Fiery Bulblax

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Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
Enemy
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Appearance in Pikmin 4.
Scientific name Oculus vulcanus
Family Grub-dog

The Fiery Bulblax resembles a typical bulborb but with a fiery, red backside and distorted, asymmetrical features. Its flames extinguish for as long as it remains in water.

In fanon games

Below this point is where users place their version of the Fiery Bulblax.

In Pikimon

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Pikimon
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Move list

  • Start - Headbutt
  • Start - Fire Whip
  • Start - Dash
  • Lv. 10 - Bite
  • Lv. 15 - Slam
  • Lv. 17 - Flame Charge
  • Lv. 20 - Fire Fang
  • Lv. 25 - Flame Burst
  • Lv. 40 - Flash Fire
  • Lv. 65 - Red Terror
  • HM01 - Strength

Evolutions

None

Pre-evolutions

  • Red Bulborb -> Fire Stone

In Pikmin 251

Pikmin 251
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Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Grub-dog
Areas Mystical Beach
Caves Flaming Trench, Grub-dog Domain, Subterranean Sands, Palace of the Wraith, Pit of Misfortune, Endless Abyss, Doom Den
Challenge Mode stages Valley of Repose, Perilous Pipeline, Royal Realm, The Gauntlet
Battle Mode stages None
Carry weight 15
Max. carriers 25
Seed worth 14
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 14
Attacks Eats Pikmin

In Pikmin 251, the Fiery Bulblax appears exactly as it does in Pikmin 2.

Notes

Olimar's observations

This is one of the few types of bulborb that hasn't changed since my last visit. The fire is a big issue as always, but I thankfully found Red Pikmin before I had to fight any of these. The way these creatures are able to not roast themselves to death is quite remarkable. Just another of the bizarre things you can only see here!

Cookin' with Louie

The oily substance on this beast can be harvested and used as a component in hot sauce for some extra-spicy goodness.

In Pikmin 2: New Year

Pikmin 2: New Year
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin 2: New Year, a Pikmin 2 ROM hack created by AmigaOwl.
Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
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Scientific name Unknown
Family Grub-dog
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 10
Attacks Eats Pikmin, burns Pikmin

The Fiery Bulblax appears in Pikmin 2: New Year with a slightly different appearance but the same behaviors. They have a more orange tone to their skin and dark yellow pupils.

In Pikmin: Connection of the Worlds

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The worlds connect.
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Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Grub-dog
Attacks Eats Pikmin, burns Pikmin

In Pikmin: Connection of the Worlds, only the appearance of the Fiery Bulblax and the notes regarding it have changed. The right eyeball is now the same size as the left one.

Notes

Olimar's notes

This dangerous creature secretes a substance that causes a chemical reaction with its epidermis, causing a flame that envelops the beast. It is also worthwhile to note that its right eyeball is significantly larger than in the past. When it was still small, there was no lens, causing that eye to not be able to see. As such, this heavily impacted the fiery bulblax's vision, as most grub-dogs have been observed to heavily rely on vision to hunt prey. This caused most fiery bulblaxes to disappear, except for the fortuitous ones whose right eyes were normal-sized. As such, they survived and reproduced, and passed on their genes, making most fiery bulblaxes to have a pair of fully functioning eyeballs.

In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf

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"You… your evil subordinate, your greedy boss, and this invasive Pikmin infestation will all die here TODAY!!"
This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin: Decayed Leaf, a fanon game created by Soundwave.
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Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
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Scientific name Oculus vulcanus
Family Grub-dog
Carry weight 12
Max. carriers 24
Seed worth 15
Poko value P2 Poko icon.png × 10
Attacks Eats and burns Pikmin
We better find some Red Pikmin to take down this ignited grub-dog... – The ship, upon encountering the Fiery Bulblax

The Fiery Bulblax is a returning enemy that appears in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The creature not only has a dwarf variant, the Dwarf Fiery Bulblax, but there is also a boss variant of this creature, the Charred Bulblax. Due to the creature's flaming nature, it’s mainly found in the Badlands and its respective caves. Fiery Bulblaxes take on the stature of most Bulborbs. However, their peach snout and rump are now much more charred and look melted. The creature's rump is a dark maroon, which is covered in a coat of searing flames. The creature also has nostrils, two fangs, two eyestalks, and two bi-clawed feet, like most Bulborbs. However, the eyestalks, while they do have white sclera and dark red pupils, are asymmetrical. The left eye of the Fiery Bulblax is much smaller than its right eye.

