Editing Mushroom battle

'''Mushroom battles''' are a feature of {{pb}}, unlocked at [[level]] 8. Mushrooms of various colors and sizes appear around the world, and players can send groups of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to [[Combat|attack]] them. Multiple players can join a battle, and participants will receive [[Fruit (Pikmin Bloom)|fruit]] and a [[postcard]] as a reward, and a score that measures how well they did. Up to three mushroom battles can be done by a player in a day, but additional battles can be joined by spending a [[#Mushroom Recharge Ticket|Mushroom Recharge Ticket]].

The amount of Pikmin that can be sent on a mushroom battle by a player will increase over time based on the player's [[level]], starting at 10 Pikmin and reaching a maximum of 40 Pikmin. The [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Mushroom battle|mushroom battle selection screen]] lets the player choose which Pikmin to send and shows the strength of the squad and how long the battle will take. The higher the strength, the faster the Pikmin will be at completing the battle. Up to 5 people can battle a single mushroom at once, each sending their own groups of Pikmin, and after reaching this number, additional players can join (up to a maximum of 20) by using a Mushroom Recharge Ticket.

Mushrooms come in various types that differ in size and color. The hierarchy of the sizes are small, normal, large, and giant, with each size increasing in [[health]]. The larger the mushroom, the bigger the reward for destroying it. There are 11 basic types of mushrooms – 7 regular colors, and 4 elemental types. Fire Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Red Pikmin]], Water Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Blue Pikmin]], Electric Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Yellow Pikmin]], and Crystal Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Rock Pikmin]]. All other types can be fought by Pikmin of any type. The type of mushrooms determines the type of [[nectar]] players can get as a reward.

!Color

!Elemental

!Color

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!Mushroom healths before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

In the selection screen, the player can manually choose which Pikmin to send, or have the game automatically select Pikmin with the Auto button. A list of all the player's Pikmin appears, and by tapping one, it can be added to or removed from the mushroom attacking group. The maximum size of the group depends on the player's [[level]]. Pikmin with an advantage against that mushroom type (see the next section) may jump in the list when selected for the battle. Selected Pikmin also appear in front of the mushroom in the camera view. Since {{date|14|December|2022}}, after selecting at least 1 Pikmin, a [[nectar]] button appears in the lower half of the screen and can be tapped to feed the selected Pikmin. The player will be taken to a separate [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Garden|garden screen]] where selected Pikmin can be fed. There is a GO button in the lower right corner; tapping it sends all the selected Pikmin to attack the mushroom. If the player has run out of daily tries, they will be asked to use a Mushroom Recharge Ticket before proceeding. Additional tickets can be purchased from this screen by tapping the "Add Tickets" button.  

!How joining mushroom battles worked before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

Added to the total so far is a value for the Pikmin's [[maturity]]. From August 2023, the new seasonal flower introduced gave an additional point more than other seasonal flowers.

|Regular Flower

|Seasonal Flower

|Current Month’s Seasonal Flower

|Bald

!colspan="11"|Defending mushroom type

| 12 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 100 || N/A || N/A || N/A

| 3 || 12 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 100

| 0 || 3 || 12 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || N/A || 100 || N/A || N/A

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 12 || 0 || 3 || 3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 12 || 3 || 0 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

| 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 12 || 0 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 12 || N/A || N/A || 100 || N/A

!How attack power was calculated before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

!How time was calculated before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

!How scoring worked before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

The exact formula for calculating scores was never worked out before the scoring system changed. However, it was clear that it was based around thresholds for each star rating. For small mushrooms, the minimum scores for each star rating were multiples of 720 – 1440 for 2 stars, 2160 for 3 stars, and 2880 for 4 stars (the maximum score). These thresholds were doubled for normal-sized mushrooms, doubled again for large mushrooms, and doubled again for giant mushrooms. Score was calculated according to the time taken to defeat a mushroom, relative to its size and color. This was especially apparent when multiple players joined at different times, as the delay would result in a decline in score, compared to a scenario where the same players joined in unison. Because time requirements were scaled based on mushroom health, attack requirements for a certain score were the same across all mushroom colors, so long as the size was the same. However, this scaling did not factor the matching Pikmin color's base attack. As an example, higher scores could be achieved on purple and grey mushrooms with less Pikmin, as Rock and Purple Pikmin naturally possess the highest base attack of all Pikmin species.  

