Editing Hocotate ship

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[[File:Ship 2.jpg|thumb|right|The ship.]]

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The '''[[Hocotate]] ship''' (usually called simply the '''ship''') refers to Olimar's new rocket in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Unlike the [[S.S. Dolphin]], the Hocotate ship is capable of speech, (replacing most of [[Olimar]]'s in-game speech), and takes on the role of giving advice throughout the game. Olimar makes his opinion of its personality being pompous and quirky known in his [[Olimar's notes|notes]]. Once the [[President]]'s debt is repaid, the ship is upgraded in appearance. The ship is presumably destroyed by the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] in ''Pikmin 3''.

The Hocotate ship can store [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and treasures, and will house both [[White Pikmin]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] once they are found. Unlike the Dolphin, the [[leader]]s cannot check how many treasures have been collected using it, nor can they restore their suit's [[Health|damage meter]]. Standing in the green light and pressing {{button|gcn|A|wii|A}} before Purple Pikmin have been found does nothing. The ship has two cockpits, and is capable of deep space communication, sending a report each night to [[Hocotate]] and receiving [[mail]]. To do this it must be in orbit around [[PNF-404]]. The ship can dispatch a Research Pod for traveling underground.

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|[[File:Gold ship.jpg|frame|The ship once the debt has been repaid, shown here in the [[Perplexing Pool]].]]

[[File:A ship pOd.png|thumb|The Research Pod.]]

When the leaders go [[Cave|underground]], the ship dispatches its nose cone, known as the '''Research Pod''', and sends it down to support them. Anything that the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] pick up will be carried to the Pod and stored in its hull until the player exits the cavern. On leaving a cave via a [[geyser]], the treasure worth of these is added to the total.

If the player chooses to leave by selecting the option in the [[Menu#Pause|pause menu]], the Pod will dispose of all [[Treasure|treasures]] and [[Enemy|creatures]] that were collected and return to the surface with the leaders and Pikmin. This will happen automatically if all Pikmin die or both leaders suffer too much damage, and cannot be stopped without resetting the game. The discarded treasures will be returned to the [[sublevel]]s they were found in.

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|[[File:Research Pod.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The Research Pod after the debt has been paid.]]

 

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[[File:The Ship NL.png|thumb|The ship as seen in the ''Nintendo Land'' Plaza.]]

In the ''Nintendo Land'' attraction ''[[Pikmin Adventure]]'', the ship is the goal point in every level.

{{transcript|This is the ship that Olimar piloted during his legendary employment at Hocotate Freight. This one doesn't actually speak, though, which is probably best for everyone.}}

The ship appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. During the beginning of a match, Olimar enters the stage in the ship and jumps out to [[pluck]] three Pikmin. When Olimar uses his Final Smash, "[[End of Day]]", he hops in the ship while [[Bulborb]]s cause damage to his opponents. Olimar then crashes down back on the stage, sometimes further harming his opponents. In the ''Subspace Emissary'', Olimar's ship is seen along with a number of other airborne vehicles in the attempt to enter Subspace as well as the beginning of the level Outside the Ruins. In the ''Great Maze'' section of the Emissary, it appears in the background as part of the level's scenery. The ship also appears as a trophy and a [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Stickers|sticker]].

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===''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U''===

[[File:Hocotate Ship SSB4.jpeg|thumb|right|The Hocotate Bomb item.]]

The ship retains most of its ''Brawl'' appearances in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U]]'', excluding the sticker and Subspace Emissary. In addition, it appears as an [[smashwiki:Hocotate Bomb|item]] as well. However, it is not the real ship, but rather a bomb disguised as it. When placed on the ground, it lifts off after a delay, and then drops unexpectedly, causing it to explode and damage anybody but the launcher.

''[[Mario:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' has two planets shaped very similarly to the the Hocotate ship, one located in the [[Mario:Space Junk Galaxy|Space Junk Galaxy]] and the other in the [[Mario:Ghostly Galaxy|Ghostly Galaxy]] (the latter cannot be accessed). It is likewise a red, rusted color.

The ship itself is only given any sort of official name after ''Pikmin 2''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a non-[[canon]] game, the trophy for the rocket calls it "Hocotate Ship", but the only name given in canon media is in ''Pikmin 3'', and even then it is only on the American [[Region|version]] of the game. [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's log]]'s first entry has him refer to the vessel as "Hocotate ship"<ref>{{transcript|Curse that Hocotate ship. It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but it's now an insult to my piloting. I can't wait to pay off that debt and get back in my beloved S.S. Dolphin. But that means I need to find something really valuable before I return home...|Olimar on [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|his log]] in the American version of ''[[Pikmin 3]]''}}</ref>, the same as the ''Brawl'' name, but with a lowercase "s" in "ship". In ''Pikmin 2'' and in the European version of ''Pikmin 3'', the crew members only address the rocket using references instead of a proper noun, such as "the ship"<ref>{{transcript|{{Notes:Insect Condo/journal}}|[[Olimar's journal]] on the [[Insect Condo]]}}</ref>, "my ship"<ref>{{transcript|{{Notes:Diet Doomer/journal}}|[[Olimar's journal]] on the [[Diet Doomer]]}}</ref> or "our ship"<ref>{{transcript|{{Notes:Toxic Toadstool/journal}}|[[Olimar's journal]] on the [[Toxic Toadstool]]}}</ref>. On the [[Menu#Pause|pause menu]] in ''Pikmin 2'', the numbers of stored [[White Pikmin|White]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] are listed in a section called "Rocket". Fans mostly call the ship "Hocotate ship", "Hocotate Freight ship", or "the ship", depending on the game, the version, and their own preferences.

As a [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Stickers|sticker]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the vessel is referred to as "Olimar and Louie's Ship". In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U]]'', the ship is made into an item, but is called "Hocotate Bomb" instead. This is naturally just the name of the item itself, and not the ship in the ''Pikmin'' games. The ship is also identified as "Dolphin 1" in the prototype version of ''Pikmin 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s script.<ref>{{transcript|According to my research, this is an acoustic-interference motherboard. I should install this on the Dolphin 1. It might shut him up for a while. Then again, if it learned to override the hardware, it could become more annoying than ever!|[[Olimar's notes]] on the [[Network Mainbrain]], in a prototype version of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', from [http://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Treasure_Hoard_Entries#091_-_Network_Mainbrain The Cutting Room Floor]}}</ref> Similarly, its internal name in ''[[Day#In Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'''s files is "Dolfin".

Bizarrely, on the unreleased [[Secret File]], Louie states that he is a crew member of the [[S.S. Dolphin]]. He never boards on the S.S. Dolphin, and in fact, comes to PNF-404 on this expedition using the Hocotate ship instead. This is more likely a simple [[mistake]] and not the result of a rename of the Hocotate ship.

ship.jpg|The ship in-game.

Ship emblem.jpg|The angel seen on the ship's side.

Hocotate ship angel.png|Texture used for the angel, from {{sb}}.

ship 1.jpg|Concept art.

ship 2.jpg|Concept art.

ZlCfzRERBdoZkxSSDZ.jpg|The wrecked ship in Pikmin 3

*The trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' lists ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' as one of the games the ship appeared in, which is [[Mistake|incorrect]] &ndash; it made its debut in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''.

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