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[[Image:Planet (Pikmin 2 end).png|thumb|right|The planet as seen in the ending cutscene of Pikmin 2. Australasia, Southeastern Asia, and Japan are clearly visible.]]
[[Image:Planet (Pikmin 2 end).png|thumb|350px|right|The planet as seen in the ending cutscene of Pikmin 2. Australasia, Southeastern Asia, and Japan are clearly visible.]]


The '''planet''' that [[Olimar]] lands on, in both [[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin 1]] and [[Pikmin 2]], is the natural habitat of [[Pikmin (species)]] as well as many other lifeforms some of which are predators or prey of the Pikmin. The planet is known as the '''planet of the Pikmin''' or the '''Pikmin planet'''. The planet is shown to be Earth, or at least a very Earth-like planet with similar geography, whether or not it is our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games or by Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's creator. Tin cans as well as many other man-made objects & structures from modern times can be found lying around in the first game (i.e. parts of the areas the [[Perplexing Pool]] and [[The Distant Spring]] appear to be the remains of a bathroom), and all the 'treasures' found in the second game are human made or Earth plants. It is unknown if there is still a human presence on the planet. The Pikmin story might take place some time after the extinction of humans.  However, since Pikmin 2's areas are the same as Pikmin 1's, and there are new human objects, it is likely that they either exist, or the items were blown into the areas from other places by wind..
The '''planet''' that [[Olimar]] lands on, in both [[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin 1]] and [[Pikmin 2]], is the natural habitat of [[Pikmin (species)]] as well as many other lifeforms, many of them predators of the Pikmin. The planet is known as the '''planet of the Pikmin''' or the '''Pikmin planet''' in both games. Although ambiguous, it is at least very Earth-like with similar geography. Whether or not it actually is our Earth or an alternate version is yet to be revealed in the games or by Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's creator; either way, it is doubtful that the similarities are coincidental. Tin cans as well as many other man-made objects and structures from modern times can be found lying around in the first game (for example, parts of [[Perplexing Pool]] and [[The Distant Spring]] appear to be the remains of a bathroom), and all the 'treasures' found in the second game are man-made or objects natural to Earth.


Shigeru Miyamoto has stated, that the setting is Africa, on a microscopic scale. (I think it was from a old issue of Nintendo Power, or Wikipedia). It was also seen on the second game when Olimar landed or left the planet that the ship was heading to or coming from Africa. Most of the planet's geography has been shown and matches Earth's, The Ship even states when they find the [[Spherical Atlas]] that it shows the planet's geography as seen from space; both the [[Spherical Atlas]] and the [[Geographic Projection]] are two halves to a globe that clearly shows Earth and its countries.
It is unknown if there is still a human presence on the planet at the time of the Pikmin story; it may take place some time after the extinction of humans. Since Pikmin 2's areas are comparable to those in its prequel, and there are new human objects, the only possible explanations are that man exists, or the items were blown into the areas from other places while Olimar was away.
 
Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that the setting is Africa, but on a microscopic scale <sup>quotation needed--'(I think it was from a old issue of Nintendo Power, or Wikipedia)'</sup>. During the second game, this statement is supported: when Olimar lands on or leaves the planet his ship is shown to be heading towards or coming from Africa. Most of the planet's geography has been shown to match Earth's, the Ship even stating at the time of the discovery of the [[Spherical Atlas]] that it exhibits the planet's geography as seen from space: both this and the [[Geographic Projection]] are two halves to a globe that clearly shows Earth and its countries.


In [[Pikmin (game)|the first Pikmin game]] Olimar crash lands on this uncharted planet during his vacation after [[S.S. Dolphin|his ship]] is struck by a meteoroid; Olimar must escape the planet before his life support system fails because the atmosphere is composed largely of oxygen which is toxic to Olimar's people.
In [[Pikmin (game)|the first Pikmin game]] Olimar crash lands on this uncharted planet during his vacation after [[S.S. Dolphin|his ship]] is struck by a meteoroid; Olimar must escape the planet before his life support system fails because the atmosphere is composed largely of oxygen which is toxic to Olimar's people.


In [[Pikmin 2]] Olimar returns to the planet with his new companion, [[Louie]] in search of treasure in order to rescue the company he works for, [[Hocotate Freight]], from bankruptcy.
In [[Pikmin 2]] Olimar returns to the planet with his new companion, [[Louie]], in search of treasure, in order to rescue the company he works for, [[Hocotate Freight]], from bankruptcy.


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Image:Planet of the Pikmin.png|The planet as seen in Pikmin 1
Image:Planet of the Pikmin.png|The planet as seen in Pikmin 1
Image:NewOnions.png|5 pink Onions, 4 black, 2 light blue, an orange, a green, and a purple. They appeared during Pikmin 1's "Happy Ending" as Olimar left the planet for the first time.
Image:NewOnions.png|5 pink Onions, 4 black, 2 light blue, an orange, a green, and a purple, which appeared during Pikmin 1's "Happy Ending" as Olimar leaves the planet.
Image:Planet (Pikmin 2 start).png|The planet as seen in the Pikmin 2 intro cutscene. [[The Ship]]'s engine glows over what appears to be somewhere in Africa as it begins its landing.
Image:Planet (Pikmin 2 start).png|The planet as seen in the Pikmin 2 intro cutscene. [[The Ship]]'s engine glows over what appears to be somewhere in Africa as it lands.
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