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This article is about the class of item. For the Generation II item named Berry, see Berry (item).

If you were looking for the character of the day in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways! with the Japanese name Berry, see Beatrice.

A bowl filled with Berries; Watmel, Belue, Sitrus, Oran, Grepa, Iapapa, Kelpsy, Wiki, Figy, Pinap, Aspear, Mago, Lum, Durin, Pecha, Tamato, Passho, Nomel, Chesto, Liechi, Bluk, and Spelon are visible.

Berries (Japanese: きのみ Tree Fruit) are small, juicy, fleshy fruit. As in the real world, a large variety exists in the Pokémon world, with a large range of flavors and effects. First found in the Generation II games, many Berries have since become critical held items in battle, where their various effects include HP and status condition restoration, stat enhancement, and even damage negation.

In the core series games

Generation II

Berries were introduced in Generation II to take advantage of the newly introduced held items feature. Pokémon do not know how to use held artificial healing items, such as Potions and Full Heals, but they can use held Berries. Many Berries in Generation II correspond to an artificial healing item.

When Berries were first introduced in Generation II, their implementation was relatively basic. There are only 10 different Berries, which are mainly designed to allow Pokémon to heal themselves when held. There is a limited number of trees scattered across the Kanto and Johto regions, each one only giving out one Berry per day. Some wild Pokémon can also hold Berries, and Berries can also be won as prizes in certain competitions.

These Berries have only appeared in Generation II media, with a different set of Berries introduced in Generation III that are used in all subsequent media. However, the effects of the first ten Berries introduced in Generation III correspond to the effects of the Generation II Berries.

Name	Effect
PRZCureBerry	Cures paralysis.
Mint Berry	Cures sleep.
PSNCureBerry	Cures poison.
Ice Berry	Cures burn.
Burnt Berry	Cures freeze.
MysteryBerry	Restores 5 PP.
Berry	Restores 10 HP.
Bitter Berry	Cures confusion.
MiracleBerry	Cures any non-volatile status condition and confusion.
Gold Berry	Restores 30 HP.

In Generation II, Apricorns have several similarities to Berries, such as maturity time and availability.

Generation III onwards

This section is incomplete.
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Reason: Plant models from BDSP

For more details on how long Berries take to fully mature, see List of Berries by growth time.

