Lum Berry

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Berries
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TagLum.png Lum Berry
ラムのみ Lum Fruit
No. 09
Effect
Heals all status conditions and confusion
Natural Gift
Type Flying
Power 80
Flavor
Generation III
  SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR  
0 0 0 0 0
Generation IV
 
 
 
 
 
 
10

SPICY

 
 
 
10

DRY

 
 
 
10

SWEET

 
 
 
10

BITTER

 
 
 
0

SOUR

 
 
 
Growth
Generation III
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
12 hours
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Taller
24 hours
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Flowering
36 hours
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Berries
48 hours
Generation IV
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
12 hours
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Taller
24 hours
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Flowering
36 hours
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Berries
48 hours
Size (in) Size (cm) Firmness
1.3" 3.4 cm Super hard
Bag description
Generation III A hold item that heals status in battle.RS
When held by a Pokémon, it will be used in battle to heal any problem.FRLG
A hold item that heals any status problem in battle.E
A hold item that heals any status change in battle.ColoXD
Generation IV A Poffin ingredient. It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from any status problem.DPPt
It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from any status problem.HGSS
Generation V If held by a Pokémon, it recovers from any status problem.
Generation VI A berry to be consumed by a Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from any status condition during battle.
Generation VII Unknown
Generation VIII Unknown
Tag description
Generation III Slow to grow. If raised with loving care, it may grow two Berries.
Generation IV This Berry's gradual process of storing nutrients beneficial to Pokémon health causes it to mature slowly.
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Origin
Name Plum
Design Plum

A Lum Berry (Japanese: ラムのみ Lum Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III. It is the spiritual successor of the MiracleBerry from Generation II, having an identical effect when used on or by a Pokémon.

Locations

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Sometimes given by a Gentleman in Lilycove City.
Can be given by the Berry Master's wife if the player does not qualify for a special Berry.
FireRed and LeafGreen
Hidden on Routes 8 and 23 .
Hidden in Berry Forest*.
Wild hold item (Generation III)
Always found on wild Mew.
Mini Games (Generation III)
Orre
Sometimes given by an old man with a Taillow in Agate Village.
Reward for defeating JustyXD.
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Growing at Resort Area and Route 212 when the player first arrives there. (requires HM03 (Surf) at Route 212 )
Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop.
Sometimes given by the Berry Master.
Sometimes awarded after earning in between 3300-3499 points at Pal Park
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Given by a Juggler in Violet City in exchange for a Green Shard.
Wild hold item (Generation IV)
Always found on wild Shaymin.
Pokéwalker
Very rarely found in Blue Lake after 3000+ steps.
Rarely found in Town Outskirts after 1500+ steps.
Always held by level 14 Pikachu; very rarely found in Yellow Forest after 9500+ steps.
Rarely found in Winner's Path after 1000+ steps.
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Mystery Dungeon series
Black and White
Gift from Pokémon Breeder Galen (requires Surf) in Unova Route 3.
Received daily from Baker Chris after completing Village Bridge Restaurant mini-game.
May be given by the executive in Lacunosa Town on Sunday night.
Held by the traded Emolga in an in-game trade at Route 7.
Can be given by the Mayor of White Forest by showing a certain Pokémon available in White ForestW.
Black 2 and White 2
Given after defeating Pokémon Rangers in Route 1, Pinwheel Forest, Moor of Icirrus, and Clay Tunnel.
Join Avenue (Flower Shop)
Held by the traded Alakazam in an in-game trade at Accumula Town.
Can be obtained from Funfest Mission Big Harvest of Berries.
Wild hold item (Generation V)
Dream World
Can be found in the Pokémon Café Forest.
Can be found in the Spooky Manor.
X and Y
From the Lum Berry tree on Route 16 once a week.
Sometimes found on green Berry trees.
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Growing on Route 123 in the Berry Master's garden when the player first arrives there.
From Lisia if the player loses a Contest.
Can be given by the Berry Master's wife if the player does not qualify for a special Berry.
Sometimes given by a Gentleman in Lilycove City.
Can be given by a Secret Pal at the player's Super-Secret Base with the Gather Berries skill.
Wild hold item (Generation VI)
PokéMileage Club
Sun and Moon
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Wild hold item (Generation VII)
Sword and Shield
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus


