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Berries (Japanese: きのみ Berry) are small, juicy, fleshy fruit. Many different kinds grow in the Pokémon world.
Berries were first introduced in
Pokémon Gold and Silver. The player could give their Pokémon items to hold that could affect battles. However, Pokémon cannot use items such as Potions to restore themselves in battle. The reasoning behind this is that they don't know how to operate human-made things.

Berries, on the other hand, can be used by Pokémon. A Pokémon will automatically use a Berry in battle once its status changes, or its
HP drops below a certain point - the activation of the Berry varies among them.

Generation II In the Generation II games, Berries were very limited in their availability, as they could be picked from trees only once daily, and a new one would not grow back until midnight of the next day. Their use was not much different, with all ten having in-battle effects. Apricorns were obtained in a similar manner, though their use is different; they are used to make special Poké Balls and have no in-battle effects.

A berry tree in Gold, Silver and Crystal Generation III In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, a greater number of new Berries were introduced, replacing the first ten Berries of Generation II in name, but with little to no difference in function. In addition to the battle-use Berries, some of the new ones introduced were stat enhancers, functioning similarly to Battle Items, such as X Attack. However, many had no further use beyond making Pokéblocks for contests. In much the same way many Pokémon resemble real world animals, these Berries also resembled real world fruit. So, in keeping with their real world counterparts, they were given unique attributes, as noted on their tags.

In addition, harvesting of Berries was also greatly changed in
Generation III. They no longer grew regularly in certain places - rather, picking a set of Berries uprooted the plant. Berries had to be replanted in loamy soil for them to grow, and only when watered once per stage can they grow the maximum possible number of Berries. Many species of Berry also were given varied growing times, ranging from four hours to four days.

Unlike in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, which are set in
Hoenn, Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Colosseum, and Pokémon XD are set in Kanto for the former two and Orre for the latter two. Like in Generation I, Kanto has no loamy soil, meaning no Berries can be grown in-game. Just the same, FireRed and LeafGreen lack an in-game clock, which keeps track of planted Berries' growth. Orre lacks these as well, perhaps due to the fact that it would be too difficult to have programmed into the game with everything else. Thus, the only way to get Berries in these games is to find them, steal them from wild and opponents' Pokémon, or transfer them over from a Hoenn-based game held by a Pokémon being traded. The Pickup ability will allow a Pokémon to randomly find Berries, and Kin Island's Berry Forest is one of locations where Berries can be found randomly. In addition, in FireRed and LeafGreen, Berries can be found either via the Itemfinder or by pressing A on tiles where a green zig-zagged "shadow" appears in the grass. Not all of these tiles contain Berries, but many of them hide basic HP- and Status-recovery Berries such as the Oran and Chesto varieties. Interestingly enough, despite the rarities of some berries, all of them are still able to be sold for only 10.

Use out of battle Unlike in Generation II, many Generation III Berries were able to be used for things other than being held by a Pokémon for use in a pinch. Specifically, in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, players could blend their Berries together with NPCs or other players to make Pokéblocks to increase a Pokémon's condition. The resulting Pokéblock would depend on the flavors of the Berries that went into the blender.

Six of the Berries introduced in Ruby and Sapphire were given different effects in
Pokémon Emerald. Instead of being merely a Pokéblock ingredient, in Emerald the Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, and Tamato Berries were able to lower effort values gained by a Pokémon in HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed, respectively, and raise its happiness.

Generation IV In Generation IV, the main set of Berries remained the same; however, several more were added, this time ones that would act like a reverse type-enhancing item, powering down an opponent's super effective move when it hit (effectively reducing damage by 50% for that hit). Several Berries' growth times also changed, most notably that of the Tamato Berry, which was to make it grow in the same amount of time as the other EV Berries instead of Berries of a similar flavor. Instead of blending Berries, they could now be cooked together to make Poffins. Berry trees are also able to yield more Berries than in Generation III, with a maximum of 15 Berries able to be harvested per tree.

In addition, many Berries could be traded for
Accessories, making it so that all of them have a use besides Poffin-making.

