Dwarf Bulbear

Dwarf Bulbear
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Oculus terribilis dotticum larva (2nd molt) (Pikmin 4) Oculus terribilis (Pikmin 2) Oculus terribilis tinius (Pikmin Player's Guide)
Family	Grub-dog
Areas	The Distant Spring, Perplexing Pool, Distant Tundra, Giant's Hearth (Story Mode and night), Primordial Thicket (night)
Caves	Frontier Cavern, Glutton's Kitchen, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den, Kingdom of Beasts, Plunder Palace
Challenge Mode stages	The Forest of Hope, The Final Trial, Hot House, Subterranean Lair, Emperor's Realm
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	Beastly Caverns
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	Twilight Hollow, Formidable Oak Remix, Fortress of Festivity
Side Story days	Creature Hunting, Looking for Louie
Dandori Challenge stages	Trial of the Sage Leaf
Dandori Battle stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	Angle Maze
Bingo Battle stages	Arid Metropolis, Jigsaw Colosseum
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

The Dwarf Bulbear (チビクマ^?, lit.: "Dwarf Bear") is an enemy found in all four main Pikmin games. Unlike most Dwarf Bulborbs, which generally are members of the Breadbug family that mimic larger Bulborbs as a survival tactic, Dwarf Bulbears are true grub-dogs, being the offspring of Spotty Bulbears. They are notably tougher and more alert than Dwarf Bulborbs, and are almost always found following Spotty Bulbears around on their patrol paths.

Stats[edit]

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	3	6	5	N/A	180	Unknown
	3	6	4	× 2	500	No
(?)	3	6 (normally)	3	× 20  × 20	200	No
	3	6	4 (0 glow pellets)	× 3	300	No

Behavior[edit]

Pikmin[edit]

In Pikmin, Dwarf Bulbears are essentially stronger versions of Dwarf Bulborbs. They can only be found after day 15 which means you should try to finish The Distant Spring as fast as possible. They are found sniffing the air instead of the ground, and can notice Pikmin from a greater distance. They have almost 40% more health and are able to stand more than one direct hit from a Pikmin. Dwarf Bulbears shriek when aggravated to alert any Spotty Bulbears in the vicinity. To shake off Pikmin, they swing their bodies first, and then perform a backflip. This shaking behavior is exclusive to this creature and this game. Exclusively seen in Challenge Mode, Dwarf Bulbears also wake up Spotty Bulborbs when shrieking.

Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4[edit]

Starting from Pikmin 2, lone Dwarf Bulbears now act almost identically to Dwarf Bulborbs, sniffing the ground and shaking off Pikmin with a regular headshake. While they are still more durable, a single stomp to the back will now instantly kill them in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, although they require multiple stomps to defeat in Pikmin 4. They are slightly more alert and will almost instantly react if Pikmin or a Leader stray into their territory. When detecting potential prey, they will sniff the ground faster for a moment, before audibly "yipping" and beginning pursuit.

In these games, the behavior of a Dwarf Bulbear is largely dependent on if a Spotty Bulbear is present. While Dwarf Bulbears will idly sniff the ground and wait for prey to pass by if unattended, they will actively follow around Spotty Bulbears as soon as they notice them; if one hears Dwarf Bulbears "yipping" with no Pikmin nearby, take caution, as they have noticed and begun patrolling with their 'parent.' Dwarf Bulbears generally will not stray from their parent's side unless they detect Pikmin or a Leader, in which case they will break formation to attack their prey.

Biology[edit]

Like the Spotty Bulbear, Dwarf Bulbears have a mammalian appearance and a black backside with red spots. The Dwarf Bulbear also has the mouth texture and snout structure of the Bulbear, and they share eye colors in Pikmin and Pikmin 3. In Pikmin, Dwarf bulbears have glowing red eyes like the adult Bulbears do. Likewise, in Pikmin 3, Dwarf Bulbears share deep purple-colored eyes with Bulbears. However, in Pikmin 2, Dwarf Bulbears share the same blue eye textures with Dwarf Bulborbs and adult Bulbears share the same purple eye textures with the Red Bulborbs.

The Dwarf Bulbear is rather durable, which reflects the defensive strength of the Spotty Bulbear. When not following a parent Bulbear, they tend to be found in groups of two or three.

