Poison Mushroom

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This article is about the harmful mushroom that first appeared in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. For the Dice Block roll-reducing Mushroom from the Mario Party series referred to as a Poison Mushroom in Mario Party 3, see Cursed Mushroom.
Not to be confused with Rotten Mushroom.
Poison Mushroom
Artwork of a Poison Mushroom from Super Mario Party
Artwork of a Poison Mushroom from Super Mario Party
First appearance Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Effect Hurts or defeats Mario (Super Mario series)
Shrinks and worsens player (Mario Kart series, Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion, and Super Smash Bros. series)
Poisons player (role-playing games)
Lowers Dice Block roll (Mario Party series)

A Poison Mushroom (alternatively Poison Shroom) is a harmful variety of Mushroom that first appeared in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Usually, they have the opposite effects a Super Mushroom may have, and while they are sometimes called a power-up, they act more like a hindrance or trap. The Poison Mushroom has had a variety of different appearances throughout Super Mario media, most of which have an angry expression in comparison to the majority of Mushrooms, with some depictions showing them with a skull, a common symbol to represent death, on their caps, while others have shown them with a purple cap with magenta spots. The Rotten Mushroom, which debuted in Super Mario Maker 2, is a similar type of mushroom, only differing from the Poison Mushroom by its ability to jump.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

SMBLL Poison Mushroom Sprite.png A Poison Mushroom sprite as it appears in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels of the compilation, Super Mario All-Stars Sprite of a Poison Mushroom from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
From left to right: FDS, SNES and GBC
Original Poison Mushroom art from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Official art

Poison Mushrooms, titled Poisonous Mushrooms[1] or Blue Mushrooms[1] in the Super Mario All-Stars remake, are hazardous objects in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels found in Brick Blocks, ? Blocks, and Hidden Blocks. They damage Super or Fiery Mario, changing him into Small Mario, who loses a life if he touches one (which is also shown on the title screen demo). Only Invincible Mario is unaffected by Poison Mushrooms. A Poison Mushroom disappears upon contact. In the Family Computer Disk System release, Poison Mushrooms share a palette with Goombas, so they appear brown, blue, or light gray depending on the environment. The corresponding artwork depicts them with a menacing grin and shadowy eyes. Super Mario All-Stars depicts them as blue-skulled, purple-capped mushrooms with angry eyes, while the version included in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe depicts them with a red stalk, a green cap, and pink skull, as well as no eyes.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

Poison Mushroom

Poison Mushrooms return in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. They hide under grass, instead of blocks, in in the World-e level Vegetable Volley, but can also appear if the Blue Green Switch is active. Poison Mushrooms are depicted as blue mushrooms with white skulls on their caps. Poison Mushrooms work the same as before, but having Fire Mario or any form on the same tier touch a Poison Mushroom powers him down to Super Mario, unless the red switch card is used.

Super Mario 3D Land

Poison Mushroom

Poison Mushrooms return in the Special Worlds of Super Mario 3D Land. They are depicted purple with magenta spots as well as angry eyebrows, and they emit purple spore-like dust when released and grabbed. They follow Mario or Luigi around until he either goes to an unreachable area or the Poison Mushroom falls off of the course. Poison Mushrooms can be destroyed in a variety of ways, including fireballs, boomerangs, invincibility from either a Super Star (from which they also flee) or an Invincibility Leaf, or by Statue Mario.

Nelsonic Game Watch series

Super Mario Bros.

Poison Mushrooms spawn from a cloud at the top right in Super Mario Bros. Poison Mushrooms fall along the lower three levels of platforms before eventually dropping into a pit at the bottom of the screen. A Poison Mushroom causes Mario to lose a life upon contact. Poison Mushrooms, like other elements from the game, move faster every time the princess is rescued by Mario.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Poison Mushrooms retain a similar purpose in Super Mario Bros. 3. Their first spawn location is to the left of Princess Peach and the second is southwest of Bowser.

