Postcard

A Pikmin carrying a postcard.

Postcards (ポストカード^?, lit.: "Postcard") are items in Pikmin Bloom. They can be obtained through completing expeditions and mushroom battles. Postcards will contain the photo and name of a nearby location. Some of the Pikmin in the player's squad will be overlaid on the photo. The player can store up to 400 postcards initially, with storage expansions available in the shop. When the limit is reached, the game will prompt the player to either purchase a storage upgrade, manage the postcards in their collection, or manage and discard any postcards to open up space for any postcards that are collected after the storage is filled. Postcards can be viewed and discarded in the postcard menu.

Postcards can be sent to friends, and the player can select a Pikmin to carry the postcard. After being sent, both Pikmin and postcard will travel for 12 hours before appearing in the recipient's garden, regardless of the distance between players. Another postcard cannot be sent to the same friend for 24 hours after a postcard is dispatched. Once a player receives a postcard from a friend, the selected Pikmin will be holding a rolled-up envelope. Tapping on it will unveil the received postcard, along with some information about who sent it. After receiving a postcard, it can be found in the player's postcard menu with the messenger's Mii located on the bottom-right corner. If the receiving player has not sent a postcard to the sending player in the past 24 hours, the game will then show a prompt offering the option to send a reciprocating postcard.

Expedition postcards

Postcards can be obtained from expeditions when an expedition appears near the location of a Wayspot on Niantic's Wayfarer map (the same online map that Big Flowers and mushrooms get their locations from). While the effective range for this to occur is unknown at this time, it is likely the radius is either the same or double the size of a Big Flower's radius. As long as a player doesn't already own a copy of a location's postcard, it is likely one will be brought back with a nearby expedition's bounty. This limitation applies to expedition postcards even if a held copy originates from another player. However, if a postcard is being delivered to another player, the sender can obtain a new copy of the same postcard while the delivery is taking place. In this scenario, should the sent copy not be received before the three day time limit expires, the original postcard will be returned to the sender's inventory. In this manner, a player may obtain additional copies of the same expedition postcard.

Mushroom battle postcards do not suffer these limitations. However, if a player does not already own a copy of a mushroom's postcard, they can obtain one from a nearby expedition.

Design

A postcard collected from an expedition.

The background color of a postcard depends on how it was obtained. White postcards are obtained from expeditions and 1-star scores on mushroom battles. Bronze, silver, and gold postcards are obtained from 2-star, 3-star, and 4-star scores on mushroom battles respectively.

The left two-thirds of a postcard contains a photograph of a location. This location can be a point of interest that a Big Flower or mushroom battle is found at, or it can be any landmark in Niantic's database. A few Pikmin from the expedition or mushroom battle will be placed on top of the image in various poses. The name of the landmark in the photograph is in the top left, and below that in smaller text is the name of the general area the landmark is in, such as the town or suburb.

The right third of a postcard is mostly empty for expedition postcards, but in mushroom battle postcards it contains extra information. The name of the type of mushroom is shown in bold black text, then the text "Mushroom battle clear!" is shown in green italic text. Below that, a number of star icons based on the result of the challenge is shown, and below that, the exact score is written in gray.

In the top right of all postcards, there is a stamp. There are 4 stamp designs and the one on the postcard is randomly chosen. One design has a banana, one has a blueberry, one has a strawberry, and one has a pair of cherries.

Poses

In addition to a photo of its location, a postcard's image features the Pikmin sent to its originating expedition or mushroom battle. The maximum number of depicted Pikmin is 5, those being the first Pikmin selected for the respective task. Which pose the Pikmin take is dependent upon how many Pikmin are sent to the expedition or mushroom battle that yields the postcard. Note that Rock and Winged Pikmin do not always share the same posing as other colours. This rule can also apply to certain inflexible Decor costumes. A Pikmin's size may slightly alter its positioning within a pose as well.