Dwarf Bulbears' habit of following a parent is similar to that of actual bears, although bears and most mammals do not define a route so much as a range of territory. Dwarf Bulbears are able to "switch parents" if their current "parent" is defeated or the Dwarf Bulbear becomes lost. It will follow the nearest Spotty Bulbear whenever this happens. This is most commonly seen in the Subterranean Lair in challenge mode.

Locations[edit]

See: Dwarf Bulbear/Locations

Strategy[edit]

Pikmin[edit]

An isolated Dwarf Bulbear is never a large threat. Swarming the creature with a modest group of Pikmin will almost always kill it before it can react, although it may shake a few off before succumbing. If your army isn't large enough to swarm it, or you're in a hurry, throwing a Pikmin onto the Dwarf Bulbear's back will instantly kill it in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3. Note, however, in Pikmin and Pikmin 4, the creature is durable enough to survive a direct stomp, so either call the Pikmin back before it can bite it or pelt it with multiple Pikmin to try and quickly kill it. It'll take two direct stomps to kill it in Pikmin and three to kill it in Pikmin 4, so plan accordingly.

A Dwarf Bulbear's true threat comes when they are following a Spotty Bulbear: They will both complicate ambushes on their parent and will attempt to eat Pikmin that are shaken off in battle. Even still, it is generally best to defeat the Spotty Bulbear first, as it poses the biggest threat of the family and can travel farther than the juveniles. In Pikmin 2, a well-timed ultra-bitter spray can petrify the entire group of Bulbears, including the parent. With a bit of luck, a barrage of Purple Pikmin can also stun all the creatures within a small radius, leaving them vulnerable to attack. In Pikmin 3, bomb rocks are the least costly method of taking out the family; normally enough bomb rocks are provided near the Bulbears' territory. If bomb rocks are not available, attack the Spotty Bulbear from the front, aiming for the eyes, and keep Pikmin from straying too far to avoid the dwarfs. After the parent is defeated, go for its offspring: throwing direct Pikmin hits on their backs is most effective, but with a large army swarming can most likely work faster with few losses.

Leaders[edit]

Punching the Dwarf Bulbear from behind is the most effective strategy. They have noticeably more health than Dwarf Bulborbs, but largely behave identically and have similarly easy to dodge attacks; it will not be a difficult fight at all.

Notes

Reel notes

Olimar's notes

Louie's notes

Alph's comments

 US version

 European version

Brittany's comments

Charlie's comments

Louie's comments

Olimar's comments

Dalmo's notes[edit]

Olimar's notes (Pikmin 4)[edit]

Louie's notes (Pikmin 4)[edit]

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]

Pikmin (Nintendo Switch) reel notes[edit]

Glitch[edit]

There's a glitch in the Piklopedia for Dwarf Bulbears while eating Pikpik carrots, in which they die instantly.

Technical information[edit]

Other information[edit]

• Size: Body length: 27mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #8
• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #7

Naming[edit]

See more: Grub-dog family#Naming and Spotty Bulbear#Naming.

