Ultra-spicy spray
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Ultra-Spicy Spray is a red-colored spray that can be obtained by gathering ten Ultra-Spicy berries from a Burgeoning Spiderwort plant, or finding a concentrated dose. When used, any Pikmin in the party will become more efficient at their tasks, and in Pikmin 3, bloomed into the flower stage as well.
Use
By pressing Paddown / 
, any Pikmin following the current leader's party, regardless of distance, will be powered up; Pikmin not in the party will not be affected. Their leaf, bud, or flower will be replaced with a pink flashing light, similar to the one over Olimar's head. In Pikmin 3, they will be instantly upgraded from a leaf or bud into a flower, and will also have a pink glow over their entire bodies.
Each Pikmin's maximum speed becomes almost as fast as flowered White Pikmin, and the affected Pikmin gain a general increase in task speed, which affects their attack frequency, their efficiency when taking down gates, constructing bridges, and recovering from enemy attacks. After 40 seconds, all effects wear off. While the spray's effect can be extremely useful in many situations, caution should be observed, as drowning, burning, or suffocating Pikmin sprayed with an Ultra-Spicy Spray will actually die more quickly than unsprayed Pikmin.
Pikmin carrying objects have their attributes changed in a different way. All Pikmin become the same speed as a standard-colored flower Pikmin (Red, Yellow or Blue). 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.
In Pikmin 2, although the spray causes most of the Pikmin to improve in terms of speed and attack, all changed attributes are set to the same value for all colors, meaning that flowered White Pikmin lose some speed and Purple and Red Pikmin lose attack strength; however, all Pikmin experience a gain in attack speed.
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. Contrary to popular belief, in Pikmin 2, the Pikmin's attack power is not increased – they deal just as much damage as before, except they do so faster. In Pikmin 3, however, both the attack speed and damage are increased.
Gallery
A drop of Ultra-Spicy Spray in Pikmin 2.
- UltraSpicySpray.jpeg
A drop of Ultra-Spicy Spray in Pikmin 3.
Several Pikmin under the effects of an Ultra-Spicy Spray in Pikmin 3.
A White Pikmin under the effects of the Ultra-Spicy Spray, in Pikmin 2.
- Copy of Copy of Pikmin 2 Spray Screen.jpg
The pause menu item for the spray and berry count in Pikmin 2.
A clay model of a Purple Pikmin carrying an Ultra-Spicy berry.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 German |
Ultra-Motivier-Spray | Ultra-Motivating Spray |