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.

[[File:PB Map Mushroom Tutorial.png|thumb|200px|A normal brown mushroom on the map screen. The red circle indicates its health.]]

Mushrooms grow at points of interest in the real world, similar to [[Big Flower]]s. They can only be seen and interacted with when they are less than 600 meters away from the player. After the mushroom is destroyed, it grows back in the same location 5 minutes later, without any input. As of the server update on {{date|1|March|2023}}, mushrooms that have not been cleared for a certain period of time will automatically regrow. Although the exact duration required for this is not yet known, it is suspected to be 7 days at most. Whether regrowth is automatic or following the destruction of the previous mushroom, the mushroom type that grows is randomized.

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 colors of mushrooms – 8 regular colors, and 3 elemental types. Fire Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Red Pikmin]], Water Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Blue Pikmin]], and Crystal Mushrooms can only be fought by [[Rock Pikmin]], while all other types can be fought by Pikmin of any type. The color of mushrooms determines the type of [[nectar]] players can get as a reward.

!Color

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!Elemental

!Color

!Color

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

[[File:PB Normal Blue Mushrooms.png|thumb|150px|The screen that appears when a mushroom is selected.]]

[[File:Pikmin Bloom Large Red Mushroom select pikmin all selected.jpg|thumb|150px|Selecting Pikmin for a mushroom battle.]]

When a mushroom is selected, either from the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Map|map screen]] or [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Expeditions|expedition list]], the camera will focus on the mushroom, with a photograph of its corresponding real-world landmark behind it. The screen displays some basic information about the mushroom, such as its remaining [[health]], the time left until it is destroyed, and the rewards for destroying, as well as circles that can be filled with icons of the [[Mii]]s of the players who have joined the battle. There is a Join button which progresses to the selection screen. The button will be grayed out if the participant limit has already been reached. If the player has run out of daily tries, a Mushroom Recharge Ticket will be displayed inside.

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.  

[[File:PB Pink Mushroom Battle.gif|thumb|150px|Winged Pikmin destroying one part of a small pink mushroom.]]

Once the Pikmin are sent on the mushroom battle, they rush towards the mushrooms and start attacking them. Most Pikmin types latch on to a mushroom and start attacking it at a constant rate, with each attack doing some damage. [[Rock Pikmin]] instead jump towards a mushroom from a distance and roll back to jump again. From time to time, Pikmin get off the mushroom, walk back to their starting position, and walk back to the mushroom to start attacking again. Each hit decreases the health of the mushrooms, though not by a set amount; see the [[#Time|Time]] section for more details. From time to time, one of the mushrooms in the group will collapse, leaving the Pikmin attacking it to start attacking another one. The intervals at which mushrooms break depend on the number of the mushrooms in the cluster: 4 for small, 7 for normal, and 10 for large, such that mushrooms break at regular intervals. For example, in a large mushroom group, one of the mushrooms will break for each tenth of health depleted. After joining a mushroom battle, player icons can be tapped to send a reaction, chosen from four different types of reactions. A reaction can be changed at any time once sent. Mushroom battle can be left using the "Leave" button. Doing so will not give the player an extra attempt for the day.

When the health is fully depleted, the mushroom battle is cleared. The player is provided with their score, the time it took to destroy the mushrooms, and a star rating, followed by the Pikmin bringing a [[postcard]] about their battle and a small number of shiny [[Fruit (Pikmin Bloom)|fruits]] to be given to the player. Each Pikmin that was sent on the battle also gains some [[friendship]] (though this actually happens at the start of the battle, not the end).

 

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

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When the player is selecting Pickedman for the mushroom battle, a power value appears in the bottom-right of the upper display, alongside an image of two Pikmin. This shows how strong the selected squad is against that mushroom. Adding a Pikmin will increase the value by some amount. This amount depends on the [[Pikmin family#Types|type]] of Pikmin, whether it is a [[Decor Pikmin]], its [[maturity]], its [[friendship]], and the color of the mushroom being attacked.

 

[[File:PB Mushroom Battle Strength Increments.png|thumb|200px|Different attack displays indicating the anticipated star rating of a battle, based on attack total alone.]]

