Ultra-bitter spray



Ultra-bitter spray is the purple colored spray that the player can get from ten purple Burgeoning Spiderwort berries, or by finding a concentrated dose. When used, it temporarily turns any nearby enemy or bomb-rock into stone, rendering them unable to do anything.

Petrification
Any enemy or bomb-rock in the direction of the path of the spray cloud instantly becomes immobilized and turns into stone. 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.

Petrifying enemies that are in the process of eating any 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.

Petrified enemy spoils
When an enemy is defeated while petrified, it will crumble to dust and leave behind some drops of liquid; each one can either be nectar, or either type of spray drop. It still relinquishes whichever treasures or pellets it would normally drop.

Pimin SP
In Pikmin SP, the Ultra-Bitter Spray has quite a bit of use against a certain boss, and it is still gained in the same way as in Pikmin 2. They can be found in Bramble Woods, behind a Black Bramble Gate, quite close to the landing site. The spray varyingly affects enemies, it keeps normal enemies petrified for 10 seconds, while boss enemies stay affected for only 5 seconds. This spray does not affect some enemies at all!