In Generations III, beyond the sprouting stages, most Berry plants have different sprites as they grow. In Generation IV, this is extended to all Berry plants. In Generations VI and VII, Berry plants only have unique models in their final, harvestable stage. In X and Y, the models for the earlier stages differ based on the Berry's color, but in Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and Generation VII, the earlier stages use the same model for all Berries. Generation VII also reuses the models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Gen	No.	Name	Effect(s)	Gen III			Gen IV			XY	ORAS
III	01	Cheri Berry	Cures paralysis.
III	02	Chesto Berry	Cures sleep.
III	03	Pecha Berry	Cures poison.
III	04	Rawst Berry	Cures burn.
III	05	Aspear Berry	Cures freeze.
III	06	Leppa Berry	Restores 10 PP.
III	07	Oran Berry	Restores 10 HP.
III	08	Persim Berry	Cures confusion.
III	09	Lum Berry	Cures any non-volatile status condition and confusion.
III	10	Sitrus Berry	Restores 25% HP when HP falls below 50%.
III	11	Figy Berry	Restores 33% HP when HP falls below 25%, but confuses Pokémon that hate spicy food. Restores 50% HP. Makes wild Pokemon that hate spicy flavors briefly pause.^LA
III	12	Wiki Berry	Restores 33% HP when HP falls below 25%, but confuses Pokémon that hate dry food. Restores 50% HP. Makes wild Pokemon that hate dry flavors briefly pause.^LA
III	13	Mago Berry	Restores 33% HP when HP falls below 25%, but confuses Pokémon that hate sweet food. Restores 50% HP. Makes wild Pokemon that hate sweet flavors briefly pause.^LA
III	14	Aguav Berry	Restores 33% HP when HP falls below 25%, but confuses Pokémon that hate bitter food. Restores 50% HP. Makes wild Pokemon that hate bitter flavors briefly pause.^LA
III	15	Iapapa Berry	Restores 33% HP when HP falls below 25%, but confuses Pokémon that hate sour food. Restores 50% HP. Makes wild Pokemon that hate sour flavors briefly pause.^LA
III	16	Razz Berry	Makes wild Pokémon easier to catch.^PE Restores 33% HP. Makes wild Pokemon easier to catch.^LA
III	17	Bluk Berry	—
III	18	Nanab Berry	Makes wild Pokémon move less often.^PE Restores 33% HP. Makes wild Pokemon move slower.^LA
III	19	Wepear Berry	—
III	20	Pinap Berry	Makes wild Pokémon more likely to drop items.^PE Restores 33% HP. Makes wild Pokemon yield more experience when caught.^LA
III	21	Pomeg Berry	Lowers HP EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	22	Kelpsy Berry	Lowers Attack EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	23	Qualot Berry	Lowers Defense EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	24	Hondew Berry	Lowers Special Attack EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	25	Grepa Berry	Lowers Special Defense EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	26	Tamato Berry	Lowers Speed EVs and raises friendship.^E^{, Gen IV+}
III	27	Cornn Berry	—
III	28	Magost Berry	—
III	29	Rabuta Berry	—
III	30	Nomel Berry	—
III	31	Spelon Berry	—
III	32	Pamtre Berry	—
III	33	Watmel Berry	—
III	34	Durin Berry	—
III	35	Belue Berry	—
IV	36	Occa Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Fire-type move.	—	—	—
IV	37	Passho Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Water-type move.	—	—	—
IV	38	Wacan Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Electric-type move.	—	—	—
IV	39	Rindo Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Grass-type move.	—	—	—
IV	40	Yache Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Ice-type move.	—	—	—
IV	41	Chople Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Fighting-type move.	—	—	—
IV	42	Kebia Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Poison-type move.	—	—	—
IV	43	Shuca Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Ground-type move.	—	—	—
IV	44	Coba Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Flying-type move.	—	—	—
IV	45	Payapa Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Psychic-type move.	—	—	—
IV	46	Tanga Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Bug-type move.	—	—	—
IV	47	Charti Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Rock-type move.	—	—	—
IV	48	Kasib Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Ghost-type move.	—	—	—
IV	49	Haban Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Dragon-type move.	—	—	—
IV	50	Colbur Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Dark-type move.	—	—	—
IV	51	Babiri Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Steel-type move.	—	—	—
IV	52	Chilan Berry	Halves damage taken from a Normal-type move.	—	—	—
III	53	Liechi Berry	Raises Attack when HP falls below 25%.
III	54	Ganlon Berry	Raises Defense when HP falls below 25%.
III	55	Salac Berry	Raises Speed when HP falls below 25%.
III	56	Petaya Berry	Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 25%.
III	57	Apicot Berry	Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 25%.
III	58	Lansat Berry	Sharply raises critical hit ratio when HP falls below 25%.
III	59	Starf Berry	Sharply raises a random stat when HP falls below 25%.
III	60	Enigma Berry	Restores 25% HP when damaged by a super effective move.^{Gen IV+}
IV	61	Micle Berry	Raises accuracy of the holder's next move by 20% when HP falls below 25%.	—	—	—
IV	62	Custap Berry	Causes the holder's next move to go first in its priority bracket when HP falls below 25%.	—	—	—
IV	63	Jaboca Berry	Damages attacker by 12.5% HP when holder is damaged by a physical move.	—	—	—
IV	64	Rowap Berry	Damages attacker by 12.5% HP when holder is damaged by a special move.	—	—	—
VI	65	Roseli Berry	Halves damage taken from a super effective Fairy-type move.	—	—	—	—	—	—
VI	—	Kee Berry	Raises Defense when damaged by a physical move.	—	—	—	—	—	—
VI	—	Maranga Berry	Raises Special Defense when damaged by a special move.	—	—	—	—	—	—
VIII	—	Hopo Berry	Restores 10 PP. If used on a wild Pokemon, its reactions are dulled.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Generation III

Oran and Pecha Berries artwork

The Berry system was completely overhauled in Generation III. There are a total of 43 different Berries (counting all of the e-Reader Berries as one). These new Berries have an explicit numerical order. In the same way most Pokémon resemble real-world animals, these Berries typically resemble real-world fruit (though not all fruit represented are berries in real life, either botanically or in common parlance). Descriptive tags detail some of their traits, much like a Pokédex entry, which are often shared with their real-world counterparts. These tags also list Size and Firmness for every berry, which while it may seem like these would be used for making Pokéblocks, they aren't actually used for anything.

