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{{incomplete|article|Missing BDSP information}}
{{ItemInfobox/head
{{BerryPrevNext | prev=Grepa | next=Cornn}}
|name=Tamato Berry
{{BerryInfobox
|jname=マトマのみ
|bnum=26
|jtrans=Matoma Fruit
|name=Tamato
|gen=III
|jname=マトマ
|colorscheme=Berries
|tmname=Matoma
|fling=yes
|size=7.9
|sizecm=20.0
|firm=Soft
|desc=The <sc>Berry</sc> is lip-bendingly spicy. It takes time to grow.
|desc4=This Berry is large and spicy. When eaten during the cold season, it warms the body from inside.
|d3=<sc><sup>P</sup><sub>O</sub><noinclude><sup>K</sup></sc><sub>é</sub><sc>block</sc> ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow <sc>Tamato</sc>.{{sup/3|RS}}<br/>Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.{{sup/3|FRLG}}<br/>Makes a <sc>Pokémon</sc> friendly but lowers base <sc>Speed</sc>.{{sup/3|E}}<br/>An item brought over from a faraway place.{{sup/ss|Colo}}{{sup/ss|XD}}
|d4=A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.{{sup/4|DPPt}}<br/>Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.{{sup/4|HGSS}}
|d5=Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.
|d6=A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Speed.
|d7=A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Speed.
|d8='''Held Item:''' A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Speed base points.<br>'''Curry Ingredient:''' A berry that's so spicy that your mouth turns red. You could enjoy a scorchingly hot meal by combining this Berry with spices.
|effect=Makes a Pokémon more [[friendship|friendly]], but lowers Speed [[effort values|EVs]].{{sup/3|E}}<sup>, [[Generation IV|Gen. IV]]+</sup>
|nameor={{wp|Tomato}}
|basis={{wp|Horned melon}}, Tomato
|type=Psychic
|power={{tt|90|70 in Generations IV-V}}
|scoop1=5
|stick1=2
|scoop2=4
|stick2=1
|scoop3=2
|stick3=5
|treeimage=Tamato_tree.gif
|grow3=24
|grow4=32
|spicy=+1
|dry=+1
|sour=-2
|spicytag=yes
|drytag=yes
|spicy4=20
|dry4=10
}}
}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|III|Berries|group={{gameabbrev3|RSE}}}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|III|Berry Pouch|group={{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|pocket=Berries Pocket}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|IV|Berries}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|V|Berries}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|VI|Berries}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|VII|Berries}}
{{ItemInfobox/BagRowBottom|VIII|Berries}}
{{ItemInfobox/Flavor}}
{{ItemInfobox/FlavorRow|III|20|10|0|0|0|30}}
{{ItemInfobox/FlavorRow|IV/VIII|20|10|0|0|0|30|bottom}}
{{ItemInfobox/NaturalGift|Psychic|70|90}}
{{ItemInfobox/FlingEffect|10|None|colorscheme=Berries}}
|}


A '''Tamato Berry''' (Japanese: '''マトマのみ''' ''Matoma Fruit'') is a type of [[Berry]] introduced in [[Generation III]].
A '''Tamato Berry''' (Japanese: '''マトマのみ''' ''Matoma Fruit'') is a type of [[Berry]] introduced in [[Generation III]].


==Locations==
==In the core series games==
{{Berryloc |
===Price===
RSE1=Sometimes given by the [[Berry Master]] on {{rt|123|Hoenn}}. |
{{ItemPrice/head‎|Berries}}
RSE2=Sometimes given by [[Kiri]] in [[Sootopolis City]]. |
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev3|RSEFRLG}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}10}}
DPPt1=Growing on {{rt|212|Sinnoh}} and on {{rt|225|Sinnoh}} when the {{player}} first arrives there. |
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}40}}
DPPt2=Sometimes given by the [[Berry Master]]. |
|}
DPPt3=Sometimes awarded after earning above 3500 points at [[Pal Park]]. |
|}
DPPt4=Chance of winning from Scratch-Off Cards in the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}}. |
 
Walk1=Rarely found in {{pw|Big Forest}} after 1000+ steps. |
In the [[Generation V]] games, the Tamato Berry can be sold to the {{DL|Item maniac|gourmet maniac}} on {{rt|5|Unova}} for {{Pdollar}}20.
Walk2=Always held by level 5 {{p|Elekid}}; rarely found in {{pw|Amity Meadow}} after 5000+ steps. |
 
