Mushroom

Mushrooms are items that appear during fall in the. There are a variety of mushrooms, each worth different amounts of Bells according to their rarity. In addition to being selling items, in and  they may be an item from the Mushroom Series, and in  they can be used to craft items from the Mush Series.

In
In, , and there is only one type of mushroom, known simply as. They are valuable items that can be sold at Tom Nook's store for 5,000 Bells each. Mushrooms can be found from October 15 to October 25 between 8:00 AM and 9:15 AM. At 8 AM, five Mushrooms appear near random trees in different acres around town. Every 15 minutes after 8 AM, one random Mushroom will disappear due to being found by a villager. To obtain all five Mushrooms, the player must collect them all before 8:15 AM. If Mushrooms are picked up and dropped again, they may still disappear on each 15-minute interval until 9:15 AM.

In
In, there are five different types of mushrooms—Flat, Round, Skinny, Elegant, and Rare—appearing throughout the month of November. During November, six mushrooms spawn throughout the town each day. One of the six mushrooms will be a piece of the Mushroom Series disguised as a mushroom. Rare Mushrooms only appear if the town has attained perfect status, buried underground. Players may either sell or eat mushrooms they find.

In
In, mushrooms can be found near tree stumps during fall and, like in , can be an item from the Mushroom Series. In addition to the five mushrooms found in is the Famous Mushroom, valued at 16,000 Bells. Once eaten, the Famous Mushroom, which is designed after a Super Mushroom from the Super Mario series, will cause the player to temporarily grow in a fashion similar to Mario when collecting a Super Mushroom. Rare Mushrooms may only be found buried underground near trees and tree stumps once a perfect town rating has been earned.

In
In, mushrooms are crafting materials that can be found near hardwood and cedar trees during November in the Northern Hemisphere, and during May in the Southern Hemisphere. The Round, Skinny, and Flat, and Elegant Mushrooms can be found on the ground, while Rare Mushrooms can be found buried underground.

Five mushrooms will appear per day until a limit of 30 is reached, after which new ones will stop growing. They do not appear on mystery islands.

Spawn rates
The five mushroom types spawn at different rates, and the rates at which they spawn differ based on the island's rating. Below is a table comparing spawn percentages between mushrooms and island ratings.

Use in crafting
Mushrooms are used as crafting materials in the DIY recipes for the following items:

Trivia

 * The appearance of each standard mushroom in the resembles a mushroom in the real-world:
 * Round Mushrooms resemble, also known as the common or button mushroom.
 * Elegant Mushrooms resemble, though in they are redesigned and more closely resemble.
 * Skinny Mushrooms resemble, also known as velvet shank.
 * Flat Mushrooms resemble, also known as oyster mushrooms.
 * Rare Mushrooms resemble s, and similarly are only found buried in the ground.
 * The design of the Famous Mushroom in is based on a Super Mushroom from the Super Mario series.