This means that enemies that fall with a weight of 10 Pikmin on them can be brought down with a single Purple Pikmin. Some airborne enemies can be weighed down with a certain number of Pikmin, and Purples count as 10 for this purpose as well. Their weight also helps them keep themselves upright, and prevents them from tripping quite as often as other Pikmin types. As a result of their weight, they are thrown at a lower arc, and are not knocked back by the windy attacks of the Puffy or Withering Blowhog. Purple Pikmin weigh ten times as much as a regular Pikmin, making them useful for puzzles like seesaw blocks. Purple Pikmin showing off their strength. In addition, at the end of each day, they are stored in the Hocotate ship, since they do not have an Onion of their own. Their buds and flowers are magenta rather than white. Purple Pikmin do not have an Onion of their own, as they can only be harvested only through Violet Candypop buds, in certain underground areas. At first, they can only be harvested through their Violet Candypop Buds, and these are only found in various caves. Purple Pikmin share a number of similarities with White Pikmin. Their defining physical characteristics are their purple color, as the name would imply, as well as their bulbous physique when compared to other Pikmin, in addition to the straight trichomes atop their heads. They are specifically required to obtain a number of treasures, two of which are needed to gain access to new areas, making them necessary to complete the game. They are also slower than normal, and have a unique way of attacking enemies in Pikmin 2 through a pound. Their most noteworthy characteristics are their massive weight and carrying strength – 10 times those of a regular Pikmin. They are the second type of Pikmin found in Pikmin 2, the first of which are found in the Emergence Cave. Purple Pikmin ( 紫ピクミン ?) are a type of Pikmin found in Pikmin 2, Pikmin Bloom, and non-story game modes in Pikmin 3, and are set to appear in Pikmin 4.

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