Hocotate

Hocotate is Captain Olimar's home planet.

Landscape and Features
The planet has two intersecting planetary rings.It also has two neighboring planetoids, most likely moons.It has a thin atmosphere as Stars are visible from the surface during the day.

Life and Culture
Hocotatian people are around 2cm(3/4 in.) tall, the size of a nickel.They breathe a gas which is not oxygen as its poisonous to them, explaining why Olimar and Louie must wear a spacesuit on the Pikmin's planet.

They have very advanced technology, as they have utilized minuscule particles.Ironically they consider human-made objects are considered valuable.

They use the currency called Poko, which looks like a coin from the Super Mario series. Pikmin objects are also considered treasures and fetch for high prices.

Name
The name comes from Nintendo's headquarters address.