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The '''Hocotate ship''' ({{j|ドルフィン初号機|Dorufin Shogou Ki|S.S. Dolphin first model}}) (usually called simply the '''ship''') refers to Olimar's new rocket in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It is [[the President]]'s ship and the first ship [[Hocotate Freight]] had, being part of the company since its very beginnings. Unlike the [[S.S. Dolphin]], the Hocotate ship is capable of speech, (replacing most of [[Olimar]]'s in-game speech), and takes on the role of giving advice throughout the game. Olimar makes his opinion of its personality being pompous and quirky known in his [[Olimar's notes|notes]]. It sports two cockpits and a detachable pod, where its speaker is located. Once the [[President]]'s debt is repaid, the ship is upgraded in appearance and turns gold. The ship is presumably destroyed by the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] in ''Pikmin 3''.

The Hocotate Ship is the President's ship and has been part of the company since its very beginnings.

It has some visible dirt and rust damage on its hull, indicating it has been in use for quite some time. Olimar mentions it once used to be a "top-of-the-line vessel", hinting that the Hocotate ship's design was probably mass-produced, before being taken off the shelves.

In ''Pikmin 3'', the ship is seen wrecked, probably from the [[Quaggled Mireclops]] and is shown without its golden hull, indicating its golden hull was probably sold off.

The Hocotate ship is highly greedy and quirky. Sometimes, it makes up lies about treasure that it typically shreds the truth of in its pitches, solely to entice buyers to make money.

The Hocotate ship also extremely hates bugs, which Olimar mentions multiple times in his notes. {{cite quote|The ship can't stand bugs... Whenever I ask it to store a specimen for salvage, it threatens to stage a mutiny.|Captain Olimar| his notes for [[The Key]]}}

The Hocotate ship also laments about how it is a machine that cannot do any organic bodily functions{{cite quote|You are both drooling... I wish, just once, I could feel what it is like to drool.|Hocotate ship| the last line of its monolog for the [[Glutton's Kitchen]]}} and that it lacks friends. {{cite quote|You've collected the Explorer's Friend Series! Everyone has friends...except for spaceships.|Hocotate ship| its announcement for the [[Explorer's Friend Series]]}}

Regardless, the ship will often attempt to criticise Olimar on failing to do his duty properly, such as calling him when he has not attempted to use Louie on Day 3 {{cite quote|This is the first time you have heard this? Olimar! Remember to properly train new employees!|Hocotate ship|day 3 in [[Pikmin 2]] when the player has not attempted to play as Louie for some time}} or pointing out flaws in his argument that the [[Universal Com]] is actually a monitor. {{cite quote|From the shape of it, I've concluded that this is some kind of data transmission monitor. However, Louie and the ship keep telling me that I'm way off target. I told them, "If I'm so wrong, what do you think it is? I don't see you suggesting any alternatives!" They're just being negative. I'm going with my gut feeling on this one.|Captain Olimar|his notes for the Universal Com}}

In ''Pikmin 3'', the ship makes a small appearance in the [[Garden of Hope]], just outside where the Quaggled Mireclops is fought. It is out-of-bounds, but it can be reached by throwing leaders on a split log, then throwing a leader onto the ledge. It is heavily damaged, stuck to the ground, and missing its golden paint job. The Koppaite leaders assume that this was the Quaggled Mireclops' doing. In a nearby [[data file]], Olimar mentions that the ship was once a top-of-the-line product, but he now dislikes it. The reason for that is a bit vague, since the data file changes between [[region]]s. In the US version, he claims the ship is an insult to his piloting{{cite quote|Curse that Hocotate ship. It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but it's now an insult to my piloting. I can't wait to pay off that debt and get back in my beloved S.S. Dolphin. But that means I need to find something really valuable before I return home...|Captain Olimar|Journal Entry #1 in the US version}}, but in the European version, claims the ship actively criticises his piloting skills.{{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|Olimar's diary #1 in the European version}}