The paint is purely aesthetic, and the golden color does not affect the ship in any way.
After you finish the main objective of collecting 10,000 Pokos' worth of treasure, the ship will be given a golden exterior.
Olimar's ship in the original Pikmin is called the S.S. Dolphin (after the code name of the GameCube).
In Pikmin 2, there is no name given to the ship, but is known generally as just "The Ship." The Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy calls it the "Hocotate Ship."
No, Louie doesn't have his own ship, as the ship in Pikmin 2 belongs to Hocotate Freight, his employer. If Louie does own his own spaceship, it is never shown in the game.
If you collected enough ship parts, you blast off into the atmosphere. If not, you die and turn into a Pikmin.
Besides the main Pikmin games, Pikmin and elements of Pikmin have appeared in other games:Super Smash Bros. Brawl had trophies of Captain Olimar, Pikmin, and several Pikmin enemies.Super Smash Bros. Melee had trophies of Captain Olimar and Pikmin.In Super Mario Galaxy, a space ship appeared that resembled the ship from Pikmin 2.Pikmin-themed items were available for download in Animal Crossing: City Folk.Pikmin can be seen running in flowers in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Pikmin 2 is the second game of the soon-to-be trilogy of Pikmin. In this game, your company (Hocotate Freight) has gone in debt. Your boss orders you to return to the Pikmin world after Olimar drops a treasure he brought back that his ship figures out is worth a lot.You, along with Louie, must return to the Pikmin planet to gain more treasure.
It's inside of one of the clams in the nearby body of water. Naturally, you'll need all three types of Pikmin to get it.
You have to collect enough ship parts in the level(s) before it.
No. Olimar and Louie will both automatically return to the ship at the end of the day, along with any Pikmin they have under their control.
olimar's most priced possession the secret ship The last ship part that can be found in Pikmin is the Secret Safe.
It is not necessary to get all 30 parts; only 25 are needed. However, if you fail to get the required parts, you will get the "bad ending" to the game. In the bad ending, Olimar tries to lift off of the planet but crashes back down, as not all mandatory ship parts were collected. The Pikmin carry him back to their onion and he pops out as a Pikmin-like creature.