Fungiborb

The Fungiborb is a strange hybrid of a Puffstool and Red Bulborb. It not only possesses a Bulborb's typical sleeping habits and white spots, but can also transmute Pikmin attacking it into Mushroom Pikmin by shaking them off. Fungiborbs will not trip and bowl over onto its top side like the Puffstool, although its stepping sounds are similar to the Puffstool's.

Appearance
A Fungiborb has a very similar body shape to an ordinary Red Bulborb, albeit with a very large spotted mushroom cap adorning its back. Not only is the Fungiborb's flesh a dimmer and duller hue, but its pupils are a light lavender color.

Combat
When initiated into combat, a Fungiborb will behave identically to a Red Bulborb. The only extra new attack it possesses is seen when it shakes Pikmin off of itself: spores will slip off of the mushroom cap's base, and turn any Pikmin unfortunate enough to touch a spore into Mushroom Pikmin.

Trivia

 * If a Fungiborb falls asleep while it is controlling Mushroom Pikmin, the Mushroom Pikmin will huddle near the Fungiborb for warmth and fall asleep with it unless the group is approached too closely.