Purple Pikmins are a type of Pikmin that debuted in Pikmin 2. They are 10 times stronger than other species of Pikmin. They were discovered when Captain Olimar and Louie needed to get 101 Pikmin to get the top of a globe. They are fairy chubby and when thrown, they cause large amounts of damage.They are the only species of Pikmin that don't have an onion to go in, instead they are stored the Hocotate ship.