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The S.S. Dolphin (ドルフィン号^?, SS Dolphin in the European version of Pikmin 3^[1]) is a delivery spaceship that belongs to Captain Olimar in the first Pikmin game. It is wrecked when it collides with a comet during a flight on a vacation, and thirty of its pieces end up scattered around the five areas of PNF-404; Pikmin involves the collection of these using the Pikmin. The S.S. Dolphin is the ship used to fly to the atmosphere between days in this game.

When Olimar returns to Hocotate with a repaired ship at the start of Pikmin 2, the S.S. Dolphin is sold to help pay the Hocotate Freight company's enormous debt. It is then replaced by the Hocotate ship. In Pikmin 3, there is no appearance of the S.S. Dolphin. However, if the player visits the Quaggled Mireclops arena in the Garden of Hope, they can find a data file that in which Captain Olimar complains about the Hocotate ship and wishes to buy back the S.S. Dolphin once the new debt is repaid.

In Pikmin 4, the Dolphin serves the same basic role as its appearance in Pikmin, being the ship that Olimar must repair by gathering parts after he crashes onto PNF-404. He fails to escape the planet, crashing the ship once again in the Rescue Command Post and becoming a leafling. However, the Rescue Corps later cures Olimar of his leafling status and helps him repair the Dolphin so that he can return home.

In Pikmin, if the player presses / / while Olimar is on top of the ship's ring of light, his spacesuit's health will be fully replenished, and he will comment on the number of parts he has left to recover. This cannot be done after the sunset warning timer reaches the number 4.

Stages of the Dolphin[edit]

While playing through Pikmin, the S.S. Dolphin goes through several stages depending on how many ship parts the player has collected.

Stage 0[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has first crashed landed in The Impact Site. Every ship part is missing, smoke and sparks come from the ship, and the hull is very battered. In this stage, the ship's lights are off.

Stage 1[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered the Main Engine. The back-side of the hull returns to its original position, the left light returns to normal, and all the lights turn on. In this stage, the ship's lights are red.

This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach The Forest of Hope. Technically, the ship enters this stage when one ship part is collected, meaning that obtaining the Positron Generator first can also trigger the change.^[2]

Stage 2[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered at least 5 ship parts. 3 gears appear near the bow of the ship, and a piece of the hull returns around the cockpit. In this stage, the ship's lights are yellow.

This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach The Forest Navel.

Stage 3[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered at least 12 ship parts. A whisk-like antenna extends from the top-left side of the Dolphin, and the piece of the hull covering the cargo hatch is unbent. In this stage, the ship's lights are green.

This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach The Distant Spring.

Stage 4[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered 29 ship parts; every part except the Secret Safe. The final pieces of the hull appear between the Anti-Dioxin Filter and both Ionium Jets, and a buckle covers both sides of the ship. In this stage, the ship's lights are blue.

This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach The Final Trial.

Stage 5[edit]

This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered every ship part. The Dolphin is in its fully functional stage, the whisk-like antenna retracts, and every ship part is properly aligned and fitted. In this stage, the ship's lights are purple, though they turn back to blue in the ending cutscene.

Ship parts[edit]

The 30 ship parts in Pikmin.

Main article: Ship part.

The ship has thirty named parts that are scattered around PNF-404 at the beginning of Pikmin and Olimar's Shipwreck Tale in Pikmin 4. In both stories, they are scattered around all areas and their retrieval is necessary in order to complete the game. Five of the parts are optional in Pikmin, but all are needed in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale. In Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, 16 of the 30 parts are duplicates of the Extraordinary Bolt, Repair-Type Bolt or Automatic Gear.

Naming[edit]

The S.S. Dolphin's name is a reference to the GameCube's development codename, the Dolphin.

Names in other languages[edit]

The following article or section needs help from someone who can translate Chinese/Korean text.

