Occasionally you will fight a pirate that throws grenades, much like the pirate at the beginning of the game. This is actually beneficial if you encounter one during a fight with a large group of pirates - a space pirate grenade will cause you to enter corrupted Hypermode (without using an Energy Tank) when it hits you. Once you have been hit, use up your Phazon as quickly as possibly by blasting the nearby pirates with your Hyper Beam. Make sure to empty your reserves completely however; if you stay in Hypermode for too long you will die.