Berry

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Berries (Japanese: きのみ Berry) are small, juicy, fleshy fruit. Many different kinds grow in the Pokémon world - particularly in Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.

History

Berries were first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions. The player could give their Pokémon items to hold that could affect battles. However, Pokémon cannot use 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.

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions, a larger number of new Berries were introduced, replacing the Berries of Generation II in name, but with the first ten of them retaining the same or similar functions. In addition to the battle-use Berries, some of the new ones which were introduced were stat enhancers that functioned similarly to items like X Attack, but most of the Berries introduced had no further use beyond making Pokéblocks for contests. These Berries also resemble real world fruit, in much the same way many Pokémon resemble real world animals. Also just like Pokémon, the Berries were also given unique attributes that are somewhat similar to their real world counterparts, 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 Versions, Pokémon Colosseum, and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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.

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 Version. Instead of being merely a Pokéblock ingredient, in Emerald the Template:B2, Template:B2, Template:B2, Template:B2, Template:B2, 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 held item, powering down an opponent's super effective move when it 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 now, they could be cooked together to make Poffin. Many Berries are also able to grow many more fruits than in Generation III, with a maximum of 15 Berries able to be harvested per plant.

In addition, many Berries could be traded for Accessories, making it so that none of them have no use besides Poffin-making.

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 a berry, one would need a berry to grow, a watering pot, and a vacant soil patch. Some mulch will speed up the growing process.

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.

Berry Effect
Berry Restores 10 HP
Bitter Berry Cures Confusion
Burnt Berry Cures Freeze
Gold Berry Restores 30 HP
Ice Berry Cures Burn
Mint Berry Cures Sleep
Miracle Berry Cures any Status ailment
Mystery Berry Restores 5 PP
PRZCureBerry Cures Paralysis
PSNCureBerry Cures Poison

Generation III

The following is a listing for Berries obtainable in Generation III:

No. Berry Effect
01 File:Cheri.png Cheri Cures Paralysis
02 File:Chesto.png Chesto Cures Sleep
03 File:Pecha.png Pecha Cures Poison
04 File:Rawst.png Rawst Cures Burn
05 File:Aspear.png Aspear Cures Freeze
06 File:Leppa.png Leppa Restores 10 PP
07 File:Oran.png Oran Restores 10 HP
08 File:Persim.png Persim Cures Confusion
09 File:Lum.png Lum Cures any Status ailment
10 File:Sitrus.png Sitrus Restores 30 HP
11 File:Figy.png Figy Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12 File:Wiki.png Wiki Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13 File:Mago.png Mago Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14 File:Aguav.png Aguav Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15 File:Iapapa.png Iapapa Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16 File:Razz.png Razz Pokéblock ingredient
17 File:Bluk.png Bluk Pokéblock ingredient
18 File:Nanab.png Nanab Pokéblock ingredient
19 File:Wepear.png Wepear Pokéblock ingredient
20 File:Pinap.png Pinap Pokéblock ingredient
21 File:Pomeg.png Pomeg Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP (E)
22 File:Kelpsy.png Kelpsy Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack (E)
23 File:Qualot.png Qualot Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense (E)
24 File:Hondew.png Hondew Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack (E)
25 File:Grepa.png Grepa Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense (E)
26 File:Tamato.png Tamato Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed (E)
27 File:Cornn.png Cornn Pokéblock ingredient
28 File:Magost.png Magost Pokéblock ingredient
29 File:Rabuta.png Rabuta Pokéblock ingredient
30 File:Nomel.png Nomel Pokéblock ingredient
31 File:Spelon.png Spelon Pokéblock ingredient
32 File:Pamtre.png Pamtre Pokéblock ingredient
33 File:Watmel.png Watmel Pokéblock ingredient
34 File:Durin.png Durin Pokéblock ingredient
35 File:Belue.png Belue Pokéblock ingredient
36 File:Liechi.png Liechi Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
37 File:Ganlon.png Ganlon Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
38 File:Salac.png Salac Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
39 File:Petaya.png Petaya Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
40 File:Apicot.png Apicot Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
41 File:Lansat.png Lansat Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
42 File:Starf.png Starf Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
43 File:Enigma.png Enigma 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 Berry might previously have replaced it).