As the requirements for each star rating are met by the squad's total attack, the display changes in design, colour and effects. While the total attack is less than the required score for 2 stars, the display is green and shows a single star between the two Pikmin icons. Once the attack total exceeds the score for 2 stars, the display changes to yellow backed by a golden glow, and two stars are shown between the Pikmin icons. When the squad's attack grows greater than the required score for 3 stars, the display changes to a light orange colour, backed by an orange glow with small orange sparks, and three stars appear between the Pikmin icons. And when the attack total overtakes the score needed for 4 stars, the display changes to a darker orange, with a vibrant blue glow backed by white sparks and multicolored fireworks, and four stars are shown between the pair of Pikmin icons.

 

Each Pikmin type has a base attack power. These attack powers are shown in the table below.

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!Type

!Base attack power

|{{icon|Red Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|4

|{{icon|Yellow Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|3

|{{icon|Blue Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|3

|{{icon|Purple Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|6

|{{icon|White Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|2

|{{icon|Rock Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|5

Added to the base attack power is a value for whether the Pikmin is a [[Decor Pikmin]] or not.

{|class="wikitable sortable"

|Yes

|4

|No

|0

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.

!Maturity

!Added attack power

|Leaf

|1

|Bud

|2

|Regular flower

|Seasonal flower

|4

|New Seasonal flower

|5

|Bare

|0

Added to the total so far is a value for the Pikmin's [[friendship]].

!Friendship

|0-1 hearts

|1-2 hearts

|2-3 hearts

|3-4 hearts

|4 hearts to 1 golden heart

|1-2 golden hearts

|8

|4 golden hearts

|20

Finally, added to the total so far is a value to represent the Pikmin type's strength against the type of mushroom being fought.

 

!colspan="11"|Defending mushroom type

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

!{{icon|Brown mushroom|l=}} Brown

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

==Scoring==

At the end of a mushroom battle, the game gives the participants a score and a star rating. The score is equal to the total strength of all Pikmin in the battle, plus a time bonus. Star ratings range from 1 star to 4 stars, and depend on the final score. The score required for each star rating depends on the type of mushroom, and is displayed before joining the battle and after the battle ends.

To calculate the time bonus, the game compares the final time at the end of the battle to various breakpoints that depend on the type of mushroom. The time bonus will either be equal to 5%, 10%, 15%, or 20% of the attack power of all participants, depending on how the time compares to the breakpoints. The breakpoints are calculated by dividing the health of the mushroom by each of the score thresholds for each star rating, and multiplying by 100 to give a result in seconds. This effectively means that if only one player was in the battle and they had a squad strength equal to one of the score thresholds, the length of the battle would be one of the breakpoints. Clearing the battle slower than the 2-star breakpoint gives a time bonus of 5% of the attack power of all participants. Clearing the battle faster than the 2-star breakpoint and slower than the 3-star breakpoint gives a time bonus of 10% of the attack power of all participants. Clearing the battle faster than the 3-star breakpoint and slower than the 4-star breakpoint gives a time bonus of 15% of the attack power of all participants. And clearing the battle faster than the 4-star breakpoint gives a time bonus of 20% of the attack power of all participants.

!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}}  

|15

|15

|15

|15

|15

|15

|15

Each fruit has a chance of giving either regular nectar or rare nectar (currently either regular, calla lily, hydrangea, lily, rose, frangipani, or sunflower nectar). 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==

{{game help|pb|Determine the requirements for each title component.}}

[[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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|Thoughtful

|Supporter

|-

|Ultimate

|Traveler

|}

 

 

==Mushroom Recharge Ticket==

[[File:PB Mushroom recharge tickets.png|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.

 

 

 

The Mushroom Battle Bullhorn allows a player to invite friends to join a mushroom battle remotely. To use this item, a player must be participating in a mushroom battle. On the detail screen of the mushroom, there will be a "Call Friends for Help" that, when tapped, will prompt the user to select up to 4 friends to join the battle. Users who receive the invite will have to spend one of their daily tries to join the battle. If they have ran out of tries or if the mushroom already has 5 participants, invitees will have to use a Mushroom Recharge Ticket.