The Lum Berry can be found at the following events
Generation V
Rate Event Held by
100% Strongest Class Single Battle Pokémon Dragonite

Growth and harvest

Generation III

A Lum Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours, with 12 hours per stage. A Lum tree will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

A Lum Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours, with 12 hours per stage. A Lum tree will yield 2-5 Berries.

Generation VI

A Lum Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours, with 8 hours per stage. A Lum tree will yield 3-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant will add 1.2 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it will add 0.5, and removing a pest will add 3.

Uses

In battle

A Lum Berry, if held by a Pokémon, can cure it of any status condition and confusion instantly, or can be used as an item to cure any status condition and confusion at any time.

Berry Blending

Verdanturf Fallarbor Slateport Lilycove
Lum Berry Green Green Purple Indigo

Berry Crushing

At 100% performance, this Berry will contribute 60 units of powder.

Poffin Cooking

At 100% performance, a Lum Berry can produce a Level 14 (maybe higher) Bitter Poffin when cooking alone.

Artwork

Dream Lum Berry Sprite.png
Dream World artwork


In the anime

Lum Berries in the anime

In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, James mentioned that there was Old Gateau and Lum Berries on the menu in the Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle Refreshment Room.

Lum Berries made their first proper appearance in Three Sides to Every Story!, where Team Rocket stole some from Lulu. Jessie was later going to use them in battle, but unknown to her, her Pokémon was the one who should eat it. Because of this, she was the one who ate it.

Lum Berries appeared again in An Egg Scramble!, where they were one of the things Khoury was selling at his stall in the Johto Festival.

A couple of Lum Berries made an appearance in Grooming Furfrou!, being presented by Jessica.

Lum Berries were seen amongst the Berries Ash gave to his Pokémon as a gift in Under the Pledging Tree!.

Multiple Lum Berries were seen growing in Dr. White's garden in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!.

Several Lum Berries, along with many other kinds of Berries, were seen at a Pokémon Center in Adventures in Running Errands!.

Lum Berries were seen amongst the many different kinds of Berries used as a part of the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase in A Performance Pop Quiz!.

In the manga

A Lum Berry in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, Noland's rental Mawile and Emerald's rental Pinsir were both holding a Lum Berry, although neither of them was used. During Emerald and Noland's battle, Mawile's Lum Berry was swapped with Emerald's rental Linoone's Choice Band by Linoone's Trick.

In Moving Past Milotic, Emerald's Starmie was seen curing itself from sleep with its held Lum Berry during Emerald's Battle Pike challenge.

In The Final Dimensional Duel VII, Platinum mentioned Lum Berries while telling Palmer about her research on Jupiter's Tangrowth's signature attack, Natural Gift.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Lum Berry.

Lum Berry
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Lum Berry T [PT] EX Ruby & Sapphire Uncommon 84/109 Treecko Constructed Starter Deck   019/019
      Torchic Constructed Starter Deck   019/019
      Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck   019/019
EX Emerald Uncommon 78/106      
 


Trivia

  • The Lum Berry is the only Berry with a unique growth period; all other Berries share theirs with at least two others. This is only true in Generation IV, however, as the Leppa Berry was the only Berry that grew in 16 hours in Generation III.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ラムのみ Ramu no Mi From プラム puramu, plum.
English Lum Berry From plum.
French Baie Prine From prune.
German Prunusbeere From Prunus domestica.
Italian Baccaprugna From prugna, plum.
Spanish Baya Ziuela From ciruela, plum.
Korean 리샘열매 Risaem Yeolmae From 매실 maesil, plum.
Chinese 綠姆果 Lǜmǔ Guǒ From 綠 (green) and possibly 萊姆 láimǔ (lime).


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