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[[Hocotatian]]s are around 2cm (3/4 in.) tall. It is uncertain what sort of gas they breathe, but oxygen is known to be extremely poisonous to them; Olimar and [[Louie]] must protect themselves while on the [[Planet of the Pikmin]] by wearing a spacesuit. [[Bulbie]], Olimar's pet, is shown to be a bulborb-like species which act similarly to dogs. The planet shows some signs of flora growing on its surface, including vegetables such as [[Pikpik carrots]]. Olimar mentions that there are mosquitoes in one of his journal entries.

Hocotate is shown to be commercialised; its currency is the [[Poko]], a small coin that resembles those from the [[mariowiki:Mario_(series)|Super Mario series]]. Items from the [[Pikmin Planet]] are considered extremely rare treasures, and can be worth a particularly large amount of Pokos, which enables Olimar and Louie to pay off their company's debt of 10,100 Pokos. For comparison, 100 Pokos is more than a year's salary for the [[President of Hocotate Freight]]. A Mayor of Hocotate is alluded in [[Olimar's notes]] on some occasions, though his status in Hocotatian goverment is unknown.

"Happy Hocotate Savings and Loan" is a Hocotate company with which the [[President]] attempts to take out a loan in Pikmin 2 to cover for the lost shipment of [[golden Pikpik carrot]]s. It is later revealed in one of his [[mail|letters]] to [[Olimar]] that, instead, he has accidentally taken out a loan with the company just next door, the "All-Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks", which forces him to go into hiding.