Can a level 12–13 player join a Normal mushroom battle in Pikmin Bloom?

What the level gate actually is

Pikmin Bloom limits how many Pikmin you can bring to a mushroom battle by your player level. Battles unlock at level 8, and the cap then rises in steps until it stops at 40 Pikmin at level 20. Separately, every mushroom size has a minimum squad you must field before the battle will start: 10 for a Normal mushroom. Joining is simply a comparison of those two numbers. If your cap is at least the minimum, you are in; if it is below, the game refuses you, however strong or well-matched your Pikmin are.

Every level from 12 to 13 has the same cap — 20 Pikmin — which is why this page answers for the whole range rather than one level at a time.

One thing the level gate is not: a limit on players. 5 players can join a mushroom normally, and Mushroom Recharge Tickets open further slots, up to 30 for a Normal mushroom. That cap is about room, not level — any player whose squad cap clears the minimum can take a free slot, and each of them brings their own squad.

What changes at the next threshold

At level 14 your squad cap rises to 25 Pikmin. You can already join a Normal mushroom, so the answer does not change — but a bigger squad brings more attack power, and attack power is what decides how fast the mushroom falls and how many stars the group earns.

What joining does not depend on

The level gate is the only rule that refuses a join outright. The wrong Pikmin types, low attack power or a rating you would rather not get all still let you in — they only change how quickly the mushroom falls and how many stars the group earns. To see what your own squad would actually do against a Normal mushroom, plan it in the squad calculator.

Normal mushrooms at every level

• Levels 1–7 — battles not unlocked yet
• Levels 8–9 — can join (squad cap 10)
• Levels 10–11 — can join (squad cap 15)
• Levels 12–13 (this page) — can join (squad cap 20)
• Levels 14–15 — can join (squad cap 25)
• Levels 16–17 — can join (squad cap 30)
• Levels 18–19 — can join (squad cap 35)
• Levels 20–30 — can join (squad cap 40)

Other mushroom sizes at levels 12–13

• Can a level 12–13 player join a Small mushroom battle in Pikmin Bloom?
• Can a level 12–13 player join a Large mushroom battle in Pikmin Bloom?
• Can a level 12–13 player join a Giant mushroom battle in Pikmin Bloom?

Mushrooms that come in Normal

Health, star thresholds and the ticket cap differ by mushroom type. Open one for its full reference page:

• Normal Red mushroom
• Normal Yellow mushroom
• Normal Blue mushroom
• Normal Purple mushroom
• Normal White mushroom
• Normal Pink mushroom
• Normal Gray mushroom
• Normal Ice Blue mushroom
• Normal Fire mushroom
• Normal Water mushroom
• Normal Electric mushroom
• Normal Poisonous mushroom
• Normal Crystal mushroom
• Normal Event mushroom