Kelpsy Berry

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Kelpsy Berry ネコブのみ Nekobu Fruit No. 22

Effect Makes a Pokémon more friendly, but lowers Attack EVs.E, Gen. IV+ Natural Gift Type Fighting Power 90 Flavor Generation III   SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR   -1 +1 -1 0 +1 Generation IV             0 SPICY       10 DRY       0 SWEET       10 BITTER       10 SOUR       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 Size (in) Size (cm) Firmness 5.9" 15.0 cm Hard Bag description Generation III POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Kelpsy.RS Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.FRLG Makes a Pokémon friendly but lowers base Attack.E An item brought over from a faraway place.ColoXD Generation IV A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Attack stat.DPPt Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Attack stat.HGSS Generation V Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Attack stat. Generation VI A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Attack. Generation VII A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Attack. Generation VIII Held Item: A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Attack base points. Curry Ingredient: A Berry that can be eaten raw. But if you cook them down, the juices you extract will bring out the flavor of any dish. Tag description Generation III A rare variety shaped like a root. Grows a very large flower. Generation IV This Berry can be eaten as is or boiled to obtain an extract that adds a dash of flavor to food. Ice Cream Scoop Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3 Scoop Stickiness Origin Name Kelp Design Kelp, Vanilla

A Kelpsy Berry (Japanese: ネコブのみ Nekobu Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Sometimes given by the Berry Master. Sometimes given by Kiri in Sootopolis City. Route 115. (Surf required)

FireRed and LeafGreen

Wild hold item (Generation III)

Mini Games (Generation III)

Orre

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Sometimes given by the Berry Master. Sometimes awarded after earning above 3500 points at Pal Park. Chance of winning from Scratch-Off Cards in the Battle Frontier.

HeartGold and SoulSilver Given by a Juggler in Fuchsia City in exchange for a Blue Shard. Held by Erika's Victreebel during rematches at the Fighting Dojo. Chance of winning from Scratch-Off Cards in the Battle Frontier.

Wild hold item (Generation IV)

Pokéwalker Rarely found in Hoenn Field after 1500+ steps. Rarely found in Beyond the Sea after 2500+ steps. Always held by level 5 Magby; rarely found in Amity Meadow after 5000+ steps.

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Mystery Dungeon series

Black and White

Black 2 and White 2 Join Avenue (Flower Shop). Buyable from a Pokémon Breeder on Route 5. Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 10 reward).

Wild hold item (Generation V)

Dream World Can be found in the Windswept Sky.

X and Y Mutation of Chesto and Persim Berries.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Sometimes given by the Berry Master on Route 123. Can be given by a fan after competing in a Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular. Sometimes given by Kiri in Sootopolis City. Received from Chaz after the player defeats Lisia in a contest.

Wild hold item (Generation VI)

PokéMileage Club Can be obtained through the Lv. 1 Balloon Popping attraction.

Sun and Moon Can be found in the Berry pile in Route 10.

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Can be found in the Berry pile in Route 10.

Wild hold item (Generation VII)

Sword and Shield

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Legends: Arceus

Growth and harvest

Generation III

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

Generation IV

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

Generation VI

A Kelpsy Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours, with 8 hours per stage. A Kelpsy tree will yield 1-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant will add 0.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it will add 1.5, and removing a pest will add 3.

Generation VII

A Kelpsy Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours. A Kelpsy tree will yield 5-14 Berries.

Uses

Berry Blending

	Verdanturf	Fallarbor	Slateport	Lilycove
Kelpsy Berry	Indigo	Indigo	Gray	Indigo

Berry Crushing

At 100% performance, this Berry will contribute 200 units of powder.

Poffin Cooking

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

Used on a Pokémon

This Berry increases a Pokémon's friendship by and lowers its Attack EVs by ten points (but not below 0). It can only be used outside of battle, and only has this effect in Pokémon Emerald and later games. In Generation IV only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 100 when used.

Artwork

Dream World artwork

Sprites

Generation III Berry Tag Sprite

In the anime

A Kelpsy Berry in the anime

A Kelpsy Berry debuted in The Brockster Is In!, where Ash found it while looking for a Pecha Berry needed to cure a group of poisoned Pokémon.

Kelpsy Berries appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!.

In the manga

A Kelpsy Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Kelpsy Berry was seen among the many Berries that Cyrus's Probopass's Mini-Noses dug out of Lax's fur while trying to retrieve Cyrus's camera.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ネコブのみ Nekobu no Mi	From コンブ kombu and 根 ne (root)
English	Kelpsy Berry	From kelp
French	Baie Alga	From algue, algae
German	Setangbeere	From Seetang, seaweed
Italian	Baccalga	From alga, algae
Spanish	Baya Algama	From alga, algae
Korean	시마열매 Sima Yeolmae	From 다시마 dasima, kombu
Chinese (Mandarin)	藻根果 Jóugān Guǒ*	From 藻 zǎo (algae) and 根 gēn (root)
	藍根藻果 Lángēnzǎo Guǒ*	From 藍 lán (blue), 根 gēn (root), and 藻 zǎo (algae)
Chinese (Cantonese)	藻根果 Zǎogēn Gwó*	From 藻 jóu (algae) and 根 gān (root)
Polish	Kelpsyjagoda	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Alga	From alga, algae
Vietnamese	Quả Kelpsy	From its English name

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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