Pikmin Garden
Pikmin Garden (ピクミンガーデン ～ピクミンのいる庭～?, lit.: "Pikmin Garden: A Garden with Pikmin") is the official Pikmin section of Nintendo’s Japanese website. It contains various articles with information on the Pikmin series. The website is divided into five main subpages: PIKMIN 4コマ (PIKMIN 4koma), 乗組員名簿 (Crew List), 原生生物図鑑 (Piklopedia), 調査レポート (Survey Report), and やってみよう (Let's Try It). Recent news on the series is displayed at the bottom of the page, alongside various links to games, movies, merchandise and other information on the Pikmin series.
A Korean version of Pikmin Garden was also released, looking identical to the original version. However, it is outdated, lacking some updates post the release of the website. Smaller versions of Pikmin Garden were also released on various other Nintendo websites. These only feature the Piklopedia and the Daily Comic sections of the website, as well as an exclusive page explaining what Pikmin are.
Subpages[edit]
調査レポート (Survey Report)[edit]
The Survey Report subpage features various reports on aspects of the world of Pikmin, referencing elements from all mainline games in the series. written from the perspective of Chet, the leader of the Research Task Force found in Pikmin 4.
#01 謎の惑星 PNF-404 (Mysterious Planet, PNF-404)[edit]
Report #01 details the initial discovery of PNF-404, as well as the later arrivals of the Rescue Corps and the crew of the S.S. Drake. It also describes a few characteristics of the planet, such as its surface and its climate. The report ends by noting that various structures thought to be relics of ancient civilizations have been found.
#02 奇妙な生き物ピクミン (Strange Creatures, Pikmin)[edit]
Report #02 goes in depth describing the Pikmin creatures found on the planet. It details their appearances, behaviors, relationship with other species such as the Candypop Buds, as well as their various different types, among other facts.
#03 謎の物体オニヨン (Mysterious Objects, Onions)[edit]
Report #03 talks about the discovery of the Onions, various types of Onions and their designs across the series, as well as their relationship with the Pikmin.
#04 オタクラの神秘に迫る (Approaching the Mystery of the Treasures)[edit]
Report #04 describes the various uses for treasure collected on the planet, such as their valuable status, and as sources of Piktamin U and Sparklium. It also features treasure appraisals by Schnauz and the Hocotate ship.
#05 宇宙犬と人類 (Space Dogs and Humanity)[edit]
Report #05 describes the history of space dogs such as Oatchi, their characteristics and roles in society. It also notes the differences between Oatchi and the newly discovered space dog Moss. The report ends by speculating on the origin of space dogs, including an allusion to the Ancient Sirehound.
#06 はたらく宇宙船 (Working Spaceships)[edit]
Report #06 describes the various spaceships seen in the series, and the history of spaceships in general. It talks about the S.S. Shepherd, the Hocotate ship, the S.S. Dolphin and the S.S. Drake, as well as the smaller crafts SPERO and S.S. Beagle. It also discusses the patterns found at landing sites.
#07 惑星の地下空間 (The Planet's Underground Space)[edit]
Report #07 explores the caves of PNF-404. It notes their properties such as the time dilation and internal structure changes, as well as how creatures have adapted to its environments. Finally, the report showcases a variety of different caves.
#08 宇宙服について (About Spacesuits)[edit]
Report #08 breaks down each part of the spacesuits used to explore PNF-404. It also features Russ and Puddle's thoughts on the different types of whistles and spacesuits, respectively.
#09 人類の繁栄と起源 (Humanity's Thriving and Origin)[edit]
Report #09 goes over the differences and similarities between the inhabitants of the planets of the Interstellar Federation. It also mentions legends that say their ancestors originally came from a planet surrounded by nature and water, and ends with a paragraph about the peculiar nostalgic feeling of PNF-404.
#10 惑星の謎 (The Mystery of the Planet)[edit]
Report #10 describes various mysteries surrounding PNF-404, such as the unexplained spaceship crashes, signs of civilization and rapidly changing environments, as well as possible explanations for these mysteries. It ends by listing Chet's theories regarding the crashes, that they may be caused by the Pikmin, by the Plasm Wraith and Waterwraith, or by the planet itself.
原生生物図鑑 (Piklopedia)[edit]
The Piklopedia (原生生物図鑑?, lit.: "Primitive Creature Field Guide"), much like the Piklopedia found in the games, is an encyclopedia of creatures from the Pikmin series. Each species has its own subpage containing various details such as its physical characteristics, behavior, relationships to other creatures, among various other aspects.
The creatures featured in the Piklopedia are:
Pikmin[edit]
ピクミンのなかまたち (Pikmin's friends).
Land creatures[edit]
陸上で暮らす生物たち (Organisms living on land).