Mario Kart series

Poison Mushroom
PoisonMushroomMKAGP.png

Poison Mushrooms infrequently appear as items in the Mario Kart series. In Super Mario Kart, Poison Mushrooms, which have red-spotted yellow caps, similarly to Super Mushrooms in Super Mario Bros., are only used by CPU-controlled drivers Toad and the Princess, not by the player. If any driver runs into a Poison Mushroom, they would become small, ending up moving slow and vulnerable to other karts in the area, as they can end up squashed if run over by a full-sized kart. The player can also return to normal size if they run into another Poison Mushroom; this also works if the player were made small from Lightning by the other player (as CPU players cannot use Lightning in this game). In Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, the Poison Mushroom is one of Toad's special items, and he can throw the Poison Mushrooms either in front of him or from behind. Poison Mushrooms retain their typical effect of shrinking whoever drives into them, but they instead have a black cap with magenta spots, similarly as in Luigi's Mansion.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

Intro cutscene to the Jungle world
Donkey Kong throwing a Poison Mushroom at Mario
Poison Mushroom (compressed)

Poison Mushrooms are sometimes thrown by Donkey Kong or Donkey Kong Jr. at Mario (including inside barrels), starting with Stage 4-8, in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. A Poison Mushroom just shrinks Mario for a few seconds, making him unable to perform actions like climbing ladders or swimming.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Artwork of a Bad Mushroom from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Red Mushroom.png

Poison Mushrooms, originally known as Bad Mushrooms, are battle items in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Their corresponding artwork depicts them brown, similarly to outdoor levels in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, but their sprites are the same as a Mushroom's. The remake depicts them with their standard colors. They can be obtained either by purchasing them in Seaside Town during Speardovich's takeover, after using a Yoshi Cookie on an Amanita or Chewy, or occasionally as spoils from defeated Kriffids. Poison Mushrooms can poison most targeted enemies, but some are not affected by Poison Mushrooms.

Mario Party series

Poisonous Mushroom Board Play MP1.png

Poison Mushrooms appear in certain games of the Mario Party series. They first appear in Mario Party, where if the player gets the Poisonous Mushroom (as the game calls it) from landing on a Mushroom Space, they lose their next turn. If another player uses a Warp Block to swap with them during that time, the latter's Player Panel will merely turn into the color of the space they swap to without any effect. The Poisonous Mushroom in this game closely resembles the Cursed Mushroom of later games in the Mario Party series.

Poison Mushrooms have appeared in a few minigames. In Mario Party 2, they appear in Rakin' 'em In, which refers to them as Poison Purple Mushrooms, and if the player grips and drags a Poison Purple Mushroom into their goal, they lose three points. In Mario Party: Island Tour, images of Poison Mushrooms are stuck on some panels in Emergency Hexit. If not removed quickly, they would consume 5 seconds from the game's timer every once in a while. The player can get rid of Poison Mushroom panels by clearing a row of identical panels that is adjacent to them. In Mario Party 10, Poison Mushrooms, maintaining their Super Mario 3D Land design, appear only in the minigame Movin' Mushrooms, where if they fall into one of the carts, the respective team loses three points.

In Mario Party: Island Tour, Poison Mushrooms exclusively appear as a usable item on Perilous Palace Path, where using one subtracts two from a rival’s roll of the Dice Block. Similarly, in Mario Party: Star Rush, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Super Mario Party, Poison Mushrooms can also be used on other players to subtract two from their dice roll and allies, and the effects of this item are capable of stacking.

Luigi's Mansion

Poisonous Mushroom in Luigi's Mansion
The Poisonous Mushroom.

In Luigi's Mansion, Poison Mushrooms, also referred to as purple mushrooms[2] or Poisonous Mushrooms,[3] are dropped by portrait ghosts when Luigi tries to suck them up. Poison Mushrooms can also be found by vacuuming or interacting with various objects throughout the mansion, and they have a chance of appearing during the final boss battle whenever King Boo's Bowser suit destroys a pillar. These mushrooms bounce around the room for a few seconds before disappearing. On contact, they cause Luigi to shrink and drop ten coins on the floor. Additionally, Luigi cannot use his Poltergust 3000 in this form, potentially allowing the portrait ghosts to escape his vacuum and thereby reduce the portrait rank. While in this small state, Luigi's voice clips are high-pitched and he takes more damage when he gets hit. After several seconds, the Poison Mushroom's effect wears off and Luigi's size returns to normal.

