Planet

The Pikmin series takes place over several planets. Some of these planets have gameplay take place on them, while others have important roles in the story. Space travel between planets is a major part of the story of the series. All planets where alien explorers come from have names that reference Nintendo's history or places relevant to Nintendo.

Planets used for gameplay

These planets are where gameplay takes place.

PNF-404

PNF-404, as seen in Pikmin 3's world map.

Main article: PNF-404.

PNF-404 is the main planet of the Pikmin series. It is the setting of Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4 and also appears in the Super Smash Bros. series. It is heavily implied that this planet is actually Earth in the future.

Hey! Pikmin planet

A view of part of the Hey! Pikmin planet from the sector selection menu.

Main article: Hey! Pikmin planet.

Hey! Pikmin takes place on a separate planet to the main series, very similar to PNF-404, but with a different continental layout and different creatures. Its official name is unknown.

Planets in the story

These planets are never visited in gameplay, but are mentioned in various cutscenes and dialog. Excluding Hocotate and Koppai, they are listed in the order of the ID Cards section in Pikmin 4.

Hocotate

Hocotate as seen in the opening cutscene of Pikmin 2.

Main article: Hocotate.

Hocotate first appeared in Pikmin, and is the first planet other than PNF-404 introduced to the series and has appeared in every game since to varying degrees. Its biggest appearance is in Pikmin 2, where the opening cutscene showed the planet to have two rings around it and an orange coloration, with two moons. The surface of the planet is also shown in this cutscene, where it is depicted as an arid and sandy environment. The planet's name comes from the address of Nintendo's headquarters at Hokotate-cho in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Hocotate:

• Captain Olimar
• Louie
• The President

Koppai

Koppai as seen in the opening cutscene of Pikmin 3.

Main article: Koppai.

Koppai first appeared in Pikmin 3 where it is shown in the opening cutscene with one moon, however, the image used to depict Koppai in this shot is actually a slightly edited version of 'The Blue Marble', a NASA photograph of Earth. Although its surface is never shown, Alph makes comparisons to Tropical Wilds and Twilight River. Its gravity is described as being 10x that of PNF-404 and its oxygen concentration is roughly one third of PNF-404's. The planet's name comes from Nintendo's original name, "Nintendo Koppai".

The following characters are from Koppai:

• Alph
• Brittany
• Captain Charlie
• Yorke
• Don Bergman
• Nelle

Karut

Karut is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from Karuta playing cards, a product Nintendo used to produce.

The following character is from Karut:

• rookie Rescue Officer

Giya

Giya is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, being some sort of colonized planet. The first captain of the Rescue Corps, Aral Shepherd, witnessed the colony's reaching of the planet's surface, and according to Paniya Shepherd, Giyans have begun to migrate into space. Collin mentions that the colony has walls of some kind that he engaged in cleaning while attending university, and Erma Shepherd mentions a park nearby to the Rescue Corps' headquarters. Its name comes from the location of Nintendo's original headquarters at Kagiya-cho in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Giya:

• Oatchi
• Collin
• Shepherd
• Russ

Ohri

Ohri is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Minami-Oi, where Eighting, one of the companies that worked on Pikmin 3 Deluxe, is located.

The following characters are from Ohri:

• Dingo
• Yonny

Nijo

Nijo is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Nijo street in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Nijo:

• Bernard
• Santi

Siguray

Siguray is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4. It is described as having a scorching desert and abundant natural sunlight. Its wildlife includes water-dwelling newts. Its name comes from the Shigureden museum in Kyoto, which Nintendo was heavily involved in the construction of.

The following characters are from Siguray:

• Schnauz
• Osa
• Kit

Sozor

Sozor is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from the name of the musical theme created for Mario's 35th anniversary, "Souzou" by Gen Hoshino.

The following characters are from Sozor:

• Dalmo
• Horatio
• Grace

Moyama

Moyama is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the Momoyama area of Kyoto.

