Editing Ultra-bitter spray

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[[File:Petrified Beady Long Legs.jpg|thumb|A petrified [[Beady Long Legs]].]]
'''Ultra-bitter spray''' is the purple colored [[spray]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' that the player can get from ten purple [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berries, or by finding a [[Spray#Spray nectar|concentrated dose]]. When used, it temporarily turns any nearby [[enemy]] or [[bomb-rock]] into stone, rendering them unable to do anything.

There are fewer ultra-bitter berry carrying Burgeoning Spiderworts, which makes the spray harder to obtain in comparison to [[ultra-spicy spray]]s. In addition, this spray is normally discovered after the ultra-spicy spray, because while ultra-spicy spray is found on the required path in the [[Awakening Wood]], ultra-bitter spray is not found until after the acquisition of [[White Pikmin]], near the [[Bulblax Kingdom]]. Unlike the [[ultra-spicy spray]], this spray type does not return in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', with its function essentially replaced by [[Ice Pikmin]] in the latter game. 

== Petrification ==
This spray can be deployed by pressing {{button|gc|padu|wii|1|switch|padu}}. Any [[enemy]] or [[bomb-rock]] in the direction of the cursor instantly becomes immobilized and slowly turns into stone. In the case of {{npcp2}}, the leader will spray in front of them, but the cursor's direction is still what matters. The enemy is only temporarily immobilized and will eventually break free. Before reaching this point, the enemy begins shaking, as an indication that the petrification is wearing off. In total, this effect lasts for nine seconds &ndash; one second for the stones to form, and eight seconds of complete encasement.

Any enemy that becomes petrified will have its defense changed in some way, such that all Pikmin standard attacks and leader [[punch]]es cause more or less damage. Purple Pikmin stomps and bomb-rock damage is not changed either way. The following table explains how much damage attacks will cause when the enemy is petrified:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Enemy
! Damage multiplier
! Notes
|-
| All enemies not listed || 1.50&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}} || 0.25&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}} || 0.25&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Empress Bulblax|y}} || 0.25&times; || Stacks on top of the attack multiplier some of its animations have.
|-
| {{icon|Man-at-Legs|y}} || 0.25&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}} || 0.25&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Raging Long Legs|y}} || 0.25&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Ranging Bloyster|y}} || 0.03&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Segmented Crawbster|y}} || 0.20&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Titan Dweevil|y}} || 0.50&times; || Can only be damaged when unarmed.
|-
| {{icon|Toady Bloyster|y}} || 0.03&times; ||
|-
| {{icon|Waterwraith|y}} || N/A || Uses specific rules.
|}

Petrifying enemies that are in the process of eating any [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] will make it possible to save those Pikmin from dying. Likewise, bomb-rocks that were in the middle of their countdown will freeze, allowing the leaders and Pikmin a chance of reaching safety. It should also be noted that a petrified dormant bomb-rock will become active after the petrification ends, even if it wasn't attacked during.

If there are no enemies nearby, the leader will still spray it in the air, wasting one dosage. In the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]], the player can deploy ultra-bitter spray by pressing {{button|gc|z|wii|1|switch|rstick}}. This does not affect the ultra-bitter spray quantity in the main story mode, and can be used before the sprays are even discovered during the adventure.