In the remake, Poison Mushrooms can be turned into Super Mushrooms if Mario's amiibo is scanned.

Super Smash Bros. series

SmashWiki article: Poison Mushroom
Poison Mushroom, as seen in the Wii U and 3DS versions
Poison Mushroom, as seen in the Wii U and 3DS versions
Poison Mushroom, as seen in the Wii U and 3DS versions

Poison Mushrooms appear as items in the Super Smash Bros. series, starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee. They have a similar appearance to Super Mushrooms, though Poison Mushrooms are duller in color, which is unique to the series, and feature angry eyes, similar to their debut appearance. They are grabbed upon running into them, and they make the player smaller and easier to launch. While tiny, the fighter's attacks have much less reach, and they move noticeably slower, while being able to jump higher. Aesthetically, the fighter's voice becomes higher-pitched. In Underground Maze, the screen zooms in while a character is under the effect of a Poison Mushroom.

Fighters at Poison Mushroom size are weaker, which is more noticeable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where all direct attacks deal around 0.6× their normal damage.

Giga Bowser (from Brawl and 3DS / Wii U) and Giga Mac (from 3DS / Wii U) are unaffected by Poison Mushrooms.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

A sprite of the Invincishroom/Poison Mushroom

Poison Mushrooms are depicted light-green with red spots in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are sometimes inhaled by Trunkle and sometimes thrown by Popple from his bag. They can poison Mario or Luigi when touched. Later, at Little Fungitown, there is a similar type titled the Invincishroom, claimed to be a combination of a Starman and a 1-Up Mushroom, but it makes Mario very sick.

Sprite of a Poison Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

In the remake, the "Invincishroom" (now referred to as an Invincibility Mushroom) is revealed to be a Poison Mushroom that Captain Goomba and his squad found. Poison Mushrooms also use their design from Super Mario 3D Land.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

See also: Shroob mushroom
The Shrooboid Brat's Poison Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
The gray Poison Mushroom in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Poison Mushrooms return in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time with a similar role but expanded upon. A gray Poison Mushroom can be used by two Dr. Shroobs and also Swiggler in battle. Shrooboid Brat also spits either Mushrooms or Poison Mushrooms to attack in battle. Shroobs in general are colored after Poison Mushrooms, having a purple body and white spots.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Poison Mushrooms replace Cheep Cheeps in one of Junker's attacks in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Poison Shroom
A Poison Shroom from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
The Thousand-Year Door description A snack made by Zess T. Eat it and it'll poison you! (GameCube, Switch in battle)
A snack made by Zess T. Eat it and it'll poison you! On rare occasions, it'll replenish all of your HP instead of poisoning you. Made by mixing a Slow Mushroom with Inky Sauce. (Switch, in menu)
Super Paper Mario description A dangerous poison shroom. Highly toxic!
A Poison Mushroom in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
A Poison Mushroom in Bingo!

Poison Mushrooms, shortened to Poison Shrooms in the original game, appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are depicted as dull green and with pink spots, and their item icons do not depict them with eyes. If three Poison Mushrooms appear in a row during Bingo!, Mario's HP (as well as his partner's HP), FP and SP are reduced in half, and the audience members flee. Poison Mushrooms can be created by Zess T. by mixing a Slow Mushroom and Inky Sauce, Point Swap or Trial Stew and a Dried Bouquet. A Poison Mushroom inflicts the poison status effect on the user and reduced their HP by half, though seldomly, eating one in battle restores all HP instead.

Super Paper Mario

Poison Shrooms are much more common in Super Paper Mario than the previous game. They function differently, taking 1 HP at each time until the poison status effect wears off. Poison Shrooms can be dropped by Zombie Shrooms, Cursyas, and their relatives. A Ghost Shroom can be substituted as an ingredient over Poison Shroom for certain recipes.

