Tanga Berry

Tanga Berry タンガのみ Tanga Fruit

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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 20 0 0 0 10 35 Legends: Z-A SWEET SPICY SOUR BITTER FRESH LV. BOOST CAL. 0 20 10 0 0 +3 70 Natural Gift Type Bug Power Gen. IV-V 60 Gen. VI+ 80 Fling Power 10 Effect None

A Tanga Berry (Japanese: タンガのみ Tanga Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation IV.

Contents

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• (Top)
• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
    • Held item
    • Ingredient
    • Exchange
      • Pokémon Dream World
  • Description
    • Tag information
    • Curry information
  • Acquisition
    • Distribution
      • As a held item
  • Growth
• Gallery
  • Artwork
  • Sprites
• Merchandise
• Trivia
  • Origin
• Names
  • Notes
• External links
• Related articles

Contents

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

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

Effect

Held item

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

Ingredient

Berry Blending ORAS Tanga Berries are green Berries that have a medium chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Poffin Cooking DPPt BDSP When used alone, Tanga Berries will produce Poffins with Spiciness 18 and smoothness 34 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 Tanga Berries are green Berries in Group 2.

Composting XY Tanga Berries are green Berries.

Curry SwSh Tanga Berries have a rarity of 5.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Tanga Berries are Bug-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 Tanga Berries.

Catalogue	Décor	Price
Pokémon Doll Catalogue	Turtwig Doll	15 Tanga Berries

Description

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

Tag information

• No. 46
• Size: 1.7" (4.3 cm)
• Firmness: Very soft

Games Description DPPt BDSP The flower grows at the tip of this Berry. It attracts Bug Pokémon by letting its stringy petals stream out.

Curry information

Games Description SwSh A Berry with a very spicy flavor. If you're not careful and use a lot of these Berries, you'll have a spicy hot dish.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Transfer from My Pokémon Ranch (held by Hayley's Wailmer) Pastoria City Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards) Held by wild Spoink (5% chance) Ranch Hayley's trades (held by Wailmer) HGSS Bought by player's Mom Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Cards) Held by wild Spoink (5% chance) PW Stormy Beach BW Trade 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 22, Inverse House Green 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) SwSh Berry trees (Route 9, Motostoke Riverbank) SwShCT Berry trees (Giant's Bed) BDSP Pastoria City Picked up by walking Pokémon (Hardy, Brave, Adamant, Naughty, Bold, Impish, Hasty, Sassy, Quirky Natures) SV Sparkling overworld item (North Province (Area One)) ZA Magenta Sector 6, Rouge Sector 1

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 Lileep 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 Tanga plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Tanga 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 Tanga 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 Tanga 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. Tanga plants attract Burmy as pests. If grown next to each other, a Tanga Berry and a Qualot Berry may mutate into an Ganlon Berry.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours

A Tanga 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 Tanga 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 Tanga 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)

Merchandise

A Tanga Berry is one of the Berries featured on the Naughty Mimikyu card sleeves.

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  Naughty Mimikyu card sleeves

Trivia

Origin

The Tanga Berry's design and name may be based on a pitanga.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	タンガのみ Tanga no Mi	From ピタンガ pitanga
English	Tanga Berry	From pitanga
German	Tanigabeere	From Pitanga
European Spanish, Latin American Spanish	Baya Yecana	From cereza de Cayena (pitanga)
French	Baie Panga	From pitanga
Italian	Baccaitan	From pitanga
Korean	리체열매 Riche Yeolmae	From 수리남체리 Suriname cherry (another name for the pitanga)
Chinese (Traditional)	扁櫻果 Biǎnyīng Guǒ / Bínyīng Gwó	From 扁櫻桃 / 扁樱桃 biǎnyīngtáo / bínyīngtòuh (pitanga)
Chinese (Simplified)	扁樱果 Biǎnyīng Guǒ
Chinese (Taiwan)	藤櫻果 Téngyīng Guǒ	From 藤 téng (vine) and 扁櫻桃 biǎnyīngtáo (pitanga)
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Tanga	From pitanga
Vietnamese	Quả Tanga	Transcription of its Japanese name

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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