Wacan Berry

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Wacan Berry
ソクノのみ
Sokuno Fruit
Wacan Berry
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Berries
Generation V Berries
Generation VI Berries
Generation VII Berries
Generation VIII Berries
Generation IX Berries
Flavor
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
0 0 15 0 10 30
Natural Gift
Type Electric
Power Gen. IV-V 60
Gen. VI+ 80
Fling
Power 10
Effect None

A Wacan Berry (Japanese: ソクノのみ Sokuno Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation IV.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
BDSP		 N/A $10
SwSh N/A $40
SV N/A $20

In the Generation V games, the Wacan Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $20.

Effect

Held item

If the holder is hit by a supereffective Electric-type attack, it will consume its held Wacan Berry and halve the attack's damage. If the holder has Ripen, the damage is multiplied by 1/4.

Ingredient

Berry Blending
ORAS Wacan Berries are yellow Berries that have a medium chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Poffin Cooking
DPPt
BDSP 		When used alone, Wacan Berries will produce Poffins with Sweetness 13, Sourness 8 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 Wacan Berries are yellow Berries in Group 2.
Composting
XY Wacan Berries are yellow Berries.
Dye Houses
SMUSUM 30 Wacan Berries, Aspear Berries, and Iapapa Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into dark yellow.
Curry
SwSh Wacan Berries have a rarity of 5.
Cram-o-matic
SwSh Wacan Berries are Electric-type items and give 4 points towards the output value.

Exchange

Pokémon Dream World

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

Catalogue Décor Price
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Totodile Doll Wacan Berry 15 Wacan Berries

Description

Games Description
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Electric-type attack.
HGSS If held by a Pokémon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Electric-type attack.
BWB2W2 Weakens a supereffective Electric-type attack against the holding Pokémon.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Electric-type attack.
SV If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Electric-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.

Tag information

  • No. 38
  • Size: 9.8" (25.0 cm)
  • Firmness: Very soft
Games Description
DPPt
BDSP 		Energy from lightning strikes is drawn into the plant, making the Berries grow big and rich.

Curry information

Games Description
SwSh A pretty-looking yellow Berry. Its sour-sweet flavor and cute appearance are perfect for sweets. Jam made of these Berries is also delicious.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Transfer from My Pokémon Ranch (held by Hayley's Finneon) Pastoria City
Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards)
Held by wild Buizel and wild Floatzel (5% chance each)
Ranch Hayley's trades (held by Finneon)
HGSS Pewter City (in-game trade) Bought by player's Mom
Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards)
Held by wild Buizel and wild Floatzel (5% chance each)
PW Hoenn Field, Winner's Path
BW Held by wild Buizel and wild Floatzel (5% chance)
B2W2 Join Avenue (Flower Shop)
DW* First completion of the tutorial (player will be given five of one of the damage-reducing Berries from Fennel)
XY Route 18, Inverse House
Yellow Berry trees
ORAS Route 123 Inverse Battle Stop
Master Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
PMC* Poké Doll Grabber (Lv. 1)
SMUSUM Held by Totem AraquanidUSUM Berry piles (Poni Wilds, Poni Plains)
Ambush encounters (Floatzel in Ultra Space WildsUSUM)
SwSh Berry trees (Hammerlocke Hills)
SwShCT Berry trees (Giant's Bed)
BDSP Pastoria City
Picked up by walking Pokémon (Relaxed, Lax, Serious, Jolly, Naive, Modest, Mild, Rash Natures)
SV Sparkling overworld item (Socarrat Trail)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SwSh Pokémon Center Curry Ingredients and Berries Japan November 15, 2019 to October 31, 2021
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
BWB2W2 Pokémon Adventure Camp Fossil Tirtouga Japanese July 21, 2012 to September 30, 2013

Growth

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
18 hours

Taller
36 hours

Flowering
54 hours

Berries
72 hours
A Wacan plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Wacan plant's soil dries by 6% every hour, fully drying out in 17 hours.
Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
27 hours

Taller
54 hours

Flowering
81 hours

Berries
108 hours
A Wacan plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Growing
16 hours

Bigger
24 hours

Budding
32 hours

Bloom
40 hours

Berries
48 hours
A Wacan plant will yield 3-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.5, and removing a pest adds 2. Wacan plants attract Combee as pests. If grown next to each other, a Wacan Berry and a Kelpsy Berry may mutate into an Apicot Berry.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours
A Wacan plant will yield 2-10 Berries.
Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
30 hours

Taller
36 hours

Flowering
44 hours

Berries
48 hours
A Wacan plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 4 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 6 Berries if it is at Phase 3.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
18 hours

Taller
36 hours

Flowering
54 hours

Berries
72 hours
A Wacan plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet


Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

In the spin-off games

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
A Wacan Berry in Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Wacan Berries can appear as food that can be consumed by Magikarp.

In the manga

A Wacan Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Wacan 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.

In the TCG

The following gallery is of cards named or holding a Wacan Berry.

Trivia

Origin

The Wacan Berry's design may be based on a candle tree. Its name may be based on a candle tree or a wax candle.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ソクノのみ Sokuno no Mi From 蝋燭の木 rōsoku-no-ki, candle tree
English Wacan Berry From wax candle
French Baie Parma From the genus Parmentiera
German Kerzalbeere From Kerzenbaum, candle tree
Italian Baccaparmen From the genus Parmentiera
Spanish Baya Gualot From guajilote, candle tree
Korean 초나열매 Chona Yeolmae From 양초나무 yangchonamu, candle tree
Chinese (Mandarin) 燭木果 / 烛木果 Zhúmù Guǒ From 蠟燭木 làzhúmù, candle tree
Chinese (Cantonese) 燭木果 Jūkmuhk Gwó From 蠟燭木 laahpjūkmuhk, candle tree
Polish Wacanjagoda From its English name

External links


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