Shuca Berry
Shuca Berry
シュカのみ
Shuca Fruit
Shuca 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
10 0 15 0 0 30
Legends: Z-A
SWEET SPICY SOUR BITTER FRESH LV. BOOST CAL.
15 10 0 0 0 +3 70
Natural Gift
Type Ground
Power Gen. IV-V 60
Gen. VI+ 80
Fling
Power 10
Effect None

A Shuca Berry (Japanese: シュカのみ Shuca 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
ZA $200 $20
Champs 400 VP N/A

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

Effect

Held item

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

Ingredient

Berry Blending
ORAS Shuca Berries are yellow Berries that have a medium chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Poffin Cooking
DPPt
BDSP 		When used alone, Shuca Berries will produce Poffins with Sweetness 13, Spiciness 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 Shuca Berries are yellow Berries in Group 2.
Composting
XY Shuca Berries are yellow Berries.
Dye Houses
SMUSUM 30 Shuca Berries, Chople Berries, and Charti Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into dark orange.
Curry
SwSh Shuca Berries have a rarity of 5.
Cram-o-matic
SwSh Shuca Berries are Ground-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 Shuca Berries.

Catalogue Décor Price
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Chimchar Doll Shuca Berry 15 Shuca Berries

Description

Games Description
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Ground-type attack.
HGSS If held by a Pokémon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Ground-type attack.
BWB2W2 Weakens a supereffective Ground-type attack against the holding Pokémon.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Ground-type attack.
SVZA If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Ground-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.
Champs Halves the damage taken when the holder is hit with a supereffective Ground-type move. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.

Tag information

  • No. 43
  • Size: 1.7" (4.2 cm)
  • Firmness: Soft
Games Description
DPPt
BDSP 		The sweetness-laden pulp has just the hint of a hard-edged and fragrant bite to it.

Curry information

Games Description
SwSh A Berry with sweetness-laden pulp. It's delicious as is, but heating it up brings out a pleasant aroma.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Transfer from My Pokémon Ranch (held by Hayley's Pikachu) Pastoria City
Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards)
Held by wild Ponyta (5% chance)
Ranch Hayley's trades (held by Pikachu)
HGSS Bought by player's Mom
Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards)
Held by wild Ponyta and wild Rapidash (5% chance each)
PW Stormy Beach (3500+ steps), Yellow Forest (held by wild Pikachu, 10000+ steps), Winner's Path (held by wild Beldum, 8000+ steps)
BW Held by wild Rapidash (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 Inverse House
Yellow Berry trees
ORAS Route 123 Inverse Battle Stop
Master Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
PMC* Poké Doll Grabber (Lv. 2)
SMUSUM Berry piles (Poni Wilds, Poni Plains)
Ambush encounters (Heliolisk in Ultra Space WildsUSUM)
SwSh Berry trees (Lake of Outrage)
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 (North Province (Area One))
ZA Magenta Sector 6, Rouge Sector 1
Champs Frontier Shop

Distribution

As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
BWB2W2 Pokémon Adventure Camp Fossil Shieldon 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 Shuca plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Shuca 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 Shuca 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 Shuca 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. Shuca plants attract Combee as pests.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours
A Shuca 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 Shuca 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 Shuca plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet 		Artwork from
Legends: Z-A


Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

In animation

A Shuca Berry in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

In The Guardian's Challenge!, a Shuca Berry was seen as a part of the meal Mallow made for Ash and his classmates' Pokémon.

In the manga

A Shuca Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Shuca 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.

Black & White arc

In Fussing and Fighting, a Shuca Berry was a part of Professor Juniper's dinner.

Trivia

Origin

The Shuca Berry's design and name may be based on a cashew.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese シュカのみ Shuca no Mi From カシュー cashew
English Shuca Berry From cashew nut
German Schukebeere From Kaschu (cashew)
European Spanish,
Latin American Spanish 		Baya Acardo From anacardo (cashew nut)
French Baie Jouca From noix de cajou (cashew nut)
Italian Baccanaca From anacardo (cashew nut)
Korean 슈캐열매 Shewca Yeolmae From 캐슈 cashew
Chinese (Traditional) 腰木果 Yāomù Guǒ / Yīumuhk Gwó From 腰果 yāoguǒ (cashew nut)
Chinese (Simplified) 腰木果 Yāomù Guǒ
Chinese (Taiwan) 蜜腰果 Mìyāo Guǒ[n 1] From 蜜 mì (honey) and 腰果 yāoguǒ (cashew nut)
Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Shuca From its English name
Vietnamese Quả Shuca Transcription of its Japanese name

Notes

  1. ↑ Pokémon Adventures

External links


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