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→‎The planet as Earth: This is stated already, under "PNF-404" as Earth's future. Also, documented all P3 info I could get from the top of my head.

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 In the first game, Olimar stated that the atmosphere is composed of oxygen, a component of the air that humans need to breathe, but also an extremely toxic gas to the people of [[Hocotate]]. Despite the fact that no moon is ever seen orbiting the planet in either ''Pikmin'' or ''Pikmin 2'', Olimar confirms in one of his [[Olimar's voyage log|voyage logs]] that the planet does in fact have a "pale white moon".{{cite quote|Looking from this planet into the skies above, I see the pale white moon floating overhead. It brings to mind memories of the moon from back home. I bet that even now my wife and children are sitting at home, gazing up at our pale red moon... Hang on, dear ones! Your Olimar will return some day!|Captain Olimar|his [[Olimar's voyage log|voyage log]]}} It can be seen in the ''Pikmin 3'' intro [[cutscene]].
-In ''Pikmin 2'' you find two globus halves ([[Spherical Atlas]] and [[Geographic Projection]]). With the two you can unlock areas regions ([[Awakening Wood]] and [[Perplexing Pool]]. After the [[Hocotate ship]] they are a representation of the planet from outer space.
+====Human-made====
+Some of the elements found in PNF-404 appear to not be natural, but rather, made by sentient beings. Drawing the parallel with Earth, these objects are very likely made by humans. Tin cans, as well as many other human-made objects and structures from modern times, can be found lying around (for example, parts of [[Perplexing Pool]] appear to be the remains of a bathroom, and a {{w|Ramune}} bottle in [[The Forest Navel]]), and most of the "[[treasures]]" found in the second game are human-made. Nearly all of the [[treasure]]s in ''Pikmin 2'' and every treasure in ''Hey! Pikmin'' are artificial. These even include many items that are registered trademarks of companies on Earth, such as [[Courage Reactor|Duracell]] and [[Quenching Emblem|7-Up]].
-====Man-made====
+Although treasures are absent in the third game, there are still some objects made by humans scattered across the areas. Although [[Tropical Wilds]] is nearly all natural, lots of human-made objects can be found in the [[Garden of Hope]]. There are many [[cinderblock]]s blocking paths, and some pipes near the southern half, which appears to be the remnants of a bathroom. The whole stage obviously has many flower pots and garden elements, and there is a jumprope near the entrance to the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] arena. More rusted cans can be found in Distant Tundra, as well as [[Electrode|light bulb]]s and a car battery. There is also a large tomato can in [[Twilight River]] near the [[Puffy Blowhog]]. Finally, the [[Data Glutton]] and [[Folded Data Glutton]] are obviously phones made by humans, and the [[S.S. Drake]] even calls it an "ancient communication device."
-Some of the elements found in PNF-404 appear to not be natural, but rather, made by sentient beings. Drawing the parallel with Earth, these objects are very likely made by man. Tin cans, as well as many other man-made objects and structures from modern times, can be found lying around (for example, parts of [[Perplexing Pool]] appear to be the remains of a bathroom, and a {{w|Ramune}} bottle in [[The Forest Navel]]), and most of the "[[treasures]]" found in the second game are man-made. These even include many items that are registered trademarks of companies on Earth, such as [[Courage Reactor|Duracell]] and [[Quenching Emblem|7-Up]].
+Various obstacles also appear to be made by humans. These include [[cardboard box]]es, [[paper bag]]s, [[tin box]]es, [[seesaw block]]s, [[elevator platform]]s, [[reinforced wall]]s, [[dirt wall]]s, [[electric gate]]s, [[brick wall]]s, and [[iron ball]]s. Alph actually comments on a dirt wall saying that it seems to be a "sign of intelligent life," heavily foreshadowing that it was built by humans, which may explain its sandcastle-like shape.
 ===PNF-404 as Earth's future===
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 In the first two games, PNF-404 is made out to look like present-day Earth. From space, PNF-404's geography appears to match that of Earth's, and the second game more clearly proves this, as when Olimar lands on or leaves the planet, his ship is shown to be heading towards or coming from Africa. The [[Hocotate ship]] even states at the time of the discovery of the [[Spherical Atlas]] that it exhibits PNF-404's geography as seen from space{{cite quote|{{Notes:Spherical Atlas/ship}}|The Hocotate ship|a dialog about the Spherical Atlas}}: both this and the [[Geographic Projection]] are two halves to a globe that clearly shows Earth and its countries.
-''[[Pikmin 3]]'' seems to retcon that in favor of an entirely new look, with it being heavily based off of scientific hypotheses of how the Earth's surface would look like in 250 million years, known as {{w|Pangaea Ultima}}. Almost all of the game's levels are more composed of natural elements rather than man-made remnants, and the small amounts of evidence of humanity left are heavily deteriorated, more-so than in the earlier games, to justify that it has been millions of years after humanity. All of the fruits in the game are based on real fruit, however, many of them are found in places where they wouldn't be able to grow, or with other fruit that they aren't grown near.
+''Pikmin 3'' seems to retcon that in favor of an entirely new look, with it being heavily based off of scientific hypotheses of how the Earth's surface would look like in 250 million years, known as {{w|Pangaea Ultima}}. Almost all of the game's levels are more composed of natural elements rather than man-made remnants, and the small amounts of evidence of humanity left are heavily deteriorated, more-so than in the earlier games, to justify that it has been millions of years after humanity. All of the fruits in the game are based on real fruit, however, many of them are found in places where they wouldn't be able to grow, or with other fruit that they aren't grown near.
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