Berry

A basket filled with Berries; Tamato, Cheri, Nanab, Bluk, Aspear, Sitrus, and Oran are seen.

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.

History

Berries were first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions. The player could give their Pokémon items to hold that could 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.

Generation II

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. Their use was not much different, with all ten having in-battle effects.

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions, 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 which were introduced were stat enhancers that functioned similarly to items like X Attack, but most of the Berries introduced had no further use beyond making Pokéblocks for contests. These Berries also resemble real world fruit, in much the same way many Pokémon resemble real world animals. Also just like Pokémon, the Berries were also given unique attributes that are somewhat similar to their real world counterparts, as noted on their tags.

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.

Unlike in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, which are set in Hoenn, Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, Pokémon Colosseum, and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness are set in Kanto for the former two and Orre for the latter two. Like in Generation I, Kanto has no loamy soil, meaning no Berries can be grown in-game. Just the same, FireRed and LeafGreen lack an in-game clock, which keeps track of planted Berries' growth. Orre lacks these as well, perhaps due to the fact that it would be too difficult to have programmed into the game with everything else. Thus, the only way to get Berries in these games is to find them, steal them from wild and opponents' Pokémon, or transfer them over from a Hoenn-based game held by a Pokémon being traded. The Pickup ability will allow a Pokémon to randomly find Berries, and Kin Island's Berry Forest is one of locations where Berries can be found randomly. In addition, in FireRed and LeafGreen, Berries can be found either via the Itemfinder or by pressing A on tiles where a green zig-zagged "shadow" appears in the grass. Not all of these tiles contain Berries, but many of them hide basic HP- and Status-recovery Berries such as the Oran and Chesto varieties.

Use out of battle

Unlike in Generation II, many Generation III Berries were able to be used for things other than being held by a Pokémon for use in a pinch. Specifically, in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, players could blend their Berries together with NPCs or other players to make Pokéblocks to increase a Pokémon's condition. The resulting Pokéblock would depend on the flavors of the Berries that went into the blender.

Six of the Berries introduced in Ruby and Sapphire were given different effects in Pokémon Emerald Version. Instead of being merely a Pokéblock ingredient, in Emerald the Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, and Tamato Berries were able to lower effort values gained by a Pokémon in HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed, respectively, and raise its happiness.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, the main set of Berries remained the same, however several more were added, this time ones that would act like a reverse type-enhancing held item, powering down an opponent's super effective move when it hit. Several Berries' growth times also changed, most notably that of the Tamato Berry, which was to make it grow in the same amount of time as the other EV Berries instead of Berries of a similar flavor. Instead of blending Berries now, they could be cooked together to make Poffin. Many Berries are also able to grow many more fruits than in Generation III, with a maximum of 15 Berries able to be harvested per plant.

In addition, many Berries could be traded for Accessories, making it so that none of them have no use besides Poffin-making.

Growing Berries

Berries can be planted in designated soil patches scattered all over Hoenn and Sinnoh. These are the same patches that originally already had berries growing in them. To grow a berry, one would need a berry to grow, a watering pot, and a vacant soil patch. Some mulch will speed up the growing process.

List of Berries

Generation II

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

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

No.	Berry		Effect
01		Cheri Berry	Cures Paralysis
02		Chesto Berry	Cures Sleep
03		Pecha Berry	Cures Poison
04		Rawst Berry	Cures Burn
05		Aspear Berry	Cures Freeze
06		Leppa Berry	Restores 10 PP
07		Oran Berry	Restores 10 HP
08		Persim Berry	Cures Confusion
09		Lum Berry	Cures any Status ailment
10		Sitrus Berry	Restores 30 HP
11		Figy Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12		Wiki Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13		Mago Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14		Aguav Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15		Iapapa Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16		Razz Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
17		Bluk Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
18		Nanab Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
19		Wepear Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
20		Pinap Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
21		Pomeg Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP (E)
22		Kelpsy Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack (E)
23		Qualot Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense (E)
24		Hondew Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack (E)
25		Grepa Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense (E)
26		Tamato Berry	Pokéblock ingredient (R/S) Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed (E)
27		Cornn Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
28		Magost Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
29		Rabuta Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
30		Nomel Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
31		Spelon Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
32		Pamtre Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
33		Watmel Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
34		Durin Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
35		Belue Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
36		Liechi Berry	Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
37		Ganlon Berry	Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
38		Salac Berry	Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
39		Petaya Berry	Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
40		Apicot Berry	Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
41		Lansat Berry	Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
42		Starf Berry	Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
43		Enigma Berry	Placeholder for e-Reader Berries