In
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Apricorns still have their role from Generation II and can be picked up in the field instead of berries. In addition, they can also be used to alter a Pokémon's stats, used in Pokéthlons. To collect the Berries in these versions, however, they can be obtained by locating the juggler by the Pokémon Center in Violet City, or the juggler just south of the Pal Park in Fuchsia City, and trading them a shard for berries. Each colored shard corresponds to a different set of berries; Red, Blue, Yellow and Green shards are sets A, B, C and D in Violet City, and sets E, F, G and H in Fuchsia City respectively. The colors of the berries received as part of each set either match or are similar to the color of the shard they are traded for.

A new item in HeartGold and SoulSilver called the
Berry Planter can be used to grow and reproduce berries while the player is traveling, instead of growing them in the field. However, similar to FireRed and LeafGreen, only a limited variety of berries can be found in the game, while the rest must be traded from either the Generation III games or the other Generation IV games.

Growing Berries Berries can be planted in designated soil patches scattered all over Hoenn and Sinnoh. These are the same patches that originally already had Berries growing in them. To grow Berries, one would need a berry to plant, a watering pot, and a vacant soil patch. A planted Berry will develop through three stages before producing berries: sprouting, growing taller, and flowering. A Berry can take between 12 and 96 hours to grow to a fully matured plant, depending on the Berry's rarity. A fully grown berry will produce anywhere from 1 to 15 berries, depending on the type of Berry and the frequency of watering. Most Berry plants typically produce 2-5 Berries. The frequency of watering can have a significant impact on the number of berries produced; the plant must be watered at least once per growth stage to keep the soil moist.

In
Generation IV, one can spread mulch prior to planting a Berry in order to speed up or slow down the growing process.

Formula Below is the formula describing how the game decides how much the berries should grow, given:



Growth Stages There are five individual stages to a berry's growth:

  1. One x berry was planted here.
  2. x has sprouted.
  3. This x plant is growing taller.
  4. These x flowers are blooming cutely/prettily/very beautifully.
  5. There are (number) x berries!
List of Berries Generation II The following is a listing for Berries obtainable in Generation II. All of them will regenerate on their trees at 12:00 midnight the day after they are picked.

Berry Effect Berry Restores 10
HP 
Bitter Berry Cures Confusion
Burnt Berry Cures Freeze
Gold Berry Restores 30 HP
Ice Berry Cures Burn
Mint Berry Cures Sleep
Miracle Berry Cures any Status ailment
Mystery Berry Restores 5 PP
PRZCureBerry Cures Paralysis
PSNCureBerry Cures Poison

Generation III The following is a listing for Berries obtainable in
Generation III:

No. Berry Effect
01
Cheri Berry Cures Paralysis
02 Chesto Berry Cures Sleep
03 Pecha Berry Cures Poison
04 Rawst Berry Cures Burn
05 Aspear Berry Cures Freeze
06 Leppa Berry Restores 10 PP
07 Oran Berry Restores 10 HP
08 Persim Berry Cures Confusion
09 Lum Berry Cures any Status ailment
10 Sitrus Berry Restores 30 HP
11 Figy Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12 Wiki Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13 Mago Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14 Aguav Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15 Iapapa Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16 Razz Berry Pokéblock ingredient
17 Bluk Berry Pokéblock ingredient
18 Nanab Berry Pokéblock ingredient
19 Wepear Berry Pokéblock ingredient
20 Pinap Berry Pokéblock ingredient
21 Pomeg Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP (E)
22 Kelpsy Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack (E)
23 Qualot Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense (E)
24 Hondew Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack (E)
25 Grepa Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense (E)
26 Tamato Berry Pokéblock ingredient (R/S)
Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed (E)
27 Cornn Berry Pokéblock ingredient
28 Magost Berry Pokéblock ingredient
29 Rabuta Berry Pokéblock ingredient
30 Nomel Berry Pokéblock ingredient
31 Spelon Berry Pokéblock ingredient
32 Pamtre Berry Pokéblock ingredient
33 Watmel Berry Pokéblock ingredient
34 Durin Berry Pokéblock ingredient
35 Belue Berry Pokéblock ingredient 36 Liechi Berry Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
37 Ganlon Berry Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
 38 Salac Berry Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
39 Petaya Berry Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
40 Apicot Berry Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
41 Lansat Berry Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
42 Starf Berry Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
43 Enigma Berry Placeholder for e-Reader Berries

e-Reader berries The following berries are only available through
Pokémon Battle e cards. When used, the provided Berry would overwrite all Enigma Berries (or whatever Berries might previously have replaced it).