Waterside creatures[edit]
水辺やその周辺で暮らす生物たち (Organisms living in and around water).
Flying creatures[edit]
飛んだり浮遊する生物たち (Flying or Floating organisms).
乗組員名簿 (Crew List)[edit]
The Crew List features profiles for characters from across the Pikmin series. The profiles provide a job, planet of origin, short description, related people, hobbies and dreams to each character.
The characters featured in the Crew List are: Captain Olimar, Louie, the President, Alph, Brittany, Charlie, Erma Shepherd, Collin, Russ, Dingo, Yonny, Bernard and Oatchi.
やってみよう (Let's Try It)[edit]
The "Lets Try It" page provides various activities to do based around Pikmin. These activities include a piano roll video of the song sung by the Pikmin in Pikmin 4, printable coloring pages of Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4 artwork, and both printable and video instructions to fold origami Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, and Blue Pikmin.
On July 19th, 2024, the section was updated with the addition of Pikmin 100, a game playable directly on the website when viewed on smartphones. The game has only one input: a button on-screen with a whistle icon. Every time the button is tapped, a Pikmin appears on-screen, the number at the top of the screen increments by 1, and a group of children call out that number. The ultimate goal of the game, as its title suggests, is to summon a total of 100 Pikmin so they can all carry a Crimson Banquet.
PIKMIN 4コマ (PIKMIN 4koma)[edit]
The Pikmin 4koma features an archive of all of the comic strips from June 22nd, 2023 to June 21st, 2024.
PIKMINのコレなんだ? (Pikmin: What's This?)[edit]
Pikmin: What's This? is a video series which shows various close-up images of real world objects, encouraging the viewer to guess the object before it is fully revealed by the end of the video. Each object is the inspiration for a treasure in Pikmin 4, shown with in-game footage to end each video. New videos were posted to Pikmin Garden's Schedule Book every Monday from July 17th, 2023 to January 8th, 2024, when it was given a dedicated page numbering each video.
| Date | Object | Treasure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 17th, 2023 | Eraser | Dusty Bed |
| 2 | July 24th, 2023 | Castanet | Harmonic Synthesizer |
| 3 | July 31st, 2023 | Peach | Mock Bottom |
| 4 | August 7th, 2023 | Harmonica | Wind Detector |
| 5 | August 14th, 2023 | Croissant | Flaky Temptation |
| 6 | August 21st, 2023 | Origami crane | Sweat-Soaked Blue Bird |
| 7 | August 28th, 2023 | Banana | Slapstick Crescent |
| 8 | September 4th, 2023 | Whistle | Emperor Whistle |
| 9 | September 11th, 2023 | Avocado | Scaly Custard |
| 10 | September 18th, 2023 | Kendama | Aspiration-Ritual Pole and Aspiration-Ritual Ball |
| 11 | September 25th, 2023 | Toothbrush | Brush of Foolishness |
| 12 | October 2nd, 2023 | Pretzel | Puzzle Snack |
| 13 | October 9th, 2023 | Paper balloon | Divine Balloon |
| 14 | October 16th, 2023 | Coin purse | Greed-Inducement Device |
| 15 | October 23rd, 2023 | Egg sushi | Belted Delicacy |
| 16 | October 30th, 2023 | Jingle bell | Spouse Alert |
| 17 | November 6th, 2023 | Flan | Jiggle-Jiggle |
| 18 | November 13th, 2023 | Ocarina | Ambiguous Hostel |
| 19 | November 20th, 2023 | Grippers | Tandem Trainer |
| 20 | November 27th, 2023 | Melon | Wayward Moon |
| 21 | December 4th, 2023 | Dragon fruit | Fire-Breathing Feast |
| 22 | December 11th, 2023 | Binoculars | Double Dragon-Eyed Scope |
| 23 | December 18th, 2023 | Eclair | Sweet Torrent |
| 24 | December 25th, 2023 | Maneki-neko | Beckoning Mannequin |
| 25 | January 1st, 2024 | Tuna sushi | Maestro of Flavor |
| 26 | January 8th, 2024 | Soy sauce containers | Mystery Squish Fish |
New weekly uploads to the dedicated page started on on July 16th, 2024, and marked a small format shift. Subjects no longer specifically feature as treasures in Pikmin 4, and as such the videos do not contain footage of the associated treasure in-game, instead focusing on various enemies.
