Flavor

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Flavor is a special set of attributes that certain foods in the Pokémon world have. The affected foods include Berries, Pokéblocks, Poffins, Apricorns, Aprijuice, and malasadas. There are five different flavors:

• Spicy (Japanese: 辛い spicy)
• Dry (Japanese: 渋い astringent)
• Sweet (Japanese: 甘い sweet)
• Bitter (Japanese: 苦い bitter)
• Sour (Japanese: 酸っぱい sour)

Most of the foods can have more than one flavor attributed to them.

The primary flavor mechanic is taste preferences: different Pokémon like and dislike different flavors, depending on their Nature. This usually influences the effectiveness of the food. The flavors that a Pokémon likes and dislikes correspond to the stat that its Nature raises or lowers. For example, all Pokémon who like spicy flavors have a Nature that raises their Attack, while those that dislike spicy flavors have a Nature that lowers it. Pokémon who have neutral Natures have no likes or dislikes.

Different flavors also represent different stats in most foods. For example, a Pokéblock that has a spicy flavor will raise a Pokémon's Cool condition. When this is combined with the taste preference aspect, if a Pokémon dislikes spicy foods and is fed a Pokéblock that is predominantly spicy, its Cool condition will raise less than if a Pokémon that likes spicy foods was fed the same Pokéblock.

Although they use the word "bitter", herbal medicines have no connection with flavor mechanics.

Flavor preferences

The flavor that a Pokémon likes or dislikes depends on its Nature, as shown in the table below. The liked and disliked flavors correspond to the stats each Nature raises and lowers.

Flavor table
No preferences ↘		Disliked flavor
		Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
Liked flavor	Spicy	Bashful	Adamant	Brave	Naughty	Lonely
	Dry	Modest	Docile	Quiet	Rash	Mild
	Sweet	Timid	Jolly	Hardy	Naive	Hasty
	Bitter	Calm	Careful	Sassy	Quirky	Gentle
	Sour	Bold	Impish	Relaxed	Lax	Serious

Stats associated with flavors

The flavor of a food usually influences its effectiveness, but different foods generally affect different mechanics.

• Berries, Pokéblocks, Poffins: Contest conditions
• Apricorns, Aprijuice: performance
• Malasadas: Affection

With the exception of malasadas, the flavor or flavors present in a food also represent which stats will be raised.

Flavor	Contest	Pokéathlon
Spicy	Cool	Power
Dry	Beautiful	Skill
Sweet	Cute	Speed
Bitter	Clever	Jump
Sour	Tough	Stamina

Berries that may cause confusion also have a unique interaction with flavors. In-battle, these Berries restore HP, but if they are consumed by a Pokémon that dislikes the Berry's main flavor, the Pokémon will become confused. This is the only flavor-dependent mechanic that has been consistently carried forward since its introduction.

List of Berries by flavor

In Generation III

No.	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
01		Cheri	+1	0	0	0	-1
02		Chesto	-1	+1	0	0	0
03		Pecha	0	-1	+1	0	0
04		Rawst	0	0	-1	+1	0
05		Aspear	0	0	0	-1	+1
06		Leppa	+1	-1	0	0	0
07		Oran	0	0	0	0	0
08		Persim	0	0	0	0	0
09		Lum	0	0	0	0	0
10		Sitrus	0	0	0	0	0
11		Figy	+1	0	0	0	-1
12		Wiki	-1	+1	0	0	0
13		Mago	0	-1	+1	0	0
14		Aguav	0	0	-1	+1	0
15		Iapapa	0	0	0	-1	+1
16		Razz	0	+1	0	0	-1
17		Bluk	-1	0	+1	0	0
18		Nanab	0	-1	0	+1	0
19		Wepear	0	0	-1	0	+1
20		Pinap	+1	0	0	-1	0
21		Pomeg	+1	-1	0	+1	-1
22		Kelpsy	-1	+1	-1	0	+1
23		Qualot	+1	-1	+1	-1	0
24		Hondew	0	+1	-1	+1	-1
25		Grepa	-1	0	+1	-1	+1
26		Tamato	+1	+1	0	0	-2
27		Cornn	-2	+1	+1	0	0
28		Magost	0	-2	+1	+1	0
29		Rabuta	0	0	-2	+1	+1
30		Nomel	+1	0	0	-2	+1
31		Spelon	+3	+1	0	0	-4
32		Pamtre	-4	+3	+1	0	0
33		Watmel	0	-4	+3	+1	0
34		Durin	0	0	-4	+3	+1
35		Belue	+1	0	0	-4	+3
36		Liechi	+4	-4	+4	-1	-3
37		Ganlon	-4	+4	-4	+4	0
38		Salac	0	-4	+4	-4	+4
39		Petaya	+4	0	-4	+4	-4
40		Apicot	-4	+4	0	-4	+4
41		Lansat	0	0	0	0	0
42		Starf	0	0	0	0	0
43		Enigma	0	0	0	0	0