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ドルフィン号^? Dorufin-gō
Chinese (traditional)	多露芬號
Chinese (simplified)	多露芬号
Dutch	Dolphin
French	Dolphin
German	Dolphin
Italian	Dolphin
Korean	돌핀호 Dolpin-ho
Portuguese	S.S. Dolphin
Spanish	Dolphin

Gallery[edit]

Render of the ship in Pikmin, from the game's model.
The Dolphin blasting off early in the game.
The S.S. Dolphin flying through space in the intro.
The S.S. Dolphin collides with the comet in the instruction manual.
The completed Dolphin. The Secret Safe, however, is still unaccounted for.
The Dolphin after it crashes in The Impact Site.
Captain Olimar in the S.S. Dolphin in the opening of Pikmin 2.
The ship being salvaged for Pokos in the opening of Pikmin 2.
The damaged S.S. Dolphin in the Hero's Hideaway prologue in Pikmin 4.
An alternate angle of the S.S. Dolphin in the Hero's Hideaway prologue.
The S.S. Dolphin in the Olimar's Shipwreck Tale version of Hero's Hideaway.
The S.S. Dolphin's icon in Pikmin 4.
The S.S. Dolphin as seen in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
The S.S. Dolphin in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Trivia[edit]

The S.S. Dolphin makes a cameo in Animal Crossing: City Folk as a piece of furniture distributed by Nintendo from July 20^th to August 3^rd to celebrate the Apollo moon landing. It also makes an appearance in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as a fortune cookie prize.
When viewed from above, the nose of the ship looks like a Poké Ball.
The S.S. Dolphin may have a personality of its own, as Olimar's notes on the Analog Computer state that the Dolphin is quick to anger.
When Olimar first lands in the Hero's Hideaway in his Shipwreck Tale, the S.S. Dolphin is sporting several parts that it appears to lack during the same sequence in the prologue for Pikmin 4.

References[edit]

^ “Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!” – Captain Olimar in the European version of Olimar's Log entry #1
^ YouTube video showing what happens if the Positron Generator is recovered on day 1, published on March 10^th, 2017

[1] “Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!” – Captain Olimar in the European version of Olimar's Log entry #1

[2] YouTube video showing what happens if the Positron Generator is recovered on day 1, published on March 10^th, 2017

