There are also planned, collaborative multiplayer events and challenges involving large flowers.

Like Niantic's Pokémon Go, the player can use real-world money to purchase virtual coins to boost progress.

[2] Niantic developed Pikmin Bloom under license from Nintendo after having previously collaborated on Pokémon Go.

[13][2] Jess Reyes of Digital Trends wrote that Pikmin Bloom was "more a Nintendo fitness app than a video game", comparing it to Pokémon Go.

[16] Niantic acknowledged the issues on November 5[17] and released two updates which minimize the delayed notifications.