Pol Mushroom

A thick, juicy, black mushroom with an amazing flavor.

*This article is about the Pol Mushroom. For an article on the pink variant of mushroom, see Mallo Mushroom.*

## Obtaining

### Gathering

The most common method of obtaining Pol Mushrooms is by gathering in fallen logs in the eastern forest. They can be found at any time of the year, so you don't need to worry about the season. However, based on NPC text, there are certain seasons where Mallo Mushrooms are less common. This increases you odds of finding Pol Mushrooms, which are more valuable than Mallo Mushrooms.

### Dungeons

Pol Mushrooms can be found when exploring in the following dungeons:

* Deep Woods (☆☆)
* Old Town Ruins (☆☆)

### Receiving from Others

Citizens or travelers who are friends, close friends, dear friends, or family members (excluding babies) may approach you throughout the day and offer to give Pol Mushrooms. If you accept their offer, you'll receive one Pol Mushroom and improve your relationship with whoever made the offer. You can also reject if you don't want Pol Mushrooms or don't want to improve you relationship. **The cooking ingredients NPCs offer is mostly random, so if you need Pol Mushrooms, you should not rely on this method.**

## Cooking

Pol Mushroom is only used when cooking two recipes, making it not incredibly useful. Additionally, to make Pol Mushroom Pizzas, you must be a member of the Mountain Corps or be wearing a Corps Disguise.

## Quests

Pol Mushrooms are needed to complete 3 quests. The third quest is a tutorial quest, meaning once you complete, it'll never appear again. The others refresh either daily of weekly.

20 Pol Mushroom
20 Rogh Mushroom
 Pick Some Mushrooms
5 Pol Mushroom
 Pick Pol Mushrooms from Pharmasist's Forest

## Other Uses

### Making Money

Pol Mushrooms can be either be delivered to any Supply House for 6 Work Points or sold to any shop for 4 bea. Regardless of your salary, you should always deliver you Pol Mushrooms, as you'll make more money at the end of the year. If you're a child, you should hold onto your Pol Mushrooms until you grow up.

While it makes sense to cook with certain ingredients and sell the food item for money, you should not do this with Pol Mushrooms. The foods made with Pol Mushrooms have very little profits. This, in combination with the Pol Mushroom being worth a decent Work Point value, makes cooking a bad option.

### Giving to Others

Much like how citizens and travelers can give you Pol Mushrooms, you have the option to give it to them as well. To do this, hold Pol Mushrooms in your hands and talk to a friend, close friend, dear friend, or family member (excluding babies) and select the "Give Ingredients" option. If the NPC accepts you offer, you'll give them one Pol Mushroom and improve your relationship. If they refuse, nothing changes, but you have the option to try again. Adults and children will have different reactions when accepting your offer:

* Adults will thank you and say you saved them a lot of trouble
* Children will simply thank you

## Trivia

* Despite its description, the Pol Mushroom is indeed not black. Rather, it has a white stalk and a brown cap, bearing a bright complexion. Perhaps its gills are black?
* All of the quests Pol Mushrooms are needed to complete give Bea as a reward. Additionally, all quests of these that refresh give exactly 500 Bea, despite there being a large gap between their difficulties.
* Of all the cooking ingredients that can be gathered (in both fallen logs and grass patches), Pol Mushrooms have the highest Work Point Value and sale price.