HGSS1=Chance of winning from Scratch-Off Cards in the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}}. |
===Effect===
B2W21=[[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Flower Shop}})|
In {{g|Ruby and Sapphire}}, the Tamato Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for [[Pokéblock]]s.
B2W22=[[Black Tower]]/[[White Treehollow]] Area 10 reward|
 
DW1=Can be found in the {{dwa|Windswept Sky}}. |
From {{game|Emerald}}, the Tamato Berry can be used from the [[Bag]] on a Pokémon to increase the Pokémon's [[friendship]] (+10 at friendship 0-99, +5 at friendship 100-199, +1<sup>SwSh-</sup>/+2<sup>E-USUM</sup> at friendship 200-255) and lowers its Speed [[Effort values|EVs]] by ten points (but not below 0). In [[Generation IV]] only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 110 when used.
XY1={{DL|Berry fields (Kalos)|Mutation}} of {{b|Lum}} and {{b|Sitrus}} {{Berries}}. |
 
ORAS1=Growing on {{rt|123|Hoenn}} when the player first arrives there. |
====Ingredient====
ORAS2=Sometimes given by the [[Berry Master]] on {{rt|123|Hoenn}}. |
{{BerryIngredient}}
ORAS3=Can be given by a fan after competing in a Hyper Rank [[Pokémon Contest|Pokémon Contest Spectacular]]. |
{{BerryIngredient/BerryBlender|name=Tamato
ORAS4=Sometimes given by [[Kiri]] in [[Sootopolis City]]. |
|npc1_berry=Cheri|npc2_berry=Pecha|npc3_berry=Rawst|master_berry=Spelon
MC1=Can be obtained through the Lv. 3 {{DL|PokéMileage Club|Balloon Popping}} attraction. |
|1npc_flavor=Spiciness 25, Dryness 12|1npc_feel=25
SM1=Can be found in the Berry pile in {{rt|10|Alola}}. |
|2npc_flavor=Spiciness 25, Sweetness 12|2npc_feel=23
SM2=Can be given by a clerk in the [[Royal Avenue#Free sample|Thrifty Megamart]]. |
|3npc_flavor=Spiciness 25, Bitterness 12|3npc_feel=22
USUM1=Can be found in the Berry pile in {{rt|10|Alola}}. |
|master_flavor=Spiciness 51, Dryness 25|master_feel=48
USUM2=Can be given by a clerk in the [[Royal Avenue#Free sample|Thrifty Megamart]]. |
|color=red|chance=low
}}
}}
{{BerryIngredient/BerryCrush|name=Tamato|powder=150|difficulty=130}}
{{BerryIngredient/Poffin|name=Tamato|flavor=Spiciness 9, Dryness 9|smoothness=29}}
{{BerryIngredient/BerryScoop|name=Tamato|scoop1=5|stick1=2|scoop2=4|stick2=1|scoop3=2|stick3=5}}
{{BerryIngredient/XY|name=Tamato|color=red|group=3}}
{{BerryIngredient/Curry|name=Tamato|rarity=3|type=Psychic|points=6}}
|}


==Growth and Harvest==
====Exchange====
===Generation III===
=====Generation III=====
A Tamato Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours, with 6 hours per stage. A Tamato tree will yield 2-4 Berries.
In {{game|Emerald}}, the player can exchange a Tamato Berry for a [[HP Up]] if the [[Pokémon Center Ladies#Favor Lady|Favor Lady]] asks for 'something pointy' in the [[Lilycove City]] [[Pokémon Center]].


===Generation IV===
=====Pokémon Dream World=====
A Tamato Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 32 hours, with 8 hours per stage. A Tamato tree will yield 1-5 Berries.
In the [[Pokémon Dream World]], the player could exchange Berries for [[Décor]]. The following Décor required Tamato Berries.


===Generation VI===
{| class="roundtable vertical-fullwidth" style="background: #{{{{{1|berries}}} color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{berries color}}"
A Tamato Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours, with 8 hours per stage. A Tamato tree will yield 1-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant will add 0.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it will add 1.5, and removing a pest will add 3.
! Catalogue
! Décor
! Price
|-
|[[Plain Catalogue]]
|DJ Booth
|{{bag|Tamato Berry}} 10 Tamato Berries<br>{{bag|Aguav Berry}} 40 [[Aguav Berry|Aguav Berries]]<br>{{bag|Hondew Berry}} 10 [[Hondew Berry|Hondew Berries]]
|}


