Hondew Berry

		Hondew Berry ロメのみ Rome Berry
Number	Hoenn	#24
	Sinnoh	#24
Size		6.4"
Firmness		Hard
Description
Generation III		A berry that is very valuable and rarely seen. It is very delicious.
Generation IV		This somewhat-rare Berry projects an image of luxury, so it is favored as a gift item.
Effect		Makes a Pokémon more friendly, but lowers Special Attack effort value (Emerald, Diamond and Pearl only.) Otherwise, Pokéblock Ingredient.
Name origin		Honeydew
Design basis		Honeydew
Tree
Growth time
Generation III		12 hours
Generation IV		32 hours
Flavor
Generation III		Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
		0	+1	-1	+1	-1
Generation IV		Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
		10	10	0	10	0

Hondew Berry is a type of berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Generation III

• Found on Route 119 when the player first arrives there by using the Acro Bike and Waterfall
• Berry Master

Generation IV

• Sometimes given from the Berry Master
• Fight Area

Growth and Harvest

Generation III

Hondew Berries mature from planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 12 hours, with 3 hours per stage.

Generation IV

Hondew Berries mature from planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 32 hours, with 8 hours per stage.

Berry Blending

Berry Crushing

Poffin Cooking

At 100% performance, a Hondew Berry can produce a Level 12 (maybe higher) Dry-Bitter Poffin when cooking alone.

Names

This Pokémon article is part of Project BerryDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each berry in the Pokémon series.