e-Reader Berries

No.	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
43		Pumkin	0	0	0	-4	+4
43		Drash	0	-4	+4	0	0
43		Eggant	-4	+4	0	0	0
43		Strib	+3	0	-3	+3	-3
43		Chilan	+3	-3	+3	0	-3
43		Nutpea	0	0	0	0	0
43		Ginema	-3	+3	0	-3	+3
43		Kuo	0	0	0	0	0
43		Yago	0	0	-4	+4	0
43		Touga	+4	0	0	0	-4
43		Niniku	-3	+3	-3	+3	0
43		Topo	0	-3	+3	-3	+3

In Generation IV

No.	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
01		Cheri	10	0	0	0	0
02		Chesto	0	10	0	0	0
03		Pecha	0	0	10	0	0
04		Rawst	0	0	0	10	0
05		Aspear	0	0	0	0	10
06		Leppa	10	0	10	10	10
07		Oran	10	10	0	10	10
08		Persim	10	10	10	0	10
09		Lum	10	10	10	10	0
10		Sitrus	0	10	10	10	10
11		Figy	15	0	0	0	0
12		Wiki	0	15	0	0	0
13		Mago	0	0	15	0	0
14		Aguav	0	0	0	15	0
15		Iapapa	0	0	0	0	15
16		Razz	10	10	0	0	0
17		Bluk	0	10	10	0	0
18		Nanab	0	0	10	10	0
19		Wepear	0	0	0	10	10
20		Pinap	10	0	0	0	10
21		Pomeg	10	0	10	10	0
22		Kelpsy	0	10	0	10	10
23		Qualot	10	0	10	0	10
24		Hondew	10	10	0	10	0
25		Grepa	0	10	10	0	10
26		Tamato	20	10	0	0	0
27		Cornn	0	20	10	0	0
28		Magost	0	0	20	10	0
29		Rabuta	0	0	0	20	10
30		Nomel	10	0	0	0	20
31		Spelon	30	10	0	0	0
32		Pamtre	0	30	10	0	0
33		Watmel	0	0	30	10	0
34		Durin	0	0	0	30	10
35		Belue	10	0	0	0	30
36		Occa	15	0	10	0	0
37		Passho	0	15	0	10	0
38		Wacan	0	0	15	0	10
39		Rindo	10	0	0	15	0
40		Yache	0	10	0	0	15
41		Chople	15	0	0	10	0
42		Kebia	0	15	0	0	10
43		Shuca	10	0	15	0	0
44		Coba	0	10	0	15	0
45		Payapa	0	0	10	0	15
46		Tanga	20	0	0	0	10
47		Charti	10	20	0	0	0
48		Kasib	0	10	20	0	0
49		Haban	0	0	10	20	0
50		Colbur	0	0	0	10	20
51		Babiri	25	10	0	0	0
52		Chilan	0	25	10	0	0
53		Liechi	30	10	30	0	0
54		Ganlon	0	30	10	30	0
55		Salac	0	0	30	10	30
56		Petaya	30	0	0	30	10
57		Apicot	10	30	0	0	30
58		Lansat	30	10	30	10	30
59		Starf	30	10	30	10	30
60		Enigma	40	10	0	0	0
61		Micle	0	40	10	0	0
62		Custap	0	0	40	10	0
63		Jaboca	0	0	0	40	10
64		Rowap	10	0	0	0	40

