Toxstool
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Appears in | Pikmin 4 | ||
| Scientific name | Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Cavern for a King | ||
| Night expeditions | None | ||
| Dandori Challenge stages | None | ||
| Dandori Battle stages | None | ||
| Attacks | Poison Pikmin, spreadssticky mold and poison mushrooms, resurrect dead moldy enemies | ||
- For the treasure fromPikmin 2, seeToxic Toadstool.
TheToxstool (ドクナメコ?, lit.: "Poison Nameko") is anenemy inPikmin 4. While it is very reminiscent both physically and behaviorally to thePuffstool, this creature differs in that it possesses turquoise coloration, and instead ofconfusing Pikmin, it expels apoison that can kill Pikmin that are notWhite orGlow Pikmin.
This poison not only allows the Toxstool to regenerate patches of sticky mold with poison mushrooms, but also reviveMoldy Dwarf Bulborbs andMoldy Slooches after they have been killed. It is only seen on the first sublevel ofCavern for a King.
Stats[edit]
| Weight | Max. carriers | Seeds | Value | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 24 | 20[note 1] |  × 20 | 15000 |
- ^This enemy cannot be delivered to Onions in-game. This information is obtained from thePiklopedia.
Behavior[edit]
Like its cousin thePuffstool, the Toxstool is mostly passive and wanders around aimlessly unless attacked, in which case it releases a cloud of poison gas. However, there are two main exceptions to this. If thesticky mold covering its chamber is removed due to the mushrooms generating it being destroyed, the Toxstool will move to its former location and release a spore cloud that makes the mushrooms and the mold grow back. It can also resurrect theMoldy Dwarf Bulborbs andMoldy Slooches in the room in the same way, and will immediately try to do so if given an opportunity.
Locations[edit]
- Cavern for a King (Sublevel 1)
Strategy[edit]
The following article or section containsguides. |
WhileWhite Pikmin are the obvious choice for fighting the Toxstool, its ability to revive the enemies in the arena will ensure that they remain an issue unless their bodies are brought back to theS.S. Beagle shortly after they are killed. Note that you cannot transport items that are on sticky mold, so you will have to destroy the mushrooms to take the enemy corpses back to the ship. In order to ensure that the Toxstool will not immediately bring them back to life, it is advised to either distract it by destroying the mold patches or stun it with Oatchi's upgradedrush ability while another group of Pikmin disposes of the bodies. Keep in mind that if youwhistle your Pikmin if they get poisoned and prevent the Toxstool from reviving its minions, you have nearly nothing to fear from this boss.
Notes[edit]
Dalmo's notes[edit]
Olimar's notes[edit]
“Much like the Puffstool, the Toxstool is neither animal nor fungus but a mix of the two, or an Ambulofungus. It doesn't serve a producer or consumer role in the ecosystem, but functions instead as a decomposer.
It primarily parasitizes other living organisms by blanketing them with its spores. However, the Toxstool can infect a deceased specimen as well. Its hyphae is able to move the muscles and control the body as if bringing it back from the dead.
The way the fungal filaments grow differs based on the host organism. In some cases, they may cause the hosts to wander around in search of food to facilitate a more nutrient- rich fungal-culture medium. They can also just use the host as a means to scatter more spores.”Louie's notes[edit]
Pikmin Garden[edit]
- Text
“ボケナメコ同様に半動半菌の歩菌類。放出した毒の胞子で死んだ生物を養分にして増えるだけでなく、死骸に菌糸を張りめぐらせ操ることもできる。
特徴 その1 毒の胞子
- 胞子には強い毒性があり、生物を死に至らしめる。
- (Image text: 筋肉を菌糸で動かして、生きているかのように使役する)
特徴 その2 キノコとして増える
- 倒した生物の死骸を養分にキノコを栽培する。
- (Image text: 共生菌のドクフキコマダラを母体に成長し、一定の大きさになると、ドクナメコの幼体として歩き出す)
特徴 その3 珍味である
- 灰と一緒に地中に埋めると、毒が抜けて食べられるようになる。”
- Translation
“Like the Puffstool, it is a half-animal, half-fungus Ambulofungus. Not only does it reproduce by using as nutrients the creatures killed by the toxic spores it releases, it can also control their corpses by spreading its hyphae through them.
Feature #1: Toxic spores
- The spores are highly toxic and cause creatures to die.
- (Image text: "By using its hyphae to move the muscles, it uses them as though they are alive")
Feature #2: Reproducing as a mushroom
- It uses the corpses of the creatures killed as nutrients to grow mushrooms.
- (Image text: "It grows, with the symbiotic fungus Poison Spotcap as its parent body, and when it reaches a certain size, it walks away as a juvenile Toxstool")
Feature #3: It is a delicacy
- When buried in the ground with ashes, the poison leeches out and it becomes edible.”
Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #75
- Musical theme:Boss battle (cave)
Naming[edit]
- See more:Sporovid#Naming.
- Common name: Toxstool. Similar to thePuffstool, but with "Tox" to imply toxic (meaningpoisonous in this case).
- Japanese nickname:ドクナメコ?, lit.: "Poison Nameko". It is a portmanteau from "doku", a Japanese word that may mean "poison", and "nameko", a type of mushroom also known asPholiota microspora.
- Japanese name:ボケナメコモドキ?, lit.: "Pseudo-Stupid Nameko". ボケナメコ is the Japanese common name for the Puffstool. The name refers to how it is like the Puffstool.
- Scientific name:Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis.Parasitus refers to how it is able to spread its spores onto dead creatures and take control of them like a parasite.Pseudofungi refers to how it looks like a fungi.Elasticis refers to its elastic cap.
- Internal names:
DOKUNAMEKO. It is the same as its Japanese common name. - Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ドクナメコ? Doku Nameko | PoisonNameko | |
 Chinese(traditional) | 有毒菇 Yǒudú Gū | Poisonous Mushroom | |
 Chinese(simplified) | 有毒菇 Yǒudú Gū | Poisonous Mushroom | |
 Dutch | Verderfzwam | Rotshroom | |
 French | Champitoxine | Portmanteau of "champignon" (mushroom) and "toxine" (toxin) | |
 German | Giftmorchel | ToxinMorel | |
 Italian | Amanita verde | Greenamanita | |
 Portuguese | Toxipança | Toxibelly | The name is a portmanteau of "tóxico" (toxic) and "pança" (belly) |
 Spanish | Toxiseta | Toxstool | The name is a portmanteau of "tóxico" (toxic) and "seta" (mushroom) |
Gallery[edit]
The Toxstool as seen in Cavern for a King.
The Toxstool about to spray its spores.
A dead Toxstool, surrounded by a ring of 20raw material pieces.
A defeated Toxstool in thePiklopedia.
Trivia[edit]
- The Toxstool is unique in that it can revive deceased creatures with depletedHealth, rather than revive itself.
- Both the Toxstool andAncient Sirehound share the distinction of being introduced and only found within theCavern for a King.
- TheTitan Blowhog also shares this distinction, though only while considering the main campaign and notOlimar's Shipwreck Tale.
- The Toxtool’s ability to resurrect enemies may be a reference to theCordyceps fungus, which takes over the bodies of insects.
