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'''''Pikmin''''' is the first installment in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], released in 2001 as one of the first games available for the [[GameCube]]. The game is the first in the series chronologically, and sees [[Captain Olimar]] crash-landing on an [[PNF-404|unknown planet]] and collecting his missing [[ship part]]s in order to escape. The game introduces the main game mechanics of growing [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], controlling the Pikmin as a group, taking down [[obstacle]]s, [[carrying]] objects, and battling [[Enemy|enemies]]. The game was also ported to the [[Wii]] with added motion controls, under the title {{npcp1}}. Its sequel, {{p2}}, was released three years later.

An exhausted pilot [[Captain Olimar]], who is seeking rest from his everyday labor as a worker for [[Hocotate Freight]], flies his spacecraft, the [[S.S. Dolphin]], into outer space as an interstellar vacation. Suddenly, a meteor hurdles toward his direction and hits the Dolphin, resulting in the ship plummeting toward an {{w|Earth}}-like [[PNF-404|planet]]. During the fall, the Dolphin ignites, and its [[Ship part|parts]] are released from the hull and scattered across the planet.

The next morning, Olimar regains consciousness on [[The Impact Site]] and turns around to find the hull of the Dolphin badly damaged, and lacking all of its parts. He notes that the oxygen on the planet, a harmful chemical element that inhabits it, is deadly to his body, and that his life-support systems can only function for 30 days. Upon realizing this, he decides to locate the missing parts of the Dolphin, hoping he can rebuild his ship and return to his home planet of [[Hocotate]].

Blue Pikmin are the third and last kind of Pikmin found in the game. They are located in [[The Forest Navel]]. Blue Pikmin are the only species of Pikmin that can move around in bodies of water, thanks to their gills. When non-blue Pikmin fall in the water, blue Pikmin will run to them and [[throw]] them out of the water, saving their lives.

The explorable area of the planet is split into five different [[area]]s. After 1, 5, 12 and 29 ship parts are recovered, the [[S.S. Dolphin]] receives an upgrade, which allows it to fly to an additional area. The following list of areas is ordered from the first one unlocked to the last.

*'''[[The Forest of Hope]]''': a temperate forest with small lakes and clearings.

*'''[[The Forest Navel]]''': an underground sandy area, with a beach and some rimstone dams.

*'''[[The Distant Spring]]''': a tropical beach-like area with some man-made terrain features and lots of water.

The game was released on {{date|26|October|2001}} in Japan, {{date|3|December|2001}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011024032305/http://www.pikmin.com/ "coming december 3, 2001"]; <code>img_area_5.jpg</code> (alt text). ''Pikmin.com''. Nintendo. Archived from the [http://www.pikmin.com/ original] on October 24, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2023.</ref> in North America, and {{date|14|June|2002}} in Europe and Australia. In North America, the game was originally planned to release as a GameCube launch title on {{date|11|November|2001}}{{source needed}}, however it was delayed for unknown reasons and was released on {{date|3|December}} instead.

PikminBoxFrontUKPC.jpg|UK box art.

*''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''