e-Reader berries

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

Series 1

No.	Berry		Effect
44		Pumkin Berry	Cures Freeze
45		Drash Berry	Cures Poison
46		Eggant Berry	Cures Infatuation
47		Strib Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
48		Chilan Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
49		Nutpea Berry	Pokéblock ingredient

Series 2 (Japan only)

No.	Berry		Effect
50		Ginema Berry	If a stat is lowered, raises it
51		Kuo Berry	Cures Burn
52		Yago Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
53		Touga Berry	Cures Confusion
54		Niniku Berry	Pokéblock ingredient
55		Topo Berry	Pokéblock ingredient

Generation IV

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 Version made to their functionality were retained. All Berries can be used to make Poffin, however, those that have no other, in-battle, effect are used only for planting, harvesting, and Poffin-making. Some Berries that appeared in Generation III also had their growth times altered slightly.

No.	Berry		Effect
01		Cheri Berry	Cures Paralysis
02		Chesto Berry	Cures Sleep
03		Pecha Berry	Cures Poison
04		Rawst Berry	Cures Burn
05		Aspear Berry	Cures Freeze
06		Leppa Berry	Restores 10 PP
07		Oran Berry	Restores 10 HP
08		Persim Berry	Cures Confusion
09		Lum Berry	Cures any Status ailment
10		Sitrus Berry	Restores 1/4 total HP
11		Figy Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12		Wiki Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13		Mago Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14		Aguav Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15		Iapapa Berry	Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16		Razz Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
17		Bluk Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
18		Nanab Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
19		Wepear Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
20		Pinap Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
21		Pomeg Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP
22		Kelpsy Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack
23		Qualot Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense
24		Hondew Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack
25		Grepa Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense
26		Tamato Berry	Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed
27		Cornn Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
28		Magost Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
29		Rabuta Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
30		Nomel Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
31		Spelon Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
32		Pamtre Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
33		Watmel Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
34		Durin Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
35		Belue Berry	Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
36		Occa Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Fire-type attack
37		Passho Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Water-type attack
38		Wacan Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Electric-type attack
39		Rindo Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Grass-type attack
40		Yache Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Ice-type attack
41		Chople Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Fighting-type attack
42		Kebia Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Poison-type attack
43		Shuca Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Ground-type attack
44		Coba Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Flying-type attack
45		Payapa Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Psychic-type attack
46		Tanga Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Bug-type attack
47		Charti Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Rock-type attack
48		Kasib Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Ghost-type attack
49		Haban Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Dragon-type attack
50		Colbur Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Dark-type attack
51		Babiri Berry	Weakens a foe's super effective Steel-type attack
52		Chilan Berry	Weakens a foe's Normal-type attack
53		Liechi Berry	Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
54		Ganlon Berry	Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
55		Salac Berry	Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
56		Petaya Berry	Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
57		Apicot Berry	Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
58		Lansat Berry	Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
59		Starf Berry	Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
60		Enigma Berry	Restores HP if hit by a super effective attack
61		Micle Berry	Raises accuracy of a move in a pinch
62		Custap Berry	Makes first move in a pinch
63		Jaboca Berry	Causes recoil on foe if hit by a physical move
64		Rowap Berry	Causes recoil on foe if hit by a special move

Other berries

TCG

A pink Rhyhorn eating a Pinkan Berry

• Balloon Berry
• Memory Berry
• Fluffy Berry
• Healing Berry
• Miracle Berry

• Lum Berry
• Oran Berry
• Sitrus Berry
• Berry

Anime

• Pinkan Berry

See also

• List of Berries by growth time
• Apricorn