Note that the rewards displayed only indicate the size and color of fruit that will be obtained, rather than a guaranteed specific fruit. As an example, a lemon in the display indicates that the reward will yield a big yellow fruit, meaning either a lemon or an orange. The same is true if an orange is displayed. Another example would be if muscat grapes are shown. In this case the rewarded fruit will be a giant white fruit, meaning either muscat grapes or a melon, with the same being true if a melon is displayed instead.  

|{{icon|Grapes}} {{icon|Blueberry}} {{icon|Blueberry}}{{icon|Blueberry}} {{icon|Blueberry}}  

Each fruit has a chance of giving either regular nectar or the rare seasonal nectar that is currently available. Fruits giving rare nectar will glow while fruits giving regular nectar will not. The types of nectar provided by mushrooms has changed over time, and past distributions can be seen in the [[#History|History section]].

!The mushroom rewards before {{date|14|December|2022}}  

!The mushroom rewards before {{date|?|August|2023}}

Since v74.0, the rewards screen show what kind of nectar you receive in each fruit.

From {{date|9|August|2023}}, a change was made where you were guaranteed at least 1 fruit containing seasonal flower nectar.

[[File:PB Mushroom Nectar Reward Result.jpg|thumb|Rewards from a 3☆ Small Mushroom, showing the nectar types.]]

==Titles==

[[File:PB Mushroom Battle Titles.png|thumb|The participant list screen displayed after completion of a mushroom battle, with titles awarded to each player.]]  

As of the update to mushroom battles on {{date|14|December|2022}}, titles are awarded to each player upon completing a battle. These titles consist of a combination of an adjective and a noun, with interchangeable options for either category. It is not fully known how titles are determined, though it is confirmed that reactions obtained by a player during the respective battle do affect the title awarded. It is also suspected that a player's activities whilst the battle is ongoing may affect the resulting title as well. On v65.0, more adjectives and nouns were added.

 

==Mushroom Recharge Ticket==

[[File:PB Mushroom Tickets.jpg|thumb|200px| Mushroom Recharge Tickets, as displayed separately or in a stack in the [[shop]].]]

Mushroom Recharge Tickets are a {{w|freemium}} item that allow a player to join mushroom battles they wouldn't otherwise be able to join. After a player has joined 3 battles in a day, spending a Mushroom Recharge Ticket is required to join another one that day. If 5 players are already battling a certain mushroom, spending a Mushroom Recharge Ticket is required to join that mushroom, allowing up to a maximum total of 20 players to join the battle (30 on a Giant Mushroom). (When a ticket is used this way, it does not consume one of the player's free battle attempts).

 

Mushroom Recharge Tickets may be purchased from the [[shop]] for 120 [[coin]]s individually, or 1200 [[coin]]s for a stack of 11.

 

 

 

 

==Halloween mushrooms==

===2022===

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Jack-o'-Lantern|Jack-o'-Lantern Decor]] were very strong against these mushrooms, being 100 times as strong as they normally would be (a 100× attack power multiplier), while other Pikmin had their normal strength.

===2023===

During the [[Event#Halloween_2023|second Halloween event]], from {{date|6|October}} to {{date|31|October|2023}}, normal-sized Halloween mushrooms made a comeback, but also introduced giant-sized Halloween mushrooms. They have the same appearance as previously introduced, but sport the following differences:

* They came in "Normal" and "Giant" sizes. Giant were only available during the weekends from {{date|14|October}} to {{date|29|October|2023}}

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Jack-o'-Lantern|Jack-o'-Lantern Decor]] were very strong against these mushrooms, gaining a 250-point strength bonus.

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Halloween Treat|Hallowen Treat Decor]] were even stronger against these mushrooms, gaining a 500-point strength bonus.

* The nectar received as rewards for destroying these mushrooms was randomly chosen from the following flower types: regular, gentian, cosmos, pansy, spider lily, cyclamen, dianthus, with all colours being present. Giant Halloween mushrooms did not have regular nectar.  

* Additionally, destroying these mushrooms rewarded a Mystery Box that contained either Gold or Huge Seedlings (Jack-o'-Lantern), [[Mushroom battle#Mushroom Recharge Ticket|Mushroom Recharge Tickets]], petals, or Halloween Candy. Halloween Candy could be used to obtain [[Mii]] parts.

==Green mushrooms==

[[File:St Patrick mushroom icon.png|thumb|A green mushroom.]]