===Generation VII===
===Description===
A Tamato Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 48 hours. A Tamato tree will yield 5-14 Berries.
{{movedesc|Berries}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RS}}|<sc><sup>P</sup><sub>O</sub><noinclude><sup>K</sup></sc><sub>é</sub><sc>block</sc> ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow <sc>Tamato</sc>.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|E}}|Makes a <sc>Pokémon</sc> friendly but lowers base <sc>Speed</sc>.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|An item brought over from a faraway place.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}|A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}|A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Speed.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Speed base points.}}
|}
|}


==Uses==
====Tag information====
===Berry Blending===
* No. 26
{{BerryBlender|Purple|Purple|Purple}}
* Size: 7.9" (20.0 cm)
* Firmness: Soft
 
{{movedesc|Berries}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}|The <sc>Berry</sc> is lip-bendingly spicy. It takes time to grow.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|This Berry is large and spicy. When eaten during the cold season, it warms the body from inside.}}
|}
|}


===Berry Crushing===
====Curry information====
At 100% performance, a Tamato Berry will contribute 300 units of powder.
{{movedesc|Berries}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|A Berry that's so spicy that your mouth turns red. You could enjoy a scorchingly hot meal by combining this Berry with spices.}}
|}
|}


===Poffin cooking===
===Acquisition===
At 100% performance, a Tamato Berry will produce a Level 13 (maybe higher) Spicy-Dry Poffin when cooking alone.
{{ItemAvailability/head‎|Berries}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev3|RSE}}
|
| {{rt|123|Hoenn}} ([[Berry Master]]), [[Sootopolis City]]<br>{{DL|Mossdeep City|Mossdeep Game Corner}} ([[Dodrio Berry Picking]] Mini-Game){{sup/3|E}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}
|
| [[Joyful Game Corner]] ([[Dodrio Berry Picking]] Mini-Game)
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|Colo}}
|
|
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|XD}}
|
|
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Route]]s {{rtn|212|Sinnoh}}, {{rtn|225|Sinnoh}}, {{rtn|228|Sinnoh}}
| {{rt|208|Sinnoh}} ([[Berry Master]]'s house), [[Pal Park]]<br>{{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} (Scratch-Off Card)
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
|
| {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} (Scratch-Off Card)
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|PW}}
|
| {{pw|Big Forest}}, {{pw|Amity Meadow}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
|
|
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|
| {{rt|5|Unova}}, [[Black Tower]]/[[White Treehollow]]<br>[[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Flower Shop}})
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|DW}}
|
| {{dwa|Windswept Sky}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
|
| {{DL|Berry fields (Kalos)|Mutation}} of {{b|Lum}} and {{b|Sitrus}} {{Berries}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| {{rt|123|Hoenn}}
| {{rt|123|Hoenn}} ([[Berry Master]]), [[Sootopolis City]]<br>Hyper Rank [[Pokémon Contest|Pokémon Contest Spectacular]] (given by fan)
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|PMC}}
|
| Lv. 3 {{DL|PokéMileage Club|Balloon Popping}} attraction
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
|
| {{rt|10|Alola}}, [[Royal Avenue#Free sample|Thrifty Megamart]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|USUM}}
|
| {{rt|10|Alola}}, [[Royal Avenue#Free sample|Thrifty Megamart]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
|
| {{rt|7|Galar}}, [[Bridge Field]], [[Giant's Cap]], [[Giant's Mirror]], [[Motostoke Riverbank]], [[Workout Sea]], [[Ballimere Lake]], [[Dyna Tree Hill]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}
| [[Route]]s {{rtn|212|Sinnoh}}, {{rtn|225|Sinnoh}}, {{rtn|228|Sinnoh}}
| {{rt|208|Sinnoh}} ([[Berry Master]]'s house)<br>{{si|Battle Park}} Exchange Service Corner<br>Picked up by [[walking Pokémon#Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|walking Pokémon]] (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful [[Nature]]s)
|}
|}


===Used on a Pokémon===
===Growth===
This Berry increases a Pokémon's [[friendship]] by and lowers its Speed [[Effort values|EVs]] by ten points (but not below 0). It can only be used outside of battle, and only has this effect in {{game|Emerald}} and later games. In [[Generation IV]] only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 100 when used.
{{BerryGrowth
|name=Tamato
|growth3=24|yield3=2-4
|growth4=32|yield4=1-5|drain4=8
|growth5=48
|growthXY=48|yieldXY=1-20|waterXY=0.5|weedXY=1.5|pestXY=3|pestXY_species=Ledyba
|growthORAS=32|yieldORAS=2-26
|growth7=48|yield7-1=5|yield7-2=9|yield7-3=14
|growth8=32|yield8=2-5
}}


