Hondew Berry

Hondew Berry ロメのみ Rome Fruit No. 24

Size (in) Size (cm) Firmness 6.4" 16.2 cm Hard Tag 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. Bag Description Generation III Pokéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Hondew.RS Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.FRLG Makes a Pokémon friendly but lowers base Sp.Atk.E Generation IV A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lower its base Sp. Atk stat. Generation V Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Special Attack stat. Effect Makes a Pokémon more friendly, but lowers Special Attack effort value (Emerald on). Origin Name Honeydew Design Honeydew Natural Gift Type Ground Power 70 Ice Cream Scoop Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3 Scoop Stickiness Growth Generation III Planted 0 hours Sprouted 3 hours Taller 6 hours Flowering 9 hours Berries 12 hours Generation IV Planted 0 hours Sprouted 8 hours Taller 16 hours Flowering 24 hours Berries 32 hours Flavor Generation III   SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR   0 +1 -1 +1 -1 Generation IV             10 SPICY       10 DRY       0 SWEET       10 BITTER       0 SOUR

Hondew Berry (Japanese: ロメのみ Rome Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Four Hondew Berries can be found on Route 119 when the player first arrives there (Waterfall required). Sometimes given by the Berry Master. Sometimes given by Kiri in Sootopolis City.

FireRed and LeafGreen

Wild hold item (Generation III)

Mini Games (Generation III)

Orre

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Can be found in the Fight Area when the player first arrives there. Sometimes given by the Berry Master. Sometimes awarded after earning above 3500 points at Pal Park

HeartGold and SoulSilver Given by a Juggler in Fuchsia City in exchange for a Green Shard.

Wild hold item (Generation IV)

Pokéwalker Very rarely found in Big Forest after 5000+ steps. Always held by level 5 Smoochum; commonly found in Amity Meadow after 2000+ steps.

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Mystery Dungeon series

Black and White

Black 2 and White 2 Join Avenue (Flower Shop), Route 5, Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 10 reward)

Wild hold item (Generation V)

Dream World Can be found in the Windswept Sky.

Growth and harvest

Generation III

A Hondew Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 12 hours, with 3 hours per stage. A Hondew tree will yield 2-6 Berries.

Generation IV

A Hondew Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 32 hours, with 8 hours per stage. A Hondew tree will yield 1-5 Berries.

Berry Blending

	Verdanturf	Fallarbor	Slateport	Lilycove
Hondew Berry	LiteBlue	LiteBlue	Gray	Indigo

Poffin Cooking

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

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ロメのみ Rome no Mi	From メロン Melon.
English	Hondew Berry	From honeydew.
French	Baie Lonme	From melon.
German	Honmelbeere	From Melone.
Italian	Baccamelon	From melone.
Spanish	Baya Meluce	From melón.
Korean	로매열매 Lome Yeolmae	From 매론 Melon.
Chinese	黃斑蜜瓜 Huángbān Mìguā	Literally "yellow-speckled muskmelon". 蜜瓜 may be derived from 蘭州蜜瓜 Lánzhōu-mìguā (honeydew).

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