Berry (item)

This article is about the item named "Berry" in Generation II. For the class of item, see Berry.

Berry きのみ Berry

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items

The Berry (Japanese: きのみ Berry) is a type of Berry exclusive to the Generation II games. It restores 10 HP to a Pokémon.

From Generation III onward, the Berry is succeeded by the Oran Berry.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC N/A $5

Effect

Held item

If the holder's HP falls below 50%, it will consume its held Berry and restore 10 HP.

Bag item

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it restores 10 HP to that Pokémon. This consumes the Berry.

Other uses

After battle, a Berry held by a Shuckle has a ¹/₁₆ chance of turning into a Berry Juice. This only applies to the first Shuckle with a Berry in the party, and only after the player visits Goldenrod City.

At Moomoo Farm, the player can feed 7 Berries to Moomoo the Miltank to heal it. If they do, the female farmer will give the player TM13 (Snore) in thanks, and the male farmer will start selling Moomoo Milk.

Description

Games Description GSC A self-restore item. (10HP, HOLD)

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Route 30, Ruins of AlphC New Bark Town (held by the player's first partner Pokémon), Cianwood City (held by Shuckie) Route 10 (held by Pokéfan Robert's Quagsire), Route 13 (held by Pokéfan Joshua's Pokémon ×6, held by Pokéfan Alex's Nidoking and Slowking), Route 14 (held by Pokéfan Carter's Pokémon ×3), Route 34 (held by Pokéfan Brandon's Pokémon), Route 39 (held by Pokéfan Ruth's Pokémon), National Park (held by Pokéfan William's Pokémon) Berry trees (Routes 11, 29, 30, 38, and 46) Route 36 (possible gift from Bug Catcher Wade)C, Bug-Catching Contest consolation prize Mystery Gift Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS (100 W) Route 39 (held by Pokéfan Derek's Pokémon), National Park (held by Pokéfan Beverly's Pokémon), S.S. Aqua (Vermilion to Olivine: held by Pokéfan Georgia's Pokémon ×5, held by Pokéfan Jeremy's Pokémon ×3) Held by wild Pikachu (2% chance), wild Sentret (2% chance), wild Furret (23% chance), and wild Shuckle (25% chance) Held by wild Caterpie, wild Metapod, wild Weedle, wild Kakuna, wild Pidgey, wild Pidgeotto, wild Rattata, wild Raticate, wild Spearow, wild Fearow, wild Ekans, wild Arbok, wild Pikachu (except from Pokémon Yellow), wild Sandshrew, wild Sandslash, wild Nidorina, wild Nidorino, wild Vulpix, wild Zubat, wild Golbat, wild Oddish, wild Gloom, wild Paras, wild Venonat, wild Diglett, wild Meowth, wild Psyduck, wild Mankey, wild Growlithe, wild Poliwag, wild Poliwhirl, wild Kadabra (except from Pokémon Yellow), wild Machoke, wild Bellsprout, wild Weepinbell, wild Tentacool, wild Geodude, wild Graveler, wild Ponyta, wild Slowpoke, wild Magnemite, wild Doduo, wild Seel, wild Grimer, wild Shellder, wild Gastly, wild Haunter, wild Drowzee, wild Voltorb, wild Exeggcute, wild Cubone, wild Koffing, wild Rhyhorn, and wild Magikarp from Generation I

Distribution

As a held item

For Pokémon distributed in Generation I games, the Pokémon must be traded to a Generation II game for the item to appear.

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period RGB Pokémon 2 Idea Contest Surfing Pikachu Japan June 12, 1997 Surfing Pikachu Japan August 30 to September 30, 1997 September 13 to October 14, 1997 Flying Pikachu Japan October 15 to November 14, 1997 October 30 to November 29, 1997 Nintendo 64 Surfing Pikachu Japan September 21 to October 31, 1997 University Magikarp Japan July 1998 Summer 1998 Pokémon Battle Tour Pikachu Japan July 19 to August 23, 1998 Pokémon Stamp Fearow Japan August 1998 RBY Nintendo Power Pikachu North America October to November 1, 1999

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Generation II

In the manga

A Berry in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Slugging It Out with Slugma, Crystal explained to a girl how a Pokémon can heal itself by eating the Berry it's holding, demonstrating the process with a Sentret.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship, Gold picked a Berry from a Berry tree and gave it to an injured Pidgey for it to recover. He also gave it another one for it to take to its nest.

In the TCG

Berry

Main article: Berry (Neo Genesis 99)

The Berry was introduced as a Pokémon Tool Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Neo Series (the Japanese Neo Era) in the Neo Genesis expansion. It has never been reprinted.

If there are 2 or more damage counters on the Pokémon Berry is attached to at the start of a turn, the player removes 2 counters from it and discards Berry.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 果實 Gwósaht Mandarin 果實 / 果实 Guǒshí * 樹果 Shùguǒ * French Baie German Beere Italian Bacca Korean 나무열매 Namu Yeolmae Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Spanish Baya

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II

References

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