=== Petrified enemy spoils ===
When an enemy is defeated while petrified, it will crumble to dust and leave behind some drops of liquid &ndash; each one can either be [[nectar]], or either type of [[spray drop]]. It still relinquishes whichever [[treasure]]s or [[pellet]]s it would normally drop. The amount of blobs, and the chances of what type they will be depend on the petrified entity<ref>From instruction <code>0x80102224</code> to <code>0x80102348</code> of the European ''Pikmin 2'' DOL; function <code>Game::EnemyBase::onKill()</code> with debugging symbols.</ref>, as explained in the following table, although it is possible the chances could be different in practice.<ref>Values obtained from a [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}#Probabilities|fan-driven experiment]].</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Category
! rowspan="2" | Drops
! colspan="3" | Chances
|-
! Nectar
! Spicy spray
! Bitter spray
|-
| Normal
:''Everything else''
| 1 || 90% || 5% || 5%
|-
| Empty
{{columns|0|width=100%|
:* {{icon|Bomb rock|y}}
:* {{icon|Breadbug|y}}
:* {{icon|Doodlebug|y}}
:* {{icon|Giant Breadbug|y}}
|
:* {{icon|Iridescent Flint Beetle|y}}
:* {{icon|Iridescent Glint Beetle|y}}
:* Waterwraith's rollers
}}
| 0 || || || 
|-
| Weak
{{columns|2|
:* {{icon|Bulborb Larva|y}}
:* {{icon|Female Sheargrub|y}}
:* {{icon|Male Sheargrub|y}}
:* {{icon|Mitite|y}}
:* {{icon|Ravenous Whiskerpillar|y}}
:* {{icon|Shearwig|y}}
:* {{icon|Skitter Leaf|y}}
:* {{icon|Wogpole|y}}
}}
| 1 || 99% || 0.5% || 0.5%
|-
| Strong
{{columns|2|
:* {{icon|Beady Long Legs|y}}
:* {{icon|Burrowing Snagret|y}}
:* {{icon|Emperor Bulblax|y}}
:* {{icon|Empress Bulblax|y}}
:* {{icon|Man-at-Legs|y}}
:* {{icon|Pileated Snagret|y}}
:* {{icon|Raging Long Legs|y}}
:* {{icon|Ranging Bloyster|y}}
:* {{icon|Segmented Crawbster|y}}
:* {{icon|Waterwraith|y}}
}}
| 5 || 85% || 7.5% || 7.5%
|-
| Final boss
:* {{icon|Titan Dweevil|y}}
| 10 || 0% || 50% || 50%
|-
| Spectralids
:* {{icon|Unmarked Spectralids|y}}
| 1
| colspan="3"| See below
|}

Unmarked Spectralids internally belong to the "empty" group, but they are forced to run the drop generation code on death regardless of how they die. When underground, this code has an 80% chance of quitting out without the Spectralid dropping anything, but in the overworld, they will always successfully drop their blob. Their drop will always match their color.

=== Special interactions ===
Some objects have unique behavior when petrified.

* {{icon|Unmarked Spectralids|y}} will stop flying and will fall to the ground. The second they land, they shatter and instantly die.
* {{icon|Greater Spotted Jellyfloat|y}}s that have a leader inside can be instantly killed if the player takes control of the leader inside and starts [[button mashing]] in order to escape.
* {{icon|Bumbling Snitchbug|y}}s will instantly drop whatever leader they are holding.

Other interesting behaviors can be seen in the [[#Glitches|glitches section]].

== Other uses ==
In [[2-Player Battle]], this spray can also be used to disarm the opponent's Pikmin by planting them in the ground, and [[Maturity|reverting]] all flower and bud Pikmin to leaves. Although the Pikmin will automatically jump back out of the ground after ten seconds, they will not regain their buds or flowers.

For some reason, hitting [[Ultra-spicy spray|spicy]] Pikmin with the ultra-bitter spray will reset their spicy timer. This can be used to extend the duration of one spicy frenzy, at the cost of using up bitter sprays.{{cite web|https://twitter.com/muratsubo/status/977886149426405376|Video|Twitter|published={{date|25|March|2018}}|retrieved={{date|25|March|2018}}}}

== Glitches ==
* [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Spray nectar swap|Spray nectar swap]]: if a bitter spray nectar drop is absorbed while a nectar or a spicy spray drop show up, the game will count the spray nectar as if it were spicy nectar. Although rarer, the opposite can also happen, if a bitter spray drop appears.
* Hermit Crawmads that are petrified will receive damage simply by being walked against.
* If the player petrifies a Hermit Crawmad while it is performing its lunge out of water, and then pushes the creature into the water, it will generate the splash effect even though it's not moving. If the enemy dies, the effect will stay there forever.{{cite youtube|tmr9s1tGKdg|of a petrified Hermit Crawmad leaving a water splash effect behind}}
* Volatile Dweevils can be petrified just as they are blowing up in order to have them die inside the petrification by themselves, due to [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Volatile Dweevil suicide|a glitch]].
** Likewise, bomb rocks can be petrified just as they are about to blow up to make them disappear without harm.{{cite youtube|Tt-oXztIb5w|of a bomb rock disappearing by being petrified just as it was going to blow up}}
* Emperor Bulblaxes, if petrified as they are jumping, can then be killed in mid-air. This will cause the body to vanish, the health wheel to stay there, and a sound to repeat over and over.{{cite web|https://clips.twitch.tv/ElegantAmusedUdonPupper|Twitch clip|Twitch|published={{date|23|June|2018}}|retrieved={{date|23|June|2018}}}}{{cite web|https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/200128597539684353/451915705588121600/20180531_200759.mp4|Video of an Emperor Bulblax that disappeared with 0 health remaining, by The JustGreat Minty Meeo|Discord|published={{date|1|June|2018}}|retrieved={{date|1|June|2018}}}}
** Similarly, petrifying a [[Female Sheargrub]] as it is unearthing and killing it will cause the same effect.{{cite youtube|EO1QknAX-P0|of a Female Sheargrub getting petrified as it digs out of the ground|published={{date|14|July|2019}}|retrieved={{date|14|July|2019}}}}
* Because Volatile Dweevils and [[Waterwraith]]s are composed of multiple parts (the creature is one part, the bomb or rollers are another), it is possible to only petrify one part but not the other, as explained [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Half petrified Volatile Dweevil|here]] and [[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Struggling Waterwraith|here]].

