Apicot Berry

Apicot Berry ズアのみ Zua Fruit

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Berries (RSE) Generation III Berry Pouch (FRLG) Generation IV Berries Generation V Berries Generation VI Berries Generation VII Berries Generation VIII Berries Generation IX Berries Flavor Generation III SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 0 40 0 0 40 80 Generation IV/VIII SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 30 0 0 30 40 Natural Gift Type Ground Power Gen. IV-V 80 Gen. VI+ 100 Fling Power 10 Effect Raises Special Defense by one stage

An Apicot Berry (Japanese: ズアのみ Zua 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 SV N/A $20

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

Effect

Held item

An Apicot Berry raises the holder's Special Defense by one stage when the holder's HP drop to ¼ or below. If the holder has Gluttony, then it eats its Apicot Berry when its HP drops to ½ or below. If the holder has Ripen, then its Special Defense rises by two stages.

When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, Bug Bite, or Item Urge, it raises the Special Defense of the consumer by one stage.

Ingredient

Berry Blending RSE When blending with NPCs, Apicot Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks: NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel 1 NPC Sourness 62, Dryness 49 50 2 NPCs Sourness 62, Dryness 62 40 3 NPCs Sourness 62, Dryness 49, Sweetness 10 34 Blend Master Sourness 88, Dryness 49 73 ORAS Apicot Berries are blue Berries that have a medium-high chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush FRLGE Apicot Berries have a base Berry Powder of 500 and a difficulty of 180. With two players, this Berry will contribute 1000 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking DPPt BDSP When used alone, Apicot Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 28, Sourness 18 and smoothness 39 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 Apicot Berries are blue Berries in Group 3.

Composting XY Apicot Berries are blue Berries.

Dye Houses SMUSUM 15 Apicot Berries, Kelpsy Berries, and Chesto Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel navy blue.

Curry SwSh Apicot Berries have a rarity of 10.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Apicot Berries are Ground-type items and give 12 points towards the output value.

Description

Games Description RSE A hold item that raises Sp.Def in a pinch. FRLG When held by a Pokémon, it raises the Sp. Def stat in a pinch. ColoXD A hold item that raises Sp.Def in a pinch. DPPt A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Def stat in a pinch. HGSS BWB2W2 If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Def stat in a pinch. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its Sp. Def stat will increase when it's in a pinch. SV If a Pokémon holds one of these Berries, its Sp. Def stat will be boosted should it find itself in a pinch.

Tag information

• No. 40 ^RSEFRLG / No. 57 ^DPPtBDSP
• Size: 3.0" (7.5 cm)
• Firmness: Very hard

Games Description RSE A very mystifying Berry. No telling what may happen or how it can be used. DPPt BDSP This is a very, very mystifying Berry. There is no telling how it can be used, or what may happen if it is used.

Curry information

Games Description SwSh A slightly rare Berry. Its blue part has a very dry flavor and its green part has a very sour flavor.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE FRLG Colo Mt. Battle (15,000 Poké Coupons) XD Mt. Battle (15,000 Poké Coupons) DPPt HGSS PW Volcano Path PBR Shop BW B2W2 Join Avenue (Flower Shop) XY Mutation of Kelpsy and Wacan Berries ORAS Super-Secret Base (Gather Berries skill) PMC Lv. 1 Poké Doll Grabber attraction SMUSUM Secluded ShoreSM/Ula'ula BeachUSUM SwSh Route 9, Dappled Grove, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage (Berry trees) SwShIA Soothing Wetlands (Berry trees) SwShCT Giant's Bed (Berry trees) BDSP Ramanas Park (Soul Room) Picked up by walking Pokémon (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful Natures) SV Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice) Area Zero (sparkling overworld items)

Distribution

Apicot Berries are occasionally distributed as a held item on various Pokémon.

Version	Games	Distribution
Japanese	Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen	2004 Tanabata Jirachi

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Apicot plant's soil dries by 4% every hour, fully drying out in 25 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
36 hours

Taller
72 hours

Flowering
108 hours

Berries
144 hours

An Apicot plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
16 hours

Growing
32 hours

Bigger
48 hours

Budding
64 hours

Bloom
80 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 1-10 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.2 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.1, and removing a pest adds 1. Apicot plants attract Volbeat as pests.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2-13 Berries.

Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
54 hours

Taller
60 hours

Flowering
68 hours

Berries
72 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 5 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 8 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

An Apicot plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

Trivia

Origin

The Apicot Berry's design and name may be based on an apricot.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ズアのみ Zua no Mi	From アンズ anzu, apricot
English	Apicot Berry	From apricot
French	Baie Abriko	From abricot, apricot
German	Apikobeere	From Aprikose, apricot
Italian	Baccacocca	From albicocca, apricot
Spanish	Baya Aricoc	From albaricoque, apricot
Korean	규살열매 Gyusal Yeolmae	From 살구 salgu, apricot
Chinese (Mandarin)	杏仔果 Xìngzǐ Guǒ	From 杏子 xìngzi, apricot
Chinese (Cantonese)	杏仔果 Hahngjái Gwó	From 杏子 hahngjí, apricot

External links

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

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This Pokémon article is part of Project BerryDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Berry in the Pokémon series.