 

After using the Bullhorn, the user of the Bullhorn can edit their invites to add more invites (if they previously didn't fill up their Bullhorn invites) or change who they are inviting as long as the invite has not been accepted. If you invite a friend and they join the mushroom, you can remove that friend from your Friend List which frees up a spot in your Bullhorn, allowing you to invite more than 4 people to a mushroom.

 

 

* 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. Giant Halloween mushrooms did not have regular petals.

* 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.]]

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.

==Strategy==

[[File:PB Attack Power Infographic 2.png|thumb|300px|An infographic explaining the calculation of attack power.]]

{{guide}}

When you first unlock mushrooms, you likely won't be able to get very high scores because of the limit on how many Pikmin you can send on them. At this stage, focus on attacking larger mushrooms as they give more rewards for low star ratings, and send Pikmin you want to increase the friendship of, since mushroom battles give a small amount of [[friendship]] to participating Pikmin.

After gaining a few [[level]]s and increasing your maximum group size, you'll start being able to get higher scores. To optimally prepare a squad for a battle, select Pikmin that are the same color as the mushroom you'll be attacking, and Pikmin with higher friendship values (preferably [[Decor Pikmin]]). You can feed Pikmin [[nectar]] to raise their attack powers further.

{{clear}}

==History==

The following changes have been made to mushroom battles over time:

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!width=150px|Date

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|{{date|27|October|2021}}

|At the time of ''Pikmin Bloom''{{'s}} launch, this was the distribution of nectar types for each mushroom type: brown, white, and gray mushrooms give white pansy nectar, red and pink mushrooms give red pansy nectar, blue and purple mushrooms give blue pansy nectar, and yellow mushrooms give yellow pansy nectar.

|-

|{{date|21|December|2021}}

|Changed the nectar distribution: brown, yellow, blue, white, and gray mushrooms give white poinsettia nectar, and red, purple, and pink mushrooms give red poinsettia nectar.

|-

|{{date|22|January|2022}}

|Changed the nectar distribution: brown, yellow, blue, white, and gray mushrooms give white camellia nectar, and red, purple, and pink mushrooms give red camellia nectar.

|-

|{{date|14|February|2022}}

|Changed the nectar distribution for the [[Event#Valentine's Day|Valentine's Day event]]: brown, white, and gray mushrooms give white rose nectar, red and pink mushrooms give red rose nectar, blue and purple mushrooms give blue rose nectar, and yellow mushrooms give yellow rose nectar.

|-

|{{date|15|February|2022}}

|Reverted to the previous camellia nectar rewards.

|-

|{{date|19|February|2022}}

|Changed the nectar distribution: all mushroom types give red plum blossom nectar.

|-

|{{date|24|February|2022}}

|Temporarily increased the number of challenges that can be done in a day from three to six, and doubled the [[friendship]] gain from challenges, for the [[Event#Challenge Days|Challenge Days event]].

|{{date|1|March|2022}}

|Reverted to the standard amount of friendship gain, and returned the number of challenges that can be done in a day from six to three.

|{{date|13|March|2022}}

|Changed the nectar distribution: all mushroom types give white cherry blossom nectar.

|{{date|22|March|2022}}<br>(Update 41.0)

|Renamed challenges to mushrooms in the user interface, corresponding with the introduction of a new [[weekly challenge]] feature.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, pansy, rose, carnation, spider lily, and cosmos.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, pansy, poinsettia, camellia, and cyclamen.

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available now are regular and cyclamen.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, pansy, poinsettia, camellia, cyclamen, plum blossom, and daffodil.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, pansy, cyclamen, and poinsettia.

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, plum blossom, daffodil, pansy, cherry blossom, tulip, cyclamen, and windflower.

*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.

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, daffodil, pansy, cherry blossom, tulip, rose, and baby blue eyes.

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, pansy, tulip, baby blue eyes, carnation, and rose.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, pansy, carnation, calla lily, hydrangea, lily, and rose.

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

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, calla lily, hydrangea, lily, rose, frangipani, and sunflower.

|Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, lily, rose, frangipani, hibiscus, sunflower and cosmos.

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

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

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

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month are regular, hibiscus, frangipani, sunflower, spider lily, cosmos, or dianthus.