The following character is from Moyama:

• Corgwin

Flukuey

Flukuey is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, and is described as having steep rocky mountains with stunning views. Its name comes from the Fukuine area in Kyoto, the site of a previous Nintendo headquarters.

The following characters are from Flukuey:

• Jin
• Molly
• Dash
• Patch

Enohay

Enohay is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the abbreviation for Nintendo of America, "NoA".

The following characters are from Enohay:

• Puddle
• Vonda
• Bernise

Mihama

Mihama is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name may come from the Nintendo Mihama Dormitory.

The following character is from Mihama:

• Chet

Ooji

Ooji is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, and is described as having a lush jungle and relaxing environment. Its name may come from Nintendo's Uji Ogura Plant or Uji Okubo Plant.

The following characters are from Ooji:

• Kingsly
• François

Ogura

Ogura is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from Nintendo's Uji Ogura Plant, which was used for manufacturing playing cards and Hanafuda cards, and for product repairs. It has since been renovated into the Nintendo Museum.

The following characters are from Ogura:

• Pitunia
• Sy

Conohan

Conohan is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name probably comes from Konohana, a hanafuda set once produced by Nintendo.

The following characters are from Conohan:

• Twyla
• Chowder
• Alpin
• Fawks
• Beaux

Ocobo

Ocobo is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, and is described as being perpetually stormy, only have one day of clear sky every year. It has been completely flooded over by its rains resulting in its continents all being submerged, so its population lives on artificially made islands instead. Its name comes from Nintendo's Uji Okubo Plant.

The following character is from Ocobo:

• Sammy

Tagwa

Tagwa is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4. Not much is known about it, but it is suggested that the planet has run out of drinkable water. Its name may come from Udagawa-cho, the district where Nintendo TOKYO, Japan's first Nintendo store, is located.

The following character is from Tagwa:

• Komo

Enohee

Enohee is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the abbreviation for Nintendo of Europe, "NoE".

The following characters are from Enohee:

• Ren
• Wolfgang
• Muggs
• Frisé

Neechki

Neechki is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the location of Nintendo's Tokyo Branch Office in Nishiki-cho.

The following characters are from Neechki:

• Chewy
• Sheeba
• Keesh
• Kaia
• Mika

Koodgio

Koodgio is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes the location of Nintendo's Development center in the Higashikujo region.

The following characters are from Koodgio:

• Lapi
• Boris

Maxima

Maxima is a planet introduced in Pikmin 4, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the Makishima area in Kyoto, where the Nintendo Museum is located.

The following character is from Maxima:

• Kayz

Minor planets

Many different planets seen in Pikmin 3's opening scene, with Koppai in the center.

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There are a few planets in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 that aren't mentioned and are only seen in each game's opening scene, which both show shots of space. They are purely aesthetic, and don't appear or are mentioned anywhere else in the games or series. In Pikmin 3, lots of these planets are nearly identical, but there are still distinguishable "types".

Pikmin 2

Yellow planet

This planet is large, yellow, and has three moons. Hocotate Freight is shown to have delivered supplies to it. The moons are colored green, orange, and blue.

Pikmin 3

Spherical planets

Most of these planets are perfectly rounded, pearly spheres, resembling the gas giants Uranus and Neptune. Others, seen in the Drake's takeoff scene seem to have a more rocky texture. None of these planets have moons.

Asteroid planets

These planets are rigid and rocky, and might as well be asteroids. This may suggest that they are quite small, as small planets in real life often develop strange shapes because of a lack of gravity.

Pikmin 4

Icebound planets

Captain Olimar mentions "a few icebound planets" that he visited while delivering cargo in his notes for the Ice Sword, which based on his apt description of the planets being "icebound", are probably completely covered in ice. Since Olimar mentions he had visited these planets while delivering cargo, it is likely that most of these are colonized and have life. Although unconfirmed, it is possible that these "icebound" planets actually correspond to some planet names revealed in Pikmin 4.

