Puffstool
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| Scientific name | Aspergilla podronis | ||
| Family | Sporovid (assumed) | ||
The Puffstool is an enemy that appears to be a huge walking fungus. It has twin antennae, a red-capped mushroom head, and a tender yellow torso that is vulnerable to attack. The Puffstool will try to run when attacked, but its legs are clearly not made for sprinting and it trips easily, landing on its head with feet in the air. After a few seconds, the Puffstool will right itself and then blow out a purplish cloud of spores which cause a change in nearby Pikmin, turning them into Mushroom Pikmin, which the Puffstool acts as a leader for.
In fanon games
Below this point is where users place their version of the Puffstool.
In Pikmin 3: The New Exploration
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Attacks | Converts Pikmin | ||
The Puffstool is found around wet areas and even in your landing site. This time they can control your Pikmin by making them go through hazards.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “This creature is harmless unless provoked. It will let out a strange substance that turns any kind of Pikmin into Mushroom Pikmin.”
In Pikmin: Infection in Progress
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| Scientific name | Aspergilla podronis | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Fungal Grotto | ||
| Carry weight | 10 | ||
| Max. carriers | 20 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Attacks | Crushes and converts Pikmin | ||
The Puffstool is a boss that appears in Pikmin: Infection in Progress and is fought in Fungal Grotto. It is encountered by destroying a large patch of Spotcaps and other mushrooms in the center of the back clearing. Once approached too closely, the Puffstool illuminates its antennae and springs to life, unearthing itself and then waddling around the area. The President can assist in carrying the remains of the Puffstool.
The Puffstool appears similarly to as it does in Pikmin 1, although larger and more mature. Wrinkles and other growths are noticeable on its body, and its feet are larger.
During the fight, the Puffstool waddles about the clearing, crushing any Spotcaps in its path. It has more difficulty tripping because of more prominent and stable feet. The Puffstool also has the ability to produce spores while walking, along with the ability to do so while standing. On average, the Puffstool will trip and bowl over once or twice during the fight, and will produce spores while doing so. It will also right itself sooner, usually in the direction of the Pikmin squad in an attempt to crush them. The boss can convert an entire army of Pikmin if one is not careful. When defeated, the Puffstool stumbles back and forth briefly until falling backwards, its body being pulled into the cap, and its antennae blinking rapidly before blackening altogether.
In Pikmin: Infinite Exploration
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| Scientific name | Aspergilla podronis | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Carry weight | 15 | ||
| Max. carriers | 30 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Poko value |  × 1,500
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| Attacks | Converts Pikmin | ||
The Puffstool in Pikmin: Infinite Exploration appears similar to how it did in Pikmin 1, but more akin to the Jestcap in shape and color. The Puffstool also acts similarly to its original incarnation but is first found hiding among Buttoncaps and Jestcaps. The distinctive way to tell a Puffstool from a Jestcap is the stem, which is not as yellow as a Puffstool's. Another way to tell the difference is that if a leader or a group of Pikmin brush up against the Puffstool, it will not wobble, unlike the Buttoncap and Jestcap. Once attacked the Puffstool will instantly come out of hiding and spray a cloud of spores, which will transform any Pikmin hit into Mushroom Pikmin. The best way to defeat a Puffstool is to first draw it out of hiding by punching it with a leader. After it has finished spraying its spores, rush it with a large group of Winged Pikmin as they can hit its stem even after it trips over.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “These passive creatures hide among fungi and will generally not attack unless provoked. In the summer, these creatures are in their reproductive season and will actively look for a host that can support their spores. These spores will cover any living thing in a coating that bores into the nerve endings to take control of its host.”
Louie's notes
- “Cook on a skillet with olive oil and chives, then stuff with a hearty serving of minced bulbear cutlets.”
In Pikmin: Redemption
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Attacks | Converts Pikmin | ||
In Pikmin: Redemption, the Puffstool is a somewhat difficult boss. It can convert Pikmin into Mushroom Pikmin using spores in the form of a mist, or a spore bomb, which bursts into a cloud of spores. These Mushroom Pikmin are rabid and attack any normal Pikmin and leader in range, and die after some time. Assault the Puffstool by swarming it and throwing Pikmin onto it until it dies, when its body flattens and its remains can be delivered to an Onion for thirty Pikmin seeds. The reward for defeating it is a portable capsule that one hundred Pikmin may be stored inside of, meaning two hundred Pikmin at maximum can be present with a leader at once.
In Pikmin: Return to the Distant Planet
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Attacks | Converts Pikmin | ||
The Puffstools in Pikmin: Return to the Distant Planet act very much like their Pikmin 1 counterparts. The only difference is they can only control ten Mushroom Pikmin at a time, and they usually spawn, with a seven out of ten chance, with up to that many Mushroom Pikmin already following them. Any Mushroom Pikmin that are present after a Puffstool's defeat remain and become idle. They attack nearby enemies and will start following another Puffstool if another one is present.
In Pikmin: Secret of the Earth
The Puffstool is an important character in the plot, presumably antagonistic as the story is a tribute to the Pikmin fanfiction Spored.
In Pikspore
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Sporovid | ||
| Attacks | Converts Pikmin | ||
The Puffstool is an uncommon enemy in Pikspore that appears in a few caves. Several subspecies and a darkfreeze-infused form exist as well.