Limmepie

Pikmin Bloom is a glorified pedometer. And apparently you have to plant seeds.

Here is how it would have sucked less, and would have been more of a game:

The app on your phone/your phone represents the onion. In a cut scene you are introduced to your first (red) pikmin. The other colored Pikmkn need to be found.

Monsters can be found everywhere in your neighborhood. You know the bulborbs and such. These can also be fought with your Pikmin. You throw the pikmin by swiping on your screen. Different colored Pikmin are used for different monsters, and maybe also given the location where the monster has spawned.

The game should have revolved around finding upgrades to you phone/onion and finding fruit for money. Both of which are always protected by monsters.
Upgrades could encompass all sorts of radars for monsters, upgrades, fruit, other players, and so on.
The money you make with fruit could be used to buy stuff, but also initiates a ranking system. Together with stats such as total Pikmin lost, monsters killed, etc.

Sadly, I think its just a wasted opportunity the have come up with Pikmin Bloom in this form instead