==Artwork==
==Appearance==
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}"
===Artwork===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
|-
| width="160px" style="background: #{{spicy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Tamato Berry Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|40px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Dream Tamato Berry Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|40px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Curry Ingredient Tamato Berry Sprite.png|100px]]
|-
|-
| style="background: #{{dry color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{dry color dark}}|Dream World artwork}}
| Dream World artwork
|}
| Curry Ingredient Artwork
|}{{left clear}}


===Sprites===
===Sprites===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{spicy color dark}}; background: #{{spicy color}}; font-size:80%"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dry color dark}}; background: #{{dry color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:TagTamatoIII.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:TagTamatoIII.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}};; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:TagTamato.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}};; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Bag Tamato Berry Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}};; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Bag Tamato Berry BDSP Sprite.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}};; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Bag Tamato Berry SV Sprite.png|70px]]
|-
|-
| Generation III Berry Tag Sprite
| Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)
| Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)
| Bag Sprite (Generation III-VIII)
| Bag Sprite (BDSP)
| Bag Sprite (SV)
|}
|}


===Models===
===Models===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{spicy color dark}}; background: #{{spicy color}}; font-size:80%"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
|-
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{dry color dark}}; background: #{{dry color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Tamato Berry DET.png|x100px]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{berries color dark}}; background: #{{berries color light}}; width:96px; height:96px" | [[File:Tamato Berry DET.png|x100px]]
|-
|-
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Detective Pikachu (game)|Detective Pikachu}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Detective Pikachu (game)|Detective Pikachu}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Tamato Berry is the only one of the EV-reducing Berries that did not have the same growth time or Berry yield as the rest in [[Generation III]], and the only Berry of its flavor group that does not have the same growth time as the rest in [[Generation IV]].
* The Tamato Berry is the only one of the EV-reducing Berries that did not have the same growth time or Berry yield as the rest in [[Generation III]].
 
===Origin===
The Tamato Berry's design and name may be based on a {{wp|tomato}}. Its design may also be based on a {{wp|horned melon}}.


==Names==
==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{spicy color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{spicy color}}"
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{berries color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{berries color}}"
|-
|-
! Language
! Language
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==External links==
==External links==
{{SItem/3|item=tamato-berry}}
{{SItem/3|item=tamato-berry}}
{{-}}
{{-}}
{{BerryPrevNext | prev=Grepa | next=Cornn}}
{{BerriesNav}}<br>
{{Project BerryDexnotice}}
{{Project BerryDexnotice}}


Revision as of 08:57, 10 December 2022

Tamato Berry
マトマのみ
Matoma Fruit
Bag Tamato Berry Sprite.png
Tamato Berry
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries (RSE)
Generation III Bag Berry Pouch pocket icon.png Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation V Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VI Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VIII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
20 10 0 0 0 30
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
20 10 0 0 0 30
Natural Gift
Type Psychic
Power Gen. IV-V 70
Gen. VI+ 90
Fling
Power 10
Effect None

A Tamato Berry (Japanese: マトマのみ Matoma Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

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

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

Effect

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Tamato Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for Pokéblocks.

From Pokémon Emerald, the Tamato Berry can be used from the Bag on a Pokémon to increase the Pokémon's friendship (+10 at friendship 0-99, +5 at friendship 100-199, +1SwSh-/+2E-USUM at friendship 200-255) and lowers its Speed EVs by ten points (but not below 0). In Generation IV only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 110 when used.

Ingredient

Berry Blending
RSE When blending with NPCs, Tamato Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel
1 NPC Cheri Berry Spiciness 25, Dryness 12 25
2 NPCs Cheri BerryPecha Berry Spiciness 25, Sweetness 12 23
3 NPCs Cheri BerryPecha BerryRawst Berry Spiciness 25, Bitterness 12 22
Blend Master Spelon Berry Spiciness 51, Dryness 25 48
ORAS Tamato Berries are red Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Berry Crush
FRLGE Tamato 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.
Poffin Cooking
DPPt
BDSP 		When used alone, Tamato Berries will produce Poffins with Spiciness 9, Dryness 9 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 DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png
Stickiness DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png
Juice Shoppe
XY Tamato Berries are red Berries in Group 3.
Composting
XY Tamato Berries are red Berries.
Curry
SwSh Tamato Berries have a rarity of 3.
Cram-o-matic
SwSh Tamato Berries are Psychic-type items and give 6 points towards the output value.

