (NoA)	Bulbo de las nieves	Bulb of the snow

Gallery[edit]

• 

  Four Snow Bulborbs in thePiklopedia.

• 

  A Snow Bulborb's corpse.

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  Six Red Pikmin carrying the corpse of a Snow Bulborb.

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  Snow Bulborbs in theunused cave,caveinfo_toy.

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  The Piklopedia icon of the Snow Bulborb inthe Nintendo Switch version ofPikmin 2.

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  The Snow Bulborb'se-card, #05 (3^rd yellow card).

Trivia[edit]

• As with most other breadbug mimics,petrifying one in thePiklopedia, throwingPikpik carrots and allowing the creature to thaw will dramatically increase the speed they both move and eat.
• While likely coincidental,Whiptongue Bulborbs share a very similar color scheme to Snow Bulborbs.
• The Snow Bulborb is the only Bulborb mimic that does not share the same subspecies name as its grub-dog counterpart.
• Snow Bulborbs, much like Hairy Bulborbs, are extensively used in various unused and template caves, likely as placeholders or to test enemy spawns. This possibly stems from their origin as yellow Bulborbs, which were often seen as placeholders in prerelease material.

See also[edit]

• Dwarf Orange Bulborb
• Albino Dwarf Bulborb
• Dwarf Frosty Bulborb

Pikmin 2enemies

Red Bulborb • Hairy Bulborb • Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Red Bulborb • Snow Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Spotty Bulbear • Dwarf Bulbear • Bulborb Larva • Fiery Bulblax • Water Dumple • Bulbmin • Fiery Blowhog • Watery Blowhog • Armored Cannon Beetle Larva • Decorated Cannon Beetle • Puffy Blowhog • Withering Blowhog • Gatling Groink • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Iridescent Glint Beetle • Doodlebug • Female Sheargrub • Male Sheargrub • Shearwig • Cloaking Burrow-nit • Ravenous Whiskerpillar • Anode Beetle • Mitite • Hermit Crawmad • Swooping Snitchbug • Bumbling Snitchbug • Careening Dirigibug • Antenna Beetle • Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat • Greater Spotted Jellyfloat • Fiery Dweevil • Anode Dweevil • Hydro Dweevil • Munge Dweevil • Volatile Dweevil • Toady Bloyster • Yellow Wollyhop • Wollyhop • Wolpole • Creeping Chrysanthemum • Skitter Leaf • Unmarked Spectralids • Honeywisp • Mamuta • Breadbug • Empress Bulblax • Burrowing Snagret • Beady Long Legs • Emperor Bulblax • Giant Breadbug • Pileated Snagret • Man-at-Legs • Ranging Bloyster • Waterwraith • Segmented Crawbster • Raging Long Legs • Titan Dweevil

• Pikmin 2
• Breadbug family
• Pikmin 2 enemies
• Pikmin 2 exclusive enemies
• Pikmin-eating enemies
• Emergence Cave
• Subterranean Complex
• Frontier Cavern
• Hole of Heroes
• Dream Den
• Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode
• 2-Player Battle