Persim Berry

		Persim Berry キーのみ Ki Berry
Number	Hoenn	#08
	Sinnoh	#08
Size		1.9"
Firmness		Hard
Description
Generation III		Loves sunlight. This berry's color grows vivid when exposed to the sun.
Generation IV		The more this berry absorbs energy from sunlight, the more vividly colorful it grows.
Effect		Heals confusion
Name origin		Persimmon
Design basis		Persimmon
Tree
Growth time
Generation III		12 hours
Generation IV		16 hours
Flavor
Generation III		Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
		0	0	0	0	0
Generation IV		Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
		10	10	10	0	10

Persim Berry is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Generation III

• Growing on Routes 114 and 121 when the player first arrives there
• Pretty Petal Flower Shop
• Gentleman in Lilycove City
• Pickup (FR/LG)

Generation IV

• Growing in Solaceon Town, Pastoria City, and Route 218 when the player first arrives there
• Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop
• Sometimes given from the Berry Master
• Rarely (5% chance) found on wild Girafarig or Kecleon

Growth and Harvest

Generation III

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

Generation IV

Persim Berries mature from planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 16 hours, with 4 hours per stage. A Persim Tree will yield 2-5 Berries.

Uses

In-Battle

A Persim Berry, if held by a Pokémon, can cure it of confusion instantly, or can be used as an item to cure confusion at any time.

Berry Blending

Berry Crushing

At 100% performance, this Berry will contribute 30 units of powder.

Poffin Cooking

At 100% performance a Persim Berry will produce a level 10 Sweet Poffin when cooking alone.

Trivia

In Generation II, the Bitter Berry was the one that cured confusion. In Generation IV, this is the only flavor that the Persim Berry does not have.

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.