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.

History

Berries were first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver. The player could give their Pokémon items to hold that could affect battles. However, Pokémon cannot use items such as 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. Apricorns were obtained in a similar manner, though their use is different; they are used to make special Poké Balls and have no in-battle effects.

A berry tree in Gold, Silver and Crystal

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, a greater number of new Berries were introduced, replacing the first ten Berries of Generation II in name, but with little to no difference in function. In addition to the battle-use Berries, some of the new ones introduced were stat enhancers, functioning similarly to Battle Items, such as X Attack. However, many had no further use beyond making Pokéblocks for contests. In much the same way many Pokémon resemble real world animals, these Berries also resembled real world fruit. So, in keeping with their real world counterparts, they were given unique attributes, 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, Pokémon Colosseum, and Pokémon XD 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. Interestingly enough, despite the rarities of some berries, all of them are still able to be sold for only 10.

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. 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 item, powering down an opponent's super effective move when it hit (effectively reducing damage by 50% for that 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, they could now be cooked together to make Poffins. Berry trees are also able to yield more Berries than in Generation III, with a maximum of 15 Berries able to be harvested per tree.

In addition, many Berries could be traded for Accessories, making it so that all of them have a use besides Poffin-making.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Apricorns still have their role from Generation II and can be picked up in the field instead of berries. In addition, they can also be used to alter a Pokémon's stats, used in Pokéthlons. To collect the Berries in these versions, however, they can be obtained by locating the juggler by the Pokémon Center in Violet City, or the juggler just south of the Pal Park in Fuchsia City, and trading them a shard for berries. Each colored shard corresponds to a different set of berries; Red, Blue, Yellow and Green shards are sets A, B, C and D in Violet City, and sets E, F, G and H in Fuchsia City respectively. The colors of the berries received as part of each set either match or are similar to the color of the shard they are traded for.

A new item in HeartGold and SoulSilver called the Berry Planter can be used to grow and reproduce berries while the player is traveling, instead of growing them in the field. However, similar to FireRed and LeafGreen, only a limited variety of berries can be found in the game, while the rest must be traded from either the Generation III games or the other Generation IV games.

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 Berries, one would need a berry to plant, a watering pot, and a vacant soil patch. A planted Berry will develop through three stages before producing berries: sprouting, growing taller, and flowering. A Berry can take between 12 and 96 hours to grow to a fully matured plant, depending on the Berry's rarity. A fully grown berry will produce anywhere from 1 to 15 berries, depending on the type of Berry and the frequency of watering. Most Berry plants typically produce 2-5 Berries. The frequency of watering can have a significant impact on the number of berries produced; the plant must be watered at least once per growth stage to keep the soil moist.

In Generation IV, one can spread mulch prior to planting a Berry in order to speed up or slow down the growing process.

Formula

Below is the formula describing how the game decides how much the berries should grow, given:

• a = Maximum number of berries per plant
• b = Minimum number of berries per plant
• c = Random number from 0 through (a–b)
• d = Number of growth stages during which the player watered the berry plant. If d=0, x=b and this formula is not used.

Growth Stages

There are five individual stages to a berry's growth:

1. One x berry was planted here.
2. x has sprouted.
3. This x plant is growing taller.
4. These x flowers are blooming cutely/prettily/very beautifully.
5. There are (number) x berries!

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 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

• Berry
• Gold Berry
• Balloon Berry
• Memory Berry
• Fluffy Berry
• Healing Berry
• Miracle Berry
• Lum Berry
• Oran Berry
• Sitrus Berry

Anime

• Pinkan Berry
• A Snover grew berries on its body in The Lonely Snover. These berries had no extra effects unlike most berries. However, they were very delicious.

See also

• List of Berries by growth time
• Apricorn

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

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.