* The attack power was calculated by doing the normal attack power calculation, then adding either 300 or 950 attack power, depending if it is a "Clover" or "Four-Leaf Clover" Pikmin respectively.

* They only came in the "Medium" size.

==Mystery mushrooms==

[[File:mystery mushroom icon.png|thumb|A Mystery mushroom.]]

===2023===

During the second part of the 2023 [[Event#Mahjong Decor 2023|Mahjong event]], from {{date|26|August}} to {{date|10|September|2023}}, almost all mushrooms became Mystery mushrooms. These mushrooms functioned mostly the same way as normal mushrooms, but had a number of differences:

* They came only in the "Normal" size, and functioned as normal brown mushrooms as no pikmin type had additional strength against it.

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Mahjong Tiles|Mahjong Tile Decor]] were very strong against these mushrooms, having an additional 500 strength, while other Pikmin had their normal strength.

* It used the same [[Music in Pikmin Bloom|music]] track for the Green Mushrooms.

===2024===

The Mystery Mushrooms returned for the 2024 New Year's Event, from {{date|1|January|2024}} to {{date|28|January|2024}}. Almost all mushrooms became Mystery Mushrooms. They had the same 648,000 health as last time but had a few differences:

* They came in both Normal and Giant sizes, with Giants only available during specified weekends.

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#2024 Glasses|2024 Glasses Decor]] were very strong against these mushrooms, having an additional 350 strength, while other Pikmin had their normal strength.

* The nectar received as rewards for destroying these mushrooms was randomly chosen from the following flower types: regular, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, helleborus, and cattleya, with all colours being present.

* Additionally, destroying these mushrooms rewarded a Mystery Box that contained Party Poppers, and rarely other items. Party Poppers could be used to obtain [[Mii]] parts. Mystery Boxes were originally meant to only come from Mystery Mushrooms but a bug made it so all mushrooms gave out boxes.

==Lunar New Year mushrooms==

[[File:LNY mushroom.png|thumb|A lunar new year mushroom.]]

During the [[Event#2024 Lunar New Year Decor Pikmin|Lunar New Year event]], from {{date|1|February}} to {{date|25|February|2024}}, Lunar New Year mushrooms appeared and were able to be challenged. These mushrooms functioned the same way as normal mushrooms, but had a number of differences:

* They came in "Normal" and "Giant" sizes. Giant were only available during the weekends from {{date|11|February}} to {{date|25|February|2024}}

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Lunar New Year Ornament|Lunar New Year Ornament: Red]] were very strong against these mushrooms, gaining a 250-point strength bonus.

* Pikmin with [[Decor Pikmin#Lunar New Year Ornament|Lunar New Year Ornament: Gold]] were even stronger against these mushrooms, gaining a 300-point strength bonus.

* The nectar received as rewards for destroying these mushrooms was randomly chosen from the following nectar types: regular, plum blossom, camellia, cattleya, cherry blossom, daffodil, and pansy, with all colors being present. Giant Lunar New Year mushrooms did not have regular nectar.  

* Destroying these mushrooms rewarded a Mystery Box that contained either Red Envelopes, and rarely [[Mushroom battle#Mushroom Recharge Ticket|Mushroom Recharge Tickets]] or petals. Red Envelopes could be used to obtain [[Mii]] parts.

* Had a set amount of health of 648,000 for Normal, and ??? for Giant.

** ??? to ??? for 1 star.

** ??? to ??? for 2 stars.

** ??? to ??? for 3 stars.

** ??? onward for 4 stars.

*Changed the minimum required Pikmin to join a large mushroom battle to 15.  

|Added [[#Green mushrooms|green mushrooms]], removed brown mushrooms, and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

*Removed [[#Green mushrooms|green mushrooms]] and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

|{{date|?|June|2023}}

|{{date|?|August|2023}}

|Added [[#Mystery mushrooms|mystery mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

*Removed [[#Mystery mushrooms|mystery mushrooms]] and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

|Added the "Mushroom Battle Bullhorn"

*Removed [[#Halloween mushrooms|halloween mushrooms]] and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

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*Added [[#Mystery mushrooms|mystery mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

*Changed the nectar distribution: the nectar types available this month were regular, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, helleborus and cattleya.

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|{{date|4|January|2024}}

|{{date|29|January|2024}}

*Added [[#Lunar New Year mushrooms|lunar new year mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.