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Welcome to Pikipedia, the Pikmin encyclopedia with 1,965 articles. Warning, contains spoilers! Want to help? Start here! Navigation Games Pikmin Collectibles Areas Enemies Characters Game modes • Controls • Game mechanics • Plants • Obstacles • Tools • Music • Merchandise • Challenge runs • Technicalities • Glitches • And more... Featured article Captain Olimar Artwork of Captain Olimar from Pikmin 4. Captain Olimar is the main protagonist of the Pikmin series. He is the main playable character in Pikmin, Pikmin 2, and Hey! Pikmin, and a major supporting character in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4. He is from the planet Hocotate, and while on several missions for his employer, Hocotate Freight, he discovered the planet PNF-404, and on it, the Pikmin. In Pikmin and Pikmin 4, he owns and captains a spaceship called the S.S. Dolphin, and in Hey! Pikmin, he owns and captains the S.S. Dolphin II. He has a family back on Hocotate, which includes his wife, son, daughter, and dog. Olimar's writings in his end-of-day monologs, Piklopedia notes, and exploration logs are a major source of information about the world in each game. (Read more...) All featured articles... Featured image The background texture used in the area selection menu of Pikmin. More featured images...

News November 2nd, 2026 Series A demo for Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy has just been released! As you add information to the wiki, please be sure to follow the new game guide. November 1st, 2026 Series A Nintendo Treehouse video showing Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy gameplay has been released, as well as a Hello! Pikmin short, #02 Dream! October 31st, 2026 Series A Pikmin Day Direct video has been released! It announced an upcoming Pikmin Bloom update adding Secret Caves, announced a series of animated shorts called Hello! Pikmin, and introduced Pikmin Day on November 1st. October 26th, 2026 Series Today is the 25th anniversary of the Pikmin series! News archive... Poll (Not showing? [Link]) Previous poll Close to you featured the first direct appearance of humans in Pikmin media. What do you think of their presence? Winner: I think humans shouldn't directly appear in the series. (54.5% votes out of 4 options) Older polls... Community Bluesky • Twitter • YouTube Discord • Other communities Pikmin Fanon • Pikmin Technical Knowledge Base

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