Planet

The PS undefined takes place over several planets. Some of these planets have gameplay take place on them, while others have important roles in the story. Space travel between planets is a major part of the story of the series. All planets where alien explorers come from have names that reference Nintendo's history or places relevant to Nintendo.

Planets used for gameplay
These planets are where gameplay takes place.

PNF-404


PNF-404 is the main planet of the Pikmin series. It is the setting of, , , and and also appears in the. It is heavily implied that this planet is actually Earth in the future.

Hey! Pikmin planet


takes place on a separate planet to the main series, very similar to PNF-404, but with a different continental layout and different creatures. Its official name is unknown.

Planets in the story
These planets are never visited in gameplay, but are mentioned in various cutscenes and dialog. Excluding Hocotate and Koppai, they are listed in the order of the ID Card section in Pikmin 4.

Hocotate


Hocotate first appeared in, and is the first planet other than PNF-404 introduced to the series and has appeared in every game since to varying degrees. Its biggest appearance is in, where the opening cutscene showed the planet to have two rings around it and an orange coloration, with two moons. The surface of the planet is also shown in this cutscene, where it is depicted as an arid and sandy environment. The planet's name comes from the address of Nintendo's headquarters at Hokotate-cho in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Hocotate:
 * Captain Olimar
 * Louie
 * The President

Koppai


Koppai first appeared in where it is shown in the opening cutscene with one moon, however, the image used to depict Koppai in this shot is actually a slightly edited version of 'The Blue Marble', a NASA photograph of Earth. Although its surface is never shown, Alph makes comparisons to Tropical Wilds and Twilight River. Its gravity is described as being 10x that of PNF-404 and its oxygen concentration is roughly one third of PNF-404's. The planet's name comes from Nintendo's original name, "Nintendo Koppai".

The following characters are from Koppai:
 * Alph
 * Brittany
 * Captain Charlie
 * Yorke
 * Don Bergman
 * Nelle

Karut
Karut is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from  playing cards, a product Nintendo used to produce.

The following characters are from Karut:
 * Pikmin 4 player character

Giya
Giya is a planet introduced in, being some sort of colonized planet. The first captain of the Rescue Corps, Aral Shepherd, witnessed the colony's reaching of the planet's surface, and according to Paniya Shepherd, Giyans have began to migrate into space. Collin mentions that the colony has walls of some kind that he engaged in cleaning while attending university, and Erma Shepherd mentions a park nearby to the Rescue Corps' headquarters. Its name comes from the location of Nintendo's original headquarters at Kagiya-cho in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Giya:
 * Oatchi
 * Collin
 * Shepherd
 * Russ

Ohri
Ohri is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Oike street in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Ohri:
 * Dingo
 * Yonny

Nijo
Nijo is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Nijo street in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Nijo:
 * Bernard
 * Santi

Siguray
Siguray is a planet introduced in, and is described as having a scorching desert and abundant natural sunlight. Its name comes from the museum in Kyoto, which Nintendo was heavily involved in the construction of.

The following characters are from Siguray:
 * Schnauz
 * Osa
 * Kit

Sozor
Sozor is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from the name of the musical theme created for Mario's 35th anniversary, "Souzou" by Gen Hoshino.

The following characters are from Sozor:
 * Dalmo
 * Horatio
 * Grace

Moyama
Moyama is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the Momoyama area of Kyoto.

The following characters are from Moyama:
 * Corgwin

Flukuey
Flukuey is a planet introduced in, and is described as having steep rocky mountains with stunning views. Its name comes from the Fukuine area in Kyoto, the site of a previous Nintendo headquarters.

The following characters are from Flukuey:
 * Jin
 * Molly
 * Dash
 * Patch

Enohay
Enohay is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the abbreviation for Nintendo of America, "NoA".

The following characters are from Enohay:
 * Puddle
 * Vonda
 * Bernise

Mihama
Mihama is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name may come from the Nintendo Mihama Dormitory.

The following characters are from Mihama:
 * Chet

Ooji
Ooji is a planet introduced in, and is described as having a lush jungle and relaxing environment. Its name comes from Uji, a city south of Kyoto.

The following characters are from Ooji:
 * Kingsly
 * François

Ogura
Ogura is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the  series of classical Japanese poems, which were featured in the Shigureden museum.

The following characters are from Ogura:
 * Pitunia
 * Sy

Conohan
Conohan is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name probably comes from Konohana, a hanafuda set once produced by Nintendo.

The following characters are from Conohan:
 * Twyla
 * Chowder
 * Alpin
 * Fawks
 * Beaux

Ocobo
Ocobo is a planet introduced in, and is described as being perpetually stormy, only have one day of clear sky every year. It has been completely flooded over by its rains resulting in its continents all being submerged, so its population lives on artificially made islands instead. Its name comes from the Okubo area in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Ocobo:
 * Sammy

Tagwa
Tagwa is a planet introduced in. Not much is known about it, but it is suggested that the planet has run out of drinkable water. Its name may come from the Udagawa river in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Tagwa:
 * Komo

Enohee
Enohee is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the abbreviation for Nintendo of Europe, "NoE".

The following characters are from Enohee:
 * Ren
 * Wolfgang
 * Muggs
 * Frisé

Neechki
Neechki is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Nishiki street in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Neechki:
 * Chewy
 * Sheeba
 * Keesh
 * Kaia
 * Mika

Koodgio
Koodgio is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name likely comes from Kujo street in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Koodgio:
 * Lapi
 * Boris

Maxima
Maxima is a planet introduced in, however nothing is known about it currently. Its name comes from the Makishima area in Kyoto.

The following characters are from Maxima:
 * Kayz

Minor planets


There are a few planets in and  that aren't mentioned and are only seen in each game's opening scene, which both show shots of space. They are purely aesthetic, and don't appear or are mentioned anywhere else in the games or series. In Pikmin 3, lots of these planets are nearly identical, but there are still distinguishable "types".

Yellow planet
This planet is large, yellow, and has three moons. Hocotate Freight is shown to have delivered supplies to it. The moons are colored green, orange, and blue.

Spherical planets
Most of these planets are perfectly rounded, pearly spheres, resembling the gas giants and Neptune. Others, seen in the Drake's takeoff scene seem to have a more rocky texture. None of these planets have moons.

Asteroid planets
These planets are rigid and rocky, and might as well be asteroids. This may suggest that they are quite small, as small planets in real life often develop strange shapes because of a lack of gravity.

Icebound planets
Captain Olimar mentions "a few icebound planets" that he visited while delivering cargo in his notes for the Ice Sword, which based on his apt description of the planets being "icebound", are probably completely covered in ice. Since Olimar mentions he had visited these planets while delivering cargo, it is likely that most of these are colonized and have life. Although unconfirmed, it is possible that these "icebound" planets actually correspond to some planet names revealed in Pikmin 4.

Names in other languages
Karut

Giya

Ohri

Nijo

Siguray

Sozor

Moyama

Flukuey

Enohay

Mihama

Ooji

Ogura

Conohan

Ocobo

Tagwa

Enohee

Neechki

Koodgio

Maxima