About half of the new Berries have some effect when held by a Pokémon. The first ten of the new Berries are derived from the Generation II Berries, allowing Pokémon to heal themselves. The next five Berries can also heal Pokémon, but they have the potential to confuse the healed Pokémon. Seven of the last Berries have effects similar to battle items such as X Attack. The remainder of the Berries have no effect when held.

The Berries with held effects can also be fed to Pokémon outside of battle. All other Berries have no effect in most Generation III games. However, in Pokémon Emerald, six Berries were given a new effect when fed to a Pokémon: the Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, and Tamato Berries would lower one of a Pokémon's effort values (depending on the Berry) and raise its friendship.

Whereas all Berry trees in Generation II were on the same, unflexible schedule and in fixed locations, in Generation III, it is possible to plant any Berry in any place where there is an open patch of soft soil. The growth time of a Berry depends on the Berry (ranging from four hours to four days), though Berries can generally be grouped into sets with similar growth times, yields, flavor profiles, and effects. The player can also care for the Berry plant by watering it with the Wailmer Pail, which can increase the plant's final yield. The soil can only be watered once per growth stage.

In Generation III, soft soil only exists in Hoenn and is not found in the Kanto or Orre regions. However, in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, many varieties of Berries can be obtained through Pickup or in the Sevii Islands' Berry Forest, where certain Berries regularly fall off trees, functioning as regenerating hidden items.

Growth and care

Berries have four stages of maturity which advance at quarters of the plant's full maturity time. In general, plants must be watered at least once per stage in order to achieve the maximum yield. When a plant is fully grown, the player has an amount of time equal to the full growth time of the plant to pick the Berry; after this time, the plant will return to its sprouting stage. This regrowth can occur up to 9 times (for a total of 10 plantings) before the plant is permanently lost.

Yield

If a Berry plant is not watered at all during its growth, it will always bear its minimum number of Berries. Otherwise, the number of Berries produced is calculated using the following formula:

$Yield=\left\lfloor {\dfrac {Yield_{range}\times (water-1)+rand}{4}}\right\rfloor +Yield_{min}$

Yield_max and Yield_min are the maximum and minimum number of Berries that can appear on the plant, respectively
Yield_range is difference between Yield_max and Yield_min, i.e. it is equal to $(Yield_{max}-Yield_{min})$
rand is an integer randomly chosen between 0 and $Yield_{range}$ , inclusive
water is the number of growth stages during which the plant was watered

Depending on the Berry, the difference between a Berry's maximum and minimum yield can be anywhere from 1 to 4. There are a total of 4 stages a Berry can be watered in, so the maximum possible value of water is 4.

For a fully watered plant (i.e. water equals 4), the yield will only be the maximum yield if rand equals $Yield_{range}$ (its maximum value). If rand is equal to Yield_range, then the formula can be evaluated as follows:

${\begin{aligned}Yield&=\left\lfloor {\dfrac {Yield_{range}\times (4-1)+Yield_{range}}{4}}\right\rfloor +Yield_{min}\\&=\left\lfloor {\dfrac {Yield_{range}\times 3+Yield_{range}}{4}}\right\rfloor +Yield_{min}\\&=\left\lfloor {\dfrac {Yield_{range}\times 4}{4}}\right\rfloor +Yield_{min}\\&=\left\lfloor Yield_{range}\right\rfloor +Yield_{min}\\&=Yield_{range}+Yield_{min}\\&=Yield_{max}\end{aligned}}$

If rand were to be any smaller, the numerator would be less than $4\cdot Yield_{range}$ , so the integer division would evaluate to a value less than Yield_max. Consequently, since rand has $Yield_{range}+1$ possible values, there is a ${\tfrac {1}{Yield_{range}+1}}$ chance of a fully-watered Berry plant having its maximum yield.

