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Nomel Berry ノメルのみ Nomel Fruit
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Pokémon Global Link artwork
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Introduced in Generation III
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Pocket
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Generation III
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Berries (RSE)
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Generation III
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Berry Pouch (FRLG)
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Generation IV
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Berries
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Generation V
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Berries
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Generation VI
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Berries
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Generation VII
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Berries
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Generation VIII
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Berries
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Flavor
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Generation III
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SPICY
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DRY
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SWEET
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BITTER
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SOUR
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SMOOTH
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10
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0
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0
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0
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20
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30
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Generation IV/VIII
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SPICY
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DRY
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SWEET
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BITTER
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SOUR
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SMOOTH
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10
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0
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0
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0
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20
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30
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Fling
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Power
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10
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Effect
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None
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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
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
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RSE
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When blending with NPCs, Nomel Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC
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NPCs' Berries
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Flavors (100 RPM)
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Feel
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1 NPC
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Sourness 25, Spiciness 12
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25
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2 NPCs
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Sourness 25, Dryness 12
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23
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3 NPCs
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Sourness 25, Sweetness 12
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22
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Blend Master
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Sourness 51, Spiciness 25
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48
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ORAS
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Nomel Berries are yellow Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
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Berry Crush
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FRLGE
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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.
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Poffin Cooking
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DPPt BDSP
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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.
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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.
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
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Description
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RSE
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POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Nomel.
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FRLG
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Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
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Colo.XD
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An item brought over from a faraway place.
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DPPt
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A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Nomel Plant.
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HGSS
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In the Sinnoh region, they like to make sweets known as Poffins with this Berry and feed them to their Pokémon.
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BWB2W2
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A Berry which is very rare in the Unova region. A maniac will buy it for a high price.
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XY
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A Berry to be used in cooking. This Berry is very rare and hard to obtain in the Unova region.
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ORAS SMUSUMPE
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Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance your Toughness, this Berry is rare in other regions.
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BDSP
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A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Nomel Plant.
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SV
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Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance Toughness. This Berry is rare in other regions.
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Tag information
- No. 30
- Size: 11.2" (28.5 cm)
- Firmness: Super hard
Games
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Description
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RSE
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Quite sour. Just one bite makes it impossible to taste for three days.
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DPPt BDSP
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This Berry is quite sour overall, with the sourness especially concentrated at the pointed end.
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Acquisition
Growth
Generation III
Planted0 hours
Sprouted6 hours
Taller12 hours
Flowering18 hours
Berries24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 2-4 Berries.
Generation IV
Planted0 hours
Sprouted6 hours
Taller12 hours
Flowering18 hours
Berries24 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
Planted0 hours
Sprouted9 hours
Taller18 hours
Flowering27 hours
Berries36 hours
A Nomel plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y
Planted0 hours
Sprouted4 hours
Growing8 hours
Budding16 hours
Bloom20 hours
Berries24 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
Planted0 hours
Sprouted4 hours
Taller8 hours
Flowering12 hours
Berries16 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 3-15 Berries.
Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Planted0 hours
Sprouted6 hours
Taller12 hours
Flowering20 hours
Berries24 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
Planted0 hours
Sprouted6 hours
Taller12 hours
Flowering18 hours
Berries24 hours
A Nomel plant will yield 2-10 Berries.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
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Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)
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Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)
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In the anime
Nomel Berries in the
anime
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.
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.
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
Pokémon Adventures
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.
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
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Name
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Origin
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Japanese
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ノメルのみ Nomel no Mi
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From lemon
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English
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Nomel Berry
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From lemon
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French
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Baie Tronci
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From citron, lemon
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German
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Tronzibeere
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From Zitrone, lemon
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Italian
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Baccalemon
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From limone, lemon
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Spanish
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Baya Monli
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From limón, lemon
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Korean
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노멜열매 Nomel Yeolmae
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From 레몬 lemon
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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檬檸果 / 檬柠果 Méngníng Guǒ*
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From 檸檬 / 柠檬 níngméng, lemon
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酸檸 Suānníng*
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From 酸 suān (sour) and 檸檬 níngméng (lemon)
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Chinese (Cantonese)
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檬檸果 Mùhngnìhng Gwó
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From 檸檬 nìhngmùhng, lemon
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