Fiery Bulblaxes can be found sleeping, usually near pools of lava, which they can traverse. Attacking the beast can cause it to awaken from its slumber. If brushed upon by a captain, it will also awaken. Pikmin that brush upon it will awaken it, but may burst into flames if they are not Red Pikmin. Bomb rock blasts also awaken the creature. Once awoken, the creature will become extremely aggressive, being the most aggressive grub-dog to encounter, aside from the Charred Bulblax. The Fiery Bulblax will ferociously pursue and gobble up Pikmin, up to fifteen at a time. The creature will pursue Pikmin far from its territory, but will inevitably turn back after enough distance. Any Pikmin that aren’t fire-resistant will start to burn up if they attack the Fiery Bulblax from any area. Even attacking the eyestalks will burst them into flames. If the Fiery Bulblax dies, is under a sprinkler, or enters a pool of water, its flames will extinguish until it leaves the water source.

Fiery Bulblaxes are extremely dangerous to engage. Red Pikmin are the only type that can be used to take them out. If the creature is in the water, Blue Pikmin can also be used. Due to the massive amount of health the creature has, it’s best to attack this creature from the back or by stunning it when touching its eyestalks. Overall, it’s best to use a spray against the creature, or some sort of explosive due to its extremely aggressive nature.

In Overlord mode, the creature not only has increased stats, the beast can also fire out balls of lava at the group, burning Pikmin that touch them. The balls of lava will cover large parts of the ground for up to 20 seconds before sizzling out.

Notes

  • P3 Data file icon.png Data file #1: Be careful; Fiery Bulblaxes are the most aggressive grub-dog!
  • P3 Data file icon.png Data file #2: Its ignited skin means that attacking with non-Red Pikmin is a bad idea.
  • P3 Data file icon.png Data file #3 (Overlord mode): The Fiery Bulblax can fire out lava balls at any unsuspecting Pikmin!

Olimar's notes

Due to its combustible wax coating reacting with chemicals its skin produces, this creature has a coating of flame as armor. It seems that the eyes of these beasts do not react well to the fire, as sometimes one of their eyestalks may shrivel due to prolonged flame exposure. This may cripple the beast's ability to hunt, as sight is key for any grub-dog trying to take out prey. It does make up for this with its extremely aggressive nature.

Louie's notes

A creature that cooks itself? Put some A1 sauce and seasonings on it, and you got yourself a free rack of Bulblax ribs!

President’s notes

This giant beast is the perfect guard to chase down debt collectors! Those dolts will never be able to get me now...!

Overlord’s thoughts

He may seem scary and dangerous, but this giant guy has a heart of gold. I know he can be grumpy sometimes, but if you were covered in flames 24/7, you’d be a bit on edge, too.

In Pikmin: Ultimate Doom

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Fiery Bulblax The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name Unknown
Family Grub-dog
Areas Crystal Falls
Caves Molten Mezzanine, Hot Hemorrhage
Attacks Eats Pikmin, burns Pikmin

The Fiery Bulblax appears in Pikmin: Ultimate Doom, and is encountered in Crystal Falls, sublevels two and four of Molten Mezzanine, and sublevels two, three, and five of Hot Hemorrhage.

User versions

168.9.38.4's version

Notes

President's notes

This beast is completely immune to fire, which makes it perfect for collecting gold in fiery volcanoes!

Sagittarius' notes

Unless you want your house to burn down, don't keep this as a pet.

Libra's notes

Way too flammable to wear, but its body fat makes great candles.