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An Aspear Berry (Japanese: ナナシのみ Nanashi Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III. It is the spiritual successor of the Burnt Berry from Generation II, having an identical effect when used on or by a Pokémon.
Locations
Growth and harvest
Generation III
An Aspear Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 12 hours, with 3 hours per stage. An Aspear tree will yield 2-3 Berries.
Generation IV
An Aspear Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 12 hours, with 3 hours per stage. An Aspear tree will yield 2-5 Berries.
Generation VI
An Aspear Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours, with 4 hours per stage. An Aspear tree will yield 4-15 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant will add 1 Berry to the final harvest, weeding it will add 1, and removing a pest will add 3.
Uses
In-Battle
An Aspear Berry, if held by a Pokémon, can thaw it instantly, or can be used as an item to thaw out.
When used in conjunction with Natural Gift, an Aspear Berry will take on the Ice-type with a power of 60.
Berry Blending
Berry Crushing
At 100% performance an Aspear Berry will contribute 40 units of powder.
Poffin Cooking
At 100% performance an Aspear Berry will produce a level 13 Sour Poffin when cooking alone.
Artwork
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Dream World artwork
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In the anime
An Aspear Berry in the anime
Aspear Berries played a notable role in Cooking Up A Sweet Story. Abigail's Pikachu, Sugar, had been perfecting a way to use Thunderbolt on Aspear Berries so that they were tender enough to use in a cake. After Sugar had evolved into a Raichu, it was also revealed to have found a way to pulverize the Berries with its newly-learned Focus Punch.
Aspear Berries were seen amongst the Berries Ash gave to his Pokémon as a gift in Under the Pledging Tree!.
Multiple Aspear Berries were seen growing in Dr. White's garden in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!.
Several Aspear Berries, along with many other kinds of Berries, were seen at a Pokémon Center in Adventures in Running Errands!.
Aspear Berries were seen amongst the many different kinds of Berries used as a part of the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
In the manga
An Aspear Berry in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Shunning Spiritomb, Cynthia attempted to use an Aspear Berry on her Spiritomb after it had been frozen by Cyrus's Weavile, but Weavile prevented the use of the Berry by using Embargo.
Trivia
- This Berry's Natural Gift type is Ice; coincidentally, it also acts in the same way as an Ice Heal when used on a Pokémon.
Names
Language
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Name
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Origin
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Japanese
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ナナシのみ Nanashi no Mi
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From ナシ nashi, Japanese pear.
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English
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Aspear Berry
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From Asian pear.
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French
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Baie Willia
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From Bon-Chrétien Williams, Williams pear.
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German
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Wilbirbeere
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From Williamsbirne, Williams pear.
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Italian
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Baccaperina
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From pera.
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Spanish
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Baya Perasi
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From pera asiática, asian pear.
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Korean
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배리열매 Baeri Yeolmae
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From 배 bae, meaning "pear."
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Chinese
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酸梨 Suānlí
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梨 is from 梨 nashi (pear). Literally "sour pear".
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