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Berries (Japanese: きのみ Berry) are small, juicy, fleshy fruit. Many different kinds grow in the Pokémon world - particularly in Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

Berries were first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. The player could give their Pokémon items that would affect battles. However, Pokémon cannot use Potions to restore themselves in battle. The reasoning behind this is that they don't know how to operate human-made things.

Berries, on the other hand, can be used by Pokémon. A Pokémon will automatically use a Berry in battle once its status changes, or its HP drops below a certain point - the activation of the berry varies among them.

In the Generation II games, berries were very limited in their availability, as they could be picked from trees only once daily, and a new one would not grow back until midnight of the next day.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, a larger number of new Berries were introduced, replacing the berries of Generation II in name, but with the first ten of them retaining the same or similar functions. In addition to the battle-use berries, some of the new ones of which were introduced included stat enhancers that functioned similarly to items like X Attack, most of the berries introduced had no further use beyond making Pokéblocks for contests.

In addition, harvesting of berries was also greatly changed in Generation III. They no longer grew regularly in certain places - rather, picking a set of Berries uprooted the plant. Berries had to be replanted in Loamy soil for them to grow, and only when watered once per stage can they grow the maximum possible number of berries. Many species of Berry also were given varied growing times, ranging from four hours to four days.

Some Berries in Pokémon Emerald have effects that differ from other Generation III games, lowering one of the base stats in order to raise a Pokémon's tameness.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, since there is no loamy soil for the berries to grow in, the main way to obtain new berries is through the Berry Forest on Kin Island, or taking them from wild Pokémon.

Available in Pokémon Emerald, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen is the Berry crush via the Wireless Club

Generation II berries

The following is a listing for Berries obtainable in Generation II. All of them will regenerate on their trees at 12:00 midnight the day after they are picked.

Generation III berries

The following is a listing for Berries obtainable in Generation III:

e-Reader berries

The following berries were only available through Pokémon Battle e cards. When used, the provided berry would overwrite the Enigma Berry (or whatever berry might previously have replaced it).

Series 1

Series 2 (Japan only)

Generation IV berries

Generation IV shared its main berry set with Generation III, but added a few more not found in Hoenn, which have additional in-battle effects. Additionally, all of the additions Pokémon Emerald made to their functionality were retained. All Berries can be used to make Poffins, however, those that have no other, in-battle, effect are used only for planting, harvesting, and Poffin-making.