Ultra-spicy spray

Blue Pikmin powered-up by an ultra-spicy spray.

Ultra-spicy spray (ゲキカラスプレー^?) is a red-colored spray that can be obtained by gathering ten ultra-spicy berries from a Burgeoning Spiderwort plant, finding a concentrated dose, or in Bingo Battle and Dandori Battles, as single-use items. In Pikmin 4, they can also be obtained by throwing a Pikmin at a Honeywisp or Iridescent Glint Beetle, or when defeating an enemy that is frozen. When used, any Pikmin in the party will become more efficient at their tasks, and in Pikmin 3 or Pikmin 4, bloomed into the flower stage as well.

Use

By pressing  /  / in Pikmin 2,  /  / (or by tapping the "spray" button on the Wii U GamePad) in Pikmin 3, or + up in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, any Pikmin following the current leader's party, regardless of distance, will be powered up; Pikmin not in the party will not be affected. In Pikmin 4, all Pikmin on the field will be powered up, regardless of whether they are in the leader’s party, and Oatchi or Moss will also be affected. In Pikmin 2, affected Pikmin's leaf, bud, or flower will be replaced with a pink flashing light, similar to the one over Olimar's head. In Pikmin 3, and Pikmin 4 they will be instantly upgraded from a leaf or bud into a flower. Aesthetically, the affected Pikmin's flower has an orange glow, while their body glows pink.

Each Pikmin's maximum running speed becomes nearly as fast as flowered White Pikmin, and the affected Pikmin receive a general increase in task speed, which affects their attack frequency, their efficiency when taking down gates, constructing bridges, and recovering from enemy attacks. The effects wear off after 40 seconds in Pikmin 2, and 30 seconds in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4, though they keep their newly-gained flower maturity.

While the spray's effect can be extremely useful in many situations, caution should be observed, as drowning Pikmin sprayed with an ultra-spicy spray will actually die more quickly than unsprayed Pikmin. In Pikmin 2, burning and suffocating Pikmin will also perish sooner, but in the sequel, burning spicy Pikmin last just as long as normal ones (although their death animation runs faster than normal). Finally, because the Pikmin's running speed is slightly less than a flower White Pikmin, spraying a group of flower White Pikmin will actually make them walk slightly slower.

Pikmin carrying objects have their attributes changed in a different way. In Pikmin 2, all the spray does is make the Pikmin behave as if they are flower Pikmin, meaning that spraying a group that is already all flowers is a complete waste. If the effects of the spray wear off while the Pikmin are carrying the object, they will continue carrying at the same speed as if they were powered up, until they deliver the object or drop it. This makes this exploit particularly useful when retrieving the Doomsday Apparatus, and can also be used to manipulate the treasure's carrying speed. In Pikmin 3, it sets the Pikmin to the same carrying speed as a standard-type flower Pikmin, meaning that White Pikmin actually become slower carriers. In this game, the previously mentioned exploit with the timer running out mid-carrying does not exist.

Technically, any Pikmin type's attack power is changed to 10 (in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3), and their attack and obstacle-clearing speed increases to around 180%. This means that Red Pikmin, Purple Pikmin, and Rock Pikmin experience a decrease in power, while Winged Pikmin, White Pikmin (in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4), and Ice Pikmin get a boost in power. Still, the increase in speeds makes up for those power nerfs. To note however is that in Pikmin 2, a Pikmin that is attacking while grounded will not be sped up.

If the spray button is pressed while there are no Pikmin in the current leader's party, nothing will happen, and no spray will be deducted from the total. If Pikmin are told to go inside an Onion, they will lose their spicy status.

In all games, if the player sprays an already spicy Pikmin, the duration of the spray will be reset. Interestingly, if the player uses an ultra-bitter spray on a spicy Pikmin, it will also reset its spicy mode duration. In Pikmin 2 exclusively, the first time in a saved game the player uses a spray will trigger a cutscene, but the spray duration timer for the Pikmin in the in the cutscene will continue to go down during it until the world is paused and the Ship's dialogue box appears.

Badges

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, there is a badge the player can gain from using an ultra-spicy spray:

• Power Surge: Use a dose of Ultra-Spicy Spray.

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  Power Surge. The badge shows a container of ultra-spicy spray.