Series 1

No. Berry Effect
44 File:Pumkin.png Pumkin Cures Freeze
45 File:Drash.png Drash Cures Poison
46 File:Eggant.png Eggant Cures Infatuation
47 File:Strib.png Strib Pokéblock ingredient
48 File:Chilan g3.png Chilan Berry Pokéblock ingredient
49 File:Nutpea.png Nutpea Pokéblock ingredient

Series 2 (Japan only)

No. Berry Effect
50 File:Ginema.png Ginema If a stat is lowered, raises it
51 File:Kuo.png Kuo Cures Burn
52 File:Yago.png Yago Pokéblock ingredient
53 File:Touga.png Touga Cures Confusion
54 File:Niniku.png Niniku Pokéblock ingredient
55 File:Topo.png Topo 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 Version 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 File:Cheri.png Cheri Cures Paralysis
02 File:Chesto.png Chesto Cures Sleep
03 File:Pecha.png Pecha Cures Poison
04 File:Rawst.png Rawst Cures Burn
05 File:Aspear.png Aspear Cures Freeze
06 File:Leppa.png Leppa Restores 10 PP
07 File:Oran.png Oran Restores 10 HP
08 File:Persim.png Persim Cures Confusion
09 File:Lum.png Lum Cures any Status ailment
10 File:Sitrus.png Sitrus Restores 1/4 total HP
11 File:Figy.png Figy Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12 File:Wiki.png Wiki Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13 File:Mago.png Mago Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14 File:Aguav.png Aguav Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15 File:Iapapa.png Iapapa Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16 File:Razz.png Razz Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
17 File:Bluk.png Bluk Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
18 File:Nanab.png Nanab Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
19 File:Wepear.png Wepear Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
20 File:Pinap.png Pinap Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
21 File:Pomeg.png Pomeg Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP
22 File:Kelpsy.png Kelpsy Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack
23 File:Qualot.png Qualot Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense
24 File:Hondew.png Hondew Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack
25 File:Grepa.png Grepa Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense
26 File:Tamato.png Tamato Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed
27 File:Cornn.png Cornn Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
28 File:Magost.png Magost Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
29 File:Rabuta.png Rabuta Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
30 File:Nomel.png Nomel Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
31 File:Spelon.png Spelon Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
32 File:Pamtre.png Pamtre Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
33 File:Watmel.png Watmel Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
34 File:Durin.png Durin Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
35 File:Belue.png Belue Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
36 File:Occa.png Occa Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
37 File:Passho.png Passho Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
38 File:Wacan.png Wacan Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
39 File:Rindo.png Rindo Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
40 File:Yache.png Yache Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
41 File:Chople.png Chople Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
42 File:Kebia.png Kebia Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
43 File:Shuca.png Shuca Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
44 File:Coba.png Coba Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
45 File:Payapa.png Payapa Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
46 File:Tanga.png Tanga Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
47 File:Charti.png Charti Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
48 File:Kasib.png Kasib Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
49 File:Haban.png Haban Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
50 File:Colbur.png Colbur Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
51 File:Babiri.png Babiri Weakens a foe's super effective Template:Type2 attack
52 File:Chilan.png Chilan Weakens a foe's Template:Type2 attack
53 File:Liechi.png Liechi Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
54 File:Ganlon.png Ganlon Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
55 File:Salac.png Salac Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
56 File:Petaya.png Petaya Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
57 File:Apicot.png Apicot Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
58 File:Lansat.png Lansat Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
59 File:Starf.png Starf Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
60 File:Enigma.png Enigma Restores HP if hit by a super effective attack
61 File:Micle.png Micle Raises accuracy of a move in a pinch
62 File:Custap.png Custap Makes first move in a pinch
63 File:Jaboca.png Jaboca Causes recoil on foe if hit by a physical move
64 File:Rowap.png Rowap Causes recoil on foe if hit by a special move

Other berries

TCG

File:EP088.jpg
A pink Rhyhorn eating a Pinkan Berry

Anime

See also


Held items
In-battle effect items
BerriesColored orbsDrivesPower items
Experience-affecting itemsGemsIncenseMega StonesMemoriesPlates
Stat-enhancing itemsType-enhancing itemsZ-Crystals
Out-of-battle effect items
Power itemsIncenseMailScarves