How to Beat Giant Breadbug

Giant Breadbug is a returning boss in Pikmin 4 found in Plunder Palace. Learn Giant Breadbug's locations, the recommended Pikmin to use against it, how to beat it, as well as its weight and Sparklium value in this guide.

Recommended Pikmin Against Giant Breadbug

Use Purple Pikmin and Yellow Pikmin

Recommended Pikmin
Yellow Pikmin	Purple Pikmin

Purple Pikmin will be your primary way of beating the Giant Breadbugs since they can outcarry them easily. They're also the only type of Pikmin capable of damaging them directly. There are Purple Candypop Buds scattered around the sublevel to help you create Purple Pikmin from your existing Pikmin.

Yellow Pikmin can fill the rest of your squad since it's recommended for the cave. They're also helpful for digging out items that the Giant Breadbug might bury and charging to add extra power in the tug-of-war.

All Pikmin Types

How to Beat Giant Breadbug

Steps to Beat Giant Breadbug
Step 1: Lure It With Items Step 2: Beat It In Tug-of-War Step 3: Damage With Purple Pikmin

Lure It With Items

Giant Breadbugs will try to steal anything your Pikmin can carry. This includes the castaway, treasures, and defeated creatures. They will immediately shift their attention to items being transported, so prepare for a tug-of-war.

Beat It In Tug-of-War

Giant Breadbugs can carry objects with the power of 30 Pikmin. You only need to beat this with at least 4 Purple Pikmin or charge with all your Pikmin to start dragging it back to the base. Once your Pikmin reach the base, it should hit the ship and take lots of damage!

Damage With Purple Pikmin

Purple Pikmin can't hurt the Giant Breadbug if you just throw them normally. Instead, you'll need to match its carrying power and then throw it while it's struggling. It's still best to defeat it in tug-of-war if you have enough Pikmin.

Giant Breadbug Basic Info and Location

Overview

Giant Breadbug Overview
Family	Weight	Sparklium Value	Pikmin Yield
Breadbug	12	15	15
Sci. Name	Pansarus gigantus
Locations	▸Plunder Palace
Dalmo's Log	Perfectly cooked, golden brown, and fluffy. It must be a fresh-baked loaf of bread. Oh, my mistake! This is the wildly unique Giant Breadbug, with the texture and vibrancy only a living creature can possess. Don't let your eyes and gut deceive you. This lumbering muffin might just take offense if you mistake it for a loaf of fresh bread!
Olimar's Log	This gargantuan species of the greater Breadbug family has a torso so perfectly square that it almost seems like it was formed in a mold. For a brief period after birth, the Giant Breadbug competes for food with smaller Breadbugs, but upon reaching maturity, it seeks out much larger prey. This is the primary reason two species with similar feeding habits can coexist in the same habitat. Hordes of Pikmin appear to pose the only plausible threat to this massive creature's life.
Louie's Log	Although cooking this colossal beast yields a mountain of meat, every ounce of it is flavorless. Only suitable for intergalactic all-you-can-eat buffets.

All Giant Breadbug Locations

Giant Breadbug can only be found in one location in the game.

⬥ Plunder Palace

Pikmin 4 Related Guides

List of All Bosses

List of All Bosses

Bosses
Empress Bulblax	Emperor Bulblax	Sovereign Bulblax
Horned Cannon Beetle	Arctic Cannon Beetle	Man-at-Legs
Groovy Long Legs	Snowfake Fluttertail	Giant Breadbug
Gildemander	Mammoth Snootwhacker	Foolix
Burrowing Snagret	Puffstool	Toxstool
Porquillion	Puffy Blowhog	Masterhop
Bug-Eyed Crawmad	Crusted Rumpup	Bloomcap Bloyster
Waterwraith	Smoky Progg	Ancient Sirehound