Iapapa Berry

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Iapapa Berry イアのみ Ia Fruit No. 15

Effect Heals 12.5%Gen. III-VI/50%Gen. VII of HP, but confuses Pokémon that do not like the sour flavor. Natural Gift Type Dark Power 80 Flavor Generation III   SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR   0 0 0 -1 +1 Generation IV             0 SPICY       0 DRY       0 SWEET       0 BITTER       15 SOUR       Growth Generation III Planted 0 hours Sprouted 6 hours Taller 12 hours Flowering 18 hours Berries 24 hours Generation IV Planted 0 hours Sprouted 5 hours Taller 10 hours Flowering 15 hours Berries 20 hours Size (in) Size (cm) Firmness 8.8" 22.3 cm Soft Bag description Generation III A hold item that restores HP but may confuse.RSE A hold item that restores HP but may cause confusion when used.FRLG A hold item that restores HP but may confuse.ColoXD Generation IV A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user' HP in a pinch, but may also cause confusion.DPPt If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user’s HP in a pinch, but may cause confusion if it hates sour food.HGSS Generation V If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but will cause confusion if it hates the taste. Generation VI If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. Generation VII If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user’s HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. Generation VIII Unknown Tag description Generation III The Berry is very big and sour. It takes at least a day to grow. Generation IV This Berry is very big and sour. The juiciness of the pulp accentuates the sourness. Ice Cream Scoop Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3 Scoop Stickiness Origin Name Papaya Design Papaya

An Iapapa Berry (Japanese: イアのみ Ia Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Sometimes given by Kiri in Sootopolis City. Given by a Beauty on Route 120 if the player’s ID number ends in 4 or 9.

FireRed and LeafGreen Given by Lostelle in Berry Forest.

Wild hold item (Generation III)

Mini Games (Generation III) Pokémon Jump Mini-Game (score above 5000 points and Trainer ID number ends 4 or 9).

Orre Sometimes given by an old man with a Taillow in Agate Village.

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Growing on Routes 211 and 213 when the player first arrives there. Available at the Veilstone City Department Store. Sometimes given by the Berry Master. Sometimes awarded after earning in between 3001-3299 points at Pal Park.

HeartGold and SoulSilver Given by a Juggler in Violet City in exchange for a Yellow Shard.

Wild hold item (Generation IV)

Pokéwalker

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Mystery Dungeon series

Black and White

Black 2 and White 2

Wild hold item (Generation V)

Dream World Can be found in the Windswept Sky.

X and Y From the Iapapa Berry tree on Route 10 once a week. Sometimes found on yellow Berry trees.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Growing on Route 123 in the Berry Master's garden when the player first arrives there. Sometimes given by Kiri in Sootopolis City. Given by an Aroma Lady on Route 120 if the player’s ID number ends in 4 or 9. Can be given for finishing the Village Sub Combo at the Mauville Food Court. Can be given by a fan after competing in a Super Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular.

Wild hold item (Generation VI)

PokéMileage Club

Sun and Moon Can be found in the Berry pile in Route 4.

Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Can be found in the Berry pile in Route 4. Sometimes dropped after ambush encounters with Pyroar (Poni Plains).

Wild hold item (Generation VII)

Sword and Shield

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Legends: Arceus

Growth and harvest

Generation III

An Iapapa Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours, with 6 hours per stage. An Iapapa tree will yield 2-3 Berries.

Generation IV

An Iapapa Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 20 hours, with 5 hours per stage. An Iapapa tree will yield 1-5 Berries.

Generation VI

An Iapapa Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours, with 4 hours per stage. An Iapapa tree will yield 3-15 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant will add 1.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it will add 1, and removing a pest will add 3.

Generation VII

An Iapapa Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours. An Iapapa tree will yield 3-9 Berries.

Uses

In battle

Generations III-VI

An Iapapa Berry, when held by a Pokémon, will restore 1/8 of its HP when its HP drops to ½ or below, but causes confusion to Pokémon that dislike the sour flavor. (Specifically, it confuses Pokémon with Lonely, Mild, Gentle, or Hasty Natures.)

Generation VII

An Iapapa Berry now restores ½ of the holder's HP when it drops to ¼ or below.

Generation VIII

The restored amount decreased to 1/3 of the holder's HP.

Berry Blending

	Verdanturf	Fallarbor	Slateport	Lilycove
Iapapa Berry	Yellow	Yellow	Olive	Olive

Berry Crushing

At 100% performance, this Berry will contribute 100 units of powder.

Poffin Cooking

At 100% performance, an Iapapa Berry can produce a level 23 Sour Poffin when cooking alone.

Artwork

Dream World artwork

In the anime

An Iapapa Berry in the anime

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

In Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!, Ash's Oshawott used an Iapapa Berry as a temporary replacement for his lost scalchop. However, it ultimately failed when Ash's Pikachu used Thunderbolt on it, and it was burned and split in half, revealing it to be a stone fruit. Iris and Cilan tasted the Berry afterwards and claimed that it brought out the flavor.

Iapapa Berries have made multiple appearances in the pile of Berries in Bewear's den, including The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, Mimikyu Unmasked!, and Acting True to Form!.

Iapapa Berries were one of the many different kinds of Berries seen in A Team-on-Team Tussle!.

Multiple Iapapa Berries, among many other Berries, appeared in Currying Favor and Flavor!, where Ash and Pikachu found them inside a hollowed-out stump in Lush Jungle while looking for a Miracle Seed to be used as a dish ingredient.

In Real Life...Inquire Within!, Iapapa Berries were included in the basket of Berries given to Ash and his classmates' Pokémon by Anela.

In the manga

An Iapapa Berry in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Diamond & Pearl arc

An Iapapa Berry appeared in Chancing Upon Chingling, being one of the Berries that Diamond and Lax used to slip a Galactic Grunt at the Team Galactic HQ so that Diamond could take his clothes and disguise himself as a Grunt.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, multiple Iapapa 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

• Iapapa Berry is the first Berry to be named after the papaya. The second is the Payapa Berry.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	イアのみ Ia no Mi	From パパイア papaya
English	Iapapa Berry	From papaya
French	Baie Papaya	From papaye
German	Yapabeere	From Papaya
Italian	Baccapaia	From papaia
Spanish	Baya Pabaya	From papaya
Korean	파야열매 Paya Yeolmae	From 파파야 papaya
Chinese (Mandarin)	芭亞果 / 芭亚果 Bāyǎ Guǒ / Bāyà Guǒ*	Partial transliteration of papaya
	酸木瓜 Suānmùguā*	From 酸 suān (sour) and 木瓜 mùguā (papaya)
Chinese (Cantonese)	芭亞果 Bā'a Gwó	Partial transliteration of papaya
Polish	Iapapa Jagoda	From its English name

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