Kingcap
| Kingcap | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Model fromPikmin 4. | |
| Appears in | Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4 |
| Scientific name | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | Tropical Wilds,Distant Tundra,Sun-Speckled Terrace (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) |
| Caves | Hectic Hollows,Engulfed Castle,Doppelgänger's Den,The Mud Pit,Subterranean Swarm |
| Collect treasure! levels | Tropical Forest,Twilight Hollow |
| Battle enemies! levels | Distant Tundra Remix |
| Side Story levels | Flower Garden,Inside Forest,Tundra,Pikmin Reunion,First Part Found |
| Dandori Challenge levels | Hotshock Canyon |
| Bingo Battle levels | None |
| Dandori Battle levels | None |
Kingcaps (マダラタケ?, lit.: "Spotted Mushroom") are a type of fungus inPikmin 3 andPikmin 4 that serve asobstacles. They are usually found blocking the way in corridors, and come accompanied with a series ofSpotcaps. OnlyPikmin can destroy Kingcaps inPikmin 3, but inPikmin 4, Pikmin, therookie Rescue Officer, andOatchi can destroy them.
Kingcaps have a lot of health and occupy a lot of space, but once cleared, they open up a path. Unlike the smaller Spotcaps, Pikmin can latch on to a Kingcap when thrown, and it has ahealth wheel.
Stats[edit]
| Game | Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 (?) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1000 |
 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1000 |
Poison Kingcap[edit]
InPikmin 4, a poisonous variant of the Kingcap can be found. It is rarer than its normal counterpart, only being found in 2 caves, theDoppelgänger's Den and theEngulfed Castle. It functions nearly identically to normal Kingcaps, except it can only be attacked byWhite Pikmin,Glow Pikmin andOatchi with the
Pup Sniff Saver due to thepoison emitting from it. Unlike normal Kingcaps, it can't be attacked by therookie Rescue Officer.
Locations[edit]
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Kingcaps are almost always found withSpotcaps nearby.
Pikmin 3[edit]
Areas[edit]
Tropical Wilds[edit]
- A Kingcap appears in a non-obtrusive fashion in the cave next to the landing site, leading up fromAlph's crash site.
Distant Tundra[edit]
- Two Kingcaps appear in the area aroundCaptain Charlie's crash site. These serve as the game's first obstacle.
Side Stories[edit]
Olimar's Assignment[edit]
- Flower Garden
- There are three Kingcaps in this level. Two are located near a group ofDwarf Bulborbs and one is located near theFace Wrinkler andSkutterchucks and containsnectar.
- Inside Forest
- There are some non-blocking Kingcaps sitting southeast to the ship.
- Tundra
Olimar's Comeback[edit]
Mission Mode[edit]
Collect treasure![edit]
- Twilight Hollow
- The Kingcap is in the same place as in the Battle enemies! version of the map, but instead ofRock Pikmin, there's aBulborb with manySunseed Berrys inside of it.
Battle enemies![edit]
- Twilight Hollow
- There is a Kingcap to the east that leads to theRock Onion.
- Distant Tundra Remix
- There are Kingcaps blocking the Yellow Onion on the west side of the map.
Technical information[edit]
| Pikmin 3 technical information(?) | |
|---|---|
| Internal name | mush |
| HP | 1000 |
| Rock Pikminthrow hits to kill | 10 |
| White Pikmin ingestions to kill | 0 |
| Bomb rock explosions to kill | 1 |
| Bomb rock ingestions to kill | 0 |
| Number of direct hits on top to kill | 0 |
| Damage toleaders | 10 |
| Territory radius | 100 |
| Mission Mode value | 0 |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of a Kingcap from the Nintendo Facebook Pikmin Photobook app.
The first Kingcaps encountered inStory Mode.
A few Yellow Pikmin attacking some Kingcaps.
ASpotcap next to a Kingcap in a cave.
A Kingcap and a few Spotcaps inHotshock Canyon.
Trivia[edit]
- Spotcaps and Kingcaps share many similarities toDwarf Bulborbs andBulborbs, respectively. Spotcaps and Dwarf Bulborbs each have 100 health, while Kingcaps and Bulborbs each have 1000. Both are red with white spots, and both Spotcaps and Dwarf Bulborbs instantly get defeated when hit on top.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | マダラタケ? Madara Take | Spotted Mushroom |
 French (NoE) | Bulbolet | Frombulborbe (Bulborb) andbolet (bolete) |
 German | Gemeiner Punktpilz | Common Spot-mushroom |
 Italian | Fungoleto | Fromfungo (mushroom) andcoleto (Bulborb) |
 Spanish | Superfungo moteado | Spotted superfungus |
See also[edit]
| Obstacles |
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| Minor obstacles |
