Nomel Berry

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Nomel Berry
ノメルのみ
Nomel Fruit
Nomel Berry
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Berries (RSE)
Generation III Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV Berries
Generation V Berries
Generation VI Berries
Generation VII Berries
Generation VIII Berries
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
10 0 0 0 20 30
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
10 0 0 0 20 30
Natural Gift
Type Dragon
Power Gen. IV-V 70
Gen. VI+ 90
Fling
Power 10
Effect None

A Nomel Berry (Japanese: ノメルのみ Nomel Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP		 N/A $10

In the Generation V games, the Nomel Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $500.

Effect

Nomel Berries cannot be used directly and only have a use as an ingredient, such as for Pokéblocks and Poffins.

Ingredient

Berry Blending
RSE When blending with NPCs, Nomel Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel
1 NPC Aspear Berry Sourness 25, Spiciness 12 25
2 NPCs Aspear BerryChesto Berry Sourness 25, Dryness 12 23
3 NPCs Aspear BerryChesto BerryPecha Berry Sourness 25, Sweetness 12 22
Blend Master Belue Berry Sourness 51, Spiciness 25 48
ORAS Nomel Berries are yellow Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Berry Crush
FRLGE Nomel Berries have a base Berry Powder of 150 and a difficulty of 130.
With two players, this Berry will contribute 300 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.
Poffin Cooking
DPPt
BDSP 		When used alone, Nomel Berries will produce Poffins with Sourness 9, Spiciness 9 and smoothness 29 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.
Ice Cream Scoop
DW
Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3
Easy to scoop
Stickiness
Juice Shoppe
XY Nomel Berries are yellow Berries in Group 1.
Composting
XY Nomel Berries are yellow Berries.

Exchange

Generation III

In Pokémon Emerald, the player can exchange a Nomel Berry for an Iron if the Favor Lady asks for 'something wham-ish' in the Lilycove City Pokémon Center.

Generation IV

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the player can exchange Nomel Berries for accessories at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the player can exchange:

  • 20 Nomel Berries for a Googly Specs
  • 80 Nomel Berries for a Spotlight

In Pokémon Platinum, the player can exchange:

  • 50 Nomel Berries for a Retro Pipe
Pokémon Dream World

In the Pokémon Dream World, the player could exchange Berries for Décor. The following Décor required Nomel Berries.

Catalogue Décor Price
Plain Catalogue Ultra Ball Rug Nomel Berry 35 Nomel Berries
Pamtre Berry 35 Pamtre Berries
Rabuta Berry 35 Rabuta Berries
Plain Catalogue Heated Table Nomel Berry 40 Nomel Berries
Rabuta Berry 40 Rabuta Berries
Plain Catalogue Stepped Bookcase Nomel Berry 20 Nomel Berries
Pamtre Berry 15 Pamtre Berries
Plain Catalogue Bonsai Plant Nomel Berry 80 Nomel Berries
Spelon Berry 80 Spelon Berries
Plain Catalogue Fire Fan Nomel Berry 20 Nomel Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Snorunt Doll Nomel Berry 50 Nomel Berries
Generation VIII

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player can exchange Nomel Berries for Stickers at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop:

  • 10 Nomel Berries for Spark Sticker C

Description

Games Description
RSE POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Nomel.
FRLG Can be ground up into a powder as an ingredient for medicine.
ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place.
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Nomel Plant.
HGSS In the Sinnoh region, they like to make sweets known as Poffins with this Berry and feed them to their Pokémon.
BWB2W2 A Berry which is very rare in the Unova region. A maniac will buy it for a high price.
XY A Berry to be used in cooking. This Berry is very rare and hard to obtain in the Unova region.
ORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA 		Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance your Toughness, this Berry is rare in other regions.
BDSP A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Nomel Berry Plant.
SV Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance Toughness. This Berry is rare in other regions.

Tag information

  • No. 30
  • Size: 11.2" (28.5 cm)
  • Firmness: Super hard
Games Description
RSE Quite sour. Just one bite makes it impossible to taste for three days.
DPPt
BDSP 		This Berry is quite sour overall, with the sourness especially concentrated at the pointed end.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City
Mossdeep Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players)E
FRLG Joyful Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players)
ColoXD Trade
DPPt Route 208 (Berry Master's house), Amity Square (found by walking Pokémon, given by a manPt)
Spin Trade (5 players)Pt
HGSS Fuchsia City
Spin Trade (5 players)
PW White Lake
BWB2W2 Transfer from Dream World
DW* Dream Park
XY Trade
ORAS Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City
Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
BDSP Amity Square (found by walking Pokémon)

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
6 hours

Taller
12 hours

Flowering
18 hours

Berries
24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 2-4 Berries.
Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
6 hours

Taller
12 hours

Flowering
18 hours

Berries
24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 2-10 Berries. A growing Nomel plant's soil dries by 10% every hour, fully drying out in 10 hours.
Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
9 hours

Taller
18 hours

Flowering
27 hours

Berries
36 hours
A Nomel plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
4 hours

Growing
8 hours
File:NomelTreeBiggerVI XY.png
Bigger
12 hours

Budding
16 hours

Bloom
20 hours

Berries
24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 3-15 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1, and removing a pest adds 3. Nomel plants attract Combee as pests.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
4 hours

Taller
8 hours

Flowering
12 hours

Berries
16 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 3-15 Berries.
Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
6 hours

Taller
12 hours

Flowering
20 hours

Berries
24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 4 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 8 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 12 Berries if it is at Phase 3.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
6 hours

Taller
12 hours

Flowering
18 hours

Berries
24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 2-10 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

My Pokémon Place artwork Unused artwork from
Scarlet and Violet


Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III) Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

In animation

Nomel Berries in PK23

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry, slices of a Nomel Berry were handed out as free samples. Pikachu liked it, but Ash was overwhelmed by its sourness.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In PK23, Oshawott showed Meloetta, Pikachu, and Snivy a Nomel Berry plant in their search for a Rinka Berry, certain that it was a Rinka plant. When they told Oshawott it was the wrong plant, Oshawott stubbornly ate a Nomel Berry, only to find it was too sour. Meowth and Wobbuffet, who were following Meloetta, found the Berries and decided to eat them, only to be overwhelmed by its sourness.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

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

In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, Nomel Berries were a part of a meal Lillie gave to Pikachu.

In SM064, a Nomel Berry was at the nest of a group of wild Passimian.

In the manga

A Nomel Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

A Nomel Berry appeared in Chancing Upon Chingling, being one of the Berries that Diamond and Lax used to slip a Team Galactic Grunt at the Team Galactic HQ so that Diamond could take his clothes and disguise himself as a Grunt.

Black & White arc

A Nomel Berry appeared in Fussing and Fighting as a part of Professor Juniper's dinner.

Trivia

Origin

The Nomel Berry's design and name may be based on lemons.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ノメルのみ Nomel no Mi From lemon
English Nomel Berry From lemon
French Baie Tronci From citron, lemon
German Tronzibeere From Zitrone, lemon
Italian Baccalemon From limone, lemon
Spanish Baya Monli From limón, lemon
Korean 노멜열매 Nomel Yeolmae From 레몬 lemon
Chinese (Mandarin) 檬檸果 / 檬柠果 Méngníng Guǒ* From 檸檬 / 柠檬 níngméng, lemon
酸檸 Suānníng* From 酸 suān (sour) and 檸檬 níngméng (lemon)
Chinese (Cantonese) 檬檸果 Mùhngnìhng Gwó From 檸檬 nìhngmùhng, lemon

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