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'''PNF-404''' is the main setting of the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. In the first two games, the planet lacked a proper official name and was often referred to as the "'''Planet of the Pikmin'''" or the "'''Pikmin Planet'''". The inhabitants of [[Koppai]] named the planet PNF-404 when they discovered it in {{p3}}. In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]'', it is known as "'''Distant Planet'''".

Although ambiguous, PNF-404 is at least very Earth-like, with similar geography and traits. Whether PNF-404 is actually 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.

The area in space surrounding PNF-404 seems to contain many asteroids and be prone to various strange phenomena. At the beginning of {{p1}}, an asteroid strikes the [[S.S. Dolphin]], causing the events of the game. In {{p2}}{{'s}} opening cutscene, the [[Hocotate ship]] avoids an asteroid. {{p4}}{{'s}} introduction and ending cutscenes show several asteroids in close proximity. At the start of {{p3}}, as the [[S.S. Drake]] approaches the planet, "something goes horribly wrong", which causes the ship to crash, and [[Alph]] mentions in some [[Talk/Small talk#Small talk 21|small talk]] on day 2 that it felt "as if some power from the planet's surface was manipulating our ship". In ''Pikmin 4'', almost everyone who tries to land on the planet crashes and several characters mention that their ships started suffering inexplicable malfunctions as they got close to it.  

The name "PNF-404" fits the nomenclature used by NASA to identify less important planets. The letters and numbers that make up the name, however, have a special meaning: 404 is an {{w|List of HTTP status codes|HTTP status code}} that means "'''P'''age '''N'''ot '''F'''ound".