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'''Hocotate''' ({{j|ホコタテ|Hokotate}}) is the home planet of some of the [[leader]]s in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' franchise]], most notably [[Captain Olimar]] and his [[Minor characters#Olimar's family|family]], as well as [[Louie]]. While no gameplay takes place on Hocotate, various information about the planet is known through [[notes]] and [[cutscene]]s. Life on Hocotate appears to be similar to life on Earth, though with some major differences.

The atmosphere of Hocotate is known to be different from PNF-404 and Koppai, as oxygen is known to be extremely poisonous to its dominant life form, the Hocotatian. The planet shows some signs of flora growing on its surface, including vegetables such as [[Pikpik carrots]], which the planet is famous for, according to [[Brittany]]. Also according to the Koppaites, a Hocotatian's diet consists mainly of vegetables, although meat consumption is not unusual.{{cite quote|Vegetables, fruit, meat... He'll eat anything. Incredibly adaptable...|[[Alph]]|a [[check-in]] conversation regarding [[Louie]]'s diet}} It is unknown what gases are used to cultivate these foods. These foods consist of the Hocotatian versions of potatoes,{{cite quote|{{notes:Emperor Bulblax/louie}}|[[Louie]]|his notes on the [[Emperor Bulblax]]}} avocados,{{cite quote|{{notes:Male Sheargrub/louie}}|[[Louie]]|his notes on the [[Male Sheargrub]]|rname=Male Sheargrub}} limes,{{cite quote|{{notes:Red Bulborb/louie}}|[[Louie]]|his notes on the [[Bulborb|Red Bulborb]]|rname=Red Bulborb}}{{cite quote|{{notes:Decorated Cannon Beetle/louie}}|[[Louie]]|his notes on the [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]}} and lemons{{cite quote|{{notes:Hairy Bulborb/louie}}|[[Louie]]|his notes on the [[Hairy Bulborb]]}} (for flavoring) as they're mentioned in [[Louie's notes|his cooking tips]]. Interestingly, these plants can be found as [[treasure]]s and [[fruit]]s on [[PNF-404]], although the food they're referring to is likely different from these. A fruit not found in ''Pikmin 3'' that Olimar mentions is tangerines, which he even says to be his favorite fruit.{{cite quote|{{notes:Tangerine Paste/heypikmin}}|[[Captain Olimar]]|his notes on the [[Tangerine Paste]]}} Mayonnaise also seems to be frequently used in Hocotatian meals,{{cite quote|We return from our mission successful in retrieving _ pieces of edible matter! We picked up a stray Hocotatian as well, so we're on our way to drop him off. He won't stop talking about adding something called "mayonnaise" to vegetables to make them taste good. It'll take another food crisis for me to find out if he's right. I hope I never see this "mayonnaise"...|[[Brittany]]|a [[Pikmin 3 Voyage Log|voyage log]]}} indicating that many other ingredients exist there as well. Olimar recognizing [[treasure]]s in the [[Sweet Tooth Series]] as sugary treats means that similar desserts must exist on his home planet. Supporting this, Louie mentions dark chocolate and applying sugar in another one of his notes.{{cite quote|{{notes:Shearwig/louie}}|[[Louie]]|Louie's notes on the [[Shearwig]]}} Olimar also misidentifies a metal nut for a "[[Metal Bagel]]" missing poppy seeds, meaning Hocotatian-sized bagels are common food there.{{cite quote|{{notes:Metal Bagel/heypikmin}}|[[Captain Olimar]]|his notes on the [[Metal Bagel]]}} Olimar even reveals in a log that Hocotate has an abundance of food, though this may just be in contrast to [[PNF-404]]'s and the [[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]'s food supplies.{{cite quote|{{notes:Elongated Crushblat/heypikmin}}|[[Captain Olimar]]|his notes on the [[Elongated Crushblat]]}}

Hocotate is shown to be commercialized; it makes use of the [[Poko]], a small coin that resembles those from the [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]], as its currency. Items from [[PNF-404]] are considered extremely valuable [[treasure]]s worth a particularly large amount of Pokos, which enables Olimar and Louie to pay off their company's debt of 10,100 Pokos. (For comparison, 100 Pokos is "more than a year's salary", according to the President in the introduction cutscene of ''Pikmin 2''.) A mayor of Hocotate is alluded in [[Olimar's notes]] once, though their status in Hocotatian government is unknown, and they are not mentioned in the Japanese version.{{cite quote|{{notes:Pilgrim Bulb/journal}}|[[Captain Olimar]]|Olimar's notes on the [[Pilgrim Bulb]]}} The President also mentions that people from the government offices have kicked him out from under a bridge he was living under while he hiding from debt collectors.{{cite quote|Today, a group from the government offices paid me a visit. They kicked me out from under the bridge as if I were trash. The animals left... I have nowhere left to turn...|the President|a letter}}

The name "Hocotate" actually comes from the address of Nintendo's Japanese headquarters: 11-1 Kamitoba Hokodate-cho. It has been pronounced in several official sources.

*In a [[trailer]] for {{hp}} it is pronounced /ˈhoʊkoʊtɑːteɪ/ (HOE-koe-tah-tay).{{cite youtube|iHGTVVLmxBI|of the Hey! PIKMIN Lift-Off Trailer}}

|Ger  = Planet Hocotate

|Jap=ニコニコホコタテローン

|JapR=Nikoniko Hokotate Rōn

|JapM=Smile Hocotate Loan

|Ger= Happy Hocotate-Anleihen

|GerM=Happy Hocotate Borrowings

|Jap=ドキドキ<ruby>暗黒字宙<rt>ブラックホール</rt></ruby>ローン

|JapR=Dokidoki Burakku Hōru Rōn

|JapM=Heart-pounding <ruby>Dark Space<rt>Black Hole</rt></ruby> Loan

|Ger=Allesverschlingende Schwarzes Loch Kredithaie

|GerM=All Consuming Black Hole Loan Sharks