Stages

After they are planted in soft soil, all Berries have four stages of growth before reaching their final, harvestable stage. Each stage of growth lasts a quarter of the Berry's full growth time. When the player interacts with a Berry plant, a message will display describing the Berry's current stage of growth.

The table below is based on a Lum Berry.

Tree	Time	Message
	00:00–11:59	One Lum Berry was planted here.
	12:00–23:59	Lum has sprouted.
	24:00–35:59	This Lum plant is growing taller.
	36:00–47:59	These Lum flowers are blooming cutely/prettily/very beautifully.
	48:00–96:00	There are <number> Lum Berries!

Indirect uses

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, all Berries can be used to make Pokéblocks for Pokémon Contests. The effect that each Berry will have on the final Pokéblock differs depending on the Berry.

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, Berries can be ground up into Berry Powder, which can be exchanged for herbal medicine or vitamins in Cerulean City or Slateport City.

e-Reader Berries

These Berries are exclusive to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. To obtain these Berries, the player must scan a specific e-Reader card into their Ruby or Sapphire game. A game can only contain data for a single e-Reader Berry at a time—if data for a new e-Reader Berry is sent to the game, all instances of the old Berry (regardless of location) will be replaced by the new one. If the player does not already have an e-Reader Berry in their Bag or PC, the Berry is received from Norman at the Petalburg Gym.

These Berries cannot be stolen by Thief or Covet, or exchanged by Trick; as a result, they can only be removed by Knock Off. In the Pokémon Cable Club Colosseum, they are identified only as "ENIGMA BERRY" (rather than their individual name) when held or consumed by another player's Pokémon.

The player cannot enter the Pokémon Cable Club Trade Center if a Pokémon in their party is holding one these Berries. A Pokémon holding one of these Berries cannot be traded to Pokémon Colosseum or Pokémon XD, nor can it be stored in the Western versions of Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire. If a Pokémon holding one of these Berries is migrated to Pal Park, the Berry becomes an Enigma Berry.

Series 1

No.	Name	Effect
43	Pumkin Berry	Cures freeze.
43	Drash Berry	Cures poison.
43	Eggant Berry	Cures infatuation.
43	Strib Berry	—
43	Chilan Berry	—
43	Nutpea Berry	—

Series 2

The e-Reader cards for these Berries were only released in Japan. The names used are transliterated from the Japanese names.

No.	Name	Effect
43	Ginema Berry	Raises a lowered stat.
43	Kuo Berry	—
43	Yago Berry	Cures burn.
43	Touga Berry	Cures confusion.
43	Niniku Berry	—
43	Topo Berry	—

Generation IV

A Berry Pot with a Leppa plant growing inside

Generation IV added 21 new Berries to those from Generation III, for a total of 64 Berries. The majority of the new Berries can be held by Pokémon to reduce damage from attacks of different types; these 17 Berries were inserted between the Belue Berry (number 35) and the Liechi Berry (formerly number 36, newly number 53). The four remaining Berries were added at the end: two with more battle item-style effects, and two that damage the opponent when the Pokémon is hit by either special or physical attacks. These last four are exclusive to events. The variable e-Reader Berries were also replaced with a single Berry: the Enigma Berry.

All Berries' growth stats were updated. Almost all Berries were given a greater maximum yield, and many had their growth times changed. Many Berries also received edits to their tree styles, with different palettes used to give the previously identical trees (such as Razz and Bluk) different appearance.

Berry care was also updated. Soil moisture is now a gradient, with soil steadily losing moisture every hour. Mulches are also introduced that can be added to soft soil before planting a Berry to affect how the Berry plant grows.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, soft soil can be found in various places around Sinnoh. The Berry Searcher app of the Pokétch can be used to keep track of where mature Berry trees are located in any areas already visited. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, no soft soil exists in the overworld; instead, the Key Item Berry Pots have four portable patches of soft soil, so that the player may carry their Berry trees with them anywhere.