Spotcap

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Spotcaps (コマダラタケ^?, lit.: "Small Spotted Mushroom") and Kingcaps (マダラタケ^?, lit.: "Spotted Mushroom") are two types of fungus in Pikmin 3 that serves as a obstacles. Because they are usually found in tight groups, they can block passageways. The leaders must then use their Pikmin to destroy the obstructions and clear the path. The differences between the two fungi are their sizes and methods of destruction.

Spotcap

Spotcap
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Areas	Tropical Wilds, Distant Tundra, Twilight River
Collect treasure! levels	Tropical Forest, Twilight Hollow
Battle enemies! levels	Tropical Forest, Distant Tundra Remix
Side Story levels	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra, Creature Hunting, First Part Found
Bingo Battle levels	None

The Spotcap is the smallest fungus, with varying sizes near those of a leader. If a Pikmin is issued to attack a Spotcap, they'll pummel it for a bit, until it shrivels up and disappears, but if a Pikmin is thrown straight towards its top, it will crush the fungus and destroy it straight away. In addition, there is another mushroom similar to the Spotcap that is completely brown, cannot be locked-onto, and also disappears if a Pikmin is thrown on top of it. The two function similarly, and while the latter is not given a name, it is assumed to be another form of Spotcap, or at least closely related to it. In Pikmin 3, these plain mushrooms can sometimes release data files though in Pikmin 3 Deluxe all data files the corresponding Spotcaps once held are instead found nearby.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	100

Kingcap

Kingcap
File:Kingcap.png
Appears in	Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Areas	Tropical Wilds, Distant Tundra
Collect treasure! levels	Tropical Forest, Twilight Hollow
Battle enemies! levels	Distant Tundra Remix
Side Story levels	Flower Garden, Inside Forest, Tundra, Pikmin Reunion, First Part Found,
Bingo Battle levels	None

The Kingcap is a giant version of the Spotcap. It has a lot more durability, and occupies more space, but once cleared, opens up more significant space. Unlike the Spotcaps, Pikmin can latch on to it when thrown, and it has a health wheel.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1000

Locations

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Usually, the two fungi are found together in large clusters. Kingcaps are never seen without Spotcaps, but a few Spotcaps are in places without Kingcaps.

Tropical Wilds

• Both appear in a non-obtrusive fashion in the cave next to the landing site, leading up from Alph's crash site.

Distant Tundra

• A large amount of Spotcaps and two Kingcaps appear in the area around Charlie's crash site. The Kingcaps serve as the game's first obstacle.

Twilight River

• A few Spotcaps appear near the Dwarf Orange Bulborbs near the landing site, where the lilypads start flowing down the northern river tributary.

Tropical Forest

• Spotcaps appear in the lowest part of the area in both versions of the level. In the Collect Treasure! version, a Kingcap blocks a dead end in the same section.

Twilight Hollow

• The easternmost part of the level with a Red Bulborb and some Purple Pikmin is blocked by a group of Spotcaps.

Technical information

Spotcap

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	komush
HP	100
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	1
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	0
Territory radius	100
Mission Mode value	0

Kingcap

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	mush
HP	1000
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	10
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	100
Mission Mode value	0

Gallery

• 

  The mushroom that acts the same as the Spotcap.

• 

  A group of brown mushrooms.

• Kingcap.jpg

  The first Kingcaps encountered in Story Mode.

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  Yellow Pikmin attacking the Kingcaps, under Captain Charlie's orders.

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  A Kingcap in a cave.

• Spotcap.jpeg

  A Spotcap next to a Kingcap in a cave.

Trivia

• Spotcaps and Kingcaps share many similarities to Dwarf Bulborbs, and Bulborbs, respectively. Spotcaps and Dwarf Bulborbs each have 100 health, while Kingcaps and Bulborbs each have 1000. Both are red with white spots, and both Spotcaps and Dwarf Bulborbs instantly get defeated when hit on top.

Names in other languages

Spotcap

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コマダラタケ? Ko Madara Take	Small Spotted Mushroom
French (NoE)	Bulbolet nain	Dwarf kingcap
German	Gemeiner Zwerg-Punktpilz	Common Dwarf Spot-Mushroom
Italian	Fungoleto nano	Dwarf kingcap
Spanish (NoA)	Minifungo moteado	Spotted minifungus
Spanish (NoE)	Minifungo moteado	Spotted minifungus

Kingcap

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マダラタケ? Madara Take	Spotted Mushroom
French (NoE)	Bulbolet	From bulborbe (Bulborb) and bolet (bolete)
German	Gemeiner Punktpilz	Common Spot-mushroom
Italian	Fungoleto	From fungo (mushroom) and coleto (Bulborb)
Spanish (NoA)	Superfungo moteado	Spotted superfungus
Spanish (NoE)	Superfungo moteado	Spotted superfungus

See also

• Crystal
• Bouncy Mushroom