In Generation V

Spr	Name	Scoop			Stickiness
		Flavor 1	Flavor 2	Flavor 3	Flavor 1	Flavor 2	Flavor 3
	Cheri Berry	1	2	3	3	4	5
	Chesto Berry	1	3	2	3	5	4
	Pecha Berry	2	1	3	4	3	5
	Rawst Berry	2	3	1	4	5	3
	Aspear Berry	3	1	2	5	3	4
	Leppa Berry	2	3	5	4	5	1
	Oran Berry	2	3	4	1	2	3
	Persim Berry	2	3	4	2	3	4
	Lum Berry	2	3	3	4	4	5
	Sitrus Berry	1	4	2	5	4	1
	Figy Berry	1	3	4	5	1	2
	Wiki Berry	1	4	3	5	2	1
	Mago Berry	3	1	4	1	5	2
	Aguav Berry	3	4	1	1	2	5
	Iapapa Berry	4	1	3	2	5	1
	Razz Berry	1	2	3	1	2	3
	Bluk Berry	1	3	2	1	3	2
	Nanab Berry	2	1	3	2	1	3
	Wepear Berry	2	3	1	2	3	1
	Pinap Berry	3	1	2	3	1	2
	Pomeg Berry	2	4	5	5	1	2
	Kelpsy Berry	2	5	4	5	2	1
	Qualot Berry	4	2	5	1	5	2
	Hondew Berry	4	5	2	1	2	5
	Grepa Berry	5	2	4	2	5	1
	Tamato Berry	5	4	2	2	1	5
	Cornn Berry	3	2	1	3	2	1
	Magost Berry	1	2	3	1	2	3
	Rabuta Berry	1	3	2	1	3	2
	Nomel Berry	2	1	3	2	1	3
	Spelon Berry	1	2	3	2	3	4
	Pamtre Berry	1	3	2	2	4	3
	Watmel Berry	2	1	3	3	2	4
	Durin Berry	2	3	1	3	4	2
	Belue Berry	3	1	2	4	2	3
	Occa Berry	3	4	5	1	2	3
	Passho Berry	3	5	4	1	3	2
	Wacan Berry	4	3	5	2	1	3
	Rindo Berry	4	5	3	2	3	1
	Yache Berry	5	3	4	3	1	2
	Chople Berry	5	4	3	3	2	1
	Kebia Berry	3	4	5	1	2	3
	Shuca Berry	3	5	4	1	3	2
	Coba Berry	4	3	5	2	1	3
	Payapa Berry	4	5	3	2	3	1
	Tanga Berry	5	3	4	3	1	2
	Charti Berry	5	4	3	3	2	1
	Kasib Berry	3	4	5	1	2	3
	Haban Berry	3	5	4	1	3	2
	Colbur Berry	4	3	5	2	1	3
	Babiri Berry	4	5	3	2	3	1
	Chilan Berry	5	3	4	3	1	2
	Liechi Berry	3	4	5	2	3	4
	Ganlon Berry	3	5	4	2	4	3
	Salac Berry	4	3	5	3	2	4
	Petaya Berry	4	5	3	3	4	2
	Apicot Berry	5	3	4	4	2	3
	Lansat Berry	3	4	5	4	5	3
	Starf Berry	3	5	4	4	3	5
	Enigma Berry	3	4	5	3	4	5
	Micle Berry	4	3	5	3	5	4
	Custap Berry	4	5	3	3	4	5
	Jaboca Berry	3	4	5	5	3	4
	Rowap Berry	3	5	4	5	4	3