Series 1

No. Berry Effect
44 Pumkin Berry Cures Freeze
45 Drash Berry Cures Poison
46 Eggant Berry Cures Infatuation
47 Strib Berry Pokéblock ingredient
48 Chilan Berry Pokéblock ingredient
49 Nutpea Berry Pokéblock ingredient

Series 2 (Japan only)

No. Berry Effect
50 Ginema Berry If a stat is lowered, raises it
51 Kuo Berry Cures Burn
52 Yago Berry Pokéblock ingredient
53 Touga Berry Cures Confusion
54 Niniku Berry Pokéblock ingredient
55 Topo Berry Pokéblock ingredient

Generation IV Generation IV shared its main Berry set with
Generation III, but added a few more not found in Hoenn, which have additional in-battle effects. Additionally, all of the additions Pokémon Emerald made to their functionality were retained. All Berries can be used to make Poffin, however, those that have no other, in-battle, effect are used only for planting, harvesting, and Poffin-making. Some Berries that appeared in Generation III also had their growth times altered slightly.

No. Berry Effect
01
Cheri Berry Cures Paralysis
02 Chesto Berry Cures Sleep
03 Pecha Berry Cures Poison
04 Rawst Berry Cures Burn
05 Aspear Berry Cures Freeze
06 Leppa Berry Restores 10 PP
07 Oran Berry Restores 10 HP
08 Persim Berry Cures Confusion
09 Lum Berry Cures any Status ailment
10 Sitrus Berry Restores 1/4 total HP
11 Figy Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes spicy berries
12 Wiki Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes dry berries
13 Mago Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sweet berries
14 Aguav Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes bitter berries
15 Iapapa Berry Restores 1/8 total HP, confuses a Pokémon that dislikes sour berries
16 Razz Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
17 Bluk Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
18 Nanab Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
19 Wepear Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
20 Pinap Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
 21 Pomeg Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for HP
 22 Kelpsy Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Attack
 23 Qualot Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Defense
 24 Hondew Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Attack
 25 Grepa Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Special Defense
26 Tamato Berry Raises happiness, lowers EVs for Speed
 27 Cornn Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
28 Magost Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
29 Rabuta Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
30 Nomel Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
31 Spelon Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
32 Pamtre Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
33 Watmel Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
 34 Durin Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
35 Belue Berry Poffin ingredient; trade for Accessories
36 Occa Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Fire-type attack
37 Passho Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Water-type attack 38 Wacan Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Electric-type attack 39 Rindo Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Grass-type attack
40 Yache Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Ice-type attack
41 Chople Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Fighting-type attack 42 Kebia Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Poison-type attack 43 Shuca Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Ground-type attack 44 Coba Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Flying-type attack   
45 Payapa Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Psychic-type attack
46 Tanga Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Bug-type attack
 47 Charti Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Rock-type attack
48 Kasib Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Ghost-type attack
49 Haban Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Dragon-type attack 50 Colbur Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Dark-type attack
51 Babiri Berry Weakens a foe's super effective Steel-type attack
52 Chilan Berry Weakens a foe's Normal-type attack
53 Liechi Berry Raises Attack when HP falls below 1/3
54 Ganlon Berry Raises Defense when HP falls below 1/3
55 Salac Berry Raises Speed when HP falls below 1/3
56 Petaya Berry Raises Special Attack when HP falls below 1/3
57 Apicot Berry Raises Special Defense when HP falls below 1/3
58 Lansat Berry Raises Critical hit ratio when HP falls below 1/3
59 Starf Berry Raises any stat when HP falls below 1/3
60 Enigma Berry Restores HP if hit by a super effective attack
61 Micle Berry Raises accuracy of a move in a pinch
62 Custap Berry Makes first move in a pinch
63 Jaboca Berry Causes recoil on foe if hit by a physical move
64 Rowap Berry Causes recoil on foe if hit by a special move


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