Common Glowcap

The Common Glowcap is a luminescent fungus. In and, they are used as scenery, and in , leaders that touch them temporarily glow.

In, Common Glowcaps are either cyan or pink and of different sizes. Initially immersed in the ground with only the tops showing, touching them causes them to rise and illuminate a small area around them. The light from these plants can damage and kill Phosbats, as well as provide shelter from the Vehemoth Phosbat.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
The Common Glowcap can be seen in Pikmin 251. Its appears identically to its incarnation.

In Pikmin: Dual Worlds
In Pikmin: Dual Worlds, the Common Glowcap acts much the same as in, either simply existing in the open or popping up when stepped on. However, more than the simple cyan or pink mushrooms appear; indeed, while these are the most common, they can appear in any color. It can deter or harm certain enemies, such as members of the aerodentia family, and can attract others to its location upon sprouting. Enemies stepping on or near it can cause it to sprout, while others actively stay away. Certain variants of particular interest are: mint, which only ever appear in a set alongside a bluish-purple glowcap; magenta, which sometimes appear in a pair with lime glowcaps; pink, which sometimes appear in a pair with yellow glowcaps; white, which is rare and always appears alone; translucent, which is rare and always appears alone, and according to notes it's this way due to simply having no pigmentation at all; black, which is very rare, and produces ultraviolet light; bronze, which is coated in rust, not producing much light, and only appears in Red Stage Rustworks+, and quite commonly; and lastly, red-green-blue, which only appears in the Black Hole. In a set of textures used only when the black glowcap's ultraviolet light is applied, there are a collection of miscellaneous easter eggs and doodles.

In Pikmin: Redemption
In Pikmin: Redemption, Common Glowcaps have a range of different colors, each indicating how close the Hocotatium 111 is to critical mass. Some colors include yellows, greens, blues, reds, oranges, and violets.

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
The Common Glowcap in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers functions like how it is in. It also comes two in new colors: green and yellow.

In Pikspore
Common Glowcaps in Pikspore come in many different colors. There is a species known as the Glowling, which mimics the appearance of Common Glowcaps and can also appear in these new colors.

In Pikmin: Wide World
The Common Glowcap is a glowing fungus that appears in Pikmin: Wide World. Some Common Glowcaps are initially found shrunken into the ground, identifiable only as a small glowing bump, and upon being closely approached by anything, it will suddenly spring from the ground, shining soft light down in a cone shape from its cap. Many are already found in their active state, however. The light cast by a Common Glowcap matches its color. Leaders and Pikmin hiding in this light will be sheltered from Vehemoth Phosbats, Emberglow Phosbats, Vampire Bulbears, and Dwarf Vampire Bulbears, and any Phosbat Nymphs that enter this light will be harmed over time so long as they remain in it. Once activated, a Common Glowcap will not return to its initial state. Bumping into a Common Glowcap will cause it to wobble slightly and release some harmless glowing spores. The Common Glowcap's enormous, transportable relative is the Colossal Glowcap. Brilliant Glowstalks somewhat resemble massive Common Glowcaps.

Common Glowcaps, after they emerge from the ground, have a tall, slender stem, and a cap that curves and then tapers to a rounded tip. Usually, each Common Glowcap has smaller Common Glowcaps around its base that sprout when it does. Common Glowcaps can be of a wide array of vibrant colors, such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and even white.