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+{{game icons|pikmin=y|pikmin2=y|pikmin4=y}}
-The '''S.S. Dolphin''' is the delivery ship that belongs to [[Captain Olimar]] in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''. It is wrecked when it collides with a comet during a flight to a vacation spot and thirty of its pieces are scattered throughout the five [[areas]] of the [[Pikmin Planet]]. The first ''Pikmin'' game involves the collection of these parts using the [http://pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Pikmin_family pikmin] . When Olimar returns to [[Hocotate]] with a fixed ship at the start of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold to help pay the [[Hocotate Freight|Hocotate Freight company]]'s enormous debt.
+[[File:S.S.DolphinPikmin.jpg|thumb|150px|Artwork of the completed Dolphin.]]
+{{stub|Have a "history" section, including ''Pikmin 3'' info. Take notes from the [[Hocotate ship]] on how to further improve this article.}}
+The '''S.S. Dolphin''' ({{j|ドルフィン号|Dorufin-gō}}, '''SS Dolphin''' in the European [[region|version]] of ''[[Pikmin 3]]''{{cite quote|Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!|Captain Olimar|the European [[region|version]] of [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's Log]] entry #1}}) is a delivery spaceship that belongs to [[Captain Olimar]] in the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]]. It is wrecked when it collides with a comet during a flight on a vacation, and thirty of its pieces end up scattered around the five [[areas]] of [[PNF-404]]; ''Pikmin'' involves the collection of these using the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. The S.S. Dolphin is the ship used to fly to the atmosphere between [[day]]s in this game.
+When Olimar returns to [[Hocotate]] with a repaired ship at the start of ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold to help pay the [[Hocotate Freight|Hocotate Freight company]]'s enormous debt. It is then replaced by the [[Hocotate ship]]. In {{p3}}, there is no appearance of the S.S. Dolphin. However, if the player visits the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] arena in the [[Garden of Hope]], they can find a [[data file]] that in which [[Captain Olimar]] complains about the Hocotate ship and wishes to buy back the S.S. Dolphin once the new debt is repaid.
+In {{p4}}, the Dolphin serves the same basic role as its appearance in ''Pikmin'', being the ship that Olimar must repair by gathering parts after he crashes onto PNF-404. He fails to escape the planet, crashing the ship once again in the [[Rescue Command Post]] and becoming a [[leafling]]. However, the [[Rescue Corps]] later cures Olimar of his leafling status and helps him repair the Dolphin so that he can return home.
+In ''Pikmin'', if the player presses {{button|gc|a|wii|a|switch|a}} while Olimar is on top of the ship's ring of light, his [[spacesuit]]'s [[health]] will be fully replenished, and he will comment on the number of parts he has left to recover. This cannot be done after the [[sunset]] warning timer reaches the number 4.
+__TOC__
 {{clear}}
-==Known parts==
+==Stages of the Dolphin==
-[[File:Ship parts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The 30 ship parts in the game.]]
+While playing through ''Pikmin'', the S.S. Dolphin goes through several stages depending on how many [[ship parts]] the player has collected.
+===Stage 0===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has first crashed landed in [[The Impact Site]]. Every ship part is missing, smoke and sparks come from the ship, and the hull is very battered. In this stage, the ship's lights are off.
+===Stage 1===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered the [[Main Engine]]. The back-side of the hull returns to its original position, the left light returns to normal, and all the lights turn on. In this stage, the ship's lights are red.
+This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach [[The Forest of Hope]]. Technically, the ship enters this stage when one ship part is collected, meaning that obtaining the [[Positron Generator]] first can also trigger the change.{{cite youtube|7Z6DjOlTTEg|showing what happens if the Positron Generator is recovered on day 1|published={{date|10|March|2017}}|}}
+===Stage 2===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered at least 5 ship parts. 3 gears appear near the bow of the ship, and a piece of the hull returns around the cockpit. In this stage, the ship's lights are yellow.
+This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach [[The Forest Navel]].
+===Stage 3===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered at least 12 ship parts. A whisk-like antenna extends from the top-left side of the Dolphin, and the piece of the hull covering the cargo hatch is unbent. In this stage, the ship's lights are green.
+This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach [[The Distant Spring]].
+===Stage 4===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered 29 ship parts; every part except the [[Secret Safe]]. The final pieces of the hull appear between the [[Anti-Dioxin Filter]] and both [[Ionium Jet #1|Ionium Jets]], and a buckle covers both sides of the ship. In this stage, the ship's lights are blue.
+This increases the Dolphin's capabilities to be able to reach [[The Final Trial]].
+===Stage 5===
+This is when the S.S. Dolphin has recovered every ship part. The Dolphin is in its fully functional stage, the whisk-like antenna retracts, and every ship part is properly aligned and fitted. In this stage, the ship's lights are purple, though they turn back to blue in the ending [[cutscene]].