== Notes ==

=== ''Pikmin 2'' Official Player's Guide ===
{{Transcript|When you have the juice of Ultra-Bitter Berries, you can release Ultra-Bitter Spray by pressing Up on the Control Pad. The mist turns enemies into stone for a short time.|block=y}}

=== ''Pikmin 2'' Official Player's Guide (2-Player Battle) ===
{{Transcript|All of your rival’s Pikmin become buried sprouts.|block=y}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Japanese website===
'''Text'''
{{transcript|
今回の探検で新たに発見された植物「ピキノツユクサ」の実から採取されるエキスは、驚くべき苦さの物質であることが分析の結果明らかになった。甘党のホコタテ星人にとってはほんの１ 滴で致死量となる苦さのこのエキスだが、これを敵対生物に振りかけると、あまりの苦さに一瞬にして硬直してしまうことが分かった。幸い、売れ残りのガラクタの中に、空になったビンがもう１ つあったので、せっせと集めてはこれに詰めていくことにする。
|block=y}}
'''Translation'''
{{transcript|
Analysis revealed that the essence obtained from the berries of the "Burgeoning Spiderwort" plant, which was newly discovered during this expedition, is a surprisingly bitter substance. For the sweet-toothed Hocotatians, just one drop of this bitter essence is lethal, but when sprinkled on hostile creatures, it turns out to be so bitter that they are instantly petrified. Fortunately, there was another empty bottle among the unsold junk, so it was decided to diligently fill it.
|block=y}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
P2 Ultra-Bitter Spray 2D art.png|2D artwork of a bottle of Ultra-Bitter Spray.
Red Pikmin with Bitter Berry.png|Clay art of a [[Red Pikmin]] carrying a purple [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]] berry.
P2 Bitter Drop Screenshot.jpg|A drop of ultra-bitter spray.
Ranging Bloyster being petrified.jpg|A [[Ranging Bloyster]] being petrified.
Ranging Bloyster completely petrified.jpg|The same creature completely petrified.
Yellow wollywog breaking out of petrification.jpg|A [[Yellow Wollywog]] breaking out of petrification.
Enemy defeated while petrified.jpg|The same creature defeated while petrified.
Pikmin 2 Spray Screen.jpg|The [[Menu#Pause|pause menu]] item for the spray and berry count.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Each enemy type has an individual multiplier setting for how long the petrification should last, but it is [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|never given any use]], as all of them have this value set to 1.0.
** Likewise, there is code for enemies with a "petrification type" of <code>3</code>, that would make them drop 3 drops (90% nectar chance, 5% for either spray type), but nothing in the final game has this value.

== Names in other languages ==
{| class="responsive-col"
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|'''Ultra-bitter spray'''
{{Foreignname
|FraE=Spray amer
|FraEM=Bitter spray
|FraA=Brume amère
|FraAM=Bitter mist
|FraAN=Taken from the manual of ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2''.
|Ita=Spray ultra-amaro
|ItaM=Ultra-bitter spray
|SpaA=Atomizador superamargo
|SpaAM=Super-bitter atomizer
|SpaE=Spray superamargo
|SpaEM=Super-bitter spray
|Ger=Ultra-Bitter-Spray
|GerM=-
|notes = y
}}
|'''Ultra-bitter essence'''
{{Foreignname
|SpaA=Esencia superamarga
|SpaAM=Super-bitter essence
}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[Ultra-spicy spray]]
* [[Spray]]
* [[Nectar]]
* [[Ice Pikmin]]

== References ==
{{refs}}

[[Category:Nectar and sprays]]