Apicot Berry

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III	Berries (RSE)
Generation III	Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV	Berries
Generation V	Berries
Generation VI	Berries
Generation VII	Berries
Generation VIII	Berries
Generation IX	Berries
	Flavor
Generation III
Generation IV/VIII
Natural Gift
Type	Ground
Gen. VI+	100
Fling
Power	10
Effect	Raises Special Defense by one stage

An Apicot Berry (Japanese: ズアのみ Zua Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RS E FRLG DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP	N/A	$10
SwSh	N/A	$40
SV	N/A	$20

In the Generation V games, the Apicot Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $20.

Effect

Held item

An Apicot Berry raises the holder's Special Defense by one stage when the holder's HP drop to ¼ or below. If the holder has Gluttony, then it eats its Apicot Berry when its HP drops to ½ or below. If the holder has Ripen, then its Special Defense rises by two stages.

When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, Bug Bite, Teatime, or Item Urge, it raises the Special Defense of the consumer by one stage.

Ingredient

Berry Blending

RS E

When blending with NPCs, Apicot Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:

NPC	Flavors (100 RPM)	Feel
1 NPC	Sourness 62, Dryness 49	50
2 NPCs	Sourness 62, Dryness 62	40
3 NPCs	Sourness 62, Dryness 49, Sweetness 10	34
Blend Master	Sourness 88, Dryness 49	73

ORAS

Apicot Berries are blue Berries that have a medium-high chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush
FRLGE	Apicot Berries have a base Berry Powder of 500 and a difficulty of 180. With two players, this Berry will contribute 1000 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking
DP Pt BDSP	When used alone, Apicot Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 28, Sourness 18 and smoothness 39 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.

Ice Cream Scoop

DW

	Flavor 1	Flavor 2	Flavor 3
Easy to scoop
Stickiness

Juice Shoppe
XY	Apicot Berries are blue Berries in Group 3.

Composting
XY	Apicot Berries are blue Berries.

Dye Houses
SM USUM	15 Apicot Berries, Kelpsy Berries, and Chesto Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel navy blue.

Curry
SwSh	Apicot Berries have a rarity of 10.

Cram-o-matic
SwSh	Apicot Berries are Ground-type items and give 12 points towards the output value.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	A hold item that raises Sp.Def in a pinch.
FRLG	When held by a Pokémon, it raises the Sp. Def stat in a pinch.
ColoXD	A hold item that raises Sp.Def in a pinch.
DP Pt	A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Def stat in a pinch.
HGSS BW B2W2	If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Def stat in a pinch.
XY ORAS SM USUMPE SwSh BDSP	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its Sp. Def stat will increase when it's in a pinch.
SV	If a Pokémon holds one of these Berries, its Sp. Def stat will be boosted should it find itself in a pinch.

Tag information

No. 40 ^RSEFRLG / No. 57 ^DPPt^BDSP
Size: 3.0" (7.5 cm)
Firmness: Very hard

Games	Description
RS E	A very mystifying Berry. No telling what may happen or how it can be used.
DP Pt BDSP	This is a very, very mystifying Berry. There is no telling how it can be used, or what may happen if it is used.

Curry information

Games	Description
SwSh	A slightly rare Berry. Its blue part has a very dry flavor and its green part has a very sour flavor.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RS E	Event
FRLG	Event
ColoXD		Mt. Battle (15,000 Poké Coupons)
DP Pt		Trade
HGSS		Transfer from Pokéwalker
PW		Volcano Path
PBR		Shop (19200 Poké Coupons, after completing Stargazer Colosseum)
BW		Trade
B2W2		Join Avenue (Flower Shop)
XY		Mutation of Kelpsy and Wacan Berries
ORAS		Super-Secret Base (Gather Berries skill)
PMC*		Poké Doll Grabber (Lv. 1)
SM USUM		Berry piles (Secluded Shore^SM/Ula'ula Beach^USUM)
SwSh		Berry trees (Route 9, Dappled Grove, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage)
SwShIA		Berry trees (Soothing Wetlands)
SwShCT		Berry trees (Giant's Bed)
BDSP	Ramanas Park (Soul Room)	Picked up by walking Pokémon (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful Natures)
SV		Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice) Sparkling overworld item (Area Zero)
SVTM		Sparkling overworld item (Kitakami Wilds, Timeless Woods)

Distribution

As a held item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
RS	Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire Promotion Seviper	United States	July 10 to 16, 2004
RSFRLG	2004 Tanabata Jirachi	Japanese	July 1 to 7, 2004 July 17 to August 15, 2004
RS E FRLG	2005 Tanabata Jirachi	Japanese	July 17 to August 21, 2005

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Apicot plant's soil dries by 4% every hour, fully drying out in 25 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
36 hours

Taller
72 hours

Flowering
108 hours

Berries
144 hours

An Apicot plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
16 hours

Growing
32 hours

Bigger
48 hours

Budding
64 hours

Bloom
80 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-10 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.2 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.1, and removing a pest adds 1. Apicot plants attract Volbeat as pests.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2-13 Berries.

Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
54 hours

Taller
60 hours

Flowering
68 hours

Berries
72 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 5 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 8 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork


Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites


Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

Trivia

Origin

The Apicot Berry's design and name may be based on an apricot.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ズアのみ Zua no Mi	From アンズ anzu, apricot
English	Apicot Berry	From apricot
French	Baie Abriko	From abricot, apricot
German	Apikobeere	From Aprikose, apricot
Italian	Baccacocca	From albicocca, apricot
Spanish	Baya Aricoc	From albaricoque, apricot
Korean	규살열매 Gyusal Yeolmae	From 살구 salgu, apricot
Chinese (Mandarin)	杏仔果 Xìngzǐ Guǒ	From 杏子 xìngzi, apricot
Chinese (Cantonese)	杏仔果 Hahngjái Gwó	From 杏子 hahngjí, apricot

External links

On Smogon Itemdex:
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Apicot Berry

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In the core series games

Price

Effect

Held item

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Description

Tag information

Curry information

Acquisition

Distribution

As a held item

Growth

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