Notes

Pikmin 2 Japanese website

Text

“今回の探検で新たに発見された植物「ピキノツユクサ」の赤い実から採取されるエキスは、驚くべき辛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 滴で致死量となる辛さのこのエキスだが、これをピクミン達に振りかけると、彼らはとても興奮することが分かった。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。”

Translation

“Analysis revealed that the essence obtained from the red berries of the "Burgeoning Spiderwort" plant, which was newly discovered during this expedition, is a surprisingly spicy substance. For the sweet-toothed Hocotatians, just one drop of this spicy essence is lethal, but when sprinkled on Pikmin, it turns out to be very exciting for them. Fortunately, there were some empty bottles among the unsold junk, so it was decided to diligently fill them with it.”

Gallery

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  2D art of a bottle of Ultra-Spicy Spray.

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  Clay art of a Purple Pikmin carrying a red Burgeoning Spiderwort berry.

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  Alternate version with a White Pikmin on top of the berry.

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  Ultra-Spicy Berry being analyzed after collecting 1 berry for the first time.

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  Ultra-Spicy Nectar being analyzed after collecting 10 berries for the first time.

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  The pause menu item for the spray and berry count in Pikmin 2.

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  A drop of ultra-spicy nectar in Pikmin 2.

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  A White Pikmin under the effects of the ultra-spicy spray in Pikmin 2.

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  The S.S. Drake analyzing a drop of ultra-spicy nectar.

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  A drop of ultra-spicy nectar in Pikmin 3.

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  A Rock Pikmin in the ultra-spicy spray cutscene.

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  A Yellow Pikmin after using ultra-spicy spray in Pikmin 3.

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  A group of Blue Pikmin under the effect of the ultra-spicy spray.

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  Several Pikmin under the effects of an ultra-spicy spray in Pikmin 3.

Trivia

• In Pikmin 4, Pikmin under the effects of ultra-spicy spray will have higher-pitched voices.

Names in other languages

Ultra-spicy spray

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲキカラスプレー? Gekikara supurē	Spicy Spray
Chinese (traditional)	激辣噴霧	Spicy spray
Chinese (simplified)	激辣喷雾	Spicy spray
Dutch	Ultrapittige spray	Ultra-spicy spray	Taken from the manual of Pikmin 3.
French (NoA)	Brume épicée (Pikmin 2) Vaporisateur épicé (Pikmin 3)	Spicy mist (Pikmin 2) Spicy vaporizer (Pikmin 3)
French (NoE)	Spray Epicé (Pikmin 2) Spray super piquant (Pikmin 3)	Spicy Spray Super spicy spray
German	Ultra-Motivier-Spray	Ultra motivating spray
Italian	Spray ultra-piccante	Ultra-spicy spray
Korean	불맛 분무기 Bulmas Bunmugi	Spicy Spray
Portuguese (NoA)	Vaporizador superpicante	Super spicy vaporizer	Taken from Pikmin 4.
Portuguese (NoE)	Spray ultrapicante	Ultra-spicy spray	Taken from the manual of Pikmin 3.
Spanish (NoA)	Atomizador superpicante	Super-spicy atomizer
Spanish (NoE)	Spray superpicante	Super-spicy spray
Russian	Ультраедкийаэрозоль Ul'trayedkiyaerozol'	Ultra-spicy aerosol	Taken from the manual of Pikmin 3.

Ultra-spicy essence

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Esencia superpicante	Super-spicy essence

Ultra-spicy nectar

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゲキカラエキス? Gekikara-ekisu	Ultra Spicy Extraction
Chinese (traditional)	激辣精華	Spicy Nectar
Chinese (simplified)	激辣精华	Spicy Nectar
French	Nectar super piquant	Super spicy nectar
German	Ultra-Motivier-Nektar	Ultra motivating nectar
Italian	Nettare ultra-piccante	Ultra spicy nectar
Korean	불맛 정수 Bulmas Jeongsu	Spicy Extraction
Portuguese (NoA)	Néctar superpicante	Super spicy nectar
Spanish	Esencia superpicante	Super-spicy essence

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Ultra-spicy berry

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ツユクサの実? Tsuyukusa no mi	Asiatic Dayflower berry
Chinese (traditional)	露草果實
Chinese (simplified)	露草果实
Dutch	Pittige bes
French	Baie piquante	Spicy berry
German	Ultra-Motivier-Beere
Italian	Bacca ultra-piccante
Korean	이슬초 열매
Portuguese	Fruta superpicante	Super spicy fruit
Spanish	Baya superpicante	Super spicy berry

See also

• Ultra-bitter spray
• Spray
• Nectar

References

This article was a featured article from June 1st, 2020 to August 1st, 2020.