Editing Puffstool

|image      = P4 Puffstool Render.png

|icon        = Puffstool P4 icon.png

|name        = Fungirussus elasticis<br>Aspergilla podronis ''(''Pikmin'' Player's Guide)'

The '''Puffstool''' ({{j|ボケナメコ| Boke Nameko|Stupid {{w|Pholiota nameko|Nameko}}}}) is an enemy in {{p1}} and {{p4}} that appears to be a huge walking fungus, strongly resembling a red-capped bolete. It has twin antennae, a red-capped mushroom head, and a tender yellow torso which is vulnerable to [[Group move|swarming]]. Only minimal details of the creature's biology are supplied in-game.

In the original ''Pikmin'', [[Mushroom Pikmin|affected Pikmin]] turn purple, grow small brown mushroom caps on their stalks, and become aggressive. In ''Pikmin 4'', while the Puffstool cannot affect Pikmin in the same way as before, it can still [[Confusion|confuse]] Pikmin with its spores and cause them to jump around aimlessly (similar to the effects of the chemicals expelled by the [[Groovy Long Legs]]).

|value1 =        |value4 = 20<ref group="note">This enemy cannot be delivered to the [[S.S. Beagle]] in-game. This information is obtained from the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].</ref>

In ''Pikmin'', to quickly dispatch the Puffstool, the player should bring a high number of [[Red Pikmin]] into its arena. First [[Group move|swarm]] its legs with a good chunk of Pikmin, though be careful when swarming because although the Puffstool flipping around won't harm Pikmin, in the GameCube and Wii versions, there is a chance that the [[Glitches in Pikmin#Crushing glitch|crushing glitch]] may happen. Don't throw the Pikmin before its fallen over, as they'll bounce off of its cap and return to the group. When attacking its torso, the Puffstool will try to run away but flip over, legs flailing. In this state, it can be killed by throwing all remaining Pikmin on top. It will die and appear to deflate, leaving its cap, which can be carried by 10 Pikmin to their Onion. If a player is looking to minimize the risk of losing Pikmin, it is recommended to attack only with the [[leader]]. Furthermore, the Puffstool has no attacks that could harm Olimar. (Note, however, that this may consume a fair amount of time.) Should you run the risk of being attacked, however, just run away until the spore cloud dissipates. While it is also possible to drop some [[Bomb rock|bomb rocks]] at its feet, due to the Puffstool always running, this tactic can be hard unless the creature is cornered. A successful explosion should sap away a quarter of its health if successful though.

In ''Pikmin 4'', the overall strategy of taking down the Puffstool remains mostly the same. The key difference lies in that its past [[Mushroom Pikmin|ability]] from ''Pikmin'' has been replaced with a different, still fairly unique [[Control|hazard]]. The Puffstool's spores now cause Pikmin to jump around it aimlessly, with the player being unable to whistle them out of this effect. Depending on where this effect takes place, this can potentially be hazardous due to the surrounding patches of sticky mold with poison mushrooms. On top of that, two [[Moldy Slooch|Moldy Slooches]] patrol the area, meaning that it is recommended to dispose of the enemy, sticky mold, and mushrooms in order to focus on the Puffstool. Unlike its less passive relative, the [[Toxstool]], the Puffstool will not actively attempt to revive the enemy, sticky mold, and/or mushrooms around it. Oatchi, in particular, is helpful against the Puffstool due to his immunity to its spores. If looking to battle it with just Pikmin, however, [[White Pikmin]] are recommended for the aforementioned Moldy Slooches, sticky mold, and mushrooms around the field. [[Ice Pikmin]] would also help due to their freezing ability negating the Puffstool's defenses and spore attack.

|jpname    = {{j|アカボケオオナメコ|Aka Boke Ō Nameko|Red Stupid Big Nameko}}.

|JapM = Stupid {{w|Nameko}}

|ChiTrad = 呆呆菇

|ChiTradR = Dāidāi Gū

|ChiSimp = 呆呆菇

|ChiSimpR = Dāidāi Gū

|Dut  = Strompelzwam

|DutM = Stumbleshroom

|Fra = Champispore

|Ger  = Puffmorchel

|Ita = Amanita panciuta

|ItaM = Potbellied {{w|amanita}}

|Spa  = Seta de esporas

|SpaM = Spore mushroom

|Kor  = 멍텅버섯

|KorR = Meongteong Beoseot

|KorM = Stupid Mushroom

|Por  = Cogupança

|PorM = Mushbelly

|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of "cogumelo" (mushroom) and "pança" (belly)

{{image|images of the Puffstool in the [[Primordial Thicket]] in P4.}}

*In ''Pikmin'', despite the [[Mushroom Pikmin|Pikmin exposed the Puffstool's spores]] commonly being referred to as "Mushroom Pikmin" or "Puffmin," no official name has ever been given to them by Nintendo.