• Common name: Dwarf Bulbear. It is a smaller version of the Spotty Bulbear, so it shares the word "Bulbear".
• Japanese nickname: チビクマ^?. It means "Dwarf Bear", just like how the Spotty Bulbear is called クマチャッピー^?, or "Bear Chappy".
• Japanese name: クマデメマダラ^?, lit.: "Bear Spotted Bug-eye". It is the same as the Spotty Bulbear's. In Pikmin 4, the name is given as クマデメマダラ 三齢幼生^?, lit.: "Bear Spotted Bug-eye (third instar larva)".
• Scientific name: Oculus terribilis dotticum larva (2nd molt). This is shared with the Spotty Bulbear's, minus the "larva (2nd molt)" phrase. Before Pikmin 4, Dwarf Bulbears incorrectly lacked the dotticum in its name.
• Technical name: Diminutive Grub-Dog
• Internal names: Internally, it is called chappb in Pikmin, which is the same name as the Dwarf Bulborb, chappy, but with a B at the end, potentially short for "bear", or simply meaning "the B version". In Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, the internal name is kumakochappy, which actually uses a different size qualifier from its regular name: it uses コ^? (lit.: "young") instead of チビ^? (lit.: "dwarf"). コ^? is used in the normal Japanese name of all other "dwarf" enemies in the series.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	チビクマ? Chibi Kuma	Dwarf Bear
Chinese (traditional)	小熊恰比 Xiǎo Xióng Qiàbǐ	Small Bear Chappy
Chinese (simplified)	小熊恰比 Xiǎo Xióng Qiàbǐ	Small Bear Chappy
Dutch	Dwergbulbeer	Dwarf bulbear
French	Bulbours Nain (Pikmin 2; Pikmin 3, Olimar's comments) Bulbours nain (Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4)	Dwarf Bulbear Dwarf bulbear
German	Zwerg-Punktbär	Dwarf Pointbear
Italian	Coleto nano macchiato	Spotted dwarf bulbear	"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	꼬마곰차피 Kkoma-Gom-Chapi	Dwarf Bear Chappy	"Gom-Chapi" is the Korean name for Bulbear
Portuguese	Bulboca-anão	Dwarf bulbmouth	"Bulboca" is a portmanteau of "bulbo" (bulb) and "boca" (mouth) "Bulboca" is the Brazilian Portuguese name for Bulbear "Bulboca" also sounds close to "boboca" (a childish slang that means "silly" or "stupid")
Spanish	Bulboso enano	Dwarf bulbear	"Bulboso" is a portmanteau of "bulbo" (bulb) and "oso" (bear)

Gallery[edit]

Pikmin[edit]

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  Artwork of the Dwarf Bulbear.

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  An animation demonstrating the Dwarf Bulbears' pulsating dots, even with the pause menu opened.

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  A Dwarf Bulbear as seen in the enemy reel.

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  Several idle Dwarf Bulbears looking up to the sky.

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  A close-up of two Dwarf Bulbears.

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  A Dwarf Bulbear eating a Pikmin.

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  The corpse of a Dwarf Bulbear.

Pikmin 2[edit]

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  Three Dwarf Bulbears in the Piklopedia.

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  Seven Dwarf Bulbears in the Piklopedia.

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  The Piklopedia icon of the Dwarf Bulbear in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.

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  A Dwarf Bulbear eating Pikmin.

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  The corpse of a Dwarf Bulbear.

Pikmin 3[edit]

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  Artwork of the Dwarf Bulbear.

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  Close-up screenshot of a Dwarf Bulbear.

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  A group of Dwarf Bulbears.

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  A Dwarf Bulbear eating a Winged Pikmin.

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  Dwarf Bulbears as seen in the Pikmin 3 footage shown on the Nintendo Direct that aired on May 12^th, 2012.

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  The corpse of a Dwarf Bulbear.

Pikmin 4[edit]

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  The Piklopedia icon of the Dwarf Bulbear.

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  A group of five Dwarf Bulbears in the Piklopedia.

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  An idle Dwarf Bulbear in Kingdom of Beasts.

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  A group of five defeated Dwarf Bulbears in the Piklopedia.

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  A Dwarf Bulbear being stomped and surviving in Plunder Palace.

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  The same Dwarf being stomped on again and still surviving.

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  Three Dwarf Bulbears at night in Primordial Thicket.

Other[edit]

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  The Dwarf Bulbear's e-card, #08 (17^th red card).

Trivia[edit]

• In the Spanish version of the enemy reel in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 1, the Dwarf Bulbear is said to be a different species from the Spotty Bulbear, instead of it being a Spotty Bulbear in the early stages of development.

See also[edit]

• Spotty Bulbear
• Dwarf Bulborb
• Phosbat

Pikmin enemies

Armored Cannon Beetle •  Beady Long Legs •  Breadbug •  Burrowing Snagret •  Dwarf Bulbear •  Dwarf Bulborb •  Emperor Bulblax •  Fiery Blowhog •  Goolix •  Honeywisp •  Iridescent Flint Beetle •  Mamuta •  Pearly Clamclamp •  Puffstool •  Puffy Blowhog •  Female Sheargrub •  Male Sheargrub •  Shearwig •  Smoky Progg •  Spotty Bulbear •  Spotty Bulborb •  Swooping Snitchbug •  Water Dumple •  Wolpole •  Wollyhop •  Yellow Wollyhop

