Black Pikmin

Appearance
These guys are a bit bigger than white pikmin but still small

These pikmin's leaves, buds, or flowers can emit light good for cavern exploration, the more you have the brighter it is

Flowers can emit a short burst of light that can stun some enemies

Origins
During a time of exploration Alph seemingly found himself caved in caverns". He explored looking for a way to get out, but then he saw a blue light, quickly he followed it but he only saw a couple of flowered black pikmin glowing in the dark. The pikmin then lead Alph to their onion, as Alph gets closer the black pikmin's onion activates in a quick burst of light. Luring nearby bulbears to the spot. Alph and his newly found pikmin try to sneak past, but a bulbear wakes up, but just as it's about to have lunch, the flower pikmin create a short burst of light also stunning the bulbear. They repeat this until finally Alph and the new pikmin find a way out.