Names in other languages

Karut

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カルタ星? Karuta-sei	Planet Karuta
Chinese (traditional)	卡魯塔星 Kǎ lǔ tǎ xīng	-
Chinese (simplified)	卡鲁塔星 Kǎ lǔ tǎ xīng	-
French	Karout	-
Korean	카루타 행성 Karuta Haengseong	Planet Karuta
Portuguese	Karut	-

Giya

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カギヤ星? Kagiya-sei	Planet Kagiya
Chinese (traditional)	卡基亞星 Kǎ jī yà xīng	-
Chinese (simplified)	卡基亚星 Kǎ jī yà xīng	-
French	Ghiya	-
Korean	카기야 행성 Kagiya Haengseong	Planet Kagiya
Portuguese	Giya	-
Spanish	Giya	-

Ohri

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オーイ星? Ōi-sei	Planet Ohri
French	Ohri	-
Korean	오오이 행성 Ooi Haengseong	Planet Ōi
Portuguese	Ohri	-

Nijo

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニジョウ星? Nijō-sei	Planet Nijo
French	Nijo	-
Korean	니조 행성 Nijo Haengseong	Planet Nijō

Siguray

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シグレ星? Shigure-sei	Planet Siguray
Chinese (traditional)	士古列星 Shì gǔ liè xīng	-
Chinese (simplified)	士古列星 Shì gǔ liè xīng	-
French	Siguray	-
Korean	시구레 행성 Sigure Haengseong	Planet Shigure
Portuguese	Siguray	-

Sozor

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ソーゾー星? Sōzō-sei	Planet Sōzō
French	Sozor	-
Korean	소조 행성 Sojo Haengseong	Planet Sōzō
Portuguese	Sozor	-

Moyama

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	モモヤマ星? Momoyama-sei	Planet Momoyama
French	Moyama	-
Korean	모모야마 행성 Momoyama Haengseong	Planet Momoyama

Flukuey

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フクイヌ星? Fukuinu-sei	Planet Fukuinu
French	Flukuey	-
Korean	후쿠이네 행성 Hukuine Haengseong	Planet Fukuine

Enohay

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノア星? Noa-sei	Planet NoA
French	Enohay	-
Korean	노아 행성 Noa Haengseong	Planet NoA

Mihama

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミハマ星? Mihama-sei	Planet Mihama
French	Mihama	-
Korean	미하마 행성 Mihama Haengseong	Planet Mihama

Ooji

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウジ星? Uji-sei	Planet Ooji
Chinese (traditional)	烏吉星 Wūjí xīng	-
Chinese (simplified)	乌吉星 Wūjí xīng	-
French	Ouji	-
Korean	우지 행성 Uji Haengseong	Planet Uji
Portuguese	Uji	-

Ogura

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オグラ星? Ogura-sei	Planet Ogura
French	Ogura	-
Korean	오구라 행성 Ogura Haengseong	Planet Ogura

Conohan

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コノハナ星? Konohana-sei	Planet Conohana
French	Conohan	-
Korean	코노하나 행성 Konohana Haengseong	Planet Konohana

Ocobo

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Ocobo	-
Korean	오쿠보 행성 Okubo Haengseong	Planet Ōkubo

Tagwa

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウダガワ星? Udagawa-sei	Planet Udagawa
French	Tagwa	-
Korean	우다가와 행성 Udagawa Haengseong	Planet Udagawa

Enohee

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノエ星? Noe-sei	Planet NoE
French	Enohee	-
Korean	노에 행성 Noe Haengseong	Planet NoE

Neechki

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニシキ星? Nishiki-sei	Planet Nishiki
French	Nichki	-
Korean	니시키 행성 Nishiki Haengseong	Planet Nishiki

Koodgio

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クジョウ星? Kujō-sei	Planet Kujō
French	Koudjio	-
Korean	쿠조 행성 Kujo Haengseong	Planet Kujō

Maxima

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マキシマ星? Makishima-sei	Planet Makishima
French	Maxima	-
Korean	마키시마 행성 Makishima Haengseong	Planet Makishima

See also

• Pikmin World