Number of Pikmin	Image	Details
5+		A group of 5 Pikmin marching towards the left side of the image.
		A group of 5 Pikmin jumping in celebration.
3-4		A group of 3 or 4 Pikmin following each other in a line as they run to the left, looking towards the camera.
		A group of 3 or 4 Pikmin leaping across the image.
1-4		Between 1 and 4 Pikmin sit just beneath the camera's line of sight, their stems poking into the frame.
1-2		1 or 2 Pikmin frame either side of the image with a friendly gesture.
		1 or 2 Pikmin are shown, one seemingly wandering whilst the other advances more boldly.
1		A single Pikmin pokes its head into the frame from the bottom of the image.
		A Pikmin standing in the bottom right of the frame, waving.
		A Pikmin standing very close to the camera, obscuring most of the image. A rare pose.
		A Pikmin hangs upside-down from the top of the frame. A rare pose.

Gallery

Event	Postcard designs	Stamps
Standard
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Halloween
Winter
New Years 2023
Valentine's Day 2023
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Ice Cream
New Years 2024
Valentine's Day 2024
Reverse Valentine's Day

History

The following changes have been made to postcards over time:

Update or date	Changes
44.0	Accompanying the renaming of Challenges to Mushrooms, changed the wording on mushroom battle postcards from "Challenge clear!" to "Mushroom battle clear!"
May 8th, 2022	Postcards collected on this date only had a special flower-themed pink background and a special carnation stamp, for the Mother's Day event.
June 18th to June 19th, 2022	Postcards collected on these dates only had a special flower-themed purple background and a special rose stamp, for the Father's Day event.
October 14th to October 31st, 2022	Postcards collected during this period had one of 3 special Halloween-themed backgrounds and stamps, for the Halloween event.
December 12th to December 31st, 2022	Postcards collected during this period had a special winter-themed background and stamp, for the Mitten Decor event. During the overlap period with the New Year's event, postcards had either the Winter or New Year's design.
December 26th, 2022 to January 15th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had a special 2023 New Year's themed background and stamp, for the 2023 New Year's event. During the overlap period with the Mitten Decor event, postcards had either the Winter or New Year's design.
February 6th to February 26th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had a special Valentine's-themed background and stamp, for the 2023 Valentine's event.
March 1st to March 31st, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had a special St. Patrick's-themed background and stamp, for the 2023 St. Patrick's event.
April 1st to April 30th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had a special Easter-themed background and stamp, for the 2023 Easter event.
May 13th to May 14th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Mother's Day design.
June 17th to June 18th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Father's Day design.
September 11th to September 30th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had one of 4 Ice Cream-themed backgrounds and stamps, for the 2023 Ice Cream event.
October 6th to October 31st, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Halloween designs. On weekends after October 14th, postcards from Giant Halloween Mushrooms had one of 2 new Halloween-themed backgrounds and stamps.
December 6th to December 27th, 2023	Postcards collected during this period had one of 2 Winter-themed background and stamps, for the 2023 Holiday event. One design returned from 2022, and the other was new for 2023.
January 1st to January 28th, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had one of 2 New Year's-themed background and stamps, for the 2024 New Years Event.
February 12th to March 3rd, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had one of 2 Valentine-themed background and stamps, for the 2024 Valentine's Day Event.
March 11th to March 24th, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had one of 2 Reverse Valentine-themed background and stamps, for the 2024 Reverse Valentine's Day Event.
April 1st to April 29th, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Easter design.
July 1st, 2024	The maximum capacity for postcard storage was increased from 2000 to 3000. The option to stop receiving postcards when storage is full was removed. Added the option to discard postcards immediately upon collection, even if storage is not full. Postcards from friends can no longer be collected if the player's storage is full.
August 1st to August 31st, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Ice Cream designs.
October 1st to October 31st, 2024	Postcards collected during this period had the previous Halloween designs.
November 1st, 2024	Added Big Flower Postcards.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポストカード? Posutokādo	Postcard
German	Postkarte	Postcard
Italian	Cartolina	Postcard
Korean	엽서 Yeop-seo	Postcard
Portuguese (NoA)	Cartão-postal	Postcard
Spanish (NoA)	Carte postale	Postcard

See also

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