Exchange

Generation III

In Pokémon Emerald, the player can exchange a Tamato Berry for a HP Up if the Favor Lady asks for 'something pointy' in the Lilycove City Pokémon Center.

Pokémon Dream World

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

Catalogue Décor Price
Plain Catalogue DJ Booth Tamato Berry 10 Tamato Berries
Aguav Berry 40 Aguav Berries
Hondew Berry 10 Hondew Berries

Description

Games Description
RS POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Tamato.
FRLG Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
E Makes a Pokémon friendly but lowers base Speed.
ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place.
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.
HGSS
BWB2W2 		Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Speed stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Speed.
SwSh
BDSP 		A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Speed base points.

Tag information

  • No. 26
  • Size: 7.9" (20.0 cm)
  • Firmness: Soft
Games Description
RSE The Berry is lip-bendingly spicy. It takes time to grow.
DPPt
BDSP 		This Berry is large and spicy. When eaten during the cold season, it warms the body from inside.

Curry information

Games Description
SwSh A Berry that's so spicy that your mouth turns red. You could enjoy a scorchingly hot meal by combining this Berry with spices.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City
Mossdeep Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking Mini-Game)E
FRLG Joyful Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking Mini-Game)
Colo
XD
DPPt Routes 212, 225, 228 Route 208 (Berry Master's house), Pal Park
Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card)
HGSS Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card)
PW Big Forest, Amity Meadow
BW
B2W2 Route 5, Black Tower/White Treehollow
Join Avenue (Flower Shop)
DW Windswept Sky
XY Mutation of Lum and Sitrus Berries
ORAS Route 123 Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City
Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
PMC Lv. 3 Balloon Popping attraction
SM Route 10, Thrifty Megamart
USUM Route 10, Thrifty Megamart
SwSh Route 7, Bridge Field, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Motostoke Riverbank, Workout Sea, Ballimere Lake, Dyna Tree Hill
BDSP Routes 212, 225, 228 Route 208 (Berry Master's house)
Battle Park Exchange Service Corner
Picked up by walking Pokémon (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful Natures)

Growth

Generation III
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
6 hours
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Taller
12 hours
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Flowering
18 hours
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Berries
24 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 2-4 Berries.
Generation IV
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
8 hours
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Taller
16 hours
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Flowering
24 hours
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Berries
32 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Tamato plant's soil dries by 8% every hour, fully drying out in 13 hours.
Generation V
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
12 hours
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Taller
24 hours
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Flowering
36 hours
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Berries
48 hours
A Tamato plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
8 hours
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Growing
16 hours
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Bigger
24 hours
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Budding
32 hours
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Bloom
40 hours
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Berries
48 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 1-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1.5, and removing a pest adds 3. Tamato plants attract Ledyba as pests.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
8 hours
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Taller
16 hours
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Flowering
24 hours
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Berries
32 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 2-26 Berries.
Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
30 hours
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Taller
36 hours
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Flowering
44 hours
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Berries
48 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 5 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 9 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 14 Berries if it is at Phase 3.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
8 hours
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Taller
16 hours
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Flowering
24 hours
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Berries
32 hours
A Tamato plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Appearance

Artwork

Dream Tamato Berry Sprite.png Curry Ingredient Tamato Berry Sprite.png
Dream World artwork Curry Ingredient Artwork


Sprites

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Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III) Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV) Bag Sprite (Generation III-VIII) Bag Sprite (BDSP) Bag Sprite (SV)

Models

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Model from
Detective Pikachu

In the anime

Tamato Berries in the anime

Tamato Berries served a comical purpose in The Lotad Lowdown and Berry, Berry Interesting, where several characters, including Team Rocket and Ash, would come across one and try to eat it, only to be overwhelmed by its extreme spiciness, which resulted in swollen lips for a while.

In Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry, Tamato Berries were seen among the many other Berries sold at the Lilycove Berry Market.

In Shocks and Bonds, Brock mentioned that an Ace Trainer named Katie, who battled Ash in the Ever Grande Conference, likes Tamato Berries in her spaghetti.

In Cooking Up a Sweet Story!, some Tamato Berries were seen in Abigail's Berry basket.

In Three Sides to Every Story!, Lulu was seen growing some Tamato Berries in her garden along with several other kinds of Berries.

