Honey
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Sweet Honey (Japanese: あまいミツ Sweet Honey), often referred to as just "Honey," is an item that was introduced in Generation IV. This item is used on special, golden-colored trees in Sinnoh to attract Pokémon – most of which can only be caught in the wild by use of these trees.
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Mechanics
Once Honey is placed on one of the trees and approximately 6 hours and 15 minutes have passed, a Pokémon will appear on the tree. However, there is a small chance that the Honey may disappear once applied to a tree, and it is a good idea to double-check the tree after each application. If a tree is left unchecked for approximately 24 hours, both the Honey and the Pokémon will be gone.
The location of the Honey Tree does not affect which Pokémon will appear. For example, Munchlax was once thought to only appear in the Valley Windworks tree, but can actually appear in any tree. The amount of Honey applied and the amount of time passed before checking a tree will also not affect the resulting Pokémon.
Saving the game, resetting, and re-checking a tree after a Pokémon has appeared will not change the Pokémon, but its level, gender, nature, IVs, and other random values will change. This is helpful for finding a male or female Burmy, which will have different evolutions depending on their gender, or Combee, which only evolves if female.
It is worth noting that changing the time will set every tree back 24 hours, therefore making cheating impossible.
Location
There are many units of Honey scattered throughout the region, but it is also for sale at the Floaroma Meadow for 
100 each. Another way to find it easily is to use Combee's special ability.
Honey tree locations
- North and south areas of Route 205
- Route 206
- Route 207
- Route 208
- Route 209
- North and south areas of Route 210
- East area of Route 211
- North and south areas of Route 212
- Route 213
- Route 214
- Route 215
- Route 218
- Route 221
- Route 222
- Floaroma Meadow
- Valley Windworks
- Southeast corner of Eterna Forest
- Fuego Ironworks
Pokémon
| Name | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Times | |||||
| Aipom | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 10% |
| Burmy | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 10% |
| Cherubi | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 10% |
| Combee | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 20% |
| Heracross | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 4% |
| Munchlax | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 1% |
| Cascoon* | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 15% | |
| Silcoon* | D | Honey Trees | 5-15 | ||
| Wurmple* | D | P | Honey Trees | 5-15 | 30% |
In the anime
Cheryl wanted to find Enchanted Honey in the Eterna Forest. With the help of Ash and his friends, and with her Mothim leading the way, she located the hive of a Vespiquen and its many Combee drones. After helping defend the hive from Team Rocket, the Vespiquen shared some of its Enchanted Honey with Cheryl, Ash, his friends, and some of their Pokémon. All of them loved the Enchanted Honey except Brock's Croagunk, who looked disgusted by the sweet flavor.
Trivia
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions, beta text has been found that mentions an item called "Sweet Honey," which could be used to attract Pokémon. It was possibly replaced by the move Sweet Scent and the ability to use Headbutt on small trees throughout the Johto region.
