Ultra-bitter spray: Difference between revisions

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*Add the chances of drops for bosses and the Titan Dweevil.}}

This spray can be deployed by pressing {{button|gc|padu|wii|1}}. 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.

When an enemy is defeated while petrified, it will crumble to dust and leave behind one dosage of a liquid, this being either [[nectar]] or a [[spray drop]]. It still relinquishes whichever [[treasure]]s or [[pellet]]s it would normally drop. Most [[boss]]es will drop five doses of liquid, and the [[Titan Dweevil]] will drop ten doses. From the game's code, the chances of a single drop being nectar or a spray are as follows<ref>From instruction <code>0x801022F4</code> to <code>0x8010234C</code> of the European ''Pikmin 2'' DOL; function <code>Game::EnemyBase::onKill()</code> with debugging symbols.</ref>, although it is possible they could be different in practice.<ref>Values obtained from a [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}#Probabilities|fan-driven experiment]].</ref>

!Drop

!Probability

|Nectar

|90%

|Ultra-bitter spray nectar

|5%

|[[Ultra-spicy spray]] nectar

|5%

Any regular enemy that becomes petrified will have its defense decreased, such that all Pikmin and leader attacks cause 150% normal damage. However, any petrified boss will have its defense increased, and all attacks will cause only 25% normal damage. Purple Pikmin stomps and bomb-rock damage is not changed either way.

 

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]], the player can deploy ultra-bitter spray by pressing {{button|gc|z|wii|1}}. 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.