Soccer Items

* Soccer Pumpkin
* Soccer Ball

## Soccer Pumpkin

* Pumpkin (S2)
* Golden Pumpkin (S2)
* Jack-o-Lantern (S2)
* Pumpkin (S1)
* Golden Pumpkin (S1)
* Jack-o-Lantern (S1)

* Golden: 4% of base XP every 3 seconds, 5  every 10 seconds
* Jack-o-Lantern: 3 or 4× more than Pumpkin's base XP rate every 3 seconds, 8  every 10 seconds

*(Goaled)** XP and coins, varies depending on tier and duration of holding; Golden pumpkins give double the base amount
* Amount for Jack-o-Lanterns unknown

* Golden: Rare (1/100 chance)
* Jack-o-Lantern: Uncommon

* Re-added to Beta on May 7, 2022.
* Re-added live on October 20, 2022.
* Re-added live on October 30, 2023.
* February 1, 2022
* Circa January 2023
* Circa early November 2023

The **Soccer Pumpkin**, often shortened to just **Pumpkin**, is a seasonal feature in Mope.io that spawns randomly in any biome and periodically gives small quantities of XP and coins while "held" by a non-AI animal. It can be alternatively "goaled" in large hiding holes for a one-time reward of both currencies.

The normal Soccer Pumpkin was added in the Halloween Update on October 27, 2018, and removed in the following update on November 23, 2018. Almost 2 years later, in the "*Pumpkins + Tweaks*" update on September 11, 2020, the Soccer Pumpkin was re-added with a variant, the **Golden Pumpkin**. A less-rare variety, the **Jack-o-Lantern**, was added around Halloween 2020 and 2021. In the "*Season 2*" update on February 1, 2022, the Soccer Pumpkin was removed from the game again. It was briefly re-added in Beta circa May 7, 2022, but removed soon after. In the October 20, 2022 Halloween Update, the Pumpkin and its variants returned once again and was removed in January 2023. It and its variants came back on October 30, 2023 and were removed in early November 2023.

## Technical

* Soccer Pumpkins will spawn in a random location on the map, with a 1/100 chance of being a Golden Pumpkin and an unknown yet more common chance of being a Jack-o-Lantern if applicable. They are pushed beside hills, rocks, and water spots at all times (with a short delay if kicked over one).
* If any Animal besides AI touches the Pumpkin, it will grab it, directing it to the front of the animal. When the animal is moving, the Pumpkin will roll, thus gradually earning XP. While holding the Pumpkin:
	+ Pressing `S` will pass it a short distance in whatever direction they're facing. Any animals in the way will be stunned briefly on contact. The holder cannot spit.
	+ Pressing `W` will "kick" it, sending the Soccer Pumpkin over all terrain in the way and landing a far distance away from the holder. The holder cannot use their ability.
	+ The holder can still boost normally, but is 5% slower.
	+ 'Goals' can be scored by pushing the pumpkin into a Big Hole or whirlpool. When this happens, the word "GOAAAAAL!!!" will appear above a hiding hole, along with an orange circle outside of the hole. After that, the number of goals that have been scored by the scorer will appear, and the XP-bonus that they gain. The XP earned varied, but could potentially be millions if enough XP. Afterwards, the total goals for the whole server will briefly show for a couple seconds.
		- Scoring a goal gives 10 coins below tier 10, 15-20 coins from tiers 10 to 14, 30 coins for Apex tier, 40 coins for the Monsters, and 50 coins for the King Dragon. Goaling a Golden Pumpkin gives double the amount of coins per tier. It is currently unknown how much the Jack-o-Lantern grants.
		- After a goal is scored, the Pumpkin disappears completely off the map and respawns after some time. Pumpkins will always respawn to the biome they spawned in. For example, if a Pumpkin from the Arctic was scored in the Land biome, it will respawn in the Arctic.
	+ The Soccer Pumpkin pushes aside most Food and Water drops. This can make it challenging or impossible to drink Water besides Mud and Water sources if small enough.
	+ Taking damage, being stunned, too much distance from the Pumpkin, or coming in contact with spit will cause the holder to drop the Pumpkin in either the form of a pass (most commonly) or kick (this does not occur when distant). In the case of spit, it will stun the holder briefly.
* Regular Pumpkins give 2% of the holder's base XP for the tier every 3 seconds and 3 coins every 10 seconds. The Golden Pumpkin gives approximately 4% of the holder's XP and 5 coins at the same intervals. The Jack-o-Lantern gives around triple or quadrupled the percentage of a regular Pumpkin and 8 coins at the same intervals. The XP given is a fixed amount per tier.
* Pumpkins despawn like normal food, even while held. This is apparently a bug.
* There is a 5 second delay after letting go of a Pumpkin in any way (such as goaling it, being stunned by water, etc.) before a player can pick up any object, including other Pumpkins. Animals landing after flying cannot pick up Pumpkins for 5 seconds.