+==Ship parts==
+[[File:P1 Final Analysis Ship Parts.png|thumb|left|250px|The 30 ship parts in ''Pikmin''.]]
+{{Main|Ship part}}
+The ship has thirty named parts that are scattered around PNF-404 at the beginning of {{p1}} and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] in {{p4}}. In both stories, they are scattered around all areas and their retrieval is necessary in order to complete the game. Five of the parts are optional in ''Pikmin'', but all are needed in Olimar's Shipwreck Tale. In Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, 16 of the 30 parts are duplicates of the [[Extraordinary Bolt]], [[Repair-Type Bolt]] or [[Automatic Gear]].
 {{clear}}
-==Trivia==
+==Naming==
-*The S.S. Dolphin's name is a reference to the GameCube's development codename, the Dolphin.
+The S.S. Dolphin's name is a reference to the [[GameCube]]'s development codename, the Dolphin.
-*The two lights on the front of the ship change colors with the amount of progress Olimar has made in repairing it. The lights are off when he first crashes at the [[Impact Site]]. They are red when the [[Forest of Hope]] is accessible, yellow when [[The Forest Navel]] is accessible, green for [[The Distant Spring]], blue for [[The Final Trial]] and purple when the [[Secret Safe]] is returned.
-*The S.S. Dolphin makes a cameo in ''Animal Crossing: City Folk'' as a piece of furniture distributed by Nintendo from July 20 to August 3 to celebrate the Apollo moon landing.
+===Names in other languages===
-*Using an Action Replay to access a model test menu in Pikmin 1, the S.S. Dolphin's parts' code names are "rocpe".
+{{needs translation|Chinese|Korean}}
-*This is the only ship in the Pikmin series that does not have a toy version of itself like the ship from Pikmin 2, which has its own toy, including the gold version.
+{{foreignname
+|Jap = ドルフィン号
+|JapR = Dorufin-gō
+|JapM =
+|ChiTrad = 多露芬號
+|ChiTradR =
+|ChiTradM =
+|ChiSimp = 多露芬号
+|ChiSimpR =
+|ChiSimpM =
+|Dut  = Dolphin
+|DutM =
+|Fra  = Dolphin
+|FraM =
+|FraN =
+|Ger  = Dolphin
+|GerM =
+|GerN  =
+|Ita  = Dolphin
+|ItaM  =
+|ItaN =
+|Kor = 돌핀호
+|KorR = Dolpin-ho
+|KorM =
+|Por = S.S. Dolphin
+|PorM =
+|Spa  = Dolphin
+|SpaM =
+|SpaN =
+}}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Scene2.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin collides with the comet.
+P1DolphinModel.png|Render of the ship in ''Pikmin'', from the game's model.
-File:Olimar n.jpg|The Dolphin blasting off early in the game
+olimar n.jpg|The Dolphin blasting off early in the game.
-File:Complete_Dolphin.jpg|The completed Dolphin. The Secret Safe, however, is still unaccounted for.
+SS Dolphin in space P1.png|The S.S. Dolphin flying through space in the intro.
-File:Dolphin(flying).jpg|The completed Dolphin departing the Pikmin planet.
+Scene2.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin collides with the comet in the instruction manual.
-File:Dolphin animal crossing city folk.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin, seen in ''Animal Crossing: City Folk''.
+Complete Dolphin.jpg|The completed Dolphin. The Secret Safe, however, is still unaccounted for.
+SS Dolphin crashed P1.png|The Dolphin after it crashes in [[The Impact Site]].
+Captain Olimar opening.png|Captain Olimar in the S.S. Dolphin in the opening of ''Pikmin 2''.
+SS Dolphin P2 revoked.png|The ship being salvaged for [[Poko]]s in the opening of ''Pikmin 2''.
+Dolphin P4.jpg|The damaged S.S. Dolphin in the [[Hero's Hideaway]] prologue in ''Pikmin 4''.
+P4 S.S. Dolphin Prologue.png|An alternate angle of the S.S. Dolphin in the Hero's Hideaway prologue.
+Dolphin when landing in Hero's Hideaway.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin in the [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] version of Hero's Hideaway.
+S.S._Dolphin_P4_icon.png|The S.S. Dolphin's icon in ''Pikmin 4''.
+DolphinACNL.png|The S.S. Dolphin as seen in ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''.
+SS Dolphin in AC City Folk.jpg|The S.S. Dolphin in ''Animal Crossing: City Folk''.
 </gallery>
-[[de:Dolphin]]
+==Trivia==
+*The S.S. Dolphin makes a [[Pikmin in other media|cameo]] in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: City Folk|Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'' as a piece of furniture distributed by [[Nintendo]] from {{date|20|July}} to {{date|3|August}} to celebrate the Apollo moon landing. It also makes an appearance in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'', as a fortune cookie prize.
+*When viewed from above, the nose of the ship looks like a [[Bulbapedia:Poké Ball|Poké Ball]].
+*The S.S. Dolphin may have a personality of its own, as Olimar's notes on the [[Analog Computer]] state that the Dolphin is quick to anger.
+*When Olimar first lands in the Hero's Hideaway in his Shipwreck Tale, the S.S. Dolphin is sporting several parts that it appears to lack during the same sequence in the prologue for ''Pikmin 4''.
+==See also==
+*[[Olimar]]
+*[[Hocotate ship]]
+*[[S.S. Dolphin II]]
+==References==
+{{refs}}
+{{Characters}}
 [[Category:Hocotate]]
 [[Category:Pikmin 1]]
+[[Category:Ship parts| ]]
+[[Category:Ships]]

Characters
Leaders	Captain Olimar • Louie • The President • Alph • Brittany • Charlie • Pikmin 4 player character
Rescue Corps	Oatchi • Collin • Shepherd • Russ • Dingo • Yonny • Bernard
Ships	S.S. Dolphin • Hocotate ship • S.S. Drake • S.S. Dolphin II • SPERO • S.S. Beagle • S.S. Shepherd
Other	Castaway • Leafling • Minor characters • Moss • Pikmin

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