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

|91?

!Color

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

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 Small Red Mushroom Battle.gif|thumb|150px|Red Pikmin destroying one part of a small red 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 battles 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 [[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 Pikmin 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|150px|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|Winged Pikmin|v=PB|y}}

|5

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

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|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.

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!Maturity

!Added attack power

|Leaf

|1

|Bud

|2

|Regular flower

|Seasonal flower

|4

|Current month's seasonal flower

|5

|Bare

|0

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

!Friendship

|0 hearts

|1 heart

|2 hearts

|3 hearts

|4 hearts

|1 golden heart

|8

|2 golden hearts

!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}}  

!Small

|2 stars

|17

|90

|120

|3 stars

!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.

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|-

|Attractive

|Boss

|Brave

|Buddy

|Charitable

|Captain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

|{{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)

|Increased the mushroom interaction radius from 400 to 600 meters.

|-

|{{date|23|April|2022}}

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

|-

|{{date|27|April|2022}}<br>(Update 44.0)

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

|-

|{{date|21|May|2022}}

|Changed the nectar distribution: 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.

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|{{date|1|June|2022}}

|Temporarily increased the number of challenges that can be done in a day from three to nine.

|Updates:

*Added Mushroom Recharge Tickets.

|Minor updates:

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

|Updates:

*Expanded the functionality of Mushroom Recharge Tickets to allow players to join mushroom battles with 5 or more players already participating, up to a maximum of 20 players.

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

|Updates:

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

|Added Easter eggs to the game, which were awarded on the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Main menu|main menu]] after completing a mushroom battle and viewing the results screen.

|Updates:

*Easter eggs are no longer given after completing a battle.

|Giant Mushrooms returned as part of an event where in 2 weekends, the chances of larger and special mushrooms were increased. They came in Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, White, Pink and Grey varieties.

|All mushrooms now always include at least one [[Fruit_(Pikmin_Bloom)|fruit]] with seasonal nectar.

|Updates:

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

|Added the "Mushroom Battle Bullhorn".

|Updates:

*Changed the nectar distribution: the flower types available this month were regular, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, gentian, or chrysanthemum.

|Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns increased to 3.

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

|Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns reverted back to 1.

*Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns reverted back to 1.

*Removed [[#Mysterious mushrooms|Mysterious mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

|

*Changed the nectar distribution: the nectar types available this month are regular, plum blossom, camellia, cattleya, and pansy.

|Removed [[#Lunar New Year mushrooms|Lunar New Year mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

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

*Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns increased to 3.

|Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns reverted back to 1.

|{{date|16|March|2024}} <br>{{date|23|March|2024}} <br>{{date|30|March|2024}}

|Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns increased to 3.

|{{date|18|March|2024}} <br>{{date|25|March|2024}}

|Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns reverted back to 1.

|{{date|1|April|2024}}

|

*Daily Mushroom Battle Bullhorns reverted back to 1.

*Removed [[#Mysterious mushrooms|Mysterious mushrooms]], and refreshed all mushrooms' status.

*Added [[#Spring Festival mushrooms|Spring Festival mushrooms]].

*Changed the nectar distribution: the nectar types available this month are regular, sweet pea, baby blue eye, tulip, windflower, cherry blossom and hyacinth.