Common Glowcap: Difference between revisions

|pikmin2        = y

|pikmin3        = y

|pikminadventure = y

|image          = Common Glowcap Pikmin 3.png

|family          = Glowcap

|areas          = [[The Forest Navel]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Twilight River]], [[Formidable Oak]]

|challenge      = [[Red Chasm]], [[Concrete Maze]], [[Collector's Room]], [[Abduction Den]]

|missionbe      = [[Beastly Caverns]]

|piklopedia      = 59

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{{todo|Add the missing areas to the infobox, and confirm that the Glowstems themselves trigger bomb rocks.}}

The '''Common Glowcap''' ({{j|ヒカリキノコ|Hikari Kinoko|Light Mushroom}}) is a luminescent [[fungus]] and is used as scenery in some [[area]]s and [[cave]]s. They are a source of light when "awake", which can be used in the [[leaders]]' favor.

In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' these plants are initially found buried in the ground with only the tops showing; they do not give light in this state. Contact with them will make them rise out and light up a small area around them. The light from these plants can damage and kill [[Phosbat]]s, as well as provide shelter from the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]]. Two variations exist: a cyan one and a pink one. They can also have different sizes, sometimes. The color influences the light that comes out (of the same color), but nothing else.

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

"''Providing illumination in dark areas, the Common Glowcap is a wonder to observe. Olimar notes that the mushroom's glow comes from a compound called Hocotatium 111.''"

===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===

"''These luminescent mushrooms can be very useful when you're exploring a dark cave. When a Glowcap is dormant, it looks like nothing more than a spot of light on the ground. When you pass over a dormant Glowcap, however, it springs out of the ground and illuminates the immediate area.''"

{{see more|Glowcap family#Naming}}

{{naming

|jpcommon  = {{j|ヒカリキノコ|Hikari Kinoko|Light Mushroom}}.

|jpname    = {{j|タマヒカリタケ|Tama Hikari Take|Orb Light Mushroom}}.

}}

{{Foreignname

|Jap=ヒカリキノコ

|Fra=Lumen Ordinaire

|FraM=Common Lumen

}}

<gallery>

Common Glowcap P1 Forest Navel.jpg|A screenshot of some Common Glowcaps from ''Pikmin''.

P3 Pink Glowcap Underside.jpg|The underside of a pink Common Glowcap.

P3 Cyan Glowcap Underside.jpg|The underside of a cyan Common Glowcap.

Glowcaps.jpg|A screenshot showing two pink Common Glowcaps with different sizes.

Common Glowcap PA.png|A Common Glowcap in ''[[Pikmin Adventure]]''.

==Trivia==

*If the player looks at a cloaked [[Vehemoth Phosbat]] through the light of a Common Glowcap, they'll be able to see its silhouette.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20171103042724/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAACNUKFGlbR8Lg|Miiverse post showing the Vehemoth Phosbat's silhouette|Wayback Machine}}

==References==