Recipes

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Recipe Result
Inky Sauce Inky Sauce + Slow Mushroom Slow Mushroom Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom
Point Swap Point Swap + Slow Mushroom Slow Mushroom
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom Mushroom Fry Mushroom Fry1
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom + Point Swap Point Swap Mushroom Mushroom
Ultra Mushroom Ultra Mushroom (Nintendo GameCube Japan)
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom + Turtley Leaf Turtley Leaf Mushroom Broth Mushroom Broth
Mistake Mistake (Nintendo GameCube Japan)
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom + Golden Leaf Golden Leaf Mushroom Broth Mushroom Broth
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Poison Mushroom + Couple's Cake Couple's Cake Trial Stew Trial Stew

1 - Recipe requires completion of Seeking legendary book!; will result in a Mistake otherwise

Super Paper Mario
Recipe Result
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom Dangerous Delight Dangerous Delight
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Black Apple Black Apple
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Block Block Block Block
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Blue Apple Blue Apple
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Bone-In Cut Bone-In Cut
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Cake Mix Cake Mix
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Catch Card Catch Card
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Catch Card SP Catch Card SP
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Courage Shell Courage Shell
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Dayzee Tear Dayzee Tear
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Dried Shroom Dried Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Dyllis Dynamite Dyllis Dynamite
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Egg Bomb Egg Bomb
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fire Burst Fire Burst
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fresh Pasta Fresh Pasta Bunch
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fresh Veggie Fresh Veggie
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fruity Shroom Fruity Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Gold Bar Gold Bar
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Gold Bar x3 Gold Bar x3
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Gold Medal Gold Medal
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Golden Leaf Golden Leaf
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Honey Jar Honey Jar
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Horsetail Horsetail
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Hot Sauce Hot Sauce
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + HP Plus (Super Paper Mario) HP Plus
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Ice Storm Ice Storm
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Inky Sauce Inky Sauce
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Keel Mango Keel Mango
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series) Life Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Long-Last Shake Long-Last Shake
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mighty Tonic Mighty Tonic
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Peachy Peach Peachy Peach
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Pink Apple Pink Apple
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Ghost Shroom Ghost Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + POW Block POW Block
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Power Plus (Super Paper Mario) Power Plus
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Power Steak Power Steak
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Primordial Fruit Primordial Fruit
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Red Apple Red Apple
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Sap Soup Sap Soup
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shell Shock (item) Shell Shock
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shooting Star (item) Shooting Star
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shroom Shake Shroom Shake
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Slimy Shroom Slimy Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Smelly Herb Smelly Herb
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Star Medal Star Medal
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Stop Watch Stop Watch
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Super Shroom Shake Super Shroom Shake
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Thunder Rage Thunder Rage
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Turtley Leaf Turtley Leaf
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Ultra Shroom Shake Ultra Shroom Shake
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Volt Mushroom Volt Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Whacka Bump Whacka Bump
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Yellow Apple Yellow Apple
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Big Egg Big Egg Love Pudding Love Pudding
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mango Delight Mango Pudding
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shroom Pudding Shroom Pudding
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Sleepy Sheep Sleepy Sheep
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Block Meal Block Meal Odd Dinner Odd Dinner
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Choco Pasta Dish Choco Pasta Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fried Egg Fried Egg
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mushroom Fry Fried Shroom Plate
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Fruity Hamburger Fruity Hamburger
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Golden Meal Golden Meal
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Gorgeous Steak Gorgeous Steak
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Hamburger Hamburger
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Hot Dog (item) Hot Dog
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Ink Pasta Ink Pasta Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Inky Soup Inky Soup
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Koopa Pilaf Koopa Pilaf
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Koopasta Koopasta Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Love Noodle Dish Love Noodle Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Meat Pasta Dish Meat Pasta Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Miracle Dinner Miracle Dinner
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Omelette Meal Omelette Plate
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Primordial Dinner Primordial Dinner
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Roast Horsetail Roast Horsetail
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mushroom Roast Roast Shroom Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Roast Whacka Bump Roast Whacka Bump
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shroom Delicacy Shroom Delicacy
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mushroom Steak Shroom Steak
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Spaghetti Spaghetti Plate
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Spicy Dinner Spicy Dinner
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Spicy Pasta Spicy Pasta Dish
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Spicy Soup Spicy Soup
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Spit Roast Spit Roast
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Veggie Set Veggie Set
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Volcano Shroom Volcano Shroom
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Golden Choco-bar Golden Choco-bar Standard Chocolate Standard Chocolate
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Lovely Chocolate Lovely Chocolate
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Mild Cocoa Bean Mild Cocoa Bean
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Shroom Choco-bar Shroom Choco-bar
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Sweet Choco-bar Sweet Choco-bar
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Poison Shroom + Couple's Cake Couple's Cake Trial Stew Trial Stew

