Kingcap

Kingcap
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

Kingcaps (マダラタケ^?, lit.: "Spotted Mushroom") are a type of fungus in Pikmin 3 that serve as obstacles. They are usually found blocking the way in corridors, and come accompanied with a series of Spotcaps. Leaders can use their Pikmin to destroy Kingcaps.

Kingcaps have a lot of durability and occupy a lot of space, but once cleared, they open up some significant space. Unlike the smaller Spotcaps, Pikmin can latch on to a Kingcap when thrown, and it has a health wheel.

Stats[edit]

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

Locations[edit]

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Kingcaps are always found with Spotcaps nearby.

Tropical Wilds[edit]

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

Distant Tundra[edit]

Two Kingcaps appear in the area around Captain Charlie's crash site. These serve as the game's first obstacle.

Tropical Forest[edit]

In the Collect Treasure! version, a Kingcap blocks a dead end in the lowest part of the area.

Technical information[edit]

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[edit]

The first Kingcaps encountered in Story Mode.
Yellow Pikmin attacking the Kingcaps, under Captain Charlie's orders.
A Kingcap in a cave.
A Spotcap next to a Kingcap in a cave.

Trivia[edit]

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[edit]

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