## Appearance

### Pumpkin

The Pumpkin is a mostly smooth orange globe with a dull brown stem sticking out diagonally.

### Golden Pumpkin

The Golden Pumpkin is the same except all of its flesh and the stem is a golden color.

### Jack-o-Lantern

The Jack-o-Lantern is a more saturated version of the Pumpkin with a carved out, candle-lit face in the form of two triangular eyes and a smiling smouth.

## Strategy

### Obtaining the Pumpkin

* Pumpkins spawn randomly, so the best chance at finding one is by wandering around the map. It's easier to find one as an animal with a flying ability since the player has a larger field of vision and moves faster. By boosting in flight, the player can go even faster.
	+ When trying to find Pumpkins, the best strategy is to go to areas where few animals are and look for Pumpkins there. While Pumpkins don't have a particular biome preference, they generally are found faster in the Land and especially Volcano biomes, and slower in the Arctic and Ocean.
* In smaller servers, the player usually won't have trouble holding a Pumpkin once found because no players are around to snatch it. In fuller servers, depending on the type of Pumpkin that a player is holding, a herd of animals might be chasing after the pumpkin. Run-of-the-mill pumpkins normally aren't sought after that much, but Golden Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns are bountiful in coins and XP, meaning there will most likely be a lot of players aiming to obtain the latter two.
* Sometimes it might be necessary to steal a pumpkin from another player if the server is crowded. To steal a pumpkin off of someone, the player will have to somehow damage or stun them. If a pumpkin-holder is prey to the player, by simply catching up to them and damaging them, the pumpkin will forcefully be thrown out of their grip.
	+ One option is to use a stun-based special ability on the animal(this works on predators too). Special Abilities that have some sort of stunning effect will cause the pumpkin-holder to drop it. For this reason, birds or animals that have speed-based abilities can excel in doing this to catch up, e.g. the Falcon, Cheetah, Tiger etc.
		- In the Ocean biome, the Stingray is a good animal for this as it can dive and sting, then while the animal is stunned it can steal the pumpkin that is nearby.
	+ A much easier and simpler method of gaining the pumpkin is to spit water (or lava depending on which animal the player has, either works) at them by pressing `S` whilst aiming at the pumpkin-holder's body, causing stunning and for them to drop the pumpkin. This may require a lot of water, so healing stones should be used wisely, as should each drop.
	+ If the holder is being chased by many players, it's sometimes a good idea to break away from most other players and intercept the pumpkin-holder at a spot where they will go to at some point. Pinch points between hills or rocks are great at funneling animals.

### Maintaining the Pumpkin

* While the player is holding the pumpkin, make sure to stay ahead of anyone else who tries to get it from the player. On small servers, this is often quite easy because people are scarce, but can be quite challenging on larger servers
* Any creature that is using a Pumpkin cannot climb hills/rocks and Special Abilities cannot be used whilst holding the pumpkin (since pressing `W` would cause the player to release the pumpkin). With this in mind, the player should not attempt to climb terrain if applicable or hunt.
* Even though scoring a goal would get the player a bundle of XP, if there are not too many animals trying to chase the player for the pumpkin, hold onto it for as long as is feasible, particularly if the pumpkin is a Golden Pumpkin or Jack-o-lantern.
	+ More coins and XP can be earned overtime by preserving the pumpkin. However, when being overwhelmed by other animals, it's best to score a goal so that all other players will move away and won't be able to reap the benefits of the Pumpkin.
* Remember, if the player drops a Pumpkin in any way (such as being stunned or turning too quickly), there is a 5 second delay before it can be picked up again. Other animals can potentially steal the pumpkin during this delay. If this occurs, the player should spit at them so they drop it and they too cannot pick up the pumpkin for another 5 seconds. Hence, it is imperative that the player's water bar is completely full
* When at Apex/Monster/BD tier, if someone does steal a pumpkin, it's easier to use special abilities to make the stealer drop the pumpkin. However, it can be harder for other creatures to regain their prize.
* The Dragon, Phoenix, Land Monster, Giant Scorpion, and Black Dragon/King Dragon are unaffected by lava. The Pumpkin is capable of moving on lava, so if being chased by other non-lava traversing animals, it is possible for the mentioned animals to sit safely in the lava and gain XP.
	+ Note that other animals can still spit at the player while in lava, so try to avoid their water drops.