Location

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

The Poison Mushroom sticker from Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Screenshot of Kersti describing a Poison Mushroom in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
Kersti observing how Poison Mushrooms look "a little evil" compared to regular mushrooms.

The Poison Mushroom is a Sticker in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, reusing its design introduced in Super Mario 3D Land. They are inside of ? Blocks in Goomba Fortress and Rustle Burrow. The Poison Mushroom inflicts poison upon Mario, as usual, but a difference is that the status effect can be passed over to enemies who hit Mario. The Poison Mushroom has the same Action Command as a Mushroom, except it inflicts extra damage upon Mario as well as posions him. The Poison Mushroom leaves Mario unable to wear defense or evasion stickers such as Super Boots. Poison Mushrooms are one of the slots on the Battle Spin, where lining three of them plays a different tune and poisons Mario, but he still gets three Sticker slots. Besides functioning as an item, a Poison Mushroom is used to open a door in Drybake Desert and access the desert. Putting a Poison Mushroom inside of a Paperization Block produces a Mushroom, Shiny Mushroom, a Flashy Mushroom, or three Shiny Leaves. The Poison Mushroom is placeable in the Sticker Museum as #84.

The Poison Mushroom costs two coins to buy at Whammino Mountain for 2 coins. At Decalburg, once Hither Thither Hill becomes available, there is a Toad in the back alley who sells an overpriced Poison Mushroom, but Mario can negotiate the price down to 25 coins.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Image of a Poison Mushroom in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Poison Mushrooms are hazardous items in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. They are depicted with magenta spots atop their usual purple cap. It is the functional opposite of the Mushroom, slowing whomever touches it.

Itadaki Street DS

Poison Mushrooms are in the Amida Dokan minigame of Itadaki Street DS, where having Mario collect it closes the player's shops close for a turn.

Mario Clock

Poison Mushroom, from Mario Clock

Poison Mushrooms are obstacles in Mario Clock. They appear only while the character is in Super form and cannot make him lose a life.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Poison Mushroom Orb in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Poison Mushrooms appear as Dark Orbs in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. Their appearance uses elements from their Super Mario 3D Land design and the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Sprite of a Poison Mushroom, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Poison Mushrooms are also transformation items use by Magikoopas, pairing them with a Dark-element Magikoopa, and to transform enemies into their skeletal versions.

Other appearances and references

The Poison Mushroom makes a cameo appearance in the Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as part of its exclusive content.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

  • Instruction booklet: 食べるとミスになる。1UPキノコと間違わないように。[4] (Eating them would be a mistake. Do not mistake them for 1Up Mushrooms.)

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Trophy
Poison Mushroom
Poison Mushroom
Game/move:
Super Mario All-Stars1
08/93
How to unlock: Randomly obtainable from 1-player modes or the Lottery after playing 200 VS matches
Poison Mushrooms made their debut in Super Mario All-Stars, where they'd cost characters a life if picked up. These nasty fungi are dark and foul-tasting, and in Super Smash Bros. Melee, they make you shrink on contact. With your diminished stature comes a loss of power and mass, making you a prime target to get smashed offscreen with even a light attack.