In Double-Time Battle Training!, Candice said a treat called the "Snowpoint Tamato Berry Ice Cream Bar" had cold ice cream outside and spicy Tamato Berry jelly on the inside. Ash accidentally ate the bar whole, while Dawn based her Flame Ice combination on it.

In PK23, Piplup showed Meloetta, Pikachu, and Snivy a Tamato Berry plant during their search for a Rinka Berry, certain that it was a Rinka plant. When they told Piplup it was the wrong plant, Piplup stubbornly ate a Tamato Berry on it, only to find that it was too spicy. Meowth and Wobbuffet, who were following Meloetta, found the Berries and decided to eat them, only to be overwhelmed by its spiciness as well.

In Grooming Furfrou!, Tamato Berries were seen at Sherman's Furfrou grooming salon.

In To Find a Fairy Flower!, a Tamato Berry was pictured in a newspaper that Jessie was using to hide from Ash and his friends.

In Under the Pledging Tree!, Ash gave Tamato Berries to his Pokémon as a gift.

In Performing with Fiery Charm!, Jessie used Tamato Berries as a part of her Dendemille Town Showcase performance.

In Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, Hoopa replaced a donut that it took with a Tamato Berry. It was then blindly picked up and tasted by Chespin, who was immediately overwhelmed by the Berry's extremely spicy taste.

In A Performance Pop Quiz!, Tamato Berries were used as a part of the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase.

In First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, a Tamato Berry was seen among the Berries Anela offered to Litten.

Tamato Berries appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!.

Tamato Berries appeared in Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, when Lana was on her first hunt for treasure on Akala Island.

In Currying Favor and Flavor!, Ash and Pikachu found Tamato Berries, along with other kinds of Berries, inside a hollowed-out stump in Lush Jungle while looking for a Miracle Seed to be used as a dish ingredient.

In Acting True to Form!, an Alolan Meowth shoved a Tamato Berry into Team Rocket's Meowth's mouth to shut him up, immediately overwhelming him with its spiciness and causing him to wind up with swollen lips for a moment.

Tamato Berries appeared in A Recipe for Success!, where Meowth accidentally ate one of them.

In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, Goh had his Skwovet pull a Tamato Berry from its tail and squeeze the juice over its Pecha Tart so that it could finish the meal and move on in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest.

In the manga

A Tamato Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

In Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II, Courtney used the Tamato Berry juice she had put on her gloves to temporarily blind Sapphire.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Tamato Berry was seen among the many Berries that Cyrus's Probopass dug out of Lax's fur with its Mini-Noses while trying to retrieve Cyrus's camera.

In Grumpy Gliscor, a Tamato Berry was one of the Berries that Lax threw at a wild Gliscor attacking the S.S. Sinnoh in order to distract it.

In Lucky Lucario II, Tamato Berries was seen amongst the Berries that Diamond used while making food for himself, his Pokémon, and Riley while training at Iron Island.

Black & White arc

A Tamato Berry appeared in Fussing and Fighting as a part of Professor Juniper's dinner.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, multiple Tamato Berries appeared in the pile of Berries gathered by a group of Pokémon at Lush Jungle while helping Moon in her search for a special Mirage Berry.

Trivia

  • The Tamato Berry is the only one of the EV-reducing Berries that did not have the same growth time or Berry yield as the rest in Generation III.

Origin

The Tamato Berry's design and name may be based on a tomato. Its design may also be based on a horned melon.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese マトマのみ Matoma no Mi From トマト tomato
English Tamato Berry From tomato
French Baie Tamato From tomate, tomato
German Tamotbeere From Tomate, tomato
Italian Baccamodoro From pomodoro, tomato
Spanish Baya Tamate From tomate, tomato
Korean 토망열매 Tomang Yeolmae From 토마토 tomato
Chinese (Mandarin) 茄番果 Qiéfān Guǒ* From 番茄 fānqié, tomato
辣茄 Làqié* From 辣 là (spicy) and 番茄 fānqié (tomato)
Chinese (Cantonese) 茄番果 Kèhfāan Gwó* From 番茄 fāankèh, tomato
辣茄 Laahtkèh* From 辣 laaht (spicy) and 番茄 fāankèh (tomato)
Danish Tamato-bær From English name
Finnish Tamato-marja From English name
Polish Tamatojagoda*
Owoc Tamato* 		From English name
Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Tamate* From tomate, tomato.
Fruta Tamato* From its English name.
Fruta Mate* From tomate, tomato.
Swedish Tamatobär From English name
Norwegian Tamato-bær From English name
Vietnamese Trái cà cay From cà chua, tomato

External links


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