In Generation VI

Spr	Name	Color (XY)	Color (ORAS)
	Cheri Berry	Red	Red
	Chesto Berry	Purple	Blue
	Pecha Berry	Pink	Pink
	Rawst Berry	Green	Green
	Aspear Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Leppa Berry	Red	Red
	Oran Berry	Blue	Blue
	Persim Berry	Pink	Pink
	Lum Berry	Green	Green
	Sitrus Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Figy Berry	Red	Red
	Wiki Berry	Purple	Blue
	Mago Berry	Pink	Pink
	Aguav Berry	Green	Green
	Iapapa Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Razz Berry	Red	Red
	Bluk Berry	Purple	Blue
	Nanab Berry	Pink	Pink
	Wepear Berry	Green	Green
	Pinap Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Pomeg Berry	Red	Red
	Kelpsy Berry	Blue	Blue
	Qualot Berry	Yellow	Pink
	Hondew Berry	Green	Green
	Grepa Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Tamato Berry	Red	Red
	Cornn Berry	Purple	Blue
	Magost Berry	Pink	Pink
	Rabuta Berry	Green	Green
	Nomel Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Spelon Berry	Red	Pink
	Pamtre Berry	Purple	Blue
	Watmel Berry	Pink	Green
	Durin Berry	Green	Green
	Belue Berry	Purple	Blue
	Occa Berry	Red	Red
	Passho Berry	Blue	Blue
	Wacan Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Rindo Berry	Green	Green
	Yache Berry	Blue	Blue
	Chople Berry	Red	Red
	Kebia Berry	Green	Green
	Shuca Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Coba Berry	Blue	Blue
	Payapa Berry	Purple	Red
	Tanga Berry	Green	Green
	Charti Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Kasib Berry	Purple	Pink
	Haban Berry	Red	Red
	Colbur Berry	Purple	Pink
	Babiri Berry	Green	Green
	Chilan Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Liechi Berry	Red	Yellow
	Ganlon Berry	Purple	Blue
	Salac Berry	Green	Green
	Petaya Berry	Pink	Pink
	Apicot Berry	Blue	Blue
	Lansat Berry	Red	Pink
	Starf Berry	Green	Green
	Enigma Berry	Purple	Yellow
	Micle Berry	Green	Green
	Custap Berry	Red	Red
	Jaboca Berry	Yellow	Yellow
	Rowap Berry	Blue	Blue
	Roseli Berry	Pink	Red
	Kee Berry	Yellow	Pink
	Maranga Berry	Blue	Yellow

List of Apricorns by flavor

Apricorn		Spicy	Sour	Dry	Bitter	Sweet
	Red Apricorn	Strong	Weak	—	—	—
	Yellow Apricorn	—	Strong	Weak	—	—
	Blue Apricorn	—	—	Strong	Weak	—
	Green Apricorn	—	—	—	Strong	Weak
	Pink Apricorn	Weak	—	—	—	Strong
	White Apricorn	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
	Black Apricorn	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong

Similar mechanics

In Generation V, each Berry can make three different "flavors" of ice cream for the Dream World mini-game Ice Cream Scoop. Each flavor has different Scoop and Stickiness attributes.

In Generation VI, Berries have color groups. These color groups are used when growing Berries or making Juice or Pokéblocks. Pokémon X and Y have six color groups: red, blue, purple, green, yellow, and pink. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have five color groups: red, yellow, blue, green, and pink; each of these again correspond to a contest condition.

Trivia

• The bag descriptions of the Razz, Bluk, Nanab, Wepear, and Pinap Berries in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire state that they are spicy, sour, sweet, bitter, and sour, respectively, referencing their previous flavors in the Generation III and IV games.
  • The reference in the Bluk Berry's description was not noticed, and as such, 渋い was translated as "sour" instead of as "dry" as in previous games.
• In Generation III, the total sum of all flavor attributes is always zero (0).

In other languages

Spicy Language Title Chinese Cantonese 辣 Laaht Mandarin 辣 Là French Épicée German Scharf Italian Pepato Korean 매운맛 Mae-unmat Spanish Picante Vietnamese Vị cay	Dry Language Title Chinese Cantonese 澀 Saap Mandarin 澀 / 涩 Sè French Sèche German Trocken Italian Secco Korean 떫은맛 Tteolbeunmat Spanish Seco	Sweet Language Title Chinese Cantonese 甜 Tìhm Mandarin 甜 Tián French Sucrée German Süß Italian Dolce Korean 단맛 Danmat Spanish Dulce Vietnamese Vị ngọt
Bitter Language Title Chinese Cantonese 苦 Fú Mandarin 苦 Kǔ French Amère German Bitter Italian Amaro Korean 쓴맛 Sseunmat Spanish Amargo Vietnamese Vị đắng	Sour Language Title Chinese Cantonese 酸 Syūn Mandarin 酸 Suān French Acide German Sauer Italian Aspro Korean 신맛 Sinmat Spanish Ácido

See also

• List of Berries by growth time

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