1 - Poison Mushrooms debuted in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, but its inclusion in Super Mario All-Stars was the first time that the game was released in any other region. In addition, they only cost characters a life if they were small; this implies that they do no matter what the circumstances are.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy
Poison Mushroom
Poison Mushroom trophy
Appears in:
NES Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
How to unlock: Random
A penalty item that shrinks whoever grabs it. It's hard to distinguish from a Super Mushroom, so you may find yourself getting small when you wanted to get big. When you're in miniature form, your attack power drops, and even the lightest attack can send you off the stage. That being said, a small target's hard to hit. Your best plan when you're tiny may be to run. (American English)
A penalty item that shrinks whoever grabs it. It's hard to distinguish from a Super Mushroom, so you may find yourself getting small when you wanted to get big. When you're in miniature form, your attack power drops, and even the lightest attack can send you off the stage. That being said, a small target is hard to hit. Your best plan when you're tiny may be to run. (British English)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Trophy
Poison Mushroom
3DS:
Trophy thumbnail image for Poison Mushroom.
Wii U:
Poison Mushroom's trophy render from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Item
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
SNES Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (08/1993)
3DS Super Mario 3D Land (11/2011)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 9: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3
How to unlock:
(Logo for the Nintendo 3DS.) Random
(Wii U Logo.svg) Clear the Fire-Type Frenzy event.
Becoming giant and looming over your foes is pretty great, yeah? Well, that won't happen if you get this mushroom. It looks a lot like the Super Mushroom, but it's a slightly different color and its face is... unhappy. If you use this mushroom, you'll shrink down and be easy to send flying. (American English)
So, you thought you'd nabbed a Super Mushroom, eh? Nope! Now you're tiny! If you'd looked more closely, you'd have seen it was a slightly different colour - it was a Poison Mushroom. Now you're mini, weak and very launchable. At least dodging's not hard when you're this size! (British English)

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

  • In-game description
    • English:
      Scary and poisonous, even to you.
  • Sticker Museum plaque: "Oh no! An item that poison you! But hang on... What if you touch an enemy while poisoned..."

Mario Party: The Top 100

  • Poison Mushroom: "Lowers a rival's roll by 2. Practice saying, "You wouldn't do that to me..." now."

Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)

  • Electronic manual description:
    • English:
      Make Luigi small and unable to use the Poltergust 3000 for a certain period of time.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Poison Mushroom.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese どくキノコ[?]
Doku Kinoko
Poison Mushroom
Chinese 毒蘑菇[?]
Dú Mógu
Poison Mushroom
Dutch Giftige Paddenstoel[?] Poisonous Mushroom
French Champi Borgia[?] Borgia Mushroom (the name is inspired by the Borgia family)
Champi Poison[?] Poison Mushroom
Champignon poison[5] Poison mushroom
German Giftpilz[?] Poison Mushroom
Italian Fungo avvelenato[?] Poisoned Mushroom
Fungo velenoso[?] Poisonous mushroom
Fungo Velenoso[?] Poisonous Mushroom Mario Party 5, Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7
Sfungo[?] From fungo ("mushroom") and the letter "s" Italian demo of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Fungo tossico[?] Toxic Mushroom Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario
Korean 독버섯[?]
Dok Beoseot
Poisonous Mushroom
Portuguese Cogumelo venenoso[?] Poisonous mushroom
Portuguese (NOE) Cogumelo Venenoso[?] Poisonous Mushroom Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Russian Ядовитый гриб[?]
Yadovityy grib
Poisonous Mushroom
Spanish Champiñón venenoso[?] Poisonous Mushroom

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (November 19, 2001). Luigi's Mansion Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-00-8. Page 11.
  3. ^ Bogenn, Tim (November 21, 2001). Luigi's Mansion Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0119-6. Page 11.
  4. ^ 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ2 取扱説明書」 (Super Mario Bros. 2 Toriatsukai Setsumeisho) (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese).[page number needed]
  5. ^ "amiibo de Mario : après avoir activé cet amiibo, tous les champignons poison du manoir deviennent des super champignons, qui redonnent 25 cœurs chacun." – Luigi's Mansion | Jeux Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo.fr. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Italian instruction booklet. Page 9.
  7. ^ Super Mario RPG, item list

See also