Spotcap
| Spotcap | |
|---|---|
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| Model fromPikmin 4. | |
| Appears in | Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4 |
| Scientific name | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Areas | Tropical Wilds,Distant Tundra,Twilight River,Sun-Speckled Terrace (Olimar's Shipwreck Tale) |
| Caves | None |
| Collect treasure! levels | Tropical Forest,Twilight Hollow |
| Battle enemies! levels | Tropical Forest,Distant Tundra Remix |
| Side Story levels | Flower Garden,Inside Forest,Tundra,Creature Hunting,First Part Found |
| Dandori Challenge levels | None |
| Bingo Battle levels | None |
| Dandori Battle levels | None |
Spotcaps (コマダラタケ?, lit.: "SmallSpotted Mushroom") are a type of fungus inPikmin 3 that serve asobstacles. They are usually found in tight groups and typically nearKingcaps, so they typically block passageways. Some Spotcaps however can be found by themselves, out of the way.Leaders can use theirPikmin to destroy Spotcaps.
Spotcaps have varying sizes, near those of a leader. If a Pikmin isissued to attack a Spotcap, they'll pummel it for a bit, until it shrivels up and disappears, but if a Pikmin isthrown straight towards its top, it will crush the fungus and destroy it straight away. In addition, there is another mushroom similar to the Spotcap that is completely brown, cannot belocked-onto, and also disappears if a Pikmin is thrown on top of it, namedDusty Mushrooms.[1][2] The two function similarly, and the latter is assumed to be another form of Spotcap, or at least closely related to it. InPikmin 3, the Dusty Mushrooms can sometimes releasedata files, though inPikmin 3 Deluxe all data files the corresponding Spotcaps and Dusty Mushrooms once held are instead found nearby.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 |
Poison Spotcap[edit]
ThePoison Spotcap is a variant of the Spotcap found exclusively inPikmin 4. It is rarer than its normal counterpart, only being found in 1 above groundarea, thePrimordial Thicket, and 3caves, theDoppelgänger's Den,Engulfed Castle andCavern for a King. It functions the same as normal Spotcaps, except it can only be attacked byWhite Pikmin,Glow Pikmin, andOatchi with the
Pup Sniff Saver due to thepoison it emits. Poison Spotcaps can also be destroyed quickly by Oatchi'sRush if he has thePup Sniff Saver equipped. Despite therookie Rescue Officer being immune to poison, they cannot punch down Poison Spotcaps.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 |
Locations[edit]
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Kingcaps are never seen without Spotcaps, but a few Spotcaps are in places without Kingcaps.
Tropical Wilds[edit]
- Spotcaps appear in a non-obtrusive fashion in the cave next to the landing site, leading up fromAlph's crash site.
Distant Tundra[edit]
- A large amount of Spotcaps appear in the area aroundCharlie's crash site.
Twilight River[edit]
- A few Spotcaps appear near theDwarf Orange Bulborbs near the landing site, where thelily pads start flowing down the northern river tributary.
Tropical Forest[edit]
- Spotcaps appear in the lowest part of the area in both versions of the level.
Twilight Hollow[edit]
- The easternmost part of the level with aBulborb and somePurple Pikmin is blocked by a group of Spotcaps.
Technical information[edit]
| Pikmin 3 technical information(?) | |
|---|---|
| Internal name | komush |
| HP | 100 |
| Rock Pikminthrow hits to kill | 1 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Territory radius | 100 |
| Mission Mode value | 0 |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of a Spotcap.
Artwork of a Dusty Mushroom, which functions identically to the Spotcap.
A group of Dusty Mushrooms in theGarden of Hope.
A Spotcap next to a Kingcap in a cave.
Spotcaps inPikmin 4.
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]
Spotcap
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | コマダラタケ? Ko Madara Take | SmallSpotted Mushroom |
 French (NoE) | Bulbolet nain | Dwarf kingcap |
 German | Gemeiner Zwerg-Punktpilz | Common Dwarf Spot-Mushroom |
 Italian | Fungoleto nano | Dwarf kingcap |
 Spanish | Minifungo moteado | Spotted minifungus |
Dusty Mushroom
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホコリタケ? Hokori Take | Dust Mushroom | |
| French | Champoussière | Dustshroom | |
| German | Staubpilz | Dustmushroom | |
| Italian | Prataiolo | Field mushroom | |
| Spanish | Hongo polvoriento | Dusty fungus |
Poison Spotcap
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドクフキコマダラ? Dokufuki Ko Madara | Poison-Emitting Small Spotted |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^“Quaggled Mireclops
Trestripods gigahenum
Mireclops family
A rule of thumb is that the larger a creature is, the more it must consume to support its body weight. The quaggled mireclops is no exception. It uses its rootlike legs to drain its environs of nutrients, to the point that puncturing it could improve the entire surrounding area's ecosystem. It also catches small insects using a hidden tongue in the wide mouth found all about its circumference. What prey it manages to catch, it dissolves to their base compounds, such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potassium. Its insides are fertile ground for a wide variety of plants, including Sleeping Beauty and Dusty Mushrooms. Some theorize that the fruit-like growth atop its main body is in itself a parasitic species living off the nutrients it drains from the mireclops's enormous body.” – Olimar in his comments on theQuaggled Mireclops - ^In the files ofPikmin 3, stored as
hokoritake, they have data for a lock-on name, with it being "Dusty Mushroom". The name goes unused in the final game because they cannot be locked-onto.
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