Pikmin 2 enemies

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 3 enemies

Bulborb •  Dwarf Bulborb •  Orange Bulborb •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb •  Spotty Bulbear •  Dwarf Bulbear •  Whiptongue Bulborb •  Fiery Blowhog •  Watery Blowhog •  Skitter Leaf •  Desiccated Skitter Leaf •  Armored Cannon Larva •  Arctic Cannon Larva •  White Spectralids •  Yellow Spectralids •  Red Spectralids •  Joustmite •  Flighty Joustmite •  Skutterchuck •  Phosbat •  Phosbat Pod •  Pyroclasmic Slooch •  Bearded Amprat •  Medusal Slurker •  Female Sheargrub •  Male Sheargrub •  Swarming Sheargrub •  Shearwig •  Swooping Snitchbug •  Iridescent Flint Beetle •  Burrowing Snagret •  Yellow Wollywog •  Wogpole •  Water Dumple •  Skeeterskate •  Sputtlefish •  Puckering Blinnow •  Waddlepus •  Toady Bloyster •  Hermit Crawmad •  Bug-Eyed Crawmad •  Peckish Aristocrab •  Puffy Blowhog •  Nectarous Dandelfly •  Arachnode •  Scornet •  Shaggy Long Legs •  Baldy Long Legs •  Calcified Crushblat •  Armored Mawdad •  Vehemoth Phosbat •  Sandbelching Meerslug •  Scornet Maestro •  Quaggled Mireclops •  Mysterious Life-Form •  Plasm Wraith

Pikmin 4 enemies

Dwarf Bulborb •  Albino Dwarf Bulborb •  Bulborb •  Jumbo Bulborb •  Dwarf Orange Bulborb •  Orange Bulborb •  Dwarf Bulbear •  Spotty Bulbear •  Dwarf Frosty Bulborb •  Frosty Bulborb •  Fiery Bulblax •  Whiptongue Bulborb •  Bulborb Larva •  Empress Bulblax •  Emperor Bulblax •  Sovereign Bulblax •  Fiery Blowhog •  Watery Blowhog •  Snowy Blowhog •  Titan Blowhog •  Blizzarding Blowhog •  Tusked Blowhog •  Armored Cannon Larva •  Horned Cannon Beetle •  Arctic Cannon Larva •  Arctic Cannon Beetle •  Female Sheargrub •  Male Sheargrub •  Mama Sheargrub •  Shearwig •  Shearflea •  Joustmite •  Flighty Joustmite •  Swooping Snitchbug •  Skitter Leaf •  Desiccated Skitter Leaf •  Fiery Dweevil •  Anode Dweevil •  Hydro Dweevil •  Iceblown Dweevil •  Venom Dweevil •  Arachnode •  Baldy Long Legs •  Man-at-Legs •  Groovy Long Legs •  Anode Beetle •  Iridescent Flint Beetle •  Doodlebug •  Iridescent Glint Beetle •  Mitite •  Skutterchuck •  Skeeterskate •  Muckerskate •  White Spectralids •  Yellow Spectralids •  Red Spectralids •  Snowfake Fluttertail •  Creeping Chrysanthemum •  Startle Spore •  Breadbug •  Giant Breadbug •  Gildemandwee •  Gildemander •  Miniature Snootwhacker •  Mammoth Snootwhacker •  Sunsquish •  Foolix •  Downy Snagret •  Burrowing Snagret •  Waddlequaff •  Scorchcake •  Shockcake •  Freezecake •  Puffstool •  Toxstool •  Moldy Dwarf Bulborb •  Moldy Slooch •  Pyroclasmic Slooch •  Bearded Amprat •  Mamuta •  Porquillion •  Honeywisp •  Puffy Blowhog •  Icy Blowhog •  Withering Blowhog •  Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat •  Greater Spotted Jellyfloat •  Wolpole •  Yellow Wollyhop •  Wollyhop •  Chillyhop •  Masterhop •  Water Dumple •  Puckering Blinnow •  Pricklepuff •  Waddlepus •  Aristocrab Offspring •  Peckish Aristocrab •  Grubchucker •  Hermit Crawmad •  Bug-Eyed Crawmad •  Crusted Rumpup •  Pearly Clamclamp •  Toady Bloyster •  Bloomcap Bloyster •  Bogswallow •  Waterwraith •  Smoky Progg •  Ancient Sirehound •  Moss