| Date | Object | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | July 16th, 2024 | Macarons | S.S. Berry, S.S. Chocolate, and S.S. Peppermint are Pikmin 4 treasures based on macarons. |
| 28 | July 22nd, 2024 | Swim goggles | |
| 29 | July 29th, 2024 | Baumkuchen | Pikmin 2 features the Confection Hoop, based on an unfrosted baumkuchen. |
| 30 | August 5th, 2024 | Straw hat | |
| 31 | August 14th, 2024 | Konpeitō | Glow pellets are inspired by konpeitō. |
| 32 | August 19th, 2024 | Flip-flops | |
| 33 | August 26th, 2024 | Garden trowel | A trowel appears outside of the Rescue Command Post prior to being expanded. Trowels are also obstacles in Hey! Pikmin. |
| 34 | September 2nd, 2024 | Trucker hat | |
| 35 | September 9th, 2024 | Lightbulb | Pikmin 2 features the Stellar Orb, based on a lightbulb. |
| 36 | September 17th, 2024 | Cheesecake | |
| 37 | September 24th, 2024 | Clothespins | Hey! Pikmin features the Personal Odor Shield, which is a similarly designed clothespin. |
| 38 | September 30th, 2024 | Microphone | |
| 39 | October 7th, 2024 | Chikuwa | |
| 40 | October 15th, 2024 | Stapler | The Bond Impressor in Hey! Pikmin is a stapler. |
| 41 | October 21st, 2024 | Whisk | |
| 42 | October 28th, 2024 | Baseball glove | |
| 43 | November 5th, 2024 | Tape dispenser | |
| 44 | November 11th, 2024 | Sponge | The Doggy Bed, Fishy Bed, and Birdy Bed are treasures in Pikmin 4 based on sponges. |
| 45 | November 18th, 2024 | Shuttlecock | The Air Brake in Pikmin 2 is a badminton shuttlecock. |
| 46 | November 25th, 2024 | Watering can | |
| 47 | December 2nd, 2024 | Tambourine | A tambourine may appear in some toybox themed caves in Pikmin 2. |
| 48 | December 9th, 2024 | Scrubbing brush |
スケジュール帳 (Schedule Book)[edit]
The Schedule Book subpage of Pikmin Garden featured a different page every day containing daily information on the Pikmin series, weekly quizzes, as well as monthly wallpapers. It also featured a daily comic strip of four panels, known as a 4-koma.
Monthly calendars could also be found here, detailing the same information on a monthly format.
Starting on June 21, it was replaced by Pikmin 4koma.
Gallery[edit]
Alternate day background on the home page.
Alternate day background on the home page.
Alternate day background on the home page.
Alternate evening background on the home page.
Alternate evening background on the home page.
Alternate evening background on the home page.
Alternate night background on the home page.
Alternate night background on the home page.
Alternate night background on the home page.
History[edit]
New content has periodically been added to the Pikmin Garden website.
| Date | Additions |
|---|---|
| July 21st, 2023 | Piklopedia: Ice Pikmin, Empress Bulblax, Waterwraith
Survey Report: Mysterious Objects, Onions |
| August 10th, 2023 | Piklopedia: Glow Pikmin, Lumiknoll |
| September 27th, 2023 | Survey Report: Approaching the Mystery of the Treasures |
| October 3rd, 2023 | Piklopedia: Albino Dwarf Bulborb, Dwarf Bulborb, Breadbug, Giant Breadbug, Groovy Long Legs |
| October 27th, 2023 | Survey Report: Space Dogs and Humanity |
| November 17th, 2023 | Piklopedia: Emperor Bulblax, Puffstool, Mamuta, Smoky Progg, Pearly Clamclamp |
| December 14th, 2023 | Survey Report: Working Spaceships |
| December 26th, 2023 | Piklopedia: Man-at-Legs, Armored Cannon Larva, Horned Cannon Beetle, Fiery Blowhog, Yellow Wollyhop |
| January 26th, 2024 | Survey Report: The Planet's Underground Space |
| February 24th, 2024 | Piklopedia: Foolix, Mitite, Burrowing Snagret, Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat, Greater Spotted Jellyfloat |
| March 22nd, 2024 | Survey Report: About Spacesuits |
| April 19th, 2024 | Piklopedia: Downy Snagret, Creeping Chrysanthemum, White Spectralids, Yellow Spectralids, Red Spectralids |
| May 16th, 2024 | Survey Report: Humanity's Thriving and Origin |
| June 21st, 2024 | Schedule Book: Replaced by Pikmin 4koma |
| June 28th, 2024 | Piklopedia: Gildemander, Gildemandwee, Male Sheargrub, Female Sheargrub, Sunsquish |
| July 1st, 2024 | Pikmin Garden: Added wallpaper archive |
| July 19th, 2024 | Let's Try It: added Pikmin 100 |
| August 30th, 2024 | Survey Report: The Mystery of the Planet |
| September 13th, 2024 | Piklopedia: Watery Blowhog, Aristocrab Offspring, Pricklepuff, Hermit Crawmad, Bug-Eyed Crawmad |
| December 13th, 2024 | Piklopedia: Jumbo Bulborb, Sovereign Bulblax, Titan Blowhog, Mama Sheargrub, and Masterhop |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
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