## Gallery

### Assets

The first stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The second stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The third stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The fourth stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The fifth stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The sixth stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.The seventh stage of the *"Season 2"* Pumpkin.Rolling gif of the normal Pumpkin as seen in the ChangelogA more accurate gif replicating the Pumpkin's rolling movement.The first stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The second stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The third stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The fourth stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The fifth stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The sixth stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.The seventh stage of the *"Season 2"* Golden Pumpkin.Gif replicating the Golden Pumpkin's rolling movementThe first stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The second stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The third stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The fourth stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The fifth stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The sixth stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.The seventh stage of the *"Season 2"* Jack-o-Lantern.Rolling gif of the Jack-o-Lantern seen in the ChangelogA more accurate gif replicating the Jack-o-Lantern's rolling movement.The first stage of the Pumpkin.The second stage of the Pumpkin.The third stage of the Pumpkin.The fourth stage of the Pumpkin.The normal Pumpkin, rolling.The first stage of the Jack-o-Lantern.The second stage of the Jack-o-Lantern.The third stage of the Jack-o-Lantern.The fourth stage of the Jack-o-Lantern.The Jack-o-Lantern, rolling.The first stage of the Golden Pumpkin.The second stage of the Golden Pumpkin.The third stage of the Golden Pumpkin.The Golden Pumpkin, rolling.
### In-game

The Soccer Pumpkin icon on the map (the orange dot with a red outline, no longer in game).A rare Aqua Yeti in the Arctic, hogging a pumpkin.A huge Ice Monster with a pumpkin, about to level up into a Black Dragon.A Kakapo with a pumpkin in the mud.A Panda with a pumpkin.A Killer Whale with a pumpkin near 2 beehives and a conch.A Rhino and a Killer Whale with pumpkins.A Clownfish near a Beachball and a pumpkin.An Eagle near a group of snails, one of them holding a pumpkin.A Komodo Dragon about to grab a regular pumpkin.A Camel with a pumpkin.A Musk Deer with a pumpkin.A Muskox with a pumpkin.A White Dove next to a Pumpkin in mud.A Shark with a Jack-o-Lantern near two conchesAn Eagle with a Jack-o-Lantern.A Golden Black Dragon holding a Jack-o-Lantern in a River.KOA as a Dragon, holding a golden pumpkin.A regular Ice Monster on top of a Golden Ice Monster fighting for a Golden Pumpkin.A Swordfish with a golden pumpkin, having previously stolen it from a Pygmy HippoA Wolf with a rare Golden Pumpkin.A Kakapo with a rare Golden Pumpkin.A Dehydrated Magma Dragon Holding a Golden Pumpkin.A Turtle with a rare golden pumpkin near a Healing Stone.A Bison with a Golden Pumpkin, preparing to farm some coins!A large Rabbit to scale next to a Golden Pumpkin.A T-Rex that has scored a goal.A killer Whale with a pumpkin, having already scored 5 goals.Two goals made in two different Whirlpools by different Giant Scorpions

## Trivia

* The animation for the Armadillo's Special ability is comparable to a re-colored version of the Pumpkin.
* The golden pumpkin is the first in-game artwork that was made by Feesh.
* A popular challenge in the community involves using only Pumpkins to level up, called the Pumpkins-Only challenge.
* The Jack-o-Lantern was removed on November 6, 2020, but has been returned almost precisely a year after it was first added (October 23, 2020).
* Pumpkins used to display as an orange spot on the minimap, making their location constantly trackable, but no longer do.
* Pumpkins can't spawn on lava, but can traverse it and stay there. This is probably so Lava Animals can stay at the Volcano without needing to swerve around lava.
* If a Tornado captures water drops and throws them, touching one while holding the pumpkin will stun the holder.

### Glitches

* Around the time when the pumpkin was re-added for the first time, there was a glitch in which the pumpkin would provide extremely high measurements of XP, around the 100K-500K mark. This allowed low tiers to get to tier 12 or 13 in mere seconds.
* Pumpkins were able to move players in a 1v1, but has been patched.
* The T-REX was unable to hold Soccer Pumpkins.
* The Soccer Pumpkin's rolling animation did not play in water following the July 30, 2021 update.
* If the Pumpkin holder is sucked in by a Tornado, it can sometimes shrink the Pumpkin to be much smaller than usual. This glitch has been patched.

## Soccer Ball

* Boulder
* Beachball
* Snowball
* Watermelon
* Tumbleweed

* XP, tier dependent

The **Soccer Ball** or **Mopeball** is a feature in Mope.io. Much like the Soccer Pumpkin, Soccer Balls spawn in any biome, can be held (although do not give coins or XP whilst doing so), and scored in large hiding holes. They were added on October 30, 2023.

## Technical

* Soccer Balls have a different appearance depending on the biome they spawn in.
	+ The boulder (conjectural name) spawns in the Land and Forest biomes.
	+ The beachball spawns in the Ocean.
	+ The snowball spawns in the Arctic.
	+ The tumbleweed spawns in the Desert.
	+ The watermelon spawns in the Volcano.
* Soccer Balls have mostly the same mechanics as Soccer Pumpkins.
	+ One difference is the lack of XP or coin gain while holding one.
* When scored, Soccer Balls give coins and a moderate sum of XP. The goal count is the same one used for Pumpkins. The amount of coins a Soccer Ball gives is based on tier and type of ball.
	+ Tiers 1 to 10 get 10 coins.
	+ Tiers 9 to 13 get 15 coins.
	+ Tier 14 gets 20 coins.
	+ Tier 15 gets 30 coins.
	+ Tier 16 gets 40 coins.
	+ Tier 17 gets 50 coins.
	+ The snowball has a 2 times multiplier, the watermelon has a 3 times multiplier, and the tumbleweed has a 4 times multiplier. The boulder and beachball presumably have no special multiplier.
* Soccer Balls can despawn.

## Appearance

### Boulder

The boulder is a mossy rounded stone with the imprint of a primate's smiling face on it. A couple of white mushrooms can be seen.

### Beachball

The beachball is a baby blue sphere with rows of circles in cyan, blue, yellow, red, and purple.

### Snowball

The snowball is a snowman's head complete with two coal eyes, a smile, and a twisted orange carrot nose.

### Tumbleweed

The tumbleweed is a beige bushy sphere with strands of dried grass.

### Watermelon

The watermelon is large globular fruit with darker streaks emerging from a small curly sprig on its side. In comparison to the food, it looks more 3D.

## Strategy

* Techniques that apply to the Soccer Pumpkin apply to the Soccer Balls.
* If the player wants to pursue Soccer Balls for coins, they should prioritize tumbleweeds as they have the largest multiplier. It's most optimal to be a Desert animal to look for tumbleweeds to avoid excess water depletion via debuff with non-Desert animals.
* Because Soccer Balls do not give XP while held, it is advised to score them as soon as possible because it directly puts the player at a disadvantage by pushing food, water, preventing them from using abilities, and slowing them down without access to certain terrain.

## Gallery

### Assets

The first frame of the boulderThe second frame of the boulderThe third frame of the boulderThe fourth frame of the boulderThe fifth frame of the boulderThe sixth frame of the boulderThe seventh frame of the boulderRolling gif of the boulder used in the ChangelogA more accurate replication of the boulder's rolling animationThe first frame of the beachballThe second frame of the beachballThe third frame of the beachballThe fourth frame of the beachballThe fifth frame of the beachballThe sixth frame of the beachballThe seventh frame of the beachballRolling gif of the beachball used in the ChangelogA more accurate replication of the beachball's rolling animationThe first frame of the snowballThe second frame of the snowballThe third frame of the snowballThe fourth frame of the snowballThe fifth frame of the snowballThe sixth frame of the snowballRolling gif of the snowball used in the ChangelogA more accurate replication of the beachball's rolling animationThe first frame of the watermelonThe second frame of the watermelonThe third frame of the watermelonThe fourth frame of the watermelonThe fifth frame of the watermelonThe sixth frame of the watermelonRolling gif of the watermelon used in the ChangelogA more accurate replication of the watermelon's rolling animationThe first frame of the tumbleweedThe second frame of the tumbleweedThe third frame of the tumbleweedThe fourth frame of the tumbleweedThe fifth frame of the tumbleweedThe sixth frame of the tumbleweedRolling gif of the tumbleweed used in the ChangelogA more accurate replication of the tumbleweed's rolling animation
### In-game

A Woodpecker with a boulder.A Strawbertooth-skinned Sabertooth next to a snowball.A Knight Dragon and Jellyfish each with a beachball.
## History

 October 30, 2023: Halloween Update | * Added.

## Trivia

* The names of the Soccer Balls are known from the hover text of the gifs in the update they were added in. Interestingly enough, the Soccer Ball that spawns in the Forest and Land biome has the hover text of "Land and Forest ball" instead of a proper name.
	+ Two of these names, the snowball and watermelon, are the names of preexisting features in the game.
* It is unknown if the beachball is the refurbished version of the *"Season 1"* Beachball used in the summer updates or is a separate feature. Both beachballs use Soccer Pumpkin-like mechanics, although the *"Season 1"* version gradually moves and resists movement in water.
* The snowball, watermelon, and tumbleweed use one less frame of animation than the boulder or beachball, making their rolling animation loop faster.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mope.io Official Discord, #lobby channel (November 2, 2023). *Discord*. Retrieved on November 9, 2023. Archived on November 9, 2023.
2. ↑ Mope.io Official Discord, #lobby channel (November 2, 2023). *Discord*. Retrieved on November 9, 2023. Archived on November 9, 2023.
3. ↑ Mope.io Official Discord, #lobby channel (November 2, 2023). *Discord*. Retrieved on November 9, 2023. Archived on November 9, 2023.
4. ↑ Mope.io Official Discord, #lobby channel (November 2, 2023). *Discord*. Retrieved on November 9, 2023. Archived on November 9, 2023.
5. ↑ Archive of October 30 update