I've heard the criticisms regarding juggling 10 Different Types of Pikmin. Here is the Ultimate Solution. The Pikmin Color Wheel, Pull it up & Cycle through any type in a Flash with this new feature. Also, by pressing right or left on the D-Pad, the Wheel will switch between Leaves-Buds-Flowers mode
Fun Experiment: Pretend your a konami designer and you have been tasked to implement this idea into the game. How would you do it, how should trap pendulums work. create this game mechanic in a way that makes sense and sell the idea. You can add or change to the game however you want to make it work