How to Beat No.11 of Mushroom XIII in Kingdom Hearts II

Last Updated: March 25, 2018

Mushroom XIII is a mini-game in Kingdom Hearts II. Mushroom no.11 is one of the easiest mushrooms to beat, and the goal for the challenge is to reduce the counter above its head within 19 seconds. Beating this mini-game is a requirement for unlocking Sora's Gold Crown.

Part 1

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Locating Mushroom no.11

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Get to the Timeless River. Go to Disney Castle, and land at the Hall of the Cornerstone. When you see a glowing white door there, go through it to get to the Timeless River.
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Go to the Waterways. Just enter the path that leads to the Waterways. It's the one with the skateboard in front of it. Once at the Waterways, turn left at the first corner to find the mushroom.

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Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Preparing Before Challenging Mushroom no.11

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Remove all of your Combo Plus abilities. You need to remove these to make sure your combo consists mostly of finishers.
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Equip all Finisher Plus abilities. This will let Sora do more successive finishers.
3
Equip Combo Minus ability. This ability is what will really push your combo down to 1 hit and continuous finishers.
4
Equip Rumbling Rose. This keyblade's special ability is Finisher Plus, which will let Sora do more finishers in 1 combo.

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Part 3

Part 3 of 3:

Challenging Mushroom no.11

1
Drive into Wisdom Form and lock-on to the mushroom. Press ∆ to start the challenge. This mushroom isn't hard, but you might miss its time limit by a few seconds the first few times.
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Attack the mushroom as soon as you can. That is, attack it with shots as soon as you start the challenge. Remember that, of course, the mushroom won't just be standing idly by while you shoot at it.
3
Keep moving toward the mushroom. Do so once it starts jumping around. This can get a bit tricky as sometimes Goofy will be in your way.
- Goofy's shield can sometimes deflect your magic shots, so be mindful of his position.
4
Keep shooting at the mushroom. If the mushroom jumps too far, Lock-on and then Quick Run (analog + hold □) toward it, and continue shooting until the counter reaches 0.