Common Glowcap
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| Appears in | Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4, Pikmin Adventure | ||
| Scientific name | Fungi luminarium | ||
| Family | Glowcap | ||
| Areas | The Forest Navel, Tropical Wilds, Distant Tundra, Twilight River, Formidable Oak | ||
| Caves | Frontier Cavern, Hole of Beasts, Bulblax Kingdom, Citadel of Spiders, Hole of Heroes, Sightless Passage | ||
| Challenge Mode levels | Red Chasm, Concrete Maze, Collector's Room, Abduction Den | ||
| Collect treasure! levels | None | ||
| Battle enemies! levels | Beastly Caverns | ||
| Side Story levels | None | ||
| Dandori Challenge levels | None | ||
| 2-Player Battle levels | None | ||
| Bingo Battle levels | None | ||
| Dandori Battle levels | None | ||
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The Common Glowcap (ヒカリキノコ?, lit.: "Light Mushroom") is a luminescent fungus and is used as scenery in some areas and caves. They are a source of light when "awake", which can be used in the leaders' favor.
In the first two games, they are purely aesthetic, and as scenery, the Glowcaps do not change gameplay at all, unlike their supposed "relative", the Glowstem, which may cause bomb-rocks to fall upon contact with it.
In Pikmin 3 these plants are initially found buried in the ground with only the tops showing; they do not give light in this state. Contact with them will make them rise out and light up a small area around them. The light from these plants can damage and kill Phosbats, as well as provide shelter from the Vehemoth Phosbat. Two variations exist: a cyan one and a pink one. They can also have different sizes, sometimes. The color influences the light that comes out (of the same color), but nothing else.
In Pikmin Adventure, they are referred to as Glowing Mushrooms, and provide light to help the player navigate. Moreover, if the player touches them, they will glow and emit light themselves for a small period of time.
Notes
Olimar's notes
Louie's notes
Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]
"Providing illumination in dark areas, the Common Glowcap is a wonder to observe. Olimar notes that the mushroom's glow comes from a compound called Hocotatium 111."
Pikmin 3 Prima Guide[edit]
"These luminescent mushrooms can be very useful when you're exploring a dark cave. When a Glowcap is dormant, it looks like nothing more than a spot of light on the ground. When you pass over a dormant Glowcap, however, it springs out of the ground and illuminates the immediate area."
Technical information[edit]
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Other information[edit]
- Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #59
Naming[edit]
- See more: Glowcap family#Naming.
- Common name: Common Glowcap.
- Japanese nickname: ヒカリキノコ?, lit.: "Light Mushroom".
- Japanese name: タマヒカリタケ?, lit.: "Orb Light Mushroom".
- Scientific name: Fungi luminarium. Fungi refers to how the Glowcap is a mushroom, and therefore, a fungus. Luminarium is Latin for "light".
- Internal names: Unknown.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 Japanese |
ヒカリキノコ? Hikari Kinoko |
Light Mushroom | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
發光菇 | ||
 Chinese(simplified) |
发光菇 | ||
 Dutch |
Gloeihoedje | ||
 French |
Lumen ordinaire | Common Lumen | |
 German |
Gemeines Glühkäppchen | Common Glow cap | |
 Italian |
Chiodino iridescente | ||
 Korean |
빛버섯 | ||
 Portuguese |
Fungo luminescente | ||
 Spanish |
Sombrerillo luminiscente | Luminescent little hat |
Gallery[edit]
A screenshot of some Common Glowcaps from Pikmin.
Artwork of the Common Glowcap from Pikmin 2.
A screenshot of a Common Glowcap in Pikmin 2.
The Piklopedia icon of the Common Glowcap in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
A pink Common Glowcap in Pikmin 3.
An inactive pink Common Glowcap.
The underside of a pink Common Glowcap.
A cyan Common Glowcap in Pikmin 3.
An inactive cyan Common Glowcap.
The underside of a cyan Common Glowcap.
A screenshot showing two pink Common Glowcaps with different sizes.
A blue Common Glowcap in the Sightless Passage.
A red Common Glowcap in the Engulfed Castle.
A Common Glowcap in Pikmin Adventure.
A few Mycena interrupta in the real world.
Trivia[edit]
- If the player looks at a cloaked Vehemoth Phosbat through the light of a Common Glowcap, they'll be able to see its silhouette.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Miiverse post showing